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Development of Representative Urban Driving Cycles for Congested Traffic Conditions in Guayaquil Using Real-Time OBD-II Data and Weighted Statistical Methods

Roberto López-Chila, Henry Abad-Reyna, Joao Morocho-Cajas, Pablo Fierro-Jimenez • Vehicles (2025)

Standardized driving cycles such as the FTP-75 fail to represent traffic conditions in cities like Guayaquil, where high congestion and varied driving behaviors are not captured by external models. This study aimed to develop representative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vehicles7030095

Ethical and social implications of approaching death prediction in humans - when the biology of ageing meets existential issues

Marie Gaille, Marco Araneda, Clément Dubost, Clémence Guillermain et al. • BMC Medical Ethics (2020)

Abstract Background The discovery of biomarkers of ageing has led to the development of predictors of impending natural death and has paved the way for personalised estimation of the risk of death in the general population. This study inten...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12910-020-00502-5

Smoking behavior change and the risk of pneumonia hospitalization among smokers with diabetes mellitus

Dong-Woo Han, Wonyoung Jung, Kyu Na Lee, Kyungdo Han et al. • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract Smoking patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at greater risk of developing pneumonia. How smoking behavior changes affect the risk of pneumonia hospitalization, however, remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the associati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40658-9

Beyond airborne spread: a dual-route Wells-Riley extension for estimating norovirus infection risk in Ghanaian pediatric wards

Jennifer Belt Antwi, Nana Kena Frempong • Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences (2026)

Background: The classic Wells–Riley model (CWRM) is a well-established framework for estimating airborne infection risk in shared indoor environments. This study extends the framework to simultaneously incorporate fecal–oral transmission, a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/29937574.2026.2714847

Long-Term Prognosis and Systemic Impact of Acromegaly: Analyses Utilizing Korean National Health Insurance Data

Sangmo Hong, Kyungdo Han, Cheol-Young Park • Endocrinology and Metabolism (2025)

Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder caused by excessive growth hormone secretion. Its low prevalence poses challenges in studying its long-term prognosis and systemic effects. To address this research gap, we conducted five studies usin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2024.2285

Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers

Yan Dora Zhang, Amber N. Hurson, Haoyu Zhang, Parichoy Pal Choudhury et al. • Nature Communications (2020)

In cancer many gene variants may contribute to disease etiology, but the impact of a given gene variant may have varied effect size. Here, the authors analyse summary statistics of genome-wide association studies from fourteen cancers, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16483-3

Modeling antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study at Pantang Hospital, Ghana

Eric Nyarko, Irene A. Kretchy, Grace Lovia Allotey-Babington, Adwoa Oforiwaa Kwakye et al. • BMC Infectious Diseases (2026)

Abstract Background Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to undermine HIV treatment outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Objective This study aimed to quantify ART treatment adherence among people living with...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13836-z

The risk of colorectal cancer according to obesity status at four-year intervals: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Ji Yeon Seo, Eun Hyo Jin, Goh Eun Chung, Young Sun Kim et al. • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract Obesity is a risk factor for colorectal cancer. However, the effect of body weight change on colorectal cancer is uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between difference in body mass index and the risk of col...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36111-6

BUGSnet: an R package to facilitate the conduct and reporting of Bayesian network Meta-analyses

Audrey Béliveau, Devon J. Boyne, Justin Slater, Darren Brenner et al. • BMC Medical Research Methodology (2019)

Abstract Background Several reviews have noted shortcomings regarding the quality and reporting of network meta-analyses (NMAs). We suspect that this issue may be partially attributable to limitations in current NMA software which do not re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12874-019-0829-2

Cost of inaction: a framework to estimate the economic cost of missing a patient with tuberculosis in the Indian context

Salmaan Keshavjee, Meredith B Brooks, Tom Nicholson, Viswanath Pingali • BMJ Open (2023)

Objectives To estimate the economic impact of failure to find and treat tuberculosis disease and prevent tuberculosis infection from progressing to active disease.Design Estimating the economic cost of not finding and treating a patient suf...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070717

Drugs, dogs and driving: the potential for year-round thermal stress in UK vehicles

Anne J. Carter, Emily J. Hall, Sophie L. Connolly, Zoe F. Russell et al. • Open Veterinary Journal (2020)

Background: Dogs are regularly transported or housed in vehicles, with guidelines for housing dogs suggesting that the ambient temperature should be maintained between 15 – 24 °C. Veterinary drugs are routinely stored and carried in vehicle...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v10i2.11

Thoracic electrical impedance tomography identifies heterogeneity in lungs associated with respiratory disease in cattle. A pilot study

Olivia Brabant, Yuliya V. Karpievitch, Yuliya V. Karpievitch, Alphons Gwatimba et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2024)

Respiratory disease in cattle is a significant global concern, yet current diagnostic methods are limited, and there is a lack of crush-side tests for detecting active disease. To address this gap, we propose utilizing electrical impedance ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1275013

Understanding the Attitudes of Communities to the Social, Economic, and Cultural Importance of Working Donkeys in Rural, Peri-urban, and Urban Areas of Ethiopia

Martha Geiger, Jo Hockenhull, Henry Buller, Gebre Tefera Engida et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2020)

Working donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) are vital to the development and support of people's livelihoods in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas of Ethiopia. However, despite their critical role in providing transport, food security, and inc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00060

Laboratorul de cercetare şi încercări higrotermice, instrument de verificare experimentală a calităţii construcţiilor, echipamentelor şi gestionării eficiente a energiei

Constantin Bogos, Constantin Miron • Urbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii (2010)

This paper seeks to present the technical conditions and the main types of research and experimental verifications being conducted by the Laboratory of Research and Hygrothermal Testing for Materials, Building Elements and Parts at INCD URB...

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Point of Care Ultrasonographic Life Support in Emergency (PULSE)—a quasi-experimental study

Noman Ali, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Salman Muhammad Soomar et al. • International Journal of Emergency Medicine (2023)

Abstract Background Many physicians use point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in their clinical practice to improve their diagnostic capabilities, accuracy, and timeliness. Over the last two decades, the use of PoCUS in the emergency room has dr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12245-023-00525-w

Consumer purchasing behavior and its organizational evaluation toward solar water heating system

Onur Çeli̇k, S. Ece Yilmaz, Hasan Yildizhan, Arman Ameen • Energy Reports (2023)

Renewable energy sources are fundamental to a country’s economic growth. Solar energy is one of these resources that has a favorable effect on economic growth. Turkey’s solar energy industry is still in its early stages. Due to its location...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2023.08.031

RFID Applications and Security Review

Cesar Munoz-Ausecha, Juan Ruiz-Rosero, Gustavo Ramirez-Gonzalez • Computation (2021)

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is widely used in several contexts, such as logistics, supply chains, asset tracking, and health, among others, therefore drawing the attention of many researchers. This paper presents a review of the m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/computation9060069

Practice and challenges of humanitarian logistics management within the Ethiopian public pharmaceutical supply chain

Biniam Bahiru Tufa, Shiferaw Mitiku Tebeka • BMC Health Services Research (2025)

Abstract Background Humanitarian logistics involves the coordinated movement of relief goods, personnel, information, and funds between beneficiaries, donors, and suppliers, which is crucial for successful emergency response operations. In ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13279-3