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Comparison of Different Molecular Weights of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Level I Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis (2025)
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Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Nijboer, C. H., Pappalardo, G., Pasurka, M., Betsch, M., & Kubach, J. (in press). Comparison of Different Molecular Weights of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Level I Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis. Biomedicines, 13(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13010175

Background: The present Bayesian network meta-analysis compared the efficacy of intra-articular injections of different molecular weights of hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: In November 2024, the following databases... Read More about Comparison of Different Molecular Weights of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Level I Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.

Involvement of GTPases and vesicle adapter proteins in Heparan sulfate biosynthesis: role of Rab1A, Rab2A and GOLPH3 (2025)
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Meneghetti, M. C. Z., Cavalheiro, R. P., Yates, E. A., Nader, H. B., & Lima, M. A. (in press). Involvement of GTPases and vesicle adapter proteins in Heparan sulfate biosynthesis: role of Rab1A, Rab2A and GOLPH3. The FEBS Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/febs.17398

Vesicle trafficking is pivotal in heparan sulfate (HS) biosynthesis, influencing its spatial and temporal regulation within distinct Golgi compartments. This regulation modulates the sulfation pattern of HS, which is crucial for governing various bio... Read More about Involvement of GTPases and vesicle adapter proteins in Heparan sulfate biosynthesis: role of Rab1A, Rab2A and GOLPH3.

Augmentation with the inferior extensor retinaculum may facilitate earlier recovery in all-inside arthroscopic management of chronic lateral ankle instability (2025)
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Luo, X., Xue, C., Xue, Y., Fehske, K., Zhang, Z.-H., Maffulli, N., …Feng, S.-M. (in press). Augmentation with the inferior extensor retinaculum may facilitate earlier recovery in all-inside arthroscopic management of chronic lateral ankle instability. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 20(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-024-05437-w

Background: To compare the clinical outcomes of inferior extensor retinaculum (IER) augmentation following repair of the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) with isolated ATFL repair in patients with an arthroscopically confirmed grade 3 lesion of t... Read More about Augmentation with the inferior extensor retinaculum may facilitate earlier recovery in all-inside arthroscopic management of chronic lateral ankle instability.

Ergogenic Benefits of β‐Hydroxy‐β‐Methyl Butyrate (HMB) Supplementation on Body Composition and Muscle Strength: An Umbrella Review of Meta‐Analyses (2025)
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Bideshki, M., Behzadi, M., Jamali, M., Jamilian, P., Zarezadeh, M., & Gargari, B. (2025). Ergogenic Benefits of β‐Hydroxy‐β‐Methyl Butyrate (HMB) Supplementation on Body Composition and Muscle Strength: An Umbrella Review of Meta‐Analyses. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13671

Background
β-Hydroxy-β-methyl butyrate (HMB) is a metabolite of the amino acid leucine, known for its ergogenic effects on body composition and strength. Despite these benefits, the magnitude of these effects remains unclear due to variability among... Read More about Ergogenic Benefits of β‐Hydroxy‐β‐Methyl Butyrate (HMB) Supplementation on Body Composition and Muscle Strength: An Umbrella Review of Meta‐Analyses.

Age and biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: A cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR) (2025)
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Alabas, O., Mason, K. J., Barker, J., Morrison, S., Yiu, Z., Bewley, A., …Zietemann, V. (2025). Age and biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: A cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR). British Journal of Dermatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf017

The current management of psoriasis does not differentiate between young and old patients in selecting the safest and/or most effective biologic. To explore the effect of age at treatment initiation in response to biologics in patients with moderate-... Read More about Age and biologic survival in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis: A cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR).

On the brink of power: An inquiry into emerging power through international political economy (2025)
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Houghton, J. (in press). On the brink of power: An inquiry into emerging power through international political economy. Journal of Global Faultlines, 11(2), 238-248. https://doi.org/10.13169/jglobfaul.11.2.238

This article examines the rise of emerging powers through the lens of international political economy (IPE). While scholarship focuses on established emerging powers such as China and India, a subset of underrepresented countries including Indonesia,... Read More about On the brink of power: An inquiry into emerging power through international political economy.

Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study (2025)
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Smith, H. C., Archer, C., Bailey, J., Chew Graham, C., Evans, J., Fisher, T., …Petersen, I. (2025). Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study. BMJ Mental Health, 28(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2024-301160

There is some evidence that perinatal anxiety (PNA) is associated with lower rates of infant vaccinations and decreased access to preventative infant healthcare, but results across studies have not been conclusive. To investigate the relationship bet... Read More about Maternal perinatal anxiety and infant primary care use in 1998–2016: a UK cohort study.

De novo thyroid eye disease following COVID vaccination several years after radioiodine therapy (2025)
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Mukunda, A., James, J., Jacob, R., Varughese, G. I., & Nayak, A. U. (in press). De novo thyroid eye disease following COVID vaccination several years after radioiodine therapy. JRSM Open, 16(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704241304220

Lesson: The delayed onset of thyroid eye disease is well recognised but less commonly perceived in routine clinical practice and this case report serves as a reminder for a high index of suspicion in at-risk patients.

Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model (2025)
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Abdoli, M., Tapak, L., Amini, P., Geravandi, A., Moeini, B., Hamidi, O., & Afshari, M. (in press). Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 1496. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-83055-6

This study investigates factors influencing physical activity based on the Transtheoretical model (TTM) among adolescents. This study was conducted on 745 individuals between the ages of 12 and 16 years and was analyzed using a generalized linear mod... Read More about Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model.

