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Analysis of Economic Growth and Tourism Potential in Tanjung Lesung, Panimbang, Banten as a Creative Economy Destination

Rizki Apriva Hidayana, Mugi Lestari • International Journal of Business, Economics, and Social Development (2025)

Tanjung Lesung, located in Pandeglang Regency, Banten, has been designated as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for Tourism with the aim of encouraging regional economic growth and improving community welfare. This study analyzes the impact of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.46336/ijbesd.v6i1.879

GIS Based Appraisal of Waste Disposal for Environmental Assessment and Management in Mainland Area of Lagos State, NG

Rafiu Jimoh, Adeniji Moradeyo, Vivian Chuma, Ogungbade Olubukola et al. • International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics (2019)

An appraisal of Waste disposal for environmental assessment and management in Lagos Mainland of Lagos state using the GIS has been carried out. GIS has been a veritable tool for analyzing, storing, querying, capturing, displaying and manag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.30897/ijegeo.476449

Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding the relationship of obesity with diabetes among the general community of Pakistan

Arooj Kiran, Naseer Ali Shah, Shujaul Mulk Khan, Haroon Ahmed et al. • Heliyon (2024)

This study sought to evaluate the influence of knowledge, attitude, and practices assessment on diabetes related to obesity in Pakistani society. Data was collected both through door to door and online survey approaches from 518 participant...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29081

Predictors of Behavioural Intention and the Mediating Effects of Hotel Virtual Reality Experience and Cognitive Absorption

Ryan Joseph CALINAO, Ryan GAMOSO • African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (2024)

The study explores the influence of vividness, content quality, and system quality in virtual reality (VR) experiences on guests’ behavioural intentions in the hotel industry in the National Capital Region. It specifically examines how thes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.46222/ajhtl.19770720.534

Sedative-hypnotic drug use and risk of falls and fractures in elderly patients: a cross-sectional study

Mohammad Hossein Imani, Amir Hossein Imani, Amirhossein Saem, Maryam Niksolat • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Falls are a leading cause of injury, hospitalization, and mortality among older adults. Sedative-hypnotic medications, especially benzodiazepines and Z-drugs, have been implicated as potential contributors to fall risk a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06624-y

Anti-ceramide antibody and sphingosine-1-phosphate as potential biomarkers of unresectable non-small cell lung cancer

Lilla Bűdi, Dániel Hammer, Rita Varga, Veronika Müller et al. • Pathology and Oncology Research (2025)

ObjectivesSpingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) and ceramides are bioactive sphingolipids that influence cancer cell fate. Anti-ceramide antibodies might inhibit the effects of ceramide. The aim of this study was to assess the potential role of circ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/pore.2024.1611929

Preoperative Radiological Findings Prior Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy in Patients with Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Heba Mahmoud Hamdy, Ahmed Abdelrahman • Zagazig University Medical Journal (2025)

Background: Epiphora is a common condition brought on by blockage of the nasolacrimal duct. In order to diagnose and treat these patients, it is critical to evaluate their lacrimal drainage system. This study aimed to identify and analyze t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2025.395057.4007

The impact of the Affordable Care Act on patient coverage and access to care: perspectives from FQHC administrators in Arizona, California and Texas

Angelo Ercia • BMC Health Services Research (2021)

Abstract Background The Affordable Care Act (ACA) enabled millions of people to gain coverage that was expected to improve access to healthcare services. However, it is unclear the extent of the policy’s impact on Federally Qualified Health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06961-9

Where and How Do Aging Processes Take Place in Everyday Life? Answers From a New Materialist Perspective

Grit Höppner, Monika Urban • Frontiers in Sociology (2018)

In the last decade, the focus of studies on age and aging has fundamentally changed from biological to symbolic, discursive, and cultural phenomena. Currently, the most studied topic in material gerontology is the materiality of age and agi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2018.00007

The evaluation of changes in muscle strength in elderly patients with premature aging

