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Evaluation of Indicators for the Realization of the Development of Public-Oriented Urban Transportation (Study Case: District 11 of Tehran)

Sayyed Jalal Aldin Hosseini, Azita Rajabi, Afshin Safahan, Aliasghar Rezvani • برنامه‌ریزی توسعه شهری و منطقه‌ای (2024)

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) represents a significant facet of sustainable urban planning aimed at addressing urban traffic challenges through the strategic expansion of public transportation systems. District 11 within the municipali...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/urdp.2023.55092.1248

The Holo-Transcriptome of the Zoantharian Protopalythoa variabilis (Cnidaria: Anthozoa): A Plentiful Source of Enzymes for Potential Application in Green Chemistry, Industrial and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology

Jean-Étienne R. L. Morlighem, Chen Huang, Qiwen Liao, Paula Braga Gomes et al. • Marine Drugs (2018)

Marine invertebrates, such as sponges, tunicates and cnidarians (zoantharians and scleractinian corals), form functional assemblages, known as holobionts, with numerous microbes. This type of species-specific symbiotic association can be a ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/md16060207

Lifestyle interventions to maternal weight loss after birth: a systematic review

Pernille Kjaergaard Christiansen, Mette Maria Skjøth, Mette Juel Rothmann, Christina Anne Vinter et al. • Systematic Reviews (2019)

Abstract Background Over the past decades, there has been an increase in overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age, as well as the general population. Overweight and obesity are related to a later, increased risk of type 2 diabete...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1186-2

Adoption and Willingness to Pay for Emerging Dementia Therapies: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey

J. Felipe Montano-Campos, Julie Zissimopoulos, Mireille Jacobson, Bryan Tysinger et al. • MDM Policy & Practice (2026)

Objectives: Decisions about emerging disease-modifying dementia therapies involve both treatment uptake and willingness to pay (WTP), reflecting the monetary valuation of treatment benefits. Existing studies often do not distinguish between...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/23814683261487187

Effect of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet on Maternal Iron Related Biochemical Parameters during Pregnancy and Gestational Weight Gain

María Morales-Suárez-Varela, Isabel Peraita-Costa, Alfredo Perales-Marín, Beatriz Marcos Puig et al. • Life (2023)

Gestation is a crucial life stage for both women and offspring, and outcomes are affected by many environmental factors, including diet. The Mediterranean dietary pattern (MD) is considered a healthy eating pattern that can provide the nutr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/life13051138

Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer

Kalyan Saginala, Adam A. Barsouk, John Sukumar Aluru, Prashanth Rawla et al. • Medical Sciences (2020)

Based on the latest GLOBOCAN data, bladder cancer accounts for 3% of global cancer diagnoses and is especially prevalent in the developed world. In the United States, bladder cancer is the sixth most incident neoplasm. A total of 90% of bla...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci8010015 PMC: 7151633

Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics

Robert McCarter • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2000)

Epidemiology: Beyond the BasicsAuthors: SZKLO, Moyses, MD, DrPH (Johns Hopkins Univ.); NIETO, F. Javier, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins Univ.) Bibliographic Data: (ISBN: 0–8342-0618–8, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2000, $55.00) 495 pages, soft cover Aud...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200006000-00031

EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF INCLISIRAN BY BASELINE BODY MASS INDEX: A POST HOC POOLED ANALYSIS OF THE ORION-9, ORION-10 AND ORION-11 PHASE III RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS

Lawrence A Leiter, David G Kallend, Wolfgang Koenig, Ulf Landmesser et al. • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2023)

Therapeutic Area: ASCVD/CVD Risk Factors Background: Excessive bodyweight, often associated with dyslipidemia, may affect the pharmacology of drugs. Inclisiran, a small interfering RNA targeting PCSK9 hepatic mRNA, is an effective LDL-C low...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100403

Metabolic perturbations underlying the associations of endocrine-disrupting chemical mixtures with muscle mass and strength in adults: A repeated-measures study

Kun Huang, Shuoshuo Hu, Yilin Zhou, Qingqing Cao et al. • Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (2025)

Introduction: Adult exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may reduce muscle mass and strength; however, few studies considered EDC mixtures and their potential mechanisms. Objectives: We aimed to explore associations of EDC mixt...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.enceco.2025.08.019

Efficacy of integrative medicine using Yinhua-based herbal granules on herpangina: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Yongcheng Sheng, Yuhui Zhang, Qin Wang, Qi Hong et al. • Phytomedicine Plus (2022)

Background: Different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the format of granules, such as Kanggan Granules (KangGs), Kouyanqing Granules (KouGs), Lianhua Qingwen Granules (LQGs), Qingkailing Granules (QGs) and Xiao'er Qingjie Granules (XQ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2022.100351

Epidemiology and burden of osteoarthritis

Anna Litwic, Mark Hiley Edwards, Elaine Margaret Dennison, Cyrus C. Cooper • British Medical Bulletin (2013)

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead to joint failure with pain and disability. OA of the hi...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/lds038 PMC: 3690438

Robotic surgery

Michèle Diana, Jacques Marescaux • British journal of surgery (2015)

BACKGROUND: Proficiency in minimally invasive surgery requires intensive and continuous training, as it is technically challenging for unnatural visual and haptic perceptions. Robotic and computer sciences are producing innovations to augme...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.9711

Configuration Design and Dynamic Characteristics Analysis for Space Membrane Mechanism Based on Deployable Booms

Yuzhen Tang, Hongwei Guo, Wenyao Zhang, Zhiyi Wang et al. • Aerospace (2023)

To meet the requirements of deployable structures in aerospace engineering with light weight and high stiffness, this paper proposes the triangular space membrane deployable mechanism based on deployable booms, then conducts dynamic analysi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/aerospace10030239

Robots and Firms

Michael Koch, Ilya Manuylov, Marcel Smolka • The Economic Journal (2021)

Abstract We study the microeconomic implications of robot adoption using a rich panel data set of Spanish manufacturing firms over a 27-year period (1990–2016). We provide causal evidence on two central questions: (1) Which firm characteris...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueab009

Snail-inspired water-enhanced soft sliding suction for climbing robots

Tianqi Yue, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha, Jonathan Rossiter • Nature Communications (2024)

Abstract Snails can stably slide across a surface with only a single high-payload sucker, offering an efficient adhesive locomotion mechanism for next-generation climbing robots. The critical factor for snails’ sliding suction behaviour is ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48293-2

Virtual Reality-Based Center of Mass-Assisted Personalized Balance Training System

Deepesh Kumar, Alejandro González, Alejandro González, Abhijit Das et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)

Poststroke hemiplegic patients often show altered weight distribution with balance disorders, increasing their risk of fall. Conventional balance training, though powerful, suffers from scarcity of trained therapists, frequent visits to cli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2017.00085