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Capillary‐Driven Backflow During Salt Precipitation in a Rough Fracture

Xu‐Sheng Chen, Ran Hu, Chen‐Xing Zhou, Yang Xiao et al. • Water Resources Research (2024)

Abstract Salt precipitation is a crucial process occurring during CO2 injection into saline aquifers. It significantly alters the porous space, leading to reduced permeability and impaired injectivity. While the dynamics of precipitation ha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2023WR035451

A robust and uncertainty-aware machine learning framework for PM2.5 prediction in a coastal urban Indian environment: implications for sustainable air quality management

Salvator Lawrence, Srimuruganandam Bhathmanabhan • Sustainable Environment Research (2026)

Abstract Accurate prediction of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) remains challenging because atmospheric processes are nonlinear, nonstationary, and influenced by temporal variability, measurement uncertainty, and episodic pollution events. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-026-00296-y

Seasonal variation of pesticides and associated risks in Guangdong's drinking water sources

Zhineng Liu, Xiaolan Lao, Dongjing Zhou, Jianwei Liang et al. • Desalination and Water Treatment (2025)

Pesticides are essential for crop protection and agricultural yield enhancement. However, their entry into water bodies, particularly drinking water sources, poses threats to human health and aquatic ecosystems. The seasonal variation, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101208

Drip irrigation impacts on the root zone soil environment and enrichment characteristics of heavy metals in soybean

Yuhao Zhang, Renjie Hou, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li et al. • Agricultural Water Management (2023)

Soil heavy metal pollution seriously endangers the soil ecological environment and food safety production. In this study, drip irrigation tests with four irrigation frequencies were conducted by controlling the lower limit of the soil matri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108483

The effect of chili pepper-Chinese chives intercropping on rhizosphere microorganisms and root-stem endophytes

Nan Sun, Nan Sun, Yuxin Wang, Yuxin Wang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2025)

IntroductionThis study adopted the intercropping pattern opepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum), combined with high-throughput sequencing and microbial network analysis, to systematically reveal the mechanisms of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1716326

Experimental Study on the Effect of the Angle of Attack on the Flow-Induced Vibration of a Harbor Seal’s Whisker

Yuhan Wei, Chunning Ji, Dekui Yuan, Liqun Song et al. • Fluids (2023)

A harbor seal’s whisker is able to sense the trailing vortices of marine organisms due to its unique three-dimensional wavy shape, which suppresses the vibrations caused by its own vortex-shedding, while exciting large-amplitude and synchro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/fluids8070206

A three-pillar approach to assessing climate impacts on low flows

G. Laaha, J. Parajka, A. Viglione, D. Koffler et al. • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (2016)

The objective of this paper is to present a framework for assessing climate impacts on future low flows that combines different sources of information, termed pillars. To illustrate the framework three pillars are chosen: (a) extrapolation ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/hess-20-3967-2016

Adaptive Tracking Control of Anchoring Unit for Pipeline Intelligent Plugging Robot Based on Improved Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient

Tingting Wu, Yaxin Liu, Laihe Qi, Pu Wang et al. • Machines (2026)

A pipeline intelligent plugging robot (PIPR) is an important tool in subsea pipeline maintenance and emergency repair. Precise position-tracking control is crucial for the in-pipe plugging operation of a PIPR. The anchoring module is the ke...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/machines14060675

Influence of check dams on water and sediment processes and deposition patterns under simulated rainfall conditions

Zhiwei Cui, Peng Li, Tian Wang, Shaobo Xue et al. • Geoderma (2024)

The Loess Plateau in China has the highest soil erosion and water loss rates in the world. Therefore, check dams, which are more useful engineering measures, have been established to improve soil and water conservation in small watershed. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116758

Identifying Key Factors Associated with the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Fish Assemblages in Subtropical River-Type Reservoir Ecosystems: Implications for Fishery Management and Conservation

Chengjie Yin, Rongzhen Zhang, Zewen Feng, Xiaoning Shi et al. • Animals (2026)

