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Cardiovascular and metabolic outcomes associated with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Suvijak Untaaveesup, MD, Thipsukon Amnartpanich, MD, Noraworn Jirattikanwong, MD, Anchaya Boonsom, MD et al. • World Allergy Organization Journal (2025)

Background: Chronic systemic inflammation in individuals with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) potentially predisposes them to metabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Nevertheless, evidence with regard to such association is limited...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.waojou.2025.101035

The critical involvement of monocytes/macrophages in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome: New evidence from Mendelian randomization and single-cell sequencing

Yimei Ding, Xue Luan, Jiaqi Hou • Heliyon (2024)

Background: Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) stands as a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by an elusive pathogenesis. The synergy of single-cell RNA sequencing and Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis provides an opportunity to com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e39130

Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence risk of various arrhythmias: A prospective cohort study

Lu Zhou, Qingli Zhang, Huihuan Luo, Kexin Yu et al. • Eco-Environment & Health (2024)

To investigate the association of long-term exposure to air pollution with incident arrhythmia from various causes, this prospective cohort study included 442,386 participants from the UK Biobank cohort. Residential annual average exposures...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2024.05.006

Uncertainties in the effects of organic aerosol coatings on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations and their estimated health effects

S. Lou, S. Lou, S. Lou, M. Shrivastava et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2025)

We used the CAM5 model to examine how different particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation approaches affect the spatial distribution of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP). Three approaches were evaluated: NOA (no effect of OA coati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-25-8163-2025

Importance of background threshold value development within risk‐based corrective action programs

Kenneth S. Tramm, Jason T. Minter, Catherine A. Seaton • Vadose Zone Journal (2024)

Abstract Risk‐based corrective action (RBCA) programs employ conservative models to develop default values for soil screening, which simplify the risk assessment process. However, for several naturally occurring metals (e.g., arsenic and le...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/vzj2.20294

GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSES OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max L.) TO ZINC OXIDE (ZnO) NANOPARTICLES FOLIAR APPLICATION

Fayomi Omotola Michael, Olasan Joseph Olalekan, Aguoru Celestine Uzoma, Terhemba Mamnenge Sarah • Biotechnologia Acta (2024)

Aim. This study was purposed to investigate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on the growth and yield performance of two soybean (Glycine max L.) varieties, TGX1904-6F and TGX1951-3F, under controlled experimental conditions...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15407/biotech17.06.056

Nano-enabled microbial bioinputs for sustainable agriculture: advances, mechanisms, applications, and future challenges

Isadora Camargo Pedrino, Isadora Camargo Pedrino, Paulo Teixeira Lacava, Paulo Teixeira Lacava • Frontiers in Plant Science (2026)

Microbial bioinputs have emerged as key components of sustainable agriculture owing to their ability to promote plant growth, improve nutrient acquisition, enhance tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses, and suppress phytopathogens. Despi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1925672

Seroprevalence of dengue, yellow fever, and related flaviviruses among the rural human population in Nguruman and Kerio Valley, Kenya

Mercy Hokah Kibathi, Mercy Hokah Kibathi, Edith Chepkorir, Sepha Nyatichi Mabeya et al. • Frontiers in Virology (2024)

BackgroundYellow fever virus (YFV) and dengue virus (DENV) are among the major re-emerging arboviruses that pose a significant threat to public health. Their associated burden and prevalence can be substantially underestimated due to insuff...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fviro.2024.1459021

Transient Elastography and Video Recovery Narrative Access to Support Recovery From Alcohol Misuse: Development of a Novel Intervention for Use in Community Alcohol Treatment Services

Stefan Rennick-Egglestone, Mohsan Subhani, Holly Knight, Katy A Jones et al. • JMIR Formative Research (2023)

BackgroundMortality from alcohol-related liver disease has risen significantly for 3 decades. Transient elastography (TE) is a noninvasive test providing a numerical marker of liver disease. Preliminary evidence suggests that TE can reduce ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/47109

A qualitative study of developing beliefs about health, illness and healthcare in migrant African women with gestational diabetes living in Sweden

Katarina Hjelm, Karin Bard, Jan Apelqvist • BMC Women's Health (2018)

Abstract Background Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with health risks for both mother and child, and is particularly relevant to migrant women and women of African origin. With today’s extensive global migration, contact with the n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-018-0518-z

Vape Smoking: Prevalence and Perception among Damnhour University Students

Naglaa Hussein • International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research (2025)

Background: E-cigarette or vape smoking is becoming a worldwide concern, yet vapinginformation is not widespread among Middle Eastern university students. The paper offers the pattern ofvape smoking in Damnhour University, Egypt, which uses...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejnsr.2025.370486.1434

Kadınlarının sağlık eğitimi ihtiyaçlarının odak grup görüşmesi yöntemi ile belirlenmesi

Sultan GÜÇLÜ, Meral UYSAL • Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi (2013)

Bu araştırmanın genel amacı, kırsal kesimde yaşayan kadınlar için geliştirilecek “Halk Sağlığı” konulu bir programın kadınların sağlık risk algılamaları ve sağlıkla ilgili davranışları üzerindeki etkisinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırma grub...

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Prevalence, predictors and pregnancy outcomes of unprescribed and herbal medicine use in Ibadan, Nigeria

Ikeola Adeoye, Victoria Etuk • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2023)

Abstract Background Unprescribed and herbal medicines use among pregnant women is a public health concern in low and middle-income countries because of the potential teratogenic effects, insufficient safety and weak drug regulatory systems....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-03838-8

Joint effects of ethnic enclave residence and ambient volatile organic compounds exposure on risk of gestational diabetes mellitus among Asian/Pacific Islander women in the United States

Andrew D. Williams, Sandie Ha, Edmond Shenassa, Lynne C. Messer et al. • Environmental Health (2021)

Abstract Background Asian/Pacific Islander (API) communities in the United States often reside in metropolitan areas with distinct social and environmental attributes. Residence in an ethnic enclave, a socially distinct area, is associated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00738-7

Transcriptome and DNA Methylome Analysis in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity Predicts Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Ruifang Li, Sara A. Grimm, Deepak Mav, Haiwei Gu et al. • Cell Reports (2018)

Colorectal cancer (CRC) tends to occur at older age; however, CRC incidence rates have been rising sharply among young age groups. The increasing prevalence of obesity is recognized as a major risk, yet the mechanistic underpinnings remain ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.071

Genetic and Psychosocial Risk Factors Associated with Suicide Among Community Veterans: Implications for Screening, Treatment and Precision Medicine

Boscarino JA, Adams RE, Urosevich TG, Hoffman SN et al. • Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine (2022)

Joseph A Boscarino,1 Richard E Adams,2 Thomas G Urosevich,3 Stuart N Hoffman,4 H Lester Kirchner,1 Xin Chu,5 Weixing Shi,5 Joseph J Boscarino,6 Ryan J Dugan,1 Carrie A Withey,1 Charles R Figley7 1Department Population Health Sciences, Geisi...

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