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Psychometric analysis of the questionnaires for the assessment of upper limbs available in their Italian version: a systematic review of the structural and psychometric characteristics

Luca Barni, María Ruiz-Muñoz, Manuel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Antonio I. Cuesta-Vargas et al. • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (2021)

Abstract Introduction There is no systematic review that analyzes the psychometric properties of questionnaires in Italian. Previous studies have analyzed the psychometric characteristics of instruments for the measurement of pathologies of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01891-w

Peer Education and the Uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Female Sex Workers in South Africa

Nosipho Faith Makhakhe • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (2025)

The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20256115

Public–private partnership in pipelining science of acute care ecosystem: Insights from Taiwan's Presidential Hackathon

Chao‐Wen Chen, Yung‐Sung Yeh, Ta‐Chien Chan, Yi‐Syuan Wu • Learning Health Systems (2025)

Abstract Introduction The acute care system faced significant challenges in managing healthcare emergencies due to a lack of coordination between emergency services and logistical support. This disorganization undermined collaboration and r...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10474

Toward an integrated approach for mental health and psychosocial support and peacebuilding in North-East Nigeria: programme description and preliminary outcomes from ‘Counselling on Wheels’

Sharli Paphitis, Fatima Akilu, Natasha Chilambo, Abiye Iruayenama et al. • BJPsych Open (2023)

Background Despite theoretical support for including mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) with peacebuilding, few programmes in conflict-affected regions fully integrate these approaches. Aims To describe and assess preliminary o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.575

Symbolic CSR and public responses among young Chinese social media users: dual mediation of skepticism and trust, moderated by algorithmic ethical perception

Tian Zhang, Tao Song, Muhammad Zaiamri Zainal Abidin, Mumtaz Aini Alivi • Frontiers in Communication (2026)

Drawing on signaling theory and the cognitive-affective framework, this study developed a moderated serial mediation model to explain how perceived symbolic CSR is associated with public responses in algorithm-mediated environments. It exam...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcomm.2026.1717505

Impact of patient-centered communication on patient satisfaction scores in patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses: an experience from Kenya

Betty Sirera, Violet Naanyu, Peter Kussin, David Lagat • Frontiers in Medicine (2024)

BackgroundPatient satisfaction remains a key area of interest worldwide; utilizing a patient-centered communication approach, particularly with patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses may be one way to achieve this. However, there is ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1290907

The impact of the student-supervisor relationship on graduate student mental health: An integrative review

Huma Khalid, Sandra Della Porta • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2026)

In recent years, the mental health of graduate students has become a prominent concern in higher education, with many students experiencing elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, and psychological distress. These challenge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.103794

Public Administration

Jos C. N. Raadschelders • Oxford University Press eBooks (2011)

Public administration seeks to develop a comprehensive understanding of the internal structure and functioning of government, in all its complexity, and its interaction with society and its citizens. The book provides an account of the disc...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199693894.001.0001

Identity and Secession: The Case of the Secession of Slovenia and Croatia from Yugoslavia

D. V. Efremenko • Контуры глобальных трансформаций: политика, экономика, право (2021)

The secessions of Slovenia and Croatia – two interrelated and interdependent processes – put an end to the existence of the socialist federal Yugoslavia. The article examines the mutual influence of the identity transformations of the Slove...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.23932/2542-0240-2021-14-1-4

Israel, Iran, and Peace in the Middle East: An Analysis of Identity Formation, Enemy Construction, and the Logic of Expansionism

Bobby Rafipoor • Strategic Research on Social Problems (2026)

Introduction This article offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolving antagonism between Israel and Iran, integrating political-sociological, historical, and geopolitical perspectives. While the immediate catalyst for this inquiry is Is...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/srspi.2025.146689.2154

History and International Relations

Martin Wight (2023)

Abstract This book collects works by the late Professor Martin Wight (1913–1972), a historian and scholar of international relations. Wight conducted research on many topics, including British colonial history, European studies, internation...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192867476.001.0001

ECONOMIC STUDY FOR COST PEST DISEASES OF EGYPTION COTTON BEFORE AND AFTAR BIORATIONAL PEST PROGRAMME

Y. Ahmed • Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences (2006)

Cotton crop is one of the important crops at the local and international level as well. because various manufactures depend on it. In addition to it's first class among all agricultural exports, where it represents about 25% of the total ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2006.157618