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Explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students’ stress affection

Wei-Yin Chang, Xin Wang, De-Sheng Guo, Lam-Huu-Phuoc Nguyen et al. • Frontiers in Psychology (2024)

This study aims to explore the effects of forest travel activities on university students’ stress affection. Forty volunteer university students participated in this study. All participants were asked to complete physiological (Heart Rate V...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1240499

Alleviation effect of glycyrrhetinic acid on zearalenone-induced reproductive toxicity in replacement gilts

Li-Tao Che, Li-Tao Che, Ahmed H. El-Sappah, Ahmed H. El-Sappah et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

IntroductionThis study investigated whether glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) can alleviate the reproductive toxicity of Zearalenone (ZEN) in replacement gilts.MethodsEighty Landrace × Yorkshire gilts were randomly assigned to four dietary groups: c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1636738

Unraveling the formation mechanism of 3-methylindole from tryptophan in the glucose-mediated Maillard reaction: a combined ReaxFF MD, DFT, and experimental study

Yuan-Yuan Yang, Chao-Kun Wei, Xin Pan, An-Ran Zheng et al. • Food Chemistry: X (2026)

3-Methylindole is a concentration-dependent aroma compound, and its formation mechanism in the tryptophan-glucose Maillard reaction is crucial for flavor regulation but remains incompletely elucidated. Using gas chromatography-olfactometry-...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2026.104719

Effect of Nano-multi Micronutrients on Agronomic Traits, Nutrient Uptake and Soil Fertility in Pot Trial of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Vipul Bundake, Veena Khilnani, Archana Kale, I. L. Pardeshi • International Journal of Economic Plants (2026)

A pot experiment of maize was carried during summer seasons of March–July, 2023 and 2024 at the experimental field of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, Mumbai, India, to assess the impact of multi nano micronutrients formulation (NM) on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.23910/2/2026.6886a

Characterization of Proliferation Medium and Its Effect on Differentiation of Muscle Satellite Cells from <i>Larimichthys crocea</i> in Cultured Fish Meat Production

Shengliang Zhang, Hanghang Lou, Hongyun Lu, Enbo Xu et al. • Fishes (2023)

To find a suitable medium for muscle satellite cells of Larimichthys crocea, herein, the effect of different basal media and coating materials on the proliferation of piscine satellite cells (PSCs) was explored. Firstly, two basal media, na...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/fishes8090429

Hermetic effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract mitigates salinity stress in maize by modulating photosynthetic efficiency, and antioxidant activities

MUNEEBA, Abdul KHALIQ, Faran MUHAMMAD, Haroon SHAHZAD et al. • Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca (2024)

Salinity poses a significant constraint to cereal productivity particularly in arid and semiarid regions. The application of allelochemical has shown promising results in mitigating the intensity of abiotic stresses. A pot experiment was co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15835/nbha52313862

ChsA, a Class Ⅱ Chitin Synthase, Contributes to Asexual Conidiation, Mycelial Morphology, Cell Wall Integrity, and the Production of Enzymes and Organic Acids in <i>Aspergillus niger</i>

Yunqi Zhu, Tong Liu, Yingsi Wang, Guojun Chen et al. • Journal of Fungi (2023)

Chitin synthases (CHSs) are vital enzymes for the synthesis of chitin and play important and differential roles in fungal development, cell wall integrity, environmental adaptation, virulence, and metabolism in fungi. However, except for Ch...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jof9080801

Biophysical and textural attributes as selection indices for replacing the adopted cassava variety with the improved genotype to produce fufu

Wasiu Awoyale, Wasiu Awoyale, Busie Maziya-Dixon, Hakeem Oyedele et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2023)

The use of the biophysical and textural qualities of fufu to choose the possible substitution of an adopted cassava variety (TMEB419-V1) with improved genotypes from the breeding program was assessed in this study. Standard methods were use...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1272724

