Impact

26 January 2024
Published by Karson Shek at 26 January 2024
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The Era of AI: How Persuasive is Artificial Intelligence as Compared to Humans?

As AI takes on a growing diversity of tasks, people are curious about the communication effectiveness of AI versus humans. Professor HUANG Guanxiong, Associate Professor of CityU’s Department of Media and Communication, conducted a research on the relative effects of AI versus humans on persuasion and help uncover the circumstances under which these effects are stronger, weaker, or null.
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18 February 2024
Published by Karson Shek at 18 February 2024
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Impact of Japan’s Nuclear Wastewater Discharge on Hong Kong Citizens’ Travel to Japan

Professor Christine Huang Yi-hui of CityU’s Department of Media and Communication led a survey to investigate Hong Kong citizens’ views on the perceived risks of Japan's nuclear wastewater discharge and their attitude towards travelling to Japan and purchasing Japanese products.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Efficient Assessment Tool Helps Identify the Needs and Resources of Family Caregivers of Older Adults

Hong Kong is facing the challenges posed by a rapidly ageing population. Caregivers play an important role in supporting elderly persons to live in the community. Professor Ben LI Kin-kit, an Associate Professor of CityUHK's Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, has worked with other local scholars to develop a first ever assessment tool that provides a one-stop solution in assessing and differentiating caregiver needs and resources.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Pedagogical Activities Invite Students to Perceive Gesture as Knowledge in Public Speaking

Professor Simon HARRISON, Associate Professor of CityUHK’s Department of English, explores embodied and relational understandings of language, communication, and culture across diverse settings and scales. Recently he has published research findings on how he developed and trialled classroom activities for teaching about gesture to students tasked with an assessed oral presentation.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Positive Education Programme Promotes Mental Well-being of Local Youth, Teachers and Parents

Professor Sylvia KWOK LAI Yuk-ching, Professor of CityUHK’s Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences and the convenor of the Positive Education Laboratory, has conducted a mental health survey which interviewed local primary and secondary school students, teachers and parents. She will lead the lab to work with WEMP Foundation, and launch a series of training programmes for teachers and parents in supporting child and adolescent mental health.
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29 November 2024
Published by Luka LUK at 29 November 2024
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Chinese Christianity as a New Agent to Remake Sino-Western Relations

Professor CAO Nanlai, Associate Professor of CityUHK’s Department of Chinese and History, is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research interests include studies of Chinese diasporic communities. His recent research seeks an alternative framework for understanding the religious-cultural dynamics of Chinese Christianity in the context of transnational migration.
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