Endocytic recycling is central to circadian collagen fibrillogenesis and disrupted in fibrosis by Joan Chang, Adam Pickard, Jeremy A Herrera, Sarah O'Keefe, Richa Garva, Matthew Hartshorn, Anna Hoyle, Lewis Dingle, John Knox, Thomas A Jowitt, Madeleine Coy, Jason Wong, Adam Reid, Yinhui Lu, Cédric Zeltz, Rajamiyer V Venkateswaran, Patrick T Caswell, Stephen High, Donald Gullberg, Karl E Kadler

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Protocol for an intervention development and pilot implementation evaluation study of an e-health solution to improve newborn care quality and survival in two low-resource settings... by Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Michelle Heys, Caroline Crehan, Erin Kesler, Monica Lakhanpaul, Emma Wilson, Fabiana Lorencatto, Felicity Fitzgerald, Mario Cortina Borja, Msandeni Chiume, Hannah Gannon, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Gwendoline Chimhini, Tim Hull-Bailey, Tarisai Chiyaka, Yali Sassoon, Deliwe Nkhoma, Nushrat Khan, Alexander G. Stevenson, Kristina Curtis

“…Results will be disseminated via academic publications and public and policy engagement activities. …”
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Two decades of recipient and donor referrals for heart transplantation to Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa: A retrospective study by R Kanyongo, G Calligaro, B Cupido, J Scherman, A Brooks, C Ofoegbu, N Da Silva, A Ryan, M Mofamadi, K Seele, P Human, J Brink, P Zilla, T Pennel

“…The study utilised a retrospective patient folder review for the period 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2019 and audited the trends in heart transplant referrals and associated outcomes of the referral at a tertiary academic hospital. Results. A total of 625 recipients were referred for heart transplantation, with the majority being male (n=412; 65.9%), while gender was undocumented for 69 cases (11.0%). …”
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Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care in Mexico: a neglected challenge in the search for universal health coverage by Edson Serván-Mori, Sergio Meneses-Navarro, Rocío García-Díaz, Diego Cerecero-García, David Contreras-Loya, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Arachu Castro

“…Abstract Background Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care has been overlooked in academic literature and yet it is critical for achieving universal health coverage (UHC). …”
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KiKli Fit: Investigating the Implementation of a Physical Activity Program in Pediatric Cancer by Lars Rehbein, Ann Christin Schneider, Christina Hillebrech, Christina Schindera, Amika Singh, Katharina Eva, Valentin Benzing

“…The mediational role of executive functions for the relationship between motor ability and academic performance in pediatric cancer survivors. …”
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A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of the New Orleans Intervention for Infant Mental Health: A Study Protocol by Rachel Pritchett, Bridie Fitzpatrick, Nicholas Watson, Richard Cotmore, Philip Wilson, Graham Bryce, Julia Donaldson, Kathleen Boyd, Charles Zeanah, John Norrie, Julie Taylor, Julie Larrieu, Martina Messow, Matt Forde, Fiona Turner, Susan Irving, Helen Minnis

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plaTform fOr Urinary tract infection diagnostiC evAluatioN (TOUCAN): a protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of point-of-care testing in patients suspected of acute... by Thomas R Fanshawe, Philip J Turner, Gail N Hayward, Margaret Glogowska, Alastair D Hay, Michael Moore, Mark Lown, Christopher C Butler, Mandy Wootton, Mark H Wilcox, Jane Freeman, Nicola Kenealy, Valerie Tate, Owain Llion, Rebecca Lowe

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Factors influencing role preferences in decision-making of healthy women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants: subanalysis from a randomised controlled decision coaching trial by Sibylle Kautz-Freimuth, Arim Shukri, Claudia Stracke, Anna Isselhard, Birte Berger-Höger, Anke Steckelberg, Frank Vitinius, Nicola Dikow, Marion Kiechle, Cornelia Meisel, Achim Wöckel, Marion Tina von Mackelenbergh, Rita Schmutzler, Kerstin Rhiem, Stephanie Stock

“…Furthermore, in the IG, younger age (OR 1.049, 95% CI 1.001–1.098, p = 0.044) and a non-academic education (OR 0.46, 95% CI 0.213–0.775, p = 0.006) were identified as significant predictors for taking a more active role. …”
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Associations of dose to the urethra and long-term patient-reported outcomes after radiotherapy with EBRT and HDR brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer by Lars Haack, David Krug, Justus Domschikowski, Olaf Wittenstein, Severin Rodler, Philipp Nuhn, Christof van der Horst, Claudia Schmalz, Christian Schulz, Oliver Blanck, Frank-André Siebert, Alexander Fabian

“…Materials and methods: We conducted a pre-registered (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/A6DC3) cross-sectional study at a tertiary academic center including a consecutive sample of patients being at least two years after treatment. …”
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Complex Ureteral Reconstruction via Open or Robotic Ureteroplasty with a Buccal Mucosa Onlay Graft: A Two-center Comparison by Antonio Andrea Grosso, Fabrizio Di Maida, Daniele Paganelli, Simon Udo Engelmann, Emily Rinderknecht, Christoph Eckl, Sebastian Kälble, Alexey Barskov, Rino Oriti, Sofia Giudici, Christoph Pickl, Maximilian Burger, Andrea Mari, Andrea Minervini, Roman Mayr

