Brunel University London

1. Prevalence and associated factors of early initiation of sexual intercourse among youth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

   Authors: Natnael Kebede, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Fanos Yeshanew Ayele, Bereket Kefale, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Anteneh Mengist Dessie and Yawkal Tsega

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:2072

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

2. Investigating the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the attitude scale for cancer screening

   Authors: Naeimeh Sarkhani, Reza Negarandeh and Mohammad Ehsan Heshmatian

   Citation: BMC Public Health 2023 23:2068

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

3. Behavioural economic interventions to reduce health care appointment non-attendance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   Authors: Kalin Werner, Sara Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Reem F. Alsukait, Reem Alshehri, Christopher H. Herbst, Mohammed Alhajji and Tracy Kuo Lin

   Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2023 23:1136

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

4. Patient, clinician, and performance-based measures provide different information about clinical symptoms in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis presenting with depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study

   Authors: José Pérez-Maletzki, Fernando Domínguez-Navarro, Sergio Roig-Casasús, Beatriz Díaz-Díaz, Felipe Querol-Giner, Carmen García-Gomáriz and José-María Blasco

   Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:833

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

5. Hand grip strength, vitamin D status, and diets as predictors of bone health in 6–12 years old school children

   Authors: Ahmad H. Alghadir, Sami A. Gabr and Amir Iqbal

   Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023 24:830

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

6. Spatial distribution and determinants of tetanus toxoid immunization among pregnant women in Ethiopia using data from Ethiopian demographic and health survey 2016

   Authors: Beletech Fentie, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Masresha Asmare Techane, Chalachew Adugna Wubneh, Nega Tezera Assimamaw, Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Addis Bilal Muhye, Destaye Guadie Kassie, Amare Wondim, Bewuketu Terefe, Bethelihem Tigabu Tarekegn, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Berhan Tekeba, Selam Fisiha Kassa…

   Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2023 23:745

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

7. Subjective social status and functional and mobility impairments among older adults: life satisfaction and depression as mediators and moderators

   Authors: Manacy Pai and T. Muhammad

   Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2023 23:685

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

8. Early prediction of need for invasive mechanical ventilation in the neonatal intensive care unit using artificial intelligence and electronic health records: a clinical study

   Authors: Younga Kim, Hyeongsub Kim, Jaewoo Choi, Kyungjae Cho, Dongjoon Yoo, Yeha Lee, Su Jeong Park, Mun Hui Jeong, Seong Hee Jeong, Kyung Hee Park, Shin-Yun Byun, Taehwa Kim, Sung-Ho Ahn, Woo Hyun Cho and Narae Lee

   Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2023 23:525

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

9. Acceptability of a digital health application to empower persons with multiple sclerosis with moderate to severe disability: single-arm prospective pilot study

   Authors: Max Kutzinski, Nicole Krause, Karin Riemann-Lorenz, Björn Meyer and Christoph Heesen

   Citation: BMC Neurology 2023 23:382

   Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

10. One health approach to toxocariasis in quilombola communities of southern Brazil

    Authors: Vamilton Alvares Santarém, Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Orlei José Domingues, Isabella Braghin Ferreira, Roberto Teixeira de Souza Filho, João Henrique Farinhas, Fernando Rodrigo Doline, Susana Angélica Zevallos Lescano, Leandro Meneguelli Biondo, Rogério Giuffrida, Alexander Welker Biondo and Giovani Marino Fávero

    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:379

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

    

11. Integrated traditional herbal medicine in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorder: the pattern of use and the knowledge of safety among the Eastern Region Saudi population

    Authors: Dalia Ahmed Elmaghraby, Ghufran Adnan Alsalman, Layla Hassan Alawadh, Sara Abdulaziz Al-Abdulqader, Malak Mohammed Alaithan and Bayan Ibrahim Alnuwaysir

    Citation: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 2023 23:373

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

12. Performance of ultra-sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic test to detect Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Authors: Japhet Kabalu Tshiongo, Flory Luzolo, Melissa Kabena, Lise Kuseke, Moussa Djimde, Patrick Mitashi, Crispin Lumbala, Kassoum Kayentao, Sandra Menting, Petra F. Mens, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Pascal Lutumba, Halidou Tinto, Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko and Vivi Maketa

    Citation: Malaria Journal 2023 22:322

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

13. Antimicrobial resistance pattern of anaerobic bacteria causing lower respiratory tract infections

    Authors: Malini Shariff and Elizabeth Ramengmawi

    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2023 23:301

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

14. Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling: validity, diagnostic accuracy in lateralization of pituitary microadenoma, and treatment in eleven patients with Cushing’s syndrome – a single-center retrospective cohort study

    Authors: Mohammadali Tavakoli Ardakani, Soghra Rabizadeh, Amirhossein Yadegar, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Sahar Karimpour Reyhan, Reihane Qahremani, Hossein Ghanaati, Alireza Esteghamati and Manouchehr Nakhjavani

    Citation: BMC Endocrine Disorders 2023 23:232

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

15. Directional selection coupled with kin selection favors the establishment of senescence

    Authors: András Szilágyi, Tamás Czárán, Mauro Santos and Eörs Szathmáry

    Citation: BMC Biology 2023 21:230

    Content type: Research article Published on: 23 October 2023

16. Prevalent bee venom genes evolved before the aculeate stinger and eusociality

    Authors: Ivan Koludarov, Mariana Velasque, Tobias Senoner, Thomas Timm, Carola Greve, Alexander Ben Hamadou, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Günter Lochnit, Michael Heinzinger, Andreas Vilcinskas, Rosalyn Gloag, Brock A. Harpur, Lars Podsiadlowski, Burkhard Rost, Timothy N. W. Jackson, Sebastien Dutertre…

    Citation: BMC Biology 2023 21:229

    Content type: Research article Published on: 23 October 2023

17. Cost-effectiveness of left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review appraising the methodological quality

    Authors: Sumudu A. Hewage, Rini Noviyani, David Brain, Pakhi Sharma, William Parsonage, Steven M. McPhail, Adrian Barnett and Sanjeewa Kularatna

    Citation: Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2023 21:76

    Content type: Research Published on: 23 October 2023

18. Benefits and side effects of protein supplementation and exercise in sarcopenic obesity: A scoping review

    Authors: Khang Jin Cheah and Lin Jia Cheah

    Citation: Nutrition Journal 2023 22:52

    Content type: Review Published on: 23 October 2023

19. Regulatory T cells in skin regeneration and wound healing

    Authors: Samuel Knoedler, Leonard Knoedler, Martin Kauke-Navarro, Yuval Rinkevich, Gabriel Hundeshagen, Leila Harhaus, Ulrich Kneser, Bohdan Pomahac, Dennis P. Orgill and Adriana C. Panayi

    Citation: Military Medical Research 2023 10:49

    Content type: Review Published on: 23 October 2023

20. Early postoperative parastomal evisceration after explorative laparotomy: case report of a rare and potentially life-threatening surgical complication

    Authors: Anis Hasnaoui, Racem Trigui, Sihem Heni and Salma Kacem

    Citation: Patient Safety in Surgery 2023 17:26

    Content type: Case Report Published on: 23 October 2023