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Public Policy for Democracy.

David S. Meyer, Helen Ingram, Steven Rathgeb Smith • Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (1994)

A fundamental rethinking is under way about the roles of government, citizens, and community organizations in public policy. Can government be reconstructed to make public policies more responsive to citizens and thus more effective? This c...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2074276

Global disparities in access to hepatitis C medicines before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: an ARIMA-based interrupted time series analysis

Nick Bansback, Mina Tadrous, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Michael R Law et al. • BMJ Public Health (2025)

Background The introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has allowed countries to reduce the health and economic burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, access to DAAs remains expensive and limited in many countries globally due t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340

Barriers to tuberculosis case finding in primary and secondary health facilities in Ghana: perceptions, experiences and practices of healthcare workers

Joyce B. Der, Alison D. Grant, Daniel Grint, Clement T. Narh et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2022)

Abstract Background Ghana’s national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted in 2013 showed higher than expected TB prevalence indicating that many people with TB were not being identified and treated. Responding to this, we assessed ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07711-1

Institutional and Social Issues Surrounding Genetic Counselors in Japan: Current Challenges and Implications for the Global Community

Yayoi Aizawa, Atsushi Watanabe, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuto Kato • Frontiers in Genetics (2021)

In recent years, genetic counseling has started playing a major role in the field of genomic medicine. There are currently about 7,000 genetic counselors in more than 28 countries, with 267 certified genetic counselors in Japan alone (about...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.646177

CuddleCard: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of providing financial support to low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9

Lost to follow up?: A qualitative study of why some patients do not pursue lung cancer screening

Ilana B. Richman, Taara V. Prasad, Cary P. Gross • Preventive Medicine Reports (2022)

Although national guidelines recommend lung cancer screening for adults at high risk, only a small proportion of eligible adults in the US have been screened. The goal of this study was to understand barriers to screening among a specific b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101909

The relationship between severity of hemorrhoid symptoms and quality of life in Postpartum Women with Grade I and II Internal Hemorrhoid

Jamileh Malekuti, Khadijeh Samadi, Mojgan Mirghafurvand, Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh et al. • Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān (2019)

Introduction: The hemorrhoid is referred to dilated parts of the anal canal veins, which help to control fecal excretion and is one of the most common digestive diseases. Since postpartum problems such as hemorrhoid have significant effect ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2019.12851

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

Public's perception and satisfaction on the role and services provided by family physicians in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study

Amnah Ali Abdulqader Elagi, Basem Amer Jaber, Almonther Hussain Ahmed Wassly, Ruba Mohammed Sallam Ahmed et al. • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (2019)

Background: Few studies have addressed the awareness of the family physicians' (FPs) role and its impact on the quality of primary healthcare. This study aims to explore public's perception and satisfaction on the role and services provided...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_621_19

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

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

Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward COVID-19 vaccination among patients attending OPD of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata: A descriptive cross-sectional study

Agnij Bhattacharyya, Debadatta Chakrabarty, Anindya Mukherjee, Soumitra Mondal • National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (2024)

Background: The acceptance of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination by the community was largely affected by information or misinformation spreading through various channels. Hence, in the process of deploying vaccines, it bec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2023.13.10495202320112023

Enhancing communication with bereaved relatives about emergency and critical care trials (ENHANCE): a mixed-methods study

Kerry Woolfall, Bridget Young, Emma Thomas-Jones, Elizabeth Deja et al. • BMJ Open (2026)

Objectives Clinical research in emergency and critical care is vital, but recruitment and consent are complex. Research may be conducted without prior consent when patients are critically ill, and interventions are time critical. Some patie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106677

Deletion of hepatic carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) impairs glucose homeostasis and hepatic insulin sensitivity in mice

Tara Jois, Weiyi Chen, Victor Howard, Rebecca Harvey et al. • Molecular Metabolism (2017)

Objective: Carbohydrate response element binding protein (ChREBP) is a transcription factor that responds to glucose and activates genes involved in the glycolytic and lipogenic pathways. Recent studies have linked adipose ChREBP to insulin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.07.006

‘One Stop’ Therapy has a Satisfying Performance on AF Patients with Interatrial Communication: Evidence from Pooled Clinical Experience

Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Feng Li, Chi Geng, Yu-Qi Chen et al. • Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine (2025)

Background: Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been reported to be a viable alternative to prevent thromboembolic events for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Interatrial communication closure, such as atrial septa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.31083/RCM26662

CAFs activated by YAP1 upregulate cancer matrix stiffness to mediate hepatocellular carcinoma progression

Wei Yan, Guo-hui Xiao, Li-juan Wang, Yan Zhou et al. • Journal of Translational Medicine (2025)

Abstract Background The stiffness of the matrix is closely related to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although direct targeting of stromal rigidity in HCC remains a clinical challenge, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12967-025-06325-5

Determinants and socioeconomic inequalities in vitamin A-rich food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Somalia: a multilevel analysis of the 2020 Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS)

Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi, Abdirizak Hassan Abokor, Omer Adam Farih, Mustafe Abdillahi Ali et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2026)

IntroductionVitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a public health concern, particularly among children in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to evaluate the consumption of vitamin A-rich foods and associated socioeconomic inequalities...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1809278

Practical Recommendations for Supporting a Systems Biology Cyberinfrastructure

Jeremy D. DeBarry, Jessica C. Kissinger, Mustafa V. Nural, Suman B. Pakala et al. • Data Science Journal (2020)

Projects in the life sciences continue to increase in complexity as they scale to answer deeper and more diverse questions. They employ technologies that generate increasingly large ‘omic’ datasets and research teams regularly include exper...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5334/dsj-2020-024