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Why do emergency department clinicians miss acute aortic syndrome? A case series and descriptive analysis

Rachel McLatchie, Sarah Wilson, Matthew Reed, Francoise Ticehurst et al. • Emergency Care Journal (2023)

Objectives: To understand why the diagnosis of AAS is missed in the ED, and to characterise the presenting features of cases in which a diagnosis of AAS was missed. Methods: A retrospective case series cohort study was performed, identif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4081/ecj.2023.11153

Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using <i>Moringa olifera</i> Ethanolic Extract Lessens Acrylamide-Induced Testicular Damage, Apoptosis, and Steroidogenesis-Related Gene Dysregulation in Adult Rats

Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Amany Behairy, Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim, Amany Abdel-Rahman Mohamed et al. • Antioxidants (2023)

This study assessed the possible protective role of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using Moringa olifera leaf extract (MO-ZNPs) in acrylamide (ACR)-induced reproductive dysfunctions in male rats. ACR (20 mg/kg b.wt/day) and/or M...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020361

Impact of <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i> Bioremediation and Selenium on Genotoxicity, Nephrotoxicity and Oxidative/Antioxidant Imbalance Induced by Polystyrene Nanoplastics in African Catfish (<i>Clarias gariepinus</i>)

Shimaa A. Abdelbaky, Zakaria M. Zaky, Doha Yahia, Mohamed H. Kotob et al. • Fishes (2024)

Contamination of the environment with nano- and microplastic particles exerts a threatening impact on the aquatic ecosystems and sustainable catfish aquaculture. The presence of nanoplastics has been found to have a detrimental impact on bo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/fishes9020076

Alterations in the gut microbiota and its metabolites contribute to metabolic maladaptation in dairy cows during the development of hyperketonemia

Zhengzhong Luo, Zhenlong Du, Yixin Huang, Tao Zhou et al. • mSystems (2024)

ABSTRACTMetabolic maladaptation in dairy cows after calving can lead to long-term elevation of ketones, such as β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), representing the condition known as hyperketonemia, which greatly influences the health and production ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00023-24

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

Agricultural Use of Lands Affected by Deep-Seated Landslides in the Transylvanian Basin and Its Consequences on Soil Physicochemical Properties

Gheorghe Roșian, Mihai Buta, Csaba Horvath • Applied Sciences (2026)

Land leveling deep-seated landslides for agricultural use alters soil profile integrity and soil functionality. In the mid-20th century, such interventions in the Transylvanian Basin (Romania) involved grading and converting landslide bodie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app16083744

Detection and genetic diversity of Wolbachia and its associated prophage WO in mosquito populations from Ethiopia

Samson Leta, Meskerem Mulisa Misgana, Bethel Befekadu Jaleta, Tesfaye Rufael Chibssa et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Arboviral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, including dengue, Chikungunya, Zika, yellow fever, West Nile virus (WNV), and Rift Valley fever (RVF), pose a significant public health challenge globally, particularly impacting popula...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-23896-x

A hybrid plasmid formed by recombination of a virulence plasmid and a resistance plasmid in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Miaomiao Xie, Ning Dong, Kaichao Chen, Xuemei Yang et al. • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance (2020)

Objective: The emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) facilitates simultaneous dissemination of virulence and resistance in a single event, which poses serious threat to public health. Methods:...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.10.018

Assessing Acceptance and Intention to Use of Home Telemonitoring Among Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: Development and Initial Psychometric Validation of a TAM-Based Questionnaire

Ruxandra-Cristina Marin, Horia Păunescu, Călin Muntean, Daniel Vasile Balaban et al. • Diagnostics (2026)

Background/Objectives: Liver cirrhosis (LC) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality requiring continuous monitoring and early recognition of clinical deterioration. Home telemonitoring is increasingly considered a supportive strategy fo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16162635

Fipronil disturbs the antigen-specific immune responses and GABAergic gene expression in the ovalbumin-immunized BALB/c mice

Jui-Fang Kuo, Yin-Hua Cheng, Chun-Wei Tung, Chia-Chi Wang • BMC Veterinary Research (2024)

Abstract Background Fipronil (FPN) is a broad-spectrum pesticide and commonly known as low toxicity to vertebrates. However, increasing evidence suggests that exposure to FPN might induce unexpected adverse effects in the liver, reproductiv...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12917-024-03878-3

Differences in Genetic Background Contribute to Pseudomonas Exotoxin A-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats

Chien-Chao Chiu, Yu-Chih Wang, Wen-Ching Huang, Yi-Hsun Chen et al. • Toxins (2017)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (PEA) causes severe hepatotoxicity in experimental animals and is useful in investigations of immune-mediated liver injury. However, strain differences in the sensitivity to PEA-induced hepatotoxicity in ra...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins9070224

Epidemiological, Morphometric, and Molecular Investigation of Cystic Echinococcosis in Camel and Cattle From Upper Egypt: Current Status and Zoonotic Implications

Ahmed Gareh, Amira A. Saleh, Samar M. Moustafa, Amin Tahoun et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2021)

Cystic echinococcosis has been considered one of the major parasitic zoonoses which is associated with severe economic losses. The present study was undertaken to investigate the occurrence, organ distribution, cyst fertility, and viability...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.750640

Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the oral cavity metastasising to both kidneys in a dog

Kyung Ho Park, Tae‐Un Kim, Hyun‐Woo Park, Seoung‐Woo Lee et al. • Veterinary Medicine and Science (2023)

Abstract Background Most extramedullary plasmacytomas (EMPs) aresolitary and located in the head and neck region. They may also occur in the visceral parts of the body. Objectives Here, we report a case of oral EMP followed by neoplastic pl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1086

Pattern Distribution of Connexins in the Ortho- and Parakeratinized Epithelium of the Lingual Mucosa in Birds

Kinga Skieresz-Szewczyk, Hanna Jackowiak • Cells (2023)

Connexins are important proteins involved in cell-to-cell communication and cytodifferentiation during renewal and cornification of the multilayered epithelia. So far, there is a lack of reports on this subject in birds’ structurally differ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cells12131776

Rethinking avian influenza control: a systems-oriented One Health perspective for family poultry

Robyn Alders, Robyn Alders, Brigitte Bagnol, Md. Ahasanul Hoque • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2026)

Early detection and control of high- and low-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI, LPAI) in family poultry flocks remain challenging in settings where mortality from enzootic diseases such as Newcastle disease (ND) and infectious bursal dise...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1814751

Features of seasonal dynamics of sheep Haemonchosis in the territory of Zaporizhzhya region

V. Melnychuk • Ukrainian Journal of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences (2019)

The article presents the results of studies on the indicators of invasiveness of domestic sheep Ovis aries (Linnaeus, 1758), the causative agent of Haemonchus contortus (Rudolphi 1803; Cobb 1898) and its characteristics depending on the sea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.32718/ujvas2-2.02

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat/Cas12a Mediated Multiplexable and Portable Detection Platform for GII Genotype Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea Virus Rapid Diagnosis

Bingxu Qian, Bingxu Qian, Kai Liao, Dexin Zeng et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) is a member of the genus Alphacoronavirus in the family Coronaviridae. It causes acute watery diarrhoea and vomiting in piglets with high a mortality rate. Currently, the GII genotype, PEDV, possesses...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.920801