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Mak Pui-In, associate director (research) of the State-Key Laboratory of Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI and associate professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau (UM), has been selected as the Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS). The nominee must be a well-known member in the SSCS community, which is judged by the quantity and quality of his or her SSCS publications.Prof Mak will serve as the IEEE SSCS Distinguished Lecturer for a two-year term, from 2017 to 2018. Previously, he was selected as the Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society for the 2014-2015 period. Prof Mak is one of the few people whose research work is recognised by two IEEE societies. He was born and educated in Macao, and received his bachelor’s and PhD degrees from UM. Prof Mak’s distinguished lectures are focused on ultra-low-power radios for the Internet of Things, software-defined radios for 2G/3G/4G cellular phones, and handheld microsystems for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and genotyping.The selection of the Distinguished Lecturer undergoes a rigorous process. According to the IEEE SSCS, the nominee not only must be a well-known member in the SSCS community, which is judged by the quantity and quality of his or her SSCS publications over the past five years, but must also has served in the past ten years as a member of the Technical Programme Committee for one or more of the SSCS-sponsored conferences or as an associate editor of the Journal of Solid-State Circuits(JSSC).Prof Mak’s research interests include analog and RF circuits and systems for wireless and multidisciplinary applications. Since 2011, his team has presented 12 chips at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), and has received the ISSCC Silkroad Award. So far his team has received the SSCS Predoctoral Achievement Award three times. He is currently a member of the Technical Programme Committee of ISSCC, European Solid-State Circuits Conference (ESSCIRC), and Asian Solid-State Circuits Conference (A-SSCC), as well as a guest editor of the JSSC.
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With the Chinese New Year approaching, to let young offenders feel the festive atmosphere as well as the love and support from family, which serves to reinforce their determination for rehabilitation, on 24 January, the Youth Correctional Institution under the Correctional Services Bureau held the New Year’s Resolution Ceremony and Chinese New Year Party 2017 for all the young offenders.
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With the Chinese New Year approaching, to let young offenders feel the festive atmosphere as well as the love and support from family, which serves to reinforce their determination for rehabilitation, on 24 January, the Youth Correctional Institution under the Correctional Services Bureau held the New Year’s Resolution Ceremony and Chinese New Year Party 2017 for all the young offenders.
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Consumer Council conducted its first ‘Supermarket price survey’ in January on 24 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets near Horte e Costa, Avenida do Ouvidor Arriaga and Rua da Emenda areas in Santo António Parish.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 24 January collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 18 January to 24 January are used for comparing the average selling price of the same products from Zhuhai. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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For the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June, Consumer Council on 24 January collects prices of fresh pork from wet markets and supermarkets for consumers’ reference. The mentioned data collected during 18 January to 24 January are used for comparing the average selling price of the same products from Zhuhai. The relevant data has been uploaded to the Council’s website for consumers’ reference.
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Prof Richard Ye, a chair professor of pharmacology and the deputy director of the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), has been chosen as the new associate editor of The FASEB Journal.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government and co-organized by the Department of Culture and Education of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in the Macao S.A.R., the Centre for Ethnic and Folk Literature and Art Development of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the Department of Culture of Guangdong Province and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the Leisure and Cultural Service Department of the Government of the Hong Kong S.A.R., and supported by the Office for Cultural Affairs with the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the exhibition “Spring Breeze to the Southern Greenly Land – Exhibition of the Lunar New Year Traditions of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong S.A.R. and Macao S.A.R.” will be inaugurated on Wednesday, 25 January, at 6:30pm, at the Temporary Exhibitions Gallery of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. The opening ceremony is open to the general public. In conjunction with the theme of this exhibition, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will also organize a lecture entitled “Guangdong Spring Festival Celebration”. All residents are welcome to register.
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Organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao S.A.R. Government and co-organized by the Department of Culture and Education of the Liaison Office of the Central Government in the Macao S.A.R., the Centre for Ethnic and Folk Literature and Art Development of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the Department of Culture of Guangdong Province and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of the Leisure and Cultural Service Department of the Government of the Hong Kong S.A.R., and supported by the Office for Cultural Affairs with the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Regions of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, the exhibition “Spring Breeze to the Southern Greenly Land – Exhibition of the Lunar New Year Traditions of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong S.A.R. and Macao S.A.R.” will be inaugurated on Wednesday, 25 January, at 6:30pm, at the Temporary Exhibitions Gallery of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau. The opening ceremony is open to the general public. In conjunction with the theme of this exhibition, the Cultural Affairs Bureau will also organize a lecture entitled “Guangdong Spring Festival Celebration”. All residents are welcome to register.
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Consumer Council conducted its latest ‘Supermarket price survey’ in January on 23 January for the implementation of Section 2b), Article 10, Law 4/95/M of 12 June. Surveyed locations included supermarkets at Lam Mau, Patane and San Kio areas in Santo António Parish.
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