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Effectiveness of Back care education Programme among school children: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Canice Chukwudi Anyachukwu, Confidence Chinemerem Amarah, Blessing Chiagozikam Atueyi, Ifeanyi Anthony et al. • BMC Pediatrics (2024)

Abstract Study design Systematic review of Randomised controlled trials. Objectives With the increasing incidence of back pain among children and its untold implications to their future, back education tailored in an effective way would be ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04563-y

Health technology, quality and safety in a learning health system

Elizabeth Marie Borycki, Andre William Kushniruk • Healthcare Management Forum (2022)

Health technology quality and safety is an important issue for health informatics (i.e. digital health) professionals. Health technologies have been used to (1) collect data that can be analyzed to improve the quality and safety of healthca...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704221139383 PMC: 9975897

Barriers and facilitators to utilizing digital health technologies by healthcare professionals

Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Hebatullah Mohamed Abdulazeem, Lenny Vasanthan, Edson Zangiacomí Martínez et al. • npj Digital Medicine (2023)

Abstract Digital technologies change the healthcare environment, with several studies suggesting barriers and facilitators to using digital interventions by healthcare professionals (HPs). We consolidated the evidence from existing systemat...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-023-00899-4 PMC: 10507089

Issues in the Cross-National Assessment of Health Technology

Michael Drummond, Bernard S. Bloom, Guy Carrin, Alan L. Hillman et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (1992)

With the growing international literature in economic evaluation and the rapid spread of new health technologies, there is a need to undertake, or at least interpret, economic evaluations on the international level. However, the ways in whi...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300002361

Hormonal Influences on ADC Values in Breast Tissues: A Scoping Review of DWI in Pre- and Post-menopausal Women [version 3; peer review: 2 approved]

Neil Barnes Abraham, Abhimanyu Pradhan, Suresh Sukumar, Sneha Ravichandran et al. • F1000Research (2025)

Background Breast cancer remains a significant global health concern, with early diagnosis and risk factor identification crucial for improving outcomes. Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) measurements...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.153999.3

The Impact of Bio-Based Fertilizer Integration Into Conventional Grassland Fertilization Programmes on Soil Bacterial, Fungal, and Nematode Communities

Demi Ryan, Anna Karpinska, Patrick J. Forrestal, S. M. Ashekuzzaman et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2022)

Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant macro-nutrient applied to soil in agriculture, mainly sourced from non-renewable mined phosphate-rock, of which readily accessible reserves are currently under pressure, while global food demand continue...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.832841

The effects of women's empowerment on the nutritional status of children in Nigeria using the 2018 demographic health survey

Ademola Akinlade, Mercy Olateju, Mayowa Salami, Oluwaseyifunmi Akinlade et al. • Babcock University Medical Journal (2026)

Objectives: The empowerment of women critically influences child nutrition in Nigeria, where malnutrition remains a major public health challenge. This study examines the relationship between dimensions of women’s empowerment, economic, edu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.38029/babcockuniv.med.j..v9i3.1114

Real World Data in Health Technology Assessment of Complex Health Technologies

Milou Milou, Johan Pontén, Rick A. Vreman, Aukje K. Mantel-Teeuwisse et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2022)

The available evidence on relative effectiveness and risks of new health technologies is often limited at the time of health technology assessment (HTA). Additionally, a wide variety in real-world data (RWD) policies exist among HTA organiz...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.837302 PMC: 8866967

The Downregulation of eIF3a Contributes to Vemurafenib Resistance in Melanoma by Activating ERK via PPP2R1B

Shi-Long Jiang, Shi-Long Jiang, Zhi-Bin Wang, Zhi-Bin Wang et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2021)

Vemurafenib, a BRAF V600E inhibitor, provides therapeutic benefits for patients with melanoma, but the frequent emergence of drug resistance remains a challenge. An understanding of the mechanisms underlying vemurafenib resistance may gener...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.720619

Robotic-assisted anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a comparative analysis of modified transtibial and anteromedial portal techniques in cadaveric knees

