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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

Parallel imaging of Drosophila embryos for quantitative analysis of genetic perturbations of the Ras pathway

Yogesh Goyal, Thomas J. Levario, Henry H. Mattingly, Susan Holmes et al. • Disease Models & Mechanisms (2017)

The Ras pathway patterns the poles of the Drosophila embryo by downregulating the levels and activity of a DNA-binding transcriptional repressor Capicua (Cic). We demonstrate that the spatiotemporal pattern of Cic during this signaling even...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1242/dmm.030163

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

Analysis of groundwater and surface water quality using modelled water index and multivariate statistics in Kampala and Mbarara Districts, Uganda

Idris O. Sanusi, Godwin O. Olutona, Ibrahim G. Wawata, Hope Onohuean • Discover Environment (2024)

Abstract The demand for domestic, public and industrial use of water increases with population growth. However, activities from humans and natural environment have resulted into decline in water quality. The aim of this study was to evaluat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44274-024-00157-8

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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GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS INCIDENCE IN THE CHILD POPULATION OF THE GRODNO REGION

Khokha R. N. • Žurnal Grodnenskogo Gosudarstvennogo Medicinskogo Universiteta (2018)

Research objective. To estimate a geographical variation of the indicator of the incidence of atopic dermatitis among the child population of the Grodno region. Material and methods. The data of the official statistical reports of the G...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.25298/2221-8785-2018-16-1-51-56

The Architecture of an Automatic eHealth Platform With Mobile Client for Cerebrovascular Disease Detection

Wang, Xingce, Bie, Rongfang, Sun, Yunchuan, Wu, Zhongke et al. • JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2013)

BackgroundIn recent years, cerebrovascular disease has been the leading cause of death and adult disability in the world. This study describes an efficient approach to detect cerebrovascular disease. ObjectiveIn order to improve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/mhealth.2550

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics in Seychelles patients diagnosed with dementia

Bienvenido Rodríguez-Lezcano, Doris Jeanlouis, Daniella Agnes Malulu, Carmen Vázquez-Lazo • Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta (2023)

Background: dementia has now become a major cause of death, leading to disability and dependence. Objective: to characterize clinical and epidemiological variables in patients with dementia in Seychelles, from July 2018 to August 2019. Me...

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Prevalence and risk factors of acute kidney injury in polytrauma patients at Muhimbili Orthopedic Institute, Tanzania

Mohamed S. Muhamedhussein, Mohamed Manji, Kitugi S. Nungu, Paschal Ruggajo et al. • African Journal of Emergency Medicine (2021)

Background: Polytrauma can lead to multi-organ dysfunction in addition to the local injuries. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most common causes and contributors to the high morbidity and mortality. Prevalence of acute kidney injury...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2020.08.004

Impact of pneumonia and lung cancer on mortality of women with hypertension

Yuechun Shen, Zuojun Tian, Dongfeng Lu, Junyao Huang et al. • Scientific Reports (2016)

Abstract Essential hypertension is one of the most severe women’s health problems. Modern life brings more chances of pulmonary diseases to human. The purpose of the study is to investigate weather pneumonia and lung cancer are associated w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-016-0023-2

An Investigation of Potential Health Risks from Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Farm Rats

Lorina Badger-Emeka, Yasmeen Al-Mulhim, Fatimah Al-Muyidi, Maram Busuhail et al. • Environmental Health Insights (2020)

Background: The 21st century has seen a wide range of diseases resulting from zoonotic infections, of which bacterial infections have led to outbreaks of food-borne diseases. Aim: The study looks at bacterial pathogen carriage by farm rats ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/1178630220942240

Geography and Economic Development

John L. Gallup, Jeffrey David Sachs, Andrew D. Mellinger • International Regional Science Review (1999)

Location and climate have large effects on income levels and income growth through their effects on transport costs, disease burdens, and agricultural productivity, among other channels. Geography also seems to affect economic policy choice...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/016001799761012334

Geography and Economic Development

John L. Gallup, Jeffrey David Sachs, Andrew D. Mellinger • National Bureau of Economic Research (1998)

Location and climate have large effects on income levels and income growth through their effects on transport costs, disease burdens, and agricultural productivity, among other channels. Geography also seems to affect economic policy choice...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.3386/w6849

Political science and rational choice

William H. Riker • Cambridge University Press eBooks (1990)

The impulse to study politics scientifically is both old and persistent. Aristotle collected 158 constitutions in order to generalize about events and institutions in the Politics . Early in the Renaissance, Machiavelli revived the Aristote...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511571657.008

Compliance With Tobacco Control Policy and Visibility of Cigarette Retailers Around Educational Facilities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hala AlJishi, Dian Kusuma, Alaa AlQurashi, Ali AlFaiz et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

BackgroundIn Saudi Arabia, cardiovascular diseases are among the top causes of death and disability, and smoking is one of the leading risk factors, particularly among males.ObjectiveOur study aims to evaluate the compliance with the anti-s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.713460

Profiling users and non-users of meal delivery services in Belgium using latent class analysis

Laura Helena Oostenbach, Matthew Keeble, Thomas Vanoutrive, Maartje P. Poelman et al. • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2025)

Abstract Background Ready-to-eat meal delivery services have become increasingly popular in recent years, with potential detrimental health implications as the majority of food promoted and sold is energy-dense and nutrient-poor. However, l...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12966-025-01827-3

The quality of alternative models of primary health care and morbidity and mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis

Matías Mrejen, PhD, Rudi Rocha, PhD, Christopher Millett, PhD, Thomas Hone, PhD • The Lancet Regional Health. Americas (2021)

Background: Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100034

Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Correlates of Utilisation among Young People in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Zita Buabeng, Grace Adjei Okai • Youth (2022)

Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is a successful intervention for fostering early HIV detection, which is essential for the management of the disease. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors that influence the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/youth2040034

Interaction product design requirement for Children with disorder (Attention deficit hyper activity Disorder)

amany sleem, Rehab Elhebary, sayed ahmed • Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science (2022)

The category of children affected with ADHD has become not small, in local and international level, and rapidly increasing.Behavioral therapy is one of the most important treatment methods that help to rehabilitate behind medical therapy, s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/mjaf.2021.56094.2152