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Uncovering the spatiotemporal evolution of the service industry based on geo-big-data- a case study on the bath industry in China

Bingyu Zhao, Jingzhong Li, Bing Xue • Computational Urban Science (2023)

Abstract The bath industry has multiple attributes, such as economic, health, and cultural communication. Therefore, exploring this industry's spatial pattern evolution is crucial to forming a healthy and balanced development model. Based o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s43762-023-00085-y

Automated wound care by employing a reliable U-Net architecture combined with ResNet feature encoders for monitoring chronic wounds

Maali Alabdulhafith, Abduljabbar S. Ba Mahel, Nagwan Abdel Samee, Noha F. Mahmoud et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2024)

Quality of life is greatly affected by chronic wounds. It requires more intensive care than acute wounds. Schedule follow-up appointments with their doctor to track healing. Good wound treatment promotes healing and fewer problems. Wound ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1310137

A Comprehensive Analysis of Healthcare Big Data Management, Analytics and Scientific Programming

Shah Nazir, Sulaiman Khan, Habib Ullah Khan, Shaukat Ali et al. • IEEE Access (2020)

Healthcare systems are transformed digitally with the help of medical technology, information systems, electronic medical records, wearable and smart devices, and handheld devices. The advancement in the medical big data, along with the ava...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2995572

Alterations in Hip and Knee Joint Contact Force Waveforms and Orientation Induced by Gait Modifications: A Case Study

Laura Rathmair, Willi Koller, Clara Egner, Kevin Kitir et al. • Current Issues in Sport Science (2026)

Introduction & Purpose Idiopathic torsional deformities of lower limb bones can affect a patient’s gait pattern and joint health, while their cause remains unidentified (Koller et al., 2026). Abnormal joint loadings and the progression of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36950/2026.5ciss011

Identification and Functional Assessment of the First Placental Adhesin of Treponema pallidum That May Play Critical Role in Congenital Syphilis

Shekerah Primus, Sandra C. Rocha, Lorenzo Giacani, Lorenzo Giacani et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

Syphilis is a global, re-emerging sexually transmitted infection and congenital syphilis remains a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes due to bacterial infection in developing nations with a high rate of fetus loss. The molecular mech...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.621654

Incorporating genetic selection into individual‐based models of malaria and other infectious diseases

Ian M. Hastings, Diggory Hardy, Katherine Kay, Raman Sharma • Evolutionary Applications (2020)

Abstract Introduction Control strategies for human infections are often investigated using individual‐based models (IBMs) to quantify their impact in terms of mortality, morbidity and impact on transmission. Genetic selection can be incorpo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1111/eva.13077

Research advances in Apert syndrome

Satrupa Das, Anjana Munshi • Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research (2018)

Apert syndrome is one of the several genetic syndromes associated with craniosynostosis, a condition that includes premature fusion of one or multiple cranial sutures. There has been significant clinical variation among different sutural sy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2017.05.006

A Comparative Analysis of the Chloroplast Genomes of Four Polygonum Medicinal Plants

Shuai Guo, Shuai Guo, Xuejiao Liao, Xuejiao Liao et al. • Frontiers in Genetics (2022)

Polygonum is a generalized genus of the Polygonaceae family that includes various herbaceous plants. In order to provide aid in understanding the evolutionary and phylogenetic relationship in Polygonum at the chloroplast (cp) genome-scale l...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.764534

CRISPR/Cas9 for hepatitis B virus infection treatment

Bo Cai, Shixue Chang, Yuhan Tian, Shuai Zhen • Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (2023)

Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global health challenge. Despite the availability of effective preventive vaccines, millions of people are at risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Current drug therapies inhibi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/iid3.866

Functional annotation of the human retinal pigment epithelium transcriptome

Gorgels Theo GMF, van der Spek Peter J, Verkerk Annemieke JMH, Essing Anke HW et al. • BMC Genomics (2009)

Abstract Background To determine level, variability and functional annotation of gene expression of the human retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the key tissue involved in retinal diseases like age-related macular degeneration and retinitis ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-164

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

Monogenic obesity due to MC4R deficiency: lessons from a multigenerational case

Eleni Z. Giannopoulou, Stefanie Zorn, Melanie Schirmer, Stephanie Brandt-Heunemann et al. • Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics (2026)

Abstract Background Melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) deficiency is the most common monogenic cause of obesity, yet remains underdiagnosed. Patients with monogenic obesity often undergo a frustrating diagnostic and therapeutic odyssey of years...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40348-025-00214-z

Genetics of MDS

Seishi Ogawa • Blood (2019)

Our knowledge about the genetics of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and related myeloid disorders has been dramatically improved during the past decade, in which revolutionized sequencing technologies have played a major role. Through inten...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2018-10-844621 PMC: 6587668

An Anthropology of Biomedicine

Margaret M. Lock, Vinh‐Kim Nguyen (2018)

An Anthropology of Biomedicine is an exciting new introduction to biomedicine and its global implications. Focusing on the ways in which the application of biomedical technologies bring about radical changes to societies at large, cultural ...

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Dental Anthropology

Simon W Hillson • Cambridge University Press eBooks (1996)

Teeth are one of the best sources of evidence for both identification and studies of demography, biological relationships and health in ancient human communities. This text introduces the complex biology of teeth and provides a practical gu...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139170697

The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Catherine S. Dolan, Emma Gilberthorpe, Dinah Rajak • Wiley eBooks (2017)

The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology is the most complete reference resource for the field of anthropology and interrelated areas, providing an authoritative and expert overview of the concepts, research, and techniques that toget...

OPENALEX public-domain DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396

Health claims about cannabidiol (CBD) at the point-of-sale in three U.S. states with disparate cannabis policies

Kimberly G. Wagoner, Olivia E. Horton, Cynthia K. Suerken, E. Alfonso Romero-Sandoval et al. • Preventive Medicine Reports (2026)

Objectives: We assessed point-of-sale advertising for CBD in three states with different cannabis laws (i.e., medical/recreational use; medical only; CBD/low THC) to determine if CBD is marketed in ways that are prohibited by the U.S. Food ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2026.103472