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Designing Functional Carriage of High-Speed Medical Train – Systematic Analysis and Evaluation of Tasks, Functions and Flow Routes

Yi Zhao, Yongmeng Wu, DiDi Yan, Zerui Xiang et al. • Promet (Zagreb) (2023)

This paper proposes a functional carriage design and an evaluation index system to improve the operational efficiency of high-speed medical trains. Hierarchical task analysis and human-machine-environment analysis were applied to model the ...

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Occupational and Public Exposure During Normal Operation of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

M. V. Vedernikova, I. A. Pron, M. N. Savkin, N. S. Cebakovskaya • Радиационная гигиена (2017)

This paper focuses on occupational and public exposure during operation of disposal facilities receiving liquid and solid radioactive waste of various classes and provides a comparative analysis of the relevant doses: actual and calculated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21514/1998-426X-2017-10-3-57-65

The Impacts of the Multiscale Built Environment on Commuting Mode Choice: Spatial Heterogeneity, Moderating Effects, and Implications for Demand Estimation

Wenliang Jian, Xiaoxiao Liu, Hao Liu, Yongshi Hu et al. • Journal of Advanced Transportation (2023)

Promoting the usage of sustainable commuting modes requires in-depth understanding about residents’ commuting mode choice behavior. This study presents an empirical study to investigate the relationship between the built environment and com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2023/9346631

Effects of Concrete Grades on Strength Characteristics of Metakaolin Modified Recycled Aggregate Concrete

A. U. Adebanjo, B. I. O. Dahunsi, J. O. Labiran • Nigerian Journal of Technological Development (2021)

In this study, locally produced Metakaolin (MK) was used as an admixture in recycled aggregate concrete of grades M 25 and M 30. The content of MK varied from 0-15% at 5% intervals. The physical and mechanical properties (bulk density, spec...

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Application of the Reuterin System as Food Preservative or Health-Promoting Agent: A Critical Review

Mao-Cheng Sun, Zi-Yi Hu, Dian-Dian Li, Yu-Xin Chen et al. • Foods (2022)

The reuterin system is a complex multi-component antimicrobial system produced by Limosilactobacillus reuteri by metabolizing glycerol. The system mainly includes 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA, reuterin), 3-HPA dimer, 3-HPA hydrate, acrol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods11244000

Endophytic Bacillus spp. as a Prospective Biological Tool for Control of Viral Diseases and Non-vector Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say. in Solanum tuberosum L.

Antonina Sorokan, Ekaterina Cherepanova, Guzel Burkhanova, Svetlana Veselova et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

Viral diseases and their damage causing significant loss to economically important crops have increased by several folds during the last decade. All the conventional approaches are not able to eradicate the viral infection. Therefore, there...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.569457

Phytochemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of <i>Barleria albostellata</i> C.B. Clarke Leaf and Stem Extracts

Serisha Gangaram, Yougasphree Naidoo, Yaser Hassan Dewir, Moganavelli Singh et al. • Plants (2023)

Barleria albostellata (Acanthaceae) is a shrub located in South Africa and is relatively understudied. However, plants within this genus are well known for their medicinal and ethnopharmacological properties. This study aimed to characteris...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants12132396

The еffect of fungicides on the development of diseases and soybean yield in the Forest steppe of Ukraine

V. Sergiienko, O. Shyta, A. Khudolii • Карантин і захист рослин (2021)

Goal. To study the effectiveness of modern fungicides against the most common diseases of soybeans during the growing season and their effect on crop productivity in the Forest-steppe of Ukraine. Methods. Field, phytopathological, statis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.36495/2312-0614.2021.3.18-23

Synergistic effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria javanica and low doses of dinotefuran on the efficient control of the rice pest Sogatella furcifera

Tingting Zhou, Qian Zhao, Chengzhou Li, Lu Ye et al. • Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2024)

The rice planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, is a piercing-sucking insect pest of rice, Oryza sativa. It is responsible for significant crop yield losses, and has developed moderate to high resistance to several commonly used chemical insecti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.06.007

Effects of timing and nitrogen fertilizer application rates on maize yield components and yield in eastern Ethiopia

Waktole Mosisa, Nigussie Dechassa, Kibebew Kibret, Habtamu Zeleke et al. • Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment (2022)

Abstract Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important food security crop in Ethiopia. However, low soil fertility and the use of haphazard nitrogen (N) fertilizer with little attention to the rate and timing of N application constrain productivity. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/agg2.20322

Genetic variation for terminal heat stress tolerance in winter wheat

Jianming Fu, Robert L. Bowden, S. V. Krishna Jagadish, P. V. Vara Prasad • Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

In many regions worldwide wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants experience terminal high temperature stress during the grain filling stage, which is a leading cause for single seed weight decrease and consequently for grain yield reduction. A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1132108

Nanotechnology in Plant Science: To Make a Long Story Short

Ilaria Sanzari, Antonietta Leone, Alfredo Ambrosone • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2019)

This mini-review aims at gaining knowledge on basic aspects of plant nanotechnology. While in recent years the enormous progress of nanotechnology in biomedical sciences has revolutionized therapeutic and diagnostic approaches, the comprehe...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00120 PMC: 6550098

WATER QUALITY INDEX AS AN TOOL FOR RIVER ASSESSMENT IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN THE PAMPEAN PLAINS OF ARGENTINA

Carlos Moscuzza, Alejandra V. Volpedo, Carlos Ojeda, Alicia Fernández Cirelli • Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering (2007)

The contributions of nutrients and xenobiotics by anthropogenic activities developed in riverside deteriorate water quality. In this context, the impact of different agroindustry effluents on the water quality of Salado River in Buenos Aire...

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Self-Managing Postoperative Pain with the Use of a Novel, Interactive Device: A Proof of Concept Study

Luke Mordecai, Frances H. L. Leung, Clarissa Y. M. Carvalho, Danielle Reddi et al. • Pain Research and Management (2016)

Background. Pain is commonly experienced following surgical procedures. Suboptimal management is multifactorial. Objectives. The primary objective was to assess whether patients used a device (Navimed) to self-report pain over and above a n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2016/9704185

Development and Validation of Adolescent Educational Package Based on the Lived Experiences of Hopeful Adolescent Girls Aged 15–18 Years

Leila Mokhtari, Ahmad Borjali, Faramarz Sohrabi, Abolghasem Isamorad et al. • مجله علوم روانشناختی (2026)

Background: Adolescence is one of the most vulnerable stages of development, and the level of hope is one of the protective and helpful factors during this period; the level of hope in adolescents, especially girls, is low, and since indige...

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Exploiting the linked teaching and learning international survey and programme for international student assessment data in examining school effects: A case study of Singapore

Xin Liu, Martin Valcke, Kajsa Yang Hansen, Jan De Neve • Frontiers in Education (2022)

This paper attempts to demonstrate the usefulness of the linkage data from two international large-scale assessment studies, Teaching and Learning International Survey 2013 (TALIS) 2013 and Programme for International Student Assessment (PI...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.912837

Aboveground Biomass, Carbon Sequestration, and Yield of <i>Pyrus pyrifolia</i> under the Management of Organic Residues in the Subtropical Ecosystem of Southern Brazil

Lucas Jónatan Rodrigues da Silva, Tancredo Souza, Lídia Klestadt Laurindo, Gislaine dos Santos Nascimento et al. • Agronomy (2022)

Organic residues management (ORM) alter plant traits and soil properties by changing nutrient and carbon cycling. It is unclear how ORM (mulching, compost, and their combination) applied for 18 months creates a mechanism to promote changes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020231