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Sleep behaviours and associated habits and the progression of pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Samiul A Mostafa, Sandra Campos Mena, Christina Antza, George Balanos et al. • Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research (2022)

Introduction Certain sleep behaviours increase risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the general population, but whether they contribute to the progression from pre-diabetes to T2DM is uncertain. We conducted a systematic review to ass...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/14791641221088824

A pre- and post-operative protocol for assessment of voice and swallowing function in patients undergoing heart or lung transplantation

Rebecca Black, BApSc, Speech Pathologist(SP), Duy Duong Nguyen, MD PhD, Anna Miles, PhD, Daniel Novakovic, MBBS, FRACS, MPH et al. • JHLT Open (2025)

Background: Oropharyngeal dysphagia and laryngeal dysfunction are complications of lung and heart transplantation. However, there is a lack of understanding around pre-operative function and an absence of standardized assessment protocols. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100261

Prevalence of test anxiety among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yusof Mohamed Omar, Nour Edin Darwish, Mohamed Ashraf Elsaadany, Yousuf Darwish et al. • BMC Medical Education (2026)

Abstract Background Test anxiety is a situation-specific construct that can markedly impair cognitive functioning and academic performance in high-stakes educational environments. Medical students are frequently exposed to evaluative situat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12909-026-10270-2

Investigations of the impact of polluted natural waters on cardiovascular diseases and development of integrated prevention system

Vyacheslav Vishnevetskiy, Vladislav Popruzhniy • Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska (2019)

The aim of this study was to establish the correlation between natural water pollutions and the prevalence of heart diseases. We analyzed the data from the 2014 Federal Service Report on the state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22630/PNIKS.2019.28.1.5

Applicability of tools to identify potentially inappropriate prescribing in elderly during medication review: Comparison of STOPP/START version 2, Beers 2019, EU(7)-PIM list, PRISCUS list, and Amsterdam tool—A pilot study

Agnieszka Lisowska, Edyta Czepielewska, Martyna Rydz, Anna Dworakowska et al. • PLoS ONE (2022)

Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) is one of the major risk factors of adverse drug events in elderly patients. Pharmacotherapy assessment criteria may help reduce the instances of PIP among geriatric patients. This study aimed to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Discriminative efficacy and comparative analysis of functional performance tests for lower-limb injuries in Chinese elite female basketball athletes: a pilot cross-sectional study

Lu Zhang, Xingjian Xiong, Muxi Zhang, Enming Zhang • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2025)

Abstract Background Elite female basketball players experience a high incidence of lower-limb injuries, yet evidence remains limited regarding the applicability of common functional performance tests in this population. This study aimed (1)...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12891-025-09398-x

Impact of early vs. late tracheostomy on clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients with intracerebral hemorrhage extending into the ventricles: a retrospective cohort study based on quantitative assessment of parenchymal and intraventricular hematoma volumes

Minghui Lu, Jiajun Wei, Qiang Cai • Frontiers in Neurology (2026)

BackgroundThe optimal timing for tracheostomy in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage extending into the ventricles who require mechanical ventilation remains controversial, and there is a paucity of evidence to guide clinical practice. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1724717

Formulation optimization and flavor quality assessment of ginger tea

Shouhui Wei, Qiao Tan, Weining Wei, Hongbo Jiang et al. • Journal of Agriculture and Food Research (2026)

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is a characteristic economic crop with both medicinal and edible functions. The aroma and bioactive compounds in ginger tea are primarily derived from ginger. Developing a novel ginger tea with a rich aro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jafr.2026.102977

The Relationship between Exercise and Salivary Oxidative Stress: A Systematic Review

Raphael Charchar Campos Alves, Railson Oliveira Ferreira, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Yago Gecy de Souza Né et al. • Antioxidants (2022)

Salivary content has been reported as a potential biomarker for oxidative stress assessments especially in context of exercise-induced oxidative stress. This systematic review following PRISMA guidelines aimed to evaluate the effects of phy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox11081489

