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Changes in the Association between GDP and Night-Time Lights during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Subnational-Level Analysis for the US

Taohan Lin, Nataliya Rybnikova • Geomatics (2023)

Night-time light (NTL) data have been widely used as a remote proxy for the economic performance of regions. The use of these data is more advantageous than the traditional census approach is due to its timeliness, low cost, and comparabili...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/geomatics3010008

Building evidences in Public Health Emergency Preparedness (“BePHEP” Project)—a systematic review

Michelangelo Mercogliano, Gloria Spatari, Chiara Noviello, Francesca Di Serafino et al. • International Journal for Equity in Health (2025)

Abstract Introduction Humanitarian crises exacerbate the vulnerability of already fragile healthcare systems and significantly increase the risk of infectious disease outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This systematic re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02382-w

Topograpaphic controls and future vulnerability of recurrent snowpatches in the Gaspé Peninsula (Québec, Canada)

Valentin Riva, Daniel Germain • Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research (2026)

Snowpatches are sensitive indicators of environmental change in mountain environments because their occurrence reflects interactions among topography, snow redistribution, and climate. Despite their ecological and geomorphological significa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15230430.2026.2739774

Managing Eruptions, Reproducing Precarity: The Politics of Preparedness in Merapi Disaster Governance

Suci Iriani Sinuraya, Anindya Dessi Wulansari, Sri Mulyani, Bahtiar Mohamad • Journal of Local Government Issues (2026)

Mount Merapi is often framed in disaster policy as a natural threat that requires an operational and coordinated response. This framing positions eruptions as extraordinary events (large-scale hazards), while the socio-economic vulnerabilit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22219/logos.v9i2.44965

A Fractional-Order Complexity Framework for Misinformation Propagation With Fact-Checking Saturation and Social Vulnerability Dynamics

Shewafera Wondimagegnhu Teklu, M. A. Abdelkawy, Waleed Adel • Complexity (2026)

Misinformation spreads through communities in ways that resemble infectious diseases, but existing mathematical models often miss three real-world complexities: People remember past information (memory effects), some folks are more easily f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/cplx/8861194

Effects on Dopaminergic Neurons Are Secondary in COX-Deficient Locomotor Dysfunction in Drosophila

Cagri Yalgin, Bohdana Rovenko, Ana Andjelković, Margot Neefjes et al. • iScience (2020)

Summary: Dopaminergic (DA) neurons have been implicated as key targets in neurological disorders, notably those involving locomotor impairment, and are considered to be highly vulnerable to mitochondrial dysfunction, a common feature of suc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101362

Toward an integrated approach for mental health and psychosocial support and peacebuilding in North-East Nigeria: programme description and preliminary outcomes from ‘Counselling on Wheels’

Sharli Paphitis, Fatima Akilu, Natasha Chilambo, Abiye Iruayenama et al. • BJPsych Open (2023)

Background Despite theoretical support for including mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) with peacebuilding, few programmes in conflict-affected regions fully integrate these approaches. Aims To describe and assess preliminary o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.575

Developing and defining core climate and environmental epidemiology competencies for field epidemiology training programs in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a Delphi study

Yousef Khader, Muhammad Sartaj, Mohannad Al Nsour, Ruba Kamal Alsouri et al. • Frontiers in Public Health (2026)

BackgroundClimate change, environmental degradation, and chemical hazards increasingly shape population health risks, particularly in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), where water scarcity, rapid urbanization, conflict, and fragile he...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1902013

Strategic Corridor: Eastern Galicia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia in French Counter-Soviet Planning (1920–1923)

I. E. Magadeev • Научный диалог (2025)

This article examines the role of two historical regions — Eastern Galicia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia — in French counter-Soviet strategies from early 1920 to late 1923. The novelty lies in considering these territories not only within the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24224/2227-1295-2025-14-10-489-506

Determinants of climate change risk perception in Latin America

Guilherme N. Fasolin, Matias Spektor, Renan Marques, Juliana Camargo • Nature Communications (2025)

Abstract Climate change risk perceptions are subjective constructs that individuals use to interpret the potential harms of climate change and influence their engagement in mitigation and adaptation efforts. While research in high-income We...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58072-2

AIDS e pauperização: principais conceitos e evidências empíricas AIDS and pauperization: principal concepts and empirical evidence

Francisco Inácio Bastos, Célia Landmann Szwarcwald • Cadernos de Saúde Pública (2000)

O artigo discute as estratégias metodológicas que vêm sendo usadas na análise das inter-relações entre a vulnerabilidade ao HIV/AIDS e as desigualdades sociais, o preconceito e a marginalização, ressaltando-se as dificuldades metodológicas ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2000000700006

RadarDiT: An advanced radar echo extrapolation model for three gorges reservoir area via diffusion transformer

Jiaquan Wan, Junchao Wang, Wei Zhang, Hao Song et al. • Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (2025)

Study region: The Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) Study focus: TGRA faces increasing vulnerability to extreme precipitation events driven by complex convective weather systems. Radar echo extrapolation—predicting future precipitation pat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102703

The Development of a Secure Internet Protocol (IP) Network Based on Asterisk Private Branch Exchange (PBX)

Mubarak Yakubova, Olga Manankova, Assel Mukasheva, Alimzhan Baikenov et al. • Applied Sciences (2023)

The research problem described in this article is related to the security of an IP network that is set up between two cities using hosting. The network is used for transmitting telephone traffic between servers located in Germany and the Ne...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app131910712

Vulnerability assessment of urban remnant mountain ecosystems based on ecological sensitivity and ecosystem services

Qiuyu Luo, Yu Bao, Zhitai Wang, Xintong Chen et al. • Ecological Indicators (2023)

Urban remnant mountains (URMs) are precious natural green habitat patches that can provide a series of ecosystem services for multi-mountainous cities. The increase in ecological sensitivity and degradation of ecosystem services affected by...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110314

Determinants of smoking prevention behavior of senior high school students: A short report

Muthmainnah Muthmainnah, Galuh Mega Kurnia, Avinka Nugrahani • Tobacco Induced Diseases (2025)

Introduction With Indonesia ranking top in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the number of smokers aged 13–15 years, this study aims to analyze the factors associated with smoking prevention behavior among students of senior hi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18332/tid/200748

Cybersecurity in the quantum era: Assessing the impact of quantum computing on infrastructure

Yaser Baseri, Vikas Chouhan, Ali Akbar Ghorbani • Computers & Security (2026)

The advent of quantum computing marks a transformative era in cybersecurity, challenging traditional cryptographic frameworks and broadening the horizons of computational capabilities. This paper navigates the transition to a quantum-resist...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc-nd DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2026.104917