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Effect of stress ball use before cholecystectomy surgery on surgical fear, anxiety and comfort of patients: a randomized controlled trial

Hatice Merve Alptekin, Seval Ulubay, Seda Cansu Yeniğün Akbulut • BMC Nursing (2025)

Abstract Background Thinking about surgery generally causes fear and anxiety among patients. These negative feelings may affect the healing process. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a stress ball on surgical fear, anxiety and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12912-025-04057-x

Improving Muscle Function Through a Multimodal Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity: The POMELO Trial

Kristine Godziuk, Mary Forhan, Flavio T. Vieira, Joao F. Mota et al. • Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle (2025)

ABSTRACT Background Treatments aimed at improving physical function and body composition, including reducing fat mass (FM) and increasing muscle mass, may benefit individuals with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity. We investigat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.70025

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

Meta-analysis of MitraClip and PASCAL for transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair

Mahmoud Balata, Mohamed Ibrahim Gbreel, Mohamed Hamouda Elkasaby, Marwa Hassan et al. • Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2025)

Abstract Background Despite the promising results of both MitraClip and PASCAL systems for the treatment of mitral regurgitation (MR), there is limited data on the comparison of both systems regarding their safety and efficacy. We aim to co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-03218-4

The Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Inflammatory Markers and Homocysteine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Jamal Hallajzadeh, Alireza Milajerdi, Željko Reiner, Fariba Kolahdooz et al. • Pharmaceutical Sciences (2020)

Background: Recently a number of trials investigated the effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) administration on inflammatory markers and homocysteine (Hcy). However, their findings are controversial. The aim of this paper is to present a meta-a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.34172/PS.2020.30

Artificial Intelligence in Routine IVF Practice

Grzegorz Mrugacz, Aleksandra Mospinek, Małgorzata Jagielska, Dariusz Miszczak et al. • Biology (2025)

Background: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative tool in in vitro fertilization (IVF) as it has done in other sectors. In IVF, AI offers advancements in embryo selection, treatment personalization, and outcome predic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biology15010042