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Tissue-specific responses of antioxidant pathways to poor hygiene conditions in growing pigs divergently selected for feed efficiency

K. Sierżant, M-H. Perruchot, E. Merlot, N. Le Floc’h et al. • BMC Veterinary Research (2019)

Abstract Background Poor hygiene of housing induces a systemic inflammatory response. Because inflammation and oxidative stress are processes that can sustain each other, the ways pigs are able to activate their antioxidant defenses are cri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2107-2

Introduction to Nuclear Engineering

John R. Lamarsh, Edward Melkonian • Physics Today (1977)

(Most chapters end with References and Problems). 1. Nuclear Engineering. 2. Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Fundamental Particles. Atomic and Nuclear Structure. Atomic and Molecular Weight. Atomic and Nuclear Radii. Mass and Energy. Particle W...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3037597

Optimization of cationic nanoparticles stabilized by poloxamer 188: A potential approach for improving the biological activity of Aloe perryi

Tahany Saleh Aldayel, Mohamed M. Badran, Abdullah H. Alomrani, Nora A. AlFaris et al. • Heliyon (2023)

Aloe perryi (AP) has gained considerable interest as a medicinal herb in various biological applications due to its rich phytochemical composition. However, the therapeutic benefits of AP could be potentiated by utilizing nanotechnology. Mo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22691

Chitosan nanoparticles as next-generation carriers for veterinary DNA vaccines: Mechanisms, immune responses, and translational prospects

Miguel González-Lozano, José Alberto Cano-Buendía • Veterinary World (2025)

Background and Aim: Chitosan-based DNA nanoparticles have emerged as a promising next-generation platform for veterinary vaccines, addressing several limitations of conventional attenuated, inactivated, and recombinant formulations. Chitosa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2025.3826-3838

Impact of the introduction of interprofessional education to first-year university students of health sciences

Manpreet Singh Nanda, Mandeep Kaur • National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology (2021)

Background: There is a lack of coordination among various healthcare workers in a hospital which leads to an increase incidence of medical errors and patient sufferings. The various professionals in a hospital are not able to communicate ef...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2021.11.10280202020102020

Beneficial Effects of Pomegranate Peel Extract and Probiotics on Pre-adipocyte Differentiation

Valeria Sorrenti, Cinzia Lucia Randazzo, Cinzia Caggia, Gabriele Ballistreri et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2019)

The beneficial effects of pomegranate are due to the ellagitannins and anthocyanins content, which are protective toward a wide variety of diseases including inflammatory diseases. Many investigators have reported that pomegranate waste (pe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00660

Adaptation of SIVmac to baboon primary cells results in complete absence of in vivo baboon infectivity

Veronica Obregon-Perko, Amanda Mannino, Jason T. Ladner, Vida Hodara et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024)

While simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection is non-pathogenic in naturally infected African nonhuman primate hosts, experimental or accidental infection in rhesus macaques often leads to AIDS. Baboons, widely distributed throughout ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1408245

Composition and distribution of bacterial communities and potential radiation-resistant bacteria at different elevations in the eastern Pamirs

Jing Zhu, Hui-Nan Wang, Qi-Yong Tang, Mei-Ying Gu et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2024)

Altitude and ultraviolet (UV) radiation may affect the community composition and distribution of microorganisms in soil ecosystems. In this study, 49 soil samples from 10 locations were collected from different elevations on the eastern Pam...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1427806

The Effects of Alkaline Pretreatment on Agricultural Biomasses (Corn Cob and Sweet Sorghum Bagasse) and Their Hydrolysis by a Termite-Derived Enzyme Cocktail

Mpho. S. Mafa, Samkelo Malgas, Abhishek Bhattacharya, Konanani Rashamuse et al. • Agronomy (2020)

Sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) and corncob (CC) have been identified as promising feedstocks for the production of second-generation biofuels and other value-added chemicals. In this study, lime (Ca(OH)2) and NaOH pretreatment efficacy for dec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10081211

Admission prognostic nutritional index improves risk stratification for the carbapenem-resistant phenotype in culture-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a retrospective cohort study

Kaixuan Zhang, Huihui Li, Yuanyuan Xu, Sudi Zhu et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2026)

BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) remains an infection-control challenge. We assessed whether admission immuno-nutritional status, measured by the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), is associated with the CRKP phe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1828441

