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The Identification of a Novel Spider Toxin Peptide, Lycotoxin-Pa2a, with Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Min Kyoung Shin, In-Wook Hwang, Bo-Young Jang, Kyung-Bin Bu et al. • Antibiotics (2023)

With the increasing challenge of controlling infectious diseases due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, the importance of discovering new antimicrobial agents is rapidly increasing. Animal venoms contain a variety of function...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12121708

THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL IN SPACE MANAGEMENT RURAL: THE CASE OF DERRUBADAS – RS

Dhonathã Santo Rigo, Pedro Selvino Neumann, Paulo Roberto Cardoso da Silveira • Redes (2015)

Inadequate occupation of rural areas and the intense exploitation of natural resources characterized by conflicting land use, as well as the divestiture process educational and productive rural population which is subjected, deepens social ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17058/redes.v20i2.2472

Statistical Relations of The Agricultural Workforce in the Rural of ‎Ramadi ‎District

Hind Waleed Farhan, Khalid Akbar Abdullah • مجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الإنسانية (2025)

Aims: This current study aimed to analyze the demographic characteristics of ‎the agricultural workforce and demonstrate the impact of these characteristics ‎on agricultural activity in terms of production and diversity. It also aimed to ‎c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.37653/juah.2025.188309

Clinical Features of CINin ChineseVery Elderly Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography Procedure With Hydration Treatment: A Three-Center, Prospective Study

Liwen Bao, Jun Bo, Bo Jin, Nanqing Xiong et al. • International Journal of Gerontology (2018)

Summary: Background: To assess the morbidity and risk factors of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) in Chinese very elderly patients. Methods: The very elderly patients whose age ≥75 year-old, from North Huashan Hospital, South Renji Hospi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2018.05.010

Decreased Daily Melatonin Levels in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Short Report

Ralitsa Robeva, Georgi Kirilov, Dobromir Tanev, Analia Tomova et al. • Balkan Medical Journal (2013)

Background: The neuroendocrine system is known to influence immunity, but the precise interactions between different hormones and autoimmune disorders remain obscure. Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the role of daily serum ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.8064

Vulsino volcanic aquifer in Umbria Region : Hydrogeological survey for the characterization of the presence of arsenic and aluminium and the correct use of groundwater

Stefano Fratini, Fabrizio Maria Francesconi, Roberto Checcucci, Francesco Frondini et al. • Acque Sotterranee (2013)

In December 2009 and the first months of 2010, a large water crisis took place in the Orvieto area, because of sudden high concentration of aluminum (Al) in the groundwater of the vulsino aquifer. This represents a supply for Orvieto’s popu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7343/as-048-13-0075

Air distribution to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions in the furnace of a boiler with tangential combustion scheme

Andrey V. Gil, Kirill I. Maltsev, Nikita V. Abramov, Stanislav A. Puzyrev et al. • Известия Томского политехнического университета: Инжиниринг георесурсов (2024)

Relevance. Determined by the importance of analyzing the combustion characteristics and factors affecting the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the furnace chamber of pulverized coal-fired power boiler unit when installing tertiary air n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18799/24131830/2024/12/4883

The emission factor of volatile isoprenoids: stress, acclimation, and developmental responses

Ü. Niinemets, A. Arneth, U. Kuhn, R. K. Monson et al. • Biogeosciences (2010)

The rate of constitutive isoprenoid emissions from plants is driven by plant emission capacity under specified environmental conditions (<i>E</i><sub>S</sub>, the emission factor) and by responsiveness of the emissio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2203-2010

Structural Properties of Syngenetic Ice-Rich Permafrost, as Revealed by Archaeological Investigation of the Yana Site Complex (Arctic East Siberia, Russia): Implications for Quaternary Science

Vladimir V. Pitulko, Elena Y. Pavlova • Frontiers in Earth Science (2022)

Ice-rich syncryogenic (termed “Ice Complex”) deposits are common in northern East Siberia and constitute the most important feature of the Quaternary geology of the region. The Ice Complex formed throughout the Late Pleistocene and not only...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.744775

Metallogenic potential and prospecting of orogenic gold deposits in the Shuihouling area of the Dabie Orogenic Belt: A geochemical evidence from stream sediment anomalies

Xiandong Luo, Lei Chen, Jinlai Tang, Xiaoyong Yang • Solid Earth Sciences (2026)

The Shuihouling ductile shear zone, located in the core of the Dabie Orogenic Belt spanning Anhui and Hubei provinces, is a key structural unit with notable mineral potential. Situated within the Wudang-Tongbai-Dabie Mo-REE-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn poly...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sesci.2025.100278

