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Social and biological pathways linking relationships with companion animals to human well-being

Hikari Koyasu, Sakura Ogasawara, Eiji Miyauchi, Kaede Tsuda et al. • Frontiers in Psychology (2026)

IntroductionCompanion animals are widely recognized for their potential to support human mental health and well-being. These benefits may arise through changes in social relationships and physiological processes. This study examined whether...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1810355

How does tax avoidance affect corporate social responsibility and financial ratio in emerging economies?

Jamel Eddine Mkadmi, Wissem Ben Ali • Journal of Economic Criminology (2024)

The purpose of this study is to better understand the relationship between financial ratios and tax avoidance in businesses that practice corporate social responsibility. Using a sample of 30 Tunisian financial institutions listed on the st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2024.100070

Serviço Social, mobilização e organização popular: uma sistematização do debate contemporâneo

Maria Lúcia Duriguetto, Luiz Agostinho de Paula Baldi • Revista Katálysis (2012)

O presente artigo versa sobre a intervenção do Serviço Social nos processos de mobilização e organização popular e, particularmente, sobre o debate contemporâneo que vem sendo realizado sobre o tema. Este debate é apresentado nas elaboraçõe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S1414-49802012000200005

Addressing Problems beyond Heritage, Patrimony, and Representation:  Reflections on Twenty Years of Community Archaeology in the Southwestern Maya Lowlands

Brent K.S. Woodfill, Alexander E. Rivas • Heritage (2020)

Collaborative or community archaeology as a methodological approach has a long history and is becoming increasingly common in the Maya world. This article draws from the authors’ experiences on three distinct archaeological projects to disc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage3030033

Social and Cultural Predicaments of Female-Headed Households Related to Charitable Institutions in Behbahan

Zohreh Freydoonian, Maryam Mokhtari, Siroos Ahmadi • مطالعات وقف و امور خیریه (2025)

Introduction The number of female-headed households has significantly increased worldwide. In Iran as well, these households now account for more than 14% of all families. Female heads of households are women who, due to reasons such as div...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ecs.2025.146464.1144

On-the-Fly Sleep Scoring Algorithm with Heart Rate, RR Intervals and Accelerometer as Input

Michele Guagnano, Sara Groppo, Luigi Pugliese, Massimo Violante • Sensors (2025)

In many applications, recognizing the depth of sleep (e.g., light, deep, REM sleep) while the subject is sleeping enables innovative features. For instance, in SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, a driver may need to takeover the vehicle contro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25072141

Recent Applications of Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold in Tissue Engineering

Hamza Abu Owida, Jamal I. Al-Nabulsi, Feras Alnaimat, Muhammad Al-Ayyad et al. • Applied Bionics and Biomechanics (2022)

Tissue engineering is a relatively new area of research that combines medical, biological, and engineering fundamentals to create tissue-engineered constructs that regenerate, preserve, or slightly increase the functions of tissues. To crea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/1953861

ITRI Biofilm Prevented Thoracic Adhesion in Pigs That Received Myocardial Ischemic Induction Treated by Myocardial Implantation of EPCs and ECSW Treatment

Jiunn-Jye Sheu, Jui-Ning Yeh, Pei-Hsun Sung, John Y. Chiang et al. • Cell Transplantation (2024)

This study tested the hypothesis that ITRI Biofilm prevents adhesion of the chest cavity. Combined extracorporeal shock wave (ECSW) + bone marrow-derived autologous endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) therapy was superior to monotherapy for i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/09636897241253144

Making Interdisciplinary Connections in Advanced-Level Korean Language Curriculum: Designing Content-Based Project Modules

Angela Lee-Smith • Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (2021)

Korean language programs in US higher education are experiencing noticeable and continuous growth. While students’ interest in Korea may initially be driven by Korean pop culture, Korean language educators need to expose these students to a...

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Echoes of Haunted Memories and Nightmares: Understanding Trauma in Gurnah's Afterlives

Harzat Abbas, Asif Abbas, Asim Iqbal, Palwasha Zeb Khalil • University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature (2023)

This research paper investigates the exploration of trauma within Abdulrazak Gurnah's novel "Afterlives" (2020), examining the profound impact of historical and personal traumas on the characters, particularly the protagonist Hamza. The res...

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Uses, benefits, comparisons

Adam F. Kola, Marcin Wołk • Litteraria Copernicana (2015)

In this introduction to the volume “Benefits from comparison”, its editors, starting with the etymological meaning of ‘culture’ as ‘cultivation’, the apicultural metaphors of bee pastures and hive products, and both legal and everyday meani...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12775/LC.2015.014

NEED ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH FOR TOUR AND TRAVEL DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BENGKULU CITY

Rahamdina Salisna, Alamsyah Harahap, Dedi Sofyan • Journal of Applied Linguistics and Literature (2019)

This research aimed to investigate the English needs of Tour and Travel Department at Vocational High School Negeri 1 and Vocational High School Negeri 7 in Bengkulu City. The research used mixed method and convergent parallel design. The s...

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METABOLIC HEALTHY OBESITY, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT IT?

N. I. Volkova, L. A. Ganenko, M. I. Porksheyan • Медицинский вестник Юга России (2017)

The prevalence of obesity is growing all over the world. Obesity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes. However, not all obese patients have an unfavorable cardio-metabolic profile. Recently, much attentio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21886/2219-8075-2017-8-3-6-16

Eugenics and Reproductive Technologies in Primo Levi’s Science Fiction: The Importance of the British Interwar Debate

Eleonora Lima • Enthymema (2023)

This article examines Levi’s treatment of eugenics in “I sintetici” and “Procacciatori d’affari” from Vizio di forma. The study builds upon Francesco Cassata’s analysis, which established that Levi held complex and conflicting views on the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.54103/2037-2426/19961

Early life climate and adulthood mental health: how birth seasonality influences depressive symptoms in adults

Hao Zhou, Danni Peng-Li, Juan Chen, Dong Sun et al. • BMC Public Health (2023)

Abstract Background Early life in-utero can have long-term influence on the mental health status of individuals in adulthood, such as depression. Age, gender, socio-economic status, education, and geography are demographic factors shown to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15145-5