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Which scoring systems are useful for predicting the prognosis of lower gastrointestinal bleeding? Old and new

Ku Bean Jeong, Hee Seok Moon, Kyung Ryun In, Sun Hyung Kang et al. • BMC Gastroenterology (2025)

Abstract Background The incidence of lower gastrointestinal bleeding is on the rise, prompting the creation of various scoring systems to forecast patient’s outcomes. But there is no single unified scoring system and these scoring systems c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12876-025-03638-z

Predicting the distribution and habitat suitability of the smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in lowland Nepal

Paras Mani Acharya, Panu Thainiramit, Kuaanan Techato, Suraj Baral et al. • Global Ecology and Conservation (2023)

Ever increasing anthropogenic pressures and natural threats to freshwater ecosystems are impacting global biodiversity. Otters are an indicator species that have