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Effects of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization on Lower Limb Muscle Activity, Pain, and Disability in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Farhad Rezazadeh, Shirin Aali, Fariborz Imani, Hamed Sheikhalizadeh et al. • Medicina (2025)

Background and Objectives: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with altered neuromuscular control. Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) targets core–limb coordination; however, its specific impact on lower-limb electromyographic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/medicina61111961

Decline in activities of daily living in the rarer dementias

Sebastian Crutch, Claire Waddington, Emma Harding, Emilie Brotherhood et al. • General Psychiatry (2025)

Rarer dementias are associated with atypical symptoms and younger onset, which result in a higher burden of care. We provide a review of the global literature on longitudinal decline in activities of daily living (ADLs) in dementias that ac...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/gpsych-2024-101905

The Effectiveness of Simultaneous Training of Various Executive Functions (Hot and Cool; Focused on Simultaneous Parent-Child Training) on Improving the Empathy of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Seyyedeh Zahra Seyyed Noori, abbasali hossein khanzadeh, Abbas Abolghasemi, Iraj Shakerinia • Ravānshināsī-i Afrād-i Istis̠nāyī (2025)

The present study aimed to effectiveness of simultaneous training of various executive functions (hot and cool; focused on simultaneous parent-child training) on improving the empathy of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorde...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/jpe.2022.64115.2382

The effectiveness of an educational board game on the symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in children with ADHD

ehsan golestani, Akbar Atadokht, Niloofar Mikaeili, Nader Hajloo • Journal of Research in Psychopathology (2025)

This study designed an educational board game and investigated its effectiveness on the symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. The population included 40 children aged seven to nine years in Baharestan ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22098/jrp.2025.16251.1272

Mindfulness and Other Simple Neuroscience-Based Proposals to Promote the Learning Performance and Mental Health of Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gonzalo R. Tortella, Amedea B. Seabra, Jorge Padrão, Rodrigo Díaz-San Juan • Brain Sciences (2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on education. The restrictions imposed have undoubtedly led to impairment of the psychological well-being of both teachers and students, and of the way they experience interpersonal relationsh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11050552

The heterogeneous herd: Drivers of close‐contact variation in African buffalo and implications for pathogen invasion

Julie Rushmore, Brianna R. Beechler, Hannah Tavalire, Erin E. Gorsich et al. • Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Abstract Many infectious pathogens are shared through social interactions, and examining host connectivity has offered valuable insights for understanding patterns of pathogen transmission across wildlife species. African buffalo are social...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10447

Evaluation of the polymorphism of the GDF9 and BMP15 genes and their relationship with the reproductive functions of sheep of different breeds

Z. K. Gadzhiev, E. S. Surzhikova, D. D. Evlagina, A. I. Surov et al. • Юг России: экология, развитие (2023)

Aim. Polymorphism is the result of evolutionary processes and is inherited, associated with biodiversity and modified by natural selection and functions to preserve various forms of population. It is economically advantageous to find genes ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18470/1992-1098-2023-3-190-195

Investigating uptake of N<sub>2</sub>O in agricultural soils using a high-precision dynamic chamber method

N. J. Cowan, D. Famulari, P. E. Levy, M. Anderson et al. • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (2014)

Uptake (or negative flux) of nitrous oxide (N2O) in agricultural soils is a controversial issue which has proved difficult to investigate in the past due to constraints such as instrumental precision and methodological uncertainties. Using ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-4455-2014

Native and Introduced Plants in a Managed Campus Landscape: Habitat Associations, Functional Overlap, and Taxonomic Patterns

Santosh K. Rana, Gary L. Davenport, Serene Awad, Donald J. Webb et al. • Ecology and Evolution (2026)

ABSTRACT Managed landscapes support diverse vascular plant assemblages, with composition shaped by both regional species pools and human planting and maintenance. This study assessed floristic composition, habitat associations, growth forms...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ece3.74348

Effects of Organic/Synthetic Fertilizers on Stimulated Biosynthesis of Polyphenol Compounds: Efficiency and Sustainability of Plants and Weeds in Monoculture and Competitive Conditions

