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Coastal wave-energy attenuation by artificial wooden fences deployed for mangrove restoration: an experimental study

Anping Shu, Jiapin Zhu, Baoshan Cui, Le Wang et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2023)

By offering natural protection along offshore wetlands, mangroves play a crucial role in providing great ecological and economic benefits to local communities. However, mangroves are currently facing an increasing threat of decline worldwid...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1165048

Influence of check dams on water and sediment processes and deposition patterns under simulated rainfall conditions

Zhiwei Cui, Peng Li, Tian Wang, Shaobo Xue et al. • Geoderma (2024)

The Loess Plateau in China has the highest soil erosion and water loss rates in the world. Therefore, check dams, which are more useful engineering measures, have been established to improve soil and water conservation in small watershed. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116758

A Novel Efficient Method for Land Cover Classification in Fragmented Agricultural Landscapes Using Sentinel Satellite Imagery

Xinyi Li, Chen Sun, Huimin Meng, Xin Ma et al. • Remote Sensing (2022)

Updated and accurate land cover maps are essential and crucial for sustainable crop production and efficient land management. However, accurate and efficient land cover mapping is still a challenge for agricultural regions with complicated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs14092045

Infestation of Ixodidae Ticks in Cattle: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Ambo District, Western Ethiopia

Addis Kassahun Gebremeskel, Berhanu Mekibib, Bekele Dabassa • East African Journal of Biophysical and Computational Sciences (2022)

In Ethiopia, ticks cause serious economic loss, particularly in ruminants. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ambo district, Western Ethiopia from October 2018 to June, 2019with the objectives of determining the prevalence, identifyin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/eajbcs.v3i1.3S

Optimal Evacuation Plan Design with IP-Solver

Jaroslav Janacek, Michal Sibila • Communications (2009)

This paper deals with two different computer-supported approaches to an evacuation plan design, which should assign the available vehicles to endangered dwelling places so that the total time of evacuation is minimal. It is assumed that som...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26552/com.C.2009.3.29-35

Identification of Geodiversity and Geosite Assessment around Geohazard Area of Suoh Aspiring Geopark in West Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia

Dicky Muslim, Zufialdi Zakaria, Heryadi Rachmat, Prahara Iqbal et al. • Resources (2022)

Indonesia has been actively promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed upon at the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. Pursuing economic expansion through extraction of natural resources is an obsolete paradigm that is b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/resources11110104

Impacts of trail running and mountain biking: Resilience of a Mediterranean mountain ecosystem

Francisco Gómez-Prieto, Pablo Tejedo, Miguel Faucha, Adrián Escudero et al. • iScience (2026)

Summary: Rising outdoor activities have created major challenges for managing protected natural areas due to uncertain ecological effects. This study analyzes the impacts of two expanding sports, trail running and mountain biking, on flat a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117721

Exploring Cambodian Generation Z’s Perceptions of Urban and Rural Tourism Destinations: A Study of Destination Image, Travel Motivation, and Intention to Visit

Vandet Mean • Journal of Interdisciplinary Sciences (2026)

This study explores Cambodian generation Z’s perceptions of urban and rural tourism destinations by examining the relationships of destination image, travel motivation, intention to visit, and a moderator of tourism destination type. Data...

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Mechanism for rapid growth of organic–inorganic halide perovskite crystals

Pabitra K. Nayak, David T. Moore, Bernard Wenger, Simantini Nayak et al. • Nature Communications (2016)

Single crystals of lead halide perovskites exhibit good optoelectronic properties. Here, the authors study and deduce the mechanism for crystallisation and show how controlling dissolution of colloids through varying the acidity and tempera...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13303

Computational analysis of visible frequency plasmonic properties of graphene on wide band gap heterostructures

Muhammad Qamar, Ghulam Abbas, Meiyong Liao, Satoshi Koizumi et al. • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Control over plasmonic properties and local electric field enhancement has become an essential aspect of many modern technologies. Here we investigate these phenomena in graphene / hexagonal boron nitride (G/h-BN) heterostructures ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-40039-y

Optimal randomness generation from optical Bell experiments

Alejandro Máttar, Paul Skrzypczyk, Jonatan Bohr Brask, Daniel Cavalcanti et al. • New Journal of Physics (2015)

Genuine randomness can be certified from Bell tests without any detailed assumptions on the working of the devices with which the test is implemented. An important class of experiments for implementing such tests is optical setups based on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/17/2/022003

Fitness-based models and pairwise comparison models of evolutionary games are typically different—even in unstructured populations

Bin Wu, Benedikt Bauer, Tobias Galla, Arne Traulsen • New Journal of Physics (2015)

The modeling of evolutionary game dynamics in finite populations requires microscopic processes that determine how strategies spread. The exact details of these processes are often chosen without much further consideration. Different types ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/17/2/023043

Review of Supramolecular Oleogel Lubricants

Lei Wei, Minghui Xiong, Haoye Wang, Yuelin Chen et al. • Gels (2026)

Supramolecular oleogel lubricants construct a three-dimensional network structure within base oils through gelator-mediated non-covalent interactions, such as hydrogen bonding, van der Waals forces, and π–π stacking. These materials demonst...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/gels12040338

Logistics’ diagnostic in cosmetics and toiletries supply chain

Javier Arturo Orjuela-Castro, Oscar Javier Diaz-Rios, Angelo Yoed Gonzalez-Perez • Revista Científica (2016)

The sector of cosmetics and toiletries is a world class sector, consolidated in Colombia with 690 companies of which 420 are in Bogotá D.C. Taking into account that logistics management generates competitive advantage in organizations as fa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14483/udistrital.jour.RC.2017.28.a7

The Digital Transformation in Health: How AI Can Improve the Performance of Health Systems

África Periáñez, Ana Fernández Del Río, Ivan Nazarov, Enric Jané et al. • Health Systems & Reform (2024)

Mobile health has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery and patient engagement. In this work, we discuss how integrating Artificial Intelligence into digital health applications focused on supply chain operation, patient manag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23288604.2024.2387138

The Covid-19 pandemic and mental health of first-year college students: Examining the effect of Covid-19 stressors using longitudinal data.

Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Siddhartha Biswas, Krista M Perreira • PLoS ONE (2021)

PurposeThe Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented stress to students and educational institutions across the world. We aimed to estimate the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of college students.MethodsWe used data on 419 fir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247999