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Physiotherapy for injured workers in Canada: are insurers’ and clinics’ policies threatening good quality and equity of care? Results of a qualitative study

Anne Hudon, Matthew Hunt, Debbie Ehrmann Feldman • BMC Health Services Research (2018)

Abstract Background In recent years, significant efforts have been made to improve the provision of care for compensated injured workers internationally. However, despite increasing efforts at implementing best practices in this field, some...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3491-1

Interpersonal communication regarding pregnancy-related services: friends versus health professionals as conduits for information

Leanne Dougherty, Emily Stammer, Thomas W. Valente • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2018)

Abstract Background Social network characteristics influence a wide range of health behaviors but few studies examine the relationship between social network characteristics and pregnancy-related outcomes. Methods Using a baseline survey fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-018-1729-x

Hypothesis-driven methods to augment human cognition by optimizing cortical oscillations

Jörn M. Horschig, Johanna M. Zumer, Johanna M. Zumer, Ali eBahramisharif • Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience (2014)

Cortical oscillations have been shown to represent fundamental functions of a working brain, e.g. communication, stimulus binding, error monitoring, and inhibition, and are directly linked to behavior. Recent studies intervening with these ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2014.00119

Evaluation of students' mental and social health promotion educational programs: A systematic review

Najmeh Baghian, Ali Akbari Sari, Mohsen Shati, Hossein Fallahzadeh et al. • Journal of Education and Health Promotion (2019)

INTRODUCTION: Various programs are implemented internationally to promote the mental and social health of the students in schools. This study systematically reviewed and categorized all resources, indicators, and criteria for evaluating men...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_416_19

Household food security, food hygiene practices and their interaction on self-reported health among pregnant women in the Bono region of Ghana: a population-based cluster survey

Dominic Doglikuu Be-Ikuu, Prudence Portia Mwini Nyaledzigbor, Alice Ayawine, Ebenezer Jones Amoah • BMC Public Health (2025)

Abstract Background Food security and food hygiene practices can negatively influence health. Poor food hygiene and food insecurity risk poor health. Studies have investigated the direct associations of food security and food hygiene practi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-25398-x

Participatory Research for Adaptive Water Management in a Transition Country - a Case Study from Uzbekistan

Darya Hirsch, Geraldine Abrami, Raffaele Giordano, Stefan Liersch et al. • Ecology and Society (2010)

Participatory research has in recent years become a popular approach for problem-oriented scientific research that aims to tackle complex problems in a real management context. Within the European Union project NeWater, stakeholder processe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5751/ES-03549-150323

Satisfaction Rate from the Communication Skills of Family Physicians in Rural Health Centers at Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Rezaali Bagheri, Seyed Ahmad Mohammadikia, Mehraneh Kazemian, Batuol Kazemi et al. • آموزش پزشکی (2014)

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Since that one of the basic points in the competences of physicians, is the communication skill to carry out their professional duties properly, several studies suggest that manyphysicians can not communicate to th...

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Barriers faced by people with disabilities in mainstream sports: a systematic review

Pablo Elipe-Lorenzo, Pablo Elipe-Lorenzo, Pelayo Diez-Fernández, Pelayo Diez-Fernández et al. • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)

IntroductionDespite advances in inclusive policies and social awareness, the participation of people with disabilities (PwD) in mainstream sports remains limited due to numerous barriers. This systematic review seeks to identify and critica...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1520962

Extracellular vesicles: A dive into their role in the tumor microenvironment and cancer progression

Kassandra Lopez, Seigmund Wai Tsuen Lai, Edwin De Jesus Lopez Gonzalez, Raúl G. Dávila et al. • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2023)

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) encompass a diverse set of membrane-derived particles released from cells and are found in numerous biological matrices and the extracellular space. Specific classes of EVs include apoptotic bodies, exosomes, an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1154576

TYPES OF COMPOUND WORD-FORMATION IN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (ON THE MATERIAL OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE)

Marina I. Nosacheva, Nataliya I. Danilina • Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета: Серия 2. Языкознание (2019)

The aim of the study is to optimize the classification of the types of the compound word-building with components of Greek and Latin origin; the research is based on the sample of 2882 substantive compound terms of the German clinical ter...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15688/jvolsu2.2019.4.11

Psychological and Pedagogical Support for Parents of Children with Special Educational Needs

Zauresh Issabayeva, Aizhan Sapargaliyeva, Galiya Shubayeva, Kuanysh Shalabayeva et al. • Continuity in Education (2024)

This study primarily aimed to develop a program that aids parents of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), placing emphasis on the challenges encountered in communication and understanding. The Eidemiller and Justizkis’s (2008) Fam...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5334/cie.103

Spatio-temporal analysis of childhood vaccine uptake in Nigeria: a hierarchical Bayesian Zero-inflated Poisson approach

Temitayo Victor Lawal, Kehinde Adebola Atoloye, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe • BMC Pediatrics (2023)

Abstract Background Globally, child mortality and morbidity remain a serious health challenge and infectious diseases are the leading causes. The use of count models together with spatial analysis of the number of doses of childhood vaccine...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04300-x

Patient-Reported Continued Benefits in Patients Treated with Pexidartinib for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Based on a Real-World Study in the United States

Margaret Wooddell PhD, MBA, Dong Dai PhD, Feng Lin PhD, Irene Pan MS et al. • Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics (2024)

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are neoplastic, inflammatory lesions that arise within the synovium and can be locally aggressive. Patients with TGCT frequently experience pain and joint swelling,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2473011424S00422

Prevalence and determinants of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Endalamaw Tesfa, Endalkachew Nibret, Solomon Tebeje Gizaw, Yohannes Zenebe et al. • PLoS ONE (2020)

Introduction Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is the second commonest causes of maternal death globally. Different public health studies were conducted on hypertensive disorder of pregnancy which presented inconsistent result. Therefore, ...

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Prevention of Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease (POMS2a)—overnight auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure compared with nocturnal oxygen therapy: a randomised crossover pilot study examining patient preference and safety in adults and children

Jo Howard, Sophie A. Lee, Baba Inusa, Man Ying Edith Cheng et al. • Trials (2019)

Abstract Design This randomised crossover trial compared nocturnal auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) and nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) in adults and children with sickle cell anaemia, with patient acceptability as t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3461-x

Evaluation of Impedance and Reactance in the Intensive Treatment of Lymphoedema

Jose Maria Pereira De Godoy, Henrique Jose Pereira De Godoy, Maria De Fatima Guerreiro Godoy • Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (2019)

Introduction: Lymphoedema is a progressive, chronic, clinical sign of an abnormal accumulation of macromolecules in the interstitial space that causes a buildup of fluids. Aim: To evaluate specific data of bioimpedance such as impedance and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2019/40158.12806