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Thoracic electrical impedance tomography identifies heterogeneity in lungs associated with respiratory disease in cattle. A pilot study

Olivia Brabant, Yuliya V. Karpievitch, Yuliya V. Karpievitch, Alphons Gwatimba et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2024)

Respiratory disease in cattle is a significant global concern, yet current diagnostic methods are limited, and there is a lack of crush-side tests for detecting active disease. To address this gap, we propose utilizing electrical impedance ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1275013

Angiogenesis as a Survival Mechanism in Heartworm Disease: The Role of Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase and Actin from <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> in an In Vitro Endothelial Model

Manuel Collado-Cuadrado, Claudia Alarcón-Torrecillas, Alfonso Balmori-de la Puente, Iván Rodríguez-Escolar et al. • Animals (2024)

Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a vector-borne zoonotic disease, (mainly affecting canids and felids) causing chronic vascular and pulmonary pathology in its early stages, which worsens with parasite load and/or death o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani14233371

Le rayon de déforestation autour de la ville de Lubumbashi (Haut-Katanga, R.D. Congo): synthèse

Useni Sikuzani, Y., Malaisse, F., Cabala Kaleba, S., Munyemba Kankumbi, F. et al. • Tropicultura (2017)

The Deforestation Radius Around Lubumbashi City (Upper Katanga, DR Congo): Synthesis. The Miombo woodland is a type of vegetation widely distributed in Zambezian Africa where it provides timber and non-timber forest products to millions of ...

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The formation of nitro-aromatic compounds under high NO<sub><i>x</i></sub> and anthropogenic VOC conditions in urban Beijing, China

Y. Wang, M. Hu, M. Hu, Y. Wang et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2019)

Nitro-aromatic compounds (NACs), as important contributors to the light absorption by brown carbon, have been widely observed in various ambient atmospheres; however, their formation in the urban atmosphere was little studied. In this work,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-7649-2019

Expansão da agricultura e sua vinculação com o processo de urbanização na Região Nordeste/Brasil (1990-2010)

Humberto Miranda • EURE (Santiago) - Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios Urbano Regionales (2012)

O processo de urbanização brasileiro tem se modificado nos últimos vinte anos. Os estudos em economia regional têm apontado para a forte influência da expansão da agricultura de exportação em territórios de fronteira como um dos principais ...

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Climate change adaptation in agriculture food supply chains: a bibliometric and content analysis

Rahmanwali Sahar, Munjiati Munawaroh, Jawidullah Iqbal • Discover Sustainability (2025)

Abstract This study explores the intellectual development and research landscape surrounding climate change adaptation in agricultural food supply chains through a combined bibliometric and content analysis. The primary objective is to map ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-02105-9

Why bisexuality is queer

Laura Corradi • Whatever (2018)

The essay starts with the author’s Positioning, a feminist practice of disclosing her own intellectual and political perspectives – since knowledge is situated, never neutral. In section 1. Coming to terms with bisexuality naming practices,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.13131/2611-657X.whatever.v1i1.10

Mapping the landscape of work-life balance of teachers: a bibliometric review of scholarly contributions

Ruby Bisht, Amit Kumar Uniyal, Amar Johri, Seema Khurshid Qureshi et al. • Discover Sustainability (2025)

Abstract The research on work-life balance of teachers highlights the significant challenges faced by educators in balancing their professional and personal lives. The study emphasizes the evolving role of teachers, the impact of technology...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s43621-025-02222-5

Raw diffraction data preservation and reuse: overview, update on practicalities and metadata requirements

Loes M. J. Kroon-Batenburg, John R. Helliwell, Brian McMahon, Thomas C. Terwilliger • IUCrJ (2017)

A topical review is presented of the rapidly developing interest in and storage options for the preservation and reuse of raw data within the scientific domain of the IUCr and its Commissions, each of which operates within a great diversity...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1107/S2052252516018315

Challenges and experience of the Ethiopian rural health extension program: implications for reform and revitalization

Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Amare Abera Tareke, Sibhatu Biadgilign • BMC Health Services Research (2023)

