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True 2-D Resistivity Imaging from Vertical Electrical Soundings to Support More Sustainable Rural Water Supply Borehole Siting in Malawi

Romain Leborgne, Michael O. Rivett, Gift J. Wanangwa, Philippe Sentenac et al. • Applied Sciences (2021)

To improve borehole siting for rural water supply, an advanced resistivity method was adapted for developing country use and demonstrated in Malawi. The method was designed to be low cost, developing-country accessible, efficient. It allows...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app11031162

Implementation of the therapeutic use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease management in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review of adoption, cost and acceptability

Joyce Gyamfi, Temitope Ojo, Dorice Vieira, Nessa Ryan et al. • BMJ Open (2020)

Objectives Mortality associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hydroxyurea, a medicine to effectively manage SCD, is not widely available in resource-constrained settings. We identif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038685

Examining the Adoption Barriers of Big Data Applications from the Perspective of Tourism Authorities in Egypt

Tamer M. Elsawy, Nehal Eltayeb • Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Sīyāḥaẗ wa Al-Fanādiq (Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Mansoura) (2023)

تركز هذه الدراسة على تحديات تبني واستخدام تطبيقات البيانات الضخمة في صناعة السياحة لإحدى البلدان النامية، وكيفية الاستفادة من التكنولوجيا في تحسين عملية صنع القرار. على وجه التحديد، يهدف الباحثان إلى التحقيق في عوائق تبني تطبيقات البيانات ا...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/mkaf.2023.299783

Seafood Choice and Consumption Behavior: Assessing the Willingness to Pay for an Edible Sea Urchin

Alessandro Petrontino, Fabio Madau, Michel Frem, Vincenzo Fucilli et al. • Foods (2023)

Consumers’ behavior towards sea urchin and preferences towards their origin certification and place of consumption may condition their market. In this context, the aim of this research was to elicit the preferences and perceptions of Italia...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods12020418

From Mental Health Crisis to Existential Human Suffering: The Role of Self-Transcendence in Contemporary Mindfulness

Renata Cueto de Souza, Charles Scott • Religions (2022)

Our paper addresses the so-called college mental health crisis and the adoption of the strategy of mindfulness-based interventions. We offer a critique of their underlying medical–therapeutic paradigm by engaging the notion of self-transcen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rel13080681

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

159 Community Engagement (CE) Brokers: Diversity and the Science of CE

Patricia Piechowski, Gina Claxton, Nicola Spencer, Elizabeth Vasile et al. • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (2022)

OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Since 2013, managers of community engagement (CE) programs across the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) consortium funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) have convened mont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/cts.2022.67

Se faire bénévole et faire corps

Hugo Rochard • Géographie et Cultures (2020)

This article offers reflexive insights on a methodological approach experi­mented with collectives engaged in operations of ecological stewardship of their urban living environments. In addition to revealing a new theoretical agency of comm...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4000/gc.17409

ATIB: Design and Evaluation of an Architecture for Brokered Self-Sovereign Identity Integration and Trust-Enhancing Attribute Aggregation for Service Provider

Andreas Gruner, Alexander Muhle, Christoph Meinel • IEEE Access (2021)

Identity management is a principle component of securing online services. In the advancement of traditional identity management patterns, the identity provider remained a Trusted Third Party (TTP). The service provider and the user need to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3116095

Consumers' Perception of Urban Farming—An Exploratory Study

Carola Grebitus, Lauren Chenarides, Rebecca Muenich, Alex Mahalov • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2020)

Urban agriculture offers the opportunity to provide fresh, local food to urban communities. However, urban agriculture can only be successfully embedded in urban areas if consumers perceive urban farming positively and accept urban farms in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00079

Predictors of Mobile News Consumption through News Applications (Apps): The Impacts of Audience Characteristics, Media Usage, and Motivations

Miao Guo • Journalism and Media (2024)

This study investigates news audiences’ platform preferences, usage patterns, and factors affecting their mobile news consumption through news apps. Four explanatory factors, news app users’ demographics, news media usage, perceptions, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/journalmedia5030068

IFRS Adoption and Economic Consequences

Emin Yürekli • Pamukkale Üniversitesi İşletme Araştırmaları Dergisi (2024)

This paper examines the association between the macroeconomic performance of countries and the adoption of IFRS. For this purpose, IFRS scores are developed using the information in the literature and these scores are quantitatively examine...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.47097/piar.1540597

National differences in dissemination and use of open access literature.

Marc-André Simard, Gita Ghiasi, Philippe Mongeon, Vincent Larivière • PLoS ONE (2022)

Open Access (OA) dissemination has been gaining a lot of momentum over the last decade, thanks to the implementation of several OA policies by funders and institutions, as well as the development of several new platforms that facilitate the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272730

Implementation of a Tunnel System for Scaling-Out High-Quality Cassava Planting Material

Jazmín Vanessa Pérez-Pazos, Deimer Fuentes-Cassiani, Sol-Mara Regino, Jorge-Luis García et al. • Plants (2025)

The production of high-quality cassava planting material is a key strategy for mitigating the spread of pests and diseases. To promote the adoption of such strategies by farmers, it is essential to strengthen local capacities through knowle...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants14192983