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Plasma Exchange for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: An International Survey of Patient PreferencesPlain Language Summary

David Collister, Mark Farrar, Lesha Farrar, Paul Brown et al. • Kidney Medicine (2023)

Rationale & Objective: We sought to elicit patient preferences regarding the use of plasma exchange in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) and its tradeoffs of risk of kidney failure and risk of serious infec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100595

Epidemiology of Drowning Incidents among Children at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Oman

Niranjan Lal Jeswani, Muhammad Faisal Khilji, Syed Rizvi, Abdullah Al Reesi • Oman Medical Journal (2021)

Objectives: We sought to study the epidemiology of drowning among children reported at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of the patients who presented to the emergency department with a h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5001/omj.2021.104

Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics

Robert McCarter • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2000)

Epidemiology: Beyond the BasicsAuthors: SZKLO, Moyses, MD, DrPH (Johns Hopkins Univ.); NIETO, F. Javier, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins Univ.) Bibliographic Data: (ISBN: 0–8342-0618–8, Aspen Publishers, Inc., 2000, $55.00) 495 pages, soft cover Aud...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200006000-00031

Nutritional Epidemiology

Walter Churchill Willett • Oxford University Press eBooks (2012)

Abstract This book is about the complex relationships between diet and risks of important diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. The book starts with an overview of research strategies in nutritional epidemiology—still a relat...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199754038.001.0001

Nutritional Epidemiology

Walter Churchill Willett • Oxford University Press eBooks (1998)

This book is intended to increase understanding of the complex relationships between diet and the major diseases of western civilization, such as cancer and atherosclerosis. The book starts with an overview of research strategies in nutriti...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195122978.001.0001

Epidemiology of varicose veins

Michael J. Callam • British journal of surgery (1994)

Assessment and treatment of varicose veins comprises a significant part of the surgical workload. In the UK, National Health Service waiting lists suggest that there is still considerable unmet need. This review analyses all published data ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800810204

The Epidemiology of Endometriosis

Daniel William Cramer, Stacey A. Missmer • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2002)

Advances in understanding the epidemiology of endometriosis have lagged behind other diseases because of methodologic problems related to disease definition and control selection. Nevertheless, a better picture of the epidemiology of endome...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x

Nurse-coordinated home-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failure: A scoping review

Tiantian Ruan, Mengqi Xu, Lingyan Zhu, Yuan Ding • International Journal of Nursing Sciences (2023)

Objectives: This study aimed to review and summarize the studies of nurse-coordinated home-based cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failure. Methods: The review was performed using Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2023.09.022

A novel sensor-based assessment of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy

Seoyoung Choi, Yong Beom Shin, Soo-Yeon Kim, Jonghyun Kim • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2018)

Abstract Background To provide effective interventions for spasticity, accurate and reliable spasticity assessment is essential. For the assessment, the Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) has been widely used owing to its simplicity and convenien...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12984-018-0388-5

Novel Blended Learning on Artificial Intelligence for Medical Students: Qualitative Interview Study

Zoe S Oftring, Kim Deutsch, Daniel Tolks, Florian Jungmann et al. • JMIR Medical Education (2025)

Abstract BackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming increasingly relevant in everyday clinical practice, with Food and Drug Administration–approved AI solutions now available in many specialties. This developmen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/65220

Robot-aided neurorehabilitation

Hermano Igo Krebs, Neville Hogan, Mindy Lipson Aisen, Bruce T. Volpe • IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering (1998)

Our goal is to apply robotics and automation technology to assist, enhance, quantify, and document neurorehabilitation. This paper reviews a clinical trial involving 20 stroke patients with a prototype robot-aided rehabilitation facility de...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/86.662623 PMC: 2692541

Designing Sociable Robots

Cynthia Breazeal • The MIT Press eBooks (2002)

Cynthia Breazeal here presents her vision of the sociable robot of the future, a synthetic creature and not merely a sophisticated tool. A sociable robot will be able to understand us, to communicate and interact with us, to learn from us a...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/2376.001.0001

An Optimization Model for Reliability Improvement and Cost Reduction Through EV Smart Charging

Jinping Zhao, Ali Arefi, Alberto Borghetti, Gerard Ledwich • Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy (2024)

There is a general concern that the increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) will result in higher aging failure probability of equipment and reduced network reliability. The electricity costs may also increase, due to the exacerba...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35833/MPCE.2022.000837

Two decades of breakthroughs: charting the future of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Paolo Bonato, David Reinkensmeyer, Mario Manto • Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2025)

Abstract The Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (JNER) has become a major actor for the dissemination of knowledge in the scientific community, bridging the gaps between innovative neuroengineering and rehabilitation. Major fiel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12984-025-01580-5

Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Vestibular Approach: A series of the first ten cases in Iraq

Sadq G. Kadem, Sarmad M. Habash, Ali H. Jasim • Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal (2019)

Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy was first described as an experimental sublingual approach. This approach was modified to a vestibular approach to avoid complications. In this report, we describe the results of the first ten cases of a t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18295/squmj.2019.19.01.013

Innovations in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation: a review of clinical evidence and patient-reported outcomes for ExoTMS

David Pánek, Václav Gerla, Michelle Dees, Yael Halaas et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

IntroductionTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique with demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of multiple psychiatric and neurological disorders. ExoTMS represents an evolution in TMS system des...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1850212

4D printing of semi-crystalline crosslinked polymer networks with two-way shape-memory effect

Lorenzo Bonetti, Daniele Natali, Stefano Pandini, Massimo Messori et al. • Materials & Design (2024)

This paper introduces a novel approach to 4D printing tailored structures with reversible two-way shape-memory effect (SME) through material extrusion technology. To this aim, methacrylated poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was synthesized and eva...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112725

Cybersecurity in the quantum era: Assessing the impact of quantum computing on infrastructure

Yaser Baseri, Vikas Chouhan, Ali Akbar Ghorbani • Computers & Security (2026)

The advent of quantum computing marks a transformative era in cybersecurity, challenging traditional cryptographic frameworks and broadening the horizons of computational capabilities. This paper navigates the transition to a quantum-resist...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc-nd DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.104917

Quantum Computing 2022

James Daniel Whitfield, Yang, Jun, Weishi Wang, Joshuah T. Heath et al. • arXiv (Cornell University) (2022)

Quantum technology is full of figurative and literal noise obscuring its promise. In this overview, we will attempt to provide a sober assessment of the promise of quantum technology with a focus on computing. We provide a tour of quantum c...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2201.09877