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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

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

Time dynamics of symptom progression in patients with acute pancreatitis: a Dynamic Time Warping analysis

Rui Han, Xiaoyu Deng, Hebing Liu, Yujie Duan et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2025)

BackgroundAcute pancreatitis (AP) morbidity has been increasing in recent years. Patients with AP exhibit highly variable symptom patterns over time, posting challenges to traditional analytical methods. Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) effective...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1703268

International diffusion of new health technologies: A ten-country analysis of six health technologies

Claire Packer, Sue Simpson, Andrew J Stevens, (on behalf of EuroScan: the European Information Network on New and Changing Health Technologies) • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2006)

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine and explain the differential international diffusion of six health innovations. METHODS: A retrospective diffusion study was undertaken of sildenafil, cyclooxygenase-II (COX II) inhibit...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462306051336

Health technology innovations

R. F. L. Azevedo • Gerontechnology (2022)

The global pandemic has drastically impacted older adults in numerous ways (e.g., loneliness; age discrimination; mental and physical health; limited access to traditional health care).On the other hand, it may have accelerated the general ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.593.sp3

Medical Informatics and Preparedness

Patrícia Flatley Brennan • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (2002)

The terrorist attacks of September 2001 and the subsequent deliberate dissemination of anthrax have stimulated public awareness of the need in both the public health and clinical health care systems to quickly detect and respond to altered ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.m1060 PMC: 344577

Exploring barriers and enablers to implementing a digital mental health crisis risk mitigation pathway in acute paediatric care: A multi-site, exploratory mixed-methods study

Takawira C Marufu, Jane Coad, Zaki Albelbisi, Tim Carter et al. • Digital Health (2026)

Objective Children and young people (CYP) presenting in mental health crisis to acute paediatric settings represent a growing clinical and system-level challenge. These environments, primarily designed for physical healthcare, frequently la...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076261431890

The Comparability of Men Who Have Sex With Men Recruited From Venue-Time-Space Sampling and Facebook: A Cohort Study

Hernandez-Romieu, Alfonso C, Sullivan, Patrick S, Sanchez, Travis H, Kelley, Colleen F et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2014)

BackgroundRecruiting valid samples of men who have sex with men (MSM) is a key component of the US human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surveillance and of research studies seeking to improve HIV prevention for MSM. Social media, such as Face...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/resprot.3342

Medical informatics in the new millennium.

M. J. Ball, Judith V. Douglas • PubMed (1998)

In a period of social transformation, we must reinvent health care. For guidance, we can look to the evolving discipline of medical informatics and to the patterns of investment in the practice arena. A top ranked application need, the comp...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-896-0-1176

Identifying peer experts in online health forums

V.G.Vinod Vydiswaran, Manoj Reddy • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2019)

Abstract Background Online health forums have become increasingly popular over the past several years. They provide members with a platform to network with peers and share information, experiential advice, and support. Among the members of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12911-019-0782-3

Integrating machine learning algorithms and explainable artificial intelligence approach for predicting patient unpunctuality in psychiatric clinics

Alireza Kasaie, Suchithra Rajendran • Healthcare Analytics (2023)

This study addresses patient unpunctuality, a major concern affecting patient waiting time, resource utilization, and quality of care. We develop and compare four machine learning models, including multinomial logistic regression, decision ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.health.2023.100242

Effects of individualized rTMS on functional connectivity related to the default mode network and frontal-parietal network in major depressive disorder: exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Jing Jin, Yun Wang, Sixiang Liang, Qingchen Fan et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2025)

Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been shown to alleviate depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), typically by targeting the dorsolateral (DLPFC) or dorsomedial pref...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103902

Missed Healthcare Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

Jethel Hernandez, Stephanie Batio, Rebecca Mullen Lovett, Michael S. Wolf et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2024)

Introduction: Missed visits have been estimated to cost the U.S. healthcare system $50 billion annually and have been linked to healthcare inefficiency, higher rates of emergency department visits, and worse outcomes. COVID-19 disrupted exi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319241233869

Fusing content and social relationships: a multi-modal heterogeneous graph transformer approach for social bot detection

Jianhong Luo, Chaoqi Jin • EPJ Data Science (2025)

Abstract Social bots pose a significant threat to online platforms, demanding robust methods to detect their increasingly complex behaviors. This paper introduces MM-HGT-Bot, a multi-modal framework that advances the field by operationalizi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1140/epjds/s13688-025-00583-5

Whole genome resequencing data of four Indian mandarin genotypes: Extending our understanding of citrus genomics

Prasanth Tej Kumar Jagannadham, Thirugnanavel Anbalagan, Sonia Balyan, Viswanathan Satheesh et al. • Data in Brief (2024)

Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata Blanco) is the most common citrus fruit, covering nearly 42 % of the total citrus cultivation area in India. The main varieties of mandarin oranges cultivated in India include Nagpur Mandarin, Khasi Mandar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2024.110896

Subjective wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from three population groups in Colombia

Lina Martínez, Isabella Valencia, Valeria Trofimoff • Data in Brief (2020)

This paper presents three data sets about the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and subjective wellbeing in Colombia for three population subgroups: adults (+18 years old), college students, and informal workers. The data w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106287

Contributions of childhood abuse and neglect to reward neural substrates in adolescence

Ruiyu Yang, Qiongru Yu, Cassidy Elizabeth Owen, Gabriele Ibarra Aspe et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2021)

Background: Childhood adverse experiences may come to bear particularly during adolescence, when neural reward systems are developing rapidly and psychopathology spikes. Despite prior work differentiating threat- (abuse) vs. deprivation- (n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102832

The Structure of Medical Informatics Journal Literature

T. A. Morris, Katherine Wootton McCain • Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (1998)

OBJECTIVE: Medical informatics is an emergent interdisciplinary field described as drawing upon and contributing to both the health sciences and information sciences. The authors elucidate the disciplinary nature and internal structure of t...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/jamia.1998.0050448 PMC: 61326

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the first COVID-19 pandemic- restrictions in Germany: a nationwide survey

Florian Herbolsheimer, Annette Peters, Sarah Wagner, Stefan N. Willich et al. • BMC Public Health (2024)

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions posed challenges to maintaining healthy lifestyles and physical well-being. During the first mobility restrictions from March to mid-July 2020, the German population was advised to stay...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17675-y