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Lessons From a Rapid Project Management Exercise in the Time of Pandemic: Methodology for a Global COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Database

Janice R Turek, Vikas Bansal, Aysun Tekin, Shuchita Singh et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2022)

BackgroundThe rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic globally collapsed health care organizations worldwide. Incomplete knowledge of best practices, progression of disease, and its impact could result in fallible care. Data on symptoms an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/27921

Income and education predict elevated depressive symptoms in the general population: results from the Gutenberg health study

Jasmin Schlax, Claus Jünger, Manfred E. Beutel, Thomas Münzel et al. • BMC Public Health (2019)

Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) has a strong association with depression or physical and mental health in general. However, as SES is a multifaceted construct these associations are not easy to explain. Further, there are sev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6730-4

The influence of patient characteristics on the alarm rate in intensive care units: a retrospective cohort study

Zeena-Carola Sinno, Denys Shay, Jochen Kruppa, Sophie A.I. Klopfenstein et al. • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract Intensive care units (ICU) are often overflooded with alarms from monitoring devices which constitutes a hazard to both staff and patients. To date, the suggested solutions to excessive monitoring alarms have remained on a research...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-26261-4

Patient-reported outcomes and measures for vaginal relaxation syndrome management: a systematic review

Hongqin Chen, Jian Meng, Qiao Li, Xin Luo et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2025)

Abstract Background The heterogeneity of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in published clinical studies on vaginal relaxation syndrome (VRS) hinders cross-study comparisons and integration of ev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-025-02432-5

Sources of Information and Behavioral Patterns in Online Health Forums: Observational Study

Sudau, Fabian, Friede, Tim, Grabowski, Jens, Koschack, Janka et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2014)

BackgroundIncreasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term “expert patient”. At the same time, there is considerable concern that patients ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2875

Preparedness of health facilities in managing hypertension & diabetes mellitus in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: a cross sectional study

Juma Adinan, Rachel Manongi, Gloria August Temu, Ntuli Kapologwe et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2019)

Abstract Background Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus are risk factors for cardiovascular diseases that cause 17 million deaths globally. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if hypertensive and diabetic patients had their blood ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4316-6

Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Magaly Perez-Nieves, Jingwen Liu, Beth Mitchell, Marina Basina et al. • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (2023)

Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394

Assessing the health impacts of parenthood on people with cystic fibrosis: the HOPeCF prospective cohort protocol

MinJae Lee, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Raksha Jain, Traci M Kazmerski et al. • BMJ Open Respiratory Research (2024)

Introduction People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer and healthier lives with a growing number considering and pursuing parenthood. The decision of whether to become a parent is complex for people with CF, and CF is a major facto...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002383

Effectiveness of an electronic clinical decision support system in improving the management of childhood illness in primary care in rural Nigeria: an observational study

Marek Kwiatkowski, Rodolfo Rossi, Torsten Schmitz, Fenella Beynon et al. • BMJ Open (2022)

Objectives To evaluate the impact of ALgorithm for the MANAgement of CHildhood illness (‘ALMANACH’), a digital clinical decision support system (CDSS) based on the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness, on health and quality of care ou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055315

The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) and SASOP State Employed Special Interest Group (SESIG) position statements on psychiatric care in the public sector

Bernard Janse van Rensburg • South African Journal of Psychiatry (2012)

Executive summary. National mental health policy: SASOP extends its support for the process of formalising a national mental health policy as well as for the principles and content of the current draft policy. Psychiatry and mental health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v18i3.374

Assessing pain knowledge among community nurses in Singapore: A pre- and post-education course study

Joanne Huiyi Luo, Xuan Han Koh, Marlinda Ali, Rafidah Binte Abdul Rahim et al. • Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare (2025)

Background Community nurses play a crucial role in managing pain, a prevalent yet often inadequately addressed symptom in community settings. Persistent knowledge gaps among healthcare providers contribute to inconsistent pain management, p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20101058251381856

Mortality trends among hospitalised COVID-19 patients in Sweden: A nationwide observational cohort study

Kristoffer Strålin, Erik Wahlström, Sten Walther, Anna M Bennet-Bark et al. • The Lancet Regional Health. Europe (2021)

Background: It is important to know if mortality among hospitalised COVID-19 patients has changed as the pandemic has progressed. The aim of this study was to describe the dynamics over time of mortality among patients hospitalised for COVI...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100054

The Cognitive Neurosciences

Laurel J. Buxbaum, Solène Kalénine • The MIT Press eBooks (2020)

The sixth edition of the foundational reference on cognitive neuroscience, with entirely new material that covers the latest research, experimental approaches, and measurement methodologies. Each edition of this classic reference has proved...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11442.001.0001

Epstein–Barr Virus-Induced Metabolic Rearrangements in Human B-Cell Lymphomas

Pier P. Piccaluga, Pier P. Piccaluga, Pier P. Piccaluga, Alessandra Weber et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2018)

Tumor metabolism has been the object of several studies in the past, leading to the pivotal observation of a consistent shift toward aerobic glycolysis (so-called Warburg effect). More recently, several additional investigations proved that...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01233

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the oral cavity metastasising to both kidneys in a dog

Kyung Ho Park, Tae‐Un Kim, Hyun‐Woo Park, Seoung‐Woo Lee et al. • Veterinary Medicine and Science (2023)

Abstract Background Most extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) aresolitary and located in the head and neck region. They may also occur in the visceral parts of the body. Objectives Here, we report a case of oral EMP followed by neoplastic pl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1086

Building Inclusive Communication in Empowering Farmers: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainability in the Digital Era

Bambang Budiwiranto, Jasmadi Jasmadi, Dewi Maryam, Lutfi Zaimuddin • Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Humaniora (2025)

The need for inclusive communication in farmer empowerment is becoming increasingly urgent in the digital era, especially in rural areas such as Sumberejo Sub-district, Tanggamus Regency, and Lampung, where most people depend on the agricul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.23887/jish.v14i1.86105

Brauchen wir die Grippemittel Tamiflu und Relenza?

Schmidtke, Michaela, Mertens, Thomas, Gesellschaft für Virologie e.V. (GfV), Deutsche Vereinigung zur Bekämpfung der Viruskrankheiten e.V. (DVV) et al. • GMS Infectious Diseases (2014)

Lately, several press releases as well as a parliamentary inquiry questioned the effectiveness of the neuraminidase inhibitors (NAI, oseltamivir and zanamivir) in concerns of therapy of influenza. However, in combination with the unfortunat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3205/id000014

Effects of women’s economic empowerment interventions on antenatal care outcomes: a systematic review

Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson, Heezy Suh, Shiri Kalai, Niki Trivedi et al. • BMJ Open (2023)

Objectives Early and adequate antenatal care (ANC) has been shown to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Increasing evidence suggests that women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is a critical factor that may influence uptake of AN...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061693