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Development and usability of VRainSUD’s cognitive training virtual reality platform for substance use disorders

Tânia Caetano, Maria Salomé Pinho, Hugo Freire, Dany Mota et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Cognitive deficits have been shown to increase the likelihood of relapse in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). As such, cognitive training programs are important interventions for this population. In this study, we des...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-00922-6

Evidence Center structural and operational conditions and challenges: a descriptive study, Brazil, 2024

Y. Juliana Cardozo Amaya, Pedro Henrique Alves Santos, Aurelina Aguiar Lima, Camila Lasse Silva et al. • Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde (2026)

Abstract Objective: To describe the physical, structural and operational conditions, as well as the main challenges faced by Evidence Centers (NEvs) recognized by the Evidence-Informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Brazil. Methods: This is a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/s2237-96222026v35e20250457.en

Health technology assessment in England and Wales

Andrew J Stevens, Ruairidh Milne • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2004)

In this study, we describe the current state of the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) system in England and Wales. This system rests on a distinction between assessment and appraisal and has three main strands: researcher-led HTA, the rese...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462304000741

Formative qualitative research on the potential for digital solutions to address diabetes care gaps in Tanzania and Sri Lanka

Ishu Kataria, Kaushik Ramaiya, Omary Ubuguyu, Sumithra Krishnamurthy Reddiar et al. • BMJ Open (2024)

Objectives Diabetes care remains unavailable and unaffordable for many people. Adapting models of care to low-income and middle-income country contexts is a priority. Digital technology offers substantial potential yet must surmount health ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078845

Remote Consultations in England During COVID-19: Challenges in Data Quality, Linkage, and Research Validity

Liliana Hidalgo-Padilla, Massar Dabbous, Kristoffer Halvorsrud, Thomas Beaney et al. • Online Journal of Public Health Informatics (2025)

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of remote consultations across health care, requiring rapid adjustments in service delivery. Consequently, there is an urgent need to understand the impact of remote consultations on he...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/66672

Key Variables for Effective eHealth Designs for Individuals With and Without Mental Health Disorders: 2^12-4 Fractional Factorial Experiment

Rotondi, Armando J, Grady, Jonathan, Hanusa, Barbara H, Haas, Gretchen L et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2021)

BackgroundeHealth applications not only offer the potential to increase service convenience and responsiveness but also expand the ability to tailor services to improve relevance, engagement, and use. To achieve these goals, it is critical ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/23137

Comparative assessment of patient education content generated by five large language models on post-stroke complications: A cross-sectional study of safety, accuracy, reliability, readability, and empathy

Long-Xian Liu, Huan-Huan Wang, Shuang Lu, Guo Yu et al. • Digital Health (2026)

Objective To compare the safety, accuracy, reliability, readability, and empathy of patient education content generated by five large language models (LLMs) for post-stroke complications. Methods This CHART-guided cross-sectional comparativ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076261493266

Isolation, characterisation and antibiotic susceptibility of staphylococcal isolates with special reference to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the anterior nares of healthcare workers in A tertiary healthcare centre

Chaurasia Mukul, Agrawa Neha, Chourasia Ankita, Bhatnagar Monica et al. • Scripta Medica (2021)

Background: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and its resistant form methicillinresistant S. aureus (MRSA) is one of the most common nosocomial pathogens causing a wide range of infections in humans. The anterior nares are the main ecologic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5937/scriptamed52-31190

Evaluation of pragmatic oxygenation measurement as a proxy for Covid-19 severity

Maaike C. Swets, Steven Kerr, James Scott-Brown, Adam B. Brown et al. • Nature Communications (2023)

Abstract Choosing optimal outcome measures maximizes statistical power, accelerates discovery and improves reliability in early-phase trials. We devised and evaluated a modification to a pragmatic measure of oxygenation function, the $$S/F$...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42205-6

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) for Interoperability in Health Research: Systematic Review

Carina Nina Vorisek, Moritz Lehne, Sophie Anne Ines Klopfenstein, Paula Josephine Mayer et al. • JMIR Medical Informatics (2022)

BackgroundThe standard Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is widely used in health information technology. However, its use as a standard for health research is still less prevalent. To use existing data sources more efficien...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/35724

Structural dataset for the PPARγ V290M mutant

Ana C. Puhl, Paul Webb, Igor Polikarpov • Data in Brief (2016)

Loss-of-function mutation V290M in the ligand-binding domain of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is associated with a ligand resistance syndrome (PLRS), characterized by partial lipodystrophy and severe insulin resis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.082

Artificial intelligence-driven anthropometric assessment for young children: evaluating the accuracy and practicality of a digital image-based length and weight prediction tool

Fabian Yap, Daniel Chan, Mei Chien Chua, Matthew Hadimaja et al. • BMJ Health & Care Informatics (2025)

Background Monitoring early childhood growth is vital, as growth faltering could indicate nutritional or health issues requiring prompt intervention. Our study’s aim was to assess the performance of a length-weight artificial intelligence (...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2025-101540

Implementing and Evaluating a National Integrated Digital Registry and Clinical Decision Support System in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (Early Psychosis Informatics Into Care): Co-Designed Protocol

Siân Lowri Griffiths, Graham K Murray, Yanakan Logeswaran, John Ainsworth et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2024)

BackgroundEarly intervention in psychosis (EIP) services are nationally mandated in England to provide multidisciplinary care to people experiencing first-episode psychosis, which disproportionately affects deprived and ethnic minority yout...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/50177

Medical Informatics in Medical Research

Michel Anoumou Missinou, Saadou Issifou, Evelyn Anane‐Sarpong, Ibrahim I Abubakar et al. • Methods of Information in Medicine (2006)

OBJECTIVES: Computers are widely used for data management in clinical trials in the developed countries, unlike in developing countries. Dependable systems are vital for data management, and medical decision making in clinical research. Mon...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634108

Estimation of the probability of daily fluctuations of incidence of COVID-19 according to official data

Andrey Gerasimov, Elena Galkina, Elena Danilova, Irina Ikonnikova et al. • PeerJ (2021)

When studying the dynamics of morbidity and mortality, one should not limit ourselves to analyzing general trends. Interesting information can be obtained from the analysis of deviations in morbidity and mortality from the general dynamics....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11049