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Is health-related quality of life the same for elderly polish migrants, Turkish migrants and German natives? Testing the reliability and construct validity of the Sf-36 health survey in a cross-cultural comparison

Johanna Buchcik, Joachim Westenhöfer, Mick Fleming, Colin R. Martin • Cogent Psychology (2017)

Objective: The Sf-36 is the most widely used instrument to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with the most convincing evidence of both internal consistency and test–retest reliability. In addition, it is appropriate for use amo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23311908.2017.1280984

From Mental Health Crisis to Existential Human Suffering: The Role of Self-Transcendence in Contemporary Mindfulness

Renata Cueto de Souza, Charles Scott • Religions (2022)

Our paper addresses the so-called college mental health crisis and the adoption of the strategy of mindfulness-based interventions. We offer a critique of their underlying medical–therapeutic paradigm by engaging the notion of self-transcen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rel13080681

Maternal Mood and Perception of Infant Temperament at Three Months Predict Depressive Symptoms Scores in Mothers of Preterm Infants at Six Months

Grazyna Kmita, Grazyna Kmita, Eliza Kiepura, Alicja Niedźwiecka • Frontiers in Psychology (2022)

Postpartum depression is more prevalent in mothers and fathers of preterm infants compared to parents of full-term infants and may have long-term detrimental consequences for parental mental health and child development. The temperamental p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812893

Epoetin zeta in the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, differential pharmacology and clinical utility

Davis-Ajami ML, Wu J, Downton K, Ludeman E et al. • Biologics: Targets & Therapy (2014)

Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami,1 Jun Wu,2 Katherine Downton,3 Emilie Ludeman,3 Virginia Noxon4 1Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

A time-motion study of the COVID-19 vaccination process in an urban primary health center of Odisha, India

G. Alekhya, Prajna Paramita Giri, Arjun M.C., Binod Kumar Behera et al. • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (2022)

Vaccination is a critical tool in protecting against COVID-19. It is essential to know the time for each activity in a COVID-19 vaccination process for better management, especially during a pandemic. Thus, we conducted a time-motion study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2073759

In vitro effects of European and Latin-American medicinal plants in CYP3A4 gene expression, glutathione levels, and P-glycoprotein activity

Andre Luis Dias Araujo Mazzari, Mariella Guimarães Lacerda, Flora Aparecida Milton, Flora Aparecida Milton et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2022)

Many medicinal plants species from European -such as Artemisia absinthium, Equisetum arvense, Lamium album, Malva sylvestris, Morus nigra, Passiflora incarnata, Frangula purshiana, and Salix alba- as well as Latin American traditions -such ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.826395

Heat transfer by three types of hot pack and its implication on the flexibility of the lower back: a randomized, controlled trial

Paulina Fuentes-León, Natalia Jara-Poblete, Pía Bastías-Sánchez, Kaio Fernando Vitzel et al. • Fisioterapia e Pesquisa (2016)

ABSTRACT The use of hot pack is a common superficial thermotherapy strategy and one of its benefits is the increase of muscle flexibility. However, there is a lack of information about the effects of the heat pack alone, without being used ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1809-2950/15088923022016

The Utilization of Plant-Material-Loaded Vesicular Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Pulmonary Diseases

Bongani Sannyboy Lukhele, Kokoette Bassey, Bwalya Angel Witika • Current Issues in Molecular Biology (2023)

Medicinal plants have been utilized to treat a variety of conditions on account of the bioactive properties that they contain. Most bioactive constituents from plants are of limited effectiveness, due to poor solubility, limited permeabilit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cimb45120624

Efficacy, safety, and quality of life 4 years after valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene transfer for severe hemophilia A in the phase 3 GENEr8-1 trial

Andrew D. Leavitt, Johnny Mahlangu, Priyanka Raheja, Emily Symington et al. • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2024)

Background: Valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus-mediated gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, enables endogenous factor (F)VIII expression and provides bleed protection. Objectives: Determine valoctocogene roxaparvovec du...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102615

