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Development and Comprehensive Diverse-Matrix Evaluation of Four PAHs Using Solvent-Modified QuEChERS-GC-MS with Freeze-Out

Kyung-Jik Lim, Hyun-Jun Kim, Yu-Jin Heo, Han-Seung Shin • Foods (2025)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are recognized carcinogens that enter the food chain through pre-existing environmental contamination (air, water, soil), and their formation and accumulation during food preparation and processing in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14172979

Diet in 1-year-old farm and control children and allergy development: results from the FARMFLORA birth cohort

Karin Jonsson, My Green, Malin Barman, Agneta Sjöberg et al. • Food & Nutrition Research (2016)

Background: A farming environment confers strong protection against allergy development. We have previously shown that farming mothers consume more full-fat dairy than control mothers, who instead consume more low-fat dairy, margarine, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3402/fnr.v60.32721

Chemical Diversity of Fuzhuan Brick Teas from Hunan and Shaanxi

ZHANG Ning, YU Shilan, YAN Haoyi, ZHANG Yunjun, HAN Xiaoyu, REN Hongyu, CHEN Yuqing, LING Tiejun, AN Maoqiang • Shipin Kexue (2024)

This study aimed to explore the diversity of metabolites and compare the metabolite profiles of Fuzhuan brick teas from Hunan and Shaanxi, to find out the difference in chemical components between fresh tea leaves and Fuzhuan brick tea and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-20231108-066

Alleviation effect of glycyrrhetinic acid on zearalenone-induced reproductive toxicity in replacement gilts

Li-Tao Che, Li-Tao Che, Ahmed H. El-Sappah, Ahmed H. El-Sappah et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

IntroductionThis study investigated whether glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) can alleviate the reproductive toxicity of Zearalenone (ZEN) in replacement gilts.MethodsEighty Landrace × Yorkshire gilts were randomly assigned to four dietary groups: c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1636738

Biophysical and textural attributes as selection indices for replacing the adopted cassava variety with the improved genotype to produce fufu

Wasiu Awoyale, Wasiu Awoyale, Busie Maziya-Dixon, Hakeem Oyedele et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2023)

The use of the biophysical and textural qualities of fufu to choose the possible substitution of an adopted cassava variety (TMEB419-V1) with improved genotypes from the breeding program was assessed in this study. Standard methods were use...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1272724

Optimization of lactic fermentation parameters of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) puree with Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus casei

S. Khalajian, N. Mooraki, M. Honarvar, A. Akhavan Sepahi • Applied Food Research (2026)

This research investigates the lactic fermentation process of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) puree with the aim of creating a functional probiotic product. The focus is on optimizing fermentation conditions to enhance health benefits, thereb...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2026.101754

Emodin, an Emerging Mycotoxin, Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Related Hepatotoxicity through IRE1α–XBP1 Axis in HepG2 Cells

Su Been Park, Gun Hee Cho, Young Eun Park, Hyang Sook Chun • Toxins (2023)

Emodin, an emerging mycotoxin, is known to be hepatotoxic, but its mechanism remains unclear. We hypothesized that emodin could induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress through the inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha (IRE1α)–X-box-binding pro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins15070455

Effects of Hot Air-drying and Vacuum Freeze-drying on Flavor Components in Different Parts of Hericium erinaceus

Yihang ZHANG, Donglu FANG, Lei ZHONG, Qiuhui HU et al. • Shipin gongye ke-ji (2022)

In order to explore the changes of flavor characteristics of Hericium erinaceus before and after drying, the effects of hot air-drying and vacuum freeze-drying on flavor components of pileus and stipe of H. erinaceus were studied using high...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.13386/j.issn1002-0306.2021070247

Robotic Arthroplasty Clinical and cost Effectiveness Randomised controlled trial (RACER-knee): a study protocol

Martin Underwood, Charles E Hutchinson, Helen Parsons, James Mason et al. • BMJ Open (2023)

Introduction Robotic-assisted knee replacement systems have been introduced to healthcare services worldwide in an effort to improve clinical outcomes for people, although high-quality evidence that they are clinically, or cost-effective re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068255

VirtualToxLab™ - In silico prediction of the toxic (endocrine-disrupting) potential of drugs, chemicals and natural products. Two years and 2,000 compounds of experience: a progress report

Angelo Vedani, Martin Smiesko, Morena Spreafico, Ourania Peristera et al. • ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation (2009)

The VirtualToxLab™ is an in silico tool for predicting the toxic (endocrine-disrupting) potential of drugs, chemicals and natural products. It is based on a fully automated protocol and calculates the binding affinity of any molecule of int...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14573/altex.2009.3.167

A review on the recent mechanisms investigation of PFAS electrochemical oxidation degradation: mechanisms, DFT calculation, and pathways

Gengyang Li, Mason Peng, Qingguo Huang, Ching-Hua Huang et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Engineering (2025)

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have drawn public concern recently due to their toxic properties and persistence in the environment, making it urgent to eliminate PFAS from contaminated water. Electrochemical oxidation (EO) has s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenve.2025.1568542

Comparative study of strongly and weakly coupled data assimilation with a global land–atmosphere coupled model

K. Kurosawa, K. Kurosawa, S. Kotsuki, S. Kotsuki et al. • Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (2023)

This study explores coupled land–atmosphere data assimilation (DA) for improving weather and hydrological forecasts by assimilating soil moisture (SM) data. This study integrates a land DA component into a global atmospheric DA system of th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/npg-30-457-2023

Treatment and Disposal Methods of Concentrate Stream of Seawater Reverse Osmosis- A Review

Zakiya Tabassum and Rajalakshmi Mudbidre • Nature Environment and Pollution Technology (2021)

The exponentially multiplying population of the world demands increasing freshwater resources. Thelimited resources comprising less than 3% of the earth’s water resources are getting polluted at an alarming rate. To deal with this situation...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.46488/NEPT.2021.v20i04.003

EXTRACTION OF COPPER FROM LEACH LIQUOR OF METALLIC COMPONENT IN DISCARDED CELL PHONE BY CYANEX® 272

ALAFARA A. BABA, DOYINSOLA G. SOSANYA, FOLAHAN A. ADEKOLA, ABDUL G. F. ALABI et al. • Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (2016)

Discarded cell phones contribute significantly to the amount of electronic waste generation whilst some of its components are toxic and recoverable. Also, due to the increasing demand for Cu(II) in building/construction, electrical and as c...

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Reproductive Biology of Female Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) in the Gulf of Alaska

Teresa Fish, Teresa Fish, Nathan Wolf, Timothy Scott Smeltz et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2022)

Developing a robust understanding of Pacific halibut reproductive biology is essential to understanding the different components (e.g. maturity) that determine the reproductive output of the species and, therefore, for estimating the relati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.801759

Electrochemical Sensor for Simple and Sensitive Determination of Hydroquinone in Water Samples Using Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Parisa Karami-Kolmoti, Hadi Beitollahi, Sina Modiri • Biomedicines (2023)

This study addressed the use of manganese dioxide nanorods/graphene oxide nanocomposite (MnO2 NRs/GO) for modifying a glassy carbon electrode (GCE). The modified electrode (MnO2 NRs/GO/GCE) was used as an electrochemical sensor for the dete...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071869