Volume 4 Supplement 2

Proceedings of Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015

Meeting abstracts

Edited by Ronald Chi-kit Chung, David Lin-shu Lim, Hong Chua, Peter Hoi-fu Yu, Joanna Kar-wai Cheng and Stella Sin-tung Kwok

Publication of this supplement was funded by the Vocational Training Council. The Supplement Editors declare that they have no competing interests.

Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015. Go to conference site.

Wan Chai, Hong Kong27 November 2015

Introduction: Practical Social and Industrial Research (PSIR) Symposium 2015

Authors: Ronald Chi-kit Chung

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):I1

Content type: Introduction Published on: 27 November 2015
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The excitement of conducting research and the practical implications

Authors: Georges M Halpern

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):K1

Content type: Keynote speaker presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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How to innovate and make successful business

Authors: Eric Chi-ming Yim

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):K2

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Enhancing the Chinese writing skills of non-Chinese speaking students

Authors: Joanna Kar-wai Cheng

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O1

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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The effectiveness of a smart school bag system for reminding students of forgotten items and reducing the weight of their bags

Authors: Sau-ming Lau, Yammy Wai-yan Wong, Fiona Wing-yin Luk and Stella Sin-tung Kwok

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O2

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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Enhancing content and language integrated learning in post-secondary vocational education

Authors: Angel Garralda Ortega, Janet Man-wai Cheung and Michelle Yuen-shan Fong

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O3

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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Perceptions of the elderly on ageing in place in Hong Kong

Authors: Kris Wai-ning Wong, Stella Sin-tung Kwok and Fiona Wing-yin Luk

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O4

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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The ageing bodies study: Exploring action research methods through interdisciplinary collaboration

Authors: Yanki Lee, Albert Siu-yin Tsang, Timothy Kin-sang Lee and Cyril Yik-ching Lee

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O5

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Using innovative customer relationship management technologies to explore the business opportunities of an ageing population and provide better service

Authors: Paul Tak-wing Tsui, Fred Cheong-fai Li, Aaron Hok-chung Pang and Wai-fan Cheng

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O6

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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Development of a novel photocatalyst for the advanced antibiotic oxidation of wastewater

Authors: Dickson Yuk-shing Yan and Frank Leung-yuk Lam

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O7

Content type: Oral presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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Inject and Sustain Sustainability (iS²) in automatic fare collection projects

Authors: Hillary Kin-hung Lau and Nicholas Chun-kit Wong

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O8

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Reusing pre-consumer textile waste

Authors: Yuk-lan Lau

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):O9

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Motion analysis using wearable wireless sensors to support treatment of diseases in the elderly

Authors: Calvin Hoi-kok Cheung and Timothy Kin-sang Lee

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P1

Content type: Poster presentation Published on: 27 November 2015
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The dilemma facing higher education and industry in tourism and hospitality

Authors: Anthony Pui-keung Kong

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P2

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The flipped classroom in an undergraduate nutritional science course: A pilot study

Authors: Sidney Man-ngai Chan, Jean Yuk-tin Tse and Peter Hoi-fu Yu

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P3

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Facilitating students' project work with online collaborative support: A case from Business Administration Discipline at Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee)

Authors: Janet Man-wai Cheung, Emma Yim-ha Leung and Candy Mei-ting Leung

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P4

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Urban renewal and social sustainability: An exploratory study of the urban life of Wan Chai

Authors: Leo Kwun-sing Wong and Peter Hoi-fu Yu

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P5

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Effects of an extra Trp113Tyr substitution on yeast D-amino acid oxidase variant

Authors: Kin-sing Wong, Wing-ping Fong and Paul Wai-kei Tsang

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P6

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Conversion of waste cooking oils into environmentally friendly biodiesel

Authors: Heidi Lai-ling Li and Peter Hoi-fu Yu

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P7

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A student-participation approach to attaining sustainability on campus

Authors: Dennis Wing-kin Wu

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P8

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Urban farming in Hong Kong

Authors: Daniel Wai-tin Chan

Citation: SpringerPlus 2015 4(Suppl 2):P9

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