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Hierarchical Auxetic Mechanical Metamaterials by Gatt, Ruben, Mizzi, Luke, Azzopardi, Joseph I., Azzopardi, Keith M., Attard, Daphne, Casha, Aaron, Briffa, Joseph, Grima, Joseph N.

“…Auxetic mechanical metamaterials are engineered systems that exhibit the unusual macroscopic property of a negative Poisson's ratio due to sub-unit structure…”
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A simple HPLC–UV method for the determination of ciprofloxacin in human plasma by Vella, Janis, Busuttil, Francesca, Bartolo, Nicolette Sammut, Sammut, Carmel, Ferrito, Victor, Serracino-Inglott, Anthony, Azzopardi, Lilian M., LaFerla, Godfrey

“…•A method to quantify ciprofloxacin in plasma by HPLC–UV.•Simple protein precipitation from serum with good recovery.•Validated method with acceptable…”
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Auxetic metamaterials exhibiting giant negative Poisson's ratios by Mizzi, Luke, Azzopardi, Keith M., Attard, Daphne, Grima, Joseph N., Gatt, Ruben

“…Auxetic metamaterials have generated a great deal of interest in recent years. In this letter, a novel approach which can be used to produce such auxetic…”
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Negative Poisson’s ratios in tendons: An unexpected mechanical response by Gatt, Ruben, Vella Wood, Michelle, Gatt, Alfred, Zarb, Francis, Formosa, Cynthia, Azzopardi, Keith M., Casha, Aaron, Agius, Tonio P., Schembri-Wismayer, Pierre, Attard, Lucienne, Chockalingam, Nachiappan, Grima, Joseph N.

“…[Display omitted] Tendons are visco-elastic structures that connect bones to muscles and perform the basic function of force transfer to and from the skeleton…”
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Oxygen isotopes from Phorcus (Osilinus) turbinatus shells as a proxy for sea surface temperature in the central Mediterranean: A case study from Malta by Prendergast, A.L., Azzopardi, M., O'Connell, T.C., Hunt, C., Barker, G., Stevens, R.E.

“…The marine topshell, Phorcus (Osilinus) turbinatus, is a common component of many archaeological sites in the Mediterranean. This species has been successfully…”
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The diagnosis of pleural effusions by Porcel, José M, Azzopardi, M, Koegelenberg, C F, Maldonado, F, Rahman, N M, Lee, Y C G

“…Pleural effusions arise from a variety of systemic, inflammatory, infectious and malignant conditions. Their precise etiological diagnosis depends on a…”
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Low-load resistance exercise, blood flow restriction, or sham blood flow restriction for anterior knee pain. A three-arm pilot RCT by Korakakis, V., Whiteley, R., Cole, A., Nunes, P., Azzopardi, M., Itani, A., Stefanakis, E.

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Digital Health in Pharmacy Education: Preparedness and Responsiveness of Pharmacy Programmes by Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K., Meilianti, Sherly, Khatri, Bidhata, Yi, Whitley, Azzopardi, Lilian M., Acosta Gómez, Jaime, Gülpınar, Gizem, Bennara, Karima, Uzman, Nilhan

“…To ensure the sustainability of pharmacy practice and provide health for all, pharmacy as a profession must embrace the digital transformation that has been…”
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Auxetic Perforated Mechanical Metamaterials with Randomly Oriented Cuts by Grima, Joseph N., Mizzi, Luke, Azzopardi, Keith M., Gatt, Ruben

“…Perforated systems with quasi‐disordered arrays of slits are found to exhibit auxetic characteristics almost as much as their traditional ordered…”
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Transforming pharmaceutical education: A needs-based global analysis for policy development by Etukakpan, Alison, Uzman, Nilhan, Ozer, Ozge, Tofade, Toyin, Leite, Silvana Nair, Joda, Arinola, Choonara, Yahya, Mwila, Chiluba, Azzopardi, Lilian M., Mantel-Teeuwisse, Aukje K., Rahal, Mohammad, Darwish, Rula, Lee, Beom-Jin, Shakya, Rajani, Gallagher, Paul J., Moreau, Pierre, Lourenço, Luis, McKinnon, Ross A., Altiere, Ralph J.

“…A needs-based approach is desirable for the transformation of pharmaceutical education, and to link pharmaceutical education with the health needs of…”
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Determining the Optimal Dose of Adenosine for Unmasking Dormant Pulmonary Vein Conduction Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Electrophysiological and Hemodynamic Assessment. DORMANT‐AF Study by PRABHU, SANDEEP, MACKIN, VINCENT, MCLELLAN, ALEX J.A., PHAN, TUONG, MCGLADE, DESMOND, LING, LIANG‐HAN, PECK, KAH Y., VOSKOBOINIK, ALEXANDR, PATHIK, BUPESH, NALLIAH, CHRISHAN J., WONG, GEOFF R., AZZOPARDI, SONIA M., LEE, GEOFFREY, MARIANI, JUSTIN, TAYLOR, ANDREW J., KALMAN, JONATHAN M., KISTLER, PETER M.

