Publications by authors named "Chung Sum Chan"

Article Synopsis
  • Menstrual blood (MB) can be easily self-collected by women, and this study explored its potential for diagnosing genital tract infections (GTIs) and human papillomavirus (HPV) infections.
  • The researchers used advanced genomic techniques to analyze MB samples from women with conditions like CIN and HPV, finding a detection sensitivity of 66.7% for high-risk HPV.
  • The study concluded that MB is a promising non-invasive diagnostic specimen for monitoring women's health by detecting HPV and diagnosing GTIs through specific genomic sequencing methods.
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Better treatment and management strategies than landfilling are needed to address the large quantities of unrecycled plastic waste generated by daily human activities. Waste-to-energy conversion is an ideal benchmark for developing future large-scale waste management technologies. The present study explores a new approach for producing energetic materials by converting inert plastic waste into energy (thermal and mechanical energies) via a light-controlled process through the simple chemical activation of plastic waste, including polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyvinyl chloride.

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Plastic waste is a valuable organic resource. However, proper technologies to recover usable materials from plastic are still very rare. Although the conversion/cracking/degradation of certain plastics into chemicals has drawn much attention, effective and selective cracking of the major waste plastic polyethylene is extremely difficult, with degradation of C-C/C-H bonds identified as the bottleneck.

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Study Objective: To review the operative outcomes among different types of laparoscopic total hysterectomy (LH) classified according to the Munro and Parker classification system.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification II).

Setting: 6 major public hospitals in Hong Kong.

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