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Conceptual System Dynamics and Agent-Based Modelling Simulation of Interorganisational Fairness in Food Value Chains: Research Agenda and Case Studies

Seán McGarraghy, Gudrun Olafsdottir, Rossen Kazakov, Élise Huber et al. • Agriculture (2022)

System dynamics and agent-based simulation modelling approaches have a potential as tools to evaluate the impact of policy related decision making in food value chains. The context is that a food value chain involves flows of multiple produ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agriculture12020280

Predictions of FluSurge 2.0 methodology on hospital utilization during the Covid-19 outbreaks in several countries

Francisco Reyes-Santias, Isabel Barrachina-Martinez, David Vivas-Consuelo • International Journal of Engineering Business Management (2021)

Application of the Flusurge 2.0 methodology to predict the needs of conventional hospital treatment, intensive care, and respiratory support resources as a consequence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in several countries. Different countr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/18479790211020530

Effects of drivers evasive behavior on the placement of automated enforcement equipment in highway systems

Lucas Franceschi, Gustavo Garcia Otto, Luciano Kaesemodel, Amir Mattar Valente • Transportes (2020)

The placement of automated enforcement equipment on highways is a problem of interest for many roadway infrastructure entities and law enforcement agencies. It is common that in such cases the vehicles actively try to evade enforcement, bec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14295/transportes.v28i5.2233

Occupational and Public Exposure During Normal Operation of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

M. V. Vedernikova, I. A. Pron, M. N. Savkin, N. S. Cebakovskaya • Радиационная гигиена (2017)

This paper focuses on occupational and public exposure during operation of disposal facilities receiving liquid and solid radioactive waste of various classes and provides a comparative analysis of the relevant doses: actual and calculated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21514/1998-426X-2017-10-3-57-65

Controls on Ice Cliff Distribution and Characteristics on Debris‐Covered Glaciers

Marin Kneib, Catriona L. Fyffe, Evan S. Miles, Shayna Lindemann et al. • Geophysical Research Letters (2023)

Abstract Ice cliff distribution plays a major role in determining the melt of debris‐covered glaciers but its controls are largely unknown. We assembled a data set of 37,537 ice cliffs and determined their characteristics across 86 debris‐c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2022GL102444

ELF and VLF signatures of sprites registered onboard the low altitude satellite DEMETER

J. Błęcki, J. Błęcki, M. Parrot, R. Wronowski • Annales Geophysicae (2009)

We report the observation of ELF and VLF signature of sprites recorded on the low altitude satellite DEMETER during thunderstorm activity. At an altitude of ~700 km, waves observed on the E-field spectrograms at mid-to-low latitudes duri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-2599-2009

Correlations Between Subduction of Linear Oceanic Features and Arc Volcanism Volume Around the Pacific Basin

Claudia Adam, Valérie Vidal, Pablo Grosse, Mie Ichihara • Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (2022)

Abstract Arc volcanoes, created by magma generated from the dehydration of subducting slabs, show great variability in their sizes and along‐arc spatial distributions. In this study, we address a fundamental question, namely, how do subduct...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2022GC010553

Water Tank Experiments on Stratified Flow over Double Mountain-Shaped Obstacles at High-Reynolds Number

Ivana Stiperski, Stefano Serafin, Alexandre Paci, Hálfdán Ágústsson et al. • Atmosphere (2017)

In this article, we present an overview of the HyIV-CNRS-SecORo (Hydralab IV-CNRS-Secondary Orography and Rotors Experiments) laboratory experiments carried out in the CNRM (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques) large stratified wa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/atmos8010013

top-ii-vol: Massively Parallel Scalable Meshing for Seismic Risk Assessment of Nuclear Sites

Badri M.A., Bourcier C., Foerster E. • EPJ Web of Conferences (2024)

High performance computing is widely used for conducting high-resolution geophysics Finite Element Method (FEM) simulations. These simulations are crucial for risk assessment at nuclear sites and help gain deeper insights into underlying ph...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202430205007

