Analysis of the distribution of malignant tumor burden across eight systems in Africa: an epidemiological analysis based on the global burden of disease study 1990-2021 (2025)
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Li, K., Lu, S., Zhao, J., Mao, J., Fan, X., Gao, S., Li, B., Bai, Y., Wei, X., Chen, X., Lei, Y., Chen, Y., Wang, X., Ye, L., & Huang, Y. (in press). Analysis of the distribution of malignant tumor burden across eight systems in Africa: an epidemiological analysis based on the global burden of disease study 1990-2021. International Journal of Surgery, https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000002710

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Africa, a continent abundant in natural resources yet facing economic and cultural challenges. This study investigates the burden of cancer in Africa, leveraging data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021 to highlight the ne... Read More about Analysis of the distribution of malignant tumor burden across eight systems in Africa: an epidemiological analysis based on the global burden of disease study 1990-2021.

Extended time to maturity in Anopheles coluzzii: Implications of late egg hatch for vector control and transgene fitness (2025)
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Ottih, E. C., Roberts, J. M., Bruce, T. J. A., & Tripet, F. (2025). Extended time to maturity in Anopheles coluzzii: Implications of late egg hatch for vector control and transgene fitness. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12814

Maintaining fitness is an important consideration when mosquitoes are mass‐reared for the deployment of genetic interventions that are designed to suppress populations because released mosquitoes need to compete with wild‐type mosquitoes. Late‐hatchi... Read More about Extended time to maturity in Anopheles coluzzii: Implications of late egg hatch for vector control and transgene fitness.

Vitacrystallography: Appearance and Development of Cancer-Induced Structural Biomarkers in a Mouse Model (2025)
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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.

Burden of smoking-related stroke in Saudi Arabia: trends from 1990 to 2021 (2025)
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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.

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM): Multiplicity properties of Oe and Be stars (2025)
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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.

Understanding of Stroke Risk Among Smokers in Saudi Arabia (2025)
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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.

Binarity at LOw Metallicity (BLOeM):. Enhanced multiplicity of early B-type dwarfs and giants at Z=0.2 Zsun (2025)
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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.

EBLM XV – Revised dynamical masses for the circumbinary planet host Kepler-16 AB, using the SOPHIE spectrograph (2025)
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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.

A scoping review of evidence for the effects of seven global deer species on woody vegetation (2025)
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Gresham, A., Healey, J. R., Lawrence, P. J., Eichhorn, M. P., & Shannon, G. (2025). A scoping review of evidence for the effects of seven global deer species on woody vegetation. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(2 - April/June 2025), Article e70044. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70044

Context: Rapid expansion of deer (Cervidae) populations is a concern for forest ecosystems. Despite extensive reviews on how deer affect forests, variation in effects across deer species has received less attention. A lack of focus on species‐specifi... Read More about A scoping review of evidence for the effects of seven global deer species on woody vegetation.

Self-management interventions for common long-term conditions in low- and middle-income countries: a synthesis of current evidence. (2025)
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Akhal, T., Gabra, M., Adesokan, M., & Babatunde, O. O. (in press). Self-management interventions for common long-term conditions in low- and middle-income countries: a synthesis of current evidence. Journal of Global Health, 15(04148), https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04148

In addition to endemic communicable diseases, resource-poor health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are buckling under an increasing prevalence, morbidity, and mortality attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCD) - 'NCDs crisi... Read More about Self-management interventions for common long-term conditions in low- and middle-income countries: a synthesis of current evidence..

Systematic studies toward the synthesis of d -galactosamine-containing coumarin glycosides † (2025)
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Wootton, H. S., & Miller, G. J. (2025). Systematic studies toward the synthesis of d -galactosamine-containing coumarin glycosides †. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5ob00746a

An O-glycosylation method for accessing coumarin glycosides is presented. We report the reaction of 6,8-difluoro-7-hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin and 4-methylumbelliferone with a variety of glycosyl imidate donors using BF3·Et2O as activator to access a se... Read More about Systematic studies toward the synthesis of d -galactosamine-containing coumarin glycosides †.

Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts. (2025)
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Migliorini, F., Lucenti, L., Bardazzi, T., Bell, A., Cocconi, F., & Maffulli, N. (2025). Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 35(1), Article 208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-025-04308-2

Managing sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is challenging and unpredictable. There are no internationally accepted recommendations. In light of the lack of global consensus and guidelines and the ongoing advancements in management options, a widely accepte... Read More about Management of sacroiliac joint pain: current concepts..

Near-infrared spectroscopy of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a (2025)
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Banerjee, D. P. K., Geballe, T. R., Evans, A., Woodward, C. E., Page, K. L., & Starrfield, S. (2025). Near-infrared spectroscopy of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 540(2 - June 2025), 1780-1785. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf817

Near-infrared (NIR) 0.9–2.5 m spectra of the remarkable recurrent nova (RN) M31N 2008-12a were obtained on days 6.3 and 10.3 after discovery of its 2024 outburst, and are the first NIR spectra of this object. The only prominent line seen in the spect... Read More about Near-infrared spectroscopy of the recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a.

