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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

Why did an effective Dutch complex psycho-social intervention for people with dementia not work in the German healthcare context? Lessons learnt from a process evaluation alongside a multicentre RCT

Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Maud Graff, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Rainer Leonhart et al. • BMJ Open (2011)

Background The positive effects of the Dutch Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia programme on patients' daily functioning were not found in a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) in Germany.Objectives To evaluate possible ef...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000094

Risk Profiles for Falls among Older Adults: New Directions for Prevention

William A. Satariano, Constance Wang, Melissa E. Kealey, Elaine Kurtovich et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2017)

ObjectiveTo address whether neighborhood factors, together with older adults’ levels of health and functioning, suggest new combinations of risk factors for falls and new directions for prevention. To explore the utility of Grade-of-Members...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00142

Constructing the concept of healthy ageing and examining its association with loneliness in older adults

Ivy Yan Zhao, Mu-Hsing Ho, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Sasha Yuanjie Deng et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2023)

Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthy ageing by highlighting five functional ability domains to (meet basic needs, make decisions, be mobile, build and maintain relationships, and contribute to society), wh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04019-5

Association of triglyceride glucose-body roundness index and body roundness index with incident sarcopenia among Chinese older adults: A nationwide cohort study

Yu -Yang Ma, Hai-Yan Li, Ruo-Nan Yao, Gong Cheng et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2025)

Background: The relationship between TyG-BRI, BRI, and the sarcopenia definition proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) in 2019 remains unclear. This research focused on exploring the relationship between the TyG-BRI inde...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112946

Effective analysis of neurotoxicity and mechanisms of dioctyl terephthalate using network toxicology

Hao Tang, Ting Qin, Zhiwen Yan, Changqing Li et al. • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2026)

ObjectiveDioctyl terephthalate (DOTP), a widely used plasticizer in food packaging and environmental materials, has raised concerns regarding its potential impact on human health. This study aims to investigate the neurotoxicity-related mec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2026.1783807

The burden and determinants of cognitive impairment among individuals with chronic diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2025)

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a medical condition caused by neurodegeneration, marked by a gradual decline in neurological, motor, psychological, and cognitive domain functions, as well as daily activities. It primarily affects indi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100171

Nutritional status, literacy, and risk factors of malnutrition in the population over 50 years of age - findings from the SHARE project

Tereza Vágnerová, Olga Dvořáčková, Eva Topinková • Clinical Nutrition Open Science (2024)

Summary: Background & Aims: The transition from middle age to old age (from adults aged 50–55 years to older seniors aged 75–80 years) represents a critical period in terms of changes in body composition, i.e., increase in body fat per...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nutos.2024.01.006

Trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with longitudinal blood pressure traits

Mateus H. Gouveia, Amy R. Bentley, Hampton Leonard, Karlijn A. C. Meeks et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified thousands of genetic loci associated with cross-sectional blood pressure (BP) traits; however, GWAS based on longitudinal BP have been underexplored. We performed ethnic-specif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83450-3

A review of studies that used B mode ultrasound to estimate age-related changes in anterior thigh skeletal muscle thickness across the adult lifespan

Isobel Jacob, Gareth Jones, Peter Francis, Mark I Johnson • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2024)

Background: The purpose of this review was to synthesise and determine the age-related change per annum in muscle thickness of the anterior thigh across the adult lifespan. Methods: Electronic databases (PubMed, SPORTDiscus and MEDLINE) wer...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100037

Residential Satisfaction of Rural Older Adults Aging in Place

Sung-Jin Lee PhD, Kathleen Rose Parrott PhD, Minyong Lee PhD, Sheryl Renee Robinson BS et al. • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2021)

This study explored residential (housing and town) satisfaction of rural older adults aging in place, relating to demographic and housing characteristics. We conducted a structured, face-to-face survey with 149 rural older adults. Regressio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2333721421997190

Modelling effective diffusion for accurate NMR pore size analysis in nano- and microporous rocks

Michał Fajt, Grzegorz Machowski, Bartosz Puzio, Artur T. Krzyżak • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Low-field NMR (LF-NMR) is a widely applied technique for evaluating pore size distribution (PSD) in porous materials. Conventional approaches typically assume surface-controlled spin-spin relaxation and negligible diffusion contrib...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-20379-x

Rapakivi K‐Feldspar Megacrysts in Monzogranitic Porphyry: Evidence for Magma Recharge and Mush Rejuvenation

Wang Li, Xuxuan Ma, Roberto Weinberg, Liang Qiu et al. • Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (2025)

Abstract The formation, storage, and evolution of granitic magmas are fundamental processes driving the growth of continental crust. While traditionally attributed to crystal fractionation in high‐melt fraction magma chambers, the model inv...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2025GC012435

Uncovering the Tradeoffs and Synergies of Ecosystem Services in Mining Landscapes: Spatiotemporal and Factor Detection Perspective

Jiao Pan, Tao Chen, Antonio Plaza • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (2025)

Revealing the spatial-temporal evolution and interactions of ecosystem services (ESs) in mining area is critical for sustainable environmental management. The temporal and spatial characteristics and changing trends of six ESs in Yuzhong mi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3586637

Characteristics of two mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) over the Greater Jakarta: case of heavy rainfall period 15–18 January 2013

Danang Eko Nuryanto, Hidayat Pawitan, Rahmat Hidayat, Edvin Aldrian • Geoscience Letters (2019)

Abstract Two different mesoscale convective system (MCS) events that produced the heavy rainfall over the Greater Jakarta (GJ) during 15–18 January 2013 period were investigated. The purpose of the present study is to analyze the atmospheri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40562-019-0131-5

A multi-instrumental and modeling analysis of the ionospheric responses to the solar eclipse on 14 December 2020 over the Brazilian region

L. C. A. Resende, L. C. A. Resende, Y. Zhu, C. M. Denardini et al. • Annales Geophysicae (2022)

This work presents an analysis of the ionospheric responses to the solar eclipse that occurred on 14 December 2020 over the Brazilian sector. This event partially covers the south of Brazil, providing an excellent opportunity to study the m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/angeo-40-191-2022

GPS network observation of traveling ionospheric disturbances following the Chelyabinsk meteorite blast

F. Ding, F. Ding, T. Mao, L. Hu et al. • Annales Geophysicae (2016)

We use the Global Positioning System (GPS) network in northwest China and central Asia to monitor traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), which were possibly excited by the large meteorite blast over Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 15 Februar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/angeo-34-1045-2016

Topology and seasonal evolution of the network of extreme precipitation over the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka

V. Stolbova, P. Martin, B. Bookhagen, N. Marwan et al. • Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (2014)

This paper employs a complex network approach to determine the topology and evolution of the network of extreme precipitation that governs the organization of extreme rainfall before, during, and after the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) season...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/npg-21-901-2014