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Influence of animal age and breeding activity on carcass traits, meat quality, and sensory attributes of bison bulls

Lydia M. O’Sullivan, Clay J. Newton, Keith R. Underwood, Judson K. Grubbs et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2026)

In the bison industry, both heifers and bulls are marketed and harvested at various ages, generally ranging from 20 to 30 months. Bulls represent the greatest proportion of the slaughter mix, as the bison industry does not routinely castrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1688932

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S. Fuzzi, U. Baltensperger, K. Carslaw, S. Decesari et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2015)

The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year in the refereed literature. This is in part due to the enormou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-8217-2015

Assessment of the physicochemical and bacteriological quality of water source and a well in Bakoya aquifer, northern Morocco

Benaissa Chaimae, Rossi Abdelhamid, Bouhmadi Belkacem, El Hammoudani Yahya et al. • E3S Web of Conferences (2024)

This study aims to investigate the physical, chemical, and bacteriological quality of water derived from both a well and a spring across three distinct periods (2008, 2012, and 2021) in both summer and winter. These sampling points are situ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202450204001

Towards an efficient storm surge and inundation forecasting system over the Bengal delta: chasing the Supercyclone Amphan

Md. J. U. Khan, F. Durand, F. Durand, X. Bertin et al. • Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (2021)

The Bay of Bengal is a well-known breeding ground to some of the deadliest cyclones in history. Despite recent advancements, the complex morphology and hydrodynamics of this large delta and the associated modelling complexity impede accurat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/nhess-21-2523-2021

Controle da podridão parda do pessegueiro com fungicidas e fosfitos avaliados em pré e pós-colheita Control of peach tree brown rot by fungicides and phosphites evaluated during preharvest and postharvest

Luciene Martins Moreira, Louise Larissa May-de Mio • Ciência e Agrotecnologia (2009)

A podridão parda é a doença mais importante para a cultura do pessegueiro, entretanto, no Brasil são escassos os trabalhos realizados a campo visando o seu controle. Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, selecionar fungicidas em laboratório e avali...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S1413-70542009000200007

Effect of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation on sugars intake and dental caries: an umbrella review of a global perspective

Maryam Hajishafiee, Kostas Kapellas, Stefan Listl, Madhuri Pattamatta et al. • BMC Public Health (2023)

Abstract Background As part of the Global Strategy on Oral health, the World Health Organization (WHO) is exploring cost-effective interventions for oral health, including taxation on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). To inform this process...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15884-5

Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress Among Undergraduate Students at a Private Medical and Dental College of Islamabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abdullah Ahmad Zubair, Fatima Ahmad Zubair, Syed Muhammad Abdal Hussain Shah Gillani • Life and Science (2025)

Objective: To find the relationship between sleep quality and psychological distress among undergraduate medical college students; to investigate the influence of demographic variables such as age, gender, year of study, residence, BMI, scr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.37185/LnS.1.1.1023

Transformation Early Childhood Education in Iraq: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Prospects

Asfahani Asfahani, Zohaib Hassan Sain, Emy Yunita Rahma Pratiwi • Absorbent Mind (2024)

The article "Transformation Early Childhood Education in Iraq: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Prospects" provides a comprehensive analysis of the current landscape of early childhood education (ECE) in Iraq. Through a systematic litera...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.37680/absorbent_mind.v4i1.4844

Six-month retention and changes in quality of life and substance use from a low-threshold methadone maintenance therapy programme in Durban, South Africa

Andrew Scheibe, Shaun Shelly, Tara Gerardy, Zara von Homeyer et al. • Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (2020)

Abstract Background Emerging data points to a potential heroin use epidemic in South Africa. Despite this, access to methadone maintenance therapy and other evidence-based treatment options remains negligible. We aimed to assess retention, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13722-020-00186-7

The “black box” of treatment: Patients’ perspective on what works in opioid maintenance treatment for opioid dependence

Teresa C. Silva, Fredrik B. Andersson • Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2021)

Abstract Background A lack of conceptual modeling of how the components of opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) for opioid dependence (OD) work causes it to occasionally be labeled the “black-box” of treatment. This study had a two-fold objec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13011-021-00378-7

Intervención de la familia al inicio del tratamiento, según la experiencia de jóvenes usuarios de drogas

David Bruno Díaz-Negrete, Nancy Leticia Castillo-Vite, José Luis Chacón Moreno, Sara Elisa Gracia-Gutiérrez de Velasco et al. • Revista Internacional de Investigación en Adicciones (2016)

Introduction: drug abuse has a wide impact in family, affecting the health of its members, the quality of their relations, and economic situation and social integration of the family as a whole. Several ways of coping have been identified, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.28931/riiad.2016.2.05

Back translation as a documentation tool

Jiyoung Son • Translation and Interpreting : the International Journal of Translation and Interpreting Research (2018)

Using back translation as a quality assessment tool in multilingual survey research is now deemed obsolete or on its way to becoming so, although it is still widely practiced. This paper will argue that back translation may be still useful ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12807/ti.110202.2018.a07

Optimal exercise type and dose to improve sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Zhiyu Xiong, Yuan Yuan, Bopeng Qiu, Yong Yang et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2025)

Abstract Background Sleep quality decreased can result in a major health issue in older people with age. While not all sleep changes are pathological in older people’s life, severe disturbances may lead to depression, cognitive impairments,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06607-z

Acute cognitive effects of interruptions to prolonged sitting with brief standing or physical activity breaks: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis

Mingnan Zhuang, Mingyue Yin, Zongnan Liu, Ningkun Xiao et al. • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2026)

Abstract Background Prolonged sitting is strongly associated with impaired cognitive function. Although traditional exercise interventions have been shown to improve cognitive outcomes, their implementation is often limited by practical con...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01953-6

DEVELOPING AN APPROACH TO MULTIMODAL QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF INTERVIEWERS’ COGNITIVE LOAD: FIRST RESULTS OF A FIELD QUASI EXPERIMENT

I F Deviatko • RUDN journal of Sociology (2018)

The belief that survey research instruments mediating communication between interviewer and respondent influence the quality of data obtained in the interview has become a conventional methodological wisdom long ago. However, the impact of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22363/2313-2272-2018-18-4-627-637

Effect of probiotics on cognitive function and cardiovascular risk factors in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: an umbrella meta-analysis

Bin Xiao, Lina Fu, Zhe Yang, Guran Yu • Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (2025)

Abstract Background This umbrella meta-analysis evaluates the effects of probiotics on cognitive function and metabolic health in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) by synthesizing findings from meta-analyses of ra...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s41043-025-00816-3

Biosynthesis of rare 20(R)-protopanaxadiol/protopanaxatriol type ginsenosides through Escherichia coli engineered with uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase genes

Lu Yu, Yuan Chen, Jie Shi, Rufeng Wang et al. • Journal of Ginseng Research (2019)

Background: Ginsenosides are known as the principal pharmacological active constituents in Panax medicinal plants such as Asian ginseng, American ginseng, and Notoginseng. Some ginsenosides, especially the 20(R) isomers, are found in trace ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jgr.2017.09.005