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Photo Album of Junior Researcher Mentoring Programme 2023

Photos of high school students at our 'Junior Researcher Mentoring Programme 2023’ with PolyU Global Engagement Office. Project code JRMP2023_38. 

Press: Biofeedback posture training for correcting abnormal curvature of the spine

Biofeedback posture training for adolescents idiopathic scoliosis and adult degenerative scoliosis.   We are glad to share with you that one of our UBSN members, Prof. Joanne YIP, associate dean and professor at PolyU's School of Fashion and Textiles, was recently on TV to introduce her newly developed training system for sitting posture. This sitting posture training system mainly consists of detecting sensors and a computer feedback system, as explained by Prof. Yip. During the training at her clinic, the user's sitting posture can be monitored based on the information extracted by the detecting sensors. The computer feedback system then gives a visual cue, reminding the user to correct their sitting posture. Prof. Yip also applied this concept to a smart vest that users can bring home with them after training at the centre. After connecting the smart vest to a mobile app, whenever an incorrect sitting posture is detected, the app will remind its user to adjust their sitting posture via vibration generators in the vest. That way even when the user is doing regular daily tasks at home, they can further strengthen the posture taught at the clinic and develop a good sitting habit. This system is currently at the clinical stage and 30 patients have already completed the treatment course. Prof. Yip's research team will keep monitoring the sitting postures of their patients to ensure the efficacy of this treatment.   Online source: https://news.tvb.com/tc/local/63f4b2cf2e94f886334912f9

Photo Album of Undergraduate Physiotherapy Academic Visit by Western Syndey University

The study tour aims to facilitate academic and cultural exchange with universities, clinical sites, and NGO. We also work with a tech company from HK Science Park for an AR teaching tool development.

UBSN Newsletter Issue 06

We are excited to share with you the 6th issue of our UBSN Newsletter (click here to view online), featuring an interesting MRI research here at UBSN, along with our newly acquired MR Mock Scanner.   Enjoy the newsletter and thank you for your support. 

UBSN's First MRI Lab awarded PolyU OSH Excellence Silver Award 2023

The PolyU Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Excellence Award is intended to recognize exceptional workers who have made significant contributions to the university's work safety culture. The award's typical focus is on the nominee's accomplishments and those provided in their role as University staff members. Safety achievements outside of the nominee's usual job scope may also be taken into consideration. This recognition emphasizes the significance of improving occupational safety and health at work and motivates the awardees to keep continue their efforts in creating a safer workplace for everyone.   This year, UBSN's MRI facility has been awarded the 2023 PolyU OSH Excellence Award - Silver Award:   Project: UBSN-Building the First MRI Laboratory in PolyU Award Class: Silver Cash Prize: HK$3,000 Project Members: (Surname alphabetical order) Dr Celia DONG, Ms Sophia HO, Ms Karena WONG  Congratulations to UBSN and especially its participating members!     More on OSH Excellence Award: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hso/news-and-events/events/2023/award  

Photo Album of Dr Sanjiv K Jha's Lab Visit

We are pleased to welcome the President of Indian Association of Physiotherapist, Dr. Sanjiv K Jha's visit to UBSN.

Director of UBSN, Prof. Marco Pang, receives International Service Award in Research at World Physiotherapy Congress 2023

Congratulations to Prof. Marco Pang, on receiving the International Service Award in Research at the recent World Physiotherapy Congress 2023 held in Dubai.  Prof. Pang is our director here at University Research Facility in Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience (UBSN) and a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences. Prof. Pang is the first physiotherapist from Hong Kong to ever receive this highly distinguished recognition. The World Physiotherapy awards are presented every four years. The World Physiotherapy International Service Award in Research in particular honours individuals who have demonstrated leadership, made distinguished contributions and/or have had high impact through phystiotherapy research locally and/or internationally. Professor Pang was one of four outstanding physiotherapists from all around the world to receive the award this year. The president of World Physiotherapy, Prof. Emma Stokes, presented his award and praised his outstanding research accomplishments and commitment to the advancement of physiotherapy research field. UBSN would like to once again congratulate Prof. Marco Pang on his success and thank him for his dedication in physiotherapy service and research.     Learn more: https://world.physio/team/2023-awards-recipients/

MRI Lab Demonstration and Capstone Projects Policy

We are pleased to inform you that UBSN MRI Lab has started to support Lab Demonstration and Capstone Projects. Below are the detailed policies. Lab Demonstration Policies UBSN supports the MRI lab demonstration for the courses in the undergraduate programmes. The lab demonstration is free of charge. The lab demonstration applications (Template) should be submitted at least 8 weeks in advance. No volunteers will be scanned during the MRI lab demonstration. Capstone Projects Policies UBSN supports a limited number of MRI-related Capstone Projects. UBSN supports a maximum of 3 MRI-related Capstone Projects per year with a maximum of 1 project per department. If more than one capstone project is submitted from the same department, it will be on a first-come-first-served basis. The maximum acquisition time of each Capstone Project is 10 hours. The scanning fee for Capstone Project is 1600 HKD/hr. The PI should have sufficient funding to complete the whole project. The Capstone Project approval procedure is consistent with other MRI research projects. The project submission deadline: o Department of Rehabilitation Sciences: 31st March o Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies: 31st October o Department of Health Technology and Informatics: 30th September

Press: PolyU develops tDCS treatment for relieving symptoms in ASD

PolyU research team helps enhancing social and cognitive functions of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder through transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation method   One of our UBSN members, Dr. Yvonne HAN from Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, has recently reported regarding her transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) study. Her research team randomly sampled 41 young people, aged from 14 to 21, with mild Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They performed 10 times tDCS treatments at frontal lobe within two weeks. The results were found that the tDCS treatments, combining with cognitive training, may help facilitating the social communication skills and various cognitive functions of the young people with ASD. Dr. Han suggested that this enhancement may be due to the facilitation effect of tDCS on synaptic plasticity and neuronal network connection. She will further explore the effectiveness of tDCS stimulation as a booster or continuous treatment, as well as the feasibility of conducting tDCS treatment at home.   More online coverage: Oriental Daily News - https://polyu.me/40ZMS1s Ming Pao Daily News - https://polyu.me/40ZGEyL Hong Kong Economic Times - https://polyu.me/3xoASt3 Sing Tao Daily - https://polyu.me/3k2p0JY am730 - https://polyu.me/3EBhvkz Ta Kung Pao - https://polyu.me/3Ix6za0 Yahoo HK - https://polyu.me/410sYUc

UBSN Newsletter Issue 05

We are pleased to introduce the 5th issue of UBSN Newsletter (please click here to view online), celebrating our latest achievements.    Please enjoy the newsletter. Thank you for your support.