Stress and depressive symptoms in university students in Hong Kong under the pandemic: Moderating effect of positive psychological attributes.

Introduction: There are very few studies examining the psychological well-being of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides COVID-19-related stress, the "social event" in 2019-2020 has caused significant stress in young people. As such, we attempted to answer several research questions in this paper.

Psychometric Properties of the Service Leadership Attitude Scale in Hong Kong.

Positive attitude to service leadership is fundamental for the development of successful leadership qualities in the service-dominated economy. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the 46-item Service Leadership Attitude Scale (SLA) in Hong Kong. A total of 2,240 undergraduate students in Hong Kong (mean age = 20.

Qualitative evaluation of general university requirements in a new 4-year university curriculum: findings based on experiences of students.

Following the North American model, the length of undergraduate program in Hong Kong has been extended from 3 to 4 years since 2012. To maximize the impact of the additional year, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has implemented a new general education framework entitled "General University Requirements (GUR)" aiming to cultivate students in a holistic manner. This study explored students' impressions of the GUR subjects using a survey collecting primarily qualitative data.

Evaluation of the general university requirements: what did students say?

The General University Requirements (GUR) is the core general education component of the new 4-year undergraduate curriculum at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) commencing from the 2012/2013 academic year. The major objective of the GUR is to widen students' horizons and promote their holistic development in their undergraduate years. To evaluate the perceived effectiveness of the GUR in its second year implementation, 18 focus group interviews (n=74 students) were conducted in the 2013/2014 academic year.

Synthesis of polyisoprene terpenoid dendrons and their applications in oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s as "shells".

The novel double-stage convergent synthesis of a new class of polyisoprene terpenoid (PIPTP) dendrons is described. PIPTP dendrons bear a highly branched aliphatic hydrocarbon skeleton and a hydrophilic hydroxy focal point functionality. These dendrons have the specific formula C((5×2)(G+1)(-5))H((5×2)(G+2)(-8))O, and each dendritic layer is constructed from an isoprene unit.

Novel synthesis of amphiphilic dendrons by the double-stage convergent method.

A series of amphiphilic dendrons (G1-G4) have been designed and synthesized, which have a highly branched aliphatic hydrocarbon skeleton and a hydrophilic hydroxyl functionality to enable conjugation with other substrates. The higher generation dendrons (G3 and G4) were synthesized by a double-stage convergent method, which shortened the synthetic route significantly and provided the products in an efficient manner. The key branching step involved a double alkyl-metal addition to an ester functionality followed by deoxygenation of a resulting tertiary alcohol by triethylsilane.