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Structural Properties of Syngenetic Ice-Rich Permafrost, as Revealed by Archaeological Investigation of the Yana Site Complex (Arctic East Siberia, Russia): Implications for Quaternary Science

Vladimir V. Pitulko, Elena Y. Pavlova • Frontiers in Earth Science (2022)

Ice-rich syncryogenic (termed “Ice Complex”) deposits are common in northern East Siberia and constitute the most important feature of the Quaternary geology of the region. The Ice Complex formed throughout the Late Pleistocene and not only...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.744775

High-quality read-based phasing of cystic fibrosis cohort informs genetic understanding of disease modification

Scott Mastromatteo, Angela Chen, Jiafen Gong, Fan Lin et al. • HGG Advances (2023)

Summary: Phasing of heterozygous alleles is critical for interpretation of cis-effects of disease-relevant variation. We sequenced 477 individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) using linked-read sequencing, which display an average phase block ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.xhgg.2022.100156

Cracking rare disorders: a new minimally invasive RNA-seq protocol

Laurenz De Cock, Erika D’haenens, Lies Vantomme, Lynn Backers et al. • npj Genomic Medicine (2025)

Abstract RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has become key to complementing exome and genome sequencing for variant interpretation. We present a minimally invasive RNA-seq protocol using short-term cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41525-025-00502-7

(In)consistency in the official spatial data in assessments of deforestation in Slovenia

Mojca Nastran, Laura Žižek Kulovec • Geodetski Vestnik (2014)

Inconsistencies in official spatial data found in different government organisations and different periods are a commonly known problem and all the attempts to solve it are slow and fortuitous. Differences between data can have an impact on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15292/geodetski-vestnik.2014.04.724-745

Mathematics and Indispensability

Elliott R. Sober • The Philosophical Review (1993)

Mathematics plays an indispensable role in the explanations that modern science provides of empirical phenomena. From this unexceptionable observation, a controversial philosophical conclusion is sometimes drawn. The claim is advanced that ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2185652

Cooperation-Based Modeling of Sustainable Development: An Approach from Filippov’s Systems

Jorge A. Amador, Johan Manuel Redondo, Gerard Olivar‐Tost, Christian Erazo • Complexity (2021)

The concept of Sustainable Development has given rise to multiple interpretations. In this article, it is proposed that Sustainable Development should be interpreted as the capacity of territory, community, or landscape to conserve the noti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2021/4249106

Mathematics without Numbers

Geoffrey Paul Hellman (1993)

Abstract Develops a structuralist understanding of mathematics, as an alternative to set‐ or type‐theoretic foundations, that respects classical mathematical truth while minimizing Platonist commitments to abstract entities. Modal logic is ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/0198240341.001.0001

An Agent Cascade for Explainable Relevance Assessment of Procurement Procedures in the Tenders Electronic Daily Environment

Ivan Tikshaev, Anatoly Sidorov • Mathematics (2026)

This paper considers the task of assessing the relevance of a procurement procedure for a supplier under conditions of growing volumes of open procurement data and increasing complexity of electronic publication services. It is shown that, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math14173125

Health Technologies: Transforming Scientific Knowledge into Human Health

Hüseyin Okan Durmuş • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026)

Health technologies are commonly associated with medical devices, digital health platforms, robotics, and artificial intelligence. However, this perspective captures only the most visible dimension of a much broader concept. This study exam...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21826977

What could Paul have meant by ‘against nature’ (παρὰ φύσιν) as written in Romans 1:26? Striving for the well-being and health of all people

Andries G. van Aarde • HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies (2021)

The point of departure of this article is postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault’s ‘archaeological analysis’ of the history of sexuality, seen from the lens of the South African philosopher Johann Beukes. Foucault points out that since the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4102/hts.v77i2.7060

Toward trustworthy COVID-19 interventions: Building vaccine trust through community-university partnerships.

Laura A Bray, Lori L Jervis, Amanda E Janitz, Laura Ross et al. • PLoS ONE (2024)

Prior research identifies trust as critical to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake. However, few intervention studies have sought to develop or test strategies for bolstering vaccine-related trust. To address this gap, this exploratory s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300872

Chemometric Analysis of Serum Magnesium Calculations Using Mg-Xylidyl Blue-I Method Based on Molar Absorptivity

Ally Kafesa, Nadira Nur Hajah Lutfi, Cep Wahyu • Indonesian Journal of Medical Laboratory Science and Technology (2021)

The concentration of magnesium is determined based on the absorbance of the Mg-Xylydil Blue-I complex solution use spectrophotometer. Based on the Lambert-Beer rule, the calculation of sample concentration is based on the formula A = Ԑ. b. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.33086/ijmlst.v3i1.1876

Statistical assessment of the learning curves of health technologies

Craig Robert Ramsay, Adrian Grant, Sheila A. Wallace, Paul H. Garthwaite et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2001)

OBJECTIVES: (1) To describe systematically studies that directly assessed the learning curve effect of health technologies. (2) Systematically to identify 'novel' statistical techniques applied to learning curve data in other fields, such a...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta5120

Phosphorus runoff from Canadian agricultural land: A dataset for 30 experimental fields

Jian Liu, Jane A. Elliott, Henry F. Wilson, Merrin L. Macrae et al. • Data in Brief (2021)

Phosphorus (P) runoff from agricultural land plays a critical role in downstream water quality. This article summarizes P and sediment runoff data for both snowmelt and rainfall runoff from 30 arable fields in the Canadian provinces of Sask...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107405

A Virtual Reading Center Model Using Crowdsourcing to Grade Photographs for Trachoma: Validation Study

Christopher J Brady, R Chase Cockrell, Lindsay R Aldrich, Meraf A Wolle et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2023)

BackgroundAs trachoma is eliminated, skilled field graders become less adept at correctly identifying active disease (trachomatous inflammation—follicular [TF]). Deciding if trachoma has been eliminated from a district or if treatment strat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/41233