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Estimation of direct economic and productive losses due to abortions caused by Neospora caninum in the primary dairy sector of Uruguay

Miguel Carrillo Parraguez, Miguel Carrillo Parraguez, Eduardo Ponssa, Darío Caffarena et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

Despite its sociocultural and economic importance, dairy farming in Uruguay has not experienced a significant increase in cattle stocks in recent decades, partly due to low reproductive efficiency and a high risk of calf mortality. Neospora...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1502742

Implementation of the therapeutic use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease management in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review of adoption, cost and acceptability

Joyce Gyamfi, Temitope Ojo, Dorice Vieira, Nessa Ryan et al. • BMJ Open (2020)

Objectives Mortality associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hydroxyurea, a medicine to effectively manage SCD, is not widely available in resource-constrained settings. We identif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038685

Program-Based Lung Cancer Care: A Prospective Observational Tumor Registry Linkage Study

Wei Liao, PhD, Meredith Ray, PhD, Carrie Fehnel, BBA, Jordan Goss, MA et al. • JTO Clinical and Research Reports (2024)

Introduction: Low-dose computed tomography screening (LDCT) and lung nodule programs (LNP) promote early lung cancer detection, improve survival; Multidisciplinary Care Programs (MDC) promote guideline-concordant care. The impact of such pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100629

Estimating the number of cardio-pulmonary events potentially averted by fine particulate matter air quality index activity guidelines

Robert D Brook, Pia-Allison Roa, Phillip D Levy, Samantha J Bauer et al. • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2025)

Background: Fine particulate matter 100 for PM2.5) for 3 groups (healthy adults, ASCVD and pulmonary disease patients) in the US during 2022. The theoretical number of adverse events potentially prevented per county was estimated each day a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101266

Coronary artery bypass grafting outcomes of patients with human immunodeficiency virus: a population-based study of National Inpatient Sample from 2015 to 2020

Renxi Li, Deyanira J. Prastein, Brian G. Choi • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract Individuals affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have a growing demand for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) due to heightened risk for cardiovascular diseases and extended life expectancy. However, CABG outcomes in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-65518-y

Investigations of the impact of polluted natural waters on cardiovascular diseases and development of integrated prevention system

Vyacheslav Vishnevetskiy, Vladislav Popruzhniy • Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska (2019)

The aim of this study was to establish the correlation between natural water pollutions and the prevalence of heart diseases. We analyzed the data from the 2014 Federal Service Report on the state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22630/PNIKS.2019.28.1.5

Perspective on the Therapeutics of Anti-Snake Venom

Isabel Gómez-Betancur, Vedanjali Gogineni, Andrea Salazar-Ospina, Francisco León • Molecules (2019)

Snakebite envenomation is a life-threatening disease that was recently re-included as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), affecting millions of people in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Improvement in the therapeutic approaches...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules24183276

Advances of aptamers in esophageal cancer diagnosis, treatment and drug delivery

Yang Fei, Hui Xu, Chunwei Zhang, Jingjing Wang et al. • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology (2025)

Esophageal cancer (EC) is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract with poor prognosis and high mortality. The early diagnosis of EC mainly depends on endoscopic diagnosis, which not only needs to bear certain economic pressure, but ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.16.121

THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF PACLITAXEL LOADED ON GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN TREATMENT OF INDUCED ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Fatma H. El-Didi, Marwa M. Essawy, Sagy L. Asar, Sahar M. El-Sheikh et al. • Alexandria Dental Journal (2019)

INTRODUCTION: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide with high mortality rate. Conventional treatment strategies have improved but remain far from optimal. Cancer research is focused on improving cance...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/adjalexu.2019.57569

Multiple organ failure in the newborn: the point of view of the pathologist

Clara Gerosa, Eleonora Obinu, Daniela Fanni, Rossano Ambu et al. • Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (2014)

One of the most severe events occurring in critically ill patients admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) center is represented by the multiple organ failure (MOF), a systemic inflammatory response leading to a progressive organ ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7363/030265

Applying the lessons of maternal mortality reduction to global emergency health

Emilie J Calvello, Alexander P Skog, Andrea G Tenner, Lee A Wallis • Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2015)

Abstract Over the last few decades, maternal health has been a major focus of the international community and this has resulted in a substantial decrease in maternal mortality globally. Although, compared with maternal illness, medical and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146571

Atrioesophageal fistula after radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: clinical case

Vladislav V. Gaskin, Anna A. Gaskina, Amir G. Masri, Valentin A. Nеchaev et al. • Клиническая практика (2026)

BACKGROUND: Atrioesophageal fistula is a rare complication following radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and is associated with high mortality. Clinical manifestations of atrioesophageal fistula are nonspecific and may ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17816/clinpract695545

Sedative-hypnotic drug use and risk of falls and fractures in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study

Mohammad Hossein Imani, Amir Hossein Imani, Amirhossein Saem, Maryam Niksolat • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Falls are a leading cause of injury, hospitalization, and mortality among older adults. Sedative-hypnotic medications, especially benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, have been implicated as potential contributors to fall risk a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06624-y

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for pediatrics with infective disease: A updated meta-analyses and trial sequential analysis

Peng Li, JiaLe Liu, Junjun Liu • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2022)

ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the effect of procalcitonin (PCT) guided therapy on antibiotic exposure in pediatric patients with infectious disease.MethodsWe performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.915463

Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Hearing: Observations From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Pei-Lun Kuo, Ann Zenobia Moore, Frank R. Lin, Frank R. Lin et al. • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2021)

Objectives: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is highly prevalent among older adults, but the potential mechanisms and predictive markers for ARHL are lacking. Epigenetic age acceleration has been shown to be predictive of many age-associated...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.790926

Music therapy-induced changes in salivary cortisol level are predictive of cardiovascular mortality in patients under maintenance hemodialysis

Hou YC, Lin YJ, Lu KC, Chiang HS et al. • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management (2017)

Yi-Chou Hou,1 Yen-Ju Lin,2 Kuo-Cheng Lu,1 Han-Sun Chiang,3 Chia-Chi Chang,4 Li-King Yang1 1Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 2Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical Univ...

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Lipofuscin: Wear Pigment or Alarm Signal for Cardiac AlloGraft Vasculopathy?

Anca Otilia Farcas, Mihai Ciprian Stoica, Septimiu Voidazan, Carmen Corina Radu et al. • Diagnostics (2026)

Background: CAV (cardiac allograft vasculopathy) is considered the leading cause of late post-transplant mortality and affects approximately 50% of transplant patients at 10 years post-transplant. Its etiopathogenetic mechanism is considere...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16152432

Lipid profile in elderly and centenarian subjects in Kazakhstan: a case-control study

Yu. Ganzhula, Zh. Borykbay, V. Tkachev, S. Urazova et al. • Central Asian Journal of Medical Hypotheses and Ethics (2024)

Introduction. The health of centenarians is a major focus in global studies. Dyslipidemia is directly linked to the risk of cardiovascular diseases, which pose a growing burden on healthcare due to the increasing elderly population. Studyin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.47316/cajmhe.2024.5.3.04