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Weight-loss strategies of South African female university students and comparison of weight management-related characteristics between dieters and non-dieters

Marjanne Senekal, Gabrielle L. Lasker, Lindsay van Velden, Ria Laubscher et al. • BMC Public Health (2016)

Abstract Background Female university students are at risk for weight gain and use of inappropriate weight-loss strategies. By gaining a greater understanding of the weight-loss strategies used by and weight management related characteristi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3576-x

Utilization of spent substrates and waste products of mushroom cultivation to produce new crops of Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii and Agaricus bisporus

Marianna Dedousi, Eirini-Maria Melanouri, Dimitris Karayannis, Eleftherios-Ikaros Kaminarides et al. • Carbon Resources Conversion (2024)

Five agro-industrial residues, their corresponding spent mushroom substrates (SMS), commercial fresh and spent mushroom compost of Agaricus (SMC) and Pleurotus ostreatus (SMS GZ) cultivation, Pleurotus and Agaricus waste (stipes/mishappen m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.crcon.2023.08.001

Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Requirements in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Literature Review as a Clinical Guideline

Sudiyeh Hejri Zarifi, Naseh Pahlavani, Farveh Yahyapoor, Mohsen Nematy et al. • Journal of Fasting and Health (2021)

Kidney transplantation is a preferred treatment and the 'last resort' in chronic kidney disease after end-stage renal disease. Considering the key role of nutrition in post-transplant recovery, the present study aimed to review the nutritio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/jnfh.2020.51553.1292

Timing of menarche and pubertal growth patterns using the QEPS growth model

Jenni Gårdstedt-Berghog, Jenni Gårdstedt-Berghog, Aimon Niklasson, Agneta Sjöberg et al. • Frontiers in Pediatrics (2024)

ObjectivesTo explore the timing of menarche, postmenarcheal growth, and to investigate the impact of various variables on menarcheal age and postmenarcheal and pubertal growth.Study DesignThis longitudinal community population-based study a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1438042

UNDERWEIGHT AND SLIMNESS AND THEIR RELATION TO DIETARY HABITS AND BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG SAUDI FEMALE STUDENTS IN TAIBAH UNIVERSITY

Eman Sobhy Taha Attia, Afaf Hamza Basheer Amer • مجلة بحوث التربية النوعية (2014)

Background: Underweight is a term describing a human whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy. Underweight is associated with negative health consequences, such as nutritional deficiency, osteoporosis, and unfavorable pregnancy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/mbse.2014.141379

Psychosocial Impacts of Cancer on Siblings: Qualitative Evidence From Indonesia

Lina Dewi Anggraeni, Dessie Wanda, Happy Hayati • Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman (2019)

Living with brothers and/or sisters who have been diagnosed with cancer can cause psychological problems on the part of siblings. This paper aimed to explore the psychosocial impacts of cancer on siblings. This research is a qualitative stu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20884/1.jks.2019.14.2.873

Disruption of sleep patterns among secondary school adolescents

Zeki Sabah MUSIHB, Hasan Saud Abdul HUSSEIN, Alaa Mahdi Abd ALI • Journal of Integrative Nursing (2024)

Objectives: This study aims to assess sleep disorders among secondary school adolescents and explore the relationship between sociodemographic factors (age, gender, household income, and sleep duration) and the occurrence of these disorders...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jin.jin_63_24

Relationship Between Quality of Palliative Care for Children with Malignancies and Mothers’ Level of Education

Hadeer Rasheed, Zaid W. Ajil • Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences (2023)

Objective(s): To (1) find out the association between palliative care for children with malignancies and mothers’ level of education, and (2) investigate the differences in the quality of palliative care among mothers’ level of education gr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36321/kjns.vi20232.12493

Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (the HEALTHY trial): study protocol for a randomised trial

Chantel L. Rabusin, Hylton B. Menz, Jodie A. McClelland, Angela M. Evans et al. • Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (2019)