Sources of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Groundwater of Barcelona Urban Area

D. Schmidlin, L. Scheiber, M. Teixidó, E. Vázquez et al. • Advances in Geosciences (2023)

Groundwater is a vital resource for the development of urban areas, where the problem focuses on the quantity and on the quality of this freshwater resource. Barcelona is a good example as because currently groundwater is used for irrigatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-59-59-2023

Mineralogy, geochemistry and fluid inclusion studies of Dagh-Dali Zn-Pb(±Au) Deposit, Northern Takab, Northwest Iran

Yousef Rahimsouri, Behzad Mehrabi, Shirin Alipour • پترولوژی (2018)

Dagh-Dali Zn-Pb deposit is located 40 km north of Takab city and it consist of Bekhair-Bolaghi and Baldirghani ore zones. Mineralization in Bekhair-Bolaghi is consist of galena, sphalerite, pyrite and chalcopyrite with disseminated texture ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ijp.2019.114335.1110

Using stable isotopes and major ions to identify recharge characteristics of the Alpine groundwater-flow dominated Triglavska Bistrica River

Luka SERIANZ, Sonja CERAR, Polona VREČA • Geologija (2021)

Triglavska Bistrica is a typical Alpine river in the north-western part of Slovenia. Its recharge area includes some of the highest peaks in the Julian Alps. The hydrogeological conditions and flow of the river depend largely on groundwater...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5474/geologija.2021.012

Influence of valley topography on earth pressure of high-fill arch culvert

FENG Zhong-ju, WANG Si-qi, WANG Xi-qing, WANG Ze-guo et al. • Rock and Soil Mechanics (2023)

High-fill culverts placed in valley topography have a complex earth pressure distribution law due to their locations around culverts in various valley topography conditions. In order to investigate the influence of valley topography on the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16285/j.rsm.2022.5297

Near infrared spectroscopy predicts crude protein concentration in hemp grain

Ryan V. Crawford, Jamie L. Crawford, Julie L. Hansen, Lawrence B. Smart et al. • Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2026)

Abstract This study evaluated near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for nondestructive crude protein (CP) prediction in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) grain and validated the biological basis of spectral predictions. Note that 149 whole grain sample...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/agg2.70328

Physical and Chemical Effects of Different Working Gases in Coffee Brewing: A Case Study of Caffè Firenze

Giulia Angeloni, Piernicola Masella, Lorenzo Guerrini, Agnese Spadi et al. • Foods (2020)

(1) Background: Recently, a new espresso extraction method, Caffè Firenze, has been developed, which uses gas at operating pressures of 20 bar to obtain abundant, persistent foam. The experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of using six gas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods9121825

Compost Increases Soil Fertility and Promotes the Growth of Five Tropical Species Used in Urban Forestry

Silvia Melissa Manrique-Veja, Oscar Alvarado-Sanabria • Floresta e Ambiente (2023)

Abstract This study aims at assessing the impact of compost application on the physical (porosity, volumetric-moisture and bulk density) and the chemical traits of soil (pH, organic carbon, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/2179-8087-floram-2023-0018

Comparative analysis of chemical toxicological studies of pregabalin in neuropathic pain management (review)

Nargiz Parkhatkyzy, Alma Shukirbekova, Zumrad Usmanalieva, Kundyzay Mirzakir et al. • Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research (2026)

Context: The use of pregabalin in neuropathic pain management has been increasingly associated with concerns regarding toxicity, particularly in cases of overdose, misuse, and co-exposure with central nervous system depressants. In parallel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.56499/jppres_14.3.2550

Simultaneous analysis of creatinine and uric acid in human urine samples using mean centering, ratio subtraction, and derivative spectrophotometric techniques as a green analytical protocol

Dashty K. Ali, Hemn A. Qader, Nabil A. Fakhre • Green Analytical Chemistry (2025)

Four rapid, accurate, and straightforward derivative spectrophotometric methods were developed to quantify a binary mixture of creatinine (CRT) and uric acid (UA) in human urine samples. The first technique was based on a zero-crossing tech...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.greeac.2025.100289

Preparation of Modified Kaolin Filler with Cesium and Its Application in Security Paper

Houssni El-Saied, Samya El-Sherbiny, Omnia Ali, Wafaa El-Saied et al. • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2013)

In this study, cesium was added intentionally during paper manufacture for protecting the papers against forgery and counterfeiting by sorbing cesium ions (Cs+) on kaolin, used as special filler in papermaking. The sorption of cesium from a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2013/274245