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Improving Waste Management at Construction Sites—Evidence from a Comparative Study in Poland and Slovakia

Ewelina Mitera-Kiełbasa, Marcela Spišáková, Krzysztof Zima • Buildings (2026)

Construction waste management remains a critical challenge for improving project efficiency and sustainability. Despite extensive research, there is still a lack of comparative and up-to-date empirical studies addressing both material and n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/buildings16071418

Participatory Research for Adaptive Water Management in a Transition Country - a Case Study from Uzbekistan

Darya Hirsch, Geraldine Abrami, Raffaele Giordano, Stefan Liersch et al. • Ecology and Society (2010)

Participatory research has in recent years become a popular approach for problem-oriented scientific research that aims to tackle complex problems in a real management context. Within the European Union project NeWater, stakeholder processe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5751/ES-03549-150323

Barriers faced by people with disabilities in mainstream sports: a systematic review

Pablo Elipe-Lorenzo, Pablo Elipe-Lorenzo, Pelayo Diez-Fernández, Pelayo Diez-Fernández et al. • Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)

IntroductionDespite advances in inclusive policies and social awareness, the participation of people with disabilities (PwD) in mainstream sports remains limited due to numerous barriers. This systematic review seeks to identify and critica...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1520962

Transmission of β-lactamases in the pork food chain: A public health concern

Martina Rega, Laura Andriani, Antonio Poeta, Chiara Casadio et al. • One Health (2023)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a risk for public health that requires management in a One Health perspective, including humans, animals, and the environment. The food production chain has been identified as a possible route of transmissi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100632

MAPPING RICE CROPPING SYSTEM IN THE LOWER GANGETIC PLAIN USING LANDASAT 8 (OLI) AND MODIS IMAGERY

A. Maiti, P. Acharya • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2018)

The Indo-Gangetic basin is one of the productive rice growing areas in South-East Asia. Within this extensive flat fertile land, lower Gangetic basin, especially the south Bengal, is most intensively cultivated. In this study we map the ric...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-5-271-2018

ASPECTOS CLÍNICOS, EPIDEMIOLÓGICOS E LABORATORIAIS DE PORTADORES DE TUBERCULOSE PULMONAR E EXTRAPULMONAR PROVENIENTES DE SERVIÇOS PÚBLICOS DO ESTADO DE PERNAMBUCO

Renata Inglez de Souza Tej, Lilian Maria Lapa Montenegro, Wlisses Henrique Veloso de Carvalho Silva, Jéssica Lopes Teixeira et al. • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (2023)

Introdução/objetivo: A tuberculose (TB) mantém-se como um grave problema de saúde pública, sendo a principal causa de morte por doença infecciosa antes da COVID-19. Em 2022, foram notificados 78.057 novos casos de TB no Brasil, destes, 5.14...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.103607

Patient-Reported Continued Benefits in Patients Treated with Pexidartinib for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Based on a Real-World Study in the United States

Margaret Wooddell PhD, MBA, Dong Dai PhD, Feng Lin PhD, Irene Pan MS et al. • Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics (2024)

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are neoplastic, inflammatory lesions that arise within the synovium and can be locally aggressive. Patients with TGCT frequently experience pain and joint swelling,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2473011424S00422

Prevalence and determinants of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Endalamaw Tesfa, Endalkachew Nibret, Solomon Tebeje Gizaw, Yohannes Zenebe et al. • PLoS ONE (2020)

Introduction Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is the second commonest causes of maternal death globally. Different public health studies were conducted on hypertensive disorder of pregnancy which presented inconsistent result. Therefore, ...

