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Cross-platform mobile app development for disseminating public health information to travelers in Thailand: development and usability

Pongthep Meankaew, Saranath Lawpoolsri, Watcharapong Piyaphanee, Peerawat Wansatid et al. • Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines (2022)

Abstract Background The risk of disease is a key factor that travelers have identified when planning to travel abroad, as many people are concerned about getting sick. Mobile devices can be an effective means for travelers to access informa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40794-022-00174-6

Lipid Levels During Adult Lifetime in Men and Women With and Without a Subsequent Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Longitudinal Analysis of Data From the Tromsø Study 1974 to 2016

Grethe Albrektsen, Tom Wilsgaard, Ivar Heuch, Maja‐Lisa Løchen et al. • Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease (2023)

Background The atherosclerotic effect of an adverse lipid profile is assumed to accumulate throughout life, leading to increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI). Still, little is known about age at onset and duration of unfavorable lipid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.122.030010

THE EFFECT OF PREMARITAL SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON ADOLESCENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES AT MADRASAH ALIYAH PUTRI AL-KHOIROT MALANG

Fetreo Negeo Putra, Lilis Sulistya Nengrum, Alfi Hilmiyah, Wahyu Sukma Samudera • Nurse and Health (2025)

Background: Adolescents are a vulnerable group to sexual problems, which can lead to an increase in unwanted pregnancies and early marriages due to a lack of knowledge and appropriate attitudes. Premarital sexual health education serves as ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36720/nhjk.v14i2.852

The development of health technology assessment in Brazil

David Banta, Liz Maria de Almeida • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the developing health technology assessment (HTA) activities in Brazil, both historically and in the present day. METHODS: This report is a descriptive analysis based on personal experiences...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090722

Health technology assessment for digital health Technologies in India: a framework for action

Denny John, Abhirup Dutta Majumdar, Rakesh N Pillai, Sajda Khatoon et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2024)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to understand the path for establishing digital health technologies-health technology assessment (DHT-HTA) in India. METHODS: A rapid review of HTA and DHT frameworks on PubMed (MEDLINE) and Google Schol...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462324000345 PMC: 11703630

Association between Higher Blood Pressure and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged and Elderly Chinese Adults

Xue Yang, Jian Chen, An Pan, Jason H.Y. Wu et al. • Diabetes & Metabolism Journal (2020)

BackgroundTo examine the prospective association between higher blood pressure (BP) and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults.MethodsA total of 9,642 middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults (≥45 ye...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2019.0081

Mediating effects of attitude on the relationship between knowledge and willingness to organ donation among nursing students

Xiaohang Chen, Xin Zhou, Yan Xu, Li Pan et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2024)

BackgroundThe current rate of organ donation in China falls significantly below the global average and the actual demand. Nursing students play a crucial role in supporting and promoting social and public welfare activities. This study prim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1370635

A Benzimidazole-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Derivative Exhibits Potent Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects against Colorectal Cancer

Sarah Al-Nasser, Maha Hamadien Abdulla, Noura Alhassan, Mansoor-Ali Vaali-Mohammed et al. • Medicina (2024)

Background and Objectives: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a major global health issue. Although chemotherapy is the first-line treatment, its effectiveness is limited due to drug resistance developed in CRC. To overcome resistance and impr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/medicina60091379

Treatment seeking behaviors related to gonorrhea among female sex workers in 7 cities in Indonesia

Roselinda Roselinda, Nelly Puspandari • Health Science Journal of Indonesia (2014)

Abstrak Latar belakang:Gonore merupakan salah satu infeksi menular seksual yang menjadi permasalahan besar kesehatan terutama pada wanita penjaja seks (WPS) di Indonesia. Tujuan dari artikel ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan antara pola pen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22435/hsji.v4i2 Des.3438.87-92

Musculoskeletal pain is not clearly associated with the risk of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents

John-Anker Zwart, Kjersti Storheim, Anne Marie Fenstad, Maren Hjelle Guddal et al. • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine (2023)

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate whether self-reported musculoskeletal pain (MSP) was associated with a future anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).Methods In this population-based prospective cohort study...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001453

Morbimortality in Patients Undergone an Operation for Intestinal Occlusion in General Surgery Service

Alexander Marchena Rodríguez, Reinaldo Jiménez Prendes, Julio César Sarmiento Sánchez • Revista Finlay (2015)

Introduction: the treatment of the intestinal obstruction depends on a premature diagnosis, a skilful and opportune- treatment handling. Objective: characterizing the behavior of the morbimortality for intestinal occlusion at Cienfuegos pro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Health technology assessment development in China

Yingyao Chen, David Banta, Zhiliu Tang • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: This study is to review health technology assessment (HTA) development in China during the past two decades, and to facilitate further development of HTA and its integration into policy making. METHODS: The study depends very mu...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090643

PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Linda Mary Davies, Michael Drummond, Panos Papanikolaou • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to develop an economic prioritization model to assist those involved in the selection and prioritization of health technology assessment topics and commissioning of HTA projects. METHODS: The model used decision...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300016172

Historical development of health technology assessment in Thailand

Yot Teerawattananon, Sripen Tantivess, Jomkwan Yothasamut, Pritaporn Kingkaew et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to review the development of health technology assessment (HTA), including the socioeconomic context, outputs, and policy utilization in the Thai setting. METHODS: This study was conducted through extensive docum...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090709

History of health technology assessment: Spain

Laura Sampietro-Colom, José Asua, Eduardo Briones, Jordi Gol et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of the introduction and diffusion of health technology assessment (HTA) in Spain. METHODS: A survey to summarize the evolution of HTA was sent to representatives of diffe...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s026646230909059x

Berberine protects against hypoxia-induced intestinal injury through modulation of gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism

Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Penghui Ye et al. • Frontiers in Immunology (2026)

BackgroundHigh-altitude hypoxia disrupts intestinal homeostasis by impairing the epithelial barrier, triggering inflammation, and promoting microbial translocation. Berberine (BER), a natural isoquinoline alkaloid with antimicrobial and ant...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1784245

Developing a nomogram to predict recurrent intussusception after pneumatic reduction of primary intussusception in children

Jie Liu, Danping Zeng, Zhihui Jiang, Wenli Xiu et al. • BMC Surgery (2024)

Abstract Backgroud Intussusception is a common acute abdominal disease in children, often leading to acute ileus in infants and young children. Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting recurrent intussusc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12893-024-02578-x