Effectiveness of a mindfulness intervention for older adults to improve emotional well‐being and cognitive function in a Chinese population: A randomized waitlist …

…, B Wong, PHS Chan, DD Zhang… - … Journal of Geriatric …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background To investigate the effect of a modified mindfulness‐based stress reduction (mMBSR)
program on mental well‐being and cognitive function of older adults. Method Two …

Clinic-based patellar mobilization therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial

…, D Zou, DCC Chan, BHK Yip, DD Zhang… - The Annals of Family …, 2018 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE We performed a phase 2 randomized clinical trial to evaluate the preliminary
effectiveness of a clinic-based patellar mobilization therapy (PMT) in patients with knee …

Exposure to air pollutants and mortality in hypertensive patients according to demography: a 10 year case-crossover study

…, WWS Tam, HHX Wang, XQ Lao, DD Zhang… - Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study evaluated whether short term exposures to NO 2 , O 3 , particulate matter <10
mm in diameter (PM 10 ) were associated with higher risk of mortality. A total of 223,287 …

Intra-articular and extra-articular platelet-rich plasma injections for knee osteoarthritis: a 26-week, single-arm, pilot feasibility study

RWS Sit, RWK Wu, SW Law, DD Zhang, BHK Yip… - The Knee, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is an emerging therapy for knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Studies
have evaluated the effectiveness of intra-articular PRP, which ignores extra-articular tissue …

Clinical effectiveness of patella mobilisation therapy versus a waiting list control for knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a pragmatic randomised clinical trial

RWS Sit, KKW Chan, BHK Yip, DD Zhang… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common, disabling and costly medical condition.
The patellofemoral joint is a critical source of pain in individuals with KOA, and coexistence …

Exercise intervention to Normalize blood pressure and nocturnal Dipping in HyperTensive patients (END-HT): protocol of a randomized controlled trial

EKP Lee, DD Zhang, BHK Yip, J Cheng… - American Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Lack of decrease (≤10%) in systolic blood pressure (BP) during sleep,
referred to as non-dipping (ND), independently predicts cardiovascular events and mortality. …

Community engagement in vaccination promotion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

X Liao, M Lin, L Yang, K Cheung, Q Zhang… - JMIR Public Health …, 2024 - europepmc.org
Background Community engagement takes predominance in global immunization strategies
with capacity to eliminate vaccination hesitancy and boost vaccination confidence. Despite …

Personality Traits and the Response to Lifestyle Interventions for Adult Obesity: A Systematic Review

T Huang, D Jiang, D Zhang, W Yuan… - Available at SSRN …, 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
Background: Lifestyle intervention has been widely used to manage obesity, but its effects
varied across individuals. Personality traits have increasingly drawn researchers’ interest in …

[BOOK][B] Evaluating the effectiveness of a psychological capital development program on mental health, engagement and work performance

Q Yuan - 2015 - search.proquest.com
… I would also like to thank Professor Wilson TAM for his suggestions and comments on my
data analysis plan; and thank Doctor Daisy Dexing ZHANG for her continuous supports and …

Clustering-based descriptors for fingerprint indexing and fast retrieval

S He, C Zhang, P Hao - Computer Vision–ACCV 2009: 9th Asian …, 2010 - Springer
… Most current fingerprint indexing frameworks utilize global textures and minutiae structures.
… In our work, other local descriptors such as SURF and DAISY are studied and a comparison …