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WATER QUALITY INDEX AS AN TOOL FOR RIVER ASSESSMENT IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS IN THE PAMPEAN PLAINS OF ARGENTINA

Carlos Moscuzza, Alejandra V. Volpedo, Carlos Ojeda, Alicia Fernández Cirelli • Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering (2007)

The contributions of nutrients and xenobiotics by anthropogenic activities developed in riverside deteriorate water quality. In this context, the impact of different agroindustry effluents on the water quality of Salado River in Buenos Aire...

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Regional and strain-level prevalence of nitrogen-fixing Bradyrhizobium with potential N2O reduction in South Korea

Jaeyoung Ro, Hor-Gil Hur, Sujin Lee • Applied Biological Chemistry (2025)

Abstract Agricultural practices are the largest anthropogenic source of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas contributing to global climate change. Applying symbiotic microbial inoculants capable of complete denitrification offers a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13765-025-00999-7

Effects of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization on Lower Limb Muscle Activity, Pain, and Disability in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Farhad Rezazadeh, Shirin Aali, Fariborz Imani, Hamed Sheikhalizadeh et al. • Medicina (2025)

Background and Objectives: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with altered neuromuscular control. Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) targets core–limb coordination; however, its specific impact on lower-limb electromyographic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/medicina61111961

Perfectionism and motivation in sport: The mediating role of mental toughness

Richard G. Cowden, Lee Crust, Patricia C. Jackman, Timothy R. Duckett • South African Journal of Science (2019)

An extensive body of research has been done on the links between perfectionism and motivation, yet the underlying mechanisms linking these psychological characteristics have been underexplored. In this study, we used an integrative modellin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2019/5271

The Effectiveness of Simultaneous Training of Various Executive Functions (Hot and Cool; Focused on Simultaneous Parent-Child Training) on Improving the Empathy of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Seyyedeh Zahra Seyyed Noori, abbasali hossein khanzadeh, Abbas Abolghasemi, Iraj Shakerinia • Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī (2025)

The present study aimed to effectiveness of simultaneous training of various executive functions (hot and cool; focused on simultaneous parent-child training) on improving the empathy of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorde...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/jpe.2022.64115.2382

Evaluating the Role of Enabling Conditions for Collective Efficacy and Character Strengths and Virtues of Teachers in School Effectiveness

Parisa Yousefi, Mohsen Shakeri, Kazem Barzegar Bafrooei • Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal (2024)

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the role of enabling conditions for collective efficacy and character strengths and virtues of teachers in the effectiveness of elementary schools from the perspective of teachers in Marvdasht,...

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The Positioning Different Types of Personality Resourcefulness in the Coordinates of "against-and-owing to"

Олена Штепа • Проблеми сучасної психології (2022)

The aim of the article was to establish the nature of the relationship between the types of resourcefulness of a personality based on empirical data. Methods. In the empirical study, the psychological survey methods were used, as well as ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.32626/2227-6246.2022-55.173-193

The Effectiveness of Istighfar Dzikr Therapy in Increasing Domestic Violence Victims’ Resilience

Trya Dara Ruidahasi, Fuad Nashori • International Journal of Islamic Educational Psychology (2021)

Resilience encourages individuals to face, overcome, and become stronger in difficult situations, especially for wives of domestic violence victims to face their issues. This study aims to observe the effectiveness of istighfar dzikr therap...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18196/ijiep.v2i2.12992

Aboveground Biomass, Carbon Sequestration, and Yield of <i>Pyrus pyrifolia</i> under the Management of Organic Residues in the Subtropical Ecosystem of Southern Brazil

Lucas Jónatan Rodrigues da Silva, Tancredo Souza, Lídia Klestadt Laurindo, Gislaine dos Santos Nascimento et al. • Agronomy (2022)

Organic residues management (ORM) alter plant traits and soil properties by changing nutrient and carbon cycling. It is unclear how ORM (mulching, compost, and their combination) applied for 18 months creates a mechanism to promote changes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020231

