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Optimizing supercritical antisolvent process parameters to minimize the particle size of paracetamol nanoencapsulated in L-polylactide

Kalani M, Yunus R, Abdullah N • International Journal of Nanomedicine (2011)

Mahshid Kalani, Robiah Yunus, Norhafizah AbdullahChemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MalaysiaBackground: The aim of this study was to optimize the different proces...

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Study on Contact Force and Vibration Characteristics of Composite Cylindrical Roller Bearing

Tie Qu, Qiang Bian, Guang Zeng, Chunjiang Zhao et al. • International Journal of Rotating Machinery (2022)

The composite cylindrical roller is composed of a hollow cylindrical roller and a filler body and is a new type of structure roller bearing. In order to explore the influence of different parameters on the contact characteristics and vibrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/7590924

Provenance Variation and Seed Zone Delimitation of Acer velutinum (Boiss.) Seedlings in the Hyrcanian Forest

Hamed Yousefzadeh, Masoud Tabari, Kambiz Espahbodi • Journal of Genetic Resources (2022)

Persian Maple, Acer velutinum, has a wide distribution in Hyrcanian forests. In this investigation, a provenance test (two years) was conducted with the open-pollinated seeds of seven populations collected from different altitudinal gradien...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22080/jgr.2022.23421.1309

Progressive suppression of regulated cell death defines terminal macrophage states in liver cirrhosis

Kepu Zheng, Leiyang Dai, Yanghui Wen, Haitao Jiang et al. • Annals of Medicine (2026)

Background Macrophages are central regulators of liver immunity and fibrosis; Recent single-cell studies have characterized macrophage heterogeneity in cirrhosis; however, how regulated cell death programs shape their functional transitions...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2026.2690717

A Comparative Analysis of the Chloroplast Genomes of Four Polygonum Medicinal Plants

Shuai Guo, Shuai Guo, Xuejiao Liao, Xuejiao Liao et al. • Frontiers in Genetics (2022)

Polygonum is a generalized genus of the Polygonaceae family that includes various herbaceous plants. In order to provide aid in understanding the evolutionary and phylogenetic relationship in Polygonum at the chloroplast (cp) genome-scale l...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.764534

Molecular detection of antibiotic resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from poultry farms of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Padma Shrestha, Bijay Bajracharya, Deena Shrestha, Ajit Kumar Karna et al. • BMC Microbiology (2026)

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a critical global health challenge and is currently addressed through a “One Health” approach that investigates its occurrence in humans, animals, and the environment, as wel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12866-026-04713-5

Partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes: a modelling study of the impact on nutrient intakes and nutrient adequacy on the population level

Niina E Kaartinen, Heli Tapanainen, Mirkka Maukonen, Essi Päivärinta et al. • Public Health Nutrition (2023)

Abstract Objective: The shift towards plant-based diets with less meat and more legumes is a global target and requires an understanding of the consequences of dietary adequacy on the population level. Our aim was to model the impact of pa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1017/S1368980022002440

Joint Costs in Electricity and Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructures: The Role of Urban Factors

Muzeyyen Anil Senyel, Jean-Michel Guldmann • Urban Science (2018)

This paper analyzes the joint cost structure of electricity and natural gas distribution investments. Assessing the joint costs is critical for urban development and public policy regarding competition at the local level. The paper accounts...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/urbansci2020035

Determinants of Catastrophic Health Expenditures: A Study in Hamedan, Iran

Maryam Fakhrzad, Ali Akbar Fazaeli, Yadollah Hamidi • Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System (2023)

Background: Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) has been explained as a growth in spending for health care services that exceeds 40% of total household income. Therefore, devoting a large portion of household resources to health care serv...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30476/jhsss.2021.93369.1444

Cultural Cognition and Public Policy

Dan M. Kahan, Donald Braman • bepress Legal Repository (2005)

Our concern in this Essay is to explain the epistemic origins of political conflict. Citizens who agree that the proper object of law is to secure society's material well-being are still likely to disagree-intensely-about what policies will...

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Urban Fear, Criminality and the Erosion of Intangible Cultural Access in Machala: A Critical Qualitative Content Analysis of Ecuadorian National Digital Press

Fernanda Tusa, Ignacio Aguaded, Santiago Tejedor • Heritage (2026)

This article examines how the Ecuadorian national digital press has represented the relationship between criminal violence, declining mobility, tourism contraction, and the erosion of intangible cultural access in Machala, Puerto Bolívar, a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage9050187

The Effect of the Expressive Art therapy Package with a Unity-Oriented Approach on Subjective Well-being of Middle-Aged Women

Parisa Darouei, Afsaneh Nazeri, Ali Zadeh Mohammadi, Mahdi Motia • پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت (2025)

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of expressive art therapy package (based on visualizing memories with a unity-oriented approach) on the subjective well-being of middle-aged women. It was a quantitative, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2026.131333.2222

What types of tobacco control public service advertisements work for Chinese adolescents? A mixed-methods study

Yu Chen<sup>*+</sup>, Haoyi Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Shiyu Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Yujiang Cai et al. • Tobacco Induced Diseases (2025)

Introduction Adolescent tobacco use has become a serious global public health problem, and effective tobacco control public service advertisements (PSAs) are crucial for reducing adolescent smoking rates. The study aims to employ a mixedmet...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18332/tid/211650

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T. Malivanova, E. Skoromyslova, N. Mazurenko • EJC Supplements (2015)

Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) is a multifunctional cytokine, which possesses various biologic functions depending on the type of the cells and the physiological context. TNF is synthesized by immune cells as well as malignant cells. Acc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcsup.2015.08.063

Importance of Investigating Linguacultural Variability in Learning Foreign Languages

Elnara Putayeva • Культура і мистецтво у сучасному світі (2024)

The aim of the article is to investigate and prove the importance of linguocultural variability in the study of foreign languages. Results. In general, the question “Does language determine culture or culture determins language?” is still d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.31866/2410-1915.25.2024.312597