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Association between grip and core muscle strength in people with axial spondyloarthritis and healthy controls

Authors: Anne-Kathrin Rausch Osthoff, Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter, Lea Ettlin, Fiona Bischofberger, Selina Papritz, Alexandra Schwab, Franco Weidmann and Karin Niedermann

Citation: BMC Rheumatology 2025 9:124

Content type: Research Published on: 21 October 2025
Family systems care approaches and methodologies for maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Authors: Christina Schuler, Faith Agbozo, George Edward Ntow, Barbara Preusse-Bleuler and Riccardo E. Pfister

Citation: Systematic Reviews 2025 14:197

Content type: Protocol Published on: 17 October 2025
Fostering personal engagement with energy transition pathways through empathic-collaborative communication

Authors: Madita Olvermann, Amelie Verena Güntner and Simone Kauffeld

Citation: Energy, Sustainability and Society 2025 15:40

Content type: Research Published on: 26 September 2025
Family involvement along the care continuum for small and sick newborns – attitudes and skills of healthcare providers in Ghana

Authors: Christina Schuler, Faith Agbozo, Emmanuel Bansah, Richard Owusu, George Edward Ntow, Barbara Preusse-Bleuler and Riccardo E. Pfister

Citation: Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 2025 44:277

Content type: Research Published on: 4 August 2025
Design of genus-specific semi-nested primers for simple and accurate identification of Enterobacter strains

Authors: Sara Jordan, Joël F. Pothier, Pieter de Maayer, Kirk Broders, Brian H. Kvitko, Teresa A. Coutinho and Theo H. M. Smits

Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:456

Content type: Research Published on: 28 July 2025
How do nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community relate to patients? a qualitative study from Switzerland

Authors: Carole Steiger, Ursula Meidert and Andreas Gerber-Grote

Citation: BMC Nursing 2025 24:586

Content type: Research Published on: 24 May 2025
Pan-genome analysis of the Enterobacter hormaechei complex highlights its genomic flexibility and pertinence as a multidrug resistant pathogen

Authors: Pieter De Maayer, Teigra Green, Sara Jordan, Theo H. M. Smits and Teresa A. Coutinho

Citation: BMC Genomics 2025 26:408

Content type: Research Published on: 26 April 2025
Evaluation of usability, feasibility and acceptance of the digital training diary Trainingslog for individuals with axSpA: a mixed-method study

Authors: Neva Pfyl, Lea Ettlin, Karin Niedermann and Anne-Kathrin Rausch

Citation: BMC Rheumatology 2025 9:18

Content type: Research Published on: 18 February 2025
Effects of neck-exercise and health promotion on headache outcomes in office workers: secondary analysis of the NEXpro stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

Authors: Markus J. Ernst, André Meichtry, Kerstin Luedtke and Deborah Falla

Citation: The Journal of Headache and Pain 2025 26:30

Content type: Research Published on: 12 February 2025
Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent

Authors: Lisa Bald, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari and Dirk Zeuss

Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2025 18:22

Content type: Research Published on: 23 January 2025
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a single home-based fall prevention program: a prospective observational study based on questionnaires and claims data

Authors: Karin Niedermann, André Meichtry, Barbara Zindel, Markus J. Ernst, Valérie Krafft, Renato Mattli, Irina Nast, Simon Wieser, Markus Wirz and Beatrice Brunner

Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2024 24:1044

Content type: Research Published on: 28 December 2024
The application of a tool for supporting shared decision making in primiparous women during early labour – a descriptive survey of obstetric health care professionals’ opinion

Authors: Antonia N. Mueller and Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1633

Content type: Research Published on: 21 December 2024
Empowering informal caregivers and nurses to take a person-centred view: adaptation and clinical utility of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS-Dem) for use in acute and community care settings

Authors: Susanne de Wolf-Linder, Iris Kramer, Margarete Reisinger, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Maria Schubert and Christina Ramsenthaler

Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2024 24:1030

Content type: Research Published on: 21 December 2024
Evaluating inter- and intra-rater reliability in assessing upper limb compensatory movements post-stroke: creating a ground truth through video analysis?

