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Research on the Deformation Laws of Adjacent Structures Induced by the Shield Construction Parameters

Jinhua Wang, Nengzhong Lei, Xiaolin Tang, Yulin Wang • Buildings (2025)

Taking the shield construction of Xiamen Metro Line 2 tunnel side-crossing the Tianzhushan overpass and under-crossing the Shen-Hai Expressway as the engineering background, FLAC3D 6.0 software was used to examine the deformation of adjacen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/buildings15142426

Automated wound care by employing a reliable U-Net architecture combined with ResNet feature encoders for monitoring chronic wounds

Maali Alabdulhafith, Abduljabbar S. Ba Mahel, Nagwan Abdel Samee, Noha F. Mahmoud et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2024)

Quality of life is greatly affected by chronic wounds. It requires more intensive care than acute wounds. Schedule follow-up appointments with their doctor to track healing. Good wound treatment promotes healing and fewer problems. Wound ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1310137

A Comprehensive Analysis of Healthcare Big Data Management, Analytics and Scientific Programming

Shah Nazir, Sulaiman Khan, Habib Ullah Khan, Shaukat Ali et al. • IEEE Access (2020)

Healthcare systems are transformed digitally with the help of medical technology, information systems, electronic medical records, wearable and smart devices, and handheld devices. The advancement in the medical big data, along with the ava...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2995572

A Novel Construction Method of Bayesian Neural Networks Based on Multi-type Engineering Knowledge

Wenbin Ye, YanZhou Duan, Jun Yuan, Jixu Wang et al. • International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems (2026)

Abstract In the field of engineering, the utilization of surrogate models to replace computationally intensive simulation software has become a widely adopted approach. However, when addressing complex engineering problems, the costs of sim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44196-026-01214-1

Provenance Variation and Seed Zone Delimitation of Acer velutinum (Boiss.) Seedlings in the Hyrcanian Forest

Hamed Yousefzadeh, Masoud Tabari, Kambiz Espahbodi • Journal of Genetic Resources (2022)

Persian Maple, Acer velutinum, has a wide distribution in Hyrcanian forests. In this investigation, a provenance test (two years) was conducted with the open-pollinated seeds of seven populations collected from different altitudinal gradien...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22080/jgr.2022.23421.1309

Incorporating genetic selection into individual‐based models of malaria and other infectious diseases

Ian M. Hastings, Diggory Hardy, Katherine Kay, Raman Sharma • Evolutionary Applications (2020)

Abstract Introduction Control strategies for human infections are often investigated using individual‐based models (IBMs) to quantify their impact in terms of mortality, morbidity and impact on transmission. Genetic selection can be incorpo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1111/eva.13077

Effectiveness of Ultrasound Imaging in Assessing the Palpation Skills of Rotating Physicians

Peizhen Huang, Bin Zheng, Shan Liu, Lin Xu et al. • Frontiers in Genetics (2022)

As an important means of physical examination, palpation is usually limited to the physical examination before surgery and used as an auxiliary method for disease diagnosis in the field of surgery. In practice, palpation is also used in eve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.894716

WITTGENSTEIN AND ANTHROPOLOGY

Veena Das • Annual Review of Anthropology (1998)

▪ Abstract This essay explores the theme of Wittgenstein as a philosopher of culture. The primary text on which the essay is based is Philosophical Investigations; it treats Stanley Cavell's work as a major guide for the understanding and r...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.anthro.27.1.171

An Anthropology of Ethics

James D. Faubion • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2011)

Through an ambitious and critical revision of Michel Foucault's investigation of ethics, James Faubion develops an original program of empirical inquiry into the ethical domain. From an anthropological perspective, Faubion argues that Fouca...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511792557

Health and beyond...strategies for a better India: using the "prison window" to reach disadvantaged groups in primary care

Soumyadeep Bhaumik, Rebecca J Mathew • Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (2015)

As of 2013, the latest statistics available, more than 400,000 individuals are lodged in Indian prisons. Prisoners represent a heterogeneous population, belonging to socially diverse and economically disadvantaged sections of society with l...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.161304

The importance and challenge of comparing stroke care, utilization and outcomes in Medicare Advantage and Fee-for-Service Medicare: a narrative review and vision for the future

Emily J. Bian, Priyanka Menon, Kathleen A. McManus, Timothy J. Layton et al. • Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research (2026)

Stroke prevalence is highest in adults ≥65 years, the majority of whom are Medicare beneficiaries. Feefor- Service Medicare (FFS) incentivizes utilization by paying for each service. Medicare Advantage (MA) uses capitated payments to redu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.57264/cer-2025-0157

Acupuncture versus sham acupuncture and usual care for Antiandrogen-Induced hot fLashes in prostate cancer (AVAIL): study protocol for a randomized clinical trial

Zongshi Qin, Zhiwei Zang, Jianyong Yu, Jianqin Lv et al. • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2023)

Abstract Background Hot flashes are the common and debilitating symptom among prostate cancer (PCa) patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Strong evidence from multiple rigorously designed studies indicated that pharmacolog...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04218-y

Public policy and program evaluation

• Choice Reviews Online (1998)

Evaluation is a controversial and little-understood strategy of public governance, control, and decision making. As early as classical antiquity, scholars were summoned to court to counsel kings. Public policy and program evaluation is a re...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.35-2785

Estimating the Genuine Progress Indicator before and during the COVID pandemic in Australia

Alexandros Karatopouzis, Alexey A. Voinov, Ida Kubiszewski, Firouzeh Taghikhah et al. • Ecological Indicators (2022)

In the efforts to ensure the health of the Australian population during the COVID pandemic, social, economic, and environmental aspects of people’s life were impacted. In addressing the pandemic risks, a number of governments prioritized pe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109025

PUBLIC POLICY AND MORALITY IN TRADEMARK LAW

Viorel ROȘ, Andreea LIVĂDARIU • Challenges of the Knowledge Society (2023)

The existence of signs registered as trademarks (national, European, international) is necessary in the public interest, as they serve producers of goods and services and consumers alike. While any sign may in principle constitute a tradema...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Social ecological factors affecting substance abuse in Ghana (West Africa) using photovoice

Ahmed Kabore, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, James Awuah, Andrew Hansen et al. • The Pan African Medical Journal (2019)

INTRODUCTION: Substance abuse is an important public health issue affecting West Africa; however, there is currently a dearth of literature on the actions needed to address it. The aim of this study was to assess the risks and protective fa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.214.12851