Academic Articles & Research Papers

Changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during the first COVID-19 pandemic- restrictions in Germany: a nationwide survey

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic restrictions posed challenges to maintaining healthy lifestyles and physical well-being. During the first mobility restrictions from March to mid-July 2020, the German population was advised to stay...

Clinical implications of subclonal TP53 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia

The role of subclonal TP53 mutations, defined by a variant allele frequency of 40%, 20%-40% and 40%, 19 had variant allele frequencies between 20%-40% and 18 had frequencies...

Publisher Correction: Endophenotype effect sizes support variant pathogenicity in monogenic disease susceptibility genes

ANAT 2.0: reconstructing functional protein subnetworks

Abstract Background ANAT is a graphical, Cytoscape-based tool for the inference of protein networks that underlie a process of interest. The ANAT tool allows the user to perform network reconstruction under several scenarios in a number of ...

Recent Advances: Medical informatics

Recent advances in medical informatics* The application of information and com- munication technologies in health care should be problem rather than technology driven * The use of existing communication tech- nologies such as mobile telepho...

Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics

A wide variety of topics of bio-informatics, including both medical and bio-medical informatics are addressed by MIE. The main theme in this publication is the development of connections between bio-informatics and medical informatics. Tool...

On Medical Informatics

This paper summarizes the author's point of view of defining medical informatics, to stimulate further discussions on how this "newly emerging discipline" should further proceed. We realize that the term "informatics" is related rather to t...

Medical Informatics and the Science of Cognition

Recent developments in medical informatics research have afforded possibilities for great advances in health care delivery. These exciting opportunities also present formidable challenges to the implementation and integration of technologie...

Relating increasing hantavirus incidences to the changing climate: the mast connection

Abstract Background Nephropathia epidemica (NE), an emerging rodent-borne viral disease, has become the most important cause of infectious acute renal failure in Belgium, with sharp increases in incidence occurring for more than a decade. B...

Handbook of Medical Informatics

Data Processing.- Database Management.- Telecommunication, Networking, and Integration.- Coding and Classification.- The Patient Record.- Biosignal Analysis.- Medical Imaging.- Image Processing and Analysis.- Primary Care.- Clinical Departm...

A Primer on Aspects of Cognition for Medical Informatics

As a multidisciplinary field, medical informatics draws on a range of disciplines, such as computer science, information science, and the social and cognitive sciences. The cognitive sciences can provide important insights into the nature o...

Patient autonomy in cardiac inpatient rehabilitation—A COVID-19-specific exploratory trend study

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has changed nearly all societal domains, including medical rehabilitation. Social distancing measures impacted patients as well as health professionals during the rehabilitation process. Enhancing patient p...

Peer Education and the Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in South Africa

The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...

Using the consolidated framework for implementation research to guide a pilot of implementing an institution level patient informed consent process for clinical research at an outpatient setting

Abstract Background In Singapore, research teams seek informed patient consent on an ad hoc basis for specific clinical studies and there is typically a role separation between operational and research staff. With the enactment of the Human...

Surface Modified Activated Carbons: Sustainable Bio-Based Materials for Environmental Remediation

Global warming and water/air contamination caused by human activities are major challenges in environmental pollution and climate change. The improper discharge of a large amount of agro-forest byproduct is accelerating these issues mainly ...

Association between diabetes, hypertension, activities of daily living and physical activity among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and diabetes among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these...

BIOTEX—Biosensing Textiles for Personalised Healthcare Management

Textile-based sensors offer an unobtrusive method of continually monitoring physiological parameters during daily activities. Chemical analysis of body fluids, noninvasively, is a novel and exciting area of personalized wearable healthcare ...

Healthcare Management and the Humanities: An Invitation to Dialogue

Throughout the fields of medicine and organization studies, there are growing indications of the value of the humanities for enriching scholarship, education, and practice. However, the field of healthcare management has yet to consider the...

A mapping of facilitators and barriers to evidence-based management in health systems: a scoping review study

Abstract Background Healthcare settings are complex, and the decision-making process is usually complicated, too. Precise use of best evidence from different sources for increasing the desired outcomes is the result of EBM. Therefore, this ...

Sakha Language in a Northern Industrial Monotown: Linguistic Distribution in Speech Repertoire of Sakha People

This study explores the functioning of the Yakut language in the conditions of the northern industrial monotown Mirny (Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)). The study identifies the features of linguistic distribution in the speech repertoire of et...