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Sources of Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Groundwater of Barcelona Urban Area

D. Schmidlin, L. Scheiber, M. Teixidó, E. Vázquez et al. • Advances in Geosciences (2023)

Groundwater is a vital resource for the development of urban areas, where the problem focuses on the quantity and on the quality of this freshwater resource. Barcelona is a good example as because currently groundwater is used for irrigatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/adgeo-59-59-2023

Dynamic characteristics of unsaturated loess and their influences on ground vibration parameters of sites

WEI Lai 1, LU Yu-xia 1,2,3, ZHOU Zheng-hua 4, WANG Qian 1, 2, 3, YANG Bo 1, TANG Hong-min 1, LI Tong-lin 1 • Yantu gongcheng xuebao (2019)

The dynamic triaxial tests on the unsaturated loess in Xiji region of Ningxia under different water contents are carried out. Based on the analysis of the influences of water content on the dynamic characteristics of loess, the influences o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11779/CJGE2019S2037

Red Blood Cells as Potential Repositories of MicroRNAs in the Circulatory System

Liping Sun, Yang Yu, Beifang Niu, Beifang Niu et al. • Frontiers in Genetics (2020)

The amount of erythrocyte-derived microRNAs (miRNAs) represents the majority of miRNAs expressed in whole blood. miR-451, miR-144, and miR-486, which are abundant in red blood cells (RBCs), are involved in the process of erythropoiesis and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00442

Chromosome-level genome assembly and population genomics analysis of Camellia rubituberculata provide insights into adaptation to karst habitats

Chao Yan, Ming-tai An, Ming Tang, Xin-xiang Bai et al. • Plant Diversity (2026)

Karst flora confined to isolated ‘habitat islands’ evolve specialized adaptations and unique traits, serving as ideal models for investigating adaptive evolution and species diversification mechanisms. Camellia rubituberculata, endemic to t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.09.004

Expert projections on the development and application of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage technologies

Tobias Heimann, Lara-Sophie Wähling, Tomke Honkomp, Ruth Delzeit et al. • Environmental Research Letters (2025)

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a crucial element in most modelling studies on emission pathways of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to limit global warming. BECCS can substitute fossil fuels in energy prod...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ada16f

Simultaneous analysis of creatinine and uric acid in human urine samples using mean centering, ratio subtraction, and derivative spectrophotometric techniques as a green analytical protocol

Dashty K. Ali, Hemn A. Qader, Nabil A. Fakhre • Green Analytical Chemistry (2025)

Four rapid, accurate, and straightforward derivative spectrophotometric methods were developed to quantify a binary mixture of creatinine (CRT) and uric acid (UA) in human urine samples. The first technique was based on a zero-crossing tech...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.greeac.2025.100289

UPLC-MS/MS Metabolomics Reveals Babao Dan’s Mechanisms in MASH Treatment with Integrating Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking

Shijiao Zhang, Yanding Su, Ao Han, He Qi et al. • Pharmaceuticals (2025)

Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a progressive disease that easily develops into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, but its pathogenesis is not clear, and most therapeutic drugs have obvious limita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ph18081111

Building evidences in Public Health Emergency Preparedness (“BePHEP” Project)—a systematic review

Michelangelo Mercogliano, Gloria Spatari, Chiara Noviello, Francesca Di Serafino et al. • International Journal for Equity in Health (2025)

Abstract Introduction Humanitarian crises exacerbate the vulnerability of already fragile healthcare systems and significantly increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This systematic re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02382-w

Case report: Incidentally discovered case of pheochromocytoma as a cause of long COVID-19 syndrome

Christian G. Ziegler, Carina Riediger, Matthias Gruber, Carola Kunath et al. • Frontiers in Endocrinology (2022)

Pheochromocytomas (PCCs) are rare but potentially lethal tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla. The clinical suspicion and diagnosis of PCC can be challenging due to the non-specific nature of signs and symptoms. In many patients, infe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.967995

Development and Comprehensive Diverse-Matrix Evaluation of Four PAHs Using Solvent-Modified QuEChERS-GC-MS with Freeze-Out

Kyung-Jik Lim, Hyun-Jun Kim, Yu-Jin Heo, Han-Seung Shin • Foods (2025)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are recognized carcinogens that enter the food chain through pre-existing environmental contamination (air, water, soil), and their formation and accumulation during food preparation and processing in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14172979

Exploring Volatile Profiles and De-Flavoring Strategies for Enhanced Acceptance of Lentil-Based Foods: A Review

Francesca Vurro, Davide De Angelis, Giacomo Squeo, Francesco Caponio et al. • Foods (2024)

Lentils are marketed as dry seeds, fresh sprouts, flours, protein isolates, and concentrates used as ingredients in many traditional and innovative food products, including dairy and meat analogs. Appreciated for their nutritional and healt...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods13162608

Natural Polyphenols for the Preservation of Meat and Dairy Products

Hammad Ullah, Yaseen Hussain, Cristina Santarcangelo, Alessandra Baldi et al. • Molecules (2022)

Food spoilage makes foods undesirable and unacceptable for human use. The preservation of food is essential for human survival, and different techniques were initially used to limit the growth of spoiling microbes, e.g., drying, heating, sa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules27061906

The Challenge of Timely, Responsive and Rigorous Ethics Review of Disaster Research: Views of Research Ethics Committee Members.

Matthew Hunt, Catherine M Tansey, James Anderson, Renaud F Boulanger et al. • PLoS ONE (2016)

Research conducted following natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods or hurricanes is crucial for improving relief interventions. Such research, however, poses ethical, methodological and logistical challenges for researchers. Oversig...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157142

Treatment and Disposal Methods of Concentrate Stream of Seawater Reverse Osmosis- A Review

Zakiya Tabassum and Rajalakshmi Mudbidre • Nature Environment and Pollution Technology (2021)

The exponentially multiplying population of the world demands increasing freshwater resources. Thelimited resources comprising less than 3% of the earth’s water resources are getting polluted at an alarming rate. To deal with this situation...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.46488/NEPT.2021.v20i04.003