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A novel and accelerated method for integrated alignment and variant calling from short and long reads

Jinnan Hu, Donald Freed, Hanying Feng, Hong Chen et al. • Frontiers in Bioinformatics (2026)

BackgroundIntegrating short- and long-read sequencing technologies has become a promising approach for achieving accurate and comprehensive genomic analysis. Although short-read sequencing (Illumina, etc.) offers high base accuracy and cost...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbinf.2025.1691056

Medical Informatics in Morocco

Mohammed Bennani Othmani, Samir Diouny, Omar Bouhaddou • Yearbook of Medical Informatics (2013)

OBJECTIVES: Informatics is an essential tool for helping to transform healthcare from a paper-based to a digital sector. This article explores the state-of-the-art of health informatics in Morocco. Specifically, it aims to give a general ov...

OPENALEX other-oa DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638855

Medical Informatics in Medical Research

Michel Anoumou Missinou, Saadou Issifou, Evelyn Anane‐Sarpong, Ibrahim I Abubakar et al. • Methods of Information in Medicine (2006)

OBJECTIVES: Computers are widely used for data management in clinical trials in the developed countries, unlike in developing countries. Dependable systems are vital for data management, and medical decision making in clinical research. Mon...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634108

Trends in Proportion of Delirium Among Older Emergency Department Patients in South Korea, 2017–2022

Jeongmin Moon, Seonji Kim, Daesung Lim, Ho Kyung Sung et al. • Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (2025)

Introduction: Delirium is a critical neuropsychiatric condition that surged among older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, likely due to social isolation resulting from distancing measures. In this study we exam...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5811/westjem.41507

Lessons From a Rapid Project Management Exercise in the Time of Pandemic: Methodology for a Global COVID-19 VIRUS Registry Database

Janice R Turek, Vikas Bansal, Aysun Tekin, Shuchita Singh et al. • JMIR Research Protocols (2022)

BackgroundThe rapid emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic globally collapsed health care organizations worldwide. Incomplete knowledge of best practices, progression of disease, and its impact could result in fallible care. Data on symptoms an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/27921

The Association of Social Determinants of Health Screening With Developmental and Social-Emotional Outcomes in Children Enrolled in Head Start

Elizabeth K. Farkouh, Loren L. Toussaint, Brian A. Lynch • Journal of Primary Care & Community Health (2025)

Introduction/Objectives: Social determinants of health (SDOH) have the potential to differentially impact child developmental outcomes. This study examined whether scores on the Environmental Screening Questionnaire (ESQ), a newly developed...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21501319251384525

Income and education predict elevated depressive symptoms in the general population: results from the Gutenberg health study

Jasmin Schlax, Claus Jünger, Manfred E. Beutel, Thomas Münzel et al. • BMC Public Health (2019)

Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) has a strong association with depression or physical and mental health in general. However, as SES is a multifaceted construct these associations are not easy to explain. Further, there are sev...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6730-4

Is Medical Informatics an Art or a Science?

Reinhold Haux, Arie Hasman, A. T. McCray, Johan van der Lei • Methods of Information in Medicine (2006)

Summary Objective: To give an introduction to the special topic on ‘Medical Informatics: Art or Sciene?‘ in honor of Prof. Dr. Jan Hendrik van Bemmel. Method: Retrospective, personal review on his work. Results and Conclusions: Jan H. van B...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634130

Formal Education in Medical Informatics

J. R. Möhr, Franz Josef Leven, Martin Rothemund • Methods of Information in Medicine (1982)

A specialized curriculum for education in medical informatics at university level was initiated jointly by the University of Heidelberg and the Polytechnical School of Heilbronn in 1972. The experience gained during the past decade is revie...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1635408

Effects of individualized rTMS on functional connectivity related to the default mode network and frontal-parietal network in major depressive disorder: exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Jing Jin, Yun Wang, Sixiang Liang, Qingchen Fan et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2025)

Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been shown to alleviate depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), typically by targeting the dorsolateral (DLPFC) or dorsomedial pref...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103902

Central vein sign: A diagnostic biomarker in multiple sclerosis (CAVS-MS) study protocol for a prospective multicenter trial

D. Ontaneda, P. Sati, P. Raza, M. Kilbane et al. • NeuroImage: Clinical (2021)

The specificity and implementation of current MRI-based diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis (MS) are imperfect. Approximately 1 in 5 of individuals diagnosed with MS are eventually determined not to have the disease, with overrelianc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102834

Evaluation of the Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors (QLACS) scale for long-term cancer survivors in a sample of breast cancer survivors

Foley Kristie, Ip Edward, Avis Nancy E • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2006)

Abstract Background This paper evaluates psychometric properties of a recently developed measure focusing on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of long-term cancer survivors, the Quality of Life in Adult Survivors scale (QLACS), in a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-4-92

Multi-label classification of fundus images based on graph convolutional network

Yinlin Cheng, Mengnan Ma, Xingyu Li, Yi Zhou • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2021)

Abstract Background Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the most common and serious microvascular complication in the diabetic population. Using computer-aided diagnosis from the fundus images has become a method of detecting retinal diseases, but...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01424-x

Health-related quality of life in Chinese population with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a national multicenter survey

Rui Huang, Jian-Gao Fan, Jun-Ping Shi, Yi-Min Mao et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2021)

Abstract Background Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL) is a multi-dimensional construct that can comprehensively evaluate the patient’s health status, including physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. In this study, we aimed t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01778-w

Denosumab and Bisphosphonate Treatment of Osteoporosis in Renal Transplant Recipients

Serdar Şahin, Nurhan Seyahi, Sinan Trabulus, Hande Mefkure Özkaya et al. • Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal (2021)

Objective: Kidney transplant recipients are at risk of losing bone mineral density. Osteoporosis and fractures cause serious complications in renal transplant recipients. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonate and de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5152/cjm.2021.21039

Requirements for Vitiligo Registry Design in Iran: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study

Zahra Arabkermani, Roxana Sharifian, Peivand Bastani, Azadeh Bashiri et al. • Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System (2025)

Background: Vitiligo is a prevalent skin disorder that has significant biological and social consequences for the affected individuals. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken to diagnose this disease and treat patients, and powerfu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/jhsss.2024.101583.1884