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The ultimate question? Evaluating the use of Net Promoter Score in healthcare: A systematic review by Adams, Corey, Walpola, Ramesh, Schembri, Anthony M., Harrison, Reema

“…Background Patient experience is a complex phenomenon that presents challenges for appropriate and effective measurement. With the lack of a standardized…”
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Management of gallbladder stones – Are we delaying the inevitable? by Schembri, M

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Evaluation of a multiplex PCR to identify and serotype Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1, 5, 7, 12 and 15 by Turni, C, Singh, R, Schembri, M.A, Blackall, P.J

“…The aim of this study was to validate a multiplex PCR for the species identification and serotyping of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serovars 1, 5, 7, 12 and…”
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Treatment of isolated small renal stones leads to resolution of symptoms and should be routinely offered to patients: retrospective outcomes from a university hospital by Schembri, M, Pietropaolo, A, Somani, B K

“…Treatment of smaller renal stones and the symptomatic value it offers to patients is often debated. We wanted to analyse surgical outcomes for treatment of…”
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A Humins-Derived Magnetic Biochar for Water Purification by Adsorption and Magnetic Separation by Lomenech, C., Hurel, Ch, Messina, L., Schembri, M., Tosi, P., Orange, F., Georgi, F., Mija, A., Kuzhir, P.

“…In this study, the use of magnetic biochar particles recovered from biorefinery by-products (humins) for adsorption of hydrophilic organic pollutants was…”
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Chronic liver injury in rats and humans upregulates the novel enzyme angiotensin converting enzyme 2 by Paizis, G, Tikellis, C, Cooper, M E, Schembri, J M, Lew, R A, Smith, A I, Shaw, T, Warner, F J, Zuilli, A, Burrell, L M, Angus, P W

“…Background: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) 2 is a recently identified homologue of ACE that may counterregulate the actions of angiotensin (Ang) II by…”
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Strain- and host species-specific inflammasome activation, IL-1β release, and cell death in macrophages infected with uropathogenic Escherichia coli by Schaale, K, Peters, K M, Murthy, A M, Fritzsche, A K, Phan, M-D, Totsika, M, Robertson, A A B, Nichols, K B, Cooper, M A, Stacey, K J, Ulett, G C, Schroder, K, Schembri, M A, Sweet, M J

“…Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the main etiological agent of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Little is known about interactions between UPEC and the…”
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A MULTISITE RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF A PELVIC YOGA VERSUS PHYSICAL CONDITIONING PROGRAM FOR AMBULATORY MIDLIFE AND OLDER WOMEN WITH URGENCY-, STRESS-, OR MIXED-TYPE URINARY INCONTINENCE by Huang, A, Chesney, M, Schembri, M, Vittinghoff, E, Pawlowsky, S, Subak, L

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motivation-focused weight loss maintenance program is an effective alternative to a skill-based approach by West, D.S, Gorin, A.A, Subak, L.L, Foster, G, Bragg, C, Hecht, J, Schembri, M, Wing, R.R

“…Objective: Maintaining weight loss is a major challenge in obesity treatment. Individuals often indicate that waning motivation prompts cessation of effective…”
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Identification and Characterization of a Phase-Variable Element That Regulates the Autotransporter UpaE in Uropathogenic Escherichia coli by Battaglioli, E J, Goh, K G K, Atruktsang, T S, Schwartz, K, Schembri, M A, Welch, R A

“…Uropathogenic (UPEC) is the most common etiologic agent of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI). An important mechanism of gene regulation in UPEC is…”
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Bacterial adhesins: function and structure by Klemm, Per, Schembri, Mark A.

“…Specific adhesion to host tissue cells is an essential virulence factor of most bacterial pathogens. The fundamental processes that determine bacterial…”
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Rendezvous endovascular common carotid artery stenting (RECCAS) technique for symptomatic steno-occlusive disease by Wang, M. T., Schembri, M., Kok, H. K., Maingard, J., Foo, M., Lamanna, A., Brooks, M., Asadi, H.

“…This report describes a patient who presented with acute but transient right arm weakness and altered sensation secondary to severe stenosis of the left common…”
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Up-regulation of components of the renin-angiotensin system in the bile duct–ligated rat liver by Paizis, Georgina, Cooper, Mark E., Schembri, Josefa M., Tikellis, Christos, Burrell, Louise M., Angus, Peter W.

“…Background & Aims: Angiotensin II (ANG II) has profibrotic actions in the heart and kidney, whereas blockade of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) attenuates…”
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Type 1 Fimbrial Expression Enhances Escherichia coli Virulence for the Urinary Tract by Connell, H., Agace, W., Klemm, P., Schembri, M., Marild, S., Svanborg, C.

“…Type 1 fimbriae are adhesion organelles expressed by many Gram-negative bacteria. They facilitate adherence to mucosal surfaces and inflammatory cells in…”
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Bringing laparoscopy to your own home by Vella-Baldacchino, M, Vella Baldacchino, M, Schembri, M, Bugeja, R

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Biofilm Formation in a Hydrodynamic Environment by Novel FimH Variants and Ramifications for Virulence by SCHEMBRI, Mark A, KLEMM, Per

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Effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockade on experimental hepatic fibrogenesis by Paizis, Georgina, Gilbert, Richard E, Cooper, Mark E, Murthi, Padma, Schembri, Josefa M, Wu, Leonard L, Rumble, Jonathan R, Kelly, Darren J, Tikellis, Christos, Cox, Alison, Smallwood, Richard A, Angus, Peter W

“…Background/Aims : The aim of this study was to investigate whether in the liver, as in other tissues, there is evidence that angiotensin II, acting via the…”
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Antigen 43 facilitates formation of multispecies biofilms by Kjærgaard, Kristian, Schembri, Mark A., Ramos, Cayo, Molin, Søren, Klemm, Per

“…Antigen 43 (Ag43) is a surface‐displayed autotransporter protein of Escherichia coli. By virtue of its self‐association characteristics, this protein is able…”
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Coordinate gene regulation by fimbriae-induced signal transduction by Schembri, Mark A., Klemm, Per

“…Fimbriae are thread‐like polymers displayed in large amounts on the bacterial surface and used by many pathogens to attach to receptors on host tissue…”
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Sequestration of Zinc Oxide by Fimbrial Designer Chelators by KJAERGAARD, K, SØRENSEN, J. K, SCHEMBRI, M. A, KLEMM, P

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