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Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return-to-work in primary care: a qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Harrison, R., Wynne Jones, G., Parsons, V., Madan, I., Chew-Graham, C., Pemberton, J., Mansell, G., Walker-Bone, K., Foster, N. E., & Saunders, B. (2025). Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return-to-work in primary care: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2024.0280

Background
Over 2.6 million people in the UK are absent from work due to ill-health, yet, for many, accessing work-orientated vocational support to facilitate return-to-work (RTW) is challenging. The majority of fit notes are issued in primary care,... Read More about Stakeholder perceptions of supporting patients’ return-to-work in primary care: a qualitative study.

Vitacrystallography: Appearance and Development of Cancer-Induced Structural Biomarkers in a Mouse Model (2025)
Journal Article
Avdieiev, O., Denisov, S. A., Ajeer, A., Adams, L., Greenwood, C., Nesbitt, H., Thomas, K., Rogers, K., Solovyeva, O., Mourokh, L., & Lazarev, P. (2025). Vitacrystallography: Appearance and Development of Cancer-Induced Structural Biomarkers in a Mouse Model. Life, 15(6), Article 904. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15060904

Structural biomarkers determined by X-ray scattering of the tissues can complement conventional diagnostics and provide a pathway for early detection of diseases. In the present study, mouse models were utilized to observe the progression of prostate... Read More about Vitacrystallography: Appearance and Development of Cancer-Induced Structural Biomarkers in a Mouse Model.

Addressing the inequity of access to home Dialysis in Europe: recommendations for action informed by an international consensus exercise (2025)
Journal Article
Davies, S. J., Bammens, B., de Barbieri, I., Brown, E. A., van Cruchten, J., Gallego, D., Goffin, E., Gallieni, M., Gliki, S., Kooman, J. P., Meeus, G., Moeslund-Hansen, M.-B., Rutherford, P., Vanholder, R., Wilkie, M., & Van Biesen, W. (2025). Addressing the inequity of access to home Dialysis in Europe: recommendations for action informed by an international consensus exercise. BMC Nephrology, 26(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04188-y

Background: Use of Home Dialysis (referring to both peritoneal and home haemodialysis throughout this study), is under-exploited and highly variable across Europe, and this is the case both within as well as between countries. Several, predominantly... Read More about Addressing the inequity of access to home Dialysis in Europe: recommendations for action informed by an international consensus exercise.

Combination of Suture‐Plug Vascular Closure Devices Versus Suture‐Only Devices Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis (2025)
Journal Article
Haddad, S., Bashour, G., & Mamas, M. A. (2025). Combination of Suture‐Plug Vascular Closure Devices Versus Suture‐Only Devices Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.31655

ABSTRACT
Background
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an effective and safe intervention for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis regardless of surgical risk. Vascular complications following TAVI are considered among the most common... Read More about Combination of Suture‐Plug Vascular Closure Devices Versus Suture‐Only Devices Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis.

Neuroplastic periodization in tendinopathy (2025)
Journal Article
Kakavas, G., Forelli, F., Korakakis, V., Malliaropoulos, N., & Maffulli, N. (2025). Neuroplastic periodization in tendinopathy. British Medical Bulletin, 154(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldaf006

Introduction Periodized rehabilitation for tendinopathies integrates principles of athletic training into structured protocols to optimize tendon healing and functional recovery minimizing recurrence. This review explores the role of concurrent and p... Read More about Neuroplastic periodization in tendinopathy.

Managing for Sustainability: The Role of Human Resource Management in Advancing SDG Goals (Ed. by A. Behl) (2025)
Book
Krishnan, C., Behl, A., & Varma, A. (2025). C. Krishnan, A. Behl, & A. Varma (Eds.). Managing for Sustainability: The Role of Human Resource Management in Advancing SDG Goals (Ed. by A. Behl). World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/14158

This book provides a comprehensive guide on integrating sustainability into organizational strategy, HR practices, and overall business growth. It begins by highlighting the importance of aligning business strategies with the Sustainable Development... Read More about Managing for Sustainability: The Role of Human Resource Management in Advancing SDG Goals (Ed. by A. Behl).

The Meaning and Value of Toleration: Common Conceptual Misconceptions, False Criticism, and Alleged Paradoxes (2025)
Book Chapter
Nehushtan, Y., & Sardoč, M. (2025). The Meaning and Value of Toleration: Common Conceptual Misconceptions, False Criticism, and Alleged Paradoxes. In Making Sense of Toleration (1-14). (1). Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com]. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84256-6_13

In the interview with him, Yossi Nehushtan elaborates on several important issues related to the study of toleration. His emphasis on the importance of distinguishing ‘between the concept of toleration and the moral evaluation of the practice, politi... Read More about The Meaning and Value of Toleration: Common Conceptual Misconceptions, False Criticism, and Alleged Paradoxes.

