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Instruments measuring the quality of life among people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in India: a systematic review protocol

Chetna Demla, Anns Thomas, Jomol Jose, Angela L Joshy et al. • BMJ Open (2021)

Introduction Type 2 diabetes mellitus affects an individual’s quality of life (QoL); and there are multiple instruments that can be used to measure QoL. The purpose of this systematic review is to identify the existing instruments that have...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043831

Innovative polymer-based electrochemical platform for detecting ESAT-6 in human blood for pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis

Xiu-An Ye, Shu-Hong Lin, Liang-Yu Chen, Jie-Ren Li et al. • Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research (2025)

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), necessitates early diagnosis for effective patient care. Despite advancements in TB diagnostics, there remains an urgent need to discover innovative non-sputum-based m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sbsr.2025.100816

Health technology assessment to optimize health technology utilization: Using implementation initiatives and monitoring processes

Katrine Bjørnebek Frønsdal, Karen M. Facey, Marianne Klemp, Inger Natvig Norderhaug et al. • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2010)

BACKGROUND: The way in which a health technology is used in any particular health system depends on the decisions and actions of a variety of stakeholders, the local culture, and context. In 2009, the HTAi Policy Forum considered how health...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462310000309

Health technology assessment

Salvatore Corrao, Sabrina Arnone, Francesco Sicurello • Clinical Governance An International Journal (2010)

The aim of this paper was to describe exhaustively, but concisely, the matter of the health technology assessment. It is a method of evaluating health technologies based on principles and tools of Evidence Based Medicine. We started from et...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2010.24815bab.001

Evidence Center structural and operational conditions and challenges: a descriptive study, Brazil, 2024

Y. Juliana Cardozo Amaya, Pedro Henrique Alves Santos, Aurelina Aguiar Lima, Camila Lasse Silva et al. • Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde (2026)

Abstract Objective: To describe the physical, structural and operational conditions, as well as the main challenges faced by Evidence Centers (NEvs) recognized by the Evidence-Informed Policy Network (EVIPNet) Brazil. Methods: This is a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/s2237-96222026v35e20250457.en

Depressive phenotype shapes behavioral, neuroendocrine and molecular responses to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in preclinical models of depression

Marta Boffa, Marta Boffa, Sara Spalletti, Sara Spalletti et al. • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2026)

IntroductionRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an established non-invasive treatment for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), yet its neurobiological mechanisms remain only partially understood. We investigated whether ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1939025

International diffusion of new health technologies: A ten-country analysis of six health technologies

Claire Packer, Sue Simpson, Andrew J Stevens, (on behalf of EuroScan: the European Information Network on New and Changing Health Technologies) • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2006)

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to examine and explain the differential international diffusion of six health innovations. METHODS: A retrospective diffusion study was undertaken of sildenafil, cyclooxygenase-II (COX II) inhibit...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462306051336

Fine mapping of QYrsv.swust-1BL for resistance to stripe rust in durum wheat Svevo

Xinli Zhou, Guoyun Jia, Yuqi Luo, Xin Li et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2024)

Stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is a serious disease that affects wheat worldwide. There is a great need to develop cultivars with combinations of all-stage resistance (ASR) and adult-plant resistance (APR)...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1395223

The effectiveness of M-health technologies for improving health and health services: a systematic review protocol

Caroline Free, Gemma Phillips, Lambert M. Felix, Leandro Galli et al. • BMC Research Notes (2010)

BACKGROUND: The application of mobile computing and communication technology is rapidly expanding in the fields of health care and public health. This systematic review will summarise the evidence for the effectiveness of mobile technology ...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-3-250 PMC: 2976743

Recent advances in benzo[a]phenoxazine-based fluorescent probes: a review and perspectives

Kalayou Hiluf Gebremdhin, Mebrahtom Gebrelibanos Hiben, Hagos Feleke Gebremariam, Hagos Hailu Kassegn et al. • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology (2026)

Benzo[a]phenoxazine (BPO) based molecules have been recently emerged as a new class of near-infrared (NIR) fluorophore for image-guided diagnosis in cancer research. The successful application of BPOs as NIR fluorophore in biomedical resear...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2026.100280

Health technology assessment: a framework

Manuela A. Joore, Sabine Elisabeth Grimm, Annelies E. R. C. H. Boonen, Maarten P. T. de Wit et al. • RMD Open (2020)

In a time where there is growing pressure on healthcare budgets, there is increased scrutiny of new health technologies, their effectiveness, safety and costs.1 It is in this context that Health Technology Assessment (HTA) has become increa...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001289 PMC: 7856136

The new definition of health technology assessment: A milestone in international collaboration

Brian P. O’Rourke, Wija Oortwijn, Tara Schuller, the International Joint Task Group • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2020)

BACKGROUND: An international joint task group co-led by the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA) and Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) has developed a new and internationally accepted d...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462320000215

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

François Schubert • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2002)

Increasingly, health technology assessment (HTA) is used to aid decisions on the reimbursement of pharmaceuticals or recommendations for their use. The pharmaceutical industry seeks to work in partnership with HTA agencies; however, this pr...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462302000193

Health technology assessment in mental health services

Narendra Javadekar, Archana Javadekar, Deepa Thakur • Industrial Psychiatry Journal (2024)

Mental illnesses have a significant impact on the lives of people not only because of their morbidity but also because of their noticeable impact on economic wellbeing. Out-of-pocket expenditure for mental healthcare services is significant...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_155_24

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