Factors Contributing to Low Utilization of Intracoronary Imaging in Clinical Practice: A White Paper (2025)
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Escaned, J., Lombardi, M., Götberg, M., Amabile, N., Banning, A., Barbato, E., Brugaletta, S., Chen, S.-L., Doshi, D., Koo, B.-K., Kozuma, K., Mahadevan, K., Milasinovic, D., Sinning, J.-M., Toth, G., Gonzalo, N., Mamas, M. A., & Kirtane, A. J. (2025). Factors Contributing to Low Utilization of Intracoronary Imaging in Clinical Practice: A White Paper. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, 103607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103607

Intracoronary imaging (ICI) was introduced over 3 decades ago to complement conventional coronary angiography, yet its widespread uptake remains limited. This paper seeks to explore the potential causes behind low ICI utilization. The concepts of acc... Read More about Factors Contributing to Low Utilization of Intracoronary Imaging in Clinical Practice: A White Paper.

Percutaneous or surgical revascularization in patients with severe left main coronary artery disease in Latin America: A GRADE clinical practice guideline. (2025)
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Lamelas, P., Pompeu Sá, M., Izcovich, A., Bottaro, F., Tisi Baña, M., Sosa Liprandi, M. I., Lanas, F., Vilca Mejia, O. A., Zuñiga Luna, M., Aubanel, P., Munera, A., Contreras Reyes, J., Bagur, R., Whitlock, R., Garcia Garcia, H., Mamas, M., Cohen, M. G., Ricalde, A., Abizaid, A., Mendiz, O., …Ragusa, M. A. (2025). Percutaneous or surgical revascularization in patients with severe left main coronary artery disease in Latin America: A GRADE clinical practice guideline. International Journal of Cardiology, 436(1 October 2025), Article 133401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2025.133401

Severe left main coronary artery disease (LMD) poses a major treatment challenge in Latin America, where both percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are used. This guideline was developed de novo using the... Read More about Percutaneous or surgical revascularization in patients with severe left main coronary artery disease in Latin America: A GRADE clinical practice guideline..

Molecularly Defined Glycocalyx Models Reveal AB5 Toxins Recognize Their Target Glycans Superselectively (2025)
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Saltor Núñez, L., Kumar, V., Ross, J. F., Dolan, J. P., Srimasorn, S., Zhang, X., Richter, R. P., & Turnbull, W. B. (2025). Molecularly Defined Glycocalyx Models Reveal AB5 Toxins Recognize Their Target Glycans Superselectively. JACS Au, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.5c00305

AB5 toxins are a class of bacterial toxins that recognize cell surface carbohydrates to facilitate their uptake by the target cell. Among them are cholera toxin (CT) from Vibrio cholerae that causes cholera, and Shiga toxin (STx) from Shigella dysent... Read More about Molecularly Defined Glycocalyx Models Reveal AB5 Toxins Recognize Their Target Glycans Superselectively.

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the 4 domain sports prom. (2025)
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Sun, Y., Chen, S., Neyret, P., Hutchinson, M., Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Górios, C., & Piedade, S. R. (2025). Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the 4 domain sports prom. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 20(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-025-05882-1

Background
This work evaluated and validated the translation and cross-cultural adaptation of 4-Domain Sport PROM (4-DSP) into Chinese, assessing its understandability and reproducibility in all questionnaire domains for Chinese-speaking patients.... Read More about Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese version of the 4 domain sports prom..

Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Polyvascular Disease. (2025)
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Abomoawad, A., Sedhom, R., Golwala, H., Abdelazeem, M., Mamas, M., Jneid, H., Bavry, A. A., Kumbhani, D. J., Kapadia, S., & Elbadawi, A. (2025). Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Polyvascular Disease. Cardiology and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40119-025-00415-7

There is a paucity of data regarding the trends and comparative outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) versus surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) among patients with polyvascular disease (PVD). The Nationwide Readmissions Data... Read More about Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Polyvascular Disease..

A non-specialist worker delivered digital assessment of cognitive development (DEEP) in young children: a longitudinal validation study in rural India (2025)
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Bhavnani, S., Ranjan, A., Mukherjee, D., Divan, G., Prakash, A., Yadav, A., Lal, C., Gajria, D., Irfan, H., Sharma, K. K., Todkar, S. D., Patel, V., & McCray, G. (2025). A non-specialist worker delivered digital assessment of cognitive development (DEEP) in young children: a longitudinal validation study in rural India. PLOS Digital Health, 4(5), Article e0000824. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000824

Cognitive development in early childhood is critical for life-long well-being. Existing cognitive development surveillance tools require lengthy parental interviews and observations of children. Developmental Assessment on an E-Platform (DEEP) is a d... Read More about A non-specialist worker delivered digital assessment of cognitive development (DEEP) in young children: a longitudinal validation study in rural India.

Benign/Cancer Diagnostics Based on X-Ray Diffraction: Comparison of Data Analytics Approaches (2025)
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Alekseev, A., Shcherbakov, V., Avdieiev, O., Denisov, S. A., Kubytskyi, V., Blinchevsky, B., Murokh, S., Ajeer, A., Adams, L., Greenwood, C., Rogers, K., Jones, L. J., Mourokh, L., & Lazarev, P. (2025). Benign/Cancer Diagnostics Based on X-Ray Diffraction: Comparison of Data Analytics Approaches. Cancers, 17(10), Article 1662. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17101662

Background/Objectives: With the number of detected breast cancer cases growing every year, there is a need to augment histopathological analysis with fast preliminary screening. We examine the feasibility of using X-ray diffraction measurements for t... Read More about Benign/Cancer Diagnostics Based on X-Ray Diffraction: Comparison of Data Analytics Approaches.