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Neurotoxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub>-Bound Multi-Pollutant Mixtures in Parkinson’s Disease: Exploring the <i>INPP5D</i>/SHIP1-PI3K-AKT Axis via an Integrative Multi-Omics Study

Lufei Chen, Chaoxian Dai, Zhenfang Wu, Yuhan Lin et al. • Journal of Xenobiotics (2026)

Accumulating epidemiological evidence links ambient PM2.5 exposure to elevated Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk, yet the neurotoxicity triggered by PM2.5 multi-pollutant mixtures under real co-exposure scenarios remains insufficiently elucidat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jox16060184

Knowledge sharing of health technology for students in universities of technology

Chin-Mou Cheng, Li‐Jung Chen, Chi-Kao Chang • ACOS'07 Proceedings of the 6th Conference on WSEAS International Conference on Applied Computer Science - Volume 6 (2007)

Knowledge sharing of technology innovation is the main developmental force in the 21st century knowledge-based economy. This study aims to research the factors of students' knowledge sharing of health technology in universities of technolog...

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Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran

Negar Morovatdar, Shapour Badiee Aval, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini Yazdi, Farzaneh Norouzi et al. • Iranian Journal of Neonatology (2015)

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran Background: Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disease. Early diagnosis is a important public health intervention to prevent neurol...

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Structural analysis of key factors in poverty alleviation for policy development in persistently impoverished provinces in Thailand

Phimlikid Kaewhanam, Kathanyoo Kaewhanam, Eko Priyo Purnomo, Noppakun Thongmual et al. • Frontiers in Sustainability (2025)

IntroductionPoverty remains a persistent and complex challenge in Thailand, particularly in structurally disadvantaged provinces such as Kalasin. Despite multiple national development strategies, poverty rates in Kalasin have remained consi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frsus.2025.1620149

Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016

Grethe Albrektsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ivar Heuch, Maja‐Lisa Løchen et al. • Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease (2023)

Background The atherosclerotic effect of an adverse lipid profile is assumed to accumulate throughout life, leading to increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Still, little is known about age at onset and duration of unfavorable lipid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.030010

Association between Higher Blood Pressure and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults

Xue Yang, Jian Chen, An Pan, Jason H.Y. Wu et al. • Diabetes & Metabolism Journal (2020)

BackgroundTo examine the prospective association between higher blood pressure (BP) and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsA total of 9,642 middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults (≥45 ye...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2019.0081

Mediating effects of attitude on the relationship between knowledge and willingness to organ donation among nursing students

Xiaohang Chen, Xin Zhou, Yan Xu, Li Pan et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2024)

BackgroundThe current rate of organ donation in China falls significantly below the global average and the actual demand. Nursing students play a crucial role in supporting and promoting social and public welfare activities. This study prim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1370635

Healthy lifestyle attenuates the clonal hematopoiesis-associated coronary artery disease risk

Yuxin Yang, Xuxiang Shen, Keyong Huang, Hongwei Liu et al. • Fundamental Research (2026)

Lifestyle factors and clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) both contribute to the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD), but whether a healthy lifestyle could attenuate CHIP-related CAD risk is unknown. A total ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2025.09.012

Effect of companion and midwife presence during mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on breastfeeding and postpartum pain: A clinical trail

Seyedeh Saeedeh Mousavi, Shima Haghani, Fatemeh Harati Kabir, Maryam Keshavarz • Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān (2025)

Introduction: Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby is very important in the first minutes after birth. Despite the great emphasis on its implementation, due to the lack of manpower and the numerous responsibilities of midwives, it i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.83361.6263

Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory

Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Mary K. Lam • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2025)

BackgroundThis study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) by employing both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches.MethodsData were gathered thr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1528509

Computable phenotype for real-world, data-driven retrospective identification of relapse in ANCA-associated vasculitis

Vladimir Tesar, Conor Judge, John Kelleher, Zdenka Hrušková et al. • RMD Open (2024)

Objective ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a relapsing-remitting disease, resulting in incremental tissue injury. The gold-standard relapse definition (Birmingham Vasculitis Activity Score, BVAS&gt;0) is often missing or inaccurate in re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003962

Health Technology for Women

Satish Khurana • Journal of Womens Health Issues and Care (2021)

In today’s medical field technology plays a big role when it comes to patient care. Technology is huge when it comes to giving the patient the best type of quality care when they are in the hospital. In the old days people would just write ...

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Understanding rice preferences and awareness of brown rice among persons with diabetes: A mixed methods study from South India

Rani Mohanraj, Shuba Kumar, Sylvia Jayakumar, Shanmugam Shobana et al. • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2026)

Polished white rice (WR), high in refined carbohydrates, the main staple in South India is associated with enhanced risk of diabetes. Brown Rice (BR), with lower glycemic load, high fibre content and micronutrients, is a healthier choice. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102385

Male Infertility and Its Correlates in Chuadanga District of Bangladesh

Sazin Islam, Md. Shariful Islam, Sharmin Akter, A. M. Mujahidul Islam et al. • American Journal of Men's Health (2025)

Male infertility is an escalating global health concern, yet it remains under-researched in Bangladesh. The factors contributing to this issue have not been thoroughly studied. This study aims to identify the factors associated with male in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/15579883251372452

MBOAT7-TMC4 rs641738 Is Not Associated With the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma or Persistent Hepatitis B Infection

Peng Wang, Ying Li, Lu Li, Rong Zhong et al. • Frontiers in Oncology (2021)

ObjectiveA hot genetic variant, rs641738 within the membrane-bound O-acyltransferase domain containing 7(MBOAT7) and transmembrane channel-like 4 (TMC4), was recently reported to be associated with several liver diseases. However, the resul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.639438

Oh brother, where art tau? Amyloid, neurodegeneration, and cognitive decline without elevated tau

Lauren E. McCollum, Sandhitsu R. Das, Long Xie, Robin de Flores et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2021)

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be an early manifestation of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathology, other pathologic entities [e.g., cerebrovascular disease, Lewy body disease, LATE (limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy)], ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102717

A noncanonical AR addiction drives enzalutamide resistance in prostate cancer

Yundong He, Ting Wei, Zhenqing Ye, Jacob J. Orme et al. • Nature Communications (2021)

Resistance to second generation anti-androgen therapies such as enzalutamide (ENZ) can emerge in prostate cancer patients. Here, the authors identify an ENZ-resistant mechanism driven by AR-dependent transcription of noncanonical targets th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21860-7