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Gezels E. e.a. (2025) General Practitioners’ Needs and Preferences Regarding the Provision of Self-sampling Tests for Cervical Cancer Screening in Flanders, Belgium. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, Vol.16: 1–12, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/21501319251320178.
Background: Screening coverage for cervical cancer remains suboptimal in Flanders, Belgium. The upcoming transition to primary HPV screening in January 2025 presents an opportunity to offer self-sampling kits (SSKs) as an alternative to conventional Pap smears, with the potential to increase participation rates. General practitioners (GPs) can play a crucial role in reaching under-screened populations. Hereto it is essential to understand the needs and preferences of GPs regarding the integration of SSKs into their routine practice.
Adant L. et al. (2025) Genetic counseling in veterinary medicine: towards an evidence‑based definition for the small animal practice. BMC Veterinary Research 21:89 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-025-04495-4.
Background In human medicine, questions regarding heritable disorders are dealt with by clinical geneticists and genetic counselors and both the field, their roles and the tools they use are well-defined. Even though the prevalence of diseases is far higher and scientific literature agrees on expectations towards an increased importance, this does not seem to be the case in veterinary medicine. While we hypothesize that there will be an overlap, some characteristics uniquely linked to veterinary medicine might not be covered.
Wels J. & Hamarat N. (2025) Incidence and Prevalence of Reported Euthanasia Cases in Belgium, 2002 to 2023. JAMA Network Open 8(4):e256841. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.6841.
IMPORTANCE Reported cases of assisted dying have increased in countries with such legislation. In Belgium, where euthanasia was legalized in mid-2002, cases rose from 236 in 2003 to 3423 in 2023. Most previous studies have focused on occurrence rates.
OBJECTIVE To examine the magnitude of the increase in euthanasia cases and its association with demographic changes observed during the study period.
Markaryan M. et al. (2025) Integrating interventions based on cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia in physical therapist practice for individuals with chronic pain and insomnia: Identifying barriers and formulating implementation strategies. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy 29 (2025) 101243.
Introduction: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-choice treatment for insomnia disorders. Although CBT-I is primarily provided by trained psychologists, evidence shows that other healthcare providers can also successfully apply interventions based on CBT-I principles in absence of complex psychiatric comorbidities. Because insomnia and chronic pain often co-occur, integrating CBT-I-based interventions into physical therapy is relevant.
Morlighem C. et al. (2025) Integrating vulnerability and hazard in malaria risk mapping: the elimination context of Senegal. BMC Infectious Diseases 25:1031 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11412-5.
Background Significant efforts over the past decades have successfully reduced the global burden of malaria. However, progress has stalled since 2015. In low-transmission settings, the traditional distribution of malaria along vector suitability gradients is shifting to a new profile, with the emergence of hotspots where the disease persists.
Ongenaert, M. & Decorte, T (2025) Like birds of a feather? A multi-case study on the connections between cannabis, tobacco, alcohol and pharmaceutical companies in legalized cannabis markets. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104863.
Background: As of 2024, cannabis legalization in Northern American countries has spurred industry growth, intersecting with alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceuticals. This study examines the investments and employee movement between five cannabis companies and alcohol, tobacco and pharmaceutical companies in order to explore the connections between the industries. While these relationships may bolster cannabis businesses, they also pose risks such as profit-driven practices that could undermine public health protections.
Goethals, S. et al. (2025) Lysine requirement of weaned piglets. Animal 19, 101323, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2024.101323.
Lysine, often referred to as the ‘first limiting amino acid’ in pig nutrition, plays a pivotal role in growth performance. Variability in lysine requirements arises due to factors such as age, sex and environmental conditions. Optimising pig health and production efficiency and minimising nitrogen excretion require accurate knowledge of estimated lysine requirements accounting for factors such as genetics, feeding practices, scientific advancements, and environmental considerations.
Govender M. et al. (2025) Mapping conservation conflicts by integrating social network analysis and Q methodology: A sea turtle case from Sri Lanka. Scientific Reports 15:16658.
