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Changing Movements in a Changing World: Modelling Early Pleistocene and Early Middle Pleistocene Climatic and Ecological Environments and Influences on Hominin Dispersal in Eurasia

Kamilla L. Lomborg, Carolina Cucart-Mora, Jan-Olaf Reschke, Christine Hertler et al. • Journal of Computer Applications in Archaeology (2026)

In a world of drastic climatic and ecological changes, our knowledge of how the environment influenced hominin behaviour is of the utmost importance. Archaeology plays a key role in this domain, as it is the only discipline that studies emp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5334/jcaa.212

Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning

George Pólya • CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) (1954)

This is a guide to the practical art of plausible reasoning, this book has relevance in every field of intellectual activity. Professor Polya, a world-famous mathematician from Stanford University, uses mathematics to show how hunches and g...

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AMPLITUDE-TIME ANALYSIS OF BIOMECHANICAL PATTERNS OF HUMAN MOTIONS

DAVYDOVA, Nadezhda, LUKASHEVICH, Dmitry, BYKOV, Dmitry, VASIUK, Valery et al. • Journal of Engineering Science (Chişinău) (2020)

Biomechanical analysis of motions solves the tasks of efficiency estimation of movement realization, search of technique optimal variants and tactics of motion performance, definition of a degree and reasons of not matching real movement ac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3949690

Mathematics of Networks

Mark E. J. Newman • Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (2008)

The patterns of interactions, both economic and otherwise, between individuals, groups or corporations form social networks whose structure can have a substantial effect on economic outcomes. The study of social networks and their implicati...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_2565-1

Mass variation observing system by high low inter-satellite links (MOBILE) – a new concept for sustained observation of mass transport from space

Pail R., Bamber J., Biancale R., Bingham R. et al. • Journal of Geodetic Science (2019)

As changes in gravity are directly related to mass variability, satellite missions observing the Earth’s time varying gravity field are a unique tool for observing mass transport processes in the Earth system, such as the water cycle, rapid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/jogs-2019-0006

Understanding Design Tradeoffs for Health Technologies

Katie O’Leary, Jordan Eschler, Logan Kendall, Lisa M. Vizer et al. • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (2015)

We introduce a mixed-methods approach for determining how people weigh tradeoffs in values related to health and technologies for health self-management. Our approach combines interviews with Q-methodology, a method from psychology uniquely...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2702123.2702576 PMC: 5554065

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION RATES

Nina Booth‐Clibborn, Claire Packer, Andrew J Stevens • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the rates and influences on the adoption of three selected health technologies: statins, coronary stents, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: A retrospective diffusion study using primary care prescribing da...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300102053

Safety Perceptions among Ship-to-Shore (STS) Crane Operators at PT Terminal Teluk Lamong

Sentagi Sesotya Utami, Winny Setyonugroho, Moch Zihad Islami, Iman Permana et al. • The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (2024)

Introduction: Ship-to-shore (STS) crane operators strive for efficiency in their work, but they must take a hard look at their high-risk jobs. It is necessary to learn how to improve occupational safety and health. This study aims to invest...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20473/ijosh.v13i1.2024.53-64

An Interrogation into the Effects of International Parenting on the Social and Emotional Health of Adolescents in Three Rural Districts of Zimbabwe

Joram Ndlovu, Douglas Nyathi, Victor H. Mlambo • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2024)

The changing geopolitical environment, economic transformations and technological advancements have prompted the intensified movement of people in a great diversity of forms. Transnational parenting has emerged as a significant and intricat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2024594

Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory

Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Mary K. Lam • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2025)

BackgroundThis study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) by employing both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches.MethodsData were gathered thr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1528509

Understanding rice preferences and awareness of brown rice among persons with diabetes: A mixed methods study from South India

Rani Mohanraj, Shuba Kumar, Sylvia Jayakumar, Shanmugam Shobana et al. • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2026)

Polished white rice (WR), high in refined carbohydrates, the main staple in South India is associated with enhanced risk of diabetes. Brown Rice (BR), with lower glycemic load, high fibre content and micronutrients, is a healthier choice. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102385

Time dynamics of symptom progression in patients with acute pancreatitis: a Dynamic Time Warping analysis

Rui Han, Xiaoyu Deng, Hebing Liu, Yujie Duan et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2025)

BackgroundAcute pancreatitis (AP) morbidity has been increasing in recent years. Patients with AP exhibit highly variable symptom patterns over time, posting challenges to traditional analytical methods. Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) effective...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1703268

International diffusion of new health technologies: A ten-country analysis of six health technologies

Claire Packer, Sue Simpson, Andrew J Stevens, (on behalf of EuroScan: the European Information Network on New and Changing Health Technologies) • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2006)

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine and explain the differential international diffusion of six health innovations. METHODS: A retrospective diffusion study was undertaken of sildenafil, cyclooxygenase-II (COX II) inhibit...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462306051336

Health technology innovations

R. F. L. Azevedo • Gerontechnology (2022)

The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.593.sp3

Medical Informatics and Preparedness

Patrícia Flatley Brennan • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (2002)

The terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the subsequent deliberate dissemination of anthrax have stimulated public awareness of the need in both the public health and clinical health care systems to quickly detect and respond to altered ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.m1060 PMC: 344577

Exploring barriers and enablers to implementing a digital mental health crisis risk mitigation pathway in acute paediatric care: A multi-site, exploratory mixed-methods study

Takawira C Marufu, Jane Coad, Zaki Albelbisi, Tim Carter et al. • Digital Health (2026)

Objective Children and young people (CYP) presenting in mental health crisis to acute paediatric settings represent a growing clinical and system-level challenge. These environments, primarily designed for physical healthcare, frequently la...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076261431890

The Comparability of Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited From Venue-Time-Space Sampling and Facebook: A Cohort Study

Hernandez-Romieu, Alfonso C, Sullivan, Patrick S, Sanchez, Travis H, Kelley, Colleen F et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2014)

BackgroundRecruiting valid samples of men who have sex with men (MSM) is a key component of the US human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance and of research studies seeking to improve HIV prevention for MSM. Social media, such as Face...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/resprot.3342

Medical informatics in the new millennium.

M. J. Ball, Judith V. Douglas • PubMed (1998)

In a period of social transformation, we must reinvent health care. For guidance, we can look to the evolving discipline of medical informatics and to the patterns of investment in the practice arena. A top ranked application need, the comp...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-896-0-1176

Identifying peer experts in online health forums

V.G.Vinod Vydiswaran, Manoj Reddy • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2019)

Abstract Background Online health forums have become increasingly popular over the past several years. They provide members with a platform to network with peers and share information, experiential advice, and support. Among the members of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12911-019-0782-3