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Seasonal variation of pesticides and associated risks in Guangdong's drinking water sources

Zhineng Liu, Xiaolan Lao, Dongjing Zhou, Jianwei Liang et al. • Desalination and Water Treatment (2025)

Pesticides are essential for crop protection and agricultural yield enhancement. However, their entry into water bodies, particularly drinking water sources, poses threats to human health and aquatic ecosystems. The seasonal variation, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101208

Effects of rye grass coverage on soil loss from loess slopes

Yuequn Dong, Tingwu Lei, Shuqin Li, Cuiping Yuan et al. • International Soil and Water Conservation Research (2015)

Vegetative coverage is commonly used to reduce urban slope soil erosion. Laboratory experimental study on soil erosion under grass covered slopes is conventionally time and space consuming. In this study, a new method is suggested to study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2015.05.006

Influence of check dams on water and sediment processes and deposition patterns under simulated rainfall conditions

Zhiwei Cui, Peng Li, Tian Wang, Shaobo Xue et al. • Geoderma (2024)

The Loess Plateau in China has the highest soil erosion and water loss rates in the world. Therefore, check dams, which are more useful engineering measures, have been established to improve soil and water conservation in small watershed. T...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116758

Reusing Effluent Water in Drainage Ditches for Irrigation in Hilly Regions

SHAO Peiyin, LI Yalong, XIONG Yujiang, YUAN Niannian et al. • Guan'gai paishui xuebao (2023)

【Objective】 Most hilly regions in China are short of freshwater resources and recycling the effluent water in their drainage ditches is a way to relieve this pressure and improve water use efficiency. This paper investigates how reusing the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.13522/j.cnki.ggps.2022315

Air pollution mapping and variability over five European cities

Karine Sartelet, Jules Kerckhoffs, Eleni Athanasopoulou, Lya Lugon et al. • Environment International (2025)

Mapping urban pollution is essential for assessing population exposure and addressing associated health impacts. High urban concentrations are due to the proximity of sources such as traffic or residential heating, and to urban density with...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109474

The High Frequency of a G-Allele Variant of the <i>FOXP3</i> Gene in Old Asian Cattle Breeds, Water Buffaloes, and Holstein Friesian Cows: A Potential Link to Infertility

Abdullah Al Faruq, Oky Setyo Widodo, Mitsuhiro Takagi, Tita Damayanti Lestari et al. • Animals (2025)

Reproductive failure in cattle production is a global concern and is influenced by various factors, including genetic alterations. This study explored the relationship between an X-linked single-nucleotide variant (NC_037357.1: g.87298881A>...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani15162407

Acute exposure to copper oxide nanoparticles impairs testicular function and sperm quality in adult male albino rats

Lamiaa Hassan, Ibrahem M. A. Hasan, Zeinab Al-Amgad, Hassan Ahmed • SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences (2024)

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) are metallic nanoparticles fulfilling several functions such as good conductivity, catalyst, used in sensors and energy storage devices, and antibacterial characteristics. However, the cytotoxicity and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/SVU.2023.226884.1288

Effects of Forage Source and Method of Offering on Growth Performance, Starter Feed Intake, Rumen Fermentation, and Selected Blood Parameters in Preweaned Holstein Calves

Hande Cansu Başaran, İbrahim İsmet Türkmen • Animals (2026)

This study evaluated the effects of forage source and method of offering on growth performance, starter feed intake, fecal score, rumen fermentation, and selected blood parameters in preweaned Holstein calves. Forty calves were assigned to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani16101462

The quality and nutritional value of beef from Angus steers fed different levels of humate (K Humate S100R)

Forough Ataollahi, John W. Piltz, Geoff R. Casburn, Benjamin W.B. Holman • Veterinary and Animal Science (2024)

This study compared the effect of four levels of K Humate S100R (potassium humate) supplementation on the quality, shelf-life, and nutritional properties of beef. Angus steers (n = 40) were individually housed and fed either 0, 35, 70, or 1...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100355

Lactational performance and plasma and muscle amino acid concentrations in dairy cows fed diets supplying 2 levels of digestible histidine and metabolizable protein

S.E. Räisänen, C.F.A. Lage, C. Zhou, A. Melgar et al. • Journal of Dairy Science (2022)

