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Identifying research particiaption effects through qualitative methods: Feedback from Research Engagement Consultants involved in a pediatric mental health comparative effectiveness trial

Elisabeth A. Stelson, Mallory Bolenbaugh, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Cassidy Branch et al. • SSM: Qualitative Research in Health (2021)

Research participation effects (RPEs)—effects due to study design rather than study intervention—have long been acknowledged as a research phenomenon. Identifying RPEs is crucial to understanding the true effects of an intervention and outc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100023

Cross-sectional study of height and weight in the population of Andalusia from age 3 to adulthood

Cosano Carlos, Molina Jose, Castillo Juan, García Juan et al. • BMC Endocrine Disorders (2008)

Abstract Background and objectives In Andalusia there were no studies including a representative sample of children and adolescent population assessing growth and weight increase. Our objectives were to develop reference standards for weigh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1472-6823-8-S1-S1

The Relationship between Exercise and Salivary Oxidative Stress: A Systematic Review

Raphael Charchar Campos Alves, Railson Oliveira Ferreira, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Yago Gecy de Souza Né et al. • Antioxidants (2022)

Salivary content has been reported as a potential biomarker for oxidative stress assessments especially in context of exercise-induced oxidative stress. This systematic review following PRISMA guidelines aimed to evaluate the effects of phy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox11081489

Epoetin zeta in the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, differential pharmacology and clinical utility

Davis-Ajami ML, Wu J, Downton K, Ludeman E et al. • Biologics: Targets & Therapy (2014)

Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami,1 Jun Wu,2 Katherine Downton,3 Emilie Ludeman,3 Virginia Noxon4 1Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of...

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Efficacy, safety, and quality of life 4 years after valoctocogene roxaparvovec gene transfer for severe hemophilia A in the phase 3 GENEr8-1 trial

Andrew D. Leavitt, Johnny Mahlangu, Priyanka Raheja, Emily Symington et al. • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2024)

Background: Valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus-mediated gene therapy for severe hemophilia A, enables endogenous factor (F)VIII expression and provides bleed protection. Objectives: Determine valoctocogene roxaparvovec du...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2024.102615

Role of pyroptosis in spinal cord injury and its therapeutic implications

Abdullah Al Mamun, Yanqing Wu, Ilma Monalisa, Chang Jia et al. • Journal of Advanced Research (2021)

Background: Currently, spinal cord injury (SCI) is a pathological incident that triggers several neuropathological conditions, leading to the initiation of neuronal damage with several pro-inflammatory mediators' release. However, pyroptosi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.08.004

Timing of menarche and pubertal growth patterns using the QEPS growth model

Jenni Gårdstedt-Berghog, Jenni Gårdstedt-Berghog, Aimon Niklasson, Agneta Sjöberg et al. • Frontiers in Pediatrics (2024)

ObjectivesTo explore the timing of menarche, postmenarcheal growth, and to investigate the impact of various variables on menarcheal age and postmenarcheal and pubertal growth.Study DesignThis longitudinal community population-based study a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fped.2024.1438042

The influence of family in children’s feeding difficulties: an integrative review

Pâmela Gracielle da Fonseca, António Raposo, Nada Alqarawi, Ibrahim Alasqah et al. • Frontiers in Pediatrics (2025)

BackgroundFeeding difficulties, such as limited appetite, selective eating, and food phobia, affect caregivers' ability to provide adequate nutrition to children. These issues impact 25%–40% of non-neurodivergent children and up 80% of neur...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fped.2025.1609714

Relationship Between Quality of Palliative Care for Children with Malignancies and Mothers’ Level of Education

Hadeer Rasheed, Zaid W. Ajil • Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences (2023)

Objective(s): To (1) find out the association between palliative care for children with malignancies and mothers’ level of education, and (2) investigate the differences in the quality of palliative care among mothers’ level of education gr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36321/kjns.vi20232.12493

Impact of a Nursing Strategy for Mechanical Ventilation Liberation on Patients' Outcomes

Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Nagwa Ibrahim Abbas Ghoneim, Fatma Shoeib Ali Abd Elraheim, Hala A. Abdelrahman • Egyptian Journal of Health Care (2025)

