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The Indispensability of Mathematics

Mark Colyvan (2001)

Abstract Looks at the Quine–Putnam indispensability argument in the philosophy of mathematics. This argument urges us to place mathematical entities on the same ontological footing as other theoretical entities indispensable to our best sci...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/019513754x.001.0001

Mathematics of Computation

Harry Polachek • Mathematics of Computation (1960)

Beginning with the January 1960 issue, the title of Mathematical Tables and other Aids to Computation has been changed to Mathematics of Computation.The new name was unanimously adopted by the Editorial Committee in order to reflect the bro...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/s0025-5718-60-99239-5

Exploring the formation mechanism of off-flavor of irradiated yak meat based on metabolomics

Qia Wang, Kai Dong, Yongyan Wu, Fengping An et al. • Food Chemistry: X (2022)

Irradiation's effects on quality, volatile compounds, and differential metabolites of yak meat were studied. Irradiation dose at 3 kGy had no effect on yak meat quality, however irradiation dose at 5 kGy resulted in yak meat quality deterio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100494

An update on the impact of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic public awareness on cancer patients' COVID-19 vaccine compliance: Outcomes and recommendations

Lina Souan, Maher A. Sughayer, Maha Abu Alhowr, Khawlah Ammar et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

Background:Aside from the pandemic's negative health effects, the world was confronted with public confusion since proper communication and favorable decisions became an ongoing challenge. As a result, the public's perceptions were influenc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.923815

Feasibility study for interactive reporting of network meta-analysis: experiences from the development of the MetaInsight COVID-19 app for stakeholder exploration, re-analysis and sensitivity analysis from living systematic reviews

Yiqiao Xin, Clareece R. Nevill, Janion Nevill, Ewan Gray et al. • BMC Medical Research Methodology (2022)

Abstract Background Network meta-analysis (NMA) has been increasingly adopted worldwide by Cochrane reviews, guideline developers and decision-making bodies to identify optimal treatment choices. However, NMA results are often produced stat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12874-022-01507-x

Health technology assessment in Mexico

Octavio Gómez‐Dantés, Julio M. Frenk • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: The history of health technology assessment (HTA) in Mexico is examined, starting with the efforts to incorporate this topic into the policy agenda and culminating with the recent creation of a specialized public agency. METHODS...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090746

Should I walk, cycle or drive? Active-to-passive travel directness and mode choice across 15 months of GPS-traced trips

Karl Samuelsson, Torvid Kreisler, Noah Linder, Elena Farahbakhsh Touli et al. • Journal of Urban Mobility (2026)

Improving active travel infrastructure may not substantially increase cycling and walking if motorised transport continues to be largely perceived as the easier and more convenient option. Here, we develop a measure of comparative directnes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.urbmob.2026.100313

Psychosocial Risk Factors on Mining Workers Processing Copper and Gold Minerals during Covid-19 Pandemic

Khaerani Suci Lestari, Aditya Fadilah Muhamad, Arif Susanto, Edi Karyono Putro et al. • The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (2021)

Introduction: In the era of the Covid-19 pandemic, psychosocial issues as part of health and safety have become a popular mental health issue, particularly among gold and copper miners. This situation has led some companies to fire their un...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20473/ijosh.v10i3.2021.309-315

Semi-enclosed experimental system for coal spontaneous combustion for determining regional distribution of high-temperature zone of coal fire

Jingyu Zhao, Hanqi Ming, Tao Guo, Yuxuan Zhang et al. • International Journal of Coal Science & Technology (2022)

Abstract Temperature variation and gas generation at different depths and positions in the coal combustion process were studied to determine the propagation and evolution of high temperature regions in the process of coal spontaneous combus...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s40789-022-00535-8

Treatment seeking behaviors related to gonorrhea among female sex workers in 7 cities in Indonesia

Roselinda Roselinda, Nelly Puspandari • Health Science Journal of Indonesia (2014)

Abstrak Latar belakang:Gonore merupakan salah satu infeksi menular seksual yang menjadi permasalahan besar kesehatan terutama pada wanita penjaja seks (WPS) di Indonesia. Tujuan dari artikel ini adalah untuk melihat hubungan antara pola pen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22435/hsji.v4i2 Des.3438.87-92

A living archive of JEDI curriculum reform in graduate STEMM education

Shinyi Hsieh, Geremy D. Lowe, D'Anne S. Duncan, D'Anne S. Duncan • Frontiers in Education (2026)

Educational reform has become an important response to intersecting sociopolitical pressures, not only in the broader field of education but also in graduate education in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM), where s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2026.1856079

Displacement and Emplacement of Health Technology

Pascale Lehoux, Blake D. Poland, Geneviève Daudelin, Dave Holmes et al. • Science Technology & Human Values (2008)

The provision of “closer-to-patient” services has increased in most industrialized countries. However, the migration of services in non-traditional health care settings implies redefining the role of technical and human entities and transfo...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0162243907306966

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a standardised diagnostic assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties: the STADIA multi-centre RCT

Kapil Sayal, Laura Wyatt, Louise Thomson, Grace Holt et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2025)

Background Emotional disorders are common in children and young people and can significantly impair their quality of life. Evidence-based treatments require a timely and appropriate diagnosis. The utility of standardised diagnostic assessme...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/GJKS0519

Assessing, Pricing and Funding Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for Community-Acquired Acute Respiratory Tract Infections–Overview of Policies Applied in 17 European Countries

Sabine Vogler, Friederike Windisch • Antibiotics (2022)

Point-of-care diagnostic tests for community-acquired acute respiratory tract infections (CA-ARTI) can support doctors by improving antibiotic prescribing. However, little is known about health technology assessment (HTA), pricing and fundi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11080987

Health technology and health technology assessment

Konrad Obermann, Christian Thielscher • Medical economics (2021)

In addition to the doctor, technology is an essential aspect of healthcare. In many parts of the world, a visit to the doctor does not feel complete without a prescription for a drug. Advanced laboratory and imaging technology is indispensa...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781788211918.015

Exploring barriers and enablers to implementing a digital mental health crisis risk mitigation pathway in acute paediatric care: A multi-site, exploratory mixed-methods study

Takawira C Marufu, Jane Coad, Zaki Albelbisi, Tim Carter et al. • Digital Health (2026)

Objective Children and young people (CYP) presenting in mental health crisis to acute paediatric settings represent a growing clinical and system-level challenge. These environments, primarily designed for physical healthcare, frequently la...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076261431890

Medical informatics: the professional challenge

Anthony Nowlan • BMJ (1994)

LAN, WAN, PAS, PACS, and DAT—the acronyms trip off the tongue, but still most doctors ask, “What is medical informatics?” It presents an alluring vision. Take the all too familiar nightmare of a doctor in a busy outpatient clinic, reviewing...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.309.6966.1385 PMC: 2541331

Hackathons as Stepping Stones in Health Care Innovation: Case Study With Systematic Recommendations

Poncette, Akira-Sebastian, Rojas, Pablo-David, Hofferbert, Joscha, Valera Sosa, Alvaro et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2020)

BackgroundUntil recently, developing health technologies was time-consuming and expensive, and often involved patients, doctors, and other health care professionals only as passive recipients of the end product. So far, users have been mini...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/17004