ABSTRACT: The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary levels of digestible histidine (dHis) and MP on lactational performance and plasma and muscle concentrations of free AA in dairy cows. A randomized block de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20800

Effects of dietary basil (Ocimum basilicum) supplementation on reproductive hormones, semen parameters, and testicular development in Zandi male lambs

Golnor Kosari, Mohammad Ali Norouzian, Behzad Khorrami, Abouzar Najafi • Veterinary and Animal Science (2024)

This study investigated the potential impact of feeding whole plant basil on sperm quality and the concentration of certain reproductive hormones in male lambs. A total of 18 Zandi male lambs with an initial weight of 28.8 ± 2.03 kg were in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.vas.2024.100338

Isolation, characterization and virulence assessment of Type 1d CP bovine viral diarrhea virus originating from Inner Mongolia, China

Luyao Hao, Luyao Hao, Fengmiao Zhao, Fengmiao Zhao et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

In recent years, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) has been associated with increased respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in cattle. Comprehensive monitoring and investigations into the virus's pathological features are crucial for d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1554986

The formation of nitro-aromatic compounds under high NO<sub><i>x</i></sub> and anthropogenic VOC conditions in urban Beijing, China

Y. Wang, M. Hu, M. Hu, Y. Wang et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2019)

Nitro-aromatic compounds (NACs), as important contributors to the light absorption by brown carbon, have been widely observed in various ambient atmospheres; however, their formation in the urban atmosphere was little studied. In this work,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-19-7649-2019

Evaluating the impact of urban traffic patterns on air pollution emissions in Dublin: a regression model using google project air view data and traffic data

Pavlos Tafidis, Mehdi Gholamnia, Payam Sajadi, Sruthi Krishnan Vijayakrishnan et al. • European Transport Research Review (2024)

Abstract Air pollution is a significant and pressing environmental and public health concern in urban areas, primarily driven by road transport. By gaining a deeper understanding of how traffic dynamics influence air pollution, policymakers...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12544-024-00671-z

A systematic review of the physical and chemical characteristics of pollutants from biomass burning and combustion of fossil fuels and health effects in Brazil

Beatriz Fátima Alves de Oliveira, Eliane Ignotti, Sandra S. Hacon • Cadernos de Saúde Pública (2011)

The aim of this study was to carry out a review of scientific literature published in Brazil between 2000 and 2009 on the characteristics of air pollutants from different emission sources, especially particulate matter (PM) and its effects ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S0102-311X2011000900003

Antidiarrheal and antimicrobial profiles extracts of the leaves from Trichilia emetica Vahl. (Meliaceae)

Kiessoun Konaté, Kassi Yomalan, Oksana Sytar, Marian Brestic • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine (2015)

Objective: To evaluate anti-diarrhoeal and antimicrobial activities of the bioactive fraction of Trichilia emetica in order to provide a scientific basis for the management of gastroenteritis in Burkina Faso. Methods: To do this, polyphenol...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(15)30012-5

Highly Efficient Leaf Base Protoplast Isolation and Transient Expression Systems for Orchids and Other Important Monocot Crops

Rui Ren, Rui Ren, Jie Gao, Dongmei Yin et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2021)

Versatile protoplast platforms greatly facilitate the development of modern botany. However, efficient protoplast-based systems are still challenging for numerous horticultural plants and crops. Orchids are globally cultivated ornamental an...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.626015

Development and quality evaluation of a fermented dessert made from donkey milk fortified with oat flour, wheat germ oil, and pomegranate extract

Claudia Antonino, Graziana Difonzo, Giuseppe Natrella, Giacomo Squeo et al. • Applied Food Research (2024)

The dairy sector is constantly innovating in response to the critical issues connected to sustainability and healthiness and to the increasing consumer demand for products with nutritional benefits. This study aimed to develop an innovative...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2024.100507

Brassinosteroid-lipid membrane interaction under low and high temperature stress in model systems

Elżbieta Rudolphi-Szydło, Barbara Dyba, Anna Janeczko, Dariusz Latowski et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2022)

Abstract Background In earlier studies [1], we indicated that applying brassinosteroids (BRs) to lipids that had been isolated from plants altered the physicochemical properties of the monolayers. A continuation of these dependencies using ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03619-4