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Association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a retrospective study

Na Wang, Bingqi Han, Sumiao Hong, Xinrui Shi et al. • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2025)

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of health problems and death in infants. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Methods This pop...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-08309-1

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran

Negar Morovatdar, Shapour Badiee Aval, Seyed Mohammad Reza Hosseini Yazdi, Farzaneh Norouzi et al. • Iranian Journal of Neonatology (2015)

Epidemiology and clinical study of phenylketonuria (PKU) patients in Khorasan Province; Norteast Iran Background: Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive disease. Early diagnosis is a important public health intervention to prevent neurol...

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Toward trustworthy COVID-19 interventions: Building vaccine trust through community-university partnerships.

Laura A Bray, Lori L Jervis, Amanda E Janitz, Laura Ross et al. • PLoS ONE (2024)

Prior research identifies trust as critical to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake. However, few intervention studies have sought to develop or test strategies for bolstering vaccine-related trust. To address this gap, this exploratory s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300872

Health Technology Assessment - eine Einführung

Matthias Perleth, C. Wild • TATuP Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis (2001)

Vor dem Hintergrund der steigenden Ausgaben für die Gesundheitsversorgung wird in vielen europäischen und außereuropäischen Ländern die Evaluation von Gesundheitsleistungen -unter dem Oberbegriff Health Technology Assessment bekannt geworde...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.10.1.6

Human Rights and Digital Health Technologies.

Nina Sun, Kenechukwu Esom, Mandeep Dhaliwal, Joseph J Amon • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (2020)

Digital health technologies have been heralded as a critical solution to challenges and gaps in the delivery of quality health care and essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet they also present threats to privacy and c...

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Developing and testing methods for deriving preference-based measures of health from condition-specific measures (and other patient-based measures of outcome)

JE Brazier, D Rowen, I Mavranezouli, A Tsuchiya et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2012)

Objectives: Generic preference-based measures such as EQ-5D are widely used to estimate quality-adjusted life-years but may not be available or, more importantly, appropriate in some medical conditions. Condition-specific preference-based m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/hta16320

THE EFFECT OF PREMARITAL SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION ON ADOLESCENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES AT MADRASAH ALIYAH PUTRI AL-KHOIROT MALANG

Fetreo Negeo Putra, Lilis Sulistya Nengrum, Alfi Hilmiyah, Wahyu Sukma Samudera • Nurse and Health (2025)

Background: Adolescents are a vulnerable group to sexual problems, which can lead to an increase in unwanted pregnancies and early marriages due to a lack of knowledge and appropriate attitudes. Premarital sexual health education serves as ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36720/nhjk.v14i2.852

PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

Linda Mary Davies, Michael Drummond, Panos Papanikolaou • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to develop an economic prioritization model to assist those involved in the selection and prioritization of health technology assessment topics and commissioning of HTA projects. METHODS: The model used decision...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300016172

Historical development of health technology assessment in Thailand

Yot Teerawattananon, Sripen Tantivess, Jomkwan Yothasamut, Pritaporn Kingkaew et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to review the development of health technology assessment (HTA), including the socioeconomic context, outputs, and policy utilization in the Thai setting. METHODS: This study was conducted through extensive docum...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090709

Berberine protects against hypoxia-induced intestinal injury through modulation of gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism

Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Penghui Ye et al. • Frontiers in Immunology (2026)

BackgroundHigh-altitude hypoxia disrupts intestinal homeostasis by impairing the epithelial barrier, triggering inflammation, and promoting microbial translocation. Berberine (BER), a natural isoquinoline alkaloid with antimicrobial and ant...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1784245

Healthy lifestyle attenuates the clonal hematopoiesis-associated coronary artery disease risk

Yuxin Yang, Xuxiang Shen, Keyong Huang, Hongwei Liu et al. • Fundamental Research (2026)

Lifestyle factors and clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) both contribute to the risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD), but whether a healthy lifestyle could attenuate CHIP-related CAD risk is unknown. A total ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2025.09.012

The influence of frailty syndrome on medication adherence among elderly patients with hypertension

Jankowska-Polańska B, Dudek K, Szymanska-Chabowska A, Uchmanowicz I • Clinical Interventions in Aging (2016)

Beata Jankowska-Polańska,1 Krzysztof Dudek,2 Anna Szymanska-Chabowska,3 Izabella Uchmanowicz1 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, 2Department of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of ...

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Health technology assessment in Switzerland

Pedro Koch, Julian Schilling, Marlène Laeubli Loud, Florian Mitscherlich et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2009)

OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: To review Switzerland's mixed public and private healthcare system with regard to health technology assessment (HTA). RESULTS: In the past, remarkable work in HTA was done. Accomplishments include the following: (i) ...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462309090606

Analysis of TORCH screening and prenatal risk assessment for childbearing-age women in different regions of China

Yuan Zhang, Ya Zhang, Jing Wang, Li Lin et al. • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2025)

Abstract Objective By conducting TORCH screening and risk assessment analysis on childbearing-age women in different regions of China, the aim is to provide reference for reducing adverse pregnancy outcomes and improving the health status o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s41043-025-01084-x

Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in rugby league; influences of age, body composition and ancestry

Alice Sharples, Rob Duffield, Jarrod Wade, Hugh H. K. Fullagar • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2024)

Introduction Rugby league is a physically demanding sport that necessitates considerable nutritional intake, focusing on quality and type, in order to optimize training and competition demands. However, rugby league athletes are reported to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2024.2411714

Cross-national validation of the MHQoL: psychometric evaluation and open-source tools for assessing mental health quality of life

Beatriz Olaya, Christina Maria van der Feltz-Cornelis, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Frederick W Thielen et al. • BMJ Open (2026)

Objectives To validate the cross-national psychometric properties of the Mental Health Quality of Life questionnaire (MHQoL) and to develop an open-source toolbox for its scoring, transformation and presentation.Design Secondary analysis of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108598

A living archive of JEDI curriculum reform in graduate STEMM education

Shinyi Hsieh, Geremy D. Lowe, D'Anne S. Duncan, D'Anne S. Duncan • Frontiers in Education (2026)

Educational reform has become an important response to intersecting sociopolitical pressures, not only in the broader field of education but also in graduate education in science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM), where s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2026.1856079