Danijela Šikuljak, Sanja Đurović, Ana Anđelković, Layth Nesseef et al. • Agronomy (2026)

Intensified use of fertilizers enhances crop yield; however, it can also make weed management more challenging. In addition to providing nutrients to crops, fertilizers also provide nutrients to weeds when they grow together with crops. All...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy16141334

Influence of animal age and breeding activity on carcass traits, meat quality, and sensory attributes of bison bulls

Lydia M. O’Sullivan, Clay J. Newton, Keith R. Underwood, Judson K. Grubbs et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2026)

In the bison industry, both heifers and bulls are marketed and harvested at various ages, generally ranging from 20 to 30 months. Bulls represent the greatest proportion of the slaughter mix, as the bison industry does not routinely castrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1688932

Microbial Biofilms Along a Geochemical Gradient at the Shallow-Water Hydrothermal System of Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea

Valentina Sciutteri, Valentina Sciutteri, Francesco Smedile, Salvatrice Vizzini et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Shallow water hydrothermal vents represent highly dynamic environments where strong geochemical gradients can shape microbial communities. Recently, these systems are being widely used for investigating the effects of ocean acidification on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.840205

Reconciling surface deflections from simulations of global mantle convection

C. P. B. O'Malley, C. P. B. O'Malley, G. G. Roberts, J. Panton et al. • Geoscientific Model Development (2024)

The modern state of the mantle and its evolution on geological timescales are of widespread importance for the Earth sciences. For instance, it is generally agreed that mantle flow is manifest in topographic and drainage network evolution, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/gmd-17-9023-2024

Validation of OMI, GOME-2A and GOME-2B tropospheric NO<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub> and HCHO products using MAX-DOAS observations from 2011 to 2014 in Wuxi, China: investigation of the effects of priori profiles and aerosols on the satellite products

Y. Wang, S. Beirle, J. Lampel, M. Koukouli et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2017)

Tropospheric vertical column densities (VCDs) of NO2, SO2 and HCHO derived from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on AURA and the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment 2 aboard METOP-A (GOME-2A) and METOP-B (GOME-2B) are widely used to cha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-17-5007-2017

Polyphenols: From Theory to Practice

Alberto Bertelli, Marco Biagi, Maddalena Corsini, Giulia Baini et al. • Foods (2021)

Background: The importance of polyphenols in human health is well known; these compounds are common in foods, such as fruits, vegetables, spices, extra virgin olive oil and wine. On the other hand, the different factors that modulate the bi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods10112595

Assessing the impact of the Kuroshio Current on vertical cloud structure using CloudSat data

A. Yamauchi, K. Kawamoto, A. Manda, A. Manda et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2018)

This study analyzed CloudSat satellite data to determine how the warm ocean Kuroshio Current affects the vertical structure of clouds. Rainfall intensity around the middle troposphere (6 km in height) over the Kuroshio was greater than tha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-18-7657-2018

Controle da podridão parda do pessegueiro com fungicidas e fosfitos avaliados em pré e pós-colheita Control of peach tree brown rot by fungicides and phosphites evaluated during preharvest and postharvest

Luciene Martins Moreira, Louise Larissa May-de Mio • Ciência e Agrotecnologia (2009)

A podridão parda é a doença mais importante para a cultura do pessegueiro, entretanto, no Brasil são escassos os trabalhos realizados a campo visando o seu controle. Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, selecionar fungicidas em laboratório e avali...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S1413-70542009000200007

The Netrin-related domain of Sfrp1 interacts with Wnt ligands and antagonizes their activity in the anterior neural plate

Esteve Pilar, Lopez-Rios Javier, Ruiz Jose, Bovolenta Paola • Neural Development (2008)

Abstract Background Secreted frizzled related proteins (SFRPs) are multifunctional modulators of Wnt and BMP (Bone Morphogenetic Protein) signalling necessary for the development of most organs and the homeostasis of different adult tissues...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1749-8104-3-19