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Digital Twin-based Framework for Heat Stress Calculation

I. Cárdenas-León, R. Morales-Ortega, M. Koeva, F. Atún et al. • ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2024)

According to the KNMI Klimaatsignaal’21, the average surface temperature in The Netherlands has increased by 2.3°C between 1901 and 2020. Moreover, The Netherlands is also experiencing more frequent and intense heatwaves. Urban de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-annals-X-4-2024-67-2024

The Effect of Health Literacy on a Brief Intervention to Improve Advance Directive Completion: A Randomized Controlled Study

Paige C. Barker, Neal P. Holland, Oliver Shore, Robert L. Cook et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2021)

Objective Completion of an advance directive (AD) document is one component of advanced care planning. We evaluated a brief intervention to enhance AD completion and assess whether the intervention effect varied according to health literacy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501327211000221

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

Unveiling the immunomodulatory dance: endothelial cells’ function and their role in non-small cell lung cancer

Sophia Daum, Lilith Decristoforo, Mira Mousa, Stefan Salcher et al. • Molecular Cancer (2025)

Abstract The dynamic interactions between tumor endothelial cells (TECs) and the immune microenvironment play a critical role in the progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In general, endothelial cells exhibit diverse immunomodu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12943-024-02221-6

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

Reducing Health Anxiety in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Video Testimonials: Pilot Assessment of a Video Intervention

Joel Shor, Yusuke Miyatani, Etsuko Arita, Pohung Chen et al. • JMIR Formative Research (2023)

BackgroundHealth anxiety has many damaging effects on patients with chronic illness. Physicians are often unable to alleviate concerns related to living with a disease that has an impact on daily life, and unregulated websites can overrepre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/39945

Evaluating the social return on investment of dance movement for wellbeing in the prevention of burnout among healthcare staff: a study protocol

Mary Lynch, Carolyn Wallace, Teresa Filipponi • BMJ Open (2024)

Introduction Improvement in the National Health Service (NHS) employees’ mental well-being and staff retention are current key issues. Evidence indicates that dance movement therapy (DMT) has been effective in improving mental health and we...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083287

Exploring the intersection between sustainable finance and achieving carbon neutrality in the transportation sector

Jingfu Lu, Fatime Gulzar, Yifan Lai • Heliyon (2024)

In the context of China's transportation sector, which has faced escalating challenges in carbon emissions, this study delves into the intricate nexus between sustainable finance strategies and the imperative of achieving carbon neutrality....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34467

Integrating clinical and public health knowledge in support of joint medical practice

Jean-Pierre Unger, Ingrid Morales, Pierre De Paepe, Michel Roland • BMC Health Services Research (2020)

Abstract Background Strong relations between medicine and public health have long been advocated. Today, professional medical practice assumes joint clinical/public health objectives: GPs are expected to practice community medicine; Hospita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05886-z

Transcatheter heart valve interventions for patients with rheumatic heart disease

Hellmuth Weich, Philip Herbst, Francis Smit, Anton Doubell • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

Rheumatic heart disease [RHD] is the most prevalent cause of valvular heart disease in the world, outstripping degenerative aortic stenosis numbers fourfold. Despite this, global resources are firmly aimed at improving the management of deg...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1234165

Trends in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the United States, 1975–2018: a population-based study

Xianying Cheng, Ping Wang, Li Cheng, Feng Zhao et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2025)

BackgroundCervical cancer incidence and mortality rates in the United States have substantially declined over recent decades, primarily driven by reductions in squamous cell carcinoma cases. However, the trend in recent years remains unclea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1579446

‘The public health turn on violence against women’: analysing Swedish healthcare law, public health and gender-equality policies

Ann Öhman, Monica Burman, Maria Carbin, Kerstin Edin • BMC Public Health (2020)

Abstract This article focuses on policy and law concerning violence against women as a public health issue. In Sweden, violence against women is recently recognized as a public health problem; we label this shift “The public health turn on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08766-7

Improving follow-up visits among individuals with hypertension: Quality Improvement project in the District Hospital, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, India, 2021–2022

Prabhdeep Kaur, Rupali Bharadwaj, Mogan Kaviprawin, Namita Neelkanth et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Background In India, to achieve a 25% relative reduction in the prevalence of raised blood pressure (BP) by 2025, approximately 4.5 crore additional people with hypertension will need to have their BP effectively treated. We conducted a Qua...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003124

Life Stage-Specific Burdens and Impacts of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Beef Cattle in the United States: A Review of Diagnostics, Impacts on Productivity, and Immune Response

Brooklyn L. Laubinger, Kelsey M. Harvey, William Isaac Jumper • Veterinary Sciences (2026)

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) remain a significant challenge to productivity and sustainability in beef cattle systems in the United States, contributing to subclinical reductions in growth, reproductive performance, and overall herd he...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vetsci13030210

A novel sensor-based assessment of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Seoyoung Choi, Yong Beom Shin, Soo-Yeon Kim, Jonghyun Kim • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2018)

Abstract Background To provide effective interventions for spasticity, accurate and reliable spasticity assessment is essential. For the assessment, the Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) has been widely used owing to its simplicity and convenien...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12984-018-0388-5

Theoretical framework of the neuro and psychomotor therapist for developmental age: an Italian perspective for paediatric rehabilitation of neurodevelopmental disabilities

Giulia Purpura, Giulia Purpura, Giulia Purpura, Andrea Bordin et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2026)

PurposeThe rehabilitation of neurodevelopmental disabilities is a complex process aimed at enhancing children’s functional abilities, minimizing the impact of disabilities on family dynamics, and promoting autonomy in daily life. Although s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1798306

Natural language processing in mental health applications using non-clinical texts

Rafael A. Calvo, David Milne, M. Sazzad Hussain, Helen M Christensen • Natural Language Engineering (2017)

Abstract Natural language processing (NLP) techniques can be used to make inferences about peoples’ mental states from what they write on Facebook, Twitter and other social media. These inferences can then be used to create online pathways ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1351324916000383