Conservation conflicts pose major challenges to biodiversity conservation, and addressing related stakeholder conflicts is gaining importance in the contemporary conservation discourse. We present an innovative approach to investigate conservation conflicts by combining Social Network Analysis and Q methodology. The study focuses on human–human conflicts among sea turtle conservation, tourism, and governance stakeholders in Sri Lanka.
Derveeuw S. et al. (2025) Migrant and ethnic inequalities in cervical cancer screening: exploring the role of cultural health capital using data from the Belgian Health Interview Survey. BMC Public Health 25:2262, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23267-1
Background Preventive cancer screenings improve health outcomes, yet inequalities in access to and engagement with cervical cancer screening persist among minoritised populations, particularly migrants and ethnically minoritised groups. This study examines whether inequalities in the accumulation of health-related cultural resources (knowledge, values, and skills that individuals can use to promote their health) help explain ethnic disparities in cervical cancer screening within a European context, drawing on the theoretical concept of “cultural health capital”.
Maudens Y. et al. (2025) Modular design of biomimetic electrospun keratin composites for tunable gaseous sorption inspired by reptile eggshells. Materials Today Bio Vol 33, 102032.
Biomimicry, the replication of natural structures, is an emerging strategy in materials engineering for developing advanced functional materials. Reptile eggshells serve as compelling models for tunable bioinspired material design due to their diversity in forms and functions. This study presents a modular approach to designing keratin-based composites with customizable vapor sorption behavior.
Caiti E, Hasbroucq S. & Grégoire J.C. (2025) Natural-history traits suspected behind interspecific variations of bark- and wood-boring beetles in response to trap size and design. Scientific Reports (2025) 15:34272 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-16511-6
The performances of traps used for pest monitoring are not well understood. Variable trap sizes and shapes make cross-comparisons difficult. We tested with four Scolytinae species (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) a set of traps of the same model (fan-traps) in four sizes (310, 536, 832.5, 1,200 cm2), and a larger trap with another design (a four-vane trap, 4,500 cm2). A significantly linear relationship was observed between trap sizes and catches for Pityogenes chalcographus, but theccatches of Ips typographus, Trypodendron lineatum and T. signatum tapered off.
Gressani O. & Hens N. Nonparametric serial interval estimation with uniform mixtures. PLOS Computational Biology 21(8): e1013338. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013338
The serial interval of an infectious disease is a key instrument to understand transmission dynamics. Estimation of the serial interval distribution from illness onset data extracted from transmission pairs is challenging due to the presence of censoring and state-of-the-art methods mostly rely on parametric models. We present a fully data-driven methodology to estimate the serial interval distribution based on interval-censored serial interval data.
Bos, M. et a. (2025) Objectivising Heritage Assessment with Values: Criteria-Based Grid and Constructivist Approach. Heritage, vol. 8, issue 4, nr 116.
The concept of value seems to have capital importance both in the scientific literature and in various heritage actors’ professional discourse. The actions undertaken to develop the built environment inherited from previous generations seem to depend on thevalue we assign it. In this essay, the concepts of value, assessor, and heritage assessment are discussed. Two historical contexts are compared: the classical axiology of the 19th century based on the Enlightenment search for rationality and the typologies of contemporary values struggling with complexity.
Himschoot L. et al. (2025) et al. Prevalence and clinical correlates of Gardnerella spp., Fannyhessea vaginae, Lactobacillus crispatus and L. iners in pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 14:1514884. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1514884
Background: Gardnerella is a key pathogen in bacterial vaginosis (BV), but the role of the different Gardnerella species remains unclear. We investigated the role of four Gardnerella species, as well as Fannyhessea vaginae, Lactobacillus crispatus and L. iners in BV.
Corvilain P. et al. (2025) Pushing the boundaries of MEG based on optically pumped magnetometers towards early human life. Imaging Neuroscience, Vol. 3, https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00489.
Characterizing the early development of the human brain is critical from both fundamental and clinical perspectives. However, existing neuroimaging techniques are either not well suited to infants or have limited spatial or temporal resolution. The advent of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) has revolutionized magnetoencephalography (MEG) by enabling wearable and thus more naturalistic recordings while maintaining excellent sensitivity and spatiotemporal resolution. Nevertheless, its adaptation to studying neural activity in infancy poses several challenges.