Ling Zhang, Jinpeng Lin, Xuan Zhao, Mingwei Liu et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2024)

Introduction: This study employed surgical robot to perform anatomic single-bundle reconstruction using the modified transtibial (TT) technique and anteromedial (AM) portal technique. The purpose was to directly compare tunnel and graft cha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1360560

Use of qualitative and mixed methods research in diagnostic technology evaluation and implementation: insights from a systematic review

Caity Roleston, Umasha Ukwatte, Nia Roberts, Gail N. Hayward et al. • Diagnostic and Prognostic Research (2026)

Abstract Background Development of new diagnostic health technologies is increasing, alongside interest in how they can be implemented into health services. Evaluation of new diagnostic tests has typically consisted of technical and diagnos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s41512-026-00240-z

Molecular Informatics, Chemometrics, and Sensory Omics for Constructing an Umami Peptide Cluster Library Across the Entire Lager Beer Brewing Process

Yashuai Wu, Ruiyang Yin, Wenjing Tian, Wanqiu Zhao et al. • Foods (2026)

Umami taste in lager beer not only determined body fullness and the backbone of aftertaste, but also affected the controllability and interpretability of flavor expression across the entire brewing process. Based on stage-wise sampling, pep...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods15040641

SARS and Population Health Technology

Günther Eysenbach • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2003)

The recent global outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) provides an opportunity to study the use and impact of public health informatics and population health technology to detect and fight a global epidemic. Population healt...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5.2.e14 PMC: 1550560

ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING CURVE IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

Craig Robert Ramsay, Adrian Grant, Sheila A. Wallace, Paul H. Garthwaite et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVE: We reviewed and appraised the methods by which the issue of the learning curve has been addressed during health technology assessment in the past. METHOD: We performed a systematic review of papers in clinical databases (BIOSIS, ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300103149

HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES

Maria Carolina Salustino dos Santos, Ana Emília Araújo de Oliveira, Raquel Carvalho Lima, Iracema Vitória Gomes Lins Paz et al. • Health and Society (2022)

The use of health technologies provides better health management, anchored in equity, communication and governance in health. Technologies are conceptualized as a tool, which helps from planning to the execution of activities, and can be ap...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.51249/hs.v2i02.1011

Reported Challenges in Health Technology Assessment of Complex Health Technologies

Milou A. Hogervorst, Rick A. Vreman, Aukje Kaija Mantel-Teeuwisse, Wim Goettsch • Value in Health (2021)

OBJECTIVES: With complex health technologies entering the market, methods for health technology assessment (HTA) may require changes. This study aimed to identify challenges in HTA of complex health technologies. METHODS: A survey was sent ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.11.1356

Statistical assessment of the learning curves of health technologies

Craig Robert Ramsay, Adrian Grant, Sheila A. Wallace, Paul H. Garthwaite et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2001)

OBJECTIVES: (1) To describe systematically studies that directly assessed the learning curve effect of health technologies. (2) Systematically to identify 'novel' statistical techniques applied to learning curve data in other fields, such a...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta5120

Purification, Characterization and Bactericidal Action of Lysozyme, Isolated from <i>Bacillus subtillis</i> BSN314: A Disintegrating Effect of Lysozyme on Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria

Muhammad Naveed, Yadong Wang, Xian Yin, Malik Wajid Hussain Chan et al. • Molecules (2023)

In the present study, lysozyme was purified by the following multi-step methodology: salt (ammonium sulfate) precipitation, dialysis, and ultrafiltration. The lysozyme potential was measured by enzymatic activity after each purification ste...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031058

The Colorectal Cancer Screening Programme in the Basque Country: obtaining a good performance by means of professional collaboration

Isabel Portillo, Isabel Idigoras, Isabel Bilbao, Jose Luis Hurtado et al. • International Journal of Integrated Care (2019)

Introduction: The Basque Health Service approved the Colorectal Cancer (CRC) screening programme in 2008; targeted at residents (50 to 69 years old) estimated 598,201 by biennial faecal immunochemical test (FIT) and colonoscopy in positive ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5334/ijic.s3166