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Nozzle atomizing performance evaluation in complex environment using residual atrous spatial pyramid network

Ya Yang, Chuanchang Li, Xiaonan Hou, Chunlei Wang et al. • AIP Advances (2022)

Conventional spray particle detection methods have disadvantages such as spray field interference, large subjective standard error, and an inability to specifically analyze the spray particle movement. Manual methods used the uniformity of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1063/5.0083129

Investigation of the Friction Performance of G3000 (Variant), GG20, and GG15 (High Carbon) Cast Brake Discs Using the SAE J2522 Procedure

Talha İkbal Çığır, Melih Hakan Samur, Mevlüt Yasin Igdeli • International Journal of Automotive Science and Technology (2025)

This study compares the friction performance of three commonly used cast brake disc materials in the automotive industry: the G3000 variant, GG20, and GG15 (high carbon content). Samples were tested on an inertia dynamometer following the S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30939/ijastech..1811564

Faculty perceptions of a professional development program for developing CUREs and promoting inclusive and equitable teaching

Laura Gough, Rommel Miranda, Matthew Hemm, Leann Norman et al. • Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (2025)

ABSTRACT The Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) model can be used to explore how faculty prioritize learning about and adopting new pedagogical approaches. Here, we use the DOI framework to contextualize biology faculty perceptions of a profess...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00215-24

Compression and Tensile Testing of L-PBF Ti-6Al-4V Lattice Structures with Biomimetic Porosities and Strut Geometries for Orthopedic Implants

Dimitri P. Papazoglou, Amy T. Neidhard-Doll, Margaret F. Pinnell, Dathan S. Erdahl et al. • Metals (2024)

In an effort to contribute to the ongoing development of ASTM standards for additively manufactured metal lattice specimens, particularly within the field of medicine, the compressive and tensile mechanical properties of biomimetic lattice ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/met14020232

Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification of Nanoparticle Deposition from Tongue Morphological Variations

Tiancheng Yang, Xiuhua Si, Jinxiang Xi • Life (2024)

The human tongue has highly variable morphology. Its role in regulating respiratory flows and deposition of inhaled aerosols remains unclear. The objective of this study was to quantify the uncertainty of nanoparticle deposition from the va...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/life14030406

Research progress in high thermal conductivity of silicon carbide matrix composites reinforced with fibers

CHEN Qiang, LI Shun, ZHU Li'an, BAI Shuxin et al. • Cailiao gongcheng (2023)

As one kind of advanced high temperature structural and functional materials, it is necessary for fiber reinforced silicon carbide matrix composites (SiC CMCs) in the field of thermal management (TM) to combine the efficient heat transfer a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2023.000079

Investigation of Defect Effects on Adhesively Bonded Joint Strength Using Cohesive Zone Modeling

Majid Jamal-Omidi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Suki • Journal of Mechanical Engineering (2018)

In this paper, effects of the defect in an adhesively bonded joint have been investigated using cohesive zone modeling. Consequently, a 3D finite element model of a single lap-joint is constructed and validated with experiments. Strength pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/scjme-2018-0023

Urban Sprawl and Changes in Land-Use Efficiency in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region, China from 2000 to 2020: A Spatiotemporal Analysis Using Earth Observation Data

Meiling Zhou, Linlin Lu, Huadong Guo, Qihao Weng et al. • Remote Sensing (2021)

Sustainable development in urban areas is at the core of the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). Analysis of SDG indicator 11.3.1—Land-use efficiency based on functional urban boundaries—provide...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs13152850

Controlling Frost Propagation on Polymeric Surfaces Using SI‐ATRP Chemical Micropatterning

Miisa J. Tavaststjerna, Stephen J. Picken, Santiago J. Garcia • Advanced Materials Interfaces (2025)

Abstract Micropatterned surfaces with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions are relevant for a wide range of applications from fuel cells to water harvesting systems. The preferential nucleation of water on hydrophilic regions can also b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/admi.202400838

Evaluating key predictors of breast cancer through survival: a comparison of AFT frailty models with LASSO, ridge, and elastic net regularization

Senyefia Bosson-Amedenu, Emmanuel Ayitey, Francis Ayiah-Mensah, Luyton Asare • BMC Cancer (2025)

Abstract Background Frailty models are extensively utilized in survival analysis to address unobserved heterogeneity among individuals. However, selecting the most robust model for survival prediction, especially in the context of high-dime...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-14040-z

On Combined Maximal Precedence–Exceedance Test with Application to HIV Clinical Trials

Sylvester Sebola, Niladri Chakraborty, Morné Rowan Sjölander • Mathematics (2026)

This paper proposes a combined maximal precedence–exceedance test (MPErs) that integrates maximal precedence and maximal exceedance statistics tests to provide sensitivity to both early and late distributional differences between two sample...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math14203658

Modelling the adsorption of iron and manganese by activated carbon from teak and shea charcoal for continuous low flow

Worlanyo Kwadjo Siabi, Emmanuel Degraft-Johnson Owusu-Ansah, Helen Michelle Korkor Essandoh, Nana Yaw Asiedu • Water-Energy Nexus (2021)

Nearly 6494 boreholes with iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) concentrations above permissible limits of 0.3 mg/L and 0.4 mg/L respectively in Ghana have been abandoned because of ineffective water treatment solutions. Activated carbon prepared f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.wen.2021.02.001

Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers

Yan Dora Zhang, Amber N. Hurson, Haoyu Zhang, Parichoy Pal Choudhury et al. • Nature Communications (2020)

In cancer many gene variants may contribute to disease etiology, but the impact of a given gene variant may have varied effect size. Here, the authors analyse summary statistics of genome-wide association studies from fourteen cancers, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16483-3

Impact of power outages: Unveiling their influence on micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa - An in-depth literature review

Timothy King Avordeh, Adam Salifu, Christopher Quaidoo, Rockson Opare-Boateng • Heliyon (2024)

The paper explores the review on the impact of electricity outages on MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa, analyzing their effects on productivity and poverty levels based on a review of 102 studies spanning from 2010 to 2023. The review organizes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33782

Factors Affecting Quality of Accounting Information and its impact on local government fixed assets management's effectiveness: A study on Local Government of Indonesia

Fitra Dharma, Mega Metalia, Sari Indah Oktanti Sembiring • The Indonesian Journal of Accounting Research (2023)

Inseparable from managing regional fixed assets is the quality of information or data utilized by each unit. The quality of accounting information in government is heavily dependent on the leadership's commitment, the effectiveness of inter...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33312/ijar.636

Financial management practices and performance of agricultural small and medium enterprises in Tanzania

Kulwa Mwita Mang'ana, Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula, Silver John Hokororo • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2023)

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in agriculture sector, contribute significantly to economic change in developing countries by addressing a wide range of unemployment, nutrition, income poverty, and food security issues. Despite their cri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100494