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The influence of frailty syndrome on medication adherence among elderly patients with hypertension

Jankowska-Polańska B, Dudek K, Szymanska-Chabowska A, Uchmanowicz I • Clinical Interventions in Aging (2016)

Beata Jankowska-Polańska,1 Krzysztof Dudek,2 Anna Szymanska-Chabowska,3 Izabella Uchmanowicz1 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 2Department of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of ...

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Evaluating the Psychological Impacts Related to COVID-19 of Vietnamese People Under the First Nationwide Partial Lockdown in Vietnam

Xuan Thi Thanh Le, Anh Kim Dang, Jayson Toweh, Quang Nhat Nguyen et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2020)

This is the first time in Vietnam that people have undergone “social distancing” to minimize the spreading of infectious disease, COVID-19. These deliberate preemptive strategies may have profound impacts on the mental health of the populat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00824

Spatiotemporal analysis of hospitalizations, mortality and access to intravenous thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in Southern Brazil

Samile Bonfim, Miyoko Massago, Vinicius Lopes Giacomin, Matheus Henrique Arruda Beltrame et al. • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Globally, stroke is a leading cause of mortality and disability, affecting approximately 15 million people annually. This study aimed to analyze hospitalizations, deaths, and thrombolysis for ischemic stroke in Southern ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27097-7

THE USE AND IMPACT OF RAPID HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS

David M. Hailey, Paula Corabian, Christa Harstall, Wendy L. Schneider • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVES: To consider the impact of rapid health technology assessments undertaken as part of a program in a provincial healthcare system in response to urgent requests for advice. METHODS: Review of the development and preparation of 20 ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101205

A Single Simulated Heliox Dive Modifies Endothelial Function in the Vascular Wall of ApoE Knockout Male Rats More Than Females

Simin Berenji Ardestani, Simin Berenji Ardestani, Vladimir V. Matchkov, Ingrid Eftedal et al. • Frontiers in Physiology (2019)

IntroductionThe number of divers is rising every year, including an increasing number of aging persons with impaired endothelial function and concomitant atherosclerosis. While diving is an independent modulator of endothelial function, lit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01342

A 1-minute blood test detects decreased immune function and increased clinical risk in COVID-19 patients

Chirajyoti Deb, Allan N. Salinas, Tianyu Zheng, Aurea Middleton et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract Upon infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, most people will develop no or mild symptoms. However, a small percentage of the population will become severely ill, and some will succumb to death. The clinical seve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02863-2

The Protective Effect of Sulforaphane against Oxidative Stress through Activation of NRF2/ARE Pathway in Human Granulosa Cells

Sahar Esfandyari, Ashraf Aleyasin, Zahra Noroozi, Maryam Taheri et al. • Cell Journal (2021)

Objective: Sulforaphane (SFN) is a natural free radical scavenger that can reduce oxidative stress (OS) through mediating nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NF-E2-related factor 2 or NRF2)/antioxidant response element (ARE) signal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2021.7393

Pan bread quality as affected by some nano and fermented-nano food industries by-products

El-Sayed I. Yousif, Attia A. Yaseen, Abdel-Fatah A. Abdel-Fatah, Abdel-Hafeez A. Shouk et al. • Bulletin of the National Research Centre (2020)

Abstract Background Rapid development of nanotechnology is expected to transform many areas of food technology with increasing investment and market share. Also, phytochemical-rich foods have attracted consumer’s attention due to their abil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42269-020-00315-x

Methods for Population-Adjusted Indirect Comparisons in Health Technology Appraisal

David Phillippo, Anthony E. Ades, Sofia Dias, Stephen Palmer et al. • Medical Decision Making (2017)

Standard methods for indirect comparisons and network meta-analysis are based on aggregate data, with the key assumption that there is no difference between the trials in the distribution of effect-modifying variables. Methods which relax t...

