Paper List

Luciana Pacheco Miranda Rochael, Sônia Maria Mello Neves, Daniela Sacramento Zanini, Iorhana Almeida Fernandes, Carla Carolina Batista Machado, Ellen Ferreira de Castro

Background Obesity is a complex biopsychosocial condition that involves biological, behavioral, and sociocultural determinants, and growing evidence highlights the role of weight-related stigma in sha...

Parvati Perman-Howe, Laura Fenton, Rachel O'Donnell, Rebecca Howell, Inge Kersbergen, Zoe Clarke, John Holmes

Background Alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks are becoming increasingly popular in high-income countries. However, there is limited evidence on their use among general population samples. Drawing on ...

Getachew Gebreselassie Nida, Professor Sisinyana H. Khunou, Professor David Mphuthi

Background Youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health (YFSRH) services are central to improving youth health outcomes. Despite national standards in Ethiopia, implementation challenges persist. Hea...

Christian Ballardo Medina, Jaime Matus Rojas, Paul Humberto Valdez Castillejo, Eduardo Esau Luna Madrid

Background Preoperative identification of patients at risk for severe operative difficulty during laparoscopic cholecystectomy remains clinically relevant. C-reactive protein (CRP) reflects systemic i...

Riya Albert, Joshua Thomas, Navid Sadeghi, Sangeetha Reddy, Glenda Delgado, Heather McArthur, Samira Syed, Deborah Farr, Nisha Unni

Introduction Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype characterized by poor prognosis. Based on the KEYNOTE-522 trial, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy has become the s...

Chaofan Lin, Athia Haron, Damian Crosby, Garry Massey, Maedeh Mansoubi, Ziyuan Wang, Yufeng Li, Helen Dawes, Andrew Weightman, Glen Cooper

Plantar tissue adaptation during activity is thought to contribute to diabetic foot ulceration (DFU), yet most existing studies only measure compressive quasi-static properties. This pilot study devel...

Yanxue Lian, Grace Kenny, Karen Peacock, Sonya Chew, Elaine Grehan, Kerin Michael, Ananya Gupta

Aim: This pilot study explored the feasibility and preliminary effects of a home-based complex exercise programme compared with Pilates in breast cancer survivors with lymphoedema, delivered and asses...

Jesper Eriksson, Halla Halldorsdottir, Olav Rooyackers, Jonathan Grip, Johan Mårtensson, Eddie Weitzberg, Anders Oldner

Background Heparin-binding protein (HBP) is an inflammatory protein released by activated polymorphonuclear white cells. It has been suggested as a predictor of sepsis progression and organ dysfunctio...

Gebremedhin Romha, Gebremedhin Gebrezgabiher, Kiros Abebe, Abraha G. Kahsay, Yohannes Tekle Asfaw

Background The rapid growth of dairy production in Ethiopia is driven by increasing demand for milk and dairy products. While this transition supports food security and livelihoods, it also increases ...

Thaís Silva Mendonça, Andreia Assis Carvalho, Terezinha de Jesus Esteves Barata, Érica Miranda de Torres, Gustavo Adolfo Martins Mendes, Gersinei Carlos de Freitas, Lawrence Gonzaga Lopes

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Class I and II composite resin restorations performed with a universal adhesive system using three different adhesive strategies after 7 years.Methods Th...