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A qualitative study of developing beliefs about health, illness and healthcare in migrant African women with gestational diabetes living in Sweden

Katarina Hjelm, Karin Bard, Jan Apelqvist • BMC Women's Health (2018)

Abstract Background Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with health risks for both mother and child, and is particularly relevant to migrant women and women of African origin. With today’s extensive global migration, contact with the n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-018-0518-z

Vape Smoking: Prevalence and Perception among Damnhour University Students

Naglaa Hussein • International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research (2025)

Background: E-cigarette or vape smoking is becoming a worldwide concern, yet vapinginformation is not widespread among Middle Eastern university students. The paper offers the pattern ofvape smoking in Damnhour University, Egypt, which uses...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.370486.1434

A New Strategy for Efficient Screening and Identification of Monoclonal Antibodies against Oncogenic Avian Herpesvirus Utilizing CRISPR/Cas9-Based Gene-Editing Technology

Man Teng, Zi-Yu Zhou, Yongxiu Yao, Venugopal Nair et al. • Viruses (2022)

Marek’s disease virus (MDV) is an important oncogenic α-herpesvirus that induces Marek’s disease (MD), characterized by severe immunosuppression and rapid-onset T-cell lymphomas in its natural chicken hosts. Historically, MD is regarded as ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/v14092045

How <i>Phytophthora</i> Effectors Disrupt Post-Translational Regulation in Plant Immunity: Canonical and Non-Canonical Mechanisms

Gilberto Muñoz-Pérez, Fátima Álvarez-Camarena, Julio Vega-Arreguin • Kinases and Phosphatases (2026)

Plant–pathogen interactions are shaped by dynamic regulatory processes that control immune signaling. Among these, post-translational modifications (PTMs) play central roles in modulating protein activity, stability, and interaction network...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/kinasesphosphatases4020011

Genetic and Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated with Suicide Among Community Veterans: Implications for Screening, Treatment and Precision Medicine

Boscarino JA, Adams RE, Urosevich TG, Hoffman SN et al. • Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (2022)

Joseph A Boscarino,1 Richard E Adams,2 Thomas G Urosevich,3 Stuart N Hoffman,4 H Lester Kirchner,1 Xin Chu,5 Weixing Shi,5 Joseph J Boscarino,6 Ryan J Dugan,1 Carrie A Withey,1 Charles R Figley7 1Department Population Health Sciences, Geisi...

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Behavior Responses to Chemical and Optogenetic Stimuli in Drosophila Larvae

David A. Clark, David A. Clark, Seth R. Odell, Seth R. Odell et al. • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience (2018)

An animal’s ability to navigate an olfactory environment is critically dependent on the activities of its first-order olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs). While considerable research has focused on ORN responses to odorants, the mechanisms by...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00324

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: From molecular basis to therapeutic advances

Angel Chao, Ren-Chin Wu, Chiao-Yun Lin, Ting-Chang Chang et al. • Biomedical Journal (2023)

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix (SCNECC) is an uncommon but aggressive uterine malignancy, the cause of which is generally associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. A lack of clinical trials and evidence-based ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bj.2023.100633

Current Trends in Tolerance Induction in Cow's Milk Allergy: From Passive to Proactive Strategies

Cansin Sackesen, Derya Ufuk Altintas, Aysen Bingol, Gulbin Bingol et al. • Frontiers in Pediatrics (2019)

This review addresses the current strategies of inducing tolerance development in infant and childhood cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA). The change in prevention strategies for CMPA has been emphasized based on the lack of evidence to supp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fped.2019.00372

Interacting roles of gut microbiota and T cells in the development of autoimmune hepatitis

Qingwei Wu, Zhifa Ge, Chengyu Lv, Qifeng He • Frontiers in Immunology (2025)

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a progressive liver inflammatory disease mediated by an autoimmune response, with an increasing incidence rate. In severe cases, AIH will rapidly progress to liver cirrhosis and liver failure and even lead to d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1584001

Genetic Markers of Adaptation of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Plasmodium falciparum</named-content> to Transmission by American Vectors Identified in the Genomes of Parasites from Haiti and South America

Massimiliano S. Tagliamonte, Charles A. Yowell, Maha A. Elbadry, Jacques Boncy et al. • mSphere (2020)

ABSTRACT The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, was introduced into Hispaniola and other regions of the Americas through the slave trade spanning the 16th through the 19th centuries. During this period, more than 12 million Africans w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/mSphere.00937-20

Exploring innovation landscapes: a national cross-sectional study of Swedish primary care from the viewpoint of primary care managers

Sarah Samuelson, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Cecilia Björkelund, Marcus Praetorius Björk et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2026)

Abstract Background Innovation is increasingly necessary in primary care policy, and healthcare managers play a pivotal role in translating policy ambitions into practice and shaping organisational conditions that foster innovation. The aim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-026-14870-y

The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science

Hacer Efe, Ünsal Umdu Topsakal • South African Journal of Education (2022)

In the study reported on here, the effects of science centres on the perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science were examined. The study group consisted of 16 students aged 13 and 14 of which 7 were female and 9 ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15700/saje.v42n2a2017

Utilization of mobile health applications and determinant factors among health science students at Debre Markos University, northwest Ethiopia in 2022.

Gizaw Hailiye Teferi, Maru Meseret Tadele, Getaye Tizazu, Zegeye Regasa Hordofa et al. • PLoS ONE (2023)

BackgroundHigh penetration of smartphones and ownership among the young generation increased the utilization of mobile health applications for health management among university students more than ever. Compared to other health service prov...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275689

Genomic Organization and Expression of Iron Metabolism Genes in the Emerging Pathogenic Mold Scedosporium apiospermum

Yohann Le Govic, Yohann Le Govic, Nicolas Papon, Solène Le Gal et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2018)

The ubiquitous mold Scedosporium apiospermum is increasingly recognized as an emerging pathogen, especially among patients with underlying disorders such as immunodeficiency or cystic fibrosis (CF). Indeed, it ranks the second among the fil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00827

Empowering Students for Cybersecurity Awareness Management in the Emerging Digital Era: The Role of Cybersecurity Attitude in the 4.0 Industrial Revolution Era

Bulbul Ahamed, Mohammad Rashed Hasan Polas, Ahmed Imran Kabir, Abu Saleh Md. Sohel-Uz-Zaman et al. • SAGE Open (2024)

The purpose of the study is to examine how cybersecurity knowledge, password security, and self-perception of skill affect cybersecurity awareness issues via the mediating lens of cybersecurity attitude among university students in Banglade...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21582440241228920

TransKGQA: Enhanced Knowledge Graph Question Answering With Sentence Transformers

You Li Chong, Chin Poo Lee, Shahrin Zen Muhd-Yassin, Kian Ming Lim et al. • IEEE Access (2024)

Knowledge Graph Question Answering (KGQA) plays a crucial role in extracting valuable insights from interconnected information. Existing methods, while commendable, face challenges such as contextual ambiguity and limited adaptability to di...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3405583