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Vertex-wise multivariate genome-wide association study identifies 780 unique genetic loci associated with cortical morphology

Alexey A. Shadrin, Tobias Kaufmann, Dennis van der Meer, Clare E. Palmer et al. • NeuroImage (2021)

Brain morphology has been shown to be highly heritable, yet only a small portion of the heritability is explained by the genetic variants discovered so far. Here we extended the Multivariate Omnibus Statistical Test (MOSTest) and applied it...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118603

Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive-behavioral interventions for depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials

Otavio A. F. S. Da Silva, Samuel I. D. S. Pereira, Alper Mert, Débora R. de Aguiar et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

IntroductionDepressive disorders are a prevalent psychiatric condition; major depressive disorder (MDD) specifically affects approximately 5.7% of adults worldwide and is associated with high levels of disability and disease burden. Althoug...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1899231

Systematic review and meta-analysis reveal positive therapeutic effects of music in brain damage rehabilitation

Laura Navarro, Laura Navarro, Laura Navarro, Nour El Zahraa Mallah et al. • Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience (2026)

Brain damage (BD) caused by stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or neurodegenerative conditions often results in persistent cognitive, motor, and emotional impairments. Music-based interventions (MI) have been explored as adjunctive rehab...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2026.1720473

Stress Levels Escalate When Repeatedly Performing Tasks Involving Threats

Johan Bertilsson, Johan Bertilsson, Diederick C. Niehorster, Diederick C. Niehorster et al. • Frontiers in Psychology (2019)

Police work may include performing repeated tasks under the influence of psychological stress, which can affect perceptual, cognitive and motor performance. However, it is largely unknown how repeatedly performing stressful tasks physically...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01562

Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots

Karola Maul, S. Robbert Gradstein, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract The evolutionary history underlying gradients in species richness is still subject to discussions and understanding the past niche evolution might be crucial in estimating the potential of taxa to adapt to changing environmental co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87206-1

Brain‐Penetrating and Disease Site‐Targeting Manganese Dioxide‐Polymer‐Lipid Hybrid Nanoparticles Remodel Microenvironment of Alzheimer's Disease by Regulating Multiple Pathological Pathways

Elliya Park, Lily Yi Li, Chunsheng He, Azhar Z. Abbasi et al. • Advanced Science (2023)

Abstract Finding effective disease‐modifying treatment for Alzheimer's disease remains challenging due to an array of factors contributing to the loss of neural function. The current study demonstrates a new strategy, using multitargeted bi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202207238

Graphene Oxide and Reduced Derivatives, as Powder or Film Scaffolds, Differentially Promote Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation and Survival

Noela Rodriguez-Losada, Noela Rodriguez-Losada, Rune Wendelbob, M. Carmen Ocaña et al. • Frontiers in Neuroscience (2020)

Emerging scaffold structures made of carbon nanomaterials, such as graphene oxide (GO) have shown efficient bioconjugation with common biomolecules. Previous studies described that GO promotes the differentiation of neural stem cells and ma...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.570409

In vivo topology converts competition for cell-matrix adhesion into directional migration

Fernanda Bajanca, Nadège Gouignard, Charlotte Colle, Maddy Parsons et al. • Nature Communications (2019)

Migrating cells encounter multiple signals such as extracellular matrix (ECM) and chemokinetic factors but how these integrate in vivo is unclear. Here, the authors report that overall control of cell-ECM adhesion by Sema3A and Sdf1 can be ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09548-5

Identification of functional pathways for regenerative bioactivity of selected renal cells

Wei Sha, Timothy Bertram, Deepak Jain, Cory Brouwer et al. • Stem Cell Research & Therapy (2022)

Abstract Background Selected renal cells (SRC) are in Phase II clinical trials as a kidney-sourced, autologous, tubular epithelial cell-enriched cell-based therapy for chronic kidney disease (CKD). In preclinical studies with rodent models ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13287-022-02713-6

Water and soil pollution as determinant of water and food quality/contamination and its impact on female fertility

