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Alterations in the Gut Virome in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yang, Keli, Niu, Junkun, Zuo, Tao, Sun, Yang, Xu, Zhilu, Tang, Whitney, Liu, Qin, Zhang, Jingwan, Ng, Enders K.W., Wong, Simon K.H., Yeoh, Yun Kit, Chan, Paul K.S., Chan, Francis K.L., Miao, Yinglei, Ng, Siew C.

“…Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are associated with changes in the gut bacterial composition, but little is known about the role of the viral…”
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Bacterial pathogens in Hawaiian coastal streams—Associations with fecal indicators, land cover, and water quality by Viau, Emily J., Goodwin, Kelly D., Yamahara, Kevan M., Layton, Blythe A., Sassoubre, Lauren M., Burns, Siobhán L., Tong, Hsin-I, Wong, Simon H.C., Lu, Yuanan, Boehm, Alexandria B.

“…This work aimed to understand the distribution of five bacterial pathogens in O’ahu coastal streams and relate their presence to microbial indicator…”
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Asia-Pacific Working Party on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease guidelines 2017-Part 1: Definition, risk factors and assessment by Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun, Chan, Wah-Kheong, Chitturi, Shiv, Chawla, Yogesh, Dan, Yock Young, Duseja, Ajay, Fan, Jiangao, Goh, Khean-Lee, Hamaguchi, Masahide, Hashimoto, Etsuko, Kim, Seung Up, Lesmana, Laurentius Adrianto, Lin, Yu-Cheng, Liu, Chun-Jen, Ni, Yen-Hsuan, Sollano, Jose, Wong, Simon Kin-Hung, Wong, Grace Lai-Hung, Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen, Farrell, Geoff

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A scale development study of CSR: hotel employees’ perceptions by Ko, Annie, Chan, Andrew, Wong, Simon C.K

“…Purpose This study aimed to develop an industry-specific, original, valid and reliable scale for measuring hotel employees’ perceptions of CSR activities…”
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Microbiota engraftment after faecal microbiota transplantation in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes: a 24-week, double-blind, randomised controlled trial by Ng, Siew C, Xu, Zhilu, Mak, Joyce Wing Yan, Yang, Keli, Liu, Qin, Zuo, Tao, Tang, Whitney, Lau, Louis, Lui, Rashid N, Wong, Sunny H, Tse, Yee Kit, Li, Amy Y L, Cheung, Kitty, Ching, Jessica Y L, Wong, Vincent W S, Kong, Alice P S, Ma, Ronald C W, Chow, Elaine Y K, Wong, Simon K H, Ho, Ivan Chak Hang, Chan, Paul K S, Chan, Francis K L

“…The impact of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on microbiota engraftment in patients with metabolic syndrome is uncertain. We aimed to study whether…”
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Experimental study on shear performance of RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP prestressed concrete prisms by Deng, Yu, Ma, Fuqiang, Zhang, Hexin, Wong, Simon H.F, Pankaj, Pankaj, Zhu, Lixue, Ding, Lixing, Bahadori-Jahromi, Ali

“…•Developed tailor-made prestressing procedures for CFRP-PCPs manufacturing for shear strengthening.•Proposed of using prestressed CFRP-PCPs for shear…”
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Predicting success of metabolic surgery: age, body mass index, C-peptide, and duration score by Lee, Wei-Jei, M.D., Ph.D, Hur, Kyung Yul, M.D, Lakadawala, Muffazal, M.D, Kasama, Kazunori, M.D, Wong, Simon K.H., M.D, Chen, Shu-Chun, R.N, Lee, Yi-Chih, Ph.D, Ser, Kong-Han, M.D

“…Abstract Background Surgery is the most effective treatment of morbid obesity and leads to dramatic improvements in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)…”
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Outcomes with Intra-gastric Balloon Therapy in BMI < 35 Non-morbid Obesity: 10-Year Follow-Up Study of an RCT by Chan, Daniel L., Cruz, Josil R., Mui, Wilfred L., Wong, Simon K. H., Ng, Enders K. W.

“…Purpose Intra-gastric balloon (IGB) therapy is the most established endoscopic treatment of obesity, but there is a paucity of literature on long-term…”
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On the dynamics of FG-GPLRC sandwich cylinders based on an unconstrained higher-order theory by Eyvazian, Arameh, Sebaey, Tamer A., Żur, Krzysztof Kamil, Khan, Afrasyab, Zhang, Hexin, Wong, Simon H.F.