Background:  Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is a critical milestone in intensive care, facilitating patient recovery and reducing the risk of ventilator-associated complications. Optimizing this process requires structure...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.417302

Engaging Nurses in Effective Cost of Care Conversations to Address Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity: Results from an Exploratory Survey

Jean S. Edward, Amanda Thaxton Wiggins, Louis G. Baser, Haafsah Fariduddin et al. • Current Oncology (2025)

Few evidence-based trainings exist on how to equip healthcare providers, particularly nurses, with the skills to engage in cost of care conversations with patients/caregivers to mitigate the impact of cancer-related financial toxicity. This...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32010033

Multiple organ failure in the newborn: the point of view of the pathologist

Clara Gerosa, Eleonora Obinu, Daniela Fanni, Rossano Ambu et al. • Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine (2014)

One of the most severe events occurring in critically ill patients admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) center is represented by the multiple organ failure (MOF), a systemic inflammatory response leading to a progressive organ ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7363/030265

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for pediatrics with infective disease: A updated meta-analyses and trial sequential analysis

Peng Li, JiaLe Liu, Junjun Liu • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2022)

ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the effect of procalcitonin (PCT) guided therapy on antibiotic exposure in pediatric patients with infectious disease.MethodsWe performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.915463

The recurrent WASF1 nonsense variant identified in two unaffected Chinese families with neurodevelopmental disorder: case report and review of the literatures

Xiang Tang, Guoqing Liu, Li Lin, Nong Xiao et al. • BMC Medical Genomics (2023)

Abstract Background Neurodevelopmental disorder with absent language and variable seizures (NEDALVS, # 618707) are characterized by delayed speech and motor development, ocular abnormalities, and seizures. NEDAVLS is an autosomal dominant d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12920-023-01630-8

Diet in 1-year-old farm and control children and allergy development: results from the FARMFLORA birth cohort

Karin Jonsson, My Green, Malin Barman, Agneta Sjöberg et al. • Food & Nutrition Research (2016)

Background: A farming environment confers strong protection against allergy development. We have previously shown that farming mothers consume more full-fat dairy than control mothers, who instead consume more low-fat dairy, margarine, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v60.32721

Beverage Consumption Patterns and Their Association with Metabolic Health in Adults from Families at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Europe—The Feel4Diabetes Study

Paris Kantaras, Niki Mourouti, Theodora Mouratidou, Ekaterini Chatzaki et al. • Endocrines (2024)

In total, 3274 adults (65.2% females) from six European countries were included in this cross-sectional analysis using data from the baseline assessment of the Feel4Diabetes study. Anthropometric, sociodemographic, dietary and behavioral da...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/endocrines5030020

TRACK-CF prospective cohort study: Understanding early cystic fibrosis lung disease

Eva Steinke, Eva Steinke, Eva Steinke, Olaf Sommerburg et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2023)

BackgroundLung disease as major cause for morbidity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) starts early in life. Its large phenotypic heterogeneity is partially explained by the genotype but other contributing factors are not well delineated...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1034290

Different Transport Behaviors between Asian Dust and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Urban Areas: Monitoring in Fukuoka and Kanazawa, Japan

Kim-Oanh Pham, Akinori Hara, Jiaye Zhao, Keita Suzuki et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

To clarify different effects of Asian dust (AD), long-range transported from Asian continent, on total suspended particles (TSP) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Japan, TSP were simultaneously collected during AD periods (from...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12115404

Neurological Manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Protocol for a Sub-analysis of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium Observational Study

Denise Battaglini, Denise Battaglini, Lavienraj Premraj, Lavienraj Premraj et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2022)

IntroductionNeurological manifestations and complications in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients are frequent. Prior studies suggested a possible association between neurological complications and fatal outcome, as well as the exis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.930217

Early disc degeneration in radiotherapy-treated childhood brain tumor survivors

Petra Grahn, Tiina Remes, Reetta Kivisaari, Maria H. Suo-Palosaari et al. • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2023)

Abstract Background Childhood brain tumor (BT) survivors have an increased risk of treatment-related late effects, which can reduce health-related quality of life and increase morbidity. This study aimed to investigate lumbar disc degenerat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12891-023-06509-4