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Real-World Evaluation of AI-Driven Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Public Health Settings: Validation and Implementation Study

Mona Duggal, Anshul Chauhan, Vishali Gupta, Ankita Kankaria et al. • JMIR Medical Informatics (2025)

Abstract BackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) algorithms offer an effective solution to alleviate the burden of diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening in public health settings. However, there are challenges in translating diagno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/67529

Early Retinal Microvascular Alterations in Young Type 1 Diabetic Patients without Clinical Retinopathy

Alexandra Oltea Dan, Alin Ștefănescu-Dima, Andrei Teodor Bălășoiu, Ileana Puiu et al. • Diagnostics (2023)

The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify preclinical changes with the help of optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) within the retinal microcirculation of young type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients without clinical signs of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13091648

The Association of Social Determinants of Health Screening With Developmental and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Children Enrolled in Head Start

Elizabeth K. Farkouh, Loren L. Toussaint, Brian A. Lynch • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Introduction/Objectives: Social determinants of health (SDOH) have the potential to differentially impact child developmental outcomes. This study examined whether scores on the Environmental Screening Questionnaire (ESQ), a newly developed...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251384525

Multi-label classification of fundus images based on graph convolutional network

Yinlin Cheng, Mengnan Ma, Xingyu Li, Yi Zhou • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2021)

Abstract Background Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the most common and serious microvascular complication in the diabetic population. Using computer-aided diagnosis from the fundus images has become a method of detecting retinal diseases, but...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01424-x

Is a prostate cancer screening anxiety measure invariant across two different samples of age-appropriate men?

Linder Suzanne K, Swank Paul R, Vernon Sally W, Morgan Robert O et al. • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2012)

Abstract Background In order to explore the influence of anxiety on decision–making processes, valid anxiety measures are needed. We evaluated a prostate cancer screening (PCS) anxiety scale that measures anxiety related to the prostate–spe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-52

Effectiveness of Social Cognitive Theory–Based Interventions for Glycemic Control in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Smith, Yvonne, Garcia-Torres, Rosalia, Coughlin, Steven S, Ling, Jiying et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2020)

BackgroundFor those living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), failing to engage in self-management behaviors leads to poor glycemic control. Social cognitive theory (SCT) has been shown to improve health behaviors by altering cognitive p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/17148

Memantine for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Protocol for a Pragmatic, Double-blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled, Monocenter Trial

Annalisa Maraone, Alessandro Trebbastoni, Antonella Di Vita, Fabrizia D'Antonio et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2023)

BackgroundObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric syndrome characterized by unwanted and repetitive thoughts and repeated ritualistic compulsions for decreasing distress. Symptoms can cause severe distress and functional impair...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/39223

Trends in Telemedicine Use for Addiction Treatment

Todd Molfenter, Mike Boyle, Don Holloway, Janet Zwick • Telehealth and Medicine Today (2018)

Methods: A project conducted from February 2013 to June 2014 investigated the adoption of telemedicine services among purchasers of addiction treatment in five states and one county. The project assessed purchasers’ interest in and perceive...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30953/tmt.v2.19

A Collaborative Approach to Improving Breast Cancer Screening and Follow-Up Through Multicomponent Interventions and Process Improvements: The Links to Care Community Grants Project study protocol and baseline findings

Emily A. Prentice, Abby Moler, Amanda Sweeney, Karla Wysocki et al. • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Background: The Links to Care Community Grants Project was developed to improve breast cancer outcomes by increasing access to appropriate follow-up care, improving processes for care transitions, and enhancing care coordination between com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251357987

NeuroDiag: Software for Automated Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease Using Handwriting

Quoc Cuong Ngo, Nicole McConnell, Mohammod Abdul Motin, Barbara Polus et al. • IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine (2024)

Objective: A change in handwriting is an early sign of Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, significant inter-person differences in handwriting make it difficult to identify pathological handwriting, especially in the early stages. Thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/JTEHM.2024.3355432

Conceptualisation and design of a protocol for a novel social drivers and primary care screening tool in paediatric orthopaedics: a quality improvement initiative

Devika A Shenoy, Kathryn Radulovacki, Christian Zirbes, Rachelle Shao et al. • BMJ Open Quality (2025)

Introduction Paediatric patients with elevated healthcare needs have limited access to care, contributing to insufficient preventive services. Social drivers of health (SDOH), such as inadequate nutrition and poor community support, contrib...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003454

Prevalence of fear of hypoglycemia in adults with type 1 diabetes using a newly developed screener and clinician’s perspective on its implementation

Magaly Perez-Nieves, Jingwen Liu, Beth Mitchell, Marina Basina et al. • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care (2023)

Introduction Fear of hypoglycemia (FoH) affects quality of life, emotional well-being, and diabetes management among people with type 1 diabetes (PwT1D). American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guidelines recommend assessing FoH in clinical p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003394

The South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP) and SASOP State Employed Special Interest Group (SESIG) position statements on psychiatric care in the public sector

Bernard Janse van Rensburg • South African Journal of Psychiatry (2012)

Executive summary. National mental health policy: SASOP extends its support for the process of formalising a national mental health policy as well as for the principles and content of the current draft policy. Psychiatry and mental health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v18i3.374

Abnormal cervical cancer screening results among US Veteran and non-Veteran participants in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Elisheva R. Danan, Claire Than, Neetu Chawla, Katherine J. Hoggatt et al. • Preventive Medicine Reports (2023)

Female Veterans report cervical cancer risk factors at higher rates than non-Veterans. Using data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we tested whether Veterans with a recent cervical cancer screening test were more likely tha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102472

Functional limitations and coping mechanisms of women aged 60 years and older with self-reported hand osteoarthritis

J. McIntyre, R.W.E. Joubert, S.S. Ramklass • South African Family Practice (2014)

Background: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is common in older women who seem to cope with the associated limitations in hand function. The importance of identifying coping mechanisms within a local context might have implications for interventio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.975487

Multilevel factors associated with self-reported sexually transmitted infections among sexually active women in Africa: a socio-ecological analysis

Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Rabbi Tweneboah et al. • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge globally, negatively impacting reproductive health and increasing the likelihood of infertility, complications during pregnanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28423-9

A brief review of Lynch syndrome: understanding the dual cancer risk between endometrial and colorectal cancer

Sneha Pallatt, Sibin Nambidi, Subhamay Adhikary, Antara Banerjee et al. • Oncology Reviews (2025)

Lynch syndrome (LS) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. These mutations result in frameshift alterations, leading to the accumulation of errors within microsatellites. Individua...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/or.2025.1549416

Emerging mutations in envelope protein of SARS-CoV-2 and their effect on thermodynamic properties

Kejie Mou, Mohnad Abdalla, Dong Qing Wei, Muhammad Tahir Khan et al. • Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (2021)

Structural proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are potential drug targets due to their role in the virus life cycle. The envelope (E) protein is one of the structural proteins; plays a critical role in v...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.imu.2021.100675