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Prevention of Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease (POMS2a)—overnight auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure compared with nocturnal oxygen therapy: a randomised crossover pilot study examining patient preference and safety in adults and children

Jo Howard, Sophie A. Lee, Baba Inusa, Man Ying Edith Cheng et al. • Trials (2019)

Abstract Design This randomised crossover trial compared nocturnal auto-adjusting continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) and nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) in adults and children with sickle cell anaemia, with patient acceptability as t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3461-x

The Harris Extended Bilal Distribution with Applications in Hydrology and Quality Control

Radhakumari Maya, Muhammed Rasheed Irshad, Muhammed Ahammed, Christophe Chesneau • AppliedMath (2023)

In this research work, a new three-parameter lifetime distribution is introduced and studied. It is called the Harris extended Bilal distribution due to its construction from a mixture of the famous Bilal and Harris distributions, resulting...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/appliedmath3010013

COVID-19 AND INTERNAL MIGRATION IN SERBIA—GEOGRAPHICAL PERSPECTIVE

Vesna Lukić, Suzana Lović Obradović, Radoslav Ćorović • Zbornik Radova: Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić" (2022)

Internal migration is an essential part of regional population change. Driven by various determinants, internal migration has been unequal across time and space. Migration responses to the changes in societal circumstances make it relevant ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2298/IJGI2202191L

Impact of MiniMedJob as medical career intervention program

Khairunnisa Elvia Putri, Rizma Adlia Syakurah, Riana Sari Puspita Rasyid • Journal of Education and Health Promotion (2019)

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Medical career exploration is a continuous process that one should invest on throughout their academic life. However, lack of resources and time are the main barriers in establishing suitable intervention. Therefore, the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_147_19

Influência do assento da cadeira adaptada na execução de uma tarefa de manuseio Influence of the seat surface of an adapted chair on the performance of a manipulation task

Lígia Maria Presumido Braccialli, Franciane Teixeira de Oliveira, Ana Carla Braccialli, Naomi Sankao • Revista Brasileira de Educação Especial (2008)

Este estudo teve como objetivo verificar a influência da flexibilidade da superfície de assento da cadeira na velocidade e no tempo despendido por alunos com paralisia cerebral espástica durante a execução de uma tarefa de manuseio de um ob...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S1413-65382008000100011

CHANGES IN PATTERNS OF SENSORIMOTOR EEG RHYTHMS DURING MOTOR IMAGERY

VF F Pyatin, AV V Kolsanov, MS S Segreeva, ES S Korovina et al. • Наука и инновации в медицине (2016)

Aim - the determination of common and individual characteristics in patterns of sensorimotor rhythms of EEG during motor imagery in upper and lower limbs. Materials and methods. 20 right-handed students of Samara State Medical University at...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35693/2500-1388-2016-0-1-46-51

Work-related musculoskeletal pain and characteristics of brewery workers in southwest Nigeria - a pilot study

Olufemi Opeyemi Ogundiran, Elvis Agbonlahor, Kayode Israel Oke, Gbolade Isaac Ogunsanya • Revista Pesquisa em Fisioterapia (2020)

BACKGROUND: Work-related musculoskeletal pain (WMSP) is a common symptom associated with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. It is aggravated by poor lifting techniques, inappropriate ergonomics, repetitive movements and awkward posture...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17267/2238-2704rpf.v10i2.2742

A Mark-Release-Recapture Study to Estimate Field Performance of Imported Radio-Sterilized Male Aedes albopictus in Albania

Enkelejda Velo, Fabrizio Balestrino, Fabrizio Balestrino, Përparim Kadriaj et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022)

The pathogen transmitting Aedes albopictus mosquito is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting millions of humans and animals at risk. This species is well-established in Albania since its first detection in 1979. The sterile insect technique ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.833698

Association of Race With Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, and Stroke

Michael J. Domanski, MD, Colin O. Wu, PhD, Xin Tian, PhD, Haiou Li, PhD et al. • JACC: Advances (2025)

Background: In prior studies of cumulative risk factor exposure, self-identified race was independently associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent study suggests clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors explain ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101811

Assessment and analysis of the lifestyle indices in regard to the status of nutrition and physical activity in middle-aged people ( between 30 and 59 years of age) in Kurdistan by using the data of apple system

Tahreh Pashaie, Afshin Bahmani, Parvaneh Taymoori • مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان (2019)

Bacground and Aim: Frequency rates of many non communicable diseases can be reduced by changing lifestyle. This study aimed to assess the status of lifestyle indices in relation to nutrition, physical activity and body mass index in middle-...

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