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Barriers and facilitators of retention in care after cervical cancer screening: patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives

Judith Owokuhaisa, Eleanor Turyakira, Frank Ssedyabane, Deusdedit Tusubira et al. • BMC Women's Health (2024)

Abstract Background Cervical cancer continues to threaten women’s health, especially in low-resource settings. Regular follow-up after screening and treatment is an effective strategy for monitoring treatment outcomes. Consequently, underst...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-03343-1

A hybrid plasmid formed by recombination of a virulence plasmid and a resistance plasmid in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Miaomiao Xie, Ning Dong, Kaichao Chen, Xuemei Yang et al. • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (2020)

Objective: The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) facilitates simultaneous dissemination of virulence and resistance in a single event, which poses serious threat to public health. Methods:...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.10.018

Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in rugby league; influences of age, body composition and ancestry

Alice Sharples, Rob Duffield, Jarrod Wade, Hugh H. K. Fullagar • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2024)

Introduction Rugby league is a physically demanding sport that necessitates considerable nutritional intake, focusing on quality and type, in order to optimize training and competition demands. However, rugby league athletes are reported to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2024.2411714

Modern physical and health technologies

Oleksandr Ivanovich Vaniuk • Electronic Institutional Repository of Zaporizhzhya National Technical University (Zaporizhzhya National Technical University) (2022)

Vaniuk O. I. Modern physical and health technologies / O. I. Vaniuk // Тиждень науки-2022. Тези доповідей науково-технічної конференції, Запоріжжя, 18-22 квітня 2022 р. / Редкол. : В. В. Наумик (відпов. ред.) Електрон. дані. – Запоріжжя : Н...

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Melanopsin and Cone Photoreceptor Inputs to the Afferent Pupil Light Response

Andrew J. Zele, Andrew J. Zele, Prakash Adhikari, Prakash Adhikari et al. • Frontiers in Neurology (2019)

Background: Retinal photoreceptors provide the main stage in the mammalian eye for regulating the retinal illumination through changes in pupil diameter, with a small population of melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00529

Design and Optimization of Trastuzumab-Functionalized Nanolipid Carriers for Targeted Capecitabine Delivery: Anti-Cancer Effectiveness Evaluation in MCF-7 and SKBR3 Cells

Das S, Satapathy BS, Pattnaik G, Pattanaik S et al. • International Journal of Nanomedicine (2025)

Shubhashree Das,1 Bhabani Sankar Satapathy,2 Gurudutta Pattnaik,1 Sovan Pattanaik,3 Yahya Alhamhoom,4 Mohamed Rahamathulla,4 Mohammed Muqtader Ahmed,5 Ismail Pasha6 1Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Centuri...

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Plasma Non-Enzymatic Antioxidant Capacity (NEAC) in Relation to Dietary NEAC, Nutrient Antioxidants and Inflammation-Related Biomarkers

Cayetano Javier Carrión-García, Eduardo Jesús Guerra-Hernández, Belén García-Villanova, Mauro Serafini et al. • Antioxidants (2020)

(1) Background: Little is known about the interlinkages between dietary and plasma non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity (D-NEAC and P-NEAC, respectively) and the body’s antioxidant and inflammation response. Our aim was to explore these assoc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox9040301

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Halfdan Mahler, Student • PEDIATRICS (1977)

Essential health care requires essential health technology, a technology which people can understand and which the non-expert can apply. The identification or generation of such technology forms part of the revolution in community health an...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.60.6.883

Understanding rice preferences and awareness of brown rice among persons with diabetes: A mixed methods study from South India

Rani Mohanraj, Shuba Kumar, Sylvia Jayakumar, Shanmugam Shobana et al. • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2026)

Polished white rice (WR), high in refined carbohydrates, the main staple in South India is associated with enhanced risk of diabetes. Brown Rice (BR), with lower glycemic load, high fibre content and micronutrients, is a healthier choice. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102385

Tecnologia educacional como estratégia de empoderamento de pessoas com enfermidades crônicas [Educational technology as a strategy for the empowerment of people with chronic illnesses]

Lina Márcia Miguéis Berardinelli, Nathália Aparecida Costa Guedes, Juliana Pereira Ramos, Michelle Garcia Nascimento e Silva • Revista Enfermagem UERJ (2015)

Os objetivos deste estudo foram: desenvolver o trabalho em grupo a fim de conhecer o cotidiano e o processo saúde/adoecimento/cuidado das pessoas com enfermidades crônicas; e analisar se o trabalho de grupo potencializou o empoderamento e q...

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Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles through the Piper cubeba ethanolic extract and their enzyme inhibitory activities

Khalil Ahmad, Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Taimoor Afzal, Mohsin Abbas Khan et al. • Frontiers in Chemistry (2023)

Introduction: The area of “Green Synthesis of Nano-medicine,” as compared to its synthetic counterparts, is a relatively safer research technology for various biomedical applications, including identification, therapeutic application, and p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1065986