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In vitro antimicrobial and antileishmanial evaluation of green-synthesized ZnO nanoparticles from Cirsium arvense

Yasir Zeb, Asad Ullah, Farhan Ahmad, Bilal Ahmad et al. • Next Nanotechnology (2025)

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains poses a serious public health challenge, urging the need for alternative therapeutic approaches. This study presents, for the first time, the green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticle...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nxnano.2025.100281

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Chemical & Engineering News (2003)

IN THIS C&EN EXCLUSIVE "POINT-COUNTERPOINT," TWO OF nanotechnolog's biggest advocates square off on a fundamental question that will dramatically affect the future development of this field. Are "molecular assemblers"—devices capable of pos...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-v081n048.p037

Roles of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD)

Zhi Zheng, Yunkuo Li, Yujie Pan • Cell Death Discovery (2026)

Abstract Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a prevalent microvascular complication of diabetes, is a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Moreover, it plays a crucial role in the morbidity and mortality of diabet...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41420-026-03117-8

Archaeology of Death

Robert Chapman, Ian Kinnes, Klavs Randsborg (1981)

List of contributors Preface 1. Approaches to the archaeology of death Robert Chapman and Klavs Randsborg 2. The search for rank in prehistoric burials James A. Brown 3. Social configurations and the archaeological study of mortuary practic...

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Widespread geographic distribution of filarioid nematodes in caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) in Canada

Aparna Mariyam Thomas, Guilherme G. Verocai, John Soghigian, Fabien Mavrot et al. • International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife (2025)

The caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) is a keystone wildlife species in northern ecosystems that plays a central role in the culture, spirituality and food security of Indigenous People. The Arctic is currently experiencing an unprecedented...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.101030

A population-based study of the influence of socioeconomic status on prostate cancer diagnosis in Taiwan

Chi-Chen Wu, Ching-Heng Lin, Han-Sun Chiang, Ming-Je Tang • International Journal for Equity in Health (2018)

Abstract Background Disparities in prostate cancer (PCa) outcomes and their links to socioeconomic status (SES) have been intensively studied. A relatively low incidence rate and a high proportion of late-stage diagnosis have been documente...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0792-2

Why is the screening rate in lung cancer still low? A seven-country analysis of the factors affecting adoption

Charlotte Poon, Tim Wilsdon, Iqra Sarwar, Alexander Roediger et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2023)

Strong evidence of lung cancer screening’s effectiveness in mortality reduction, as demonstrated in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) in the US and the Dutch–Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NELSON), has prompted count...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1264342

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 Kathon, a Chemical Used Widely as a Microbicide, on the Survival of Two Species of Mosquitoes

Wen-Ze He, Li-Long Pan, Wen-Hao Han, Shaaban Abd-Rabou et al. • Molecules (2021)

In recent decades, demands for novel insecticides against mosquitoes are soaring, yet candidate chemicals with desirable properties are limited. Kathon is a broad-spectrum isothiazolinone microbicide, but other applications remain uncharact...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144177

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S. Fuzzi, U. Baltensperger, K. Carslaw, S. Decesari et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2015)

The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year in the refereed literature. This is in part due to the enormou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-8217-2015

Advances in Imaging and Physiology-Guided Personalized Care in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Lucas Rodrigues Moraes, Pedro Leme Silva, Denise Battaglini, Patricia Rieken Macedo Rocco • Medicina (2026)

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a heterogeneous inflammatory lung injury marked by increased alveolar–capillary permeability, reduced respiratory system compliance, and impaired gas exchange. Despite advances in supportive car...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/medicina62020420

miR-130a-3p Exacerbates Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction by Promoting Inflammation and Targeting PDK4

Jinyu Liu, Xiaowei Yuan, Wei Chen, Dongqin Shen • Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis (2026)

Background Sepsis is frequently complicated by systemic inflammatory injury and cardiac dysfunction, which serve as risk factors of adverse clinical outcomes and increased mortality risk. To clarify the function of miR-130a-3p in sepsis dia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/10760296261468449

Sequential Portal Vein Embolization and Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Future Liver Remnant Growth: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to ALPPS Stage-1 in Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Qiang Wang, Qiang Wang, Yujun Ji, Torkel B. Brismar et al. • Frontiers in Surgery (2021)

Background: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of sequential portal vein embolization (PVE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (PVE+RFA) as a minimally invasive variant for associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stage...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.741352

Blood pressure and mortality after percutaneous coronary intervention: a population-based cohort study

Chung-woo Lee, Joo Kyung Lee, Yeon Joo Choi, Hyunjin Kim et al. • Scientific Reports (2022)

Abstract Revascularization procedures, including percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), for coronary artery disease (CAD) are increasingly performed in Korea. However, studies on blood pressure control targets in these patients remain in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06627-4

Ethical and social implications of approaching death prediction in humans - when the biology of ageing meets existential issues

Marie Gaille, Marco Araneda, Clément Dubost, Clémence Guillermain et al. • BMC Medical Ethics (2020)

Abstract Background The discovery of biomarkers of ageing has led to the development of predictors of impending natural death and has paved the way for personalised estimation of the risk of death in the general population. This study inten...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12910-020-00502-5

Long-Term Prognosis and Systemic Impact of Acromegaly: Analyses Utilizing Korean National Health Insurance Data

Sangmo Hong, Kyungdo Han, Cheol-Young Park • Endocrinology and Metabolism (2025)

Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder caused by excessive growth hormone secretion. Its low prevalence poses challenges in studying its long-term prognosis and systemic effects. To address this research gap, we conducted five studies usin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2024.2285

Mathematical Modeling of Leptospirosis With Misdiagnosis

Japheth Musingila Mwongela, Caroline Kanyiri, Virginia Kitetu • Journal of Applied Mathematics (2026)

Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic bacterial disease that continues to pose a major public health challenge, particularly in developing countries where it causes substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic losses. A key problem in co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/jama/5513951

Metabolomic sweet spot clock predicts mortality and age-related diseases in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Olga Vishnyakova, Joosung Min, Stephen Leach, Xiaowei Song et al. • Communications Medicine (2026)

Abstract Background Chronological age does not capture individual health or resilience. Advances in metabolomics have enabled development of molecular aging biomarkers that capture deviations between biological and chronological age, highli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01375-2

Longevity risk—Its financial impact on pensions

Nana Poku Appiagyei Nantwi, Anani Lotsi, Godwin Debrah • Scientific African (2022)

We study the financial impact of longevity risk on defined benefit (DB) pension plan liabilities using the 2010 Ghana population census, and the Lee-Carter model. We compare the usual Lee-Carter model to an extended version. While we observ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01241

Which scoring systems are useful for predicting the prognosis of lower gastrointestinal bleeding? Old and new

Ku Bean Jeong, Hee Seok Moon, Kyung Ryun In, Sun Hyung Kang et al. • BMC Gastroenterology (2025)

Abstract Background The incidence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding is on the rise, prompting the creation of various scoring systems to forecast patient’s outcomes. But there is no single unified scoring system and these scoring systems c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12876-025-03638-z