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Barriers and opportunities for clinical trials in Bahrain: a qualitative study of key opinion leaders

Jamil Ahmed, Angeleena Esther, Hussein AlHafnawi, Mohamed Hany Shehata et al. • BMJ Open (2026)

Background and objectives Clinical trials are essential for advancing scientific knowledge and improving patient outcomes. In the last decade, Bahrain has made notable progress in healthcare. However, clinical trial participation from the r...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117241

The elderly and urban mobility: cost sensitivity of elderly people in the “oldest” Italian city

Claudia Burlando, Enrico Musso, Luca Persico • European Spatial Research and Policy (2022)

The world is facing a series of changes that will modify the way we envisage transport planning in our cities. Demographic ageing as a consequence of higher life expectancy and lower fertility rates is a world-wide phenomenon. While ageing ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18778/1231-1952.29.1.05

An Object-Based Image Analysis Method for Monitoring Land Conversion by Artificial Sprawl Use of RapidEye and IRS Data

Maud Balestrat, Stéphane Dupuy, Eric Barbe • Remote Sensing (2012)

In France, in the peri-urban context, urban sprawl dynamics are particularly strong with huge population growth as well as a land crisis. The increase and spreading of built-up areas from the city centre towards the periphery takes place to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs4020404

Strategic Tendencies and Priorities of Development of Aquaculture in Russia

K. L. Kudryashova • Управленческое консультирование (2018)

Member States of the United Nations in the autumn of 2015 approved the Agenda for Sustainable Development for the period until 2030. The Agenda also establishes goals for the contribution and methods of fishing and aquaculture production to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22394/1726-1139-2018-1-126-131

A systematic review of the physical and chemical characteristics of pollutants from biomass burning and combustion of fossil fuels and health effects in Brazil

Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira, Eliane Ignotti, Sandra S. Hacon • Cadernos de Saúde Pública (2011)

The aim of this study was to carry out a review of scientific literature published in Brazil between 2000 and 2009 on the characteristics of air pollutants from different emission sources, especially particulate matter (PM) and its effects ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2011000900003

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

Practical role of preoperative echocardiography in low-risk non-cardiac surgery

Eun Kyoung Kim, Hong-Mi Choi, Jong-Hwan Lee, Dong Woo Han et al. • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

BackgroundDue to increased needs to reduce non-fatal as well as fatal cardiac events, preoperative echocardiography remains part of routine clinical practice in many hospitals. Data on the role of preoperative echocardiography in low-risk n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1088496

The allocation of resources in the care for patients with panic disorder in Germany: an excess cost analysis informing policy and science

Christian Brettschneider, Florian Bleibler, Thomas S. Hiller, Alexander Konnopka et al. • Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation (2019)

Abstract Background Panic disorder is a mental disorder of high prevalence, which frequently co-occurs with agoraphobia. There is a lack of studies measuring excess costs of panic disorder patients with and without agoraphobia. We compared ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12962-019-0177-4

Circulating tumour cell enumeration, biomarker analyses, and kinetics in patients with colorectal cancer and other GI malignancies

Walla Malkawi, Areeb Lutfi, Maaz Khan Afghan, Lamisha Mashiyat Shah et al. • Frontiers in Oncology (2023)

ObjectiveMost of the work in terms of liquid biopsies in patients with solid tumors is focused on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of using circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood samples fro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1305181

Dla kogo i o czym? Muzeum Polin, historiografia Żydów a Żydzi jako „sprawa polska" [For whom and about what? The Polin Museum, Jewish historiography and Jews as a “Polish cause”]

Kamil Kijek • Studia Litteraria et Historica (2017)

For whom and about what? The Polin Museum, Jewish historiography and Jews as a “Polish cause” The article presents main threads of the ongoing debate around the permanent exhibition of the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Wars...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11649/slh.1363

Features of reproduction of the shrub vole <i>Microtus majori</i> Thomas, 1906 in natural conditions

R. I. Dzuev, A. A. Cheprakova, F. H. Zhilyaeva, K. A. Mashukova • Юг России: экология, развитие (2020)

Aim. The purpose of this research based on the study of the ecological and biological characteristics of the shrub vole is to expand knowledge about patterns of microevolution in space, ecology and biology on the basis of which to assess th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18470/1992-098-2020-2-150-157

HIV incidence among sexual health clinic attendees in England: First estimates for black African heterosexuals using a biomarker, 2009-2013.

Adamma Aghaizu, Jennifer Tosswill, Daniela De Angelis, Helen Ward et al. • PLoS ONE (2018)

IntroductionThe HIV epidemic in England is largely concentrated among heterosexuals who are predominately black African and men who have sex with men (MSM). We present for the first time trends in annual HIV incidence for adults attending s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197939

Impact of early vs. late tracheostomy on clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with intracerebral hemorrhage extending into the ventricles: a retrospective cohort study based on quantitative assessment of parenchymal and intraventricular hematoma volumes

Minghui Lu, Jiajun Wei, Qiang Cai • Frontiers in Neurology (2026)

BackgroundThe optimal timing for tracheostomy in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage extending into the ventricles who require mechanical ventilation remains controversial, and there is a paucity of evidence to guide clinical practice. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1724717

Deconstructing Hate Speech in the DRC: A Psychological Media Sensitization Campaign

Johann Vollhardt, Marie Coutin, Ervin Staub, George Weiss et al. • Journal of Hate Studies (2006)

This article describes an interdisciplinary and theory-based radio campaign that has been developed to counteract, and sensitize citizens to hate speech in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The article provides a brief overview of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33972/jhs.40

Populisme, Politik Pertahanan, Dan Pemimpin Lokal

Muhtar Haboddin • Jurnal Inovasi Ilmu Sosial dan Politik (2019)

Populism, defence politics, and local leader are interrelated in the study of power. In the framework of maintaining power, local leaders will use populist policies to gain political support from the community. Community support is essentia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33474/jisop.v1i2.4802

Antidiarrheal and antimicrobial profiles extracts of the leaves from Trichilia emetica Vahl. (Meliaceae)

Kiessoun Konaté, Kassi Yomalan, Oksana Sytar, Marian Brestic • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (2015)

Objective: To evaluate anti-diarrhoeal and antimicrobial activities of the bioactive fraction of Trichilia emetica in order to provide a scientific basis for the management of gastroenteritis in Burkina Faso. Methods: To do this, polyphenol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30012-5

Highly Efficient Leaf Base Protoplast Isolation and Transient Expression Systems for Orchids and Other Important Monocot Crops

Rui Ren, Rui Ren, Jie Gao, Dongmei Yin et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2021)

Versatile protoplast platforms greatly facilitate the development of modern botany. However, efficient protoplast-based systems are still challenging for numerous horticultural plants and crops. Orchids are globally cultivated ornamental an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.626015