Culture, emotion, and cognition: Understanding the psychological dynamics of Chinese sports with emotional regulation skills and cognitive reappraisal

Jilin Li, Xiaohui Jiang, Yuning Zhou • Heliyon (2024)

This study illuminates the complex relationship between cultural orientation towards collectivism, emotional regulation skills, cognitive reappraisal ability, sports engagement, perceived coach support, and sports self-efficacy in Chinese a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34306

Conceptual assessment tool for advanced undergraduate electrodynamics

Charles Baily, Qing X. Ryan, Cecilia Astolfi, Steven J. Pollock • Physical Review Physics Education Research (2017)

As part of ongoing investigations into student learning in advanced undergraduate courses, we have developed a conceptual assessment tool for upper-division electrodynamics (E&M II): the Colorado UppeR-division ElectrodyNamics Test (CURrENT...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020113

The Reliability and Sensitivity of Change of Direction Deficit and Its Association with Linear Sprint Speed in Prepubertal Male Soccer Players

Senda Sammoud, Raja Bouguezzi, Yassine Negra, Helmi Chaabene • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology (2021)

Background: This study aimed to examine the reliability and sensitivity of a change of direction deficit (CoDD) and to establish its relationship with linear sprint speed. Methods: In total, 89 prepubertal male soccer players participated i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jfmk6020041

Effectiveness of guided group work in graduate level quantum mechanics

C. D. Porter, A. F. Heckler • Physical Review Physics Education Research (2020)

We investigate the effects of guided group work sessions on graduate student performance on a quantum mechanics assessment. Data from a single large Midwestern university were taken over a five-year period, during which guided group work se...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.16.020127

Assessment of Quality of Life and Social Correlates among Drug Sensitive and Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Patients

G. Hamsaveni, A. M. Amrutha, Bhagyalaxmi Sidenur, Vijayalaxmi Mangasuli et al. • Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu (2024)

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has significant health, social, psychological, and economic impacts on patients. This study aimed to assess and compare quality of life (QOL) among multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB patients and drug-sensitive TB pa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/japt.japt_14_24

Molecular Dynamics and In Vitro Studies Elucidating the Tunable Features of Reconfigurable Nanodiscs for Guiding the Optimal Design of Curcumin Formulation

Yongxiao Li, Wanting Xu, Xinpei Wang, Ruizhi Lai et al. • Bioengineering (2024)

In this study, we advance our exploration of Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) peptide analogs (APAs) for their application in nanodisc (ND) assembly, focusing on the dynamic conformational characteristics and the potential for drug delivery. We ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering11030245

Flood Response System—A Case Study

Yogesh Kumar Singh, Upasana Dutta, T. S. Murugesh Prabhu, I. Prabu et al. • Hydrology (2017)

Flood Response System (FRS) is a network-enabled solution developed using open-source software. The system has query based flood damage assessment modules with outputs in the form of spatial maps and statistical databases. FRS effectively f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/hydrology4020030

Assessment of hazard recognition performance of thermal power plant workers: A case study of a combined cycle power plant

Romeo Danquah, Gidphil Mensah, Winfred Senyo Agbagah, Francis Davis • Cogent Engineering (2023)

Hazard recognition is a vital skill every thermal power plant worker needs to possess to enhance workplace accident prevention. Facilities and materials used in thermal power plants expose the workers to significant hazards. While some prio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23311916.2023.2252621

A hybrid technique to enhance the rainfall-runoff prediction of physical and data-driven model: a case study of Upper Narmada River Sub-basin, India

Sachin Kumar, Mahendra Kumar Choudhary, T. Thomas • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract Accurate streamflow prediction is crucial for effective water resource management and planning. This study aims to enhance streamflow simulation accuracy in the data-scarce Upper Narmada River Basin (UNB) by proposing a novel hybri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-77655-5