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Identifying urban features for vulnerable road user safety in Europe

Marina Klanjčić, Laetitia Gauvin, Michele Tizzoni, Michael Szell • EPJ Data Science (2022)

Abstract One of the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is to substantially reduce the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic collisions. To this aim, European cities adopted various urban mobility policies, whic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1140/epjds/s13688-022-00339-5

Ubiquitous Health and Medical Informatics

Sabah Mohammed, Jinan Fiaidhi • IGI Global eBooks (2010)

Progress in ubiquitous computing, social networking, medical informatics and IT technologies has resulted in a new generation of healthcare systems. This book provides insight into the various trends, innovations, and organizational challen...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-777-0

Data describing the poor outcome associated with a breast cancer diagnosis in the post-weaning period

Hanne Lefrère, Giuseppe Floris, Marjanka K. Schmidt, Patrick Neven et al. • Data in Brief (2021)

Postpartum breast cancer (PPBC) - which according to new data, can extend to 5–10 years after the birth - are estimated to represent 35–55% of all cases of breast cancer in women younger than 45 years. Increasing clinical evidence indicates...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107354

Infodemiological data concerning silicosis in the USA in the period 2004–2010 correlating with real-world statistical data

Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Guglielmo Dini, Alessandra Toletone, Francesco Brigo et al. • Data in Brief (2017)

This article reports data concerning silicosis-related web-activities using Google Trends (GT) capturing the Internet behavior in the USA for the period 2004–2010. GT-generated data were then compared with the most recent available epidemio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.11.021

Data on genotypic distribution and linkage disequilibrium of several ANRIL polymorphisms in hemodialysis patients

A. Arbiol-Roca, A. Padró-Miquel, M. Hueso, E. Navarro et al. • Data in Brief (2017)

A long non-coding RNA called ANRIL located on chromosome 9p21.3 has been identified as a novel genetic factor associated with cardiovascular disease. Investigation of several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of Noncoding Antisense RNA...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.02.011

Peer Education and the Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in South Africa

Nosipho Faith Makhakhe • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2025)

The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20256115

Community Health Centers’ Responsiveness and Its Associated Factors Among Outpatients in Southeast China: A Cross-Sectional Study

Zhou C, Li X, Shen W, Huang Q et al. • Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (2024)

Chi Zhou,1,* Xu Li,1,* Wenli Shen,2 Qunfang Huang,1 Xiaoling Lin,1 Gaofeng Zhang,3 Yin Dong3,4 1Department of Health Management, School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2D...

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Sakha Language in a Northern Industrial Monotown: Linguistic Distribution in Speech Repertoire of Sakha People

I. A. Danilov • Научный диалог (2024)

This study explores the functioning of the Yakut language in the conditions of the northern industrial monotown Mirny (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). The study identifies the features of linguistic distribution in the speech repertoire of et...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24224/2227-1295-2024-13-5-48-66

Emerging Role of Ferroptosis in the Pathogenesis of Ischemic Stroke: A New Therapeutic Target?

Zhong-Qi Bu, Hai-Yang Yu, Jue Wang, Xin He et al. • ASN Neuro (2021)

Ischemic stroke is one of the main causes of high morbidity, mortality, and disability worldwide; however, the treatment methods are limited and do not always achieve satisfactory results. The pathogenesis of ischemic stroke is complex, def...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/17590914211037505

Liposomal Neostigmine Bromide: A Localized Therapeutic Approach for Detrusor Underactivity

Kunpeng Liu, Haitao Gong, Binbin Jiao, Zhenshan Ding et al. • Advanced NanoBiomed Research (2024)

This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic potential of cationic liposomal neostigmine bromide (NB), a novel drug delivery system, for the treatment of detrusor underactivity. By comparing the characteristics of NB‐liposomes (NLP), NB‐β‐cy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202300109

