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Adaptation of the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWAN) Tool for Individuals With Diverse Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study

Atiya Mahmood, Farinaz Rikhtehgaran, Rojan Nasiri, Niloofar Hedayati et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2025)

BackgroundThe prevalence of sensory, cognitive, and mobility disabilities in Canada underscores the need to address environmental barriers. This study adapts and validates the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/60553

Hypertension and medical informatics.

William McBride, Carlos Maria Ferrario, Paulette A. Lyle • PubMed Central (2003)

BACKGROUND: Only about 27% of Americans with hypertension have their disease under control. Hypertension in the African-American population has a higher prevalence (32%) and is less likely to be treated or controlled compared with that in t...

OPENALEX Open Access PMC: 2594689

Integrated Dentist–Nurse Collaborative Care Model for Caries Management in China

Jiaohong Liu, Haohao Wang, May Lei Mei, Chloe Meng Jiang et al. • Dentistry Journal (2026)

Dental caries, as a common chronic disease with high global prevalence, has undergone a paradigm shift from a traditional treatment-oriented model to a management approach focused on controlling caries risk factors while implementing person...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/dj14070430

Impact of Fasting Plasma Glucose on Electrolyte Imbalance, Lipid Profile, and Associated Health Complications in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Rural Bangladesh

Md Mosahaq Ali, Koushik Ahmed, Md Yeakub Ali, Md Fazle Rabbi et al. • Health Science Reports (2026)

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Diabetes mellitus is a pervasive chronic disorder disrupting electrolyte homeostasis and lipid metabolism, thereby predisposing patients to severe complications. This study investigates the associations between ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.71822

Association between diabetes, hypertension, activities of daily living and physical activity among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities

Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Anderson Soares da Silva, Laercio Joel Franco, Scarlet Feitosa Santos et al. • Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano (2019)

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and diabetes among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1980-0037.2019v21e55149

Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Magaly Perez-Nieves, Jingwen Liu, Beth Mitchell, Marina Basina et al. • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (2023)

Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394

Multilevel factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active women in Africa: a socio-ecological analysis

Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Rabbi Tweneboah et al. • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge globally, negatively impacting reproductive health and increasing the likelihood of infertility, complications during pregnanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28423-9

Prevalence of Constipation in Elderly and Its Association With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study

Fei Wang, Fei Wang, Min Fei, Min Fei et al. • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2022)

BackgroundConstipation and dementia have similar epidemiological characteristics. Changes in intestinal flora and characteristics of the brain-gut axis play roles in the pathogeneses of the two diseases, suggesting that there may be a close...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.821654

Advances in microneedle-based drug delivery system for metabolic diseases: structural considerations, design strategies, and future perspectives

Yao Li, Qiu Chen, Tingting Wang, Zengkai Ji et al. • Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2025)

Abstract As the prevalence of metabolic diseases such as diabetes and obesity continue to rise, the search for more effective and convenient treatments has become a crucial issue in medical research. Microneedles (MNs), as an innovative dru...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12951-025-03432-9

Antibody response after pneumococcal vaccination in a large cohort of Italian children and adolescents with Down syndrome

Antonio Musolino, Marco Roversi, Mariateresa Romaniello, Vittorio Scoppola et al. • Vaccine: X (2025)

Introduction: Pneumococcal vaccination has significantly decreased the burden of invasive pneumococcal disease in the general population, however studies on effectiveness in Down syndrome (DS) are heterogeneous. In this cross-sectional stud...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100744

Prevalence of Obesity and Malnutrition among School-Aged Children of the District Peshawar

Usman Shah1, Usman Saeed2, Maryam Bibi3,, , Shakir Ullah3 et al. • Egyptian Journal of Nutrition (2024)

ABSTRACTMalnutrition and Obesity are worldwide health phenomena so the aims of the study were to assist the prevalence of obesity and malnutrition among school-aged children of the district Peshawar. Institutional based cross-sectional stud...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/enj.2024.391626

Virulence Genes Profile of Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Iranian Children with UTIs

Zohreh Heidary, Eshagh Bandani, Mohamad Eftekhary, Ali Akbar Jafari • Acta Medica Iranica (2016)

Virulent and resistant strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is one of the most important cause of UTIs in pediatrics. The present study was carried to investigate the frequency of virulence factors in the multi-drug resistant stra...

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Expression Profiles of IGF1, EGF, and FGF2 Genes in Patients With Prostate Cancer in Isfahan Province, Iran

Farinaz Khosravian, Fatemeh Ketabchi, Nasrin Hadi, Faezeh Namazi et al. • Research in Molecular Medicine (2019)

Background: Prostate cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among men all over the world. Over the past 10 years, prostate cancer prevalence has increased in Iran. Growth factors have an important role in the regulation and growth of ma...

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Impact of Prolonged COVID-19 Lockdown on Body Mass Index, Eating Habits, and Physical Activity of University Students in Bangladesh: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Md. Jamal Hossain, Foyez Ahmmed, Md. Robin Khan, Parisa Tamannur Rashid et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2022)

ObjectivesThis current study aims to assess the prevalence and factors associated with body mass index (BMI), dietary patterns, and the extent of physical activities among university students following the prolonged coronavirus disease 2019...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.873105

Merging organoid and organ-on-a-chip technology to generate complex multi-layer tissue models in a human retina-on-a-chip platform

Kevin Achberger, Christopher Probst, Jasmin Haderspeck, Sylvia Bolz et al. • eLife (2019)

The devastating effects and incurable nature of hereditary and sporadic retinal diseases such as Stargardt disease, age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa urgently require the development of new therapeutic strategies. Add...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7554/eLife.46188

Dynamic monitoring of circulating tumor DNA reveals outcomes and genomic alterations in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma undergoing CAR T-cell therapy

Wei Liu, Yan Xu, Yi Wang, Lugui Qiu et al. • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (2024)

Background Over 50% of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (r/r LBCL) receiving CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR19) T-cell therapy fail to achieve durable remission. Early identification of relapse or prog...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008450

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS MODERN CULTURAL PHENOMENON

O. K. Goncharenko • Концепт: философия, религия, культура (2018)

The Declaration on the elimination of violence against women adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 20 December, 1993 defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or islikely to result in, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24833/2541-8831-2018-3-7-120-132