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Genomic evolution and stability of the mcr-1-harboring IncI2 plasmid in the presence and absence of colistin

Cong Shen, Meina Wu, Minxuan Su, Hao Wu et al. • BMC Genomics (2025)

Abstract Background The emergence of plasmid-mediated colistin resistance, primarily driven by the mcr-1 gene, represents a major global health threat. IncI2 plasmids, one of the leading carriers of mcr-1, have been frequently recovered fro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-12325-y

Correlations between oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) initiations and policies that enable the use of PrEP to address HIV globally.

Janki Tailor, Jessica Rodrigues, John Meade, Kate Segal et al. • PLOS Global Public Health (2022)

Policies facilitating access to HIV prevention services, specifically for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), can foster enabling environments for service uptake. This analysis aims to establish whether policies enabling broad PrEP eligibility...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001202

Determinants of Catastrophic Health Expenditures: A Study in Hamedan, Iran

Maryam Fakhrzad, Ali Akbar Fazaeli, Yadollah Hamidi • Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System (2023)

Background: Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) has been explained as a growth in spending for health care services that exceeds 40% of total household income. Therefore, devoting a large portion of household resources to health care serv...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/jhsss.2021.93369.1444

How can we promote gender and sex equality in orthopaedics and traumatology surgery? Research avenues perspectives

Agathe Yvinou, Romain Alain • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (2025)

Abstract Gender and sex disparities persist in orthopaedic and traumatology surgery, making it one of the least diverse medical specialties worldwide. Despite growing women representation in medical education, women continue to be significa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06170-8

Cannabidivarin Treatment Ameliorates Autism-Like Behaviors and Restores Hippocampal Endocannabinoid System and Glia Alterations Induced by Prenatal Valproic Acid Exposure in Rats

Erica Zamberletti, Marina Gabaglio, Marie Woolley-Roberts, Sharon Bingham et al. • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (2019)

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental condition whose primary features include social communication and interaction impairments with restricted or repetitive motor movements. No approved treatment for the core symptoms is availa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00367

The world is coming to an end! COVID-19, depression, and anxiety among adolescents in Malawi

Chilungamo Mmanga, Yamikani Ndasauka, Jimmy Kainja, Fiskani Kondowe et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2023)

IntroductionThis paper assessed the effects of Covid-19 on adolescent mental health in Malawi. There is minimal research on adolescent mental health in Africa, Malawi in particular. The study shows a link between the pandemic and mental hea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1024793

Wi-Fi technology and human health impact: a brief review of current knowledge

Prlić Ivica, Šiško Jerko, Varnai Veda Marija, Pavelić Luka et al. • Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju (2022)

An enormous increase in the application of wireless communication in recent decades has intensified research into consequent increase in human exposure to electromagnetic (EM) radiofrequency (RF) radiation fields and potential health effect...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/aiht-2022-73-3402

Association of Race With Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, and Stroke

Michael J. Domanski, MD, Colin O. Wu, PhD, Xin Tian, PhD, Haiou Li, PhD et al. • JACC: Advances (2025)

Background: In prior studies of cumulative risk factor exposure, self-identified race was independently associated with incident cardiovascular disease (CVD). A recent study suggests clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic factors explain ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101811

Relationship between Sn elemental background values and regional longevity levels-Data from Yunnan, China.

Shuangshuang Zhu, Jiaxue Wang, Xin Zhou, Min Lai et al. • PLoS ONE (2025)

The relationship between the geographic environment and human health has been a long-standing focus of scientific inquiry. Sn as an essential trace element for the human body, play vital roles in individual health and may influence longevit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332369

Relative risk of suicide following exposure to recent stressors, Victoria, Australia

Angela Clapperton, Stuart Newstead, Lyndal Bugeja, Jane Pirkis • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (2019)

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to identify stressors over‐represented in the 12 months prior to death among 553 Victorian adults who died by suicide. Methods: Age‐ and sex‐specific suicide rates and relative risks of suicide were calc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12886

Investigating Spatial Effects through Machine Learning and Leveraging Explainable AI for Child Malnutrition in Pakistan

Xiaoyi Zhang, Muhammad Usman, Ateeq ur Rehman Irshad, Mudassar Rashid et al. • ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2024)

While socioeconomic gradients in regional health inequalities are firmly established, the synergistic interactions between socioeconomic deprivation and climate vulnerability within convenient proximity and neighbourhood locations with heal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ijgi13090330

Immunoinformatics and Reverse Vaccinology Approach for the Identification of Potential Vaccine Candidates against <i>Vandammella animalimors</i>

Ahmad Hasan, Wadi B. Alonazi, Muhammad Ibrahim, Li Bin • Microorganisms (2024)

Vandammella animalimorsus is a Gram-negative and non-motile bacterium typically transmitted to humans through direct contact with the saliva of infected animals, primarily through biting, scratches, or licks on fractured skin. The absence o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12071270

The quality of alternative models of primary health care and morbidity and mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis

Matías Mrejen, PhD, Rudi Rocha, PhD, Christopher Millett, PhD, Thomas Hone, PhD • The Lancet Regional Health. Americas (2021)

Background: Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100034

Environmental Disclosure Versus Environmental Performance: Implications for Corporate Financial Performance and Risk

Amama Shaukat, Grzegorz Trojanowski • Risks (2026)

Environmental considerations shape corporate strategy, risk management, and firm valuation. Yet, empirical evidence on the links between environmental performance, environmental disclosures and corporate financial performance is mixed and o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/risks14090192

From intra- to extra-uterine: early phase design of a transfer to extra-uterine life support through medical simulation

J. S. van Haren, J. S. van Haren, F. L. M. Delbressine, M. Monincx et al. • Frontiers in Medical Technology (2024)

IntroductionExtra-uterine life support technology could provide a more physiologic alternative for the treatment of extremely premature infants, as it allows further fetal growth and development ex utero. Animal studies have been carried ou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmedt.2024.1371447

Cohort profile: the Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research - a prospective cohort study on cognition

Pei-Iun Hsieh, Te-Hsuan Huang, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen et al. • Epidemiology and Health (2024)

The Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research (TIGER) was founded in 2011 to elucidate the interrelationships among various predictors of global and domain-specific cognitive impairment, with the aim of identifying older adul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2024057

Copper exposure association with prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance among US adults (NHANES 2011–2014)

Chen Chen, Qi Zhou, Ruiyue Yang, Zhu Wu et al. • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2021)

Background: Excessive copper (Cu) has risky effect on insulin resistance (IR), oxidative stress and inflammation. Instead, some studies reported serum Cu to be protective for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112295

One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic fabrics with stable mechanical performance in harsh conditions

Zhuoxing Liu, Kexin Zhao, Jie Ma, Shijie Liu et al. • Nature Communications (2026)

Abstract Developing robust water-repellent textiles is critical for outdoor, protective, and industrial applications. However, achieving long-lasting water repellency under mechanical stress remains a significant challenge. Conventional app...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-70857-7