Evaluation of the polymorphism of the GDF9 and BMP15 genes and their relationship with the reproductive functions of sheep of different breeds

Z. K. Gadzhiev, E. S. Surzhikova, D. D. Evlagina, A. I. Surov et al. • Юг России: экология, развитие (2023)

Aim. Polymorphism is the result of evolutionary processes and is inherited, associated with biodiversity and modified by natural selection and functions to preserve various forms of population. It is economically advantageous to find genes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18470/1992-1098-2023-3-190-195

Landscape fragmentation and pollinator movement within agricultural environments: a modelling framework for exploring foraging and movement ecology

Sean A. Rands • PeerJ (2014)

Pollinator decline has been linked to landscape change, through both habitat fragmentation and the loss of habitat suitable for the pollinators to live within. One method for exploring why landscape change should affect pollinator populatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.269

Investigating uptake of N<sub>2</sub>O in agricultural soils using a high-precision dynamic chamber method

N. J. Cowan, D. Famulari, P. E. Levy, M. Anderson et al. • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (2014)

Uptake (or negative flux) of nitrous oxide (N2O) in agricultural soils is a controversial issue which has proved difficult to investigate in the past due to constraints such as instrumental precision and methodological uncertainties. Using ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-4455-2014

Native and Introduced Plants in a Managed Campus Landscape: Habitat Associations, Functional Overlap, and Taxonomic Patterns

Santosh K. Rana, Gary L. Davenport, Serene Awad, Donald J. Webb et al. • Ecology and Evolution (2026)

ABSTRACT Managed landscapes support diverse vascular plant assemblages, with composition shaped by both regional species pools and human planting and maintenance. This study assessed floristic composition, habitat associations, growth forms...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ece3.74348

Effects of Organic/Synthetic Fertilizers on Stimulated Biosynthesis of Polyphenol Compounds: Efficiency and Sustainability of Plants and Weeds in Monoculture and Competitive Conditions

Danijela Šikuljak, Sanja Đurović, Ana Anđelković, Layth Nesseef et al. • Agronomy (2026)

Intensified use of fertilizers enhances crop yield; however, it can also make weed management more challenging. In addition to providing nutrients to crops, fertilizers also provide nutrients to weeds when they grow together with crops. All...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy16141334

Influence of animal age and breeding activity on carcass traits, meat quality, and sensory attributes of bison bulls

Lydia M. O’Sullivan, Clay J. Newton, Keith R. Underwood, Judson K. Grubbs et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2026)

In the bison industry, both heifers and bulls are marketed and harvested at various ages, generally ranging from 20 to 30 months. Bulls represent the greatest proportion of the slaughter mix, as the bison industry does not routinely castrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1688932

Field Spectroscopy in the VNIR-SWIR Region to Discriminate between Mediterranean Native Plants and Exotic-Invasive Shrubs Based on Leaf Tannin Content

Jan Rudolf Karl Lehmann, André Große-Stoltenberg, Meike Römer, Jens Oldeland • Remote Sensing (2015)

The invasive shrub, Acacia longifolia, native to southeastern Australia, has a negative impact on vegetation and ecosystem functioning in Portuguese dune ecosystems. In order to spectrally discriminate A. longifolia from other non-native an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs70201225

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S. Fuzzi, U. Baltensperger, K. Carslaw, S. Decesari et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2015)

The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year in the refereed literature. This is in part due to the enormou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-8217-2015

Growth responses of entire and immunocastrated male pigs to dietary protein with and without ractopamine hydrochloride

T. Needham, L.C. Hoffman, R.M. Gous • Animal (2017)

The interaction between dietary balanced protein, ractopamine (RAC) and Improvac (IMP) on the growth response of 120 individually penned male PICC pigs was evaluated. The pigs entered the trial at 16 weeks of age and were assigned to 12 tre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/S1751731117000271