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Green and Reserve Logistics of Packaging and Plastic Packaging Waste under the Conditions of Circular Economy at the Level of the European Union Member States

Adriana Scrioșteanu, Maria Magdalena Criveanu • Energies (2024)

Sustainable development involves constant efforts to reduce pollution by using resources as efficiently as possible. One of the sources of pollution is waste from packaging, recovery, and of course, the possibility of recycling them. The re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/en17123015

IMPACT OF CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGY ON RISK MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN IRAN

MOHAMMAD EHSANIFAR, Associate Professor Ph.D, FATEMEH DEKAMINI, Ph.D, MOEIN KHAZAEI, Ph.D, CRISTI SPULBAR, Professor Ph.D et al. • Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie (2023)

The current research was conducted with the topic of investigating the effect of cultural, economic and technological factors on the risk management of construction companies in Iran. This research was applied in terms of purpose and desc...

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Identifying and prioritizing strategies for creating and impacting brand identity using the FCM method

Milad Amraie, Ali Shariatnejad, Nasim Nazari, Yasaman Changaei • رویکرد‌های نوین در مدیریت و بازاریابی (2025)

AbstractThe aim of the present study is to identify and analyze the strategies for creating and consequences of brand identification using the FCM method. The present study is applicable in terms of its purpose, and exploratory in terms of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22034/jnamm.2025.547949.1156

The Impact of Technology Orientation on Export Performance with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Innovation and Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility

Ahmad Sadeghi, Mohammad Khodabakhshi, Zeinab Mir Ghasemi • مدیریت نوآوری و راهبردهای عملیاتی (2021)

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of technology orientation on export performance, emphasizing the mediating role of innovation strategies (exploratory and exploitative) and the moderating role of corporate social responsi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22105/imos.2021.291826.1128

The quality of alternative models of primary health care and morbidity and mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis

Matías Mrejen, PhD, Rudi Rocha, PhD, Christopher Millett, PhD, Thomas Hone, PhD • The Lancet Regional Health. Americas (2021)

Background: Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100034

Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Correlates of Utilisation among Young People in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Zita Buabeng, Grace Adjei Okai • Youth (2022)

Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is a successful intervention for fostering early HIV detection, which is essential for the management of the disease. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors that influence the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/youth2040034

Association of mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms and/or haplogroups with elite Japanese athlete status

Noriyuki Fuku, Eri Mikami, Masashi Tanaka • Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (2013)

A number of familial and twin studies have assessed the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to physical performance or its-related traits and have estimated that there is a significant genetic component to their pheno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7600/jpfsm.2.17

Non-therapist identification of falling hazards in older adult homes using digital photography

Katherine C. Ritchey, Deborah Meyer, Gillian H. Ice • Preventive Medicine Reports (2015)

Evaluation and removal of home hazards is an invaluable method for preventing in-home falls and preserving independent living. Current processes for conducting home hazard assessments are impractical from a whole population standpoint given...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.09.004

The impact of phased university reopenings on mitigating the spread of COVID-19: a modeling study

Lior Rennert, Corey A. Kalbaugh, Christopher McMahan, Lu Shi et al. • BMC Public Health (2021)

Abstract Background Several American universities have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks, risking the health of their students, employees, and local communities. Such large outbreaks have drained university resources and forced several institu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11525-x

Cohort profile: the Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research - a prospective cohort study on cognition

Pei-Iun Hsieh, Te-Hsuan Huang, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen et al. • Epidemiology and Health (2024)

The Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research (TIGER) was founded in 2011 to elucidate the interrelationships among various predictors of global and domain-specific cognitive impairment, with the aim of identifying older adul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2024057

Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Older Adults with Chronic Disease in Taiwan

Hsiao-Mei Chen, Ching-Min Chen • International Journal of Gerontology (2017)

Background: There have been many studies reviewing quality of life (QoL) of older population and found an inverse association between QoL and chronic diseases. However, previous studies have focused only on that of people with specific dise...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2016.07.002