Distribution of Soil Extracellular Enzymatic, Microbial, and Biological Functions in the C and N-Cycle Pathways Along a Forest Altitudinal Gradient

Mohammad Bayranvand, Mohammad Bayranvand, Moslem Akbarinia, Gholamreza Salehi Jouzani et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2021)

The diverse chemical, biological, and microbial properties of litter and organic matter (OM) in forest soil along an altitudinal gradient are potentially important for nutrient cycling. In the present study, we sought to evaluate soil chemi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.660603

Epidemiological, Morphometric, and Molecular Investigation of Cystic Echinococcosis in Camel and Cattle From Upper Egypt: Current Status and Zoonotic Implications

Ahmed Gareh, Amira A. Saleh, Samar M. Moustafa, Amin Tahoun et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2021)

Cystic echinococcosis has been considered one of the major parasitic zoonoses which is associated with severe economic losses. The present study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence, organ distribution, cyst fertility, and viability...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.750640

Investigating the genetic makeup of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in the United Arab Emirates population through next-generation sequencing

Nour al dain Marzouka, Halima Alnaqbi, Amira Al-Aamri, Guan Tay et al. • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract The Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules are central to immune response and have associations with the phenotypes of various diseases and induced drug toxicity. Further, the role of HLA molecules in presenting antigens significa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53986-1

Flexibility-powered Pickering emulsion enhances mucus permeability to alleviate ulcerative colitis

Jiali Lv, Chen Cheng, Xinran Liu, Jinhua Song et al. • Journal of Nanobiotechnology (2025)

Abstract The physicochemical properties of oral drug delivery carriers significantly influence their interactions with the intestinal barrier, which, in turn, affect their in vivo fate and therapeutic efficacy. As a delivery system with a h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12951-025-03829-6

Impact of Prolonged COVID-19 Lockdown on Body Mass Index, Eating Habits, and Physical Activity of University Students in Bangladesh: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Md. Jamal Hossain, Foyez Ahmmed, Md. Robin Khan, Parisa Tamannur Rashid et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2022)

ObjectivesThis current study aims to assess the prevalence and factors associated with body mass index (BMI), dietary patterns, and the extent of physical activities among university students following the prolonged coronavirus disease 2019...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.873105

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the genesis and heterogeneity of tumor microenvironment in pancreatic undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant-cells

Xinbo Wang, Jiaying Miao, Sizhen Wang, Rongxi Shen et al. • Molecular Cancer (2022)

Abstract Background Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (OGCs) of pancreas (UCOGCP) is a rare subtype of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which had poorly described histopathological and clinical features. Me...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12943-022-01596-8

Monitoring development from 0–6 years: an online system, standardized for Dutch children

Anneloes Van Baar, Marjolein Verhoeven, David Hessen, Liesbeth de Paauw-Telman et al. • Frontiers in Developmental Psychology (2025)

BackgroundMonitoring and screening children's development from infancy into early childhood is important for prevention purposes, as potential delay may best be addressed as soon as possible. For an efficient monitoring system, standardized...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fdpys.2025.1727158

Pattern Distribution of Connexins in the Ortho- and Parakeratinized Epithelium of the Lingual Mucosa in Birds

Kinga Skieresz-Szewczyk, Hanna Jackowiak • Cells (2023)

Connexins are important proteins involved in cell-to-cell communication and cytodifferentiation during renewal and cornification of the multilayered epithelia. So far, there is a lack of reports on this subject in birds’ structurally differ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cells12131776

Evaluating Urban–Rural Disparity of Public Facilities Provision in Chengdu–Chongqing: An Equity Index Approach with Multi-Source Data

Xuan Liu, Youxin Qian, Guohui Zhou, Guangyu Xu et al. • Systems (2026)

Urban–rural public facility disparity is a systemic challenge that reflects dysfunctional feedback loops within and across social and technical subsystems. Traditional administrative-unit-based analyses cannot capture such systemic alignmen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/systems14080903