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The influence of roadway characteristics and built environment on the extent of over-speeding: An exploration using mobile automated traffic camera data

Boniphace Kutela, Frank Ngeni, Cuthbert Ruseruka, Tumlumbe Juliana Chengula et al. • International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology (2025)

Over-speeding is a pivotal factor in fatal traffic crashes globally, necessitating robust speed management strategies to augment road safety. In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported over 12 000 speed-related fat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijtst.2024.03.003

The Digital Transformation in Health: How AI Can Improve the Performance of Health Systems

África Periáñez, Ana Fernández Del Río, Ivan Nazarov, Enric Jané et al. • Health Systems & Reform (2024)

Mobile health has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery and patient engagement. In this work, we discuss how integrating Artificial Intelligence into digital health applications focused on supply chain operation, patient manag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23288604.2024.2387138

Yes! Kissing Too… The Child Would Not Be Hurt in Any Way: Social Constructions of Child Sexual Abuse in the Ga Community in Ghana

Ummu Markwei • Qualitative Sociology Review (2019)

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child obligates nations to protect children from all forms of abuse including sexual. However, child sexual abuse is a complex phenomenon which is difficult to understand as a result of cul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18778/1733-8077.15.3.06

Disability-inclusive community development: A case of a community garden in Limpopo province in South Africa

Brian Tigere, Theresa Moyo • African Journal of Disability (2022)

Background: Persons with disabilities living in rural areas are marginalised and excluded in most developmental initiatives in South Africa. They face many economic, political and social problems; hence, improving their quality of life is a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/ajod.v11i0.850

Deployment-related mental health support: comparative analysis of NATO and allied ISAF partners

Eric Vermetten, Neil Greenberg, Manon A. Boeschoten, Roos Delahaije et al. • European Journal of Psychotraumatology (2014)

Background: For years there has been a tremendous gap in our understanding of the mental health effects of deployment and the efforts by military forces at trying to minimize or mitigate these. Many military forces have recently systematize...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.23732

Identifying research particiaption effects through qualitative methods: Feedback from Research Engagement Consultants involved in a pediatric mental health comparative effectiveness trial

Elisabeth A. Stelson, Mallory Bolenbaugh, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Cassidy Branch et al. • SSM: Qualitative Research in Health (2021)

Research participation effects (RPEs)—effects due to study design rather than study intervention—have long been acknowledged as a research phenomenon. Identifying RPEs is crucial to understanding the true effects of an intervention and outc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100023

Challenges and experience of the Ethiopian rural health extension program: implications for reform and revitalization

Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Amare Abera Tareke, Sibhatu Biadgilign • BMC Health Services Research (2023)

Abstract Background Despite remarkable gains over the past decade, mounting evidence suggests that Ethiopia’s rural health extension program (HEP) is facing serious implementation challenges. We investigated the current and potential future...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10253-9

What Evidence Underlies Clinical Practice in Paediatric Surgery? A Systematic Review Assessing Choice of Study Design.

Benjamin Allin, Nicholas Aveyard, Timothy Campion-Smith, Eleanor Floyd et al. • PLoS ONE (2016)

ObjectiveIdentify every paediatric surgical article published in 1998 and every paediatric surgical article published in 2013, and determine which study designs were used and whether they were appropriate for robustly assessing intervention...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150864

Enhancing dental trauma management: insights into physical education graduates’ knowledge and performance

Fahimeh Pakravan, Ali Yousefian Najafabadi, Zohreh Meshkati, Mehdi Nasr Isfahani • BMC Oral Health (2025)

Abstract Introduction Injuries sustained during physical activities are a common concern among athletes, with dental trauma representing a significant yet often under-addressed component. Timely and appropriate intervention is critical to s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12903-025-06806-5

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

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Comorbid with Deafness in Children: A Systematic Review of Previous Studies

Fatemeh Nikkhoo, asgar chubdari • Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī (2020)

The comorbidity of neurodevelopmental disorders regarding deafness has been confirmed in several studies, which further emphasizes the necessity of paying more attention to diagnostic and rehabilitation approaches in this field. The primary...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/jpe.2021.55757.2226

Does Practice Make Perfect? The Effects of an Eight-Week Manualized Deliberate Practice Course With Peer Feedback on Patient-Rated Working Alliance in Adults: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Håkan Lagerberg, James F. Boswell, Michael J. Constantino, Gerhard Andersson et al. • Clinical Psychology in Europe (2024)

[Background] Deliberate Practice (DP), which underscores the importance of expert mentorship, personalized learning objectives, feedback, and repetition, has been suggested as a method to enhance the effectiveness of therapists. [Method] Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.32872/cpe.12353

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

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

Fumaric acid regulates morphine tolerance in bone cancer pain through spinal MrgC receptor modulation

Sijie Liu, Minghao Tang, Jing Zhao, Lulu Zhang et al. • Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2026)

Background: Bone cancer pain (BCP) represents a debilitating complication that profoundly impacts patient quality of life and predisposes to psychological comorbidities, including depression and anxiety. Objectives: To investigate the effec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36721/PJPS.2026.39.8.233.1

Correction of Postoperative Anemia in Patients undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement through Blood Saving Technology

B. M. Gumeniuk • Український журнал серцево-судинної хірургії (2020)

The aim. To investigate anemia of chronic disease (ACD) in patients with mitral valvular disease, to provide preoperative correction in these patients and to determine the level of postoperative anemia after mitral valve replacement (MVR) t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30702/ujcvs/20.4009/038055-060/5.16

Impact of using virtual and concrete manipulatives on students’ learning of fractions

Nabil Kamal Al Farra, Shashidhar Belbase, Hassan Tairab, Ahmad Qablan et al. • Cogent Education (2024)

Fraction is considered one of the main topics in mathematics in the early years. Many students struggle to progress in fractions in the classrooms and on exams. Teaching strategies are among the most important factors affecting student lear...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2024.2379712

The Effectiveness of Low-Carb Diet vs Low-Fat Diet on Body Composition in People with Obesity: A Literature Review

Tutut Rizki Indriyani, Atika Rahmawati, Luthfiani Khoirunnisa, Izka Sofiyya Wahyurin • Amerta Nutrition (2024)

Background: Obesity is still become a serious problem today. Obesity is caused by excessive adipose tissue. One of many factors that contribute to a person's obesity is food intake. Excess carbohydrate and fat intake will be stored in the f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20473/amnt.v8i1.2024.139-150