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Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Effect of cellular redox and energy states on benzo[a]pyrene induced modes of death in the hepa and the HepG2 cell lines, Wing Shu To

Impacts of Pomacea canaliculata on freshwater macrophytes and water quality, as well as its control with fish, Pak Ki Wong

Toxic effects of triphenyltin on the freshwater alga Scenedesmus quadricauda (chlorophyceae), Jun Xu

The impact of and solutions to electronic and electrical waste management in Hong Kong SAR, Chan Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Role of microRNAs in ginsenoside-Rg1-induced angiogenesis, Lai Sheung Chan

Biological processes involved in two wetland plants and their associated bacteria for the treatment of municipal wastewaters, King Chuen Chung

Role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) signaling pathways in Zn-BC-AM photodynamic therapy-induced apoptosis of the well-differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell, Ho Kee Koon

Molecular and functional characterization of human stanniocalcins, Yu Sheung Law

Molecular signaling in the seed dormancy release and germination in arabidopsis, Yinggao Liu

Contamination evaluation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in plants : occurence, distribution and food safety in rice (Oryza sativa L.) and sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), Yingxuan Li

Mechanisms of 2-methoxyestradiol-induced endoreduplication of the well-differentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells, Choi Man Ting

The cloning and expression of the ligand-binding domains of glucocorticoid and estrogen receptors, Yan Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

The use of the rock shell, thais clavigera, as a biomonitor of tributyltin contamination in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Ka Ming Chan

Dietary exposure, human body loadings, and health risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants at two major electronic waste recycling sites in China, Kit Yan Chan

Role of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases in hypericin photodynamic therapy-induced apoptosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma HK-1 cells, Pui Shan Chan

Enhanced bioremediation of waterlogged soil contaminated with phenanthrene and pyrene using wetland plant and PAH-degrading bacteria, Yan Gao

Characteristics of natural organic matter in Hong Kong's source drinking water and its association with the formation of disinfection by-products, Huachang Hong

Toxicological assessments of PAHs, OCPs and heavy metals in sediments at Mai Po and Deep Bay, Hong Kong, Chun Kit Kwok

Status of the apple snail pomacea canaliculata in Hong Kong twenty years after its invasion, with emphasis on its distribution, secondary production and trophic relationship, King Lun Kwong

Interactions of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with an arsenic hyperaccumulator plant (pteris vittata) on the uptake of arsenic, Ho Man Homan Leung

Accumulation of DDTs, heavy metals and PBDEs in fish collected from fish ponds and mariculture zones of the Pearl River Delta, China, Siu Ying Leung

Metabolic changes as potential biomarkers for assessing the mode of benzo[a]pyrene-induced cell death in human hepatoma (HepG₂) cells, Tao Lin

Arsenic uptake, accumulation and tolerance in Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata L., an arsenic hyperaccumulator) under the influence of phosphate, Laiqing Lou

Ginsenosides on the growth and proliferation of glial tumor cells, Wai Yee Ng

Persistent organic pollutants in foodstuffs and human samples from Hong Kong, Hin Long Tsang

Functional studies of gill epithelial cells isolated from Japanese eels (anguilla japonica), Ka Fai William Tse

Colonization and species diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their efffects on metal tolerance and metal accumulation in two metal hyperaccumulators, Pteris vittata L. and Sedum alfredii Hance, Fuyong Wu

Human exposure and health risk assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls at two major electronic-waste recycling sites in China, Guanhua Xing

Environmental fingerprints and biological effects of dioxins, with reference to the electronic waste recycling site at Guiyu, Chik Kin Yu

Assessment and bioremediation of solis contaminated by uncontrolled recycling of electronic-waste at Guiyu, SE China, Xiezhi Yu

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Accumulation of heavy metals and organochlorine pesticides in human milk and adipose tissues, and its health concerns, Xuehui Chen

