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Patient and Public Involvement Work With Parents of Children With Life‐Limiting Conditions and Bereaved Parents: A Rapid Systematic Review

Pru Holder, Bethan Page, Julia Hackett, Sarah Mitchell et al. • Health Expectations (2024)

ABSTRACT Background Guidance and principles for involving the public in research or service planning exist but are not specific to the needs of parents of children with life‐limiting conditions or bereaved parents. Aim Review the evidence o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1111/hex.70120

Evaluating the social return on investment of dance movement for wellbeing in the prevention of burnout among healthcare staff: a study protocol

Mary Lynch, Carolyn Wallace, Teresa Filipponi • BMJ Open (2024)

Introduction Improvement in the National Health Service (NHS) employees’ mental well-being and staff retention are current key issues. Evidence indicates that dance movement therapy (DMT) has been effective in improving mental health and we...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083287

Engaging Older Adults to Guide the Development of Passive Home Health Monitoring to Support Aging in Place

Elinor Randi Schoenfeld, Tracy Trimboli, Kaylyn Schwartz, Givenchy Ayisi-Boahene et al. • Sensors (2025)

By 2050, most adults aged 65 and older in the United States will want to age independently at home, a goal that will strain healthcare resources. Adults aged 50 and older (N = 112) were recruited for study participation between 2018 and 202...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25247413

Factors affecting final functional outcomes in open‐globe injuries and use of ocular trauma score as a predictive tool in Nepalese population

Saurav M. Shrestha, Casey L. Anthony, Grant A. Justin, Madhu Thapa et al. • BMC Ophthalmology (2021)

Abstract Background Open globe injury (OGI) is one of the most devastating form of ocular trauma. The aim of the study is to identify the epidemiology and predict visual outcomes in traumatic open globe injuries using ocular trauma score (O...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12886-021-01819-4

Epidemiology of ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia in Spain: A cross-sectional study

G. Ortega Suero, M.J. Abenza Abildúa, C. Serrano Munuera, I. Rouco Axpe et al. • Neurología (English Edition) (2023)

Introduction: Ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia are rare neurodegenerative syndromes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of these disorders in Spain in 2019. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicentre, retros...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2023.04.003

‘The public health turn on violence against women’: analysing Swedish healthcare law, public health and gender-equality policies

Ann Öhman, Monica Burman, Maria Carbin, Kerstin Edin • BMC Public Health (2020)

Abstract This article focuses on policy and law concerning violence against women as a public health issue. In Sweden, violence against women is recently recognized as a public health problem; we label this shift “The public health turn on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08766-7

The Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society Consensus Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the United Arab Emirates: A National Delphi Study

Sameer Al Awadhi, Ahmad Jazzar, Eyad Alakrad, Osama Yousef et al. • Gastrointestinal Disorders (2026)

Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune-mediated esophageal disease characterized by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and eosinophil-predominant inflammation. Increasing recognition of EoE and advances in its diagn...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/gidisord8030056

Epidemiology and burden of osteoarthritis

Anna Litwic, Mark Hiley Edwards, Elaine Margaret Dennison, Cyrus C. Cooper • British Medical Bulletin (2013)

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead to joint failure with pain and disability. OA of the hi...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/lds038 PMC: 3690438

Narrative Medicine

Rita Charon (2006)

Abstract Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified health care system that places corporate and bureaucratic concerns over the needs of the patient. Generated from a confluence of sources including humanities and medicine,...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195166750.001.0001

Enhancing vocational training in corrections: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial protocol for evaluating virtual reality job interview training among returning citizens preparing for community re-entry

Matthew J. Smith, Jamie A. Mitchell, Shannon Blajeski, Brittani Parham et al. • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications (2020)

The Michigan Department of Corrections operates the Vocational Villages, which are skilled trades training programs set within prisons that include an immersive educational community using virtual reality, robotics, and other technologies t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100604

A Deep Learning Harmonization of Multi-Vendor MRI for Robust Intervertebral Disc Segmentation

Chaewoo Kim, Sang-Min Park, Sanghoon Lee, Deukhee Lee • IEEE Access (2024)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides enhanced soft tissue contrast and high spatial resolution. However, the relationship between intensity values among soft tissues in MRI is inconsistent, even when obtained under the same conditions ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3360272

Dentists’ perception and use of AI and robotics in the care of persons with disabilities

Najla A. Barnawi, Fay A. AlAmmar, Sultan A. Aldabeis, Salma M. Alahmar et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Despite the growing role of AI and robotics in healthcare, little is known about their integration into dental care for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to assess dentists’ perceptions and attitude...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-10988-x

Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access

Fosch-Villaronga Eduard, Čartolovni Anto, Pierce Robin L. • Paladyn (2020)

Pediatric access to exoskeletons lags far behind that of adults. In this article, we promote inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics by identifying and addressing challenges and barriers to pediatric access to this potentially life-changing t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/pjbr-2020-0021

Robots and Robotics in Nursing

Gil Platon Soriano, Yuko Yasuhara, Hirokazu Ito, Kazuyuki Matsumoto et al. • Healthcare (2022)

Technological advancements have led to the use of robots as prospective partners to complement understaffing and deliver effective care to patients. This article discusses relevant concepts on robots from the perspective of nursing theories...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10081571 PMC: 9407759

Innovations in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a review of clinical evidence and patient-reported outcomes for ExoTMS

David Pánek, Václav Gerla, Michelle Dees, Yael Halaas et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

IntroductionTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders. ExoTMS represents an evolution in TMS system des...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1850212

Quantum Computing

Mr. M. Rajeshkumar Dr. R. Mariappan Mr. E.Janakiraman • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026)

Quantum Computing The twenty-first century has witnessed remarkable advancements in computing technologies, transforming every aspect of modern society. As conventional computing systems approach their physical and computational limits, the...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20696699

Transitioning to a Hyperledger Fabric Quantum-Resistant Classical Hybrid Public Key Infrastructure

Robert Campbell • The Journal of The British Blockchain Association (2019)

This research has two parts; the first is to identify enterprise Hyperledger Fabric (HLF) blockchain cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats, and legal obligations in a Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) world. HLF is a permissioned blockchain ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.31585/jbba-2-2-(4)2019

Using an Inspired Quantum-Classical Sequential Neural Network to Segment Liver Tumor Images Accurately

Sonwane Suchitra Shivaji Rao, K. Gangadhara Rao • Journal of Applied Science and Engineering (2026)

Medical analytics based on multimodal intelligence are essential to contemporary healthcare, especially in the diagnosis and detection of liver cancer. However, low contrast, varied textures, and irregular tumor forms in medical imaging con...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.6180/jase.202701_36.052

Continuous monitoring biosensors for advanced healthcare and environmental applications: challenges, material innovations and future directions

Kiran Kumar Amireddy, P. V. R. Ravindra Reddy, C. Nagendranatha Reddy, P. Prabhakar Reddy • Frontiers in Sensors (2026)

This review critically discusses the development of continuous monitoring biosensors and the technological developments that have facilitated the transition from one-off or periodic measurement sensors to longer-term, connected and autonomo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsens.2026.1968999