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Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097) (2024)
Working Paper
Wynne-Jones, G., Lewis, M., Sowden, G., Madan, I., Walker-Bone, K., Chew-Graham, C., …Foster, N. Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097)

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of adding a brief vocational advice intervention to usual care in reducing the number of days absent from work over a period of 6 months in adults given a fit note by their general practice.

Design Multi... Read More about Protocol for the Work And Vocational advicE (WAVE) randomised controlled trial testing the addition of vocational advice to usual primary care (Clinical Trials: NCT04543097).

Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study (2024)
Journal Article
Beales, D., Boyle, E., Fary, R., Mikhailov, A., Saunders, B., Coates, S., …Rebbeck, T. (in press). Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 74, Article 103178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2024.103178

Objective
Investigate people's acceptance of specialist musculoskeletal care within a new care pathway for common musculoskeletal conditions (low back pain, neck pain/whiplash, knee osteoarthritis).... Read More about Patient acceptance of care of a novel care pathway for those at risk of poor outcomes from musculoskeletal pain: A mixed methods study.

Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam (2024)
Journal Article
Nguyen, D. H., Nguyen, H. H., Nguyen, T. H. M., & Chen, X. H. (2025). Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam. Research in International Business and Finance, 73, Article 102570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102570

Vietnam is actively pursuing sustainable economic development while transitioning to a greener economy, facing challenges in balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. The evaluation of current sustainable development efforts and th... Read More about Green credit’s impact on pollution and economic development: A study from Vietnam.

Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review. (2024)
Journal Article
Firzara, A. M. T., Beh, H. C., Selvaraj, C. S., Mallen, C., Ng, C. J., & Lee, Y. K. (in press). Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review. Preventive Medicine, 189(December 2024), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.108137

The global incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is rising, with people having a family history of CRC (PFH-CRC) facing double the risk compared to the average-risk population. Despite this, CRC screening uptake among PFH-CRC remains low. There is a l... Read More about Interventions to promote colorectal cancer screening among people with a family history of colorectal cancer: A scoping review..

The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop (2024)
Journal Article
Gutiérrez-López, R., Ferraguti, M., Bodawatta, K. H., Chagas, C. R., Chakarov, N., Duc, M., …Dunn, J. C. (2024). The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 25, Article 100989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100989

The Wildlife Malaria Network (WIMANET) is a groundbreaking multinational collaboration focused on studying vector-borne haemosporidian parasites in wildlife. Unlike human malaria, wildlife malaria is found on all continents except Antarctica, with pa... Read More about The Wildlife Malaria Research network (WIMANET): Meeting report on the 1st WIMANET workshop.

Sacroiliac joint pain: what treatment and when. (2024)
Journal Article
Cocconi, F., Maffulli, N., Bell, A., Memminger, M. K., Simeone, F., & Migliorini, F. (in press). Sacroiliac joint pain: what treatment and when. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2024.2400682

Spinal and non-spinal pathologies can cause low back pain. Non-spinal sources of low back pain include the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) and the hip. SIJ pain can be treated either conservatively or surgically. Current strategies for managing sacroiliac joi... Read More about Sacroiliac joint pain: what treatment and when..

Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south (2024)
Journal Article
Han, L., Haviour Chen, X., Wang, Y., & Hai Hoang, Y. (2024). Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south. Resources Policy, 98, Article 105289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2024.105289

Export control policies for mineral resources may constrain the development of countries in the Global South. This study used data from 31 countries from 2009 to 2021 and employed a double fixed effects (FE) model to explore the impact of mineral res... Read More about Examining the impact of mineral export controls on sustainable energy transition in the global south.

Rate of revision and wear penetration in different polyethylene liner compositions in total hip arthroplasty: a Bayesian network meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Migliorini, F., Betsch, M., Maffulli, N., Schäfer, L., Hildebrand, F., Kubach, J., & Pasurka, M. (in press). Rate of revision and wear penetration in different polyethylene liner compositions in total hip arthroplasty: a Bayesian network meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 21162. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-71326-1

The present Bayesian network meta-analysis compared different types of polyethylene liners in total hip arthroplasty (THA) in terms of wear penetration (mm/year) and rate of revision. The type of liners compared were the crosslinked ultra-high molecu... Read More about Rate of revision and wear penetration in different polyethylene liner compositions in total hip arthroplasty: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Update on the intriguing roles of AQP4 expression and redistribution in the progression and treatment of glioma (2024)
Journal Article
Lan, Y.-L., Zou, S., & Chen, R. (2024). Update on the intriguing roles of AQP4 expression and redistribution in the progression and treatment of glioma. Annals of Medicine, 56(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2024.2401111

Aquaporin 4 (AQP4) isabundant in the human brain and has an important role in brain homeostatsis and diseases. AQP4 expression has been found to be associated with glioma malignancies. However, the complete understanding of the biological processes... Read More about Update on the intriguing roles of AQP4 expression and redistribution in the progression and treatment of glioma.

"Building back better": Task shifting is the way forward for Sri Lanka to address maternal mental health in the economic crisis. (2024)
Journal Article
Jayasinghe, O. S., Hewamalage, A., Sikander, S., Rahman, A., & Sumathipala, A. (in press). "Building back better": Task shifting is the way forward for Sri Lanka to address maternal mental health in the economic crisis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 102, Article 104234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104234

Maternal mental health is a global priority. Like other low-and middle-income countries, maternal mental health issues are highly prevalent in Sri Lanka. While the country claims to have achieved a satisfactory level of maternal health care indicator... Read More about "Building back better": Task shifting is the way forward for Sri Lanka to address maternal mental health in the economic crisis..

