Developing a master of science in health research ethics program in Northern Nigeria: a needs assessment by Caitlin Bieniek, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Aishatu L. Adamu, Usman J. Wudil, C. William Wester, Zubairu Iliyasu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Elisa J. Gordon, Elizabeth S. Rose

“…Methods To inform the creation of a Master of Science in Health Research Ethics program in northern Nigeria, we conducted a needs assessment comprised of semi-structured interviews with nine Nigerian bioethics experts. We used the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) method to analyze interview transcriptions. …”
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Effects of POPs-induced SIRT6 alteration on intestinal mucosal barrier function: A comprehensive review by Guangcan Chen, Tengyang Huang, Yifeng Dai, Xia Huo, Xijin Xu

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Epidemiology and Control of diabetes - tuberculosis comorbidity in Eswatini: protocol for the prospective study of tuberculosis patients on predictive factors, treatment outcomes a... by Diederick E Grobbee, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Kennedy Otwombe, Victor Williams, Alinda Vos

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Variational Approaches for Drug-Disease-Gene Links in Periodontal Inflammation by Pradeep Kumar Yadalam, Prabhu Manickam Natarajan, Musab Hamed Saeed, Carlos M. Ardila

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Practices and preferences in the use of magnification among endodontists and restorative dentists: A multicentre study. by Azhar Iqbal, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Deepti Shrivastava, Kumar Chandan Srivastava, Bilal Arjumand, Hmoud Ali Algarni, Meshal Aber Alonazi, Muhsen Alnasser, Osama Khattak, Jamaluddin Syed, Reham Mohmad Attia, Asma Abubakar Rashed, Sherif El Sayed Sultan

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A multicenter, cross-sectional study was ethically approved from the local committee of bioethics. After thorough literature search, a questionnaire was designed and validated. …”
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Episodic Cancer Pain: Patient Reporting, Prevalence, and Clinicodemographic Associations at Initial Cancer Pain Clinic Assessment by Paulo Reis-Pina, Anand Acharya, Antonio Barbosa, Peter G. Lawlor

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Observational research in epidemic settings: a roadmap to reform by Marc Lipsitch, Nicholas Evans, Alexandra L Phelan, Stephany N Duda, Annette Rid, Colin J Carlson, Jennifer B Rosen, Natalie E Dean, John Barugahare, Maya B Mathur, Emily E Ricotta, Fausto A Bustos Carrillo, Samuel Angelli-Nichols, Adia Benton, Emma Chang-Rabley, Lisa Federer, Mary-Margaret A Fill, Elizabeth C LeRoy, Natalie M Linton, Lauren Sauer, Sheena G Sullivan, Mackenzie Zendt

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Gender-based Morphometric Analysis of the Human Orbital Aperture Profile using 3D Reconstruction Computed Tomography: A Cross-sectional Retrospective Study by Muhammad Omer Afzal Bhatti, Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey, Muhammad Ikram Ali, Allah Rakhyo Shoro, Abdulkrem Ahmed Alenazi, Rayan Alhumaidi Alruwaili

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted from January to June 2024 in the Radiology Department of Tower Hospital, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, following the acquisition of ethical approval from the Local Bioethics Committee at Northern Border University. …”
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Problems in the theory of scientific cognition of nature in the light of the sustainable growth concept by Jan Sandner

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Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

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Impact of Preoperative and Intraoperative Factors on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A 10-Year Retrospective Study by Lucian Flavius Herlo, Ioana Golu, Alexandra Herlo, Claudia Raluca Balasa Virzob, Ionescu Alin, Stela Iurciuc, Ionut Eduard Iordache, Luana Alexandrescu, Doina Ecaterina Tofolean, Raluca Dumache

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Tuberculosis and drug resistance in a region of Southern Italy among native and foreign-born populations: A twelve-year province-based study by Salvatore Rotundo, Salvatore Nisticò, Helen Linda Morrone, Luigia Gallo, Saveria Dodaro, Carmelo Papola, Pasquale Minchella, Giovanni Matera, Francesca Greco, Luigi Principe, Lorenzo Antonio Surace, Francesco Lucia, Francesca Serapide, Alessandro Russo, Carlo Torti, Enrico Maria Trecarichi

