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A Comparative Performance Analysis of Non-Life Insurance in Tanzania and Kenya

Kembo M. Bwana, Evelyne F. Magambo • International Journal of Advanced Business Studies (2025)

This study compares the performance of non-life insurance in Tanzania and Kenya. Specifically, the study compares the Technical and Scale Efficiency (TSE) of non-life insurance in the two countries. It further explores the sources of techni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.59857/ijabs.6214

Edible insect biodiversity and anthropo-entomophagy practices in Kalehe and Idjwi territories, D.R. Congo

Jackson Ishara, Marcellin C. Cokola, Ariel Buzera, Mercy Mmari et al. • Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2023)

Abstract Background Located in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (South-Kivu), Kalehe and Idjwi are two relatively unexplored territories with little to no research on edible insects even though anthropo-entomophagy practice is wides...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13002-022-00575-z

A Review of Thermal Safety and Management of Second-Life Batteries: Cell Screening, Pack Configuration and Health Estimation

Md Imran Hasan, Gang Lei, Dylan Lu, Pablo Poblete Durruty • Batteries (2026)

Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is generating a rapidly increasing stream of retired lithium-ion batteries for second-life deployment. However, thermal safety concerns continue to limit their reuse. This paper reviews second-life battery (SL...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/batteries12030099

Bi‐Functional Materials for Sulfur Cathode and Lithium Metal Anode of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Status and Challenges

Ying Dou, Junling Guo, Junke Shao, Jiaozi Duan et al. • Advanced Science (2024)

Abstract Over the past decade, the most fundamental challenges faced by the development of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) and their effective solutions have been extensively studied. To further transfer LSBs from the research phase into th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202407304

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

Caenorhabditis elegans Neurotoxicity Testing: Novel Applications in the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework

Shreesh Raj Sammi, Shreesh Raj Sammi, Laura E. Jameson, Kendra D. Conrow et al. • Frontiers in Toxicology (2022)

Neurological hazard assessment of industrial and pesticidal chemicals demands a substantial amount of time and resources. Caenorhabditis elegans is an established model organism in developmental biology and neuroscience. It presents an idea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2022.826488

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

DISTRIBUIÇÃO DE FLEBOTOMÍNEOS (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDEA) NA AMAZÔNIA LEGAL ATRAVÉS DE TÉCNICAS DE INFORMATICA E GEOPROCESSAMENTO

Frederico Octávio Ribeiro Fonseca, Eloy G. Castellón Bermúdez, Sylvain Jean Marrie Desmouliére • Caminhos de Geografia (2011)

Os Flebotomíneos ocupam a maioria das regiões compostas por vegetação, com exceção de regiões polares e oceânicas. Algumas espécies são vetores de uma doença endêmica, a leishmaniose cuja transmissão é influenciada por diversos padrões espa...

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A rapid fingerprint positioning method based on deep convolutional neural network for MIMO-OFDM systems

Chenlin He, Xiaojun Wang, Jiyu Jiao, Yuhua Huang et al. • Urban Lifeline (2024)

Abstract The combination of fingerprint positioning and 5G (the 5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) offers broader application prospects for indoor positioning technology, but also brings challenges in real-time performance. In ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44285-024-00021-4

A Framework to Estimate the Nutritional Value of Food in Real Time Using Deep Learning Techniques

Raza Yunus, Omar Arif, Hammad Afzal, Muhammad Faisal Amjad et al. • IEEE Access (2019)

There has been a rapid increase in dietary ailments during the last few decades, caused by unhealthy food routine. Mobile-based dietary assessment systems that can record real-time images of the meal and analyze it for nutritional content c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2879117

Strategic Crisis Management Across Pre-, During-, and Post-Crisis Phases: Strategic Insights from Jakarta’s Five-Star Hotels

Mariska Prijanka, Diena M. Lemy, Jacob D. Tan • Tourism and Hospitality (2026)

Crisis management has become a critical strategic concern in hospitality, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, which exposed limitations in conventional approaches to preparedness, response, and recovery. Although existing hospital...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/tourhosp7070188

Attitudes of Tourism and Hospitality Students from the National University of Cañete toward Environmental Conservation

Phillip Ormeño Vásquez, Naysha Rojas Villa, Cristian Rojas Villa • Revista Kawsaypacha (2025)

Tourism and hospitality education in Peru is evolving to incorporate a stronger focus on environmental conservation. In this context, this study aims to assess environmental conservation attitudes of students enrolled in tourism and hospita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18800/kawsaypacha.202501.A003

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

Peculiarities of personalized selection of antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia treatment

O.O. Khaustova, A.E. Asanova, N.O. Dzeruzhynska, M.M. Matiash • Medičnì Perspektivi (2024)

Determining the optimal antipsychotic drugs, its effective dose, duration of therapy, form, and route of administration play a key role in the treatment of schizophrenia. In addition, special attention should be paid to the effectiveness of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26641/2307-0404.2024.1.300499

Where and How Do Aging Processes Take Place in Everyday Life? Answers From a New Materialist Perspective

Grit Höppner, Monika Urban • Frontiers in Sociology (2018)

In the last decade, the focus of studies on age and aging has fundamentally changed from biological to symbolic, discursive, and cultural phenomena. Currently, the most studied topic in material gerontology is the materiality of age and agi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2018.00007

Revisiting Mobility Limitations of Seniors in Singapore, 1995 to 2011

Soon-Hock Kang Phd, Vanessa Yong PhD, Angelique Chan PhD, Yasuhiko Saito PhD • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2016)

Singapore’s life expectancy at birth and at age 65 continues to improve. Although this is a positive development, it is necessary to understand how much of this increased life expectancy is spent with and without mobility limitations. This ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/2333721416645034

Social Support, Social Participation, and Life Accomplishment of Older Adult Residents of Assisted Living Facilities and Their Adjoining Communities

Christopher Olusanjo Akosile PhD, Chisom Onyekwuluje BMR, Ukamaka Gloria Mgbeojedo PhD, Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye PhD et al. • Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine (2023)

Objectives: To assess and compare levels of social support (SS), social participation (SP) and life accomplishment (LA) among older adults in some assisted-living facilities (ALFs) and their community-dwelling (CD) peers. Methods: One hundr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/23337214231218797

Dietary antioxidants and lifespan: Relevance of environmental conditions, diet, and genotype of experimental models

Alfonso Varela-López, José M. Romero-Márquez, María D. Navarro-Hortal, César L. Ramirez-Tortosa et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2023)

The rise of life expectancy in current societies is not accompanied, to date, by a similar increase in healthspan, which represents a great socio-economic problem. It has been suggested that aging can be manipulated and then, the onset of a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112221