Early carbonatite magmatism at Oldoinyo Lengai volcano (Tanzania): carbonatite–silicate melt immiscibility in Lengai I melt inclusions

France, Lydéric, Brouillet, Florian, Lang, Sarah • Comptes Rendus. Géoscience (2021)

Carbonatites are unusual C-rich alkaline magmas that have been reported throughout the geological record. Nevertheless, there is only one currently active carbonatite system on Earth: Oldoinyo Lengai stratovolcano in northern Tanzania (God’...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5802/crgeos.99

Modernizing GNSS data acquisition, pre-processing, and distribution at volcanological observatories

P. Sakic, P. Boissier, P. Boissier, J.-M. Saurel et al. • Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (2026)

In recent years, the field of geodetic monitoring is undergoing a profound transformation driven by the transition from GPS-only positioning to a fully multi-GNSS environment. With Galileo, BeiDou, and modernized GPS & GLONASS constella...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/gi-15-89-2026

Siderophore-Mediated Interactions Determine the Disease Suppressiveness of Microbial Consortia

Shaohua Gu, Tianjie Yang, Zhengying Shao, Tao Wang et al. • mSystems (2020)

ABSTRACT Interactions between plant pathogens and root-associated microbes play an important role in determining disease outcomes. While several studies have suggested that steering these interactions may improve plant health, such approach...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00811-19

Transgenerational Effects of a Neonicotinoid and a Novel Sulfoximine Insecticide on the Harlequin Ladybird

Changchun Dai, Michele Ricupero, Zequn Wang, Nicolas Desneux et al. • Insects (2021)

The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis Pallas (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae), is a generalist predator and an effective biocontrol agent of various insect pests that has been exploited for the control of aphid pests in the greenhouse and fi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/insects12080681

Self-Managing Postoperative Pain with the Use of a Novel, Interactive Device: A Proof of Concept Study

Luke Mordecai, Frances H. L. Leung, Clarissa Y. M. Carvalho, Danielle Reddi et al. • Pain Research and Management (2016)

Background. Pain is commonly experienced following surgical procedures. Suboptimal management is multifactorial. Objectives. The primary objective was to assess whether patients used a device (Navimed) to self-report pain over and above a n...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2016/9704185

Microbial Biofilms Along a Geochemical Gradient at the Shallow-Water Hydrothermal System of Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea

Valentina Sciutteri, Valentina Sciutteri, Francesco Smedile, Salvatrice Vizzini et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Shallow water hydrothermal vents represent highly dynamic environments where strong geochemical gradients can shape microbial communities. Recently, these systems are being widely used for investigating the effects of ocean acidification on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.840205

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

Investigating seasonal velocity variations of selected glaciers in high mountain asia

Francesca Baldacchino, Whyjay Zheng, Kunpeng Wu, Vassiliy Kapitsa et al. • Science of Remote Sensing (2025)

Glacier velocity is a sensitive indicator of mass balance and is key to understanding how glaciers respond to climate change. Monitoring glacier velocity at high temporal resolutions enables a better understanding of the drivers of glacier ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.srs.2025.100266

Sugar Signaling and Post-transcriptional Regulation in Plants: An Overlooked or an Emerging Topic?

Ming Wang, Ming Wang, Lili Zang, Fuchao Jiao et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2020)

Plants are autotrophic organisms that self-produce sugars through photosynthesis. These sugars serve as an energy source, carbon skeletons, and signaling entities throughout plants’ life. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.578096

Eugenics and Reproductive Technologies in Primo Levi’s Science Fiction: The Importance of the British Interwar Debate

Eleonora Lima • Enthymema (2023)

This article examines Levi’s treatment of eugenics in “I sintetici” and “Procacciatori d’affari” from Vizio di forma. The study builds upon Francesco Cassata’s analysis, which established that Levi held complex and conflicting views on the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.54103/2037-2426/19961