A global assessment of kidney care workforce (2024)
Journal Article
Okpechi, I. G., Tummalapalli, S. L., Chothia, M.-Y., Sozio, S. M., Tungsanga, S., Caskey, F. J., …Johnson, D. W. (2024). A global assessment of kidney care workforce. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 39(Supplement_2), ii43-ii48. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfae126

Background
An adequate workforce is needed to guarantee optimal kidney care. We used the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas (ISN-GKHA) to provide an assessment of the global kidney care workforce.

Methods
We conducted... Read More about A global assessment of kidney care workforce.

HD 21520 b: a warm sub-Neptune transiting a bright G dwarf (2024)
Journal Article
Nies, M., Mireles, I., Bouchy, F., Dragomir, D., Nicholson, B. A., Eisner, N. L., …Ricker, G. R. (in press). HD 21520 b: a warm sub-Neptune transiting a bright G dwarf. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2079

We report the discovery and validation of HD 21520 b, a transiting planet found with TESS and orbiting a bright G dwarf (V=9.2, Teff = 5871 ± 62 K, R⋆ = 1.04 ± 0.02 R⊙). HD 21520 b was originally alerted as a system (TOI-4320) consisting of two plane... Read More about HD 21520 b: a warm sub-Neptune transiting a bright G dwarf.

The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research (2024)
Journal Article
Dowey, N., Lawrence, A., Raji, M., Jackson, C., Williams, R., Fernando, B., …Souch, C. (2024). The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research. Earth Science, Systems and Society, 4, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3389/esss.2024.10123

There is a well-documented racial and ethnic diversity crisis in Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES) subjects in the Global North that leads to inequities in who does environmental research. The Equator project set out to increase part... Read More about The Equator Project Research School and Mentoring Network: Evaluated Interventions to Improve Equity in Geoscience Research.

State of the Art in Sub-Phenotyping Midbrain Dopamine Neurons (2024)
Journal Article
Basso, V., Döbrössy, M. D., Thompson, L. H., Kirik, D., Fuller, H. R., & Gates, M. A. (2024). State of the Art in Sub-Phenotyping Midbrain Dopamine Neurons. Biology, 13(9), 690. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13090690

Dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) comprise around 75% of all dopaminergic neurons in the human brain. While both groups of dopaminergic neurons are in close proximity in the midbrai... Read More about State of the Art in Sub-Phenotyping Midbrain Dopamine Neurons.

Safety, efficacy, and optical coherence tomography insights into intravascular lithotripsy for the modification of non‐eruptive calcified nodules: A prospective observational study (2024)
Journal Article
Gupta, A., Shrivastava, A., Chhikara, S., Revaiah, P. C., Mamas, M. A., Vijayvergiya, R., …Mahesh, N. K. (in press). Safety, efficacy, and optical coherence tomography insights into intravascular lithotripsy for the modification of non‐eruptive calcified nodules: A prospective observational study. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 104(4), 688-696. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.31217

Background
Non-eruptive calcium nodules (CNs) are commonly seen in heavily calcified coronary artery disease. They are the most difficult subset for modification, and may result in stent damage, malapposition and under-expansion. There are only limi... Read More about Safety, efficacy, and optical coherence tomography insights into intravascular lithotripsy for the modification of non‐eruptive calcified nodules: A prospective observational study.

Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review (2024)
Journal Article
Lucenti, L., Maffulli, N., Bardazzi, T., Saggini, R., Memminger, M., Simeone, F., & Migliorini, F. (in press). Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(17), https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13175219

Background: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is common. The present systematic review updates the current evidence on return to sport (RTS) in patients who have undergone arthroscopic surgery for FAI in any of its variants (CAM, pincer, or both). M... Read More about Return to Sport Following Arthroscopic Management of Femoroacetabular Impingement: A Systematic Review.

Caught between two worlds: Social identity change among second‐generation Afghan immigrants in Iran (2024)
Journal Article
Keshavarzi, S., Jetten, J., Ruhani, A., Fuladi, K., & Cakal, H. (in press). Caught between two worlds: Social identity change among second‐generation Afghan immigrants in Iran. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 34(5), Article e2881. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2881

AbstractThis study investigates the identity processes among second‐generation Afghans living in Iran and evaluate the relevance of the social identity model of social change (SIMIC) to understand their unique experiences. We conducted 23 in‐depth in... Read More about Caught between two worlds: Social identity change among second‐generation Afghan immigrants in Iran.

Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999–2020) (2024)
Journal Article
Chobufo, M., Ali, S., Taha, A., Duhan, S., Patel, N., Gonuguntla, K., …Balla, S. (2024). Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999–2020). Birth Defects Research, 116(9), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/bdr2.2398

Background
Infant mortality continues to be a significant problem for patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Limited data exist on the recent trends of mortality in infants with CHD.

Methods
The CDC WONDER (Centers for Disease Control and... Read More about Temporal Trends of Infant Mortality Secondary to Congenital Heart Disease: National CDC Cohort Analysis (1999–2020).