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Water and soil pollution as determinant of water and food quality/contamination and its impact on female fertility

Justin Rashtian, Diana E. Chavkin, Zaher Merhi • Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology (2019)

Abstract A mounting body of the literature suggests that environmental chemicals found in food and water could affect female reproduction. Many worldwide daily-used products have been shown to contain chemicals that could incur adverse repr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12958-018-0448-5

Functional Assessment of the Quality of Human Hepatocyte Preparations for Cell Transplantation

María Teresa Donato, Agustín Lahoz, Sandra Montero, Ana Bonora et al. • Cell Transplantation (2008)

Hepatocyte transplantation is an alternative therapy to orthotopic liver transplantation for the treatment of liver diseases. Good quality freshly isolated or cryopreserved human hepatocytes are needed for clinical transplantation. However,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3727/096368908787236620

Measuring bank efficiency: DEA application

Jelena Titko, Jelena Stankevičienė, Nataļja Lāce • Technological and Economic Development of Economy (2014)

The paper aims to improve the methodology of measuring efficiency of Latvian banks. Efficiency scores were calculated with application of non-parametric frontier technique Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Input-oriented DEA model under Vari...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3846/20294913.2014.984255

Data-Driven Cooperative Control Model of Shearer-Scraper Conveyor Based on Rough Set Theory

Shuanfeng Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Zhengxiong Lu et al. • Frontiers in Energy Research (2022)

The cooperative control of shearer and scraper conveyors is the prerequisite for the realization of intelligent comprehensive mining equipment and unmanned comprehensive mining workings. However, because of the harsh working face environmen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.811648

3D Printing parameter optimisation combined with heat treatment for achieving high density and enhanced performance in refractory high-entropy alloys

Deyu Jiang, Miao Luo, Changxi Liu, Yashuo Zhang et al. • Virtual and Physical Prototyping (2025)

In this study, a Ti1.5Nb1Ta0.5Zr1Mo0.5 (TNTZM) high-entropy alloy was fabricated using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). By integrating 63 sets of parameter trials with machine learning (ML) models, an optimised process window was identified,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2025.2524524

Research on 4WS Agricultural Machine Path Tracking Algorithm Based on Fuzzy Control Pure Tracking Model

Chengliang Zhang, Guanlei Gao, Chunzhao Zhao, Lei Li et al. • Machines (2022)

This paper presents a path tracking algorithm based on a fuzzy control pure tracking model for autonomous navigation of 4WS agricultural machines. The aim of this research is to implement path tracking for unmanned 4WS agricultural machiner...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/machines10070597

Effect of Tunnel Ventilation on Hydrogen Dispersion From Leaks in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks

Limin Geng, Shiyu Shan, Zongxue Yan, Nan Gao et al. • Energy Science & Engineering (2026)

ABSTRACT The widespread adoption of hydrogen fuel cell trucks (HFCTs) depends on addressing hydrogen safety concerns, particularly in confined spaces like tunnels, where effective ventilation is crucial to prevent accumulation during leaks....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ese3.70547

Properties of 3D Double-Arrow Negative Poisson’s Ratio Lattice Structure under Quasi-Static Compression and Low-Speed Impact

Fuzhen Sun, Meng Liu, Baoming Wang, Na Yang et al. • Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2022)

Structures with negative Poisson’s ratios have wide applications in automotive design, owing to their excellent mechanical properties and good energy absorption capability. This type of structure can be used to design lightweight components...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/3726964

Additive roles of antiferromagnetically coupled elements in the magnetic proximity effect in the GdFeCo/Pt system

Jung Yun Kee, Kook Tae Kim, In Hak Lee, Ilwan Seo et al. • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract Interfacial magnetic interactions between different elements are the origin of various spin-transport phenomena in multi-elemental magnetic systems. We investigate the coupling between the magnetic moments of the rare-earth, transi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60076-9

All-dielectric metaoptics for the compact generation of double-ring perfect vector beams

Vogliardi Andrea, Ruffato Gianluca, Bonaldo Daniele, Dal Zilio Simone et al. • Nanophotonics (2023)

Perfect vortices, whose ring profile is independent of the topological charge, play a key role in telecommunications and particle micro-manipulation. In this work, we report the compact generation of a new kind of double-ring perfect vortic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2023-0555

Enhanced Absorption with Graphene-Coated Silicon Carbide Nanowires for Mid-Infrared Nanophotonics

Patrick Rufangura, Iryna Khodasevych, Arti Agrawal, Matteo Bosi et al. • Nanomaterials (2021)

The mid-infrared (MIR) is an exciting spectral range that also hosts useful molecular vibrational fingerprints. There is a growing interest in nanophotonics operating in this spectral range, and recent advances in plasmonic research are aim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/nano11092339

Impacts of land-use changes and landholding fragmentation on crop water demand and drought in Wadi El-Farigh, New Delta project, Egypt

Mohamed M. Elsharkawy, Mohsen Nabil, Eslam Farg, Sayed M. Arafat • Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (2022)

Despite Egypt’s limited water resources, more lands in the western desert of the Nile Delta are currently being reclaimed to increase the agricultural area to feed its fast-growing population and provide jobs for new generations. These recl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2022.08.002

Faculty perceptions of a professional development program for developing CUREs and promoting inclusive and equitable teaching

Laura Gough, Rommel Miranda, Matthew Hemm, Leann Norman et al. • Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education (2025)

ABSTRACT The Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) model can be used to explore how faculty prioritize learning about and adopting new pedagogical approaches. Here, we use the DOI framework to contextualize biology faculty perceptions of a profess...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00215-24

So FAIR, so good

Rinaldi Lorenzo, Bonacorsi Daniele, Bozzi Concezio, Dal Pra Stefano et al. • EPJ Web of Conferences (2025)

Large international collaborations in the field of Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics have been leading the implementation of FAIR principles for managing research data. These principles are essential when dealing with large volumes of data ove...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202533701140

Pt and CoB trilayer Josephson $$\pi $$ π junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

N. Satchell, T. Mitchell, P. M. Shepley, E. Darwin et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract We report on the electrical transport properties of Nb based Josephson junctions with Pt/Co $$_{68}$$ 68 B $$_{32}$$ 32 /Pt ferromagnetic barriers. The barriers exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, which has the main advantag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90432-y

A Preliminary Study on the Efficacy of Essential Oils Against <i>Trichoderma longibrachiatum</i> Isolated from an Archival Document in Italy

Benedetta Paolino, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Severina Pacifico, Maria Carmen Garrigos et al. • Heritage (2025)

In this study, a historically significant journal subject to fungal colonization was used as a case study for experimenting with a fumigation treatment using essential oils. The experiments were carried out both in vitro and in vivo directl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage8060187

La mission archéologique franco-marocaine de Kouass au Maroc

Virginie Bridoux, Mohamed Kbiri Alaoui, Solange Biagi, Hédi Dridi et al. • Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie (2011)

Le site archéologique de Kouass est situé dans le nord du Maroc, à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud de Tanger et à 7,5 km au nord de la ville actuelle d’Asilah, à proximité immédiate de la façade atlantique. Les recherches de terrain effe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4000/nda.1474