“…Methods: We compared prospectively recorded data for 26 patients who underwent robotic or open BMG ureteroplasty at two academic institutions. Stricture location and length, previous reconstructive interventions, complications, and success rates were assessed and compared. …”
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Impact of alternative diagnostic labels for melanoma in situ on management choices and psychological outcomes: protocol for an online randomised study by Brooke Nickel, Lisa Parker, Jon Emery, Richard A Scolyer, Raymond Barnhill, David Elder, Katy JL Bell, Elspeth Davies, Blake O'Brien, Adewole S Adamson, Alexander C J van Akkooi, Farzaneh Boroumand, Zhuohan Wu, Peter M Ferguson, Donald Low, Cynthia Low, Sherrie Liu, Stacey Lewis, Bella Spongberg-Ross

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Experiência de ações de educação sobre o manejo adequado em casos de traumatismo orofacial para professores de escolas públicas by Geisa Aiane de Morais Sampaio, Maria Fernanda de Britto Cabral, Milena Lima Silva, Thays Maria de Oliveira Almeida, Wesllayne Souza Lima, Renata Albuquerque Cavalcanti Almeida

“…This report presents academic experiences from educational activities carried out between 2021 and 2023 by students of Dentistry at the University of Pernambuco, participating in the university extension project titled "Oral Health Education on Dental Trauma in Children in a School Environment." …”
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Hormonal Contraception and Bone Metabolism: Emerging Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies on Post-Pubertal and Reproductive-Age Women by Alice Tassi, Ambrogio P Londero, Anjeza Xholli, Giulia Lanzolla, Serena Bertozzi, Luca Savelli, Federico Prefumo, Angelo Cagnacci

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Supra-Annular Versus Intra-Annular Self-Expanding Valves in Small Aortic Annulus: A Propensity Score-Matched Study by Michel Pompeu Sá, MD, MSc, MHBA, PhD, Danial Ahmad, MD, MPH, Yisi Wang, MPH, Floyd Thoma, BS, Amber Makani, MD, Dustin Kliner, MD, Catalin Toma, MD, David West, MD, Derek Serna-Gallegos, MD, Ibrahim Sultan, MD

“…After TAVR, we did not find statistically significant differences for the following outcomes: Valve Academic Research Consortium-3 periprocedural mortality, technical success, device success, clinical efficacy, and rates of paravalvular leak were not statistically significantly different, but we found higher rates of permanent pacemaker implantation in the IAV group (1.2 vs. 8.1%; p = 0.029). …”
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MathVision: An Accessible Intelligent Agent for Visually Impaired People to Understand Mathematical Equations by Muhammad Awais Ahmad, Tauqir Ahmed, Muhammad Aslam, Amjad Rehman, Faten S. Alamri, Saeed Ali Bahaj, Tanzila Saba

“…Children with vision impairment and visual impairment may experience impaired physical, linguistic, and cognitive development, resulting in reduced levels of academic accomplishment. Many visually impaired people are working in the education sector whether they are students or teachers. …”
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Chain-mediated effect of physical activity between Chinese language-based L2 motivational self-system and intended effort by Zixia Bu, Yu Liu, Yi Ba, Shan Jiang, Huijuan Liu, Jiyuan Li, Fuqiang Dong, Haohan Yu, Xindi Zhao

“…Although physical activity (PA) has been shown to enhance academic efficacy, the role of PA in whether it promotes second language learning efficacy has not been elucidated. …”
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Drying behavior and thermodynamic properties of cashew nut almonds in thin layers: A mathematical modeling approach by Rafaela Duarte Almeida, Maria Elita Martins Duarte, Mario Eduardo R. M. Cavalcanti Mata, Maria Eduarda Martins Duarte da Costa, Mylena Olga Pessoa Melo, Renata Duarte Almeida, Manoel Tolentino Leite Filho, Severina de Sousa, Alexandre da Silva Lucio, Eloi Duarte de Melo, Jonas Leite Cavalcante Neto, Jorge Jaco Alves Martins

“…The research was conducted at the Laboratory of Physical Measurements and Drying of the Academic Unit of Food Engineering at the Federal University of Campina Grande. …”
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Impact of insurance payer type (medicare vs. private) on the patient reported outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty by Paul V. Romeo, MD, Aidan G. Papalia, MBA, Andrew J. Cecora, BS, Bradley A. Lezak, MD, Matthew G. Alben, DO, Dashaun A. Ragland, BS, Young W. Kwon, MD, PhD, Mandeep S. Virk, MD

“…Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that, at a tertiary-level academic institution in a metropolitan city, payor type does not have significant impact on achieving MCID or pre-to-postoperative improvements in PROMs after SA.…”
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PENERAPAN PROJECT BASED LEARNING MODEL UNTUK MENINGKATKAN SIKAP ILMIAH MAHASISWA DALAM RANGKA MENGHADAPI ERA MERDEKA BELAJAR by Andik Purwanto, Desy Hanisa Putri, Dedy Hamdani

“…The subjects in this study were all students of the Physics Education Study Program FKIP-UNIB semester 3 of the 2020/2021 Academic Year. The instrument used was the test sheet to measure learning outcomes and a scientific attitude questionnaire. …”
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The Financial Implications of Pancreatic Surgery: The Hospital Is the Big Winner, Not the Surgeon! by Nitzan Zohar, MD, Avinoam Nevler, MD, Sean P. Maher, Matthew C. Rosenthal, Florence Williams, Wilbur B. Bowne, MD, FACS, Charles J. Yeo, MD, FACS, Harish Lavu, MD, FACS

“…In this retrospective observational study, patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD), total pancreatectomy, or distal pancreatectomy at one academic medical center during the fiscal year 2021 were evaluated. …”
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