Abstract Background Despite remarkable gains over the past decade, mounting evidence suggests that Ethiopia’s rural health extension program (HEP) is facing serious implementation challenges. We investigated the current and potential future...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10253-9

Effectiveness of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance for screening and monitoring cardiomyopathy in people living with HIV: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol

Flávia Figueira, Matheus de Sá Freitas Tavares, Carla Betina Andreucci, Bernardino Geraldo Alves Souto et al. • Systematic Reviews (2026)

Abstract Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have a markedly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including cardiomyopathy, due to a complex interplay of chronic inflammation, viral persistence, and antiretroviral therapy (A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03091-3

A systematic review of the physical and chemical characteristics of pollutants from biomass burning and combustion of fossil fuels and health effects in Brazil

Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira, Eliane Ignotti, Sandra S. Hacon • Cadernos de Saúde Pública (2011)

The aim of this study was to carry out a review of scientific literature published in Brazil between 2000 and 2009 on the characteristics of air pollutants from different emission sources, especially particulate matter (PM) and its effects ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2011000900003

Study of mutations in IDH1 and IDH2 genes in a sample of gliomas from Colombian population

Orlando Ricaurte, Karina Neita, Danyela Valero, Jenny Ortega-Rojas et al. • Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud (2018)

Introduction: Gliomas are the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system and, according to their malignancy, they are graded from I to IV. Recent studies have found that there is an association between gliomas and mutations in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7705/biomedica.v38i0.3708

Circulating tumour cell enumeration, biomarker analyses, and kinetics in patients with colorectal cancer and other GI malignancies

Walla Malkawi, Areeb Lutfi, Maaz Khan Afghan, Lamisha Mashiyat Shah et al. • Frontiers in Oncology (2023)

ObjectiveMost of the work in terms of liquid biopsies in patients with solid tumors is focused on circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of using circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood samples fro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1305181

HIV incidence among sexual health clinic attendees in England: First estimates for black African heterosexuals using a biomarker, 2009-2013.

Adamma Aghaizu, Jennifer Tosswill, Daniela De Angelis, Helen Ward et al. • PLoS ONE (2018)

IntroductionThe HIV epidemic in England is largely concentrated among heterosexuals who are predominately black African and men who have sex with men (MSM). We present for the first time trends in annual HIV incidence for adults attending s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197939

Antidiarrheal and antimicrobial profiles extracts of the leaves from Trichilia emetica Vahl. (Meliaceae)

Kiessoun Konaté, Kassi Yomalan, Oksana Sytar, Marian Brestic • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (2015)

Objective: To evaluate anti-diarrhoeal and antimicrobial activities of the bioactive fraction of Trichilia emetica in order to provide a scientific basis for the management of gastroenteritis in Burkina Faso. Methods: To do this, polyphenol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30012-5

Characterization of metabolic responses, genetic variations, and microsatellite instability in ammonia-stressed CHO cells grown in fed-batch cultures

Dylan G. Chitwood, Qinghua Wang, Kathryn Elliott, Aiyana Bullock et al. • BMC Biotechnology (2021)

Abstract Background As bioprocess intensification has increased over the last 30 years, yields from mammalian cell processes have increased from 10’s of milligrams to over 10’s of grams per liter. Most of these gains in productivity can be ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12896-020-00667-2

Insights into the structure of mature streptavidin C1 from Streptomyces cinnamonensis reveal the self-binding of the extension C-terminal peptide to biotin-binding sites

Byeong Jun Jeon, Sulhee Kim, Min-Seok Kim, Ji-Ho Lee et al. • IUCrJ (2021)

The members of the avidin protein family are well known for their high affinity towards d-biotin and their structural stability. These properties make avidins a valuable tool for various biotechnological applications. In the present study, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1107/S2052252520015675

Long-term fertilization enriches soil food web mainly through bottom-up regulation in a rice–wheat cropping system

Yunfeng Chen, Cheng Hu, Yufei Li, Xuemei Han et al. • Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2026)

Long-term fertilization shapes the size and community composition of the soil food web by altering resource quantity and quality. Previous studies have examined specific components; however, comprehensive effects on the entire food web and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2025.11.039