Tatyana V. Pavlova, Kirill I. Proshchayev, Elmira E. Satarinova, Natalia B. Pilkevich et al. • Медицинский вестник Юга России (2019)

Purpose: to evaluate changes in muscle strength in elderly patients with signs of premature aging. Materials and methods: the study included 1080 people: 540 aged 44 to 54 years (mean age 49.1±2.2) and 540 at the age of 55 to 64 years (mean...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21886/2219-8075-2019-10-1-59-64

Dietary antioxidants and lifespan: Relevance of environmental conditions, diet, and genotype of experimental models

Alfonso Varela-López, José M. Romero-Márquez, María D. Navarro-Hortal, César L. Ramirez-Tortosa et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2023)

The rise of life expectancy in current societies is not accompanied, to date, by a similar increase in healthspan, which represents a great socio-economic problem. It has been suggested that aging can be manipulated and then, the onset of a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112221

Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Hearing: Observations From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Pei-Lun Kuo, Ann Zenobia Moore, Frank R. Lin, Frank R. Lin et al. • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (2021)

Objectives: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is highly prevalent among older adults, but the potential mechanisms and predictive markers for ARHL are lacking. Epigenetic age acceleration has been shown to be predictive of many age-associated...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.790926

Aging, aerobic exercise, and cardiovascular health: Barriers, alternative strategies and future directions

Kevin O. Murray, Sophia A. Mahoney, Ravinandan Venkatasubramanian, Douglas R. Seals et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2023)

Age-associated cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction, namely arterial dysfunction, is a key antecedent to the development of CV disease (CVD). Arterial dysfunction with aging is characterized by impaired vascular endothelial function and stiffeni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112105

Single-cell RNA sequencing to detect age-associated genes that identify senescent cells in the liver of aged mice

Yuta Doshida, Shinichi Hashimoto, Sadahiro Iwabuchi, Yuka Takino et al. • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract Senescent cells are predicted to occur and increase in animal tissues with aging. However, senescent cells in the tissues of aged animals remain to be identified. We refer to the marker genes to identify senescent cells in tissues ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41352-6

Effective analysis of neurotoxicity and mechanisms of dioctyl terephthalate using network toxicology

Hao Tang, Ting Qin, Zhiwen Yan, Changqing Li et al. • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2026)

ObjectiveDioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a widely used plasticizer in food packaging and environmental materials, has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on human health. This study aims to investigate the neurotoxicity-related mec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2026.1783807

Using Wearable Devices to Examine the Associations of Sedentary Behavior with Perceived and Performance Fatigability Among Older Adults: The Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA)

Reagan E. Garcia, Anne B. Newman, Eileen Johnson, Yujia Susanna Qiao et al. • Sensors (2025)

Fatigability, a phenotype of poor energy regulation, is associated with lower physical activity in older adults, but independent associations with sedentary behavior are unknown. We examined whether sedentary behavior was associated with fa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25092722

Local, collaborative, stepped, and personalized care management for older people with chronic diseases – results from the randomized controlled LoChro-trial

Gloria Metzner, Lukas Maximilian Horstmeier, Jürgen Bengel, Eva Maria Bitzer et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2023)

Abstract Background In the aging population of Western societies, an increasing number of older adults have multiple chronic diseases. As multifaceted health problems imply the involvement of several healthcare professionals, multimorbid ol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-03797-2

Trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with longitudinal blood pressure traits

Mateus H. Gouveia, Amy R. Bentley, Hampton Leonard, Karlijn A. C. Meeks et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of genetic loci associated with cross-sectional blood pressure (BP) traits; however, GWAS based on longitudinal BP have been underexplored. We performed ethnic-specif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83450-3

Diffuse hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy complicated by apical ventricular aneurysm and excessive left ventricular trabeculation: a case report

Ying Li, Ying Li, Na Jia, Xinyue Li et al. • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2026)

This article reports a rare case of diffuse hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy complicated with left ventricular apical aneurysm and excessive trabeculation. Genetic testing of the patient revealed a heterozygous variant of the MYBPC3 ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1753832