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Simon Lai

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Verified email at polyu.edu.hk
Cited by 2217

The influence of culture and context on students' motivational orientation and performance

F Salili, C Chiu, S Lai - Student motivation: The culture and context of …, 2001 - Springer
The influence of culture and context on student learning and motivation has long been
documented by empirical research. In recent years, however, the topic has received special …

Diagnostic accuracy of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for interstitial lung disease diagnosis (COLDICE): a prospective, comparative study

…, WA Cooper, A Mahar, JL Myers, S Lai… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel technique for sampling lung
tissue for interstitial lung disease diagnosis. The aim of this study was to establish the …

Vector projectile imaging: Time-resolved dynamic visualization of complex flow patterns

BYS Yiu, SSM Lai, CH Alfred - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2014 - Elsevier
Achieving non-invasive, accurate and time-resolved imaging of vascular flow with
spatiotemporal fluctuations is well acknowledged to be an ongoing challenge. In this article, we …

Design of anthropomorphic flow phantoms based on rapid prototyping of compliant vessel geometries

SSM Lai, BYS Yiu, AKK Poon, CH Alfred - Ultrasound in medicine & biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Anatomically realistic flow phantoms are essential experimental tools for vascular ultrasound.
Here we describe how these flow phantoms can be efficiently developed via a rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Sense of community mediating between age-friendly characteristics and life satisfaction of community-dwelling older adults

A Au, DWL Lai, H Yip, S Chan, S Lai… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The growth of age-friendly community initiatives underscores a paradigmatic shift from the
individual to the community, addressing dynamic transactions between people and the …

Cryobiopsy for identification of usual interstitial pneumonia and other interstitial lung disease features. Further lessons from COLDICE, a prospective multicenter …

…, TJ Corte, JP Williamson, MP Vallely, S Lai… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is an emerging technique for interstitial
lung disease diagnosis. Good histopathologic agreement between TBLC and surgical lung …

The significance of emotional intelligence to students' learning motivation and academic achievement: A study in Hong Kong with a Confucian heritage

…, DK Chan, C Leung, J Leung, H Lo, S Lai - Children and Youth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Students in Hong Kong are facing tremendous stress due to the overly competitive atmosphere
and high expectations of academic success from their parents. Although Hong Kong was …

[HTML][HTML] Age-friendliness and life satisfaction of young-old and old-old in Hong Kong

…, KY Lai, KM Leung, ALF Lee, DWL Lai… - … and geriatrics research, 2017 - hindawi.com
Age-friendliness, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to enable and
support individuals in different aspects of life for fostering life satisfaction and personal well-…

Telephone-based behavioral activation intervention for dementia family caregivers: Outcomes and mediation effect of a randomized controlled trial

A Au, HM Yip, S Lai, S Ngai, ST Cheng… - Patient education and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives The study examined the effects of a telephone-administered psycho-education
with behavioral activation intervention (TBA) for family caregivers of person’s with Alzheimer’s …

Predictors to happiness in primary students: Positive relationships or academic achievement

…, SYCL Kwok, A Hui, H Lo, HL Tam, S Lai - Applied Research in …, 2021 - Springer
This study aimed to examine the role of positive relationships and academic achievement in
predicting student well-being, ie subjective happiness. This study employed a longitudinal …