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Psychosocial hazards and work-life balance: the role of workplace conflict, rivalry, and harassment in Latvia (2025)
Journal Article

Background: Even though the link between the psychosocial work environment and work-life balance (WLB) has been thoroughly researched, there is limited evidence evaluating the impact of workplace violence, sexual harassment, conflicts, and rivalry on... Read More about Psychosocial hazards and work-life balance: the role of workplace conflict, rivalry, and harassment in Latvia.

Can a novel set of handgrips on a walking frame increase stability and support users when transferring to/from a chair? (2025)
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Introduction: One important aspect of walking aid use is transferring safely to the aid from sitting and transferring back to the chair after walking, since these activities have been associated with falls in older adults. Standard frames require the... Read More about Can a novel set of handgrips on a walking frame increase stability and support users when transferring to/from a chair?.

Nanostructured Lipid Carrier for Intracellular Delivery of a Bis(pyridine-2-carboxamidine) DNA Minor Groove Binder Active against Leishmania (2025)
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Two types of nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) formulations of the antileishmanial DNA minor groove binding compound 4-(picolinimidamido)-N-(4-(picolinimidamido)phenyl)benzamide (1) were synthesized by the microemulsion method to evaluate their pote... Read More about Nanostructured Lipid Carrier for Intracellular Delivery of a Bis(pyridine-2-carboxamidine) DNA Minor Groove Binder Active against Leishmania.

Modeling metal uptake by selected vegetables from urban soils in Europe: uncovering key soil factors using partial least squares regression (PLS-R) (2025)
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Partial Least Squares Regression (PLS-R) was introduced as a method for modeling the uptake of six potentially toxic elements (PTEs)- Ba, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn- by lettuce, chard, and carrot. Data were obtained from a pot experiment where these crop... Read More about Modeling metal uptake by selected vegetables from urban soils in Europe: uncovering key soil factors using partial least squares regression (PLS-R).

Epidemiology of Vascular Thrombosis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Single Center Study and Comparison with National Data (2025)
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Background: Despite the growing evidence on the thrombophilia in Saudi population along its diverse regions, there have been no studies on thrombotic events in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. This single-center study aimed to investigate the pr... Read More about Epidemiology of Vascular Thrombosis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Single Center Study and Comparison with National Data.

Effects of Age, Maturation, and Sex on Trunk Muscle Performance in Elementary and Secondary School Students: ISQUIOS Program (2025)
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Physical education students participated in this study to explore maturity status (MAT), chronological age (CA), and sex-specific trunk muscle endurance differences. Method: Static and dynamic trunk endurance were assessed using five field-based test... Read More about Effects of Age, Maturation, and Sex on Trunk Muscle Performance in Elementary and Secondary School Students: ISQUIOS Program.

Managing Energy, and Shaping Care: Insights from Adults with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Through Co-Production Workshops. (2025)
Journal Article

Background
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex, debilitating condition characterized by severe fatigue that is not relieved by rest and is often exacerbated by physical or mental activity. A key challenge for ind... Read More about Managing Energy, and Shaping Care: Insights from Adults with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Through Co-Production Workshops..

Exploring the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perceptions of non-surgical management: A qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article

Objective
To investigate the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perception of non-surgical management in the UK National Health Service (NHS).
Design
Qualitative design, using semi-structured telephone interviews. Two auth... Read More about Exploring the experience of people with shoulder osteoarthritis and their perceptions of non-surgical management: A qualitative study.

Numerical Simulation of Magnetic Nano-Drug Delivery on Unsteady Herschel-Bulkley Blood Flow in a Stenotic Artery with a Saccular Aneurysm (2025)
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A two-dimensional mathematical model for electrically conducting rheological hemodynamic transport through a fibromuscular dysplasia artery featuring a contraction (stenosis) and saccular aneurysm under transverse (radial) magnetic field is developed... Read More about Numerical Simulation of Magnetic Nano-Drug Delivery on Unsteady Herschel-Bulkley Blood Flow in a Stenotic Artery with a Saccular Aneurysm.

Perceived barriers and facilitators to exercise adherence in osteoarthritis: Athematic synthesis of qualitative studies. (2025)
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ObjectiveExercise is a first-line intervention for osteoarthritis (OA). However, exercise adherence remains low, and existing studies exploring factors influencing adherence have yielded inconclusive results based on quantitative data. This study aim... Read More about Perceived barriers and facilitators to exercise adherence in osteoarthritis: Athematic synthesis of qualitative studies..

Past, present and future epidemiology of echinococcosis in China based on nationwide surveillance data 2004–2022 (2025)
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Objectives
We evaluated the epidemiological characteristics of echinococcosis, a global public health threat, in China to inform global control efforts.

Methods
Descriptive, statistical, cluster, spatial, and trend analyses were used to evaluate... Read More about Past, present and future epidemiology of echinococcosis in China based on nationwide surveillance data 2004–2022.

The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) Consensus-Based Expert Definition of Difficult-to-Manage, including Treatment-Refractory, Axial Spondyloarthritis. (2025)
Journal Article

To develop a consensus-based expert definition of difficult-to-manage (D2M) axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), incorporating treatment-refractory (TR) disease. A literature review was conducted in 2022 to identify potential definitions for D2M/TR axSpA... Read More about The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) Consensus-Based Expert Definition of Difficult-to-Manage, including Treatment-Refractory, Axial Spondyloarthritis..

Perceived bioethical issues in cancer rehabilitation: a qualitative study among Italian physiotherapists (2025)
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Introduction: Literature on bioethics in physiotherapy, particularly in cancer management, is limited. This study explores the perceived bioethical issues in cancer rehabilitation by Italian physiotherapists.

Participants: Thirty-one physiotherapi... Read More about Perceived bioethical issues in cancer rehabilitation: a qualitative study among Italian physiotherapists.

Analysing the effectiveness of digital escape rooms on enhancing student experience and knowledge acquisition – A microbiology-based case (2025)
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Active and gamified teaching methods, such as digital escaperooms, effectively enhance student outcomes. However, current work in this areais highly specialised and lacks translational capability across sectors, withlimited data associated with key h... Read More about Analysing the effectiveness of digital escape rooms on enhancing student experience and knowledge acquisition – A microbiology-based case.