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Early life climate and adulthood mental health: how birth seasonality influences depressive symptoms in adults

Hao Zhou, Danni Peng-Li, Juan Chen, Dong Sun et al. • BMC Public Health (2023)

Abstract Background Early life in-utero can have long-term influence on the mental health status of individuals in adulthood, such as depression. Age, gender, socio-economic status, education, and geography are demographic factors shown to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15145-5

Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with cognitive-behavioral interventions for depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials

Otavio A. F. S. Da Silva, Samuel I. D. S. Pereira, Alper Mert, Débora R. de Aguiar et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

IntroductionDepressive disorders are a prevalent psychiatric condition; major depressive disorder (MDD) specifically affects approximately 5.7% of adults worldwide and is associated with high levels of disability and disease burden. Althoug...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1899231

Educational environment perception and cognitive load among physical therapy students during e-learning

Zahid Mehmood, Zubair Ahmad, Asad Ullah, Anam Aftab et al. • The Rehabilitation Journal (2023)

Background: Understanding students' perception of the educational environment and their cognitive load in this context is crucial for optimizing the effectiveness of e-learning platforms. Objective: To compare educational environment perce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.52567/trj.v7i02.224

Fertility and Iron Bioaccumulation in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> Fed with Magnetite Nanoparticles Using a Validated Method

Fernanda Pilaquinga, Sofía Cárdenas, Doris Vela, Eliza Jara et al. • Molecules (2021)

Research on nanomaterial exposure-related health risks is still quite limited; this includes standardizing methods for measuring metals in living organisms. Thus, this study validated an atomic absorption spectrophotometry method to determi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules26092808

Physicochemical characterization and source apportionment of Arctic ice-nucleating particles observed in Ny-Ålesund in autumn 2019

G. Li, E. K. Wilbourn, Z. Cheng, J. Wieder et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2023)

Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) initiate primary ice formation in Arctic mixed-phase clouds (MPCs), altering cloud radiative properties and modulating precipitation. For atmospheric INPs, the complexity of their spatiotemporal variations, h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-23-10489-2023

Synthesis and properties of fluorene based small molecule acceptors containing aromatic malononitrile functionalities

Sarah E. Brock, Dariia Yehorova, Brycelyn M. Boardman • Results in Chemistry (2022)

Four novel small molecule acceptors (SMA) with fluorene-based cores were synthesized with terminal phenyl, thienyl, and furyl malononitrile groups in good yields. The products were obtained from a two-step reaction of 2,2′-(9,9-dioctyl-9H-f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100320

Modeling antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study at Pantang Hospital, Ghana

Eric Nyarko, Irene A. Kretchy, Grace Lovia Allotey-Babington, Adwoa Oforiwaa Kwakye et al. • BMC Infectious Diseases (2026)

Abstract Background Poor adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to undermine HIV treatment outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Objective This study aimed to quantify ART treatment adherence among people living with...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12879-026-13836-z

Identifying Key Factors Associated with the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Fish Assemblages in Subtropical River-Type Reservoir Ecosystems: Implications for Fishery Management and Conservation

Chengjie Yin, Rongzhen Zhang, Zewen Feng, Xiaoning Shi et al. • Animals (2026)

Characterizing the spatiotemporal patterns of fish communities in subtropical river-type reservoirs provides useful baseline information for fisheries stewardship and aquatic ecosystem monitoring. This work investigated fish assemblages acr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani16182892

Mihail Statnîi. Archetypes, Memory, and Tradition in the Contemporary Visual Discourse

Dorina CHICU • Dialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură (2026)

Through iconological and semiotic analysis, the study reveals the artistic universe of Mihail Statnîi, where rural memory, cultural archetypes, and tradition shape the foundation of a contemporary visual discourse. His roots in the ethos of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.59295/DIA.2026.1.15

Hematological, Enzymatic, and Endocrine Response to Intense Exercise in Lidia Breed Cattle During the Roping Bull Bullfighting Celebration

