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Bioconversion of Date Waste into Bacterial Nanocellulose by a New Isolate <i>Komagataeibacter</i> sp. IS22 and Its Use as Carrier Support for Probiotics Delivery

Islam Sayah, Ibtissem Chakroun, Claudio Gervasi, Davide Barreca et al. • Foods (2025)

Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has gained considerable interest over the last decade due to its unique properties and versatile applications. However, the low yield and the high production cost significantly limit its industrial scalability....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14162853

Assessment of Spatiotemporal Variations in the Water Quality of the Han River Basin, South Korea, Using Multivariate Statistical and APCS-MLR Modeling Techniques

Yong-Chul Cho, Hyeonmi Choi, Soon-Ju Yu, Sang-Hun Kim et al. • Agronomy (2021)

This study evaluated the spatiotemporal variability of water quality in the Han River Basin (HRB) as well as the contributions of potential pollution sources using multivariate statistical and absolute principal component score-multiple lin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11122469

GIS-Based Geothermal Favorability Mapping and Geological Consistency Assessment in the Lower Kura Basin

Allahverdi Tagiyev, Elmir Karagozov, Mehriban Ismayilova, Lala Abdullayeva et al. • Energies (2026)

The Lower Kura Basin is a tectonically active sedimentary region of Azerbaijan where geological and hydrogeological conditions may favor geothermal fluid circulation. This study develops a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based multi-cr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/en19174061

Sustainable Use of By-Products and Wastes from Greece to Produce Innovative Eco-Friendly Pervious Concrete

Petros Petrounias, Panagiota P. Giannakopoulou, Aikaterini Rogkala, Maria Kalpogiannaki et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

This study was based on the reduction of the extraction of natural resources and, at the same time, was focused on the use of by-products and various wastes in construction applications by following the principles of circular economy. Steri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12125861

Weighing and Prioritizing the Eight Principles of Integrated Health, Safety, Environment and Energy Management in Industries Covered by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade

Rasoul Yarahmadi, Hamed Moridi, Ali Asghar Farshad, Fereshteh Taheri • Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān (2020)

Abstract: Aim and Background: Today, with the growth of different dimensions of sustainable development, managers at the organizational and governmental levels have become more and more interested in the components of sustainable developmen...

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Identification of DDIT4 as a potential prognostic marker associated with chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer

Xuanzhao Chen, Zeyan Li, Meihua Liang, Ziyang Zhang et al. • World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2023)

Abstract Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most heterogenous and aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Chemotherapy remains the standard treatment option for patients with TNBC owing to the unavailability of acceptable t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12957-023-03078-7

Potential barriers in implementing the rural toilet retrofitting project: A qualitative study in Jiaozuo, China

Yuan Wang, Yueqi Zhu, Caiyun Qi, Lu Li • Frontiers in Public Health (2022)

BackgroundChina has launched a large “toilet revolution” in rural areas, but the results show that sanitation has not always been markedly improved. Few scholars have paid attention to this issue, and the list of the reasons is scattered an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.965150

How Do Employees Understand Negative Leadership? The Non-linear Relationship Between Abusive Supervision and Employee Innovation Behavior: Job Performance as a Moderator

Kuo-Shu Yuan, Tung Ng, Tung-Ju Wu • Frontiers in Psychology (2022)

This study aims to investigate the non-linear relationship between abusive supervision and employee innovation behavior and further examine how job performance moderates this relationship. Two hundred and seventy-six employees across three ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.867862

Effects of Vitex trifolia L. leaf extracts and phytoconstituents on cytokine production in human U937 macrophages

Hai-Ning Wee, Soek-Ying Neo, Deepika Singh, Hui-Chuing Yew et al. • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2020)

Abstract Background Dysregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) form the basis of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Vitex trifolia L. is a medicinal plant growing in co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-02884-w

The Identification of a Novel Spider Toxin Peptide, Lycotoxin-Pa2a, with Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities

Min Kyoung Shin, In-Wook Hwang, Bo-Young Jang, Kyung-Bin Bu et al. • Antibiotics (2023)

With the increasing challenge of controlling infectious diseases due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, the importance of discovering new antimicrobial agents is rapidly increasing. Animal venoms contain a variety of function...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12121708

Dietary diversity among Sundarbans forest-dependent communities: Prevalence, determinants, and livelihood implications.

Md Tanvir Hossain, Tunvir Ahamed Shohel, Md Nasif Ahsan, Md Nazrul Islam • PLoS ONE (2026)

The resources of the Sundarbans mangrove forest have provided livelihoods for communities in Bangladesh and India that depend on it. However, the role of the Sundarbans in ensuring the household dietary diversity of Sundarbans mangrove fore...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342800

Caenorhabditis elegans Neurotoxicity Testing: Novel Applications in the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework

Shreesh Raj Sammi, Shreesh Raj Sammi, Laura E. Jameson, Kendra D. Conrow et al. • Frontiers in Toxicology (2022)

Neurological hazard assessment of industrial and pesticidal chemicals demands a substantial amount of time and resources. Caenorhabditis elegans is an established model organism in developmental biology and neuroscience. It presents an idea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2022.826488

Contribution of the Science, the Technology and the Innovation of the Universidad de Oriente to the Local Economic Revitalizing

Victor Salvador Soulary–Carracedo, Raimundo Lora–Freyre • Anuario Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (2015)

The main objective of the research is to design a methodology to evaluate the contribution of the science, the technology and the innovation of universities to the local economic revitalizing. The scientific novelty resides in a sequence of...

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Efficient generation of P53 biallelic knockout Diannan miniature pigs via TALENs and somatic cell nuclear transfer

Youfeng Shen, Kaixiang Xu, Zaimei Yuan, Jianxiong Guo et al. • Journal of Translational Medicine (2017)

Abstract Background Pigs have many features that make them attractive as biomedical models for various diseases, including cancer. P53 is an important tumor suppressor gene that exerts a central role in protecting cells from oncogenic trans...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12967-017-1327-0