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Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Terence W O'Neill, Robert Horne, Clare Jinks, Christian D Mallen et al. • NIHR Open Research (2026)

Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, belie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13751.3

Seroprevalence and risk factors of porcine cysticercosis in Mpwapwa district, eastern-Central Tanzania

Justine Daudi Maganira, Noel Mark Makwinya, Beda John Mwang'onde • Parasite Epidemiology and Control (2025)

Porcine cysticercosis, caused by the larval stage of Taenia species, poses significant health and economic challenges in low and lower-middle-income regions. This study assessed the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with the transm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2025.e00445

Engaging Older Adults to Guide the Development of Passive Home Health Monitoring to Support Aging in Place

Elinor Randi Schoenfeld, Tracy Trimboli, Kaylyn Schwartz, Givenchy Ayisi-Boahene et al. • Sensors (2025)

By 2050, most adults aged 65 and older in the United States will want to age independently at home, a goal that will strain healthcare resources. Adults aged 50 and older (N = 112) were recruited for study participation between 2018 and 202...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25247413

Veterinary Epidemiology

B CHOMEL • Sage eBooks (2008)

The author describes the specifics of veterinary epidemiology, in particular its domain and objectives. The large diversity of data sources are partly limited by the lack of standardized nomenclature and registries in many animal species. E...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412953948.n475

Transcatheter heart valve interventions for patients with rheumatic heart disease

Hellmuth Weich, Philip Herbst, Francis Smit, Anton Doubell • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

Rheumatic heart disease [RHD] is the most prevalent cause of valvular heart disease in the world, outstripping degenerative aortic stenosis numbers fourfold. Despite this, global resources are firmly aimed at improving the management of deg...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1234165

Epidemiology of ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia in Spain: A cross-sectional study

G. Ortega Suero, M.J. Abenza Abildúa, C. Serrano Munuera, I. Rouco Axpe et al. • Neurología (English Edition) (2023)

Introduction: Ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia are rare neurodegenerative syndromes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of these disorders in Spain in 2019. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicentre, retros...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2023.04.003

Epidemiology of varicose veins

Michael J. Callam • British journal of surgery (1994)

Assessment and treatment of varicose veins comprises a significant part of the surgical workload. In the UK, National Health Service waiting lists suggest that there is still considerable unmet need. This review analyses all published data ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800810204

Introduction to Epidemiology

Sajid Suleman • Elsevier eBooks (1978)

This chapter introduces the foundational concepts of epidemiology as the scientific study of health and disease patterns in populations. It outlines the distinction between descriptive and analytical approaches, establishing the importance ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-745250-0.50015-1

Research Progress of Citrus Melanose

Feng HUANG, Aitian PENG, Xiaobing SONG, Yiping CUI et al. • Guangdong nongye kexue (2024)

Citrus melanose consists of a series of plant diseases caused by the fungal species of the genus Diaporthe. It has been reported with over 30 Diaporthe species on citrus, including several important fungal pathogens, endophytes, saprophytes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16768/j.issn.1004-874X.2024.06.003

Epidemiology and burden of osteoarthritis

Anna Litwic, Mark Hiley Edwards, Elaine Margaret Dennison, Cyrus C. Cooper • British Medical Bulletin (2013)

BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease involving the cartilage and many of its surrounding tissues. Disease progression is usually slow but can ultimately lead to joint failure with pain and disability. OA of the hi...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bmb/lds038 PMC: 3690438

Epidemiology;: An introductory text

Judith S. Mausner, Anita K. Bahn • Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) (1974)

This classic text presents the basic principles of epidemiology. It includes coverage of epidemiologic concepts, measurements of morbidity and mortality, sources of data on community health, selected indices of health, descriptive epidemiol...

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Narrative Medicine

Rita Charon (2006)

Abstract Narrative medicine has emerged in response to a commodified health care system that places corporate and bureaucratic concerns over the needs of the patient. Generated from a confluence of sources including humanities and medicine,...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195166750.001.0001

Springer Handbook of Robotics

• Industrial Robot the international journal of robotics research and application (2009)

Springer Handbooks provide a concise compilation of approved key information on methods of research, general principles, and functional relationships in physical sciences and engineering.The world's leading experts in the fields of physics ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2009.04936dae.001

Benchmarking spiking neurons for linear quadratic regulator control of multi-linked pole on a cart: from single neuron to ensemble

Shreyan Banerjee, Luna Gava, Aasifa Rounak, Vikram Pakrashi • Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering (2025)

The emerging field of neuromorphic computing for edge control applications poses the need to quantitatively estimate and limit the number of spiking neurons, to reduce network complexity and optimize the number of neurons per core and hence...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/2634-4386/ae0fc0

In the Ensemble with Technical Subjects

V. I. Ignatyev • Дискурс (2020)

Introduction. The purpose of the paper is to test the hypothesis about the entry into the social interactions of actors of a special kind - devices with artificial intelligence. The author proposes to discuss a hypothesis about the emergenc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.32603/2412-8562-2019-5-6-57-71

Proactive Caching and Forwarding Schemes for Seamless Handover in IEEE WAVE Networks

Young-uk Chung, Hyukjoon Lee, Yong-Hoon Choi, Chungwon Lee • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (2013)

The IEEE Wireless Access for Vehicular Environment (WAVE) standard consists of the IEEE 802.11p and the IEEE 1609 specifications supporting fast link establishment as well as broadband data communication in vehicular environment. Although t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2013/627691