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From Flame Extinguishment to Reignition Control: Fire Suppressants, Sustained Cooling Mechanisms, and Fire-Safety Challenges in Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

Qiqi Yang, Qingwen Lin, Ruichao Wei, Jiaxin Gao et al. • Batteries (2026)

Lithium-ion battery fires are governed by continuous heat release during thermal runaway, flammable gas venting, and thermal coupling between adjacent cells. Even after visible flames are extinguished, post-extinguishment temperature rise, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/batteries12080305

Was health skepticism accounted for in communication about the COVID-19 vaccine? A content analysis of federally-sponsored public service announcements about the vaccine to protect against COVID-19 in the United States

Margaret E. Tait, Erika Franklin Fowler, Sarah E. Gollust • Preventive Medicine Reports (2025)

Objective: To examine the content of public service announcements (PSAs) sponsored by the United States federal government to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and reveal if PSAs included content that countered health skepticism. Methods: A cont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103193

A Novel Anticancer Peptide Derived from <i>Bryopsis plumosa</i> Regulates Proliferation and Invasion in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells

Heabin Kim, Hyun-Taek Kim, Seung-Hyun Jung, Jong Won Han et al. • Marine Drugs (2023)

The discovery of new highly effective anticancer drugs with few side effects is a challenge for drug development research. Natural or synthetic anticancer peptides (ACPs) represent a new generation of anticancer agents with high selectivity...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/md21120607

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

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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The Effect of Diversification Strategies on Inventory Performance

Zahra Yousefzadeh, Gholamreza Mansourfar, Farzad Ghayour • مطالعات تجربی حسابداری مالی (2021)

Today, with rapid and sustained changes in business markets, a growing number of companies have turned diversification into new product segments or global markets by shifting their business to increase the importance of long-term financial ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/qjma.2021.58687.2227

Challenges of the growing African cement market – environmental issues, regulative framework, and quality infrastructure requirements

Schmidt Wolfram, Ngassam Inès L. Tchetgnia, Breitschaft Gerhard, Virchow Stephen • MATEC Web of Conferences (2018)

The African cement, concrete and construction business is growing at rapid pace. The cement sales are expected to grow rapidly until 2050. The number of newly built cement plants increases dramatically and in addition more cements are being...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/201714901014

Unveiling Area Estimation through Newton's Forward Divided Difference Method

Nurzalina Harun, Zubaidah Sadikin, Che Nurul Hanna Che Sulaiman, Nur Hamiza Basri et al. • Malaysia Journal of Invention and Innovation (2024)

In this era of globalization and technological advancements, Malaysia stands out as a vibrant hub for innovations and technology, along with an entrepreneurial spirit. However, it appears that there will be occasions when the creation of ...

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Context presentation and native conversation structure in large language model responses to escalating suicide risk: a controlled multimodel evaluation

Jueqiao Liu, Jueqiao Liu, Xiaoyi Chen, Jun Cai et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

BackgroundLarge language models are increasingly used for informal mental health support, yet their safety during escalating suicide-risk conversations may depend on how prior information is presented. Native multi-turn conversations and re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1962098

Quantitative Detection of High-Strength Bolt Loosening Based on Self-Magnetic Flux Leakage

Shangkai Liu, Kai Tong, Fengmin Chen, Senhua Zhang et al. • Buildings (2026)

The reliability of high-strength bolted connections is critical to the safety of large-scale engineering structures. This study proposes a non-contact quantitative method for detecting bolt loosening based on the self-magnetic flux leakage ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/buildings16030497

Response Analysis on Electrical Pulses under Severe Nuclear Accident Temperature Conditions Using an Abnormal Signal Simulation Analysis Module

Kil-Mo Koo, Jin-Ho Song, Sang-Baik Kim, Kwang-Il Ahn et al. • Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations (2012)

Unlike design basis accidents, some inherent uncertainties of the reliability of instrumentations are expected while subjected to harsh environments (e.g., high temperature and pressure, high humidity, and high radioactivity) occurring in s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2012/656590

A Review of Thermal Safety and Management of Second-Life Batteries: Cell Screening, Pack Configuration and Health Estimation

Md Imran Hasan, Gang Lei, Dylan Lu, Pablo Poblete Durruty • Batteries (2026)

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is generating a rapidly increasing stream of retired lithium-ion batteries for second-life deployment. However, thermal safety concerns continue to limit their reuse. This paper reviews second-life battery (SL...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/batteries12030099

GIS-Based Geothermal Favorability Mapping and Geological Consistency Assessment in the Lower Kura Basin

Allahverdi Tagiyev, Elmir Karagozov, Mehriban Ismayilova, Lala Abdullayeva et al. • Energies (2026)

The Lower Kura Basin is a tectonically active sedimentary region of Azerbaijan where geological and hydrogeological conditions may favor geothermal fluid circulation. This study develops a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based multi-cr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/en19174061

Weighing and Prioritizing the Eight Principles of Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Energy Management in Industries Covered by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade

Rasoul Yarahmadi, Hamed Moridi, Ali Asghar Farshad, Fereshteh Taheri • Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān (2020)

Abstract: Aim and Background: Today, with the growth of different dimensions of sustainable development, managers at the organizational and governmental levels have become more and more interested in the components of sustainable developmen...

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