- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Software Engineering Research
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
- Family Support in Illness
National University of Singapore
2009-2024
Sun Yat-sen University
2010
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2010
University of Dundee
2009
Background. Population-based studies evaluating the prevalence of kidney damage in different communities have been limited developing countries. We conducted a population-based screening study southern Chinese city Guangzhou that aimed to identify and associated risk factors chronic disease (CKD) populations. Methods. interviewed 6311 residents (>20 years) from six districts July 2006 June 2007 tested for haematuria, albuminuria reduced renal function. Associations between age, gender,...
This study explores (1) the motivations and challenges facing family caregiving for cancer in Singapore (2) suggests a possible framework to guide culturally sensitive future work on caregivers.Twenty caregivers of patients being treated at public hospital were interviewed. A semi-structured interview format inductive thematic analysis used analyse data. Caregivers asked about their they faced.Caregivers' grouped into three categories: personal value fulfilment, giving care because societal...
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) at high altitude is not known. We conducted a population-based survey in Tibet to identify the and associated risk factors CKD subjects living altitudes > 3500 m.One thousand two hundred eighty-nine Tibetans (≥ 18 years) from four districts Lhasa city (altitude 3658 m) eight villages Dangxiong County 4200 were interviewed tested for haematuria, albuminuria estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).The adjusted hypertension, albuminuria,...
TeX is a widely-used typesetting system adopted by most publishers and professional societies. While responsible for generating significant number of documents, irregularities in the ecosystem may produce inconsistent documents. These inconsistencies occur across different engines or versions distributions, resulting failures to adhere formatting specifications, same document rendering differently authors. In this work, we investigate quantify robustness through large-scale study 432 We...