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Evaluation of pragmatic oxygenation measurement as a proxy for Covid-19 severity

Maaike C. Swets, Steven Kerr, James Scott-Brown, Adam B. Brown et al. • Nature Communications (2023)

Abstract Choosing optimal outcome measures maximizes statistical power, accelerates discovery and improves reliability in early-phase trials. We devised and evaluated a modification to a pragmatic measure of oxygenation function, the $$S/F$...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42205-6

‘Optimal’ cutoff selection in studies of depression screening tool accuracy using the PHQ‐9, EPDS, or HADS‐D: A meta‐research study

Eliana Brehaut, Dipika Neupane, Brooke Levis, Yin Wu et al. • International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research (2023)

Abstract Objectives Optimal cutoff thresholds are selected to separate ‘positive’ from ‘negative’ screening results. We evaluated how depression screening tool studies select optimal cutoffs. Methods We included studies from previously cond...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1956

Mapping Intellectual Structure of Health Literacy Area Based on Co-Word Analysis in Web of Science Database during the Years 1993-2017

Fatemeh Baji, Fereydoun Azadeh, Parastoo Parsaei-Mohammadi, Shoukat Parmah • مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت (2018)

Introduction: Creating an image of the conceptual structure of health literacy area, as well as the study of interdisciplinary and the relationship between its domains seems necessary. The present study examined the intellectual structure o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22122/him.v15i3.3577

Electronic Cigarette Use Is Not Associated with COVID-19 Diagnosis

Thulasee Jose, Ivana T. Croghan, J. Taylor Hays, Darrell R. Schroeder et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2021)

This analysis tested the hypothesis that current e-cigarette use was associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients seeking medical care. E-cigarette and conventional cigarette use were ascertained using a novel elect...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501327211024391

Optimal@NRW: optimized acute care of nursing home residents using an intersectoral telemedical cooperation network — study protocol for a stepped-wedge trial

David Brücken, Jenny Unterkofler, Sophie Pauge, Jonas Bienzeisler et al. • Trials (2022)

Abstract Background Increasing life expectancy is associated with a growing number of people living in nursing homes, while the availability of outpatient medical care, especially from family doctors, is stagnating in this sector. Consequen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-022-06613-1

Identifying Applied Aspects, Medical Fields, and Technological Trends in Developing Future Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Telemedicine

Ali Mobini-Dehkordi, Jahangir Yadolai-Farsi, Abolghasem Arabiun, Mustafa Keshavarz-Turk • مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت (2021)

Introduction: Parallel with the growth of technologies, which affect the telemedicine, timely identification of telemedicine entrepreneurial opportunities seems to be necessary for the product development. This study aimed to identify appli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22122/him.v17i6.4230

Classroom Management Strategies of Multigrade Schools with Emphasis on the Role of Technology

Taraneh Enayati, Farshideh Zameni, Mousa Movahedian • Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences (2016)

Introduction : It appears that the effectiveness of a multigrade school class is dependent on the type of class management. Therefore this study aims to determine the classroom management strategies in multigrade schools with emphasis on th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5812/ijvlms.12161

Implementing and Evaluating a National Integrated Digital Registry and Clinical Decision Support System in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (Early Psychosis Informatics Into Care): Co-Designed Protocol

Siân Lowri Griffiths, Graham K Murray, Yanakan Logeswaran, John Ainsworth et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2024)

BackgroundEarly intervention in psychosis (EIP) services are nationally mandated in England to provide multidisciplinary care to people experiencing first-episode psychosis, which disproportionately affects deprived and ethnic minority yout...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/50177

Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of E-learning from the Perspective of Experts in the Period of COVID-19 Pandemic

Mahdi Moeinikia, Shahram Mehravar Giglouu, Salim Kazami, Meisam Mirzaei Shojakhanlou et al. • Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences (2022)

Background: Today, e-learning has become one of the basic components of education process, especially in higher education. Institutions and universities employ e-learning extensively in their educational operations. In light of this, the go...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/ijvlms.2022.94428.1133

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome extranet: supporting local communication and information dissemination

Kealey Cathy M, Akhtar-Danesh Noori, Valaitis Ruta K, Brunetti Glenn M et al. • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2005)

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to explore the use and perceptions of a local Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Extranet and its potential to support future information and communication applications. The SARS Ext...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-5-17

Identification of brain regions predicting epileptogenesis by serial [18F]GE-180 positron emission tomography imaging of neuroinflammation in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy

Vera Russmann, Matthias Brendel, Erik Mille, Angela Helm-Vicidomini et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2017)

Excessive activation of inflammatory signaling pathways seems to be a hallmark of epileptogenesis. Positron emission tomography (PET) allows in vivo detection of brain inflammation with spatial information and opportunities for longitudinal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2017.04.003

The deep learning applications in IoT-based bio- and medical informatics: a systematic literature review

Zahra Amiri, Arash Heidari, Nima Jafari Navimipour, Mansour Esmaeilpour et al. • Neural Computing and Applications (2024)

Abstract Nowadays, machine learning (ML) has attained a high level of achievement in many contexts. Considering the significance of ML in medical and bioinformatics owing to its accuracy, many investigators discussed multiple solutions for ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-023-09366-3

Impact of a Mobile App (LoAD Calc) on the Calculation of Maximum Safe Doses of Local Anesthetics: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Pietro Elias Fubini, Georges Louis Savoldelli, Tal Sara Beckmann, Caroline Flora Samer et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2024)

BackgroundLocal anesthetics (LAs) are regularly used to alleviate pain during medical or surgical procedures. Their use is generally considered safe, but exceeding the maximum recommended doses can lead to LA systemic toxicity, a rare but p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/53679

Medical Informatics in Medical Research

Michel Anoumou Missinou, Saadou Issifou, Evelyn Anane‐Sarpong, Ibrahim I Abubakar et al. • Methods of Information in Medicine (2006)

OBJECTIVES: Computers are widely used for data management in clinical trials in the developed countries, unlike in developing countries. Dependable systems are vital for data management, and medical decision making in clinical research. Mon...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634108

Lessons From a Rapid Project Management Exercise in the Time of Pandemic: Methodology for a Global COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Database

Janice R Turek, Vikas Bansal, Aysun Tekin, Shuchita Singh et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2022)

BackgroundThe rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic globally collapsed health care organizations worldwide. Incomplete knowledge of best practices, progression of disease, and its impact could result in fallible care. Data on symptoms an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/27921

The History and New Trends of Medical Informatics

Izet Mašić • Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (2013)

ABSTRACT The breakthrough of the computer and information technologies in all the segments of the society, led to the needs for the computer and information technologies. The knowledge of information technology is now part of general litera...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1298

Requirements for Vitiligo Registry Design in Iran: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study

Zahra Arabkermani, Roxana Sharifian, Peivand Bastani, Azadeh Bashiri et al. • Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System (2025)

Background: Vitiligo is a prevalent skin disorder that has significant biological and social consequences for the affected individuals. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to diagnose this disease and treat patients, and powerfu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/jhsss.2024.101583.1884

Five Periods in Development of Medical Informatics

Izet Mašić • Acta Informatica Medica (2014)

Medical informatics, as scientific discipline, has to do with all aspects of understanding and promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care. While the field of Medical informatics shares ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/aim.2014.22.44-48 PMC: 3947939