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A Personalized Gait Parameter Prediction-Based Speed-Adaptive Control Method for Hybrid Active-Passive Intelligent Prosthetic Knee

Xiaoming Wang, Yuanhua Li, Hui Li, Shengli Luo et al. • Biomimetics (2026)

To address the limitations of current prosthetic knees that lack personalized adaptability to users’ gait characteristics and walking speeds, this study proposes a personalized gait parameter prediction–based speed-adaptive control method f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics11020136

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN ITALY

George France • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

Italy has a national health service (SSN) dating to 1978. Italy's system of government is characterized by a rather high degree of decentralization of power, and the health system is likewise decentralized. Most of the responsibilities for ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101102

Health literacy, digital health literacy and the implementation of digital health technologies in cancer care: the need for a strategic approach

Emma Kemp, Joshua L. Trigg, Lisa Beatty, Chris Christensen et al. • Health Promotion Journal of Australia (2020)

ISSUE ADDRESSED: Digital health technologies can potentially reduce health disparities in cancer care. However, the benefits of digital health technology depend partly on users' digital health literacy, that is, "capabilities and resources ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.387

Geometric nonlinear analysis of Timoshenko beams with variable cross-section using co-rotational formulation

X. Guo, X. Guo, X. Guo, H. Feng et al. • Wind Energy Science (2026)

The geometrically nonlinear analysis of Timoshenko beams with variable cross-sections remains a challenging task in engineering practice, particularly for structures subjected to large deformations. While co-rotational (CR) formulations hav...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/wes-11-3137-2026

Non-metallic iodine single-atom catalysts with optimized electronic structures for efficient Fenton-like reactions

Junjun Pei, Jianbin Liu, Kaixing Fu, Yukui Fu et al. • Nature Communications (2025)

Abstract In this study, we introduce a highly effective non-metallic iodine single-atom catalyst (SAC), referred to as I-NC, which is strategically confined within a nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) scaffold. This configuration features a distinc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56246-6

An Interrogation into the Effects of International Parenting on the Social and Emotional Health of Adolescents in Three Rural Districts of Zimbabwe

Joram Ndlovu, Douglas Nyathi, Victor H. Mlambo • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2024)

The changing geopolitical environment, economic transformations and technological advancements have prompted the intensified movement of people in a great diversity of forms. Transnational parenting has emerged as a significant and intricat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2024594

Coffee Silverskin Phytocompounds as a Novel Anti-Aging Functional Food: A Pharmacoinformatic Approach Combined with In Vitro Study

Clarin Hayes, Fahrul Nurkolis, Dewa Ayu Agus Sri Laksemi, Sanghyun Chung et al. • Molecules (2023)

Coffee became a beverage that was in demand in the world and consequently produced millions of tons of coffee byproducts namely coffee silverskin (CS). Unutilized CS will be waste and cause environmental pollution such as greenhouse gas emi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules28207037

Developing and testing methods for deriving preference-based measures of health from condition-specific measures (and other patient-based measures of outcome)

JE Brazier, D Rowen, I Mavranezouli, A Tsuchiya et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2012)

Objectives: Generic preference-based measures such as EQ-5D are widely used to estimate quality-adjusted life-years but may not be available or, more importantly, appropriate in some medical conditions. Condition-specific preference-based m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/hta16320

Vesicular Carriers for Phytochemical Delivery: A Comprehensive Review of Techniques and Applications

Shery Jacob, Fathima Sheik Kather, Sai H. S. Boddu, Rekha Rao et al. • Pharmaceutics (2025)

Natural substances, especially those derived from plants, exhibit a diverse range of therapeutic benefits, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antimicrobial effects. Nevertheless, their use in clinical settings is freque...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17040464

A Benzimidazole-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Derivative Exhibits Potent Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects against Colorectal Cancer

Sarah Al-Nasser, Maha Hamadien Abdulla, Noura Alhassan, Mansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohammed et al. • Medicina (2024)

Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global health issue. Although chemotherapy is the first-line treatment, its effectiveness is limited due to drug resistance developed in CRC. To overcome resistance and impr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/medicina60091379

History of health technology assessment: Spain

Laura Sampietro-Colom, José Asua, Eduardo Briones, Jordi Gol et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of the introduction and diffusion of health technology assessment (HTA) in Spain. METHODS: A survey to summarize the evolution of HTA was sent to representatives of diffe...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s026646230909059x

Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia

Chai Fung Pui, Lesley Maurice Bilung, Kasing Apun, Lela Su’ut • Journal of Tropical Medicine (2017)

Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have been documented on the presence of pathogenic, intermediate, a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2017/3760674

The influence of frailty syndrome on medication adherence among elderly patients with hypertension

Jankowska-Polańska B, Dudek K, Szymanska-Chabowska A, Uchmanowicz I • Clinical Interventions in Aging (2016)

Beata Jankowska-Polańska,1 Krzysztof Dudek,2 Anna Szymanska-Chabowska,3 Izabella Uchmanowicz1 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 2Department of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of ...

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Spatiotemporal analysis of hospitalizations, mortality and access to intravenous thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in Southern Brazil

Samile Bonfim, Miyoko Massago, Vinicius Lopes Giacomin, Matheus Henrique Arruda Beltrame et al. • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Globally, stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability, affecting approximately 15 million people annually. This study aimed to analyze hospitalizations, deaths, and thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in Southern ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27097-7

Health technology assessment in Switzerland

Pedro Koch, Julian Schilling, Marlène Laeubli Loud, Florian Mitscherlich et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: To review Switzerland's mixed public and private healthcare system with regard to health technology assessment (HTA). RESULTS: In the past, remarkable work in HTA was done. Accomplishments include the following: (i) ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090606