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Prognostic utility of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels for cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease treated with percutaneous c... by Ting-Yu Lin, Hsin-Bang Leu, Yen-Wen Wu, Wei-Kung Tseng, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Hung-I Yeh, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Ji-Hung Wang, Wei-Hsian Yin, Chau-Chung Wu, Chun-Yao Huang, Shing-Jong Lin, Chien-Yi Hsu, Jaw-Wen Chen

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Challenges and enablers for scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to 19... by Josefien van Olmen, Peter Delobelle, Meena Daivadanam, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Maria Lazo-Porras, J Jaime Miranda, Yuan Li, Rohina Joshi, Amanda G Thrift, Rajesh Vedanthan, Gina Agarwal, Mark D Huffman, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Naomi Levitt, Dike Ojji, Feng J He, Kamran Siddiqi, Pascal Geldsetzer, Puhong Zhang, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Lal B Rawal, Brian Oldenburg, Helena Teede, Josephine Birungi, Edwin Wouters, Abha Shrestha, Ari Probandari, Mayowa Owolabi, Vilma Irazola, Andrea Beratarrechea, Keiko Nakamura, Gindo Tampubolon, Zulma Ortiz, Violet Naanyu, Jaap Koot, Anusha Ramani-Chander, Stephen Sherwood, Monika Martens, Gade Waqa, Maria Eugenia Esandi, Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Laura Antonietti, Jan-Walter De Neve, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

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Wetland birds of middle Vistula River during breeding season: the impact of human activities on the distribution, abundance and richness of species by Dariusz Bukaciński, Monika Bukacińska, Arkadiusz Buczyński

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Editorial by Michael Rose, Jonathan M. Hoffmann

“…Jasmina Nedevska (Stockholm) analyses the differences between the NIP in bioethics and the C-NIP and – drawing a parallel to a case of climate change litigation in California – argues that the C-NIP might indeed have practical political implications. …”
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Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity Against MPXV of the Intradermal Administration of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Compared to the Standard Subcutaneous Route by Valentina Mazzotta, Pierluca Piselli, Alessandro Cozzi Lepri, Giulia Matusali, Eleonora Cimini, Rozenn Esvan, Francesca Colavita, Roberta Gagliardini, Stefania Notari, Alessandra Oliva, Silvia Meschi, Rita Casetti, Giulia Micheli, Licia Bordi, Alessandro Giacinta, Germana Grassi, Saba Gebremeskel Tekle, Claudia Cimaglia, Jessica Paulicelli, Alessandro Caioli, Paola Gallì, Giulia Del Duca, Miriam Lichtner, Loredana Sarmati, Enrica Tamburrini, Claudio Mastroianni, Alessandra Latini, Paolo Faccendini, Carla Fontana, Emanuele Nicastri, Andrea Siddu, Alessandra Barca, Francesco Vaia, Enrico Girardi, Fabrizio Maggi, Andrea Antinori

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Ethics and Biosafety in Dental Care for Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Ana Ibis Betancourt García, Carlos Lázaro Nodal García, Jorge Manuel García Rodríguez, Diosky Ferrer Vilches, Elizabeth Álvarez Heredia

“…This requires biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of crossed infection and ensure compliance of bioethical aspects to be considered when treating these patients.…”
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Doctor-patient interaction and informed consent in pediatric surgery: theory and reality in the regional practice by Sergio Luis González López, Carlos Alberto Cabrera Machado, Guillermo Cortiza Orbe, Zoe Quintero Delgado, Bertha Emelina Fonseca Romero, Yordan Ponce Rodríguez

“…In addition to the study of bioethical principles and their enforcement by those who are to provide medical services, it is also necessary to look for useful answers to bioethical questions affecting the legal tools that support the procedure.…”
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Stem Cells: A Historical Review about Biological, Religious, and Ethical Issues by Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Andrea Ballini, Stefania Cantore, Mariarosaria Boccellino, Marina Di Domenico, Elisa Borsani, Riccardo Nocini, Michele Di Cosola, Luigi Santacroce, Lucrezia Bottalico

“…So, in addition to the origin of stem cells, there are currently some social bioethical (such as political and legislative issues) and religious dilemmas. …”
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