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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

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

Evolution of the tripartite symbiosis between earthworms, Verminephrobacter and Flexibacter-like bacteria

Peter eMøller, Marie Braad Lund, Andreas eSchramm • Frontiers in Microbiology (2015)

Nephridial (excretory organ) symbionts are widespread in lumbricid earthworms and the complexity of the nephridial symbiont communities varies greatly between earthworm species. The two most common symbionts are the well-described Vermineph...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00529

Media use and antimicrobial resistance misinformation and misuse: Survey evidence of information channels and fatalism in augmenting a global health threat

Jacob Groshek, James E. Katz, Brittany Andersen, Chelsea Cutino et al. • Cogent Medicine (2018)

Recent research has identified that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is giving rise to a global public health threat that involves all major microbial pathogens and antimicrobial drugs, and additional studies have found that despite its gravi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/2331205X.2018.1460898

From Flame Extinguishment to Reignition Control: Fire Suppressants, Sustained Cooling Mechanisms, and Fire-Safety Challenges in Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

Qiqi Yang, Qingwen Lin, Ruichao Wei, Jiaxin Gao et al. • Batteries (2026)

Lithium-ion battery fires are governed by continuous heat release during thermal runaway, flammable gas venting, and thermal coupling between adjacent cells. Even after visible flames are extinguished, post-extinguishment temperature rise, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/batteries12080305

Adsorption and Corrosion Inhibition Behaviour of Oil Extracted from Moringa peregrina leaves for Carbon Steel in Acidic Media: Experimental and Computational Studies

Ismat H. Ali, Mohammad I. Khan, Alhafez M. Alraih, Mohammed K. Almesfer et al. • International Journal of Electrochemical Science (2021)

The current research aimed at investigating the potential corrosion inhibitory effect of essential oil extracted from Moringa peregrina leaves on carbon steel in acidic conditions. Gas chromatography (GC) and scanning electron microscope (S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20964/2021.08.49

Purification of Murine Gammaherpesvirus 68 With Use of Differential Centrifugation

Hodoši R., Nováková E., Šupolíková M. • European Pharmaceutical Journal (2021)

The method for separation of viral particles in a concentrated form from the environment is called virus purification. Viruses are required to be purified for a range of studies in which it is necessary to distinguish the properties or stru...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/afpuc-2021-0009

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

A study on high-shear and low-pressure grinding with body-armour-like abrasive tool (BAAT) for Inconel 718 superalloys

Yebing Tian, Chengjin Tian, Sohini Chowdhury, Jinguo Han et al. • Journal of Materials Research and Technology (2023)

A novel body-armour-like abrasive tool (BAAT) was developed for the high-shear and low-pressure grinding of super alloys with an aim to reduce the ratio of normal force to tangential force. A composite process model was developed based on f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.04.205

Exploring fibre addition methods and mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced 3D printed concrete: A review

Syed Bustan Fatima Warsi, Biranchi Panda, Pankaj Biswas • Developments in the Built Environment (2023)

3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is a growing field of sustainable technology that offers an avenue for rapid industrialisation of the construction industry. Over the years, many non-structural elements have been fabricated by 3D printing, thus ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dibe.2023.100295

Dispersal homogenizes communities via immigration even at low rates in a simplified synthetic bacterial metacommunity

Stilianos Fodelianakis, Alexander Lorz, Adriana Valenzuela-Cuevas, Alan Barozzi et al. • Nature Communications (2019)

Fodelianakis et al. examine the role of immigration and selection as the means of community homogenisation in a bacterial metacommunity. They confirmed the role of immigration in homogenisation, even when immigration was four times slower t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09306-7

Spatiotemporal patterns of remotely sensed phenology and their response to climate change and topography in subtropical bamboo forests during 2001-2017: a case study in Zhejiang Province, China

Xuejian Li, Huaqiang Du, Guomo Zhou, Fangjie Mao et al. • GIScience & Remote Sensing (2023)

Vegetation phenology has long been adapted to environmental change and is highly sensitive to climate change. Shifts in phenology also affect feedbacks of vegetation to environmental factors such as topography and climate by influencing spati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2022.2163575

Relationship between Pb relative bioavailability and bioaccessibility in phosphate amended soil: Uncertainty associated with predicting Pb immobilization efficacy using in vitro assays

Farzana Kastury, Silvia Placitu, John Boland, Ranju R. Karna et al. • Environment International (2019)

In this study, an in vitro in vivo correlation (IVIVC) between Pb in vitro bioaccessibility (IVBA) and relative bioavailability (RBA) was explored to determine whether the efficacy of Pb immobilization in phosphate amended soils could be pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104967

Consumers' Perception of Urban Farming—An Exploratory Study

Carola Grebitus, Lauren Chenarides, Rebecca Muenich, Alex Mahalov • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2020)

Urban agriculture offers the opportunity to provide fresh, local food to urban communities. However, urban agriculture can only be successfully embedded in urban areas if consumers perceive urban farming positively and accept urban farms in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00079

Exploring the Environmental Resistome and Bacterial Novelty in Marine Isolates from the North Portuguese Coast

Ofélia Godinho, Olga Maria Lage, Sandra Quinteira • Antibiotics (2026)

Background/Objectives: It is of the utmost importance to study environmental bacteria, as these microorganisms remain poorly characterized regarding their diversity, antimicrobial resistance, and impact on the global ecosystem. This knowled...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics15010110

First Report of Ciguatoxins in Two Starfish Species: Ophidiaster ophidianus and Marthasterias glacialis

Marisa Silva, Inés Rodriguez, Aldo Barreiro, Manfred Kaufmann et al. • Toxins (2015)

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a syndrome caused by the ingestion of fish contaminated with Ciguatoxins (CTXs). These phycotoxins are produced mainly by dinoflagellates that belong to the genus Gambierdiscus that are transformed in more...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins7093740