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Performance of Different Cotton and Nylon Swabs on DNA Recovery and Storage

Mohammed Alrahma, Hanan Almulla, Suaad Alshehhi, Maryam Almuhairi et al. • Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine (2023)

Touch DNA samples are routine yet challenging pieces of evidence that provide investigators with information that helps them solve crimes. However, this type of evidence can be easily lost if the correct collection method is not used. This ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.26735/YQMY9190

Human rights and humanitarian forensic action: the experience in Uruguay

Hugo Rodríguez Almada, Frances Borches Duhalde, Victoria Iglesias Salaverría • Forensic Sciences Research (2022)

Humanitarian Forensic Action (HFA) is considered a new field of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences where the forensic science is applied to different humanitarian activities. In Uruguay, the HFA has been developed based on internationa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/20961790.2022.2052591

Bacterial Succession in Microbial Biofilm as a Potential Indicator for Postmortem Submersion Interval Estimation

Finkelbergs Dmitrijs, Juanjuan Guo, Juanjuan Guo, Juanjuan Guo et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Bacteria acts as the main decomposer during the process of biodegradation by microbial communities in the ecosystem. Numerous studies have revealed the bacterial succession patterns during carcass decomposition in the terrestrial setting. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.951707

A pilot study of mitochondrial genomic ancestry in admixed Brazilian patients with type 1 diabetes

Lívia Leite Ferreira, Anna Beatriz Rodrigues Gonçalves, Igor Josué Barbosa Adiala, Silvia Loiola et al. • Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome (2024)

Abstract Interactions between multiple genes and environmental factors could be related to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The Brazilian population results from different historical miscegenation events, resulting in a highly div...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13098-024-01342-8

Optimization of Bacillus cereus Fermentation Process for Selenium Enrichment as Organic Selenium Source

Xujun Chen, Shuyi Li, Xin Cong, Xin Cong et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2020)

Selenium is an essential trace element and micronutrient for human health. Application of organic selenium in plants and microorganisms as trace element supplement is attracting more and more attention. In this study, Bacillus cereus, an im...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.543873

Cadmium sulfide-induced toxicity in the cortex and cerebellum: In vitro and in vivo studies

Atefeh Varmazyari, Ali Taghizadehghalehjoughi, Cigdem Sevim, Ozlem Baris et al. • Toxicology Reports (2020)

Living organisms have an innate ability to regulate the synthesis of inorganic materials, such as bones and teeth in humans. Cadmium sulfide (CdS) can be utilized as a quantum dot that functions as a unique light-emitting semiconductor nano...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.04.011

UPLC-MS/MS Metabolomics Reveals Babao Dan’s Mechanisms in MASH Treatment with Integrating Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking

Shijiao Zhang, Yanding Su, Ao Han, He Qi et al. • Pharmaceuticals (2025)

Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a progressive disease that easily develops into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, but its pathogenesis is not clear, and most therapeutic drugs have obvious limita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ph18081111

The features analysis of hemoglobin expression on visual information transmission pathway in early stage of Alzheimer’s disease

Xuehui Li, Pan Tang, Xinping Pang, Xianghu Song et al. • Scientific Reports (2024)

Abstract Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized primarily by cognitive impairment. The motivation of this paper is to explore the impact of the visual information transmission pathway (V–H pathway) on AD, and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-64099-0

Green Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using <i>Moringa olifera</i> Ethanolic Extract Lessens Acrylamide-Induced Testicular Damage, Apoptosis, and Steroidogenesis-Related Gene Dysregulation in Adult Rats

Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab, Amany Behairy, Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim, Amany Abdel-Rahman Mohamed et al. • Antioxidants (2023)

This study assessed the possible protective role of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using Moringa olifera leaf extract (MO-ZNPs) in acrylamide (ACR)-induced reproductive dysfunctions in male rats. ACR (20 mg/kg b.wt/day) and/or M...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020361

Detection Techniques for Synthetic Cannabinoids in Body Fluids and Tissues: A Systematic Review