The Association of Parent-Child Communication With Internet Addiction in Left-Behind Children in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jingjing Cai, Yun Wang, Feng Wang, Jingjing Lu et al. • International Journal of Public Health (2021)

Objective: Internet addiction has emerged as a growing concern worldwide. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of Internet addiction between left-behind children (LBC) and non-left-behind children (non-LBC), and explore the role of pa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2021.630700

Exercise Training and Circulating Small Extracellular Vesicles: Appraisal of Methodological Approaches and Current Knowledge

Ian A. J. Darragh, Lorraine O’Driscoll, Lorraine O’Driscoll, Lorraine O’Driscoll et al. • Frontiers in Physiology (2021)

In response to acute exercise, an array of metabolites, nucleic acids, and proteins are enriched in circulation. Collectively termed “exercise factors,” these molecules represent a topical area of research given their speculated contributio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.738333

Lactobacillus brevis 23017 Relieves Mercury Toxicity in the Colon by Modulation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Through the Interplay of MAPK and NF-κB Signaling Cascades

Xinpeng Jiang, Shanshan Gu, Di Liu, Lili Zhao et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2018)

Aims:Lactobacillus strains have protective effects against heavy metals while relieving oxidative stress and modulating the immune response. Mechanisms that ameliorate heavy metal toxicity and the relationship between probiotics and gut bar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02425

Enteric Coating Enhances the Biopharmaceutical Performance of a Silica–Lipid Formulation of Abiraterone Acetate

Ali Taheri, Ruba Almasri, Anthony Wignall, Felicia Feltrin et al. • Pharmaceutics (2025)

Background/Objectives: Lipid-based formulations are widely used to enhance the oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs. However, for weakly basic drugs with higher solubility under acidic conditions, precipitation and recrystalli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17101289

Comparison of Vitamin B1 (Thiamin hydrochloride) Level in Brown Rice (Oryza nivara S.D.Sharma & Shastry) and Cooked Brown Rice by Alkalimetry Methods

Emerita Dyah Ayu Purwita Sari, Hendra Budiman, Anita Agustina Styawan, Choiril Hana Mustofa • Journal of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2025)

Brown rice (Oryza nivara S.D.Sharma & Shastry) is a rice variety that belongs to the Graminae family. Brown rice contains vitamins A, B, C, Zn and B complex. Vitamin B1 is one type of vitamin that is not stable. Its stability is influenced ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22146/jfps.17037

Impact of prolonged obstructive sleep apnea syndrome disease course on retinal-choroidal microcirculation: a WF-SS-OCTA study

Chaomin Chen, Xinyi Chen, Lixia Qin, Mingming Zhao et al. • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (2026)

Purpose: This study used wide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (WF-SS-OCTA) to evaluate changes in macular vascular density in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) at different stages of disease d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2026.105582

Swept source intraoperative OCT angiography

Ziyi Zhang, Tiepei Zhu, Tongtong Cao, Zhaoyu Gong et al. • Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences (2021)

To accurately guide surgical instruments during ophthalmic procedures, some necessary intraoperative depth perception is required, which standard surgical microscopes supply limitedly. Intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT), com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1142/S1793545821400095

Non-invasive large-scale imaging of concurrent neuronal, astrocytic, and hemodynamic activity with hybrid multiplexed fluorescence and magnetic resonance imaging (HyFMRI)

Zhenyue Chen, Yi Chen, Irmak Gezginer, Qingxiang Ding et al. • Light: Science & Applications (2025)

Abstract A critical gap currently exists in systematic understanding and experimental validation of the role of astrocytes in neurovascular coupling and their functional links with other brain cells. Despite a broad selection of functional ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-02003-9

159 Community Engagement (CE) Brokers: Diversity and the Science of CE

Patricia Piechowski, Gina Claxton, Nicola Spencer, Elizabeth Vasile et al. • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (2022)

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Since 2013, managers of community engagement (CE) programs across the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) have convened mont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/cts.2022.67