Optimization of lactic fermentation parameters of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) puree with Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus casei

S. Khalajian, N. Mooraki, M. Honarvar, A. Akhavan Sepahi • Applied Food Research (2026)

This research investigates the lactic fermentation process of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) puree with the aim of creating a functional probiotic product. The focus is on optimizing fermentation conditions to enhance health benefits, thereb...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2026.101754

Emodin, an Emerging Mycotoxin, Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Related Hepatotoxicity through IRE1α–XBP1 Axis in HepG2 Cells

Su Been Park, Gun Hee Cho, Young Eun Park, Hyang Sook Chun • Toxins (2023)

Emodin, an emerging mycotoxin, is known to be hepatotoxic, but its mechanism remains unclear. We hypothesized that emodin could induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha (IRE1α)–X-box-binding pro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins15070455

Exploring Volatile Profiles and De-Flavoring Strategies for Enhanced Acceptance of Lentil-Based Foods: A Review

Francesca Vurro, Davide De Angelis, Giacomo Squeo, Francesco Caponio et al. • Foods (2024)

Lentils are marketed as dry seeds, fresh sprouts, flours, protein isolates, and concentrates used as ingredients in many traditional and innovative food products, including dairy and meat analogs. Appreciated for their nutritional and healt...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods13162608

Effects of Hot Air-drying and Vacuum Freeze-drying on Flavor Components in Different Parts of Hericium erinaceus

Yihang ZHANG, Donglu FANG, Lei ZHONG, Qiuhui HU et al. • Shipin gongye ke-ji (2022)

In order to explore the changes of flavor characteristics of Hericium erinaceus before and after drying, the effects of hot air-drying and vacuum freeze-drying on flavor components of pileus and stipe of H. erinaceus were studied using high...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2021070247

Anti-inflammatory activity of two varieties of pumpkin seed oil in an adjuvant arthritis model in rats

S. Y. Al-Okbi, D. A. Mohamed, E. Kandil, M. A. Abo-Zeid et al. • Grasas y Aceites (2017)

The aim of the present research was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activity of pumpkin seed oils (PSOs) of an Egyptian and European variety, in a rat model of adjuvant arthritis. Edema thickness, plasma tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3989/gya.0796161

Natural Polyphenols for the Preservation of Meat and Dairy Products

Hammad Ullah, Yaseen Hussain, Cristina Santarcangelo, Alessandra Baldi et al. • Molecules (2022)

Food spoilage makes foods undesirable and unacceptable for human use. The preservation of food is essential for human survival, and different techniques were initially used to limit the growth of spoiling microbes, e.g., drying, heating, sa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061906

Group-format, peer-facilitated mental health promotion interventions for students in higher education settings: a scoping review protocol

Carrie Brooke-Sumner, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Mercilene T Machisa, Pinky Mahlangu • BMJ Open (2024)

Introduction Young people in higher education face various stressors that can make them vulnerable to mental ill-health. Mental health promotion in this group therefore has important potential benefits. Peer-facilitated and group-format int...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080629

What motivates SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trial participants? A pre- and post-participation survey study

Olivia A. C. Lamers, Meta Roestenberg, Martine C. de Vries, Marie-Astrid Hoogerwerf • Trials (2024)

Abstract Background Scientific advancement, including the testing and licensing of new drugs, relies heavily on clinical trials with healthy individuals. The motivations of clinical trial participants have been discussed intensively, as som...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08582-z

Protocol to measure human IL-6 secretion from CAR T cell-primed macrophage and monocyte lineage cells in vitro and in vivo using humanized mice

Thao Nguyen, Toshiaki Yoshikawa, Yusuke Ito, Hitomi Kasuya et al. • STAR Protocols (2024)

Summary: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy often causes serious toxicities, such as cytokine release syndrome (CRS), mainly due to interleukin-6 (IL-6) secreted by monocyte lineage cells. Here, we describe a protocol to generat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103423