Novel risk score for patients undergoing Impella-assisted high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention. (2025)
Journal Article
Lemor, A., Shah, T., Thompson, J. B., Protty, M. B., Mamas, M. A., Kinnaird, T., Bharadwaj, A. S., Truesdell, A. G., Schonning, M. J., Zhang, Y., Hussain, Y., Falah, B., Cohen, D. J., Redfors, B., Baron, S. J., Witzke, C. F., Dixon, S. R., Basir, M. B., Lansky, A. J., & O'Neill, W. W. (2025). Novel risk score for patients undergoing Impella-assisted high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine, 75, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carrev.2025.05.031

High-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (HRPCI) procedures supported by percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) are increasingly common, but existing PCI risk scores were developed in patients across the risk spectrum, including few... Read More about Novel risk score for patients undergoing Impella-assisted high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention..

Global dengue epidemic worsens with record 14 million cases and 9000 deaths reported in 2024 (2025)
Journal Article
Haider, N., Hasan, M. N., Onyango, J., Billah, M., Khan, S., Papakonstantinou, D., Paudyal, P., & Asaduzzaman, M. (2025). Global dengue epidemic worsens with record 14 million cases and 9000 deaths reported in 2024. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2025(Sep 2025), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107940

Dengue, caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease worldwide. We utilised monthly data on dengue cases and deaths reported through the World Health Organisation's (WHO) global surveillance system for the period o... Read More about Global dengue epidemic worsens with record 14 million cases and 9000 deaths reported in 2024.

The cognitive fatigue experienced by batters is modulated by the strike rate of a twenty20 innings (2025)
Journal Article
Lopes, T., Goble, D., Kerr, S., & Olivier, B. (2025). The cognitive fatigue experienced by batters is modulated by the strike rate of a twenty20 innings. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197x.2025.2510257

An individual Twenty20 batting innings requires prolonged cognitive control which may be influenced by the high physical intensity of run scoring. How batters perform through the exercise-cognition interaction is unknown and this study aimed to eluci... Read More about The cognitive fatigue experienced by batters is modulated by the strike rate of a twenty20 innings.

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity of early B-type supergiants in the Small Magellanic Cloud (2025)
Journal Article
Britavskiy, N., Mahy, L., Lennon, D., Patrick, L., Sana, H., Villaseñor, J., Shenar, T., Bodensteiner, J., Bernini-Peron, M., Berlanas, S., Bowman, D., Crowther, P., de Mink, S., Evans, C., Götberg, Y., Holgado, G., Johnston, C., Keszthelyi, Z., Klencki, J., Langer, N., …Vink, J. (2025). Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity of early B-type supergiants in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 698(May 2025), Article A40. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452963

Context. The blue supergiant (BSG) domain contains a large variety of stars whose past and future evolutionary paths are still highly uncertain. Since binary interaction plays a crucial role in the fate of massive stars, investigating the multiplicit... Read More about Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity of early B-type supergiants in the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM):. Enhanced multiplicity of early B-type dwarfs and giants at Z=0.2 Zsun (2025)
Journal Article
Villaseñor, J., Sana, H., Mahy, L., Shenar, T., Bodensteiner, J., Britavskiy, N., Lennon, D., Moe, M., Patrick, L., Pawlak, M., Bowman, D., Crowther, P., de Mink, S., Deshmukh, K., Evans, C., Fabry, M., Fouesneau, M., Holgado, G., Langer, N., Maíz Apellaniz, J., …Vink, J. (2025). Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM):. Enhanced multiplicity of early B-type dwarfs and giants at Z=0.2 Zsun. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 698, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202453166

Early B-type stars with initial masses between 8 and 15M are frequently found in multiple systems, as is evidenced by multi-epoch spectroscopic campaigns in the Milky Way and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Previous studies have shown no strong met... Read More about Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM):. Enhanced multiplicity of early B-type dwarfs and giants at Z=0.2 Zsun.

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity properties of Oe and Be stars (2025)
Journal Article
Bodensteiner, J., Shenar, T., Sana, H., Britavskiy, N., Crowther, P., Langer, N., Lennon, D., Mahy, L., Patrick, L., Villaseñor, J., Abdul-Masih, M., Bowman, D., de Koter, A., de Mink, S., Deshmukh, K., Fabry, M., Gilkis, A., Götberg, Y., Holgado, G., Izzard, R., …Xu, X.-T. (2025). Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity properties of Oe and Be stars. Astronomy & Astrophysics, https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452623

Context. Rapidly rotating classical OBe stars have been proposed as the products of binary interactions, and the fraction of Be stars with compact companions implies that at least some are. However, to constrain the interaction physics spinning up th... Read More about Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity properties of Oe and Be stars.

Quantile Effects of Climate Policy Uncertainty, Economic Policy Uncertainty, and Interest Rates on REIT Returns: Evidence From the United States (2025)
Journal Article
Sarker, P. K., & Chen, X. H. (2025). Quantile Effects of Climate Policy Uncertainty, Economic Policy Uncertainty, and Interest Rates on REIT Returns: Evidence From the United States. Economic Notes, 54(2 - July 2025), Article e70012. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecno.70012

ABSTRACTWe investigate the quantile effects of climate policy uncertainty (CPU) on real estate investment trusts (REITs) returns in the United States. We use the quantile autoregressive distributed lags (QARDL) method on the monthly economic policy u... Read More about Quantile Effects of Climate Policy Uncertainty, Economic Policy Uncertainty, and Interest Rates on REIT Returns: Evidence From the United States.

