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Cannabidivarin Treatment Ameliorates Autism-Like Behaviors and Restores Hippocampal Endocannabinoid System and Glia Alterations Induced by Prenatal Valproic Acid Exposure in Rats

Erica Zamberletti, Marina Gabaglio, Marie Woolley-Roberts, Sharon Bingham et al. • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (2019)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition whose primary features include social communication and interaction impairments with restricted or repetitive motor movements. No approved treatment for the core symptoms is availa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00367

Effect of electronic health records on doctor-patient relationship in Arabian gulf countries: a systematic review

Celine Tabche, Mays Raheem, Arwa Alolaqi, Salman Rawaf • Frontiers in Digital Health (2023)

BackgroundThe electronic health record (EHR) has been widely implemented internationally as a tool to improve health and healthcare delivery. However, EHR implementation has been comparatively slow amongst hospitals in the Arabian Gulf coun...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1252227

Editorial

Bulent Cavas • Science Education International (2026)

Dear Readers, The September 2026 issue of Science Education International presents 11 original research articles authored by scholars from 11 countries, including Germany, Slovenia and Italy, Finland and South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Arge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33828/sei.v37.i4.e

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

Genetic algorithm–optimized support vector machine for real-time activity recognition in health smart home

Yan Hu, Bingce Wang, Yuyan Sun, Jing An et al. • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (2020)

Health smart home, as a typical application of Internet of things, provides a new solution for remote medical treatment. It can effectively relieve pressure from shortage of medical resources caused by aging population and help elderly peop...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/1550147720971513

Postbiotics in Functional Foods: Preparation-Based Characterization, Gut–Brain Axis Interactions, and Translational Perspectives

Selin Elmas, Daniela Cîrțînă, Rodica Dîrnu, Ion Dorin Plută et al. • Foods (2026)

Postbiotics are defined as preparations of inanimate microorganisms and/or their components that confer a health benefit on the host. Although interest in postbiotics has increased substantially, their translational use in functional foods ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods15142457

The Effect of the Expressive Art therapy Package with a Unity-Oriented Approach on Subjective Well-being of Middle-Aged Women

Parisa Darouei, Afsaneh Nazeri, Ali Zadeh Mohammadi, Mahdi Motia • پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت (2025)

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of expressive art therapy package (based on visualizing memories with a unity-oriented approach) on the subjective well-being of middle-aged women. It was a quantitative, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2026.131333.2222

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

New Directions in Chronic Disease Management

Hun-Sung Kim, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Kun-Ho Yoon • Endocrinology and Metabolism (2015)

A worldwide epidemic of chronic disease, and complications thereof, is underway, with no sign of abatement. Healthcare costs have increased tremendously, principally because of the need to treat chronic complications of non-communicable dis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.159

Classification and Techno-Economic Analysis of Different Types of Cryptocurrencies from the Perspective of the Macro Framework of the Monetary System in Islamic Economy

Mohammad Reza Keshavarzi, Mohsen Rezaei Sadrabadi • تحقیقات مالی اسلامی (پیوسته) (2022)

In recent years, with the definition and expansion of a new phenomenon called cryptocurrencies, we have witnessed scientific discussions and challenges in the field of accurate thematics of this phenomenon and the jurisprudential and religi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30497/ifr.2023.243231.1722

Interprofessional communication with hospitalist and consultant physicians in general internal medicine: a qualitative study

Gotlib Conn Lesley, Reeves Scott, Dainty Katie, Kenaszchuk Chris et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2012)

Abstract Background Studies in General Internal Medicine [GIM] settings have shown that optimizing interprofessional communication is important, yet complex and challenging. While the physician is integral to interprofessional work in GIM t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-437

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

Two Sides of the Same Coin—Mechanistic Insight, Diagnostic Application and Therapeutic Translation of Bacterial and Host‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles

Philipp Arnold, Fanni Annamária Boros, Jochen Mattner, Gerald Seidel et al. • Journal of Extracellular Biology (2025)

ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have gained increasing attention in recent years due to their pivotal role in both health and disease. Emerging from both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, EVs serve as essential mediators of intercellu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/jex2.70093

Brain transcriptome of the violet-eared waxbill Uraeginthus granatina and recent evolution in the songbird genome

Christopher N. Balakrishnan, Charles Chapus, Michael S. Brewer, David F. Clayton • Open Biology (2013)

Songbirds are important models for the study of social behaviour and communication. To complement the recent genome sequencing of the domesticated zebra finch, we sequenced the brain transcriptome of a closely related songbird species, the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1098/rsob.130063

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

AKUNTABILITAS PERGURUAN TINGGI ISLAM SWASTA

A. Rusdiana • Jurnal Pendidikan Islam (2016)

This study aims to assess policies and programs WASDALBIN, constraints in WASDALBIN implement the policy, the steps in implementing policies WASDALBIN PTAIS. The method used descriptive analytic. The unit of analysis of this study determine...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15575/jpi.v28i3.558

Validitas dan Reabilitas Metode Penilaian Students Oral Case Analysis (SOCA) pada Mahasiswa Tahap Sarjana Kedokteran

Sylvia Mustika Sari • Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia (2013)

Background: Oral case presentations will be a vital component in medical career. The Student Oral Case Analysis (SOCA) is the assessment method of students’ ability in presenting their knowledge in case analysis, communication skills, and a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22146/jpki.25157