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Climate factors dominate the elevational variation in grassland plant resource utilization strategies

Jinkun Ye, Yuhui Ji, Jinfeng Wang, Xiaodong Ma et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2024)

Specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) are key leaf functional traits often used to reflect plant resource utilization strategies and predict plant responses to environmental changes. In general, grassland plants at dif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1430027

Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs

S. Fuzzi, U. Baltensperger, K. Carslaw, S. Decesari et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2015)

The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year in the refereed literature. This is in part due to the enormou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-8217-2015

Abundance and Distribution of GDGTs in Incubated Artificial Soils with No Fossil Pool

Rui MIAO, Zenghao ZHAO, Zeyuan CAI, Xu LIU et al. • Yankuang ceshi (2025)

Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) derived from microorganisms are important tools for the study of paleoclimate changes. Incubation experiments are helpful to clarify the mechanisms for the responses of GDGTs to environmental pa...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15898/j.ykcs.202405240120

Reconciling surface deflections from simulations of global mantle convection

C. P. B. O'Malley, C. P. B. O'Malley, G. G. Roberts, J. Panton et al. • Geoscientific Model Development (2024)

The modern state of the mantle and its evolution on geological timescales are of widespread importance for the Earth sciences. For instance, it is generally agreed that mantle flow is manifest in topographic and drainage network evolution, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/gmd-17-9023-2024

Uranyl Nitrates: By-Products of the Synthetic Experiments or Key Indicators of the Reaction Progress?

Vladislav V. Gurzhiy, Olga S. Tyumentseva, Ilya V. Kornyakov • Crystals (2020)

Six novel uranyl nitrate compounds K3[(UO2)(NO3)Cl3](NO3) (1, 2), α-Cs2[(UO2)(NO3)Cl3] (3), [(UO2)(NO3)2(H2O)2][(CH3NH3)2(NO3)2] (4), Cs2[(UO2)(NO3)4] (5), and [(UO2)2(OH)2(NO3)2(H2O)3](H2O) (6) have been prepared from aqueous solutions. Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cryst10121122

Early life climate and adulthood mental health: how birth seasonality influences depressive symptoms in adults

Hao Zhou, Danni Peng-Li, Juan Chen, Dong Sun et al. • BMC Public Health (2023)

Abstract Background Early life in-utero can have long-term influence on the mental health status of individuals in adulthood, such as depression. Age, gender, socio-economic status, education, and geography are demographic factors shown to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15145-5

Identification of Lichen Based on Substrate in Bale Village, Tanantovea District, Donggala Regency

Adrian Adrian, Lilies Lilies, Lestari MP Alibasyah, Bustamin Bustamin et al. • Biology, Medicine & Natural Product Chemistry (2026)

Lichens are associations between fungi and photosynthetic symbionts, such as algae or cyanobacteria, that form stable and specialized thallus structures. The fungi that predominantly compose the lichen body belong to the Ascomycetes, while ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14421/biomedich.2026.151.605-611

Glass-fiber catalysts for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides by CO and hydrocarbons

K. Golyashova, N. Glazov, S. Lopatin, A. Zagoruiko • Catalysis Communications (2023)

Glass-fiber catalysts (GFCs) are investigated in the process of the catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides by hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide contained in waste and flue gases. Studies show that the platinum-based GFCs prepared by surface ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106765

Physicochemical characterization and source apportionment of Arctic ice-nucleating particles observed in Ny-Ålesund in autumn 2019

G. Li, E. K. Wilbourn, Z. Cheng, J. Wieder et al. • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2023)

Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) initiate primary ice formation in Arctic mixed-phase clouds (MPCs), altering cloud radiative properties and modulating precipitation. For atmospheric INPs, the complexity of their spatiotemporal variations, h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/acp-23-10489-2023

Self-Matrix N-Doped Room Temperature Phosphorescent Carbon Dots Triggered by Visible and Ultraviolet Light Dual Modes

Huiyong Wang, Hongmei Yu, Ayman AL-Zubi, Xiuhui Zhu et al. • Nanomaterials (2022)

The synthesis of room temperature phosphorescent carbon dots (RTP-CDs) without any matrix is important in various applications. In particular, RTP-CDs with dual modes of excitation are more interesting. Here, we successfully synthesized mat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/nano12132210

Preparation of Solid Superacid SO42-/ZnO-TiO2 and Its Action on Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from Urea and Methanol

Xiaojun Guo, Rong Zhang, Li Zhang, Jun Yan • Iranian Journal of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (2013)

SO42-/ZnO-TiO2 catalyst was prepared by sulfating ZnO-TiO2 powders with H2SO4 solution. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, IR and Hammett indicator. The catalyst showed strong acidity(H0 ≦-16.0). The optimum conditions are found that th...

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BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND THERMAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE BIRD CHERRY-OAT APHID, Rhopalosiphum padi (LINNAEUS), REARED ON WHEAT SEEDLINGS

A. Shehawy, Abeer Mohammad, Monira El-Fatih • Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology (2015)

The bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (Linnaeus) was studied at 15, 20 and 25oC constant temperatures. Wheat seedlings were offered for feeding and maintaining the aphid, R. padi using the Punctured Ependorf Tube Technique. R. padi ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2015.75784

Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots

Karola Maul, S. Robbert Gradstein, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract The evolutionary history underlying gradients in species richness is still subject to discussions and understanding the past niche evolution might be crucial in estimating the potential of taxa to adapt to changing environmental co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87206-1

Sexual Dimorphism in Growth Rate and Gene Expression Throughout Immature Development in Wild Type Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Macquart

Meaghan L. Pimsler, Meaghan L. Pimsler, Meaghan L. Pimsler, Carl E. Hjelmen et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2021)

Reliability of forensic entomology analyses to produce relevant information to a given case requires an understanding of the underlying arthropod population(s) of interest and the factors contributing to variability. Common traits for analy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.696638

Dielectric Properties of Phosphatidylcholine Membranes and the Effect of Sugars

Victoria Vitkova, Vesela Yordanova, Galya Staneva, Ognyan Petkov et al. • Membranes (2021)

Simple carbohydrates are associated with the enhanced risk of cardiovascular disease and adverse changes in lipoproteins in the organism. Conversely, sugars are known to exert a stabilizing effect on biological membranes, and this effect is...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/membranes11110847

Investigating the performance of the fluorescent sensor g-C3N4/Fe/Cu in detecting the Tenofovir drug

Nafiseh Hajian Afarani, Fatemeh Keshavarzi, Kahin Shahanipour, Seyed Amir Zarei • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Tenofovir is an antiviral drug that prevents the replication of AIDS and hepatitis B viruses. To minimize the harmful side effects of the drug on the body, it is essential to determine its precise concentration in the blood. Fluore...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-08877-4

Physical Properties of Modified Polyphenylene Oxide as a Composite Material for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Stack Enclosure Suitable for Injection Molding

Soo-Lim Lee, Bong-Ju Kim, Seon-Bong Lee • Machines (2022)

There is an increasing need for securing development technology for suitable materials to obtain more productive and lightweight automobile parts, including hydrogen fuel cell stack enclosures. Due to the poor moldability of Poly-Phenylene ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/machines10080625