Facing up to the foundational economy: regional development, public policy and employment in Wales (2025)
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Sissons, P., & Green, A. (in press). Facing up to the foundational economy: regional development, public policy and employment in Wales. Regional Studies, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2024.2435521

There has been increasing interest in Foundational Economy (FE) ideas, with academics seeing the FE as a way of thinking radically differently about local development. Amongst policymakers, the Welsh Government has been a leader in exploring ways to... Read More about Facing up to the foundational economy: regional development, public policy and employment in Wales.

Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case (2025)
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Espinosa, A., Anaya, R., Juárez, J., & Çakal, H. (in press). Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case. Frontiers in Political Science, 6, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2024.1473964

Political Moral Laxity is defined as a set of beliefs and attitudes that tolerate and support dishonest or corrupt actions of authorities and politicians, especially when these actions benefit private interests to the detriment of the public good. Po... Read More about Antecedents and consequences of political moral laxity: a Peruvian case.

Characteristics of refractory disease and persistent symptoms in inflammatory arthritis: Qualitative framework analysis of interviews with patients and health care professionals (2025)
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Chaplin, H., Simpson, C., Wilkins, K., Meehan, J., Ng, N., Galloway, J., …Norton, S. (2025). Characteristics of refractory disease and persistent symptoms in inflammatory arthritis: Qualitative framework analysis of interviews with patients and health care professionals. British Journal of Health Psychology, 30(1), Article e12780. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12780

Objectives: This study aims to explore patients' and clinicians' understanding and experiences of refractory disease (RD) and persistent physical and emotional symptoms (PPES) in patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA), namely rheumatoid arthritis... Read More about Characteristics of refractory disease and persistent symptoms in inflammatory arthritis: Qualitative framework analysis of interviews with patients and health care professionals.

Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis (2025)
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Giraud, E. H., Poole, E., De Quincey, E., & Richardson, J. E. (in press). Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis. The Sociological Review, https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261241305260

There has been a dramatic surge in uses of big data analytics and automated methods to detect and remove hate speech from social media, with these methods deployed both by platforms themselves and within academic research. At the same time, recent so... Read More about Learning from online hate speech and digital racism: From automated to diffractive methods in social media analysis.

The 2023 fatal dengue outbreak in Bangladesh highlights a paradigm shift of geographical distribution of cases (2025)
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Hasan, M. N., Rahman, M., Uddin, M., Ashrafi, S. A. A., Rahman, K. M., Paul, K. K., …Haider, N. (2025). The 2023 fatal dengue outbreak in Bangladesh highlights a paradigm shift of geographical distribution of cases. Epidemiology and Infection, 153, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268824001791

In 2023, Bangladesh experienced its largest and deadliest outbreak of the Dengue virus (DENV), reporting the highest-ever recorded annual cases and deaths. Historically, most of the cases were recorded in the capital city, Dhaka. We aimed to characte... Read More about The 2023 fatal dengue outbreak in Bangladesh highlights a paradigm shift of geographical distribution of cases.

Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy Vs Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Latin America: A Meta-Analysis (2025)
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Diaz-Arocutipa, C., Vargas-Rivas, C., Mendoza-Quispe, D., Benites-Moya, C. J., Torres-Valencia, J., Valenzuela-Rodriguez, G., …Vicent, L. (in press). Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy Vs Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Latin America: A Meta-Analysis. CJC Open, 7(1), 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2024.10.005

Background
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the established treatment for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but often it is not readily available in low-resource settings. We a... Read More about Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy Vs Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Latin America: A Meta-Analysis.

Lewinnek zone not “the be-all and end-all” functional planning for acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty (2025)
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Iorio, R., Viglietta, E., Corsetti, F., Gugliotta, Y., Massafra, C., Polverari, D., …Maffulli, N. (in press). Lewinnek zone not “the be-all and end-all” functional planning for acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty. Arthroplasty, 7(1), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42836-024-00284-w

Background: Proper positioning of a total hip arthroplasty (THA) plays a crucial role in the success and long-term survivorship of the implant. Cup positioning within the Lewinnek Safe Zone (LSZ) does not, however, avoid implant dislocation. Thus, th... Read More about Lewinnek zone not “the be-all and end-all” functional planning for acetabular component positioning in total hip arthroplasty.

Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well‐Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol (2025)
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Giardulli, B., Prior, Y., Bumin, G., Kinikli, G. I., Stones, S. R., Prior, J. A., …Battista, S. (2025). Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well‐Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol. Musculoskeletal Care, 23(1), Article e70040. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.70040

Introduction: Sexual health, pleasure, justice (equity in sexual rights and experiences), and well‐being are crucial determinants of health and life quality, yet often overlooked in the rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) field. However, thi... Read More about Sexual Health, Pleasure, Justice, and Well‐Being in People With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Emotion Classification on Software Engineering Q&A Websites (2025)
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Awovi Ahavi-Tete, D., & Sangeeta, S. (2025). Emotion Classification on Software Engineering Q&A Websites. e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal (EISEJ), https://doi.org/10.37190/e-Inf250104

Background: With the rapid proliferation of question-and-answer websites for software
developers like Stack Overflow, there is an increasing need to discern developers’ emotions from
their posts to assess the influence of these emotions on their pr... Read More about Emotion Classification on Software Engineering Q&A Websites.