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Parents say digital gadgets cause distraction. What do experts say? Let’s hear it from Prof. Li Ping, PolyU’s Dean of Humanities and Chair Professor of Neurolinguistics and Bilingual Studies....</p></div></a></div><div class="flex__item" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="1000" data-aos-delay="200"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/research/polyu-researchers-used-mathematical-models-to-help-the-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic" class="em-issue__link em-issue__link--no-bg"><div class="em-issue"><div class="em-issue__thumbnail"><div class="placeholder placeholder--16by9"><img src="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/640/320c180/top_r2.jpg" srcset="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/640/640c360/top_r2.jpg 2x" alt="PolyU researchers use mathematical models to help the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic" class="placeholder__item" /></div></div><p class="em-issue__tag em-issue__tag--main">Issue 127 / Research</p><p class="em-issue__title em-issue__title--color">PolyU researchers use mathematical models to help the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic</p><p class="em-issue__content js-dot">Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are working hard to understand the transmission patterns and find mitigation strategies to fight against this global pandemic. At PolyU, three associate professors, Dr He Dai-hai and Dr Lou...</p></div></a></div></div><div class="flex flex--row-multiple flex--col-2 flex--padding"><div class="flex__item" data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="0"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/achievements/scholar-inducted-into-international-nurse-researcher-hall-of-fame" class="em-issue__link em-issue__link--no-bg"><div class="em-issue"><div class="em-issue__thumbnail"><div class="placeholder placeholder--highlight-large"><img src="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/637/555c309/Featured%20Photo_a2.jpg" srcset="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/637/1110c618/Featured%20Photo_a2.jpg 2x" alt="Scholar inducted into international nurse researcher hall of fame" class="placeholder__item" /></div></div><p class="em-issue__tag em-issue__tag--main">Issue 127 / Achievements</p><p class="em-issue__title em-issue__title--color">Scholar inducted into international nurse researcher hall of fame</p><p class="em-issue__content js-dot">Prof. Alice Loke, Associate Head (Postgraduate Education), School of Nursing, will be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) in July this year for her...</p></div></a></div><div class="flex__item" data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-duration="800" data-aos-delay="100"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/research/polyu-technologies-effectively-monitor-sulphur-dioxide-emission-from-vessels" class="em-issue__link em-issue__link--no-bg"><div class="em-issue"><div class="em-issue__thumbnail"><div class="placeholder placeholder--highlight-large"><img src="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/642/555c309/Featured%20Photo_r3.jpg" srcset="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/642/1110c618/Featured%20Photo_r3.jpg 2x" alt="PolyU technologies effectively monitor sulphur dioxide emission from vessels " class="placeholder__item" /></div></div><p class="em-issue__tag em-issue__tag--main">Issue 127 / Research</p><p class="em-issue__title em-issue__title--color">PolyU technologies effectively monitor sulphur dioxide emission from vessels </p><p class="em-issue__content js-dot">Without our knowing, we may be taking in a certain level of sulphur dioxide (SO2) in food preservatives every day. But when exposed to excessive sulphur dioxide, one may experience burning of the nose and throat, breathing difficulty, and even severe...</p></div></a></div></div></div></section><section class="section section--list-blk"><div class="container"><div class="flex flex--list-blk with-border" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="1000"><div class="flex__item"><p class="em-issue__tag em-issue__tag--float">Issue 127 / Snapshots</p><div class="em-issue__content-blk"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/snapshots/revamped-english-programme-sharpens-students-competitive-edge"><p class="em-issue__title em-issue__title--color em-issue__title--xs">Revamped English programme sharpens students’ competitive edge</p></a><p class="em-issue__content js-dot hidden-xs">To strengthen students’ professional competence, PolyU’s Department of English has revamped its undergraduate programme BA (Hons) in English Studies for the Professions (BAESP). The revamped programme allows students to tailor-make their...</p></div></div><div class="flex__item"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/snapshots/revamped-english-programme-sharpens-students-competitive-edge" class="em-issue__link em-issue__link--no-bg"><div class="em-issue__thumbnail em-issue__thumbnail--no-margin"><div class="placeholder placeholder--list-blk"><img src="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/636/360c202/Featured%20Photo_s1.jpg" srcset="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/636/720c404/Featured%20Photo_s1.jpg 2x" alt="Revamped English programme sharpens students’ competitive edge" class="placeholder__item" /></div></div></a></div></div><div class="flex flex--list-blk" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="1000"><div class="flex__item"><p class="em-issue__tag em-issue__tag--float">Issue 127 / Connections</p><div class="em-issue__content-blk"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/connections/partnering-up-to-advance-development-of-industrial-big-data"><p class="em-issue__title em-issue__title--color em-issue__title--xs">Partnering up to advance development of industrial big data</p></a><p class="em-issue__content js-dot hidden-xs">PolyU signed an agreement with industry partners CASICloud and Altai Technologies Limited to establish the Greater Bay Area Industrial Big Data Joint Laboratory on PolyU campus and a branch lab in Guangzhou. The collaboration will pool the three...</p></div></div><div class="flex__item"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/connections/partnering-up-to-advance-development-of-industrial-big-data" class="em-issue__link em-issue__link--no-bg"><div class="em-issue__thumbnail em-issue__thumbnail--no-margin"><div class="placeholder placeholder--list-blk"><img src="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/639/360c202/Featured%20Photo_c1.jpg" srcset="/publications/excel/f/excel_article/639/720c404/Featured%20Photo_c1.jpg 2x" alt="Partnering up to advance development of industrial big data" class="placeholder__item" /></div></div></a></div></div><div class="flex flex--list-blk" data-aos="fade-up" data-aos-duration="1000"><div class="flex__item"><p class="em-issue__tag em-issue__tag--float">Issue 127 / Snapshots</p><div class="em-issue__content-blk"><a href="/publications/excel/issue/202003/snapshots/triple-honours-for-polyu-annual-report"><p class="em-issue__title em-issue__title--color em-issue__title--xs">Triple honours for PolyU Annual Report</p></a><p class="em-issue__content js-dot hidden-xs">With the theme of “Inspire Innovate Impact”, PolyU Annual Report 2018/19 gives an account of the University’s major achievements and developments of the year. 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