Julio Sedeño, Salvador Ruiz, Germán Martín, Juan Carlos Gardón • Animals (2025)

The Lidia cattle breed is featured in several traditional popular bullfighting festivals throughout Spain, including the “Toro de Cuerda” event, in which the animals are subjected to intense physical exercise. However, the physiological imp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani15152303

Infestation of Ixodidae Ticks in Cattle: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Ambo District, Western Ethiopia

Addis Kassahun Gebremeskel, Berhanu Mekibib, Bekele Dabassa • East African Journal of Biophysical and Computational Sciences (2022)

In Ethiopia, ticks cause serious economic loss, particularly in ruminants. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ambo district, Western Ethiopia from October 2018 to June, 2019with the objectives of determining the prevalence, identifyin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/eajbcs.v3i1.3S

Bioecological Study on the Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Sari County, North of Iran

Nasibeh Hosseini-Vasoukolaei, Leila Ghavibazou, Amir Ahmad Akhavan, Ahmad Ali Enayati et al. • Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases (2023)

Background: Phlebotomine sand flies are vectors of Leishmania species, the causative agents of leishmaniasis in the world. Present study aimed to evaluate the bioecological aspects of sand flies in different ecotopes in Sari County, north o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18502/jad.v16i2.11806

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

Point of Care Ultrasonographic Life Support in Emergency (PULSE)—a quasi-experimental study

Noman Ali, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Salman Muhammad Soomar et al. • International Journal of Emergency Medicine (2023)

Abstract Background Many physicians use point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in their clinical practice to improve their diagnostic capabilities, accuracy, and timeliness. Over the last two decades, the use of PoCUS in the emergency room has dr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12245-023-00525-w

BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS (BMC) APPROACH FOR TOURISM MANAGEMENT STRATEGY OF THE TOP SELFIE KRAGILAN, MT. MERBABU NATIONAL PARK

Johan SETIAWAN, MTh Sri BUDIASTUTI, Evi GRAVITIANI, Prabang SETYONO • Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites (2021)

The tourist spot of the Top Selfie Kragilan, Mt. Merbabu National Park, a conservation area in Indonesia has not been managed with a business strategy despite the community initiatives increase to utilize the surrounding tourist spots for t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30892/gtg.35205-651

The Covid-19 pandemic and mental health of first-year college students: Examining the effect of Covid-19 stressors using longitudinal data.

Jane Cooley Fruehwirth, Siddhartha Biswas, Krista M Perreira • PLoS ONE (2021)

PurposeThe Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented stress to students and educational institutions across the world. We aimed to estimate the effect of the pandemic on the mental health of college students.MethodsWe used data on 419 fir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247999

High Dose MicroCT Does Not Contribute Toward Improved MicroPET/CT Image Quantitative Accuracy and Can Limit Longitudinal Scanning of Small Animals

Wendy A. McDougald, Richard Collins, Mark Green, Adriana A. S. Tavares • Frontiers in Physics (2017)

Obtaining accurate quantitative measurements in preclinical Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging is of paramount importance in biomedical research and helps supporting efficient translation of preclinical result...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2017.00050

Impact of solvents on doctor blade coatings and bathocuproine cathode interlayer for large-area organic solar cell modules

Soonil Hong, Byoungwook Park, Chandran Balamurugan, Jinho Lee et al. • Heliyon (2023)

Efforts to commercialize organic solar cells (OSCs) by developing roll-to-roll compatible modules have encountered challenges in optimizing printing processes to attain laboratory-level performance in fully printable OSC architectures. In t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18209

Epoetin zeta in the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, differential pharmacology and clinical utility

Davis-Ajami ML, Wu J, Downton K, Ludeman E et al. • Biologics: Targets & Therapy (2014)

Mary Lynn Davis-Ajami,1 Jun Wu,2 Katherine Downton,3 Emilie Ludeman,3 Virginia Noxon4 1Organizational Systems and Adult Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2South Carolina College of Pharmacy, University of...

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