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Sustainable COVID-19 Mitigation: Wuhan Lockdowns, Health Inequities, and Patient Evacuation

Lee Liu • International Journal of Health Policy and Management (2020)

The world is urgently looking for ways to flatten the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) curve, and many governments have resorted to implementing strict lockdowns, as researchers show the effectiveness of China’s approaches in containing ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.63

Should I walk, cycle or drive? Active-to-passive travel directness and mode choice across 15 months of GPS-traced trips

Karl Samuelsson, Torvid Kreisler, Noah Linder, Elena Farahbakhsh Touli et al. • Journal of Urban Mobility (2026)

Improving active travel infrastructure may not substantially increase cycling and walking if motorised transport continues to be largely perceived as the easier and more convenient option. Here, we develop a measure of comparative directnes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.urbmob.2026.100313

Geometric nonlinear analysis of Timoshenko beams with variable cross-section using co-rotational formulation

X. Guo, X. Guo, X. Guo, H. Feng et al. • Wind Energy Science (2026)

The geometrically nonlinear analysis of Timoshenko beams with variable cross-sections remains a challenging task in engineering practice, particularly for structures subjected to large deformations. While co-rotational (CR) formulations hav...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/wes-11-3137-2026

Postbiotics: From emerging concept to application

Sunita Aggarwal, Vandana Sabharwal, Pragya Kaushik, Anushka Joshi et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2022)

The microbiome innovation has resulted in an umbrella term, postbiotics, which refers to non-viable microbial cells, metabolic byproducts and their microbial components released after lysis. Postbiotics, modulate immune response, gene expre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.887642

The influence of frailty syndrome on medication adherence among elderly patients with hypertension

Jankowska-Polańska B, Dudek K, Szymanska-Chabowska A, Uchmanowicz I • Clinical Interventions in Aging (2016)

Beata Jankowska-Polańska,1 Krzysztof Dudek,2 Anna Szymanska-Chabowska,3 Izabella Uchmanowicz1 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 2Department of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of ...

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Barriers and facilitators of retention in care after cervical cancer screening: patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives

Judith Owokuhaisa, Eleanor Turyakira, Frank Ssedyabane, Deusdedit Tusubira et al. • BMC Women's Health (2024)

Abstract Background Cervical cancer continues to threaten women’s health, especially in low-resource settings. Regular follow-up after screening and treatment is an effective strategy for monitoring treatment outcomes. Consequently, underst...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03343-1

Older people and local public transit: Mobility effects of accessibility improvements in Sweden

Anders Wretstrand, Helena Svensson, Sofi Fristedt, Torbjörn Falkmer • Journal of Transport and Land Use (2009)

Several transportation factors concerning older and disabled people are under transition in Sweden at present. By the year 2010, the public transit system must be fully accessible for all passengers. The present survey studied older people,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5198/jtlu.v2i2.87

Astaxanthin biofortification enhances tobacco tolerance to lead stress through boosting antioxidant defense, reducing Pb accumulation, and modulating detoxification pathways

Zhongyang Du, Mengjing Liang, Xiaodan Wang, Yizhen Liu et al. • Journal of Advanced Research (2026)

Introduction: Heavy metal pollution including lead (Pb) has become one of the serious global issues threatening food security, human health, and the ecosystem. Exogenous application of astaxanthin (ATX), a potent natural antioxidant, has be...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2025.07.038

Dopamine transporter binding in symptomatic controls and healthy volunteers: Considerations for neuroimaging trials

Emma A. Honkanen, Mikael Eklund, Simo Nuuttila, Tommi Noponen et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2021)

Objective: To evaluate possible differences between brain dopamine transporter (DAT) binding in a group of symptomatic parkinsonism patients without dopaminergic degeneration and healthy individuals. Background: Dopaminergic neuroimaging st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102807

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

Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Risks Towards COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impact of Risk Communication Messages on Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia

Mushi A, Yassin Y, Khan A, Yezli S et al. • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (2021)

Abdulaziz Mushi,1 Yara Yassin,1 Anas Khan,1,2 Saber Yezli,1 Yasir Almuzaini1 1The Global Centre for Mass Gatherings Medicine, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Univer...

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START Triage Scale in Disasters

Galip Usta, Kemal Torpuş, Uçar Küçük • Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi (2017)

Disasters are events that occur since the beginning of time. When previous records are investigated, information on various types of disasters occurred in different parts of the World are encountered. Disasters occur unexpectedly and requir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21324/dacd.320067

Conceptualisation and design of a protocol for a novel social drivers and primary care screening tool in paediatric orthopaedics: a quality improvement initiative

Devika A Shenoy, Kathryn Radulovacki, Christian Zirbes, Rachelle Shao et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Introduction Paediatric patients with elevated healthcare needs have limited access to care, contributing to insufficient preventive services. Social drivers of health (SDOH), such as inadequate nutrition and poor community support, contrib...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003454

BIOTEX—Biosensing Textiles for Personalised Healthcare Management

Shirley M. Coyle, King‐Tong Lau, Niall M. Moyna, Donal J. O’Gorman et al. • IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine (2010)

Textile-based sensors offer an unobtrusive method of continually monitoring physiological parameters during daily activities. Chemical analysis of body fluids, noninvasively, is a novel and exciting area of personalized wearable healthcare ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/titb.2009.2038484

Circular RNA expression profiles and functional predication after restraint stress in the amygdala of rats

Chuan Wang, Qian Wang, Guangming Xu, Guangming Xu et al. • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2024)

Prolonged or repeated exposure to stress elevates the risk of various psychological diseases, many of which are characterized by central nervous system dysfunction. Recent studies have demonstrated that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are highly a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2024.1381098

Major energy producers, exporters and importers―transition to renewables sources and diversification of suppliers in 2000-2019

Bogumiła Mucha-Leszko, Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk • Sprawy Międzynarodowe (2024)

The article consists of two main parts: theoretical and empirical. The first presents the opinions of authors representing International Political Economy who question the assumption that the transformation of the energy sector can be based...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35757/SM.2022.75.3-4.12

“Big Brother” or “False Ally”: Perception of anti-Russian sentiment in the context of the results of the 2026 parliamentary elections in Armenia

Artur Mkrtichyan • Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University (2026)

This article presents a comparative analysis of the geopolitical and regional aspects—as well as the significance—of the elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia held on June 7, 2026. Particular attention is paid to the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.46991/JOPS/2026.5.14.116

ROMANIAN LEGISLATION BASED ON THE EU GREEN DEAL STRATEGY

Cristina-Matilda VĂNOAGĂ • Analele Universităţii din Oradea. Relaţii Internaţionale şi Studii Europene (2024)

The present paper presents some of the latest Romanian legal provisions to support the European Green Deal objectives and the adoption of the "Fit for 55" package. Our paper presents some of the latest Romanian legislative initiatives and p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.58603/DGMS8788