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Feasibility and priority strategies for diabetes prevention and control in Chinese demonstration areas

Jing Li, Jing Yang, Jiayu Feng, Xiaohui Xu et al. • Global Health Action (2025)

Background Diabetes is a leading global public health challenge with 537 million cases worldwide in 2021 and significant economic and societal burdens. Despite global initiatives, feasibility constraints limit widespread implementation of d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2543605

Mortality reduction benefits and intussusception risks of rotavirus vaccination in 135 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis of current and alternative schedules

Andrew Clark, PhD, Jacqueline Tate, PhD, Umesh Parashar, MD, Mark Jit, PhD et al. • The Lancet Global Health (2019)

Summary: Background: Infant rotavirus vaccines have led to substantial reductions in hospital admissions and deaths due to gastroenteritis, but some studies have reported an elevated risk of intussusception, a rare bowel disorder. This ana...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30412-7

Ethics and Public Policy

Jonathan Wolff • Routledge eBooks (2019)

Ethics and Public Policy: A Philosophical Inquiry, second edition subjects important and controversial areas of public policy to philosophical scrutiny. Jonathan Wolff, a renowned philosopher and veteran of many public committees, introduce...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351128667

Implementing self-collection for primary human papillomavirus testing: Perspectives on implications for federally qualified health center patient populations

Amanda Le, Liisa S. Smith, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Kara Giannone et al. • Women's Health (2025)

Background: Primary testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) via self-collection can increase cervical cancer screening rates. In the United States, federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients often have low incomes, lack heal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/17455057251362581

Current status of Paragonimus and paragonimiasis in Ecuador

Manuel Calvopiña, Daniel Romero, Byron Castañeda, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi et al. • Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2014)

A review of national and international publications on paragonimiasis in Ecuador, epidemiological records from the Ministry of Public Health and unpublished research data was conducted to summarise the current status of the parasite/disease...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/0074-0276140042

Minor mental disorders in Taiwanese healthcare workers and the associations with psychosocial work conditions

Wan-Ju Cheng, Yawen Cheng • Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (2017)

Healthcare workers face multiple psychosocial work hazards intrinsic to their work, including heavy workloads and shift work. However, how contemporary adverse psychosocial work conditions, such as workplace justice and insecurity, may cont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2016.05.004

Lost to follow up?: A qualitative study of why some patients do not pursue lung cancer screening

Ilana B. Richman, Taara V. Prasad, Cary P. Gross • Preventive Medicine Reports (2022)

Although national guidelines recommend lung cancer screening for adults at high risk, only a small proportion of eligible adults in the US have been screened. The goal of this study was to understand barriers to screening among a specific b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101909

Internet in the life of Russian youth

Natal'ya V. Rozenberg, Liliya V. Rozhkova • Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Общественные науки (2023)

Background. The active development of information and communication technologies has led to the fact that the Internet has taken an important place in the daily life of a modern person. Today there is no such area of life of people where th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21685/2072-3016-2023-3-1

The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi

Chilungamo Mmanga, Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja, Fiskani Kondowe et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023)

IntroductionThis paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi in particular. The study shows a link between the pandemic and mental hea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793

Urban Fear, Criminality and the Erosion of Intangible Cultural Access in Machala: A Critical Qualitative Content Analysis of Ecuadorian National Digital Press

Fernanda Tusa, Ignacio Aguaded, Santiago Tejedor • Heritage (2026)

This article examines how the Ecuadorian national digital press has represented the relationship between criminal violence, declining mobility, tourism contraction, and the erosion of intangible cultural access in Machala, Puerto Bolívar, a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage9050187

The importance of reproductive health education for elementary school children: Long-term benefits and challenges in implementation - A literature review

Musthamin Balumbi, Stang Stang, Suriah Suriah, Syarifuddin Syarif et al. • Journal of Education and Health Promotion (2025)

Reproductive health education at the primary school level is a controversial topic. Although some recognize its importance in providing accurate information about the body and development, others raise concerns about cultural sensitivities ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_861_24

DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN THE AREA OF FBIH

Lejla Kuralić-Ćišić, Adela Ĉokić, Dţana Sultanić • Research in Education and Rehabilitation (2023)

Educational institutions record an increase in behavioral disorders in children and adolescents every day, with severe symptoms that result in hospitalization or the imposition of criminal sanctions for juvenile delinquents....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.51558/2744-1555.2023.6.2.243

Scavenger receptor MARCO contributes to cellular internalization of exosomes by dynamin-dependent endocytosis and macropinocytosis

Sanae Kanno, Seishiro Hirano, Tsubasa Sakamoto, Akiko Furuyama et al. • Scientific Reports (2020)

Abstract Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) is a scavenger receptor class-A protein that is expressed on the cell surface of macrophages. MARCO mediates binding and ingestion of unopsonized environmental particles, inclu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-78464-2

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services on access, experience, recovery/relapse and obstetric and neonate outcomes: the ESMI-II mixed-methods study

Heather O’Mahen, Louise Howard, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey et al. • Health and Social Care Delivery Research (2025)

Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/RRAP0011

Peran Guru Kristen sebagai Penuntun untuk Membangun Komunikasi Efektif dalam Proses Pembelajaran [The Role of the Christian Teacher as a Guide to Build Effective Communication in the Learning Process]

Livaneysa Richinta Friskila, Imanuel Adhitya Wulanata Chrismastianto • Diligentia: Journal of Theology and Christian Education (2024)

Effective communication occurs if students understand the meaning of the message conveyed by the teacher. If the delivery made by the teacher is not good, there will be a misunderstanding. This study aims to analyse how a Christian teacher ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.19166/dil.v6i3.8207

Increasing Competency for Parents of Adolescents with Executive Functioning Deficits: Enhancing Occupational Performance with Mindfulness

Kimberly S. Mollo, Bernardo A. Merizalde, Jennifer Lape • Open Journal of Occupational Therapy (2018)

Background: Executive functions are higher order cognitive processes occurring in the frontal lobe that influence cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functions. Adolescents with executive functioning deficits are at risk for difficulties i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15453/2168-6408.1445

A Multivariate Scaling System Is Essential to Characterize the Tropical Cyclones' Risk

Atieh Alipour, Farnaz Yarveysi, Hamed Moftakhari, Jae Yeol Song et al. • Earth's Future (2022)

Abstract The current Tropical Cyclones (TCs) scaling system, Saffir‐Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (SSHWS), characterizes the hazardousness of these events solely based on wind speed. This is despite the fact that TCs are classic examples of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2021EF002635

Video Recording of Patient-Clinician Interactions in Health Education: Scoping Review

Mariana Morgado, Yago Leira, Tiago Leitão, José João Mendes et al. • JMIR Medical Education (2026)

Abstract BackgroundVideo recordings of patient-clinician interactions (PCIs) have become an integral tool in health professions education, with authentic opportunities to enhance clinical communication and decision-making skills...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/70324