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The influence of family in children’s feeding difficulties: an integrative review

Pâmela Gracielle da Fonseca, António Raposo, Nada Alqarawi, Ibrahim Alasqah et al. • Frontiers in Pediatrics (2025)

BackgroundFeeding difficulties, such as limited appetite, selective eating, and food phobia, affect caregivers' ability to provide adequate nutrition to children. These issues impact 25%–40% of non-neurodivergent children and up 80% of neur...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1609714

Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (the HEALTHY trial): study protocol for a randomised trial

Chantel L. Rabusin, Hylton B. Menz, Jodie A. McClelland, Angela M. Evans et al. • Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (2019)

Abstract Background Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterised by degeneration of the Achilles tendon, which causes pain and disability. Multiple non-surgical treatments have been advocated for thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13047-019-0325-2

The effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and loneliness among family caregivers of cancer patients

Malihe Izanloo, Abbas Shamsalinia, Sepide Mohammadi, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian • حیات (2025)

Background & Aim: Emotional disclosure has been associated with improvements in psychological well-being, immune function, and physical health. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and ...

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Engaging Nurses in Effective Cost of Care Conversations to Address Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity: Results from an Exploratory Survey

Jean S. Edward, Amanda Thaxton Wiggins, Louis G. Baser, Haafsah Fariduddin et al. • Current Oncology (2025)

Few evidence-based trainings exist on how to equip healthcare providers, particularly nurses, with the skills to engage in cost of care conversations with patients/caregivers to mitigate the impact of cancer-related financial toxicity. This...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32010033

Unveiling the Assembly of Neutral Marine Polysaccharides into Electrostatic-Driven Layer-by-Layer Bioassemblies by Chemical Functionalization

Luís P. G. Monteiro, João Borges, João M. M. Rodrigues, João F. Mano • Marine Drugs (2023)

Marine-origin polysaccharides, in particular cationic and anionic ones, have been widely explored as building blocks in fully natural or hybrid electrostatic-driven Layer-by-Layer (LbL) assemblies for bioapplications. However, the low chemi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/md21020092

Detection of microRNA-335-5p on an Interdigitated Electrode Surface for Determination of the Severity of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Bei Lu, Leiting Liu, Jingrui Wang, Yuan Chen et al. • Nanoscale Research Letters (2020)

Abstract Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) refers to the enlargement of the lower artery of the abdominal aorta, and identification of an early detection tool is urgently needed for diagnosis. In the current study, an interdigitated electrode...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s11671-020-03331-y

Phase 2a/b randomised placebo-controlled dose-escalation trial of triheptanoin for ataxia-telangiectasia: treating mitochondrial dysfunction with anaplerosisResearch in context

Matthew Lynch, Sophie Manoy, Peter D. Sly, Claire E. Wainwright et al. • EBioMedicine (2025)

Summary: Background: Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare multisystem disease characterised by neurodegenerative cerebellar ataxia, lung disease, immune deficiency, high cancer risk, and mitochondrial dysfunction. A-T cells demonstrate de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105840

Smart integrated nanosystems for biomedical applications:critical issues and perspectives

Domenico Lombardo, Luigi Pasqua, Mikhail A. Kiselev • Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti : Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali (2019)

During the last decades the progresses of nanoscience and nanotechnology for biomedical application stimulated the transition from traditional drug delivery systems to the development of smart integrated nanosystems with stimuli-responsive ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1478/AAPP.97S2A14

Optimization of cationic nanoparticles stabilized by poloxamer 188: A potential approach for improving the biological activity of Aloe perryi

Tahany Saleh Aldayel, Mohamed M. Badran, Abdullah H. Alomrani, Nora A. AlFaris et al. • Heliyon (2023)

Aloe perryi (AP) has gained considerable interest as a medicinal herb in various biological applications due to its rich phytochemical composition. However, the therapeutic benefits of AP could be potentiated by utilizing nanotechnology. Mo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22691

THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF PACLITAXEL LOADED ON GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN TREATMENT OF INDUCED ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Fatma H. El-Didi, Marwa M. Essawy, Sagy L. Asar, Sahar M. El-Sheikh et al. • Alexandria Dental Journal (2019)

INTRODUCTION: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide with high mortality rate. Conventional treatment strategies have improved but remain far from optimal. Cancer research is focused on improving cance...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/adjalexu.2019.57569

A case study on morphological aspects of distinct magnetized 3D hybrid nanoparticles on fluid flow between two orthogonal rotating disks: An application of thermal energy systems

Zahra Abdelmalek, M. Zubair Akbar Qureshi, S. Bilal, Qadeer Raza et al. • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (2021)

The consolidation power of different nanomaterials such as metallic nanoparticles and metallic-oxides nanoparticles in a new-fangled and energetic hybrid material should give rise to fascinating properties that combine the advantages of eac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2020.100744

Gold nanoparticles synthesized from Bacopa monneri plant extract: Bovine serum albumin protein interactions and antibacterial effectiveness

Pranita Rananaware, H. Swetha, Varsha Brahmkhatri • Next Nanotechnology (2025)

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are widely used in various scientific and technological domains, particularly biomedicine due to their superior biocompatibility. This study focuses on the synthesis of biogenic gold nanoparticles (B-Au) and chemo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nxnano.2025.100305

Adaptation of SIVmac to baboon primary cells results in complete absence of in vivo baboon infectivity

Veronica Obregon-Perko, Amanda Mannino, Jason T. Ladner, Vida Hodara et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024)

While simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection is non-pathogenic in naturally infected African nonhuman primate hosts, experimental or accidental infection in rhesus macaques often leads to AIDS. Baboons, widely distributed throughout ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1408245

Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Activity of an Ankyrin Repeat Protein on Viral Assembly against Chimeric NL4-3 Viruses Carrying Gag/PR Derived from Circulating Strains among Northern Thai Patients

Supachai Sakkhachornphop, Sudarat Hadpech, Tanchanok Wisitponchai, Chansunee Panto et al. • Viruses (2018)

Certain proteins have demonstrated proficient human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) life cycle disturbance. Recently, the ankyrin repeat protein targeting the HIV-1 capsid, AnkGAG1D4, showed a negative effect on the viral assembly of the HIV...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/v10110625

Multi-omics analysis delineates the distinct functions of sub-cellular acetyl-CoA pools in Toxoplasma gondii

Joachim Kloehn, Rebecca D. Oppenheim, Ghizal Siddiqui, Pieter-Jan De Bock et al. • BMC Biology (2020)

Abstract Background Acetyl-CoA is a key molecule in all organisms, implicated in several metabolic pathways as well as in transcriptional regulation and post-translational modification. The human pathogen Toxoplasma gondii possesses at leas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00791-7

Media use and antimicrobial resistance misinformation and misuse: Survey evidence of information channels and fatalism in augmenting a global health threat

Jacob Groshek, James E. Katz, Brittany Andersen, Chelsea Cutino et al. • Cogent Medicine (2018)

Recent research has identified that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is giving rise to a global public health threat that involves all major microbial pathogens and antimicrobial drugs, and additional studies have found that despite its gravi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/2331205X.2018.1460898

Application of TyG index and carotid ultrasound parameters in the prediction of ischemic stroke

Huimin Guo, Huimin Guo, Sen Wang, Haizheng Wang et al. • Frontiers in Endocrinology (2025)

ObjectiveThe triglyceride - glucose (TyG) index has been confirmed as an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS) in numerous studies. In terms of the role of carotid ultrasound in the risk assessment of IS, the focus has shifted fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1481676