Reset
Showing 20 of 343 academic articles

Diagnosis of winter precipitation types using the spectral bin model (version 1DSBM-19M): comparison of five methods using ICE-POP 2018 field experiment data

W. Bang, J. T. Carlin, K. Kim, A. V. Ryzhkov et al. • Geoscientific Model Development (2025)

Winter precipitation types (WPTs) are controlled by many factors, including thermodynamic and microphysical processes. Therefore, realistically simulating interactions between precipitation particles and the atmosphere is important when dia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/gmd-18-3559-2025

Impact assessment of the farming–breeding–bioenergy integrated system on agricultural greenhouse gases in Northeast China

Zhe Zhao, Yi Zhang, You Xu, Sijian Jiang • Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment (2025)

ABSTRACT: In this study, we constructed an integrated framework of a farming–breeding–bioenergy system to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories of various farming and breeding processes in the northeast region of China from...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cjpre.2025.10.010

Children in All Policies (CAP) 2030 Citizen Science for Climate Change Resilience: a cross-sectional pilot study engaging adolescents to study climate hazards, biodiversity and nutrition in rural Nepal [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Aishworya Shrestha, Katarina Hoernke, Thomas Timberlake, Bhawak Pokhrel et al. • Wellcome Open Research (2023)

Background Young people will suffer most from climate change yet are rarely engaged in dialogue about it. Citizen science offers a method for collecting policy-relevant data, whilst promoting awareness and capacity building. We tested the f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18591.1

Comparative effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers on photosynthetic pigments, oxidative metabolism, and yield in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under semi-arid field conditions

Cevher İlhan Cevheri, Nimet Kilinçoğlu, Vedat Beyyavas, Erdal Sakin et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2026)

Abstract This study was conducted under field conditions at Harran University’s Osmanbey Campus. Experimental plots were established using a randomized block design. Parameters such as chlorophyll a and b, carotenoids, total soluble protein...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-026-09295-y

Utilization of spent substrates and waste products of mushroom cultivation to produce new crops of Pleurotus ostreatus, Pleurotus eryngii and Agaricus bisporus

Marianna Dedousi, Eirini-Maria Melanouri, Dimitris Karayannis, Eleftherios-Ikaros Kaminarides et al. • Carbon Resources Conversion (2024)

Five agro-industrial residues, their corresponding spent mushroom substrates (SMS), commercial fresh and spent mushroom compost of Agaricus (SMC) and Pleurotus ostreatus (SMS GZ) cultivation, Pleurotus and Agaricus waste (stipes/mishappen m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.crcon.2023.08.001

The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Low Molecular Weight Fucoidan from <i>Sargassum siliquastrum</i> in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages via Inhibiting NF-κB/MAPK Signaling Pathways

Arachchige Maheshika Kumari Jayasinghe, Kirinde Gedara Isuru Sandanuwan Kirindage, Ilekuttige Priyan Shanura Fernando, Kil-Nam Kim et al. • Marine Drugs (2023)

Brown seaweed is a rich source of fucoidan, which exhibits a variety of biological activities. The present study discloses the protective effect of low molecular weight fucoidan (FSSQ) isolated from an edible brown alga, Sargassum siliquast...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/md21060347

Lipids characterization of ultrasound and microwave processed germinated sorghum

Sadia Hassan, Muhammad Imran, Nazir Ahmad, Muhammad Kamran Khan • Lipids in Health and Disease (2017)

Abstract Background Cereal crops and oilseeds provide diverse pool of fatty acids with characteristic properties. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) provides the staple food with serving as main source of energy and protein. Germination ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12944-017-0516-4

Comparative Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Carrot (<i>Daucus carota</i> L.) Aerial Parts and Roots Using Different Extraction Methods

Sung-Sook Choi, Jae-Eun Lee, Hyo-Jun Lee, Kyung-Ae Lee • Foods (2025)

Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is a widely consumed root vegetable, yet its aerial parts, including leaves and stems, are typically discarded as agricultural by-products, despite their potential biological value. This study comparatively evaluat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14233993

Impact of micromechanical properties of organic matter on the micro-mesopore structures of the over-mature shale in the Niutitang Formation

