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Study of the state of readiness of pharmaceutical institutions of Ukraine for implementation of integrated quality systems

S. H. Ubohov, V. V. Trokhymchuk, G. V. Zagoriy, L. O. Fedorova • Фармацевтичний журнал (2019)

One of the most promising ways to increase the efficiency of pharmaceutical enterprises in the field of quality assurance of medicines is the introduction of integrated quality systems (IQS). The aim of the work is to study of the state ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.32352/0367-3057.2.19.01

Decision-Making Within Forensic Psychiatric Investigations: The Use of Various Information Sources by Different Expert Groups to Reach Conclusions on Legal Insanity

Lizel Göranson, Olof Svensson, Olof Svensson, Peter Andiné et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2022)

BackgroundWhich type of information experts use to make decisions regarding legal insanity within forensic psychiatric investigations (FPI) is relatively unknown, both in general and when considering variations due to case context. It is im...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.822519

Changes of Retina Are Not Involved in the Genesis of Visual Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease

Aleš Kopal, Eva Mejzlíková, Jana Lízrová Preiningerová, David Brebera et al. • Parkinson's Disease (2015)

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms. Nonmotor symptoms include primarily visual hallucinations (VH). The aim of our study was to establish whether patients with PD and visual hallucinations (PDH+) have s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2015/709191

Incidence of suicidality in people with depression over a 10-year period treated by a large UK mental health service provider

Emma R. Francis, Daniela Fonseca de Freitas, Craig Colling, Megan Pritchard et al. • BJPsych Open (2021)

We describe the incidence of suicidality (2007–2017) in people with depression treated by secondary mental healthcare services at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (n = 26 412). We estimated yearly incidence of ‘suicidal ideation’ and ‘hi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2021.1054

End-of-life decisions and involvement of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians in Europe

Rutger Osterthun, Katharina Sunnerhagen, Henk J. Stam, Carlotte Kiekens • Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (2023)

Objective: As Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine physicians are experts in functional prognoses of disabling health conditions, the aim of this study was to gain insight into their involvement in end-of-life decisions in patients with neu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2340/jrm.v55.5575

Neudesin is involved in anxiety behavior: structural and neurochemical correlates

Ashley eNovais, Ashley eNovais, Ana Catarina Ferreira, Ana Catarina Ferreira et al. • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (2013)

Neudesin (also known as neuron derived neurotrophic factor, Nenf) is a scarcely studied putative non-canonical neurotrophic factor. In order to understand its function in the brain, we performed an extensive behavioral characterization (mot...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00119

Variation in TMEM106B in chronic traumatic encephalopathy

Jonathan D. Cherry, Jesse Mez, John F. Crary, Yorghos Tripodis et al. • Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2018)

Abstract The genetic basis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is poorly understood. Variation in transmembrane protein 106B (TMEM106B) has been associated with enhanced neuroinflammation during aging and with TDP-43-related neurodege...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40478-018-0619-9

Niclosamide nanoparticles enhance pancreatic cancer sensitivity to gemcitabine via HIF-1α inhibition

Susheel Kumar Nethi, Venugopal Gunda, Nagabhishek Sirpu Natesh, Brianna M. White et al. • iScience (2025)

Summary: Pancreatic cancer (PC) exhibits profound metabolic adaptations that support tumor progression, survival, and therapy resistance. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a key regulator of these processes, promoting metabolic reprog...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.114088

PRIMUS: Comprehensive proteomics of mouse intervertebral discs that inform novel biology and relevance to human disease modelling

Mateusz Kudelko, Peikai Chen, Vivian Tam, Ying Zhang et al. • Matrix Biology Plus (2021)

Mice are commonly used to study intervertebral disc (IVD) biology and related diseases such as IVD degeneration. Discs from both the lumbar and tail regions are used. However, little is known about compartmental characteristics in the diffe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.mbplus.2021.100082

Piezo1 knockdown activates PI3K/AKT and enhances SPP1 to drive M2 macrophage polarization and reduce cardiac inflammation