Sachil Kumar, Tulsidas R. Baggi • Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine (2026)

Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), originally developed for research purposes in the 1960s, have emerged as a significant concern in clinical and forensic toxicology due to their widespread abuse and unpredictable toxicological effects. These co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/jfsm.jfsm_128_25

Impact of <i>Chlorella vulgaris</i> Bioremediation and Selenium on Genotoxicity, Nephrotoxicity and Oxidative/Antioxidant Imbalance Induced by Polystyrene Nanoplastics in African Catfish (<i>Clarias gariepinus</i>)

Shimaa A. Abdelbaky, Zakaria M. Zaky, Doha Yahia, Mohamed H. Kotob et al. • Fishes (2024)

Contamination of the environment with nano- and microplastic particles exerts a threatening impact on the aquatic ecosystems and sustainable catfish aquaculture. The presence of nanoplastics has been found to have a detrimental impact on bo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/fishes9020076

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

Impact of Pressurized Liquid Extraction and pH on Protein Yield, Changes in Molecular Size Distribution and Antioxidant Compounds Recovery from Spirulina

Jianjun Zhou, Min Wang, Celia Carrillo, Zhenzhou Zhu et al. • Foods (2021)

The research aims to extract nutrients and bioactive compounds from spirulina using a non-toxic, environmentally friendly and efficient method—Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE). In this work, Response Surface Methodology (RSM)–Central Com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods10092153

Autism Spectrum Disorder and collective catering service: results of the pilot study FOOD-AUT

Maria Vittoria Conti, Sara Santero, Chiara Breda, Sara Basilico et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2024)

ObjectiveIndividuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often exhibit a low dietary diversity due to food selectivity that leads them to a marked preference for high-energy-density food, exposing them to risk of malnutrition. Despite these...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1298469

Alterations in the gut microbiota and its metabolites contribute to metabolic maladaptation in dairy cows during the development of hyperketonemia

Zhengzhong Luo, Zhenlong Du, Yixin Huang, Tao Zhou et al. • mSystems (2024)

ABSTRACTMetabolic maladaptation in dairy cows after calving can lead to long-term elevation of ketones, such as β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), representing the condition known as hyperketonemia, which greatly influences the health and production ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00023-24

Hospitalisations for physical abuse in infants and children less than 5 years, 2013‒2021: a multinational cohort study using administrative data from five European countries

Catherine Quantin, Jonathan Cottenet, Colleen Chambers, Natasha Kennedy et al. • International Journal of Population Data Science (2025)

Objectives Child physical abuse (CPA) is a global public health problem associated with lifelong negative consequences, yet reliable epidemiologic data are lacking. We did a multinational cohort study to analyse trends in CPA hospitalisatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v10i3.3028

Herb-drug interactions of silybinin and cilofexor in beagle dogs based on pharmacokinetics by UPLC-MS/MS

Xinyi Wei, Yanding Su, Qian Cheng, Songmao Liang et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology (2024)

Objective: A remarkably sensitive, accurate, and efficient ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) approach was developed as a facile and expeditious method for measuring cilofexor concentration in beag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1334402

The Effect of Yinchenhao Decoction on the Pharmacokinetic Profile of Futibatinib by HPLC-MS/MS

Chunfu Wang, Songmao Liang, Jiachen Xu, Yingfan Zhai et al. • Separations (2024)

Futibatinib is an excellent fibroblast growth factor receptor 1–4 (FGFR 1–4) inhibitor that exhibits selective anti-tumor activeness against FGFR-deregulated tumors. A new high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPL...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/separations11070213

Case report: Incidentally discovered case of pheochromocytoma as a cause of long COVID-19 syndrome

Christian G. Ziegler, Carina Riediger, Matthias Gruber, Carola Kunath et al. • Frontiers in Endocrinology (2022)

Pheochromocytomas (PCCs) are rare but potentially lethal tumors that arise from the adrenal medulla. The clinical suspicion and diagnosis of PCC can be challenging due to the non-specific nature of signs and symptoms. In many patients, infe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.967995