Abstract Background Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterised by degeneration of the Achilles tendon, which causes pain and disability. Multiple non-surgical treatments have been advocated for thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13047-019-0325-2

Impact of a Nursing Strategy for Mechanical Ventilation Liberation on Patients' Outcomes

Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Nagwa Ibrahim Abbas Ghoneim, Fatma Shoeib Ali Abd Elraheim, Hala A. Abdelrahman • Egyptian Journal of Health Care (2025)

Background:  Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is a critical milestone in intensive care, facilitating patient recovery and reducing the risk of ventilator-associated complications. Optimizing this process requires structure...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.417302

Effect of the students nurses personal pain experience on assessment of pain intensity and selection of appropriate number of pain interventions

P Hasani, S Mohamad-alizadeh, Y Nikiyan, Z Jalili et al. • Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (1994)

This investigation was undertaken to evaluate the " effect of the student nurses" personal pain experience on assessment of pain intensity and selection of appropriate number of pain interventions. Participants in this research were 150 fem...

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The effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and loneliness among family caregivers of cancer patients

Malihe Izanloo, Abbas Shamsalinia, Sepide Mohammadi, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian • حیات (2025)

Background & Aim: Emotional disclosure has been associated with improvements in psychological well-being, immune function, and physical health. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and ...

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Linear Potentiometer Sensor-Based of Athlete Flexibility Measurement Tool

Dzihan Khilmi Ayu Firdausi, Muhammad Eka Mardyansyah Simbolon, Indra Dwisaputra, Catur Pebriandani • Jurnal Teknik Elektro Indonesia (2024)

This study aims to develop a novel "sit and reach test" flexometer device utilizing a linear potentiometer sensor to quantitatively evaluate an individual's body flexibility. The innovation in this research lies in the utilization of electr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24036/jtein.v5i1.541

Low-Speed Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on ArSSAE Model Using Acoustic Emission and Vibration Signals

Syahril Ramadhan Saufi, Zair Asrar Bin Ahmad, Mohd Salman Leong, Meng Hee Lim • IEEE Access (2019)

The development of rolling element bearing fault diagnosis systems has attracted a great deal of attention due to bearing components having a high tendency toward unexpected failures. However, under low-speed operating conditions, the diagn...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2909756

Recognition of Faces in Unconstrained Environments: A Comparative Study

Javier Ruiz-del-Solar, Rodrigo Verschae, Mauricio Correa • EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing (2009)

The aim of this work is to carry out a comparative study of face recognition methods that are suitable to work in unconstrained environments. The analyzed methods are selected by considering their performance in former comparative studies, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2009/184617

Remaining Useful Life Prediction for Nonlinear Degraded Equipment With Bivariate Time Scales

Hong Pei, Changhua Hu, Xiaosheng Si, Jianfei Zheng et al. • IEEE Access (2019)

As the fundamental and prerequisite work of remaining useful life (RUL) prediction, degradation modeling directly affects the accuracy of RUL prediction. Existing degradation models are all developed under a single time scale, and less rese...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2951804

Gasification of Lignocellulosic Waste in Supercritical Water: Study of Thermodynamic Equilibrium as a Nonlinear Programming Problem

Julles Mitoura dos Santos Junior, Adriano Pinto Mariano • Eng (2024)

As one of the main industrial segments of the current geoeconomics scenario, agro-industrial activities generate excessive amounts of waste. The gasification of such waste using supercritical water (SCWG) has the potential to convert the wa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/eng5020060

The mining of materials with similar electronic properties from the Crystallographic Open Database (COD)

G Carbajal-Franco, E Rendón-Lara, I M Abundez-Barrera, A Vásquez-Aguilar • Materials Research Express (2020)

The finding of a material with the precise properties needed to solve a specific issue is the first topic that needs unraveling when an application is projected. One approach to find a material with a specific property value is to study a d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/ab7b2b