Hang Lei, Wenjibin Sun, Yujun Zuo, Zhonghu Wu et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract The micromechanical properties of organic matter (OM) and organic pore structures in the over-mature stage are crucial for determining shale reservoir quality and assessing shale gas resource potential. However, there is still deba...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-89164-0

Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India

Aiswarya PANDA, Ankita DASH, Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA • Acta Agriculturae Slovenica (2021)

Potassium is essential for plant metabolism; improves immunity to stress and increase crop productivity. Soil contains insoluble form of potassium, which is unavailable for plant absorption. Potash mobilizing bacteria (KMB) solubilise compl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14720/aas.2021.117.3.1794

Anti-Bacterial Microgel Synthesis: Sonochemical Modification of Carbopol for Hygienic Applications

Aghil Asadi, Mohsen Najafi, Hossien Bouhnedi, Mehdi Haji Bagherian • علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر (2021)

Hypothesis: The volume of studies conducted on biopolymeric materials emphasizes the high-consumption of polymers in biomaterial fields, especially in cosmetics industry which must be resistant to different kinds of microorganisms and bacte...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22063/jipst.2021.1779

The Prehistoric Indian Ayurvedic Rice Shashtika Is an Extant Early Domesticate With a Distinct Selection History

Mariet Jose, R. Dinesh Raj, M. R. Vinitha, Remya Madhu et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2018)

Fully domesticated rice is considered to have emerged in India at approximately 2000 B.C., although its origin in India remains a contentious issue. The fast-growing 60-days rice strain described in the Vedic literature (1900–500 B.C.) and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01203

Role of hypothetical protein PA1-LRP in antibacterial activity of endolysin from a new Pantoea phage PA1

Ye Tian, Xinyan Xu, Munazza Ijaz, Ying Shen et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2024)

IntroductionPantoea ananatis has emerged as a significant plant pathogen affecting various crops worldwide, causing substantial economic losses. Bacteriophages and their endolysins offer promising alternatives for controlling bacterial infe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1463192

Biomass burning fuel consumption rates: a field measurement database

T. T. van Leeuwen, G. R. van der Werf, A. A. Hoffmann, R. G. Detmers et al. • Biogeosciences (2014)

Landscape fires show large variability in the amount of biomass or fuel consumed per unit area burned. Fuel consumption (FC) depends on the biomass available to burn and the fraction of the biomass that is actually combusted, and can be com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-7305-2014

Distribution of zooplankton biomass in the Shatt Al-Arab River and Shatt Al-Basra Canal, Southern Iraq

Afaq Jebir, Shaker Ajeel, Talib Khalaf • Journal of Fauna Biodiversity (2024)

Zooplankton is the important component of aquatic ecosystems. These organisms are important biological indicator of water quality of aquatic ecosystem due to their response to the environmental changes. In this study, we investigated distri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.70206/jfb.v1i3.11555

Dissecting the genetic basis of fruiting efficiency for genetic enhancement of harvest index, grain number, and yield in wheat

Dipendra Shahi, Jia Guo, Md Ali Babar, Sumit Pradhan et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2025)

Abstract Background Grain number (GN) is one of the key yield contributing factors in modern wheat (Triticum aestivum) varieties. Fruiting efficiency (FE) is a key trait for increasing GN by making more spike assimilates available to reprod...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-06072-1

Edible insect biodiversity and anthropo-entomophagy practices in Kalehe and Idjwi territories, D.R. Congo

Jackson Ishara, Marcellin C. Cokola, Ariel Buzera, Mercy Mmari et al. • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2023)

Abstract Background Located in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to no research on edible insects even though anthropo-entomophagy practice is wides...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00575-z

Climate Change and Crop Yields in Iran and Other OIC Countries

Seyed Hossein Mirjalili, Mahdis Motaghian Fard • International Journal of Business and Development Studies (2019)

Climate change is the main phenomenon that directly affects the world environment, and changes in the environment affect economic sectors differently. The most important impacts of climate change would be on enhancing the average global tem...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22111/ijbds.2019.4840

Translating research on seed dormancy and germination from Arabidopsis to temperate cereals to control pre-harvest sprouting

Renqiang Li, Muhammad Usama Hameed, Koen Geuten • Frontiers in Plant Science (2026)

From slow, non-uniform germination to pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), both extremes of seed dormancy have posed challenges for plant breeders. Because this trait needs to be genetically tuned in relation to environmental cues, controlling the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1763984