Justin Rashtian, Diana E. Chavkin, Zaher Merhi • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology (2019)

Abstract A mounting body of the literature suggests that environmental chemicals found in food and water could affect female reproduction. Many worldwide daily-used products have been shown to contain chemicals that could incur adverse repr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12958-018-0448-5

Enhanced Energy Recovery in Magnetic Energy-Harvesting Shock Absorbers Using Soft Magnetic Materials

Susana Aberturas, José Luis Olazagoitia, Miguel Ángel García, Antonio Hernando • Magnetochemistry (2023)

In the automobile sector, energy recovery and sustainability are becoming more and more important, and energy-harvesting suspension systems (EHSAs) have a lot of promise to improve vehicle efficiency. This investigation expands on prior wor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry9070189

Development of Representative Urban Driving Cycles for Congested Traffic Conditions in Guayaquil Using Real-Time OBD-II Data and Weighted Statistical Methods

Roberto López-Chila, Henry Abad-Reyna, Joao Morocho-Cajas, Pablo Fierro-Jimenez • Vehicles (2025)

Standardized driving cycles such as the FTP-75 fail to represent traffic conditions in cities like Guayaquil, where high congestion and varied driving behaviors are not captured by external models. This study aimed to develop representative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vehicles7030095

Natural Earth Pigments as Geological Polymineral Systems: A Structured Approach to Provenance and Degradation Assessment in Heritage Science

Sebastiano Ettore Spoto, Roberta Somma • Heritage (2026)

Natural earth pigments are polymineral materials whose present composition may differ from the source because of selection, grinding, heating, mixing, binder incorporation, and later alteration. This study develops a structured method for s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage9080322

Deep Mapping and Spatial Anthropology

Les Roberts • Humanities (2016)

This paper provides an introduction to the Humanities Special Issue on “Deep Mapping”. It sets out the rationale for the collection and explores the broad-ranging nature of perspectives and practices that fall within the “undisciplined” int...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/h5010005

gllvm 2.0: fast fitting of advanced ordination methods and joint species distribution models

Pekka Korhonen, Francis K.C. Hui, Jenni Niku, Sara Taskinen et al. • PeerJ (2025)

Background Over the past decade, joint species distribution models (JSDMs) and model-based ordination have emerged as powerful tools for the analysis of community ecology data. Generalized linear latent variable models (GLLVMs) offer a flex...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20338

True 2-D Resistivity Imaging from Vertical Electrical Soundings to Support More Sustainable Rural Water Supply Borehole Siting in Malawi

Romain Leborgne, Michael O. Rivett, Gift J. Wanangwa, Philippe Sentenac et al. • Applied Sciences (2021)

To improve borehole siting for rural water supply, an advanced resistivity method was adapted for developing country use and demonstrated in Malawi. The method was designed to be low cost, developing-country accessible, efficient. It allows...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app11031162

Restoration of the Zoige alpine wetland played a role in the recent reduction in water yield in the Source Region of the Yellow River

Nana Zhao, Edward Johnson, Lingyao Meng, Muyuan Ma et al. • HydroResearch

Ecological restoration efforts have been actively promoted in the Source Region of the Yellow River (SRYR) since the late 1990s, but their hydrological effects remain poorly understood. This study quantified long-term runoff changes from 19...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.hydres.2026.09.004

Unraveling the Secrets of a Double-Life Fungus by Genomics: <i>Ophiocordyceps australis</i> CCMB661 Displays Molecular Machinery for Both Parasitic and Endophytic Lifestyles

Thaís Almeida de Menezes, Flávia Figueira Aburjaile, Gabriel Quintanilha-Peixoto, Luiz Marcelo Ribeiro Tomé et al. • Journal of Fungi (2023)

Ophiocordyceps australis (Ascomycota, Hypocreales, Ophiocordycipitaceae) is a classic entomopathogenic fungus that parasitizes ants (Hymenoptera, Ponerinae, Ponerini). Nonetheless, according to our results, this fungal species also exhibits...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jof9010110