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Assessment of Spatiotemporal Variations in the Water Quality of the Han River Basin, South Korea, Using Multivariate Statistical and APCS-MLR Modeling Techniques

Yong-Chul Cho, Hyeonmi Choi, Soon-Ju Yu, Sang-Hun Kim et al. • Agronomy (2021)

This study evaluated the spatiotemporal variability of water quality in the Han River Basin (HRB) as well as the contributions of potential pollution sources using multivariate statistical and absolute principal component score-multiple lin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11122469

Sustainable Use of By-Products and Wastes from Greece to Produce Innovative Eco-Friendly Pervious Concrete

Petros Petrounias, Panagiota P. Giannakopoulou, Aikaterini Rogkala, Maria Kalpogiannaki et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

This study was based on the reduction of the extraction of natural resources and, at the same time, was focused on the use of by-products and various wastes in construction applications by following the principles of circular economy. Steri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12125861

The Identification of a Novel Spider Toxin Peptide, Lycotoxin-Pa2a, with Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Min Kyoung Shin, In-Wook Hwang, Bo-Young Jang, Kyung-Bin Bu et al. • Antibiotics (2023)

With the increasing challenge of controlling infectious diseases due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, the importance of discovering new antimicrobial agents is rapidly increasing. Animal venoms contain a variety of function...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12121708

Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genetic diversity and traditional subsistence: a worldwide population survey.

Audrey Sabbagh, Pierre Darlu, Brigitte Crouau-Roy, Estella S Poloni • PLoS ONE (2011)

Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is involved in human physiological responses to a variety of xenobiotic compounds, including common therapeutic drugs and exogenous chemicals present in the diet and the environment. Many questions rem...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018507

<i>Escherichia coli</i> Phylogenetic and Antimicrobial Pattern as an Indicator of Anthropogenic Impact on Threatened Freshwater Mussels

Simone Varandas, Conceição Fernandes, Edna Cabecinha, Sónia Gomes et al. • Antibiotics (2023)

Freshwater bivalves are widely used as accumulation indicators and monitoring tools for assessing contaminant effects on different levels of biological integration. This pilot study aimed to explore the phylogenetic diversity of Escherichia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12091401

Temperature orchestrates phytoplankton community and environment in mountain stream for enhancing resource use efficiency

Li Ji, Huayong Zhang, Huayong Zhang, Zhongyu Wang et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2025)

Warming is a key factor influencing the function of the structure and function of phytoplankton communities. However, the impacts of temperature on phytoplankton resource use efficiency (RUE) in mountain rivers remain poorly understood. Her...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1565858

Prophylactic Absorbable Antibiotic Beads for High-risk, Implant-based Prepectoral Reconstruction

Shahnur Ahmed, MD, Jason T. C. Lee, MD, MSc, Dylan Roth, BS, Mithun Sinha, PhD et al. • Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (2023)

Summary:. Infections are problematic in postmastectomy implant-based reconstruction with infection rates as high as 30%. Strategies to reduce the risk of infection have demonstrated various efficacies. A prolonged course of systemic, oral a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005353

Facial Oedema Is Not Always Angioedema: A Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema during COPD Exacerbation

Sarah Damanti, Francesca Rosini, Daniela Mari, Maura Marcucci • European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2015)

We report a case of acute facial oedema in an elderly hospitalized patient which was initially misdiagnosed as angioedema secondary to antibiotics in a patient with an allergic diathesis. We describe the differential aetiologies and then t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12890/2015_000281

Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy for pediatrics with infective disease: A updated meta-analyses and trial sequential analysis

Peng Li, JiaLe Liu, Junjun Liu • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2022)

ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the effect of procalcitonin (PCT) guided therapy on antibiotic exposure in pediatric patients with infectious disease.MethodsWe performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.915463

The Role of Artificial Intelligence on Tumor Boards: Perspectives from Surgeons, Medical Oncologists and Radiation Oncologists

Valerio Nardone, Federica Marmorino, Marco Maria Germani, Natalia Cichowska-Cwalińska et al. • Current Oncology (2024)

The integration of multidisciplinary tumor boards (MTBs) is fundamental in delivering state-of-the-art cancer treatment, facilitating collaborative diagnosis and management by a diverse team of specialists. Despite the clear benefits in per...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31090369

Constructing the concept of healthy ageing and examining its association with loneliness in older adults

Ivy Yan Zhao, Mu-Hsing Ho, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Sasha Yuanjie Deng et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2023)

Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthy ageing by highlighting five functional ability domains to (meet basic needs, make decisions, be mobile, build and maintain relationships, and contribute to society), wh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04019-5

Impact of the Age of Cecal Material Transfer Donors on Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology in 5xFAD Mice

Francesco Valeri, Malena dos Santos Guilherme, Fuqian He, Nicolai M. Stoye et al. • Microorganisms (2021)

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting around 30 million patients worldwide. The predominant sporadic variant remains enigmatic as the underlying cause has still not been identified. Since efficient therap...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122548

Uncovering the Tradeoffs and Synergies of Ecosystem Services in Mining Landscapes: Spatiotemporal and Factor Detection Perspective

Jiao Pan, Tao Chen, Antonio Plaza • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (2025)

Revealing the spatial-temporal evolution and interactions of ecosystem services (ESs) in mining area is critical for sustainable environmental management. The temporal and spatial characteristics and changing trends of six ESs in Yuzhong mi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2025.3586637

The emission factor of volatile isoprenoids: stress, acclimation, and developmental responses

Ü. Niinemets, A. Arneth, U. Kuhn, R. K. Monson et al. • Biogeosciences (2010)

The rate of constitutive isoprenoid emissions from plants is driven by plant emission capacity under specified environmental conditions (&lt;i&gt;E&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;S&lt;/sub&gt;, the emission factor) and by responsiveness of the emissio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-2203-2010

Structural Properties of Syngenetic Ice-Rich Permafrost, as Revealed by Archaeological Investigation of the Yana Site Complex (Arctic East Siberia, Russia): Implications for Quaternary Science

Vladimir V. Pitulko, Elena Y. Pavlova • Frontiers in Earth Science (2022)

Ice-rich syncryogenic (termed “Ice Complex”) deposits are common in northern East Siberia and constitute the most important feature of the Quaternary geology of the region. The Ice Complex formed throughout the Late Pleistocene and not only...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.744775

ESTIMATING THE GENETIC PARAMETERS OF YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENT TRAITS IN SQUASH (Cucurbita pepo, L.)

A. H. Abd El-Hadi, K. A. Zaied, Eman A. Abd El-Raziq • Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology (2013)

The main objective of this investigation was to determine the genetic parameters, heritability in both broad and narrow senses, combining abilities and correlation foryield and yield component traitsin squash (Cucurbita pepo, L.). For this ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jacb.2013.53217

BRI1 EMS SUPPRESSOR1 genes regulate abiotic stress and anther development in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Dezhou Wang, Dezhou Wang, Jinghong Zuo, Jinghong Zuo et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

BRI1 EMS SUPPRESSOR1 (BES1) family members are crucial downstream regulators that positively mediate brassinosteroid signaling, playing vital roles in the regulation of plant stress responses and anther development in Arabidopsis. Important...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1219856

(In)consistency in the official spatial data in assessments of deforestation in Slovenia

Mojca Nastran, Laura Žižek Kulovec • Geodetski Vestnik (2014)

Inconsistencies in official spatial data found in different government organisations and different periods are a commonly known problem and all the attempts to solve it are slow and fortuitous. Differences between data can have an impact on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2014.04.724-745