“…In the present paper, a novel unconstrained higher-order theory (UCHOT) is applied to analyse the free vibration of cylindrical sandwich shells with…”
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The Asia-Pacific Working Party on Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease guidelines 2017-Part 2: Management and special groups by Chitturi, Shiv, Wong, Vincent Wai-Sun, Chan, Wah-Kheong, Wong, Grace Lai-Hung, Wong, Simon Kin-Hung, Sollano, Jose, Ni, Yen-Hsuan, Liu, Chun-Jen, Lin, Yu-Cheng, Lesmana, Laurentius Adrianto, Kim, Seung Up, Hashimoto, Etsuko, Hamaguchi, Masahide, Goh, Khean-Lee, Fan, Jiangao, Duseja, Ajay, Dan, Yock Young, Chawla, Yogesh, Farrell, Geoff, Chan, Henry Lik-Yuen

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Aberrant cholesterol metabolic signaling impairs antitumor immunosurveillance through natural killer T cell dysfunction in obese liver by Tang, Wenshu, Zhou, Jingying, Yang, Weiqin, Feng, Yu, Wu, Haoran, Mok, Myth T. S., Zhang, Lingyun, Liang, Zhixian, Liu, Xiaoyu, Xiong, Zhewen, Zeng, Xuezhen, Wang, Jing, Lu, Jiahuan, Li, Jingqing, Sun, Hanyong, Tian, Xiaoyu, Yeung, Philip Chun, Hou, Yong, Lee, Heung Man, Lam, Candice C. H., Leung, Howard H. W., Chan, Anthony W. H., To, Ka Fai, Wong, John, Lai, Paul B. S., Ng, Kelvin K. C., Wong, Simon K. H., Wong, Vincent W. S., Kong, Alice P. S., Sung, Joseph J. Y., Cheng, Alfred S. L.

“…Obesity is a major risk factor for cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that develops from a background of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease…”
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Accumulated winter chill is decreasing in the fruit growing regions of California by Baldocchi, Dennis, Wong, Simon

“…We examined trends in accumulated winter chill across the fruit growing region of central California and its internal coastal valleys. We tested the hypothesis…”
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Study on crack width and crack resistance of eccentrically tensioned steel-reinforced concrete members prestressed by CFRP tendons by Deng, Yu, Gui, Jinyang, Zhang, Hexin, Taliercio, Alberto, Zhang, Peng, Wong, Simon H.F., Sukontasukkul, Piti, Khan, Afrasyab, Li, Lin, Tang, Yunchao, Chen, Xingyu

“…•A very early study on crack resistance of PSRC members under eccentric tension.•Using CFRP tendons for prestressing SRC members under eccentric tension.•Test…”
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Bariatric surgery for Prader‐Willi syndrome was ineffective in producing sustainable weight loss: Long term results for up to 10 years by Liu, Shirley Yuk‐Wah, Wong, Simon Kin‐Hung, Lam, Candice Chuen‐Hing, Ng, Enders Kwok‐Wai

“…Summary Background Obesity control in Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS) is notoriously difficult. The role of bariatric surgery in PWS remains controversial as…”
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Accuracy of High-Resolution Manometry in Hiatal Hernia Diagnosis in Primary and Revision Bariatric Surgery by Chan, Daniel L., Chern, Tien Y., Iliopoulos, Jim, Hennessy, Annemarie, Wong, Simon K. H., Ng, Enders K. W., Talbot, Michael L.

“…Purpose There is a complex association between obesity, hiatal hernia (HH), and reflux. There is a deficiency of literature on the accuracy of preoperative…”
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Observed changes in brown, white, hepatic and pancreatic fat after bariatric surgery: Evaluation with MRI by Hui, Steve C. N., Wong, Simon K. H., Ai, Qiyong, Yeung, David K. W., Ng, Enders K. W., Chu, Winnie C. W.

“…Objectives To study the change in brown and white adipose tissue (BAT and WAT), as well as fat content in the liver and pancreas, in patients with morbid…”
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Exploratory study of understanding hotel employees’ perception on work–life balance issues by Wong, Simon Chak-keung, Ko, Annie

“…This paper explores hotel employees’ perception on work–life balance issues. In-depth interviews and self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the…”
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Gastrointestinal Metabolic Surgery for the Treatment of Diabetic Patients: A Multi-Institutional International Study by Lee, Wei-Jei, Hur, Kyung Yul, Lakadawala, Muffazal, Kasama, Kazunori, Wong, Simon K. H., Lee, Yi-Chih

“…Background Gastrointestinal metabolic surgery has been proposed for the treatment of not well-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with a body…”
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Thy-1 dependent uptake of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles blocks myofibroblastic differentiation by Shentu, Tzu-Pin, Huang, Tse-Shun, Cernelc-Kohan, Mateja, Chan, Joy, Wong, Simon S., Espinoza, Celia R., Tan, Chunting, Gramaglia, Irene, van der Heyde, Henri, Chien, Shu, Hagood, James S.

“…Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been promoted for multiple therapeutic applications. Many beneficial effects of MSCs are paracrine,…”
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Preferential Induction of CD4+ T Cell Responses through In Vivo Targeting of Antigen to Dendritic Cell-Associated C-Type Lectin-1 by Carter, Robert W, Thompson, Clare, Reid, Delyth M, Wong, Simon Y. C, Tough, David F

“…Targeting of Ags and therapeutics to dendritic cells (DCs) has immense potential for immunotherapy and vaccination. Because DCs are heterogeneous, optimal…”
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