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Drip irrigation impacts on the root zone soil environment and enrichment characteristics of heavy metals in soybean

Yuhao Zhang, Renjie Hou, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li et al. • Agricultural Water Management (2023)

Soil heavy metal pollution seriously endangers the soil ecological environment and food safety production. In this study, drip irrigation tests with four irrigation frequencies were conducted by controlling the lower limit of the soil matri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108483

Restoration of the Zoige alpine wetland played a role in the recent reduction in water yield in the Source Region of the Yellow River

Nana Zhao, Edward Johnson, Lingyao Meng, Muyuan Ma et al. • HydroResearch

Ecological restoration efforts have been actively promoted in the Source Region of the Yellow River (SRYR) since the late 1990s, but their hydrological effects remain poorly understood. This study quantified long-term runoff changes from 19...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.hydres.2026.09.004

Resource-Constrained Edge AI Solution for Real-Time Pest and Disease Detection in Chili Pepper Fields

Hoyoung Chung, Jin-Hwi Kim, Junseong Ahn, Yoona Chung et al. • Agriculture (2026)

This paper presents a low-cost, fully on-premise Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) system designed to support real-time pest and disease detection in open-field chili pepper cultivation. The proposed architecture integrates AI-Thinker ESP32...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agriculture16020223

Impacts of trail running and mountain biking: Resilience of a Mediterranean mountain ecosystem

Francisco Gómez-Prieto, Pablo Tejedo, Miguel Faucha, Adrián Escudero et al. • iScience (2026)

Summary: Rising outdoor activities have created major challenges for managing protected natural areas due to uncertain ecological effects. This study analyzes the impacts of two expanding sports, trail running and mountain biking, on flat a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.117721

How to Recognize and Measure the Driving Forces of Tourism Ecological Security: A Case Study from Zhangjiajie Scenic Area in China

Quanjin Li, Yuhuan Geng, Shu Fu, Yaping Zhang et al. • Land (2025)

Rapid regional development and intensified human activities increasingly disturb ecosystems, posing substantial threats to the integrity of large-scale ecological zones. As a World Natural Heritage site and a crucial national ecological zon...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/land14091733

Making Sense of Bullying: Brooding and subsequent sleep problems in seemingly safe work environments

Michael Rosander, Morten Birkeland Nielsen • BMC Psychology (2026)

Abstract Background Work and sleep mutually influence one another: adequate sleep supports cognitive functioning and social regulation at work, whereas safe and respectful working conditions facilitate recovery and sleep. Although workplace...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40359-026-04606-2

The role of drug treatment and recovery services: an opportunity to address injection initiation assistance in Tijuana, Mexico

Stephanie A. Meyers, Claudia Rafful, Sonia Jain, Xiaoying Sun et al. • Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy (2020)

Abstract Background In the U.S. and Canada, people who inject drugs’ (PWID) enrollment in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) has been associated with a reduced likelihood that they will assist others in injection initiation events. We aime...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13011-020-00322-1

Reconstructing lost memories: Social memory as a foundation for disaster mitigation in Pandai Sikek

Handrian Ginting Jonson, Afrida Afrida, Zulkifli Addina, Subhiati Nur et al. • E3S Web of Conferences (2025)

This study examines the 2024 flash flood in Pandai Sikek, West Sumatra, through the lens of disaster anthropology and social memory. Based on preliminary research and one week of ethnographic fieldwork, the research reveals that while extre...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202567702011

Identifying research particiaption effects through qualitative methods: Feedback from Research Engagement Consultants involved in a pediatric mental health comparative effectiveness trial

Elisabeth A. Stelson, Mallory Bolenbaugh, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Cassidy Branch et al. • SSM: Qualitative Research in Health (2021)

Research participation effects (RPEs)—effects due to study design rather than study intervention—have long been acknowledged as a research phenomenon. Identifying RPEs is crucial to understanding the true effects of an intervention and outc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100023

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

Efficient electrochemical determination of dopamine in the presence of uric acid in real samples using tungsten disulfide nanostructure modified electrode

Ibrahim Ayad Jihad, Thekrayat Joodi Jassim, Zainab Naeif Mageed • ADMET and DMPK (2025)

Background and purpose: Research on the detection of uric acid (URA) and dopamine (DPA) is ongoing because of the difficulties posed by their closely overlapping oxidation potentials. Tungsten disulfide nanostructures have become attractive...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5599/admet.2968

Image encryption and distribution method based on LFSR and counters

V. Luzhetsky, M. Tsikhotskyi • Ìнформаційні технології та компʼютерна інженерія (2025)

In the conditions of processing large amounts of graphic data, the task arises of developing a reliable image encryption scheme with reduced computing costs. The purpose of the study was to develop a deterministic scheme for encrypting and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.31649/vitce/3.2025.77

Design of Inductively Coupled Communication Link for Mooring Systems Based on Dual-Carrier Modulation

Shengzong Zhang, Peng Luo, Zejin Sun, Junlin Pan et al. • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2026)

To address the challenge in real-time communication mooring systems where clock synchronization and data transmission are difficult to achieve simultaneously over a single jacketed steel cable loop, this paper develops a dual-carrier induct...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jmse14201898

Nutritional Assessment and Dietary Requirements in Kidney Transplant Patients: A Literature Review as a Clinical Guideline

Sudiyeh Hejri Zarifi, Naseh Pahlavani, Farveh Yahyapoor, Mohsen Nematy et al. • Journal of Fasting and Health (2021)

Kidney transplantation is a preferred treatment and the 'last resort' in chronic kidney disease after end-stage renal disease. Considering the key role of nutrition in post-transplant recovery, the present study aimed to review the nutritio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22038/jnfh.2020.51553.1292

Tissue-specific responses of antioxidant pathways to poor hygiene conditions in growing pigs divergently selected for feed efficiency

K. Sierżant, M-H. Perruchot, E. Merlot, N. Le Floc’h et al. • BMC Veterinary Research (2019)

Abstract Background Poor hygiene of housing induces a systemic inflammatory response. Because inflammation and oxidative stress are processes that can sustain each other, the ways pigs are able to activate their antioxidant defenses are cri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-2107-2

Impact of a Nursing Strategy for Mechanical Ventilation Liberation on Patients' Outcomes

Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Nagwa Ibrahim Abbas Ghoneim, Fatma Shoeib Ali Abd Elraheim, Hala A. Abdelrahman • Egyptian Journal of Health Care (2025)

Background:  Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is a critical milestone in intensive care, facilitating patient recovery and reducing the risk of ventilator-associated complications. Optimizing this process requires structure...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.417302

Low-frequency noise analysis on asymmetric damage and self-recovery behaviors of ZnSnO thin-film transistors under hot carrier stress

Wonjun Shin, Ji Ye Lee, Jangsaeng Kim, Sang Yeol Lee et al. • Discover Nano (2024)

Abstract The need for understanding the low-frequency noise (LFN) of metal oxide semiconductor thin-film transistors (TFTs) is increasing owing to the substantial effects of LFN in various circuit applications. A focal point of inquiry pert...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s11671-024-04081-x

Innovative Entrepreneurship: a Source of Economic Growth in the Region

Elena Leonidovna Andreeva, Hermann Simon, Dmitry Andreyevich Karkh, Pavel Leonidovich Glukhikh • Экономика региона (2016)

This article presents the findings of the study on the role of innovative entrepreneurship in the regional economy. The analysis is based on the methodology developed by Hermann Simon, a German scientist who has coined the term ”hidden cham...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17059/2016-3-24