Characterizing the spatiotemporal patterns of fish communities in subtropical river-type reservoirs provides useful baseline information for fisheries stewardship and aquatic ecosystem monitoring. This work investigated fish assemblages acr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani16182892

Study on safety of a high earth-core rockfill dam considering contact effect between dam and foundation

LI Guoying, HAN Chaojun, WEI Kuangmin, MI Zhankuan • Shuili Shuiyun Gongcheng Xuebao (2019)

With a traditional method to calculate the stress and deformation of earth-rock dam, the contact effect between the dam and the bedrock is neglected, which is not consistent with the actual condition. The contact friction has a significant ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.16198/j.cnki.1009-640X.2019.06.012

Structure and assembly mechanism of soil bacterial community under different soil salt intensities in arid and semiarid regions

Yuxi Wei, Lijuan Chen, Qi Feng, Haiyang Xi et al. • Ecological Indicators (2024)

Soil salinization has become the most expansive form of soil degradation in arid and semiarid regions, and the management of soil salinization is imperative for achieving sustainable development. Soil microorganisms are supposed to play an ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111631

Effects of dietary basil (Ocimum basilicum) supplementation on reproductive hormones, semen parameters, and testicular development in Zandi male lambs

Golnor Kosari, Mohammad Ali Norouzian, Behzad Khorrami, Abouzar Najafi • Veterinary and Animal Science (2024)

This study investigated the potential impact of feeding whole plant basil on sperm quality and the concentration of certain reproductive hormones in male lambs. A total of 18 Zandi male lambs with an initial weight of 28.8 ± 2.03 kg were in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100338

The Effect of Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate on Fatty Liver and the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Overfed Landes Geese

J Tang, Q Fang, M Lu, R Shao et al. • Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

ABSTRACT Goose fatty liver is a delicious food product and the overfeeding will cause the abnormal physiology of the geese. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation with hydrated sodium calcium aluminosil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0499

Taurine Reduces Heat Stress by Regulating the Expression of Heat Shock Proteins in Broilers Exposed to Chronic Heat

SA Belal, DR Kang, ESR Cho, GH Park et al. • Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

ABSTRACT The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of taurine on heat stress by evaluating them RNA and protein expressions of HSP90, 70 and 60in Ross broilers. Birds were distributed in a control group (CO) reared at 24ºC...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0712

Impact of β-glucan dietary supplementation on productive, reproductive performance and physiological response of laying hens under heat stress conditions

Waheed Ezzat, Khalid M. Mahrose, Ahmed M. Rizk, Magdy M.M. Ouda et al. • Poultry Science (2024)

The exploration for effective in-feed additives is growing owing to the global climatic change trend to alleviate the negative effects of heat stress in laying hens. This research assessed the potential of using B-glucan (G) as an antiheat ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.psj.2023.103183

<i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Isolates from Asian Green Mussel: Molecular Characteristics, Virulence and Their Inhibition by Chitooligosaccharide-Tea Polyphenol Conjugates

Suriya Palamae, Ajay Mittal, Mingkwan Yingkajorn, Jirakrit Saetang et al. • Foods (2022)

Fifty isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were tested for pathogenicity, biofilm formation, motility, and antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial activity of chitooligosaccharide (COS)-tea polyphenol conjugates against all isolates was also st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods11244048

Estimation of direct economic and productive losses due to abortions caused by Neospora caninum in the primary dairy sector of Uruguay

Miguel Carrillo Parraguez, Miguel Carrillo Parraguez, Eduardo Ponssa, Darío Caffarena et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

Despite its sociocultural and economic importance, dairy farming in Uruguay has not experienced a significant increase in cattle stocks in recent decades, partly due to low reproductive efficiency and a high risk of calf mortality. Neospora...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1502742

Isolation, characterization and virulence assessment of Type 1d CP bovine viral diarrhea virus originating from Inner Mongolia, China

Luyao Hao, Luyao Hao, Fengmiao Zhao, Fengmiao Zhao et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

In recent years, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) has been associated with increased respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in cattle. Comprehensive monitoring and investigations into the virus's pathological features are crucial for d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1554986