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The effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and loneliness among family caregivers of cancer patients

Malihe Izanloo, Abbas Shamsalinia, Sepide Mohammadi, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian • حیات (2025)

Background & Aim: Emotional disclosure has been associated with improvements in psychological well-being, immune function, and physical health. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and ...

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Sustainable re-use of waste glass, cement and lime treated dredged material as pavement material

Gamze Bilgen, Omer Faruk Altuntas • Case Studies in Construction Materials (2023)

The amount of waste materials such as dredged materials (DM) and waste glass (WG) have been growing exponentially since the middle of the 20th century. The most important problem created by them is the lack of space to be used for storage b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01815

LBT-YOLO: A Lightweight Road Targeting Algorithm Based on Task Aligned Dynamic Detection Heads

Pei Tang, Zhenyu Ding, Minnan Jiang, Weikai Xu et al. • IEEE Access (2024)

Autonomous driving technology plays a key role in addressing traffic safety issues and relieving traffic congestion by virtue of its capabilities of enabling accurate environmental perception and real-time response. Aiming at the problem of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3509694

Dynamic Behavior Improvement of Normally-Off p-GaN High-Electron-Mobility Transistor Through a Low-Temperature Microwave Annealing Process

Hsien-Chin Chiu, Chia-Hao Liu, Yi-Sheng Chang, Hsuan-Ling Kao et al. • IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society (2019)

The surface morphology optimization of ohmic contacts and the Mg out-diffusion suppression of normally off p-GaN gate high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) continue to be challenges in the power electronics industry in terms of the hig...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/JEDS.2019.2941519

Phase 2a/b randomised placebo-controlled dose-escalation trial of triheptanoin for ataxia-telangiectasia: treating mitochondrial dysfunction with anaplerosisResearch in context

Matthew Lynch, Sophie Manoy, Peter D. Sly, Claire E. Wainwright et al. • EBioMedicine (2025)

Summary: Background: Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is a rare multisystem disease characterised by neurodegenerative cerebellar ataxia, lung disease, immune deficiency, high cancer risk, and mitochondrial dysfunction. A-T cells demonstrate de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2025.105840

Application of Particle Size Distribution Engineering and Nano-technology to Cement Recipes for some Iranian Offshore Oilfields

Yaser Pourmazaheri, Hamid Soltanian • Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology (2015)

The design of cement slurry for horizontal wellbores is challenging as it must present very high quality cement slurry properties e.g. zero free water, less than 50 cc API fluid loss value, appropriate rheology and yield point for effective...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22078/jpst.2015.504

Optimization of cationic nanoparticles stabilized by poloxamer 188: A potential approach for improving the biological activity of Aloe perryi

Tahany Saleh Aldayel, Mohamed M. Badran, Abdullah H. Alomrani, Nora A. AlFaris et al. • Heliyon (2023)

Aloe perryi (AP) has gained considerable interest as a medicinal herb in various biological applications due to its rich phytochemical composition. However, the therapeutic benefits of AP could be potentiated by utilizing nanotechnology. Mo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22691

Effect of physiochemical parameters on yield and biological efficiency of Volvariella volvacea cultivated on empty fruit bunch pellets

Nur Fariha Amir, Aslizah Mohd-Aris, Tuan Norhafizah Tuan-Zakaria, Noor Azrimi Umor et al. • Heliyon (2025)

Background: Volvariella volvacea is a highly nutritious edible mushroom grown mainly in Southeast Asian countries. However, the low yield of V. volvacea has discouraged farmers from engaging in its production. Objective: The study was condu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42572

Development, modelling and optimization of process parameters on the tensile strength of aluminum, reinforced with pumice and carbonated coal hybrid composites for brake disc application

Tanimu Kogi Ibrahim, Danjuma Saleh Yawas, Julius Thaddaeus, Bashar Danasabe et al. • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract This study focuses on optimizing double stir casting process parameters to enhance the tensile strength of hybrid composites comprising aluminum alloy, brown pumice, and coal ash, intended for brake disc applications. Analytical te...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67476-x

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

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

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

Applying the lessons of maternal mortality reduction to global emergency health

Emilie J Calvello, Alexander P Skog, Andrea G Tenner, Lee A Wallis • Bulletin of the World Health Organization (2015)

Abstract Over the last few decades, maternal health has been a major focus of the international community and this has resulted in a substantial decrease in maternal mortality globally. Although, compared with maternal illness, medical and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146571

Investigation the effects of economics – safety performance indices changes on average of lost work days (case study in the project refinery installation)

E ansari, Sh vosoghi • Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān (2016)

Background and aims: According to the International Labour Organization, 17% of fatal accidents occur in construction projects and development Workshop. While this number in Iran according to the Labor Department is 46%. In developing Asian...

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Critical Analysis of the Development of the Design of Lattice Tube Concrete Bridges with a Ride on Top

D. S. Spivak, S. V. Kliuchnyk • Nauka ta progres transportu (2024)

Purpose. The paper aims to highlight and substantiate the need to find rational design schemes for lattice tube concrete bridges with a ride on top based on the analysis of recent research and regulatory documents. Methodology. The current ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15802/stp2024/301524

Improving stroke awareness through a culturally adapted audiovisual intervention in the United Arab Emirates

Michelle Cherfane, Michelle Cherfane, Michelle Cherfane, Jihan Safwan et al. • Frontiers in Neurology (2025)

ObjectivesThis study evaluates the effectiveness of a brief, culturally tailored educational video in improving stroke-related knowledge among residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).MethodsA pre-post intervention study was conducted wi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1608381

PENINGKATAN KUALITAS DENGAN PENDEKATAN SIX SIGMA DAN PERPEKTIF MBNQA SEBAGAI KRITERIA PRASYARAT BAKU MUTU PADA PT. TAMANACO

Aditya Apriawan Saputra • J@ti Undip: Jurnal Teknik Industri (2025)

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh tingginya angka cacat produksi aluminium collapsible tube khususnya pada produk Kloderma 0.05% gel 5 gram Ø13,4 x 90 mm di PT. Tamanaco. Pada semester kedua tahun 2023, tingkat defect mencapai 8,81% (1.2...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14710/jati.20.2.42-68