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Plasmodium vivax Transmission in Africa.

Rosalind E Howes, Robert C Reiner, Katherine E Battle, Joshua Longbottom et al. • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2015)

Malaria in sub-Saharan Africa has historically been almost exclusively attributed to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). Current diagnostic and surveillance systems in much of sub-Saharan Africa are not designed to identify or report non-Pf human m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004222

Video-based communication assessment for weight management counseling training in medical residents: a mixed methods study

Jamie M. Faro, Angelo D’Addario, Ann M. King, Kathleen M. Mazor et al. • BMC Medical Education (2022)

Abstract Background Physician delivered weight management counseling (WMC) occurs infrequently and physicians report lack of training and poor self-efficacy. The purpose of this study was to develop and test the Video-based Communication As...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12909-022-03984-6

Lessons Learned From a Sequential Mixed-Mode Survey Design to Recruit and Collect Data From Case-Control Study Participants: Formative Evaluation

Amanda D Tran, Alice E White, Michelle R Torok, Rachel H Jervis et al. • JMIR Formative Research (2024)

BackgroundSequential mixed-mode surveys using both web-based surveys and telephone interviews are increasingly being used in observational studies and have been shown to have many benefits; however, the application of this survey design has...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/56218

A new extension of linear failure rate distribution with estimation, simulation, and applications

Najwan Alsadat, Mohammed Elgarhy, Amal S. Hassan, Hijaz Ahmad et al. • AIP Advances (2023)

In this article, we provide a new three-parameter model derived from the newly reduced Cauchy power-G family and linked to the linear failure rate model. The truncated Cauchy power linear failure rate (TCPLFR) is the name given to this dist...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1063/5.0170297

Modeling Rare Species Distribution at the Edge: The Case for the Vulnerable Endemic Pyrenean Desman in France

M. Williams-Tripp, F. J. N. D'Amico, C. Pagé, A. Bertrand et al. • The Scientific World Journal (2012)

The endemic Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is an elusive, rare, and vulnerable species declining over its entire and narrow range (Spain, Portugal, France, and Andorra). The principal set of conservation measures in France is a 5-year...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1100/2012/612965

Beyond Herd Immunity Against Strategic Attackers

Vilc Queupe Rufino, Leandro Pfleger De Aguiar, Daniel Sadoc Menasche, Cabral Lima et al. • IEEE Access (2020)

Herd immunity, one of the most fundamental concepts in network epidemics, occurs when a large fraction of the population of devices is immune against a virus or malware. The few individuals who have not taken countermeasures against the thr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2983652

Structural analysis of inclusive metaverse spaces for the sustainability of future smart cities (Case study: Tehran Metropolis)

Leily Bakhtiari • جغرافیا و آینده پژوهی منطقه‌ای (2026)

The Metaverse, as a hypothetical virtual environment utilizing advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, has the potential to contribute to the sustainability of future smart cities, enhancing urban e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30466/grfs.2025.56183.1118

China and Cybersecurity

• Oxford University Press eBooks (2015)

China's emergence as a great power in the twenty-first century is strongly enabled by cyberspace. Leveraged information technology integrates Chinese firms into the global economy, modernizes infrastructure, and increases internet penetrati...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190201265.001.0001

Epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality in Guangdong Province, China, 2015

Ruilin Meng, Xiaojun Xu, Yanjun Xu, Chao Luo et al. • BMC Public Health (2019)

Abstract Background As the fourth leading cause of death, injury is an important public health concern in Guangdong Province, China. The epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality is changing along with the social development. This...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6437-6

A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper

Benjamin A. Howell, Lisa B. Puglisi, Jenerius Aminawung, Kirsten Bibbins- Domingo et al. • BMC Public Health (2022)

Abstract Background People who have been incarcerated have high rates of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension and smoking, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of hospitalizations and mortality in this population...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12688-x

Methodological framework to identify possible adverse drug reactions using population-based administrative data [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/3ys]

Brian Sauer, Jonathan Nebeker, Shuying Shen, Randall Rupper et al. • F1000Research (2014)

Purpose: We present a framework for detecting possible adverse drug reactions (ADRs) using the Utah Medicaid administrative data. We examined four classes of ADRs associated with treatment of dementia by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ACh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.4816.1

Students’ experiences of sexual harassment; a descriptive cross-sectional study in a college of education, Ghana

Kennedy Diema Konlan, Muriel Mavis Dangah • Heliyon (2023)

Introduction: Sexual harassment is a component of gender-based discrimination that indicates unequal power relations and affects students' psychological and physical well-being and academic achievement. This study assessed students’ experie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14764

Factors associated with minimum dietary diversity failure among Indian children

Rajesh Kumar Rai, Sandhya S. Kumar, Chandan Kumar • Journal of Nutritional Science (2022)

Recognising the importance of infant and young child feeding practices during the first 2 years of life, the World Health Organization's Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework developed a minimum dietary diversity (MDD) indicator for feeding...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/jns.2022.2

Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa Public Health Facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016

Sahile AT, Bekele GE • Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity (2020)

Addisu Tadesse Sahile,1 Getabalew Endazenew Bekele2 1Department of Public Health, Unity University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; 2Department of Social and Population Health, Yekatit12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence:...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health

• Oxford University Press eBooks (2014)

Abstract Religious institutions and public health institutions seek to improve the well-being of their communities, many times with aligned interests but occasionally at odds with each other. This book explores for the first time the inters...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199362202.001.0001

Social Marketing and Public Health

Jeff French, Clive Blair-Stevens, Dominic McVey, Rowena Merritt • Oxford University Press eBooks (2009)

Social marketing is the application of commercial marketing tools and principles to the design, implementation, and evaluation of health and social behaviour-change programmes. It focuses on target groups within the population, tailoring ca...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199550692.001.0001

Rethinking the Meaning of Public Health

Mark A. Rothstein • The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics (2002)

Public health is a dynamic field. Outbreaks of new diseases, as well as changing patterns of population growth, economic development, and lifestyle trends all may threaten public health and thus demand a public health response. As the pract...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720x.2002.tb00381.x

Physical Activity and Public Health

William L. Haskell, I-min M Lee, Russell R. Pate, Kenneth E. Powell et al. • Circulation (2007)

In 1995 the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published national guidelines on Physical Activity and Public Health.The Committee on Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the American Hea...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.107.185649

An Ethics Framework for Public Health

NANCY E. KASS • American Journal of Public Health (2001)

More than 100 years ago, public health began as an organized discipline, its purpose being to improve the health of populations rather than of individuals. Given its population-based focus, however, public health perennially faces dilemmas ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.91.11.1776 PMC: 1446875