Smoking and secondhand smoke exposure and carotid intima-media thickness: Baseline data from the Aidai Cohort Study in Japan by Makoto Saito, Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Chisato Nagata, Hidenori Senba, Yasuko Hasebe, Toyohisa Miyata, Takashi Higaki, Eizen Kimura, Bunzo Matsuura, Osamu Yamaguchi, Ryuichi Kawamoto

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Electronic cigarette use and chest pain in US adults: Evidence from the PATH study by Leili Behrooz, Wubin Xie, Aboli Goghari, Rosemarie Robertson, Aruni Bhatnagar, Andrew Stokes, Naomi M. Hamburg

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Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics by Ariel F. Gonzalez-Cordero, Jorge Duconge-Soler, Hilton Franqui-Rivera, Roberto Feliu-Maldonado, Abiel Roche-Lima, Israel Almodovar-Rivera

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Epidemiology, management and patient needs in myasthenia gravis: an Italian multistakeholder consensus based on Delphi methodology by Renato Mantegazza, Giuseppe Limongelli, Carlotta Galeone, Francesco Habetswallner, Raffaele Iorio, Giuseppina Annicchiarico, Maria Bonaria Uccheddu, Paolo Mariani

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Perspectives of nurses and patient representatives on the morally competent nurse: An international focus group study by Chris Gastmans, Evelyne Mertens, Alvisa Palese, Brian Keogh, Francesca Apolloni, Johanna Wiisak, Catherine Mc Cabe, Maria Dimitriadou, Alessandro Galazzi, Michael Igoumenidis, Nikos Stefanopoulos, Paraskevi Charitou, Evridiki Papastavrou, Riitta Suhonen, Stefania Chiappinotto

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Co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mortality risk in Spain: a population-based cohort study by Iñaki Galán, Cristina Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Ana Ayuso-Álvarez

“…Targeting multiple risk behaviours should be incorporated into the public health strategy.…”
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Understanding the dynamics of compliance to smoke-free policy regulations: Exploring the perspectives of venue owners and staff in Türkiye by Ezgi Baltacı, Aslı Çarkoğlu, Sejal Saraf, Toker Ergüder, Gül Ergör, Mutlu Hayran, Connie Hoe

“…A comprehensive approach to addressing the tobacco epidemic as a multifaceted public health issue is essential.…”
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Mendelian Randomisation Study of Childhood BMI and Early Menarche by Hannah S. Mumby, Cathy E. Elks, Shengxu Li, Stephen J. Sharp, Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert N. Luben, Nicholas J. Wareham, Ruth J. F. Loos, Ken K. Ong

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Massively parallel variant-to-function mapping determines functional regulatory variants of non-small cell lung cancer by Congcong Chen, Yang Li, Yayun Gu, Qiqi Zhai, Songwei Guo, Jun Xiang, Yuan Xie, Mingxing An, Chenmeijie Li, Na Qin, Yanan Shi, Liu Yang, Jun Zhou, Xianfeng Xu, Ziye Xu, Kai Wang, Meng Zhu, Yue Jiang, Yuanlin He, Jing Xu, Rong Yin, Liang Chen, Lin Xu, Juncheng Dai, Guangfu Jin, Zhibin Hu, Cheng Wang, Hongxia Ma, Hongbing Shen

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Oral-malodor measurement and intention to quit smoking in men: A before–after study by Naoko Yatabe, Takashi Hanioka, Nao Suzuki, Atsushi Shimazu, Marie Naito

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Echo- and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Follow-Up versus Symptom-Guided Follow-Up: Comparison of the Outcome in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients by Gani Bajraktari, Nicola Riccardo Pugliese, Andreina D’Agostino, Gian Marco Rosa, Pranvera Ibrahimi, Luan Perçuku, Mario Miccoli, Gian Giacomo Galeotti, Iacopo Fabiani, Roberto Pedrinelli, Michael Henein, Frank L. Dini

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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

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Identifying a Set of Key Paradata Indicators in Web Surveys Based on the Relationship with Response Quality, Respondent Characteristics and Survey Estimates by Vasja Vehovar, Nejc Berzelak, Gregor Čehovin

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Retrospective Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Expands the Multicountry Outbreak Cluster of Listeria monocytogenes ST1247 by Mihkel Mäesaar, Rafael Mamede, Terje Elias, Mati Roasto

“…It was concluded that the persistent nature of the multicountry outbreak-related L. monocytogenes strain VLTRLM2013 together with stress island, virulence, and antibiotic resistance genes could potentially be the determining factors for the extensive and prolonged outbreak affecting five European Union countries. Our results support the systematic application of whole-genome sequencing in food and public health surveillance and further encourages its wide adoption.…”
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Immunogenicity and safety of the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gernot Wagner, Gerald Gartlehner, Kylie Thaler, Dominic Ledinger, Johanna Feyertag, Irma Klerings, KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, Declan Devane, Kate Olsson, Karam Adel Ali, Sabine Vygen-Bonnet, Heini Salo, Dace Zavadska, Marta Grgič Vitek, Marje Oona, Robert Cunney, David Tuerlinckx, Frederikke Kristensen Lomholt, Isolde Sommer

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Ukrainian Patients’ Perspectives on Advanced Pharmaceutical Services Provided by Polish Pharmacists: A Cross-Border Support Initiative by Merks P, Religioni U, Borowska M, Hechman R, Konstanty M, Kaźmierczak J, Chełstowska B, Vaillancourt R, Drab A, Wdowiak K

“…Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 2The Polish Pharmacy Practice Research Network (PPPRN), Warsaw, Poland; 3Trade Union of Pharmacy Workers (ZZPF), Warsaw, Poland; 4European Association of Employed Community Pharmacists (Epheu), Vienna, Austria; 5School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 6Cancer Epidemiology and Primary Prevention Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Cancer Institute, Warsaw, Poland; 7Farmaceuci.org, Katowice, Poland; 8Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber, Warsaw, Poland; 9Silesian Pharmacy Chamber, Katowice, Poland; 10Department of Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 11Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics with e-Health Lab, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; 12Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandCorrespondence: Mariola Borowska, Email mariola.borowska@nio.gov.plIntroduction: Pharmacists are essential healthcare professionals which play a pivotal role in public health protection by offering diverse pharmacy services. …”
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Physician Kitasato Shibasaburō: Achievements and posthumous veneration in Shintō by V. A. Gorshkov-Cantacuzene

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Quality of care delivery in patients with acute heart failure: insights from the international REPORT-HF registryResearch in context by Wan Ting Tay, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Christiane E. Angermann, Kenneth Dickstein, John G.F. Cleland, Ulf Dahlstrom, Georg Ertl, Mahmoud Hassanein, Sergio V. Perrone, Mathieu Ghadanfar, Anja Schweizer, Achim Obergfell, Sean P. Collins, Gerasimos Filippatos, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jasper Tromp

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Renewable energy consumption, institutional quality and life expectancy in EU countries: a cointegration analysis by Anca-Florentina Vatamanu, Mihaela Onofrei, Elena Cigu, Florin Oprea

“…An insightful analysis of the socio-economic and environmental benefits associated with renewable sources forms the foundation for investigating the broader implications for public health and well-being. …”
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Assessment of the quality of life in metastatic colorectal cancer patients with KRAS gene mutant: a case-control study by Fahmideh Bagrezaei, Bahram Pourghassem Gargari, Reza Eghdam Zamiri, Abdolrasoul Safaiyan, Mohammad Alizadeh

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