Authors: Lena Sauerzopf, Celina G. Chavez Panduro, Andreas R. Luft, Benjamin Kühnis, Elena Gavagnin, Tim Unger, Christopher Easthope Awai, Josef G. Schönhammer, Jürgen Degenfellner and Martina R. Spiess

Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2024 21:217

Content type: Research Published on: 20 December 2024
Implementation of an advanced practice role for oxygen prescription by physiotherapists in pulmonary rehabilitation: an explanatory sequential mixed-method quality evaluation

Authors: Thomas F. Riegler, Thimo Marcin and Patrick Brun

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1585

Content type: Research Published on: 18 December 2024
Single-character insertion–deletion model preserves long indels in ancestral sequence reconstruction

Authors: Gholamhossein Jowkar, Jūlija Pečerska, Manuel Gil and Maria Anisimova

Citation: BMC Bioinformatics 2024 25:370

Content type: Research Published on: 2 December 2024
Epidemiological description of fire blight introduction patterns to Central Asia and the Caucasus region based on CRISPR spacer typing and genome analysis

Authors: Fabio Rezzonico, Saykal Bobushova, Dali Gaganidze, Mahabat Konurbaeva, Sergey Mukhanov, Sara Jordan, Tinatin Sadunishvili, Nataliya Drenova, Theo H. M. Smits and Tinatin Doolotkeldieva

Citation: Phytopathology Research 2024 6:66

Content type: Research Published on: 20 November 2024
Translation, reliability, and validity of the German version of the Activity Patterns Scale (APS) in musculoskeletal pain: a methodological study

Authors: Sabina Hotz-Boendermaker, Jelka Tirez, Rita Morf and Rosa Esteve

Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2024 25:884

Content type: Research Published on: 6 November 2024
Quality indicators for occupational therapy: a scoping review

Authors: Thomas Ballmer, Sara Frey, Andrea Petrig and Brigitte E. Gantschnig

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2024 24:1054

Content type: Research Published on: 12 September 2024
Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit: a qualitative descriptive study

Authors: Sandra Stalder, Daniela Händler-Schuster and Franzisca Domeisen Benedetti

Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2024 24:421

Content type: Research Published on: 1 July 2024

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ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften's Articles

Association between grip and core muscle strength in people with axial spondyloarthritis and healthy controls

Family systems care approaches and methodologies for maternal, newborn and child health in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol

Fostering personal engagement with energy transition pathways through empathic-collaborative communication

Family involvement along the care continuum for small and sick newborns – attitudes and skills of healthcare providers in Ghana

Design of genus-specific semi-nested primers for simple and accurate identification of Enterobacter strains

How do nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community relate to patients? a qualitative study from Switzerland

Pan-genome analysis of the Enterobacter hormaechei complex highlights its genomic flexibility and pertinence as a multidrug resistant pathogen

Evaluation of usability, feasibility and acceptance of the digital training diary Trainingslog for individuals with axSpA: a mixed-method study

Effects of neck-exercise and health promotion on headache outcomes in office workers: secondary analysis of the NEXpro stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a single home-based fall prevention program: a prospective observational study based on questionnaires and claims data

The application of a tool for supporting shared decision making in primiparous women during early labour – a descriptive survey of obstetric health care professionals’ opinion

Empowering informal caregivers and nurses to take a person-centred view: adaptation and clinical utility of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS-Dem) for use in acute and community care settings

Evaluating inter- and intra-rater reliability in assessing upper limb compensatory movements post-stroke: creating a ground truth through video analysis?

Implementation of an advanced practice role for oxygen prescription by physiotherapists in pulmonary rehabilitation: an explanatory sequential mixed-method quality evaluation

Single-character insertion–deletion model preserves long indels in ancestral sequence reconstruction

Epidemiological description of fire blight introduction patterns to Central Asia and the Caucasus region based on CRISPR spacer typing and genome analysis

Translation, reliability, and validity of the German version of the Activity Patterns Scale (APS) in musculoskeletal pain: a methodological study

Quality indicators for occupational therapy: a scoping review

Parents’ experiences of family and daily life after their child’s stay in the pediatric intensive care unit: a qualitative descriptive study