Academic Articles & Research Papers

Reflections on the evolution of health technology assessment in Europe

Health technology assessment (HTA) has assumed an increasing role in health systems in recent years, with many countries establishing agencies or programmes to evaluate health technology and other interventions to inform policy decisions an...

RESTRICION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS OF JORDANIAN FIELD STRAINS OF INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS

Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction/ restriction fragment length polymorphism (RT-PCR/RFLP) techniques were used for the preliminary characterization of Jordanian field strains of Infectious Bursal Disease Viruses (IBDVs). Bursa...

What could Paul have meant by ‘against nature’ (παρὰ φύσιν) as written in Romans 1:26? Striving for the well-being and health of all people

The point of departure of this article is postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault’s ‘archaeological analysis’ of the history of sexuality, seen from the lens of the South African philosopher Johann Beukes. Foucault points out that since the ...

Antioxidant activity assay of white Turi (Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.) extracts using DPPH radical scavenging method

Turi (Sesbania grandiflora (L.) Pers.) is a type of plant belonging to the Fabaceae family that is widespread in Indonesian territory and has the potential as a natural free radical scavenger. The study aims to compare the antioxidant activ...

Gender, power, and digital health inequities: a narrative review of barriers to digital health access among women in Lesotho

Digital health technologies are increasingly recognised as tools to enhance healthcare accessibility in resource-constrained settings. However, evidence suggests that not every section of society has benefitted equally. Women in developing ...

An adaptive cruise control system for autonomous vehicles using PRDC–CoROA-based hybrid optimization

Abstract An adaptive cruise control (ACC) system has a key role to play in enhancing the safety and stability of autonomous vehicles, along with ensuring improved ride quality through proper management of vehicle velocity and distance betwe...

Dietary Supplementation with the Red Seaweed <i>Porphyra umbilicalis</i> Protects against DNA Damage and Pre-Malignant Dysplastic Skin Lesions in HPV-Transgenic Mice

Some diet profiles are associated with the risk of developing cancer; however, some nutrients show protective effects. Porphyra umbilicalis is widely consumed, having a balanced nutritional profile; however, its potential for cancer chemopr...

Digital health technologies and major depressive disorder

There is an urgent need to improve the clinical management of major depressive disorder (MDD), which has become increasingly prevalent over the past two decades. Several gaps and challenges in the awareness, detection, treatment, and monito...

The history of health technology assessment in Australia

OBJECTIVES: To describe the development and application of health technology assessment (HTA) in Australia. METHODS: Review of relevant literature and other documents related to HTA in Australia. RESULTS: Most HTA activity in Australia has ...

Health Technology Assessment

Scientific publications in medical fields are rapidly increasing and are overwhelming in numbers. This poses a challenge to health authorities, and health professionals who need knowledge to make informed decisions in finding the best evide...

Health Technologies and Demographic Challenges

Health technology assessment in oral health.

Health-care costs are rising at an alarmingly fast rate worldwide, particularly in developed countries such as the United States. This is predominantly a result of the development of new, high-cost health technologies intended for improved ...

Health Technology Assessment. Methodologies for Developing Countries

Evaluative research in area of health technology assessment (HTA) and training of researchers in medicine schools of public health and training programs in health management should be promoted. The focus when evaluating health technology in...

Mobile Health Technology to Improve Care for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

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India cardiology training curriculum- a critical reappraisal: Is it the time to rethink?

The challenges and rigors of the modern-day health care systems demand a critical reappraisal of our training paradigms in cardiology. Today, modern day DM and DNB Cardiology training needs to seamlessly amalgamate traditional teaching meth...

Better Outcomes through Learning, Data, Engagement, and Research (BOLDER) – a system for improving evidence and clinical practice in low and middle income countries [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Despite the many thousands of research studies published every year, evidence for making clinical decisions is often lacking. The main problem is that the evidence available is generated in conditions very different from those that prevail ...

Impact of Co-fermentation with Aspergillus oryzae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Lachancea thermotolerans on the Flavor Quality of Baijiu

Our laboratory had isolated a strain of non-Saccharomyces yeast with significant application potential from high-temperature Daqu, Lachancea thermotolerans Y-07. This study aimed to explore the interaction of L. thermotolerans Y-07 with Asp...

Neurotoxicity of PM_2.5-Bound Multi-Pollutant Mixtures in Parkinson’s Disease: Exploring the <i>INPP5D</i>/SHIP1-PI3K-AKT Axis via an Integrative Multi-Omics Study

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...

A Personalized Gait Parameter Prediction-Based Speed-Adaptive Control Method for Hybrid Active-Passive Intelligent Prosthetic Knee

To address the limitations of current prosthetic knees that lack personalized adaptability to users’ gait characteristics and walking speeds, this study proposes a personalized gait parameter prediction–based speed-adaptive control method f...