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Circular Economy in Industrial Design Research: A Review

Kirsten van Dam, Luca Simeone, Duygu Keskin, Brian Baldassarre et al. • Sustainability (2020)

In the past decades, industrial design practice and research have focused extensively on how to optimize production and consumption, as a way to prevent negative environmental impacts, such as resource depletion, pollution, and excessive wa...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su122410279

Association of mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms and/or haplogroups with elite Japanese athlete status

Noriyuki Fuku, Eri Mikami, Masashi Tanaka • Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine (2013)

A number of familial and twin studies have assessed the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to physical performance or its-related traits and have estimated that there is a significant genetic component to their pheno...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7600/jpfsm.2.17

Cohort profile: the Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research - a prospective cohort study on cognition

Pei-Iun Hsieh, Te-Hsuan Huang, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen et al. • Epidemiology and Health (2024)

The Taiwan Initiative for Geriatric Epidemiological Research (TIGER) was founded in 2011 to elucidate the interrelationships among various predictors of global and domain-specific cognitive impairment, with the aim of identifying older adul...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4178/epih.e2024057

Copper exposure association with prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance among US adults (NHANES 2011–2014)

Chen Chen, Qi Zhou, Ruiyue Yang, Zhu Wu et al. • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2021)

Background: Excessive copper (Cu) has risky effect on insulin resistance (IR), oxidative stress and inflammation. Instead, some studies reported serum Cu to be protective for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112295

Long Noncoding RNAs in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pathogenesis and Potential Implications as Clinical Biomarkers

Meng Zhang, Ping He, Zhigang Bian • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience (2021)

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs), including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), are progressive and ultimately fatal. NDD onset is influenced by several fa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2021.685143

Rare genetic diseases associated with G-quadruplex-induced replication stress

Lauren M. Herr, Swagata Mukhopadhyay, Olivia M. Anderson, Tucker H. Couch et al. • Communications Biology (2026)

Abstract DNA replication stress is incurred by endogenous or environmental challenges to replication fork progression that impede faithful genome duplication. Genomic G-quadruplexes (G4s) are DNA secondary structures that present a substant...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s42003-026-09966-4

Linking Spiritual and Religious Coping With the Quality of Life of Community-Dwelling Older Adults and Nursing Home Residents

Luciano Magalhães Vitorino BSN, MSc, Gail Low RN, BSN, MA, PhD, Lucila Amaral Carneiro Vianna PhD • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2016)

Objective: This study examined the effect of Positive and Negative Spiritual and Religious Coping (SRC) upon older Brazilian’s quality of life (QOL). Method: A secondary analysis of data collected from 77 nursing home residents (NHRs; M age...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2333721416658140

Measles IgG Antibodies: Is There a Protective Role in COVID 19 Pandemic?‎ ‎

Amira Al Balakosy, Mostafa Alfishawy, Omnia Elnabawy, Azza Hassan et al. • Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases (2021)

Background and study aim: Epidemiological   data reported lower death rates of COVID-19 cases   in countries with   higher & ‎recent coverage by measles containing vaccines. In this study we aim to identify measles IgG titer ‎in COVID-1...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2021.72615.1144

Recent advances of two-dimensional materials in smart drug delivery nano-systems

Hua Zhang, Taojian Fan, Wen Chen, Yingchun Li et al. • Bioactive Materials (2020)

Smart drug delivery nano-systems show significant changes in their physical or chemical properties in response to slight change in environmental physical and/or chemical signals, and further releasing drugs adjusted to the progression of th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.06.012

Dynamic Assembly of Microgels and Polymers at Non‐Aqueous Liquid/Liquid Interfaces

Xin Guan, Yang Liu, Lianwei Li, Man‐Hin Kwok et al. • Advanced Science (2025)

Abstract Particle assembly at liquid–liquid interfaces presents a promising bottom‐up strategy for creating supramolecular materials with advanced functionalities. However, the significantly lower interfacial tension observed in immiscible ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202415642

A review on green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles

Madhusmita Swain, Durgamadhab Mishra, Gourishankar Sahoo • Discover Applied Sciences (2025)

Abstract Nanoparticles and Nanostructured materials are playing an ever-important role in affordable healthcare, environment remediation, renewable energy, agriculture, consumer electronics, cosmetics etc. However, progress in these sectors...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s42452-025-06957-8

