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Integrated Geotechnical Approach and GIS for Identification of Geological Resources Exploitable Quarries for Sustainable Development in Ifni Inlier and Lakhssas Plateau (Western Anti Atlas, Morocco)

Mohamed Mahmoud Sebbab, Abdelhadi El Ouahidi, Mehdi Ousbih, Seddik Ouboulahcen et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

The purpose of this paper is to identify, quantify and delineate the areas with suitable aggregate resources in the Precambrian massif of Ifni and the limestone plateau of Lakhssas (southwest Morocco). To fulfill this objective, a study was...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app13063932

The spatial allocation of population: a review of large-scale gridded population data products and their fitness for use

S. Leyk, S. Leyk, A. E. Gaughan, A. E. Gaughan et al. • Earth System Science Data (2019)

Population data represent an essential component in studies focusing on human–nature interrelationships, disaster risk assessment and environmental health. Several recent efforts have produced global- and continental-extent gridded populati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/essd-11-1385-2019

The extent to which South Africa’s legal and policy frameworks empower traditional leadership to contribute to achieving SDG 11

Fredua Agyemang • Town and Regional Planning (2024)

Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) focuses on making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. Although the goal primarily addresses urban development, its principles also extend to rural areas, but the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.38140/trp.v85i.8528

<i>Sechium edule</i> var. <i>nigrum spinosum</i> (Chayote) Increases the mRNA Expression of Genes Encoding Sirtuins in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Graciela Gavia-García, David Hernández-Álvarez, Taide Laurita Arista-Ugalde, Itzen Aguiñiga-Sánchez et al. • Molecules (2026)

Consumption of Sechium edule var. nigrum spinosum has antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects. Regarding the former, certain signaling pathways that influence these effects have already been proposed; however, the underlying molecular mechanis...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules31071182

Structural Properties of Syngenetic Ice-Rich Permafrost, as Revealed by Archaeological Investigation of the Yana Site Complex (Arctic East Siberia, Russia): Implications for Quaternary Science

Vladimir V. Pitulko, Elena Y. Pavlova • Frontiers in Earth Science (2022)

Ice-rich syncryogenic (termed “Ice Complex”) deposits are common in northern East Siberia and constitute the most important feature of the Quaternary geology of the region. The Ice Complex formed throughout the Late Pleistocene and not only...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.744775

Stress-dilatancy properties for fiber-reinforced sand

KONG Yu-xia , SHENG Fei-fan , WANG Hui-juan • Yantu gongcheng xuebao (2018)

It is observed that randomly distributed polypropylene fibers act to interlock particles and thus improve the mechanical behavior of the reinforced soils. The polypropylene fiber inclusion clearly increases the shear strength of soils, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11779/CJGE201812012

Analytical solutions of steady-state temperature field for large-section freezing with rectangular layout of single-ring holes

HONG Zequn 1, SHI Rongjian 1, YUE Fengtian 1, HAN Lei 2 • Yantu gongcheng xuebao (2023)

The temperature field is the basis for assessing the mechanical state and water-sealing performance of the frozen wall, which is an important research direction of the artificial freezing theory. For the freezing pipes in the form of a clos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11779/CJGE20220700

Optimization of Metal Inert Gas Welding Process during Joining of Structural Steels- An Overview

Misra Ravindra Kumar, Porwal Rajesh Kumar • E3S Web of Conferences (2020)

Metal Inert Gas welding is a fast, reliable and cost effective technique for joining of different ferrous materials and steels used in the construction of large structures like Fe410WA, IS2062, SS304, AISI1040 and AISI316 etc. To obtain bet...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202018401028

Mechanical properties and constitutive analyses of basalt fiber crumb rubber mortars in soft rock roadways

Wei-Guo Qiao, Pershin Vladimir, Jun-Ling Qin, Shuai Zhang • E3S Web of Conferences (2021)

Uniaxial compressive stress-strain curves of several groups of basalt fiber crumb rubber mortars (BF-CRM) with different contents are tested. By comparing with the GZH model, the improved values of the parameters of the BF-CRM constitutive ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202130301023

The estimation of canopy attributes from digital cover photography by two different image analysis methods

Chianucci F, Chiavetta U, Cutini A • iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry (2014)

Proximal sensing methods using digital photography have gained wide acceptance for describing and quantifying canopy properties. Digital hemispherical photography (DHP) is the most widely used photographic technique for canopy description. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3832/ifor0939-007

Effect of Accelerated Weathering on Color and Physico-mechanical Properties of Wood-plastic Composites with Nano Titanium Dioxide

Seyyed Khalil HosseiniHashemi, Ahad Rahimi, Nadir Ayrilmis • BioResources (2024)

Polypropylene (PP) with black locust wood flour and maleic grafted polypropylene were used to prepare wood plastic composites (WPC) by injection molding. The effect of the addition of nano titanium oxide (nano TiO2) on the properties of the...

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Physical and Chemical Effects of Different Working Gases in Coffee Brewing: A Case Study of Caffè Firenze

Giulia Angeloni, Piernicola Masella, Lorenzo Guerrini, Agnese Spadi et al. • Foods (2020)

(1) Background: Recently, a new espresso extraction method, Caffè Firenze, has been developed, which uses gas at operating pressures of 20 bar to obtain abundant, persistent foam. The experiment aimed to evaluate the effect of using six gas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods9121825

Preparation of Modified Kaolin Filler with Cesium and Its Application in Security Paper

Houssni El-Saied, Samya El-Sherbiny, Omnia Ali, Wafaa El-Saied et al. • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2013)

In this study, cesium was added intentionally during paper manufacture for protecting the papers against forgery and counterfeiting by sorbing cesium ions (Cs+) on kaolin, used as special filler in papermaking. The sorption of cesium from a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2013/274245

Impact of Ultra-High Pressure Homogenization on the Structural Properties of Egg Yolk Granule

Romuald Gaillard, Alice Marciniak, Guillaume Brisson, Véronique Perreault et al. • Foods (2022)

Ultra-high pressure homogenization (UHPH) is a promising method for destabilizing and potentially improving the techno-functionality of the egg yolk granule. This study’s objectives were to determine the impact of pressure level (50, 175 an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods11040512

Camel Milk Targeting Insulin Receptor—Toward Understanding the Antidiabetic Effects of Camel Milk

Irfa Anwar, Farheen Badrealam Khan, Sajid Maqsood, Mohammed Akli Ayoub et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2022)

Camel milk (CM) is known for its beneficial virtues in the human diet and health. This includes its antidiabetic properties demonstrated in many in vitro and in vivo studies. Nevertheless, the scientific rationale behind the molecular and c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.819278

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