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Development of Representative Urban Driving Cycles for Congested Traffic Conditions in Guayaquil Using Real-Time OBD-II Data and Weighted Statistical Methods

Roberto López-Chila, Henry Abad-Reyna, Joao Morocho-Cajas, Pablo Fierro-Jimenez • Vehicles (2025)

Standardized driving cycles such as the FTP-75 fail to represent traffic conditions in cities like Guayaquil, where high congestion and varied driving behaviors are not captured by external models. This study aimed to develop representative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vehicles7030095

Integrated-Hybrid Framework for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Microscopic Traffic Flow Modelling

Ammar Jafaripournimchahi, Yingfeng Cai, Hai Wang, Lu Sun et al. • Journal of Advanced Transportation (2022)

In this study, a novel traffic flow modeling framework is proposed considering the impact of driving system and vehicle mechanical behavior as two different units on the traffic flow. To precisely model the behavior of Connected and Autonom...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/2253697

Investigation of Defect Effects on Adhesively Bonded Joint Strength Using Cohesive Zone Modeling

Majid Jamal-Omidi, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi Suki • Journal of Mechanical Engineering (2018)

In this paper, effects of the defect in an adhesively bonded joint have been investigated using cohesive zone modeling. Consequently, a 3D finite element model of a single lap-joint is constructed and validated with experiments. Strength pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/scjme-2018-0023

Numerical Simulation of an Intramedullary Elastic Nail: Expansion Phase and Load-Bearing Behavior

Giulia Pascoletti, Filippo Cianetti, Giovanni Putame, Mara Terzini et al. • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2018)

The Marchetti-Vicenzi's nail is an intramedullary device where six curved nails are kept straight by a closing ring in order to allow their insertion into the medullary canal of a long bone; in a following step, these nails stabilize the fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2018.00174

Two-dimensional metallic tantalum ditelluride with an intrinsic basal-plane activity for oxygen reduction: A microkinetic modeling study

Yu Wang, Kun Zhou • Green Energy & Environment (2022)

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have exhibited great potential for replacing costly Pt for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) because of their distinctive structural features and high pre-site activity. However, their performance is generally h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.gee.2020.11.003

gllvm 2.0: fast fitting of advanced ordination methods and joint species distribution models

Pekka Korhonen, Francis K.C. Hui, Jenni Niku, Sara Taskinen et al. • PeerJ (2025)

Background Over the past decade, joint species distribution models (JSDMs) and model-based ordination have emerged as powerful tools for the analysis of community ecology data. Generalized linear latent variable models (GLLVMs) offer a flex...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20338

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

Mathematical Modeling of Leptospirosis With Misdiagnosis

Japheth Musingila Mwongela, Caroline Kanyiri, Virginia Kitetu • Journal of Applied Mathematics (2026)

Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic bacterial disease that continues to pose a major public health challenge, particularly in developing countries where it causes substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic losses. A key problem in co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/jama/5513951

Metabolomic sweet spot clock predicts mortality and age-related diseases in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Olga Vishnyakova, Joosung Min, Stephen Leach, Xiaowei Song et al. • Communications Medicine (2026)

Abstract Background Chronological age does not capture individual health or resilience. Advances in metabolomics have enabled development of molecular aging biomarkers that capture deviations between biological and chronological age, highli...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s43856-026-01375-2

Response Surface Analysis: A Tutorial for Examining Linear and Curvilinear Effects

Antonio Carlos Rodrigues • RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea (2021)

Context: response surface analysis (RSA) is an approach that allows examining the extent to which combinations of two predictive variables relate to one outcome variable. The method is particularly interesting in cases where (in)congruence ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1982-7849rac2021200293.en

Factors Affecting Quality of Accounting Information and its impact on local government fixed assets management's effectiveness: A study on Local Government of Indonesia

Fitra Dharma, Mega Metalia, Sari Indah Oktanti Sembiring • The Indonesian Journal of Accounting Research (2023)

Inseparable from managing regional fixed assets is the quality of information or data utilized by each unit. The quality of accounting information in government is heavily dependent on the leadership's commitment, the effectiveness of inter...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33312/ijar.636

Financial management practices and performance of agricultural small and medium enterprises in Tanzania

Kulwa Mwita Mang'ana, Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula, Silver John Hokororo • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2023)

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in agriculture sector, contribute significantly to economic change in developing countries by addressing a wide range of unemployment, nutrition, income poverty, and food security issues. Despite their cri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100494

Urban Flood Zoning Using an Integrated Hydrological-Hydraulic Watershed Modeling Approach, Case Study: Districts 21 and 22 of Tehran

Ali Nasiri, Esmaeil Salimi, Morteza Delfan Azari, Jafar Yazdi et al. • دانش پیشگیری و مدیریت بحران (2025)

Flood zoning has extensive applications in flood management and is considered one of the fundamental and critical pieces of information in flood risk management. Flood zoning in urban areas is much more challenging than modeling in floodpla...

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi contribute to wheat yield in an agroforestry system with different tree ages

Xu Qiao, Xu Qiao, Tao Sun, Tao Sun et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Intercropping achieved through agroforestry is increasingly being recognized as a sustainable form of land use. In agroforestry, the roots of trees and crops are intermingled, and their interactions and the production of exudates alter the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1024128

Air pollution mapping and variability over five European cities

Karine Sartelet, Jules Kerckhoffs, Eleni Athanasopoulou, Lya Lugon et al. • Environment International (2025)

Mapping urban pollution is essential for assessing population exposure and addressing associated health impacts. High urban concentrations are due to the proximity of sources such as traffic or residential heating, and to urban density with...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109474

PROCESS AND STRATEGY ANALYSIS IN LEARNING TO DRAW MOUNTAINS IN THE SBDP SUBJECT FOR GRADE 4 AT SD 2 KARANGMALANG

Janita Putri Dwihana, Wasis Wijayanto • Eduarts: Jurnal Pendidikan Seni (2025)

Art education in elementary schools, particularly drawing mountains in the Arts, Culture, and Crafts (SBDP) subject, serves as a means to develop students' creativity, motor skills, and self-expression. This study aims to analyze the proces...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15294/eduarts.v14i4.40563

Analyzing the Influence of Place Attachment on Citizens' Environmental Protection Behaviors: A Case Study of Rasht City

Aliakbar Salaripour, Arman Hamidi, Alieh Faridi Foshtomi,, Amir Hosein Nourbakhsh • برنامه‌ریزی توسعه شهری و منطقه‌ای (2024)

Nowadays, a significant aspect of citizens' environmental conduct is intertwined with their connection and emotional bond to the city. This attachment to the urban environment is regarded as a critical element in fostering environmentally c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/urdp.2024.76342.1597

Modeling Sediment Production In Urban Environments: Case Of Russian Cities

A. V. Shevchenko, A. A. Seleznev, G. P. Malinovsky, I. V. Yarmoshenko • Geography, Environment, Sustainability (2024)

The aim of this study is to provide a tool to assess sediment production in an urban area. The urban environment is affected by a variety of anthropogenic and natural factors that, in particular, lead to the sediment production. The storage...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24057/2071-9388-2023-3022

Designing tax incentives and disincentives for urban cultural heritage conservation: a behavioral policy framework

Zijian Yao • Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering (2026)

This study proposes a systematic policy framework that leverages special tax measures to steer stakeholder behavior toward urban cultural heritage conservation. Integrating comparative policy analysis, microeconomic modeling, systematic pol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/13467581.2026.2639088