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Abstract Background Obesity is associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Despite the rising prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents, no studies have examined risk fact...

Abstract Background Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, infects both humans and a broad range of animal species. While human disease has been well characterized, animal data are dispersed acros...

Abstract Background Environmental studies often evaluate how exposures influence health outcomes through intermediate biological processes. In practice, researchers are often interested in complex exposure mixtures rathe...

Abstract Background Malaria continues to pose a major public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where more than 95% of global cases and deaths occur. Despite WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria (GTS) tar...

Abstract Background Strengthening urban primary healthcare (PHC) systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is essential to effectively serve the growing urban poor. Such reforms should incorporate patient opini...

Abstract Introduction Kinesio taping (KT) is used after mandibular third-molar surgery, yet its benefits and time course remain uncertain. We evaluated whether KT reduces pain, swelling, and trismus versus no tape. Metho...

Abstract Background Breast cancer prognosis is the result of complex interactions between tumor biology, treatment, and host factors. While germline genetic variation is increasingly incorporated into breast cancer risk ...

Abstract Background Social mixing studies provide crucial evidence for parameterizing mathematical models of infectious disease transmission, and their validity for use in models is dependent on their study design and ho...

Abstract Background Silicosis is an irreversible scarring lung disease caused by occupational respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust exposure. Mineral (noncoal) miners who extract metal, nonmetal, stone, and sand/grave...

Abstract The use of animal-borne devices to measure acceleration has yielded insights into animal locomotion, behaviour and energy expenditure. We present the first systematic review of accelerometry on animals, spanning...