“…The DORMANT‐AF Study: Electrophysiological and Hemodynamic Assessment. DORMANT‐AF Study Introduction: Electrophysiological and Hemodynamic Assessment…”
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Association between culture and the preference for, and perceptions of, 11 routes of medicine administration: A survey in 21 countries and regions by Murdan, Sudaxshina, Wei, Li, van Riet-Nales, Diana A, Gurmu, Abyot Endale, Usifoh, Stella Folajole, Tăerel, Adriana-Elena, Yıldız-Peköz, Ayca, Krajnović, Dušanka, Azzopardi, Lilian M, Brock, Tina, Fernandes, Ana I, Dos Santos, André Luis Souza, Anto, Berko Panyin, Vallet, Thibault, Lee, Eunkyung Euni, Jeong, Kyeong Hye, Akel, Marwan, Tam, Eliza, Volmer, Daisy, Douss, Tawfik, Shukla, Sharvari, Yamamura, Shigeo, Lou, Xiaoe, van Riet, Bauke H G, Usifoh, Cyril O, Duwiejua, Mahama, Ruiz, Fabrice, Furnham, Adrian

“…Medicines can be taken by various routes of administration. These can impact the effects and perceptions of medicines. The literature about individuals'…”
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PocketQube Pico-Satellite Attitude Control: Implementation and Testing by De Battista, D., Fabri, S. G., Bugeja, M. K., Azzopardi, M. A.

“…Attitude control for CubeSats and small satellites has been widely researched. Nonetheless, most of the literature is based on simulations, with limited…”
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Student Perspectives on a Collaborative International Doctorate of Pharmacy Program by Pham, Jennifer T, Azzopardi, Lilian M, Lau, Alan H, Jarrett, Jennie B

“…To evaluate the educational experience and teaching methods of the collaborative Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD) program between the University of Malta (UM)…”
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Posaconazole in lung transplant recipients: use, tolerability, and efficacy by Robinson, C.L., Chau, C., Yerkovich, S.T., Azzopardi, M., Hopkins, P., Chambers, D.

“…Background Fungal infection is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in lung transplant recipients (LuTR). Treatment failure to first‐line antifungals…”
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Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation and Systolic Dysfunction: The CAMERA-MRI Study by Prabhu, Sandeep, Taylor, Andrew J, Costello, Ben T, Kaye, David M, McLellan, Alex J A, Voskoboinik, Aleksandr, Sugumar, Hariharan, Lockwood, Siobhan M, Stokes, Michael B, Pathik, Bhupesh, Nalliah, Chrishan J, Wong, Geoff R, Azzopardi, Sonia M, Gutman, Sarah J, Lee, Geoffrey, Layland, Jamie, Mariani, Justin A, Ling, Liang-Han, Kalman, Jonathan M, Kistler, Peter M

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) frequently co-exist despite adequate rate control. Existing randomized studies of AF…”
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Pharmaceuticals and the environment by Sammut Bartolo, Nicolette, Azzopardi, Lilian M., Serracino-Inglott, Anthony

“…The marked progress and increase in the number of medications available for the treatment of conditions and diseases left a footprint on the surrounding…”
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Clinical pharmacist implementation of a medication assessment tool for long-term management of atrial fibrillation in older persons by Gauci, Marise, Wirth, Francesca, Azzopardi, Lilian M., Serracino-Inglott, Anthony

“…Abstract Background: Optimisation of drug therapy is important in the older population and may be facilitated by medication assessment tools (MATs). Objective:…”
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Predictors of post-caesarean section pain and analgesic consumption by Buhagiar, Luana, Cassar, Olivia A, Brincat, Mark P, Buttigieg, George G, Inglott, Anthony Serracino, Adami, Maurice Zarb, Azzopardi, Lilian M

“…Ideally, the intensity of postoperative pain should be predicted so as to customize analgesia. The objective of this study was to investigate whether…”
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Use of cholinesterase activity as a biomarker of pesticide exposure used on Costa Rican banana plantations in the native tropical fish Astyanax aeneus (Günther, 1860) by Mena, F, Azzopardi, M, Pfennig, S, Ruepert, C, Tedengren, M, Castillo, L E, Gunnarsson, J S

“…In Costa Rica, thousands of tones of agricultural pesticides have been used for decades and their use is continuously increasing due to intensive and expanding…”
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