A nationwide study on immunosenescence biomarkers profile in older adults: ELSI-Brazil

Maria Luiza Lima-Silva, Karen Cecília Lima Torres, Juliana Vaz de Melo Mambrini, Nathalia Coimbra Brot et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2024)

Immunosenescence is a phenomenon caused by changes in the immune system, and part of these changes involves an increase in circulating immunological biomarkers, a process known as “Inflammaging.” Inflammaging can be associated with many dis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2024.112433

Equipment in Senior Gyms: Influence on the Behavior of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate of Elderlies

Sillas Oliveira Leonel Júnior, Mateus Dias Antunes, Ramon Gustavo de Moraes Ovando, Ana Paula Serra de Araújo et al. • Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (2024)

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the behavior of blood pressure and heart rate in elderly people practicing physical exercises in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. METHODS: 70 elderly volunteers were evaluated, 41 women and 29 men, with a mean age of 67.2 ± 6....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5327/Z2447-211520171700042

Creating Exercise Spaces in Parks for Older Adults With Fitness, Rehabilitation, and Play Elements: A Review and Perspective

Janet Lok Chun Lee, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2022)

Parks usually create a protective playground space for children to perform physical activity like jumping, running, and climbing. Specific spaces have rarely been created for older adults to perform physical activity in public parks. Now th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/23337214221083404

Charlson comorbidity index has no incremental value for mortality risk prediction in nursing home residents with COVID-19 disease

Anum Zahra, Maarten van Smeden, Petra J. M. Elders, Jan Festen et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home (NH) residents faced the highest risk of severe COVID-19 disease and mortality. Due to their frailty status, comorbidity burden can serve as a useful predictive indicator of vul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-05721-2

Investigation of Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) Activities in Addressing Cognitive Domains Reflected in Hong Kong Montreal Cognitive Assessment (HK-MoCA)

Calvin Ka-Fung Lo BHSc, MD, Eric Andrew Yung BSc, MSc, Ka Tat Tsang PhD • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2022)

Background/Objectives: Yee Hong Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) is a community program strengthening East Asians >65 years with dementia in their daily functional activities. We analyzed how PID activities align with Hong Kong Montreal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/23337214221130161

Associations between Lifestyle Factors and Vitamin E Metabolites in the General Population

Leon G. Martens, Jiao Luo, Fleur L. Meulmeester, Nadia Ashrafi et al. • Antioxidants (2020)

The antioxidant vitamin E (α-tocopherol, α-TOH) protects lipids from oxidation by reactive oxygen species. We hypothesized that lifestyle factors associate with vitamin E metabolism marked by urinary α-tocopheronolactone hydroquinone (α-TLH...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121280

The Effect of Ageism and Willingness of Older Adult Care On Caring Behaviors Among New Graduate Nurses: A Descriptive, Correlational Study

Merve Tarhan, Pınar Doğan • Journal of Nursology (2026)

Objective: Despite the increasing ageing population, caring for older adults is not a highly preferred field of nursing in Türkiye and the world; studies examining the attitudes and behaviors of new graduate nurses towards older adult care ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17049/jnursology.1509812

Comparative efficacy of exercise interventions for cognitive health in older adults: A network meta-analysis

Jinhao Zhang, Wei Ye, Wang Li, Fan Zhang et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2025)

Background: Previous studies have consistently demonstrated that exercise mitigates cognitive decline in older adults. However, the most effective types of exercise, along with optimal frequency and duration of interventions, remain inadequ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112768

Dementia in the old age: a gloomy wood later in life

Virginia Boccardi, Lucia Paolacci, Patrizia Mecocci • Geriatric Care (2018)

Dementia incidence is growing at an impressive rate worldwide, mostly affecting old age subjects. Looking and considering the disease as the same in younger adult does not seem the successful way to find a proper solution regarding preventi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4081/gc.2018.7756