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Alterations in Hip and Knee Joint Contact Force Waveforms and Orientation Induced by Gait Modifications: A Case Study

Laura Rathmair, Willi Koller, Clara Egner, Kevin Kitir et al. • Current Issues in Sport Science (2026)

Introduction & Purpose Idiopathic torsional deformities of lower limb bones can affect a patient’s gait pattern and joint health, while their cause remains unidentified (Koller et al., 2026). Abnormal joint loadings and the progression of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36950/2026.5ciss011

Longitudinal outcomes of gender identity in children (LOGIC): a study protocol for a prospective longitudinal qualitative study of the experiences and well-being of families referred to the UK Gender Identity Development Service

Talen Wright, Bridget Young, Eilis Kennedy, Kathy McKay et al. • BMJ Open (2021)

Introduction Gender Identity Development Services (GIDS) worldwide have experienced a significant increase in referrals in recent years. However, little is currently known about the experiences of the children and young people (CYP) and the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-047875

Global disparities in access to hepatitis C medicines before and during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: an ARIMA-based interrupted time series analysis

Nick Bansback, Mina Tadrous, Marie Paul Nisingizwe, Michael R Law et al. • BMJ Public Health (2025)

Background The introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has allowed countries to reduce the health and economic burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, access to DAAs remains expensive and limited in many countries globally due t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001340

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services on access, experience, recovery/relapse and obstetric and neonate outcomes: the ESMI-II mixed-methods study

Heather O’Mahen, Louise Howard, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey et al. • Health and Social Care Delivery Research (2025)

Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/RRAP0011

Determinants and socioeconomic inequalities in vitamin A-rich food consumption among children aged 6–23 months in Somalia: a multilevel analysis of the 2020 Somalia Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS)

Asma Mahamoud Abdillahi, Abdirizak Hassan Abokor, Omer Adam Farih, Mustafe Abdillahi Ali et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2026)

IntroductionVitamin A deficiency (VAD) remains a public health concern, particularly among children in resource-limited settings. This study aimed to evaluate the consumption of vitamin A-rich foods and associated socioeconomic inequalities...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1809278

What types of tobacco control public service advertisements work for Chinese adolescents? A mixed-methods study

Yu Chen<sup>*+</sup>, Haoyi Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Shiyu Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Yujiang Cai et al. • Tobacco Induced Diseases (2025)

Introduction Adolescent tobacco use has become a serious global public health problem, and effective tobacco control public service advertisements (PSAs) are crucial for reducing adolescent smoking rates. The study aims to employ a mixedmet...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18332/tid/211650

Patient-Reported Continued Benefits in Patients Treated with Pexidartinib for Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Based on a Real-World Study in the United States

Margaret Wooddell PhD, MBA, Dong Dai PhD, Feng Lin PhD, Irene Pan MS et al. • Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics (2024)

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are neoplastic, inflammatory lesions that arise within the synovium and can be locally aggressive. Patients with TGCT frequently experience pain and joint swelling,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2473011424S00422

Clinical and epidemiological characteristics in Seychelles patients diagnosed with dementia

Bienvenido Rodríguez-Lezcano, Doris Jeanlouis, Daniella Agnes Malulu, Carmen Vázquez-Lazo • Revista Electrónica Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta (2023)

Background: dementia has now become a major cause of death, leading to disability and dependence. Objective: to characterize clinical and epidemiological variables in patients with dementia in Seychelles, from July 2018 to August 2019. Me...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ)

Assessing Efficiency of Public Poverty Policies in UE-28 with Linguistic Variables and Fuzzy Correlation Measures

Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso, Francesc Valls-Fonayet • Mathematics (2021)

The present study analyzes the efficiency of social expenditure by EU-28 countries within the period 2014–2018 to reduce poverty. The data are provided by programs European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and Euro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math9020128

Artificial intelligence for pediatric height prediction using large-scale longitudinal body composition data

Dohyun Chun, Hae Woon Jung, Jongho Kang, Woo Young Jang et al. • Digital Health (2025)

Objective We developed a precise, reliable artificial intelligence (AI) model for predicting the future height of children and adolescents based on anthropometric and body composition data. Materials and Methods We used an extensive longitu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/20552076251395975

When Intentions Stall: Exploring the Quasi-Longitudinal Divide Between Entrepreneurial Intention and Action

Panagiota Xanthopoulou, Alexandros Sahinidis, Evangelos E. Vassiliou, Androniki Kavoura • Administrative Sciences (2025)

The purpose of the study is to investigate the gap between entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial action among business administration students with the aim of understanding why many who develop entrepreneurial intentions do not ulti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/admsci16010014

The quality of alternative models of primary health care and morbidity and mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis

Matías Mrejen, PhD, Rudi Rocha, PhD, Christopher Millett, PhD, Thomas Hone, PhD • The Lancet Regional Health. Americas (2021)

Background: Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2021.100034

Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Management of Secondary Sarcopenia in Adults in Colombia: A Modified Delphi Study

Claudia Contreras, Diana Paola Córdoba‐Rodríguez, Robinson Cuadros, José Ricardo Jauregui et al. • JCSM Communications (2026)

ABSTRACT Background Secondary sarcopenia driven by chronic disease, acute illness, immobilization, malnutrition or treatment‐related factors contributes to functional decline, falls, disability, readmission and mortality. In Colombia, uneve...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/rco2.70051

Protocol for the Tallaght University Hospital Institute for Memory and Cognition-Biobank for Research in Ageing and Neurodegeneration

Eimear Connolly, Shane Lyons, Cliona O’Farrelly, Graham Knight et al. • BMJ Open (2023)

Introduction Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias affect &gt;50 million individuals globally and are characterised by broad clinical and biological heterogeneity. Cohort and biobank studies have played a critical role in advancing the un...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077772

The interplay of risk factors for future falls and fall-related injuries among community-dwelling older adults: a Bayesian network analysis

Yan Cai, Wei Zhu, Chenshu Wu, Yan Jiang • BMC Public Health (2026)

Abstract Background Falls are a leading global cause of injury and mortality in older adults, necessitating understanding risk factor interplay for prevention. This study aims to investigate complex interactions among risk factors associate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-27192-9

Stage-Dependent Within-Individual Comparison Reveals SIV-Specific Activation/Exhaustion Shift in Rhesus Macaques

Ling Tong, Zhe Cong, Long Tian, Jingjing Zhang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2021)

It is challenging to trace the complicated individual-based variations of HIV-specific immunocompetence shift during the successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) era. Using eight rhesus monkeys simulating a longitudinal stage-dependent cohor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.704449

Fluidity in filial piety: twenty-year associations of living arrangements on depression and life satisfaction and across chronic diseases among older adults in rural China

Jin Guo, Andrew Wister, Barbara Mitchell, Merril Silverstein et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2026)

Abstract Objectives Based on defamilization, individualization, and contingent intergenerational solidarity theories, this study developed a cultural defamilization framework. Longitudinal data were used to explore changes in the associatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-026-07449-z

Morphological features of the Eneolithic — Early Bronze population as a result of adaptation to the geographical and bioclimatic conditions of the Altai highlands

Solodovnikov K.N., Kravchenko G.G., Rykun M.P. • Вестник археологии, антропологии и этнографии (2018)

This paper is aimed at scrutinizing the dependence between the morphological features of the Eneolithic — Early Bronze population and the geographical and bioclimatic conditions in the Altai valleys and intermountain basins. Across the terr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20874/2071-0437-2018-43-4-120-135