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Christina Zong-hao MA

Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Verified email at polyu.edu.hk
Cited by 531

[HTML][HTML] Balance improvement effects of biofeedback systems with state-of-the-art wearable sensors: A systematic review

CZH Ma, DWC Wong, WK Lam, AHP Wan, WCC Lee - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
Falls and fall-induced injuries are major global public health problems. Balance and gait
disorders have been the second leading cause of falls. Inertial motion sensors and force …

Effects of high-dose vitamin D2 versus D3 on total and free 25-hydroxyvitamin D and markers of calcium balance

A Shieh, RF Chun, C Ma, S Witzel… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Context: Controversy persists over: 1) how best to restore low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D)
levels (vitamin D2 [D2] vs vitamin D3 [D3]); 2) how best to define vitamin D status (total […

Effects of cholecalciferol vs calcifediol on total and free 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone

A Shieh, C Ma, RF Chun, S Witzel… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Context: Vitamin D deficiency disproportionately affects nonwhite individuals. Controversy
persists over how to best restore low 25D levels, and how to best define vitamin D status [total (…

[HTML][HTML] Homelessness and health

J Turnbull, W Muckle, C Masters - Cmaj, 2007 - Can Med Assoc
They are discouraged by a system that works for others but that works against them. For
example, negotiating a complex health care system is almost impossible for many. Despite their …

[HTML][HTML] A vibrotactile and plantar force measurement-based biofeedback system: Paving the way towards wearable balance-improving devices

CZH Ma, AHP Wan, DWC Wong, YP Zheng, WCC Lee - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
Although biofeedback systems have been used to improve balance with success, they were
confined to hospital training applications. Little attempt has been made to investigate the …

Lisfranc Injuries in the Athlete.

C Ma, MM Jennings - Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2022 - europepmc.org
LisFranc injuries in the active, athletic, and military populations can be devastating injuries.
There has been much debate over open reduction and internal fixation versus arthrodesis as …

Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

L Ma, SK Sahu, M Cano, V Kuppuswamy, J Bajwa… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Complement activation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of severe SARS-CoV-2
infection. However, it remains to be determined whether increased complement activation is a …

Synthesis of anti-1,3 Amino Alcohol Motifs via Pd(II)/SOX Catalysis with the Capacity for Stereodivergence

R Ma, J Young, R Promontorio… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report the development of a Pd(II)/(±)-MeO-SOX/2,5-dimethylbenzoquinone system that
enables unprecedented access to anti-1,3 amino alcohol motifs in good yields (33 substrates…

[HTML][HTML] Genome analysis of three Pneumocystis species reveals adaptation mechanisms to life exclusively in mammalian hosts

L Ma, Z Chen, DW Huang, G Kutty, M Ishihara… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Pneumocystis jirovecii is a major cause of life-threatening pneumonia in immunosuppressed
patients including transplant recipients and those with HIV/AIDS, yet surprisingly little is …

C–H to C–N cross-coupling of sulfonamides with olefins

R Ma, MC White - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cross-coupling of nitrogen with hydrocarbons under fragment coupling conditions stands to
significantly impact chemical synthesis. Herein, we disclose a C(sp 3 )–N fragment coupling …