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Effect of physiochemical parameters on yield and biological efficiency of Volvariella volvacea cultivated on empty fruit bunch pellets

Nur Fariha Amir, Aslizah Mohd-Aris, Tuan Norhafizah Tuan-Zakaria, Noor Azrimi Umor et al. • Heliyon (2025)

Background: Volvariella volvacea is a highly nutritious edible mushroom grown mainly in Southeast Asian countries. However, the low yield of V. volvacea has discouraged farmers from engaging in its production. Objective: The study was condu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42572

Anti-Bacterial Microgel Synthesis: Sonochemical Modification of Carbopol for Hygienic Applications

Aghil Asadi, Mohsen Najafi, Hossien Bouhnedi, Mehdi Haji Bagherian • علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر (2021)

Hypothesis: The volume of studies conducted on biopolymeric materials emphasizes the high-consumption of polymers in biomaterial fields, especially in cosmetics industry which must be resistant to different kinds of microorganisms and bacte...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22063/jipst.2021.1779

The spread and transformation of Ikeda Saburo's reports: The Relationship Between Cartoon and Wartime Media in the Spread and Transformation of Reports

Hiroshi KIYOMATSU • Gwagyeong Ilboneo Munhak Yeongu (2018)

Saburo Ikeda was a cartoonist who played an active role in pre-war Japan. He preferred a manga manbun style, which combines cartoon with prose, and his many works reference both financial circles and the literary world. In 1939, he travelle...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22628/bcjjl.2018.6.1.165

The Prehistoric Indian Ayurvedic Rice Shashtika Is an Extant Early Domesticate With a Distinct Selection History

Mariet Jose, R. Dinesh Raj, M. R. Vinitha, Remya Madhu et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2018)

Fully domesticated rice is considered to have emerged in India at approximately 2000 B.C., although its origin in India remains a contentious issue. The fast-growing 60-days rice strain described in the Vedic literature (1900–500 B.C.) and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01203

SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2.75 Variant May Be Much More Infective than Preexisting Variants Based on In Silico Model

Aki Sugano, Yutaka Takaoka, Haruyuki Kataguchi, Mika Ohta et al. • Microorganisms (2022)

Previously, we developed a mathematical model via molecular simulation analysis to predict the infectivity of six SARS-CoV-2 variants. In this report, we aimed to predict the relative risk of the recent new variants of SARS-CoV-2 based on o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10102090

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

Depth-wise variations in biofouling community development on aquaculture cage nets in the Red Sea

S. Satheesh, A.A.J. Kumar, Mohammed Broom, Eduardo Padilla Yáñez et al. • Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research (2025)

This study examined the development of biofouling assemblages on cage net panels submerged at different depths in a fish farm in the Red Sea. Experimental rafts equipped with Dyneema fibre nets were submerged at depths of 5, 10 and 15  m. R...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejar.2025.09.002

Seaweed-Derived Sulfated Polysaccharides as Potential Agents for Prevention and Treatment of Influenza and COVID-19

N. N. Besednova, T. N. Zvyagintseva, B. G. Andriukov, T. S. Zaporozhets et al. • Антибиотики и Химиотерапия (2021)

The review presents materials describing the seaweed-derived sulfated polysaccharides (SPS) as potential means for prevention and treatment of viral diseases of the respiratory tract, mainly influenza and COVID-19. The literature materials o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.37489/0235-2990-2021-66-7-8-50-66

Reefs under Siege—the Rise, Putative Drivers, and Consequences of Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats

Amanda K. Ford, Amanda K. Ford, Sonia Bejarano, Maggy M. Nugues et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2018)

Benthic cyanobacteria have commonly been a small but integral component of coral reef ecosystems, fulfilling the critical function of introducing bioavailable nitrogen to an inherently oligotrophic environment. Though surveys may have previ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00018

Post-fire forest management effects on soil metal dynamics in Mediterranean forests

Yener Ulus, Yener Ulus, Shaoyi Wang, Shaoyi Wang et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2025)

Wildfires are an integral component of Mediterranean ecosystems. The forest management practices implemented following such forest fires can significantly influence soil chemistry and metal dynamics. This study investigates the effects of d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1661652

Hg Isotopes and Enhanced Hg Concentration in the Meishan and Guryul Ravine Successions: Proxies for Volcanism Across the Permian-Triassic Boundary

Alcides Nóbrega Sial, Jiubin Chen, Christoph Korte, Manoj Kumar Pandit et al. • Frontiers in Earth Science (2021)

High-resolution organic carbon isotope (δ13C), Hg concentration and Hg isotopes curves are presented for the Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB) sections at Guryul Ravine (India) and Meishan D (China). The total organic carbon (TOC)-normalized ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.651224

Survival and growth of fish (Lates calcarifer) under integrated mangrove-aquaculture and open-aquaculture systems

Shanmugaarasu Venkatachalam, Kathiresan Kandasamy, Ilanchelian Krishnamoorthy, Rajendran Narayanasamy • Aquaculture Reports (2018)

The potential use of mangrove swamp for fish farming industry is not clearly known. Therefore, current study was conducted to assess the growth performance of the Asian Seabass, Lates calcarifer cultivated in integrated mangrove-aquaculture...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aqrep.2017.11.004

Characterizing Photosymbiosis Between Fraginae Bivalves and Symbiodinium Using Phylogenetics and Stable Isotopes

Jingchun Li, Jingchun Li, Jingchun Li, Megan Volsteadt et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2018)

Photosymbiotic associations between heterotrophic hosts and photosynthetic algae play crucial roles in maintaining the trophic and structural integrity of coral reef ecosystems. The marine bivalve subfamily Fraginae contains both non-symbio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00045

Biomass burning fuel consumption rates: a field measurement database

T. T. van Leeuwen, G. R. van der Werf, A. A. Hoffmann, R. G. Detmers et al. • Biogeosciences (2014)

Landscape fires show large variability in the amount of biomass or fuel consumed per unit area burned. Fuel consumption (FC) depends on the biomass available to burn and the fraction of the biomass that is actually combusted, and can be com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-7305-2014

Effects of sponge‐to‐sponge contact on the microbiomes of three spatially competing Caribbean coral reef species

Shelby E. Gantt, Patrick M. Erwin • MicrobiologyOpen (2023)

Abstract Sponges perform important ecosystem functions, host diverse microbial symbiont communities (microbiomes), and have been increasing in density on Caribbean coral reefs over the last decade. Sponges compete for space in coral reef co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.1354

Exposure, hazard, and vulnerability and their contribution to Schistosoma haematobium re-infection in northern Senegal

Andrea J Lund, PhD, Susanne H Sokolow, PhD, Isabel J Jones, PhD, Chelsea L Wood, PhD et al. • The Lancet Planetary Health (2021)

Background: The risk of infectious diseases, including snail-borne schistosomiasis, is determined by three inter-related components: exposure, hazard, and vulnerability. For schistosomiasis, exposure occurs through behaviours involving wate...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00094-2

Can resistant coral-Symbiodinium associations enable coral communities to survive climate change? A study of a site exposed to long-term hot water input

Shashank Keshavmurthy, Pei-Jie Meng, Jih-Terng Wang, Chao-Yang Kuo et al. • PeerJ (2014)

Climate change has led to a decline in the health of corals and coral reefs around the world. Studies have shown that, while some corals can cope with natural and anthropogenic stressors either through resistance mechanisms of coral hosts o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.327