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The Thermomechanical Finite Element Analysis of 3003-H14 Plates Joined by the GMAW Process

Maribel Hernández, Ricardo R. Ambriz, Christian García, David Jaramillo • Metals (2020)

The gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process was used to weld 3003-H14 plates under restricted and unrestricted thermal expansion. Experimental and numerical analysis were conducted to determine the relation between weld thermal cycles and resi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/met10060708

Field Observations and Failure Analysis of an Excavation Damaged Zone in the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory

Kazuhei AOYAGI, Eiichi ISHII, Tsuyoshi ISHIDA • Journal of MMIJ (2017)

In the construction of a deep underground facility, the hydromechanical properties of the rock mass around an underground opening are changed significantly due to stress redistribution. This zone is called an excavation damaged zone (EDZ). ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2473/journalofmmij.133.25

Stability Mechanism and Repair Method of U-Shaped Steel Reverse Arch Support in Soft Floor Roadway

Chao Wang, Xiaoyi Chen, Jiandong Zhang, Yongping Wu • Advances in Civil Engineering (2020)

This paper is aimed at the inverted arch support instability of track roadway with mining level +1100 m in Liuyuanzi Coal Mine. By means of field investigation, theoretical analysis, numerical calculation, and engineering practice, the inst...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2020/8814365

Evaluation of experimentally observed asymmetric distributions of hardness, strain and residual stress in cold drawn bars by FEM-simulation

Juliana Zottis, Carla Adriana Theis Soares Diehl, Alexandre da Silva Rocha • Journal of Materials Research and Technology (2018)

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the correlation of strain and hardness parameters in a drawing process chain of an SAE 1045 steel bar. The present work discusses the application of the experimental and numerical method of analys...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2018.01.004

Adaptation of SIVmac to baboon primary cells results in complete absence of in vivo baboon infectivity

Veronica Obregon-Perko, Amanda Mannino, Jason T. Ladner, Vida Hodara et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2024)

While simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection is non-pathogenic in naturally infected African nonhuman primate hosts, experimental or accidental infection in rhesus macaques often leads to AIDS. Baboons, widely distributed throughout ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1408245

Admission prognostic nutritional index improves risk stratification for the carbapenem-resistant phenotype in culture-positive Klebsiella pneumoniae: a retrospective cohort study

Kaixuan Zhang, Huihui Li, Yuanyuan Xu, Sudi Zhu et al. • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2026)

BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) remains an infection-control challenge. We assessed whether admission immuno-nutritional status, measured by the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), is associated with the CRKP phe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1828441

Multi-omics analysis delineates the distinct functions of sub-cellular acetyl-CoA pools in Toxoplasma gondii

Joachim Kloehn, Rebecca D. Oppenheim, Ghizal Siddiqui, Pieter-Jan De Bock et al. • BMC Biology (2020)

Abstract Background Acetyl-CoA is a key molecule in all organisms, implicated in several metabolic pathways as well as in transcriptional regulation and post-translational modification. The human pathogen Toxoplasma gondii possesses at leas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12915-020-00791-7

Metabolomic Profiling of Bile Acids in an Experimental Model of Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease

Stewart F. Graham, Nolwen L. Rey, Zafer Ugur, Ali Yilmaz et al. • Metabolites (2018)

For people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), considered the most common neurodegenerative disease behind Alzheimer’s disease, accurate diagnosis is dependent on many factors; however, misdiagnosis is extremely common in the prodrom...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/metabo8040071

Study on seroprevalence of hepatitis delta in a regional hospital in western Turkey

Sukran Kose, Gulfem Ece, Ayhan Gozaydin, Melda Turken • Journal of Infection in Developing Countries (2012)

Introduction: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is an incomplete virus dependent on hepatitis B virus (HBV) for its multiplication. It can infect individuals with active HBV infection and cause severe liver disease. It is less prevalent than hepa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1749

Application of TyG index and carotid ultrasound parameters in the prediction of ischemic stroke

Huimin Guo, Huimin Guo, Sen Wang, Haizheng Wang et al. • Frontiers in Endocrinology (2025)

ObjectiveThe triglyceride - glucose (TyG) index has been confirmed as an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS) in numerous studies. In terms of the role of carotid ultrasound in the risk assessment of IS, the focus has shifted fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1481676

Associations of time spent on different types of digital media with self-rated general and mental health in Swedish adolescents

Helena Frielingsdorf, Victoria Fomichov, Ingrid Rystedt, Sofia Lindstrand et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Although previous studies have suggested an association between digital media use and health, detailed knowledge about how different types of digital media impact adolescent health is limited. This cross-sectional population-based ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-83951-x

Advancements in Ni‐based Catalysts for Direct Urea Fuel Cells: A Comprehensive Review

Yulia M. T. A. Putri, Muhammad I. Syauqi, Isnaini Rahmawati, Aliyah Aliyah et al. • ChemElectroChem (2024)

Abstract The growing demand for sustainable energy sources has spurred significant studies to optimize the potency of fuel cell technology. Direct urea fuel cell (DUFC) has gained attention due to their energy density, eco‐friendliness, and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/celc.202300637

Was health skepticism accounted for in communication about the COVID-19 vaccine? A content analysis of federally-sponsored public service announcements about the vaccine to protect against COVID-19 in the United States

Margaret E. Tait, Erika Franklin Fowler, Sarah E. Gollust • Preventive Medicine Reports (2025)

Objective: To examine the content of public service announcements (PSAs) sponsored by the United States federal government to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and reveal if PSAs included content that countered health skepticism. Methods: A cont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103193

A Systematic Meta-Synthesis of Factors Influencing University Student Happiness

Seyedkamal Vaezi, Mohammad Pedrami • پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت (2025)

This study aimed to systematically synthesize and prioritize the main factors influencing university students’ happiness and well-being. Employing a rigorous qualitative methodology based on interpretive meta-synthesis, the research compreh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2026.142544.2560

Conjugate mixed convection heat transfer with internal heat generation in a lid-driven enclosure with spinning solid cylinder

Md. Jisan Mahmud, Ahmed Imtiaz Rais, Md. Rakib Hossain, Sumon Saha • Heliyon (2022)

The current study investigates conjugate mixed convection heat transmission with internal heat generation in a square enclosure driven by a sliding lid and a solid cylinder with a heat-conducting surface at its center. The enclosure has a s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11968

Development, modelling and optimization of process parameters on the tensile strength of aluminum, reinforced with pumice and carbonated coal hybrid composites for brake disc application

Tanimu Kogi Ibrahim, Danjuma Saleh Yawas, Julius Thaddaeus, Bashar Danasabe et al. • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract This study focuses on optimizing double stir casting process parameters to enhance the tensile strength of hybrid composites comprising aluminum alloy, brown pumice, and coal ash, intended for brake disc applications. Analytical te...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67476-x