Multi-omics analysis delineates the distinct functions of sub-cellular acetyl-CoA pools in Toxoplasma gondii

Joachim Kloehn, Rebecca D. Oppenheim, Ghizal Siddiqui, Pieter-Jan De Bock et al. • BMC Biology (2020)

Abstract Background Acetyl-CoA is a key molecule in all organisms, implicated in several metabolic pathways as well as in transcriptional regulation and post-translational modification. The human pathogen Toxoplasma gondii possesses at leas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00791-7

Tissue Biopsy in Infected Foot and Ankle Surgery

Samir Abdalla, Daoud Makki MD, FRCS(Tr&Orth), tarel Elgamal, David Harvey MB ChB et al. • Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics (2016)

Category: Basic Sciences/Biologics Introduction/Purpose: When performing surgical debridement to treat chronically infected orthopaedic cases our unit routinely samples 5 intraoperative specimens for microbiology. Best practice and achievin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2473011416S00076

Microbial and biogeochemical responses to projected future nitrate enrichment in the California upwelling system

Katherine Rose Marie Mackey, Chia-Te eChien, Adina ePaytan • Frontiers in Microbiology (2014)

Coastal California is a dynamic upwelling region where nitrogen (N) and iron (Fe) can both limit productivity and influence biogeochemistry over different spatial and temporal scales. With global change, the flux of nitrate from upwelling i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00632

Evolution of the tripartite symbiosis between earthworms, Verminephrobacter and Flexibacter-like bacteria

Peter eMøller, Marie Braad Lund, Andreas eSchramm • Frontiers in Microbiology (2015)

Nephridial (excretory organ) symbionts are widespread in lumbricid earthworms and the complexity of the nephridial symbiont communities varies greatly between earthworm species. The two most common symbionts are the well-described Vermineph...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00529

Bacteriophage: A Useful Tool for Studying Gut Bacteria Function of Housefly Larvae, Musca domestica

Xinyu Zhang, Shumin Wang, Ting Li, Qian Zhang et al. • Microbiology Spectrum (2021)

ABSTRACT Beneficial symbiotic bacteria have positive effects on some insects’ (such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, and flies) biological activities. However, the effects of a lack of one specific symbiotic bacterium on the life activities of s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/Spectrum.00599-21

Prostatic massage method versus first -void Urine samples to isolate Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum from urinary tract infection

K Ghazisaidi, F Fateminasab, SH Vatani, Y Azimi et al. • Medical Laboratory Journal (2008)

Abstract Background and objectives: Ureaplasma urealyticum is one of the most important causes of Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) and non-specific urethritis (NSU) in men. Also Mycoplasma hominis has a role in causing NGU and NSU. The aim of...

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Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India

Aiswarya PANDA, Ankita DASH, Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA • Acta Agriculturae Slovenica (2021)

Potassium is essential for plant metabolism; improves immunity to stress and increase crop productivity. Soil contains insoluble form of potassium, which is unavailable for plant absorption. Potash mobilizing bacteria (KMB) solubilise compl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14720/aas.2021.117.3.1794

Effect of physiochemical parameters on yield and biological efficiency of Volvariella volvacea cultivated on empty fruit bunch pellets

Nur Fariha Amir, Aslizah Mohd-Aris, Tuan Norhafizah Tuan-Zakaria, Noor Azrimi Umor et al. • Heliyon (2025)

Background: Volvariella volvacea is a highly nutritious edible mushroom grown mainly in Southeast Asian countries. However, the low yield of V. volvacea has discouraged farmers from engaging in its production. Objective: The study was condu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42572

Purification of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68 With Use of Differential Centrifugation

Hodoši R., Nováková E., Šupolíková M. • European Pharmaceutical Journal (2021)

The method for separation of viral particles in a concentrated form from the environment is called virus purification. Viruses are required to be purified for a range of studies in which it is necessary to distinguish the properties or stru...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/afpuc-2021-0009

Incubation of semen with human follicular fluid improves the antioxidant status and quality of spermatozoa after freezing–thawing

Monireh Mahmoodi, Elham Shojafar, Maryam Dastjani-Farahani • Reproduction and Fertility (2025)

The sperm freezing–thawing procedure is the most commonly used technique in clinics to preserve male fertility before any pathological destruction of the testis. Therefore, most studies are currently focused on optimizing this method to ach...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1530/RAF-24-0056