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Mediating effects of attitude on the relationship between knowledge and willingness to organ donation among nursing students

Xiaohang Chen, Xin Zhou, Yan Xu, Li Pan et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2024)

BackgroundThe current rate of organ donation in China falls significantly below the global average and the actual demand. Nursing students play a crucial role in supporting and promoting social and public welfare activities. This study prim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1370635

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

Changing trends of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgery in Bhutan: 2009-2018.

Nor Tshering Lepcha, Indra Prasad Sharma, Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota, Taraprasad Das et al. • PLoS ONE (2019)

PurposeTo obtain new rapid assessment of avoidable blindness (RAAB) data on the prevalence, causes and trends of blindness, visual impairment and cataract surgery; and compare the new 2018 data with the older RAAB 2009 data.MethodologyThe s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216398

Diversity of Leptospira spp. in Rats and Environment from Urban Areas of Sarawak, Malaysia

Chai Fung Pui, Lesley Maurice Bilung, Kasing Apun, Lela Su’ut • Journal of Tropical Medicine (2017)

Various prevalence studies on Leptospira in animals and humans, as well as environmental samples, had been conducted worldwide, including Malaysia. However, limited studies have been documented on the presence of pathogenic, intermediate, a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2017/3760674

Developing a nomogram to predict recurrent intussusception after pneumatic reduction of primary intussusception in children

Jie Liu, Danping Zeng, Zhihui Jiang, Wenli Xiu et al. • BMC Surgery (2024)

Abstract Backgroud Intussusception is a common acute abdominal disease in children, often leading to acute ileus in infants and young children. Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting recurrent intussusc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12893-024-02578-x

Preoperative and intraoperative assessment of myometrial invasion in patients with FIGO stage I non-endometrioid endometrial carcinoma—a large-scale, multi-center, and retrospective study

Xiaohang Yang, Jingjing Yin, Yu Fu, Yuanming Shen et al. • Diagnostic Pathology (2023)

Abstract Introduction Myometrial invasion is a prognostic factor for lymph node metastases and decreased survival in non-endometrioid endometrial carcinoma patients. Herein, we explored the mode of myometrial invasion diagnosis in FIGO stag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13000-023-01294-z

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

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN GERMANY

Matthias Perleth, Reinhard Busse • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

The objectives of this paper are to describe the status and development of health technology regulation with regard to coverage decisions and utilization, and to analyze the current situation of health technology assessment (HTA) in Germany...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101072

Digital health technology and diabetes management

Avivit Cahn, Amit Akirov, Itamar Raz • Journal of Diabetes (2017)

Diabetes care is largely dependent on patient self-management and empowerment, given that patients with diabetes must make numerous daily decisions as to what to eat, when to exercise, and determine their insulin dose and timing if required...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.12606

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

Digital biomarkers: Convergence of digital health technologies and biomarkers

Srikanth Vasudevan, Anindita Saha, Michelle E. Tarver, Bakul Patel • npj Digital Medicine (2022)

Over the last decade, increasing digitization across the healthcare continuum has revolutionized medical research, diagnostics, and therapeutics. This digitization has led to rapid advancements in the development and adoption of digital hea...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00583-z PMC: 8956713

Health technology assessment in Finland

Marjukka Mākelä, Risto Paavo Roine • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

Since the 1990s, health policy makers in Finland have been supportive of evidence-based medicine and approaches to implement its results. The Finnish Office for Health Technology Assessment (Finohta) has grown from a small start in 1995 to ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090497

Effects of maternal exercise during pregnancy on neonatal weight and subcutaneous fat thickness

Mengbi SHEN, Zixia WANG, Jiaqi ZHENG, Yan ZHANG et al. • 环境与职业医学 (2022)

BackgroundExercise during pregnancy is closely related to maternal and infant health. Previous studies in developed countries have linked maternal exercise during pregnancy with newborn body weight as well as subcutaneous fat thickness. How...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11836/JEOM22103

Pathway analysis of the impact of family function and self-efficacy on depression and anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

Fangliang Zou, Yi Fang, Yanshan Lin, Zikai Feng et al. • BMC Psychology (2024)

Abstract Background Patients undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) experience significant psychological distress due to infertility, with depression and anxiety being the most common manifestations. This study investigates the i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-02246-y

Effect of companion and midwife presence during mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on breastfeeding and postpartum pain: A clinical trail

Seyedeh Saeedeh Mousavi, Shima Haghani, Fatemeh Harati Kabir, Maryam Keshavarz • Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān (2025)

Introduction: Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby is very important in the first minutes after birth. Despite the great emphasis on its implementation, due to the lack of manpower and the numerous responsibilities of midwives, it i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2025.83361.6263

Analysing criteria for price and reimbursement of orphan drugs in Spain

Xavier Badia, Alicia Gil, José Luis Poveda-Andrés, John Shepherd et al. • Farmacia Hospitalaria (2019)

Objective: There are differences between countries regarding data requirements for orphan drug evaluation and it is also unknown which criteria might determine the price and reimbursement decision. This study aimed to identify the key c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7399/fh.11147

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

The Emergence of AI-Based Wearable Sensors for Digital Health Technology: A Review

Shaghayegh Shajari, Kirankumar Kuruvinashetti, Amin Komeili, Uttandaraman Sundararaj • Sensors (2023)

Disease diagnosis and monitoring using conventional healthcare services is typically expensive and has limited accuracy. Wearable health technology based on flexible electronics has gained tremendous attention in recent years for monitoring...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239498 PMC: 10708748

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN CANADA

Devidas Menon, Leigh-Ann Topfer • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVES: Since 1988, four government-funded health technology assessment (HTA) agencies have been established in Canada. This paper is a descriptive review of reports issued by these organizations during the period from 1988 to 1998. MET...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300102168