Characterization and cytotoxicity of POPs and heavy metals in TSP and PM2.5 from an electronic waste recycling site, compared with five urban sites in SE China, Wen Jing Deng

Reduction of odor generation through composting process control, Shun On Fung

Hepatitis B virus and single nucleotide polymorphisms, Chi Chiu Lau

Anti-tumor mechanisms of 2-methoxyestradiol in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Yee Man Lee

Glutamate antagonism as a potential treatment of Parkinson's Disease : a study in a rat model, Cheuk Hung Leung

Phytoremediation of heavy metal and PAH contaminated soil : effects of bacterial inoculation on PAH removal, metal speciation, bioavailability and uptake by Sedum alfredii, Wai Chin Li

Cell metabolism in cell death and cell growth, Sze Wa Pat

Ecotoxicological quality assessment of sediments in Guiyu, an electronic waste disposal site in Southeast China, Fang Wang

Effects of residual veterinary antibiotics on soil enzyme activity and plant growth, Xi Wei

Mitogen activated protein kinase cascades mediate the regulation of antioxidant enzymes under abiotic stresses in arabidopsis, Yu Xing

Biosurfactants enhanced bioremediation of PAHs contamination soil under thermophilic condition, Zhenyong Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Roles of neurokinin receptor one in six-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rat : an animal model of Parkinson's disease, Wing Sai Chan

Glutamate transporters in the rat basal ganglia : localization and modulations in normal and parkinsonian rats, Ka Yin Chung

Effects of environmental factors on the growth and microcystins production of Microcystis aeruginosa, Bo Ji

Ginseng pharmacology : signaling pathways of ginsenoside-Rg1 in human umbilical vein endothelial cells, Kar Wah Leung

Assessment of persistent toxic substances in China and Hong Kong with emphasis on uncontrolled recycling of e-waste, Oi Wah Anna Leung

The regulation of stanniocalcin-1 gene expression in rat sertoli and leydig cells, Lei Li

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Effects of surfactants and organic amendments on phytoremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soil, Ka Yu Cheng

Assessment of phytotoxic effects of PAHs and DDTs in solid-phase system using microalgal bioassays, Ming Kei Chung

Metal (Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, Fe) uptake, tolerance and radial oxygen loss in typical wetland plants, Hong Deng

Effects of algae (Isochrysis galbana) and humic acids on copper toxicity to polychaete (Hydroides elegans) larvae, Nga Cheung Wong

Immunomodulatory effects of tryptanthrin on human bronchial epithelial cells, Nai Sum Yiu

Cellular metabolism in in vitro toxicity and toxicology studies, Lok Chiu Yu

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Accumulation and transformation of DDT and PCBs by Phragmites australis and Oryza sativa L., Wing Kei Chu

Risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish collected from fish ponds in the Pearl River Delta, Kai Yip Kong

Study on the environmental contamination and mechanistic toxicology of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, Keng Po Lai

Developmental expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate and gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors in the rat basal ganglia, Wai Kit Jaeger Lau

Effects of indirubin on the expression of RANTES in influenza virus infected human bronchial epithelial cells, Chung Yee Joey Leung

Photodynamic effects of the photosensitizers Zn-BC-AM and pyropheophorbide-a methyl ester (MPPa) on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells, Kai Man Samuel Li

Interaction of earthworms and microorganisms on nutrient availability and crop growth, Hon Chi Judy Wan

Enhanced phytoextraction of metal contaminated soils using beneficial microorganisms, Shengchun Wu

Neurotoxicological effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on cultured neurons, Chiu Wai Yeung

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Using organic amendments and chelates for remediation of metal-contaminated soils by vetiveria zizanioides, Ki Kin Chiu

Improving heavy metal bioleaching efficiency through microbiological control of inhibitory substances in anaerobically digested sludge, Xiangyang Gu

A comparative study of two anti-angiogenic compounds : sinomenine and norcantharidin, Tsz Wai Kok