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Addressing the current and future therapeutic advances along with the role of Sotatercept in the management of pulmonary hypertension

Dalia D. Hadi, Mohammed Dheyaa Marsool Marsool, Ali Dheyaa Marsool Marsool, Neel Vora et al. • Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (2023)

Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and debilitating lung disease characterized by irreversible scarring of the lungs. The cause of IPF is unknown, but it is thought to involve a combination of genetic a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/iid3.1079

Extraction of nano-crystalline cellulose for development of aerogel: Structural, morphological and antibacterial analysis

Yash Vishnoi, Alok Kumar Trivedi, M.K. Gupta, Harinder Singh et al. • Heliyon (2024)

In the present decades, nanocellulose has been very popular in the field of nanotechnology and is receiving much attention from researchers because of its advantageous physicochemical properties, high aspect ratio, and high specific strengt...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23846

Silver Nanoparticles Suppress Apple Fire Blight: Antibacterial Activity, Reduced Carbohydrate-Containing EPS Content, and Altered Host Antioxidant Responses

Alexander G. Khina, Maria T. Mukhina, Alexander S. Gordeev, Liliya R. Biktasheva et al. • Plants (2026)

The present study evaluated the phytoprotective activity of silver nanoparticles stabilized with sodium amphopolycarboxyglycinate (AgNPs-APCG) against apple fire blight caused by Erwinia amylovora. A highly colloidally stable AgNPs-APCG dis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants15203208

Development of a Portable Electrochemical Platform with Chip-Integrated Gold Electrodes for Detection of Pharmaceutical Pollutants

Miguel Tavares, Álvaro Torrinha, Raquel Queirós, João Piteira et al. • Engineering Proceedings (2023)

Electrochemical portable sensing systems can offer viable support in the analysis of environmental contaminants due to the compactness of their electronic components and overall simplicity of their detection principles. In the present work,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/CSAC2023-14900

Sustainable Farming: Nanofiber from the Pupunha Heart of Palm Sheath (<i>Bactris gasipaes</i>)-Enhanced Diets for Growing Rabbits and Their Health Impacts

Geovane Rosa de Oliveira, Carla de Andrade, Celina Tie Nishimori Duque, Antonio Diego Brandão Melo et al. • Veterinary Sciences (2025)

The use of nanofibers in farm animal diets can enhance nutrient absorption, minimize environmental problems, and generate a sustainable source of income. In this study, we investigated the effects of the partial inclusion of nanofibers prod...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12030263

Rhizospheric Microbes and Nanoparticles Synergize to Enhance Plant Immune Responses

Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan, Md. Saidur Rahman, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Barun Kanti Saha • Plant-Environment Interactions (2026)

ABSTRACT Sustainable crop production increasingly requires innovative strategies that can enhance plant resilience while reducing dependence on synthetic agrochemicals. Recent advances in nanotechnology and rhizosphere microbiome research h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/pei3.70183

Facile Synthesis of Propranolol and Novel Derivatives

Vy Anh Tran, Nguyen Hai Tai Tran, Long Giang Bach, Trinh Duy Nguyen et al. • Journal of Chemistry (2020)

Propranolol is one of the first medications of the beta-blocker used for antihypertensive drugs. This study reports the facile route for the synthesis of propranolol and its novel derivatives. Herein, propranolol synthesis proceeded from 1-...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2020/9597426

Casearia tomentosa fruit extracts exposed larvicidal activity and morphological alterations in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus under in vitro and semi field conditions

Priyanka Mandal, Goutam Chandra • BMC Research Notes (2024)

Abstract Mosquitoes are notorious insects that transmit a wide range of infectious diseases, including zika, malaria, chikungunya, filariasis, and dengue. The overuse and incorrect application of synthetic pesticides to control mosquitoes h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06663-x

Multifunctional properties of Phlomis aurea extracts: In-vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, potent repellency against two mosquito vectors and molecular docking studies

Mohamed A. M. El-Tabakh, Ahmed Z. I. Shehata, Ahmed M. Sadek, Salem S. Salem et al. • Applied Biological Chemistry (2025)

Abstract To develop economically viable and environmentally benign methodologies for organic reactions and reveal the practical utility of transitional natural compounds and their derivatives. In addition, a new research method to conduct d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13765-025-00982-2