Burden of smoking-related stroke in Saudi Arabia: trends from 1990 to 2021 (2025)
Journal Article
Alqahtani, J. S., AlDraiwiesh, I. A., Aldhahir, A. M., & Oyelade, T. (2025). Burden of smoking-related stroke in Saudi Arabia: trends from 1990 to 2021. PloS one, 20(5), Article e0324039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324039

Background: Stroke ranks among the top causes of death and disability globally, with smoking being a significant risk factor for its development. This study aims to assess the impact of smoking-related strokes in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to 2021. Metho... Read More about Burden of smoking-related stroke in Saudi Arabia: trends from 1990 to 2021.

Geographical Association of Bird Species Richness with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Rates of Local Residents: An Ecological Study in China (2025)
Journal Article
Zhang, N., You, J., Xu, Q., Cai, J., Jordan, K. P., Li, L., Yu, T., & Chen, Y. (2025). Geographical Association of Bird Species Richness with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Rates of Local Residents: An Ecological Study in China. Life, 15(6), Article 875. https://doi.org/10.3390/life15060875

The pressing ecological challenges of the twenty-first century underscore the need for biodiversity protection. The “One Health” approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health, has become increasingly vital. This study investigate... Read More about Geographical Association of Bird Species Richness with All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality Rates of Local Residents: An Ecological Study in China.

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): The multiplicity properties and evolution of BAF-type supergiants (2025)
Journal Article
Patrick, L. R., Lennon, D. J., Najarro, F., Shenar, T., Bodensteiner, J., Sana, H., Crowther, P. A., Britavskiy, N., Langer, N., Schootemeijer, A., Evans, C. J., Mahy, L., Götberg, Y., de Mink, S. E., Schneider, F. R. N., O’Grady, A. J. G., Villaseñor, J. I., Bernini-Peron, M., Bowman, D. M., de Koter, A., …Wang, C. (2025). Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): The multiplicity properties and evolution of BAF-type supergiants. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 698(June 2025), Article A39. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202452949

Given the uncertain evolutionary status of blue supergiant stars, their multiplicity properties hold vital clues to better understand their origin and evolution. As part of The Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM) campaign in the Small Magellanic Clou... Read More about Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): The multiplicity properties and evolution of BAF-type supergiants.

Understanding of Stroke Risk Among Smokers in Saudi Arabia (2025)
Journal Article
Alqahtani, J. S., Aldhahir, A. M., Alqarni, A. A., Alghamdi, S. M., Oyelade, T., Alzaidi, F. N., Alamri, M. A., Kheder, A. M., Alsamdani, H. I., AlAyadi, A. Y., Siraj, R. A., Aldabayan, Y. S., & Al Rajeh, A. M. (2025). Understanding of Stroke Risk Among Smokers in Saudi Arabia. Medicina, 61(6), Article 1006. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61061006

Background and Objectives: Stroke is a common and fatal condition impacting millions worldwide. Understanding the risk factors, symptoms, and consequences at an earlier stage, specifically in highly at-risk populations such as smokers, is crucial for... Read More about Understanding of Stroke Risk Among Smokers in Saudi Arabia.

A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine Giant Planets Identified by the WASP Survey (2025)
Journal Article
Schanche, N., Hébrard, G., Stassun, K. G., Hord, B., Barkaoui, K., Bieryla, A., Ciardi, D., Collins, K. A., Collier Cameron, A., Hartman, J., Heidari, N., Hellier, C., Howell, S. B., Lendl, M., McCormac, J., McLeod, K. K., Parviainen, H., Radford, D., Rajpurohit, A. S., Relles, H., …Winn, J. (2025). A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine Giant Planets Identified by the WASP Survey. Astronomical Journal, 169(6), Article 334. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/adccc6

The Wide Angle Search for Planets (WASP) survey provided some of the first transiting hot Jupiter candidates. With the addition of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), many WASP planet candidates have now been revisited and given updated... Read More about A Swarm of WASP Planets: Nine Giant Planets Identified by the WASP Survey.

EBLM XV – Revised dynamical masses for the circumbinary planet host Kepler-16 AB, using the SOPHIE spectrograph (2025)
Journal Article
Sebastian, D., Boisse, I., Santerne, A., Triaud, A. H. M. J., Baycroft, T. A., Davis, Y. T., Deleuil, M., Grouffal, S., Hébrard, G., Heidari, N., Martin, D. V., Maxted, P. F. L., Nelson, R. P., Lalitha, S., Scott, M. G., Scutt, O. J., & Standing, M. (in press). EBLM XV – Revised dynamical masses for the circumbinary planet host Kepler-16 AB, using the SOPHIE spectrograph. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf863

Eclipsing binaries are perfect laboratories to measure precise, accurate and model-independent stellar radii and stellar masses, so long as both components are spectroscopically resolved. Resolving both components is difficult in high-contrast binari... Read More about EBLM XV – Revised dynamical masses for the circumbinary planet host Kepler-16 AB, using the SOPHIE spectrograph.