Expression of metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat striatum during postnatal development, Wai Chi Rebecca Lam

Effects of exogenous cortisol on the expression of cortisol and natriuretic peptide B receptors mRNA in gill epithelia of Japanese eels, Anguilla japonica, Wai Sin Lee

Earthworms and mycorrhizae in phytoremediation of Pb/Zn mine tailings : their effects on metal speciation, bioavailability and uptake by Leucaena leucocephala, Ying Ma

Localization of GABA receptors in the rat basal ganglia, Kwok Yan Ng

The role of mycorrhizae associated with vetiveria zizaniodes and cyperus polystachyos in the remediation of metal (lead and zinc) contaminated soils, Ching Chi Wong

Photodynamic therapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma : mechanistic studies of five photosensitizers, Miu Ngan Yow Li

The study of novel dioxin antagonist-euxanthone and its derivatives, Qi Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Role and mechanism of abscisic acid in the induction of antioxidant defense in maize leaves, Mingyi Jiang

Modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor expression in neuronal cell culture, Pik Wa Lui

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

The accumulation of aluminium and it's effect on the uptake and distribution of Ca, Mg, K, Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn in Camellia sinesis (L.), Hilda P Carr

Bioleaching of heavy metals from anaerobically digested sewage sludge using isolated indigenous iron- and sulphur-oxidizing bacteria, Lau Chi Chan

Molecular biological and neurochemical studies in a Parkinson's disease model, Suk King Lai

Photodynamic effects of meta-tetra-(hydroxyphenyl)-chlorin (mTHPC) and pyropheophorbide-a methyl ester (MPPa) in tumour cells : a mechanistic study, Xun Sun

Anti-tumour and anti-angiogenic effects of euxanthone, Hing Yan Tsang

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Aspects of the ecology of Musculista senhousia (Benson in Cantor, 1842) and its biological role on intertidal beaches in Hong Kong, Kwok Cheong Lam

Mechanistic study of type I ribosome-inactivating protein as anti-influenza and anti-tumour agent, Kin Bon Law

Composting as a bioremediation technology for remediation of PAHs contaminated soil, Cheung Kuen Wan

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Effects of agronomic practices on aluminium and fluoride concentrations in soil and tea plants, Ka Fai Fung

Immunolesioning in the rat brain, Hon Hung Kwok

Photodynamic therapy of merocyanine 540 and temoporfin mTHPC on neuroblastoma neuro-2A, Yiu Lun Lee

Expression and site-directed mutagenesis studies of a ribosome-inactivating protein : neo-trichosanthin, Qingli Shi

Differentiation inducing effect of isoflavonoids on neuroblastoma cells, Lai Shan Tai

Glutamate receptors in an animal model of Parkinson's disease, Yiu Chung Tse

Protective action of metallothionein against chemically induced toxicity, Jianhua Yang

Evaluation of organochlorines and heavy metals in the Pearl River Delta and Hong Kong, with emphasis on bioaccumulation in freshwater fish, Hai Yun Zhou

A revision of Chinese epiphyllous liverworts, Ruiliang Zhu

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Co-composing of sewage sludge with coal fly ash, Min Fang

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Xylem-carried abscisic acid (ABA) in plant responses to soil-drying, Jiansheng Liang

Reclamation of wastewater for polyculture of freshwater fish, Yan Liang

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

Molecular cloning of ribosome-inactivating proteins, Wai To Choi

Isolation and characterisation of novel ribosome-inactivating proteins from the root tubers of Trichosanthes kirilowii / Pushpa Narayanan., Pushpa Narayanan

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Toxicokinetics of pentachlorophenol, 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in the golden apple snail (pomacea lineata wagner), Tsz Chung Chan

Applications of the subtractive hybridization method to study gene expression in rat liver after cadmium exposure, Mei Kuen Tang

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Evaluation of sludge-grown algae for rearing aquatic organisms, Benjamin Kwok Man Hung

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