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Restoration of the Zoige alpine wetland played a role in the recent reduction in water yield in the Source Region of the Yellow River

Nana Zhao, Edward Johnson, Lingyao Meng, Muyuan Ma et al. • HydroResearch

Ecological restoration efforts have been actively promoted in the Source Region of the Yellow River (SRYR) since the late 1990s, but their hydrological effects remain poorly understood. This study quantified long-term runoff changes from 19...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.hydres.2026.09.004

Critical Factors Affecting Water and Nitrogen Losses from Sloping Farmland during the Snowmelt Process

Qiang Zhao, Jifeng Zhang, Jingwei Wu, Chenyao Guo et al. • Agronomy (2023)

Water and nitrogen losses from farmland during the snowmelt process play a vital role in water and nitrogen management in cold regions. To explore the mechanisms and factors contributing to water and nitrogen loss from different sloping far...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13020350

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

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

Getting Started

Barney G. Glaser • Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal (2020)

It may sometimes be said that one of the most difficult parts of doing research is to get started. The making of choices and commitments to a research problem seem less secured and structured when doing descriptive research in quantitative...

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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

Characterization of metabolic responses, genetic variations, and microsatellite instability in ammonia-stressed CHO cells grown in fed-batch cultures

Dylan G. Chitwood, Qinghua Wang, Kathryn Elliott, Aiyana Bullock et al. • BMC Biotechnology (2021)

Abstract Background As bioprocess intensification has increased over the last 30 years, yields from mammalian cell processes have increased from 10’s of milligrams to over 10’s of grams per liter. Most of these gains in productivity can be ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12896-020-00667-2

Plant Growth Regulators Improve Grain Production and Water Use Efficiency of <i>Foeniculum vulgare</i> Mill. under Water Stress

Ghasem Parmoon, Ali Ebadi, Masoud Hashemi, Barbara Hawrylak-Nowak et al. • Plants (2022)

The development of methods increasing plant water use efficiency (WUE) would enhance the ability to grow wild aromatic and medicinally important species. The aim of this research was to determine the effect of plant growth regulators (PGRs)...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/plants11131718

Evaluation of Population and Hybrid Varieties of Winter Rye in the Conditions of Eastern Siberia

Anatolii V. Pomortsev, Nikolay V. Dorofeev, Svetlana Yu. Zorina, Natalia B. Katysheva et al. • Agronomy (2023)

Winter rye has a high adaptive capacity to abiotic and biotic stressors compared to other winter crops (wheat, triticale, barley, and oats). High resistance of winter rye to adverse environmental factors and a wide range of its uses increas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13051431

Uncovering Cercospora species affecting sugar beet in Iran with rapid and accurate detection of C. beticola using LAMP assay

Mounes Bakhshi, Mona Ghasemi, Mohammad-Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Kaivan Karimi et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Cercospora leaf spot (CLS) is a major disease impacting global sugar beet cultivation and yield. This study investigated the potential diversity of Cercospora species causing CLS in Iranian sugar beet. Fungal isolates were characte...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-21274-1

OsAAI1 is dependent on the nitrate pathway toregulate rice root development in response to high salt stress

Jinli Liu, Haimin Liao, Shasha Chen, Mengxia Wu et al. • Plant Stress (2025)

Salt stress limits plant growth and yield. Though nitrogen fertilizer can alleviate salt damage, the effects of salt and nitrate on the stress resistance gene OsAAI1 are unclear. This study examined the Salt stress sensitivity of OsAAI1 tra...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.stress.2025.101091

High Dose MicroCT Does Not Contribute Toward Improved MicroPET/CT Image Quantitative Accuracy and Can Limit Longitudinal Scanning of Small Animals

Wendy A. McDougald, Richard Collins, Mark Green, Adriana A. S. Tavares • Frontiers in Physics (2017)

Obtaining accurate quantitative measurements in preclinical Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging is of paramount importance in biomedical research and helps supporting efficient translation of preclinical result...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphy.2017.00050

Prodigiosin as an Algicidal Agent: Inhibition of Pigment Accumulation and Photosynthetic Efficiency of Cyanobacteria Involved in Algal Blooms

Chaobo Zhang, Chengshuai Xu, Zhenxia Zhu, Xiu Zhang et al. • Microorganisms (2025)

Eutrophication facilitates the proliferation of cyanobacteria, ultimately leading to the formation of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. Prodigiosin, known for its algicidal properties, presents significant potential for application in water po...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13112569

Palladium-Catalyzed Stereoselective Construction of 1,3-Stereocenters Displaying Axial and Central Chirality via Asymmetric Alkylations

Aiqi Xue, Xingfu Wei, Yue Huang, Jingping Qu et al. • Molecules (2023)

The concurrent construction of 1,3-stereocenters remains a challenge. Herein, we report the development of stereoselective union of a point chiral center with allenyl axial chirality in 1,3-position by Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allenylic alky...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules28072927

Controlled Plasmonic Coupling in Silver Nanoplate Dimers for Enhanced Plasmonic Sensing

Lucrezia Catanzaro, Marcello Condorelli, Mario Pulvirenti, Luisa D’urso et al. • Nanomaterials (2026)

Noble metal nanostructures provide versatile platforms for light manipulation through localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). Among them, triangular silver nanoplates (AgNPTs) exhibit strong field-enhancement and spectral tunability, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/nano16080486

Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment

Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Currently, bamboo fibers (BFs) are commonly processed through alkali boiling softening pretreatment, which generates wastewater that poses environmental pollution risks. This process is also complex and requires significant human a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-88059-4