Yunhan Zhang, Ying Zhang, Jiaoyan Song, Ziwen Zhao et al. • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Piezo1 plays a key role in the immune response during sepsis. To date, our understanding of the role of Piezo1 in inflammatory diseases has mostly been limited to influencing vasomotor function and regulating inflammatory infiltrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-34794-7

UTRme: A Scoring-Based Tool to Annotate Untranslated Regions in Trypanosomatid Genomes

Santiago Radío, Santiago Radío, Rafael Sebastián Fort, Rafael Sebastián Fort et al. • Frontiers in Genetics (2018)

Most signals involved in post-transcriptional regulatory networks are located in the untranslated regions (UTRs) of the mRNAs. Therefore, to deepen our understanding of gene expression regulation, delimitation of these regions with high acc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00671

Genome-wide association studies for the identification of cattle susceptible and resilient to paratuberculosis

Marta Alonso-Hearn, Gerard Badia-Bringué, Maria Canive • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2022)

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) causes Johne's disease or paratuberculosis (PTB), with important animal health and economic implications. There are no therapeutic strategies to control this disease, and vaccination with in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.935133

Applications and insights from continuous dengue virus infection in a stable cell line

M. Jane Morwitzer, Ying Yi Zheng, Heather Friberg, Jeffrey R. Currier • Frontiers in Immunology (2025)

Dengue is caused by the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1-4) and poses a significant global public health challenge, with an estimated 100–400 million infections annually. Severe dengue manifestations, such as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1618650

A distinct gut microbiota composition in patients with ankylosing spondylitis is associated with increased levels of fecal calprotectin

Eva Klingberg, Maria K. Magnusson, Hans Strid, Anna Deminger et al. • Arthritis Research & Therapy (2019)

Abstract Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) shares many characteristics with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Intestinal microbiota most likely plays an important role in the development of IBDs and may also be involved in the pathogen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13075-019-2018-4

Interacting roles of gut microbiota and T cells in the development of autoimmune hepatitis

Qingwei Wu, Zhifa Ge, Chengyu Lv, Qifeng He • Frontiers in Immunology (2025)

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive liver inflammatory disease mediated by an autoimmune response, with an increasing incidence rate. In severe cases, AIH will rapidly progress to liver cirrhosis and liver failure and even lead to d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1584001

Genetic Markers of Adaptation of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Plasmodium falciparum</named-content> to Transmission by American Vectors Identified in the Genomes of Parasites from Haiti and South America

Massimiliano S. Tagliamonte, Charles A. Yowell, Maha A. Elbadry, Jacques Boncy et al. • mSphere (2020)

ABSTRACT The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, was introduced into Hispaniola and other regions of the Americas through the slave trade spanning the 16th through the 19th centuries. During this period, more than 12 million Africans w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00937-20

Efficacy and safety of biofilm dispersal by glycoside hydrolases in wounds

Whitni K. Redman, Garrett S. Welch, Avery C. Williams, Addyson J. Damron et al. • Biofilm (2021)

Novel anti-biofilm and dispersal agents are currently being investigated in an attempt to combat biofilm-associated wound infections. Glycoside hydrolases (GHs) are enzymes that hydrolyze the glycosidic bonds between sugars, such as those f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bioflm.2021.100061

Single Eye mRNA-Seq Reveals Normalisation of the Retinal Microglial Transcriptome Following Acute Inflammation

Oliver H. Bell, David A. Copland, Amy Ward, Lindsay B. Nicholson et al. • Frontiers in Immunology (2020)

Background: Whether retinal microglia can maintain or restore immune homeostasis during and after inflammation is unclear. We performed single-eye mRNA-sequencing on microglia at different timepoints following a single inflammatory stimulus...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.03033

Family and community resilience: a Photovoice study

Yvonne Tan, Danielle Pinder, Imaan Bayoumi, Rifaa Carter et al. • International Journal for Equity in Health (2024)

Abstract Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), in combination with adverse community environments, can result in traumatic stress reactions, increasing a person’s risk for chronic physical and mental health conditions. Family res...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12939-024-02142-2