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Epoetin zeta in the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, differential pharmacology and clinical utility

Davis-Ajami ML, Wu J, Downton K, Ludeman E et al. • Biologics: Targets & Therapy (2014)

Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami,1 Jun Wu,2 Katherine Downton,3 Emilie Ludeman,3 Virginia Noxon4 1Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of...

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A time-motion study of the COVID-19 vaccination process in an urban primary health center of Odisha, India

G. Alekhya, Prajna Paramita Giri, Arjun M.C., Binod Kumar Behera et al. • Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (2022)

Vaccination is a critical tool in protecting against COVID-19. It is essential to know the time for each activity in a COVID-19 vaccination process for better management, especially during a pandemic. Thus, we conducted a time-motion study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2073759

The Utilization of Plant-Material-Loaded Vesicular Drug Delivery Systems in the Management of Pulmonary Diseases

Bongani Sannyboy Lukhele, Kokoette Bassey, Bwalya Angel Witika • Current Issues in Molecular Biology (2023)

Medicinal plants have been utilized to treat a variety of conditions on account of the bioactive properties that they contain. Most bioactive constituents from plants are of limited effectiveness, due to poor solubility, limited permeabilit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cimb45120624

Prodigiosin as an Algicidal Agent: Inhibition of Pigment Accumulation and Photosynthetic Efficiency of Cyanobacteria Involved in Algal Blooms

Chaobo Zhang, Chengshuai Xu, Zhenxia Zhu, Xiu Zhang et al. • Microorganisms (2025)

Eutrophication facilitates the proliferation of cyanobacteria, ultimately leading to the formation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Prodigiosin, known for its algicidal properties, presents significant potential for application in water po...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13112569

Flood Response System—A Case Study

Yogesh Kumar Singh, Upasana Dutta, T. S. Murugesh Prabhu, I. Prabu et al. • Hydrology (2017)

Flood Response System (FRS) is a network-enabled solution developed using open-source software. The system has query based flood damage assessment modules with outputs in the form of spatial maps and statistical databases. FRS effectively f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/hydrology4020030

Explaining the Competitive Advantage of Enterprise Resource Planning Adoption: Insights Egyptian Higher Education Institutions

Mohamed Soliman Soliman, Karia Noorliza • Journal of Information Technology Management (2020)

Organizations nowadays focus on, not implementing ERP systems, but also leveraging ERP systems as part of their digital strategy. They holistically address people, processes, and technology for a digital transformation. Meanwhile, higher ed...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22059/jitm.2020.292788.2424

Enhancing Los Angeles’ resilient energy systems amid wildfires

Alexis Pengfei Zhao, Mohannad Alhazmi, Shuangqi Li, Jiarong Li et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Wildfires pose a significant threat to urban regions, with cities like Los Angeles facing increasing challenges due to their vulnerability to frequent and severe wildfire events. This study proposes a novel framework for optimizing...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-02433-w

A hybrid technique to enhance the rainfall-runoff prediction of physical and data-driven model: a case study of Upper Narmada River Sub-basin, India

Sachin Kumar, Mahendra Kumar Choudhary, T. Thomas • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract Accurate streamflow prediction is crucial for effective water resource management and planning. This study aims to enhance streamflow simulation accuracy in the data-scarce Upper Narmada River Basin (UNB) by proposing a novel hybri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-77655-5

Investigating the cost of mechanized unpaved road maintenance operations in Uganda

Andrew Moses Obeti, Lawrence Muhwezi, John Muhumuza Kakitahi, Chris Bic Byaruhanga • Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives (2024)

Force Account Mechanism (FAM) is the predominant road maintenance system in Uganda’s local government setup and a similar, though slightly different approach, is used in some large private sector agriculture plantations. With the Uganda Roa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.trip.2024.101135

Earnings management and performance of acquiring companies in mergers and acquisitions in Brazil

Elizio Marcos dos Reis, Wagner Moura Lamounier • Revista Contabilidade & Finanças (2026)

ABSTRACT This article investigated whether the economic and market performance of Brazilian companies after mergers and acquisitions (M&As) was influenced by earnings management (EM) practices adopted before these operations. Domestic empir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1808-057x20262462.en

Montes submarinos de Nazca y Salas y Gómez: una revisión para el manejo y conservación Seamounts of Nazca and Salas y Gómez: a review for management and conservation purposes

Mauricio Gálvez-Larach • Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research (2009)

Con motivo de la creciente preocupación internacional por el manejo y conservación de ecosistemas marinos vulnerables, entre los que se cuentan los montes submarinos y los corales de aguas frías de las cordilleras de Nazca y Salas y Gómez, ...

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Artisanal elasmobranch fisheries of northwestern Baja California, Mexico

Omar Santana-Morales, Daniel Cartamil, Oscar Sosa-Nishizaki, Rebeca Zertuche-Chanes et al. • Ciencias Marinas (2020)

Elasmobranch species composition and spatiotemporal variability can often be characterized from landing surveys of local fisheries, with important management implications. In the present study, we describe the elasmobranch landing compositi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7773/cm.v46i1.3023

Impact assessment of the farming–breeding–bioenergy integrated system on agricultural greenhouse gases in Northeast China

Zhe Zhao, Yi Zhang, You Xu, Sijian Jiang • Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment (2025)

ABSTRACT: In this study, we constructed an integrated framework of a farming–breeding–bioenergy system to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories of various farming and breeding processes in the northeast region of China from...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.cjpre.2025.10.010

Children in All Policies (CAP) 2030 Citizen Science for Climate Change Resilience: a cross-sectional pilot study engaging adolescents to study climate hazards, biodiversity and nutrition in rural Nepal [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Aishworya Shrestha, Katarina Hoernke, Thomas Timberlake, Bhawak Pokhrel et al. • Wellcome Open Research (2023)

Background Young people will suffer most from climate change yet are rarely engaged in dialogue about it. Citizen science offers a method for collecting policy-relevant data, whilst promoting awareness and capacity building. We tested the f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18591.1

Prediction of metabolic status of dairy cows in early lactation using milk fatty acids and test-day variables

Muluken Girma, A.T.M. van Knegsel, S. Heirbaut, L. Vandaele et al. • Journal of Dairy Science (2023)

ABSTRACT: Early lactation metabolic imbalance is an important physiological change affecting the health, production, and reproduction of dairy cows. The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the potential of test-day (TD) variables with o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22702

Weight-loss strategies of South African female university students and comparison of weight management-related characteristics between dieters and non-dieters

Marjanne Senekal, Gabrielle L. Lasker, Lindsay van Velden, Ria Laubscher et al. • BMC Public Health (2016)

Abstract Background Female university students are at risk for weight gain and use of inappropriate weight-loss strategies. By gaining a greater understanding of the weight-loss strategies used by and weight management related characteristi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-016-3576-x

Dietary Fat Sources Affect Hepatic Health, Performance and Gut Microbiota Composition in Laying Hens as Model

Humera Hamid, Yao Jun Liu, Wen Xiang Li, Shi Meng Huang et al. • Veterinary Medicine and Science (2025)

ABSTRACT Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing concern in both human and animal health, with nutritional strategies playing a key role in its management. This study used a laying hen model to evaluate the effects of two hig...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/vms3.70665

Guidelines for the management of adult penicillin allergy in community and specialist settings in Australia and New Zealand: An AGREE II and Delphi-based approach

Michaela Lucas, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, Jillian Kehoe, MHP BSc (Food Science and Technology), Samantha Stiles, PhD, MPH, MID, BSc, Sandra M. Salter, BPharm, Grad Dip Pharm (Hosp), PhD, FPS et al. • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global (2026)

Background: This guideline was developed in collaboration with the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), the National Allergy Council and the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE). Despite the abundance of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2026.100784