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Critical Factors Affecting Water and Nitrogen Losses from Sloping Farmland during the Snowmelt Process

Qiang Zhao, Jifeng Zhang, Jingwei Wu, Chenyao Guo et al. • Agronomy (2023)

Water and nitrogen losses from farmland during the snowmelt process play a vital role in water and nitrogen management in cold regions. To explore the mechanisms and factors contributing to water and nitrogen loss from different sloping far...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13020350

Lactational performance and plasma and muscle amino acid concentrations in dairy cows fed diets supplying 2 levels of digestible histidine and metabolizable protein

S.E. Räisänen, C.F.A. Lage, C. Zhou, A. Melgar et al. • Journal of Dairy Science (2022)

ABSTRACT: The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary levels of digestible histidine (dHis) and MP on lactational performance and plasma and muscle concentrations of free AA in dairy cows. A randomized block de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20800

Extracellular HMGB1 as Inflammatory Mediator in the Progression of Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Infection

Yingjie Wang, Lulu Wang, Fuli Hu, Mengyun Zou et al. • Cells (2022)

High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a member of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), is involved in the immune regulation of several infectious diseases. Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection is proved to cause an abnormal immune ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cells11182817

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

Melatonin Regulates Lipid Metabolism in Porcine Cumulus–Oocyte Complexes via the Melatonin Receptor 2

Jun-Xue Jin, Jing-Tao Sun, Chao-Qian Jiang, Hong-Di Cui et al. • Antioxidants (2022)

Previous studies suggest that the inclusion of melatonin (MTn) in in vitro maturation protocols improves the developmental competence of oocytes by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the molecular mechanisms integrating mela...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040687

The Effects of Deoxynivalenol on the Ultrastructure of the <i>Sacculus Rotundus</i> and <i>Vermiform Appendix</i>, as Well as the Intestinal Microbiota of Weaned Rabbits

Chunyang Wang, Libo Huang, Pengwei Wang, Quancheng Liu et al. • Toxins (2020)

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin found in grains that poses a potential threat to human and animal health, and the gastrointestinal tract is the primary target organ. There are few studies focused on the toxicology of DON to rabbits, esp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins12090569

Isoliquiritigenin Attenuates Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion and Invasion to Counteract Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity and Infection

Lili Tian, Lili Tian, Jian Sun, Hong Jiang et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2025)

IntroductionMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major clinical challenge due to its virulence and multidrug resistance. Antivirulence strategies targeting key pathogenic mechanisms without affecting bacterial viability p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1686699

Identification and genomic characterization of a novel porcine parvovirus in China

Yajing Guo, Guangzhi Yan, Shengnan Chen, Hui Han et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2022)

Porcine parvoviruses (PPVs) are a group of small non-enveloped viruses with seven species (porcine parvovirus 1–7, PPV1-7) have been identified. In this study, a novel porcine parvovirus, provisionally named porcine parvovirus 8 (PPV8), was...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1009103

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

Inconsistent Patterns of Soil Fauna Biodiversity and Soil Physicochemical Characteristic Along an Urbanization Gradient

Shiqin Yu, Shiqin Yu, Shiqin Yu, Zhifeng Wu et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2022)

Urbanization has induced substantial changes in soil physicochemical characteristic, which plays an important role in regulating soil fauna biodiversity in forests and grasslands. However, less is known about the urbanization effect on soil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.824004

Designing tax incentives and disincentives for urban cultural heritage conservation: a behavioral policy framework

Zijian Yao • Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (2026)

This study proposes a systematic policy framework that leverages special tax measures to steer stakeholder behavior toward urban cultural heritage conservation. Integrating comparative policy analysis, microeconomic modeling, systematic pol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2026.2639088

Effect of fire-source location on flame behavior and temperature distribution in subway carriages with multiple lateral openings

Xinyu Wang, Guoqing Zhu, Xuyao Qi, Guowei Zhang et al. • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (2026)

Urban rail transit has been widely adopted to alleviate surface traffic congestion. However, subway fire safety remains a critical concern because of the confined carriage space, high occupant density, and complex ventilation conditions. Mo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2026.108501

Exploring the Relative Importance and Interactive Impacts of Explanatory Variables of the Built Environment on Ride-Hailing Ridership by Using the Optimal Parameter-Based Geographical Detector (OPGD) Model

Zhenbao Wang, Shuyue Liu, Yuchen Zhang, Xin Gong et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

The impact of the built environment on the ridership of ride-hailing results depends on the spatial grid scale. The existing research on the demand model of ride-hailing ignores the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP). Taking Chengdu as an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app13042180

Unraveling the mediating role of plant color and familiarity on children’s mood in urban landscape

Han Sheng, Xu Li, Shucai Zeng • Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (2024)

An important element of urban landscapes is various plants, and contact with urban landscapes can promote children’s positive mood and mental health. However, few studies focus on Asian school-aged children’s mood for different urban landsc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2023.2278458

An enhanced model predictive control method for single-stage three-phase transformerless grid-connected photovoltaic inverter

Zhonglin Guo, Zhijie Liu, Miao Guo, Ke-Jun Li et al. • International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (2025)

The single-stage transformerless photovoltaic (PV) topology is an attractive configuration as it offers high efficiency, low installation cost and smaller size. For such a configuration, the control algorithm should be designed to track the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2025.111239

Effects of Density and Moisture Variation on Dynamic Deformation Properties of Compacted Lateritic Soil

Weizheng Liu, Shuai Qu, Zhihong Nie, Junhui Zhang • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2016)

A series of repeated load triaxial tests were conducted in this study to investigate the influences of compaction density and postcompaction moisture variation on the dynamic elastic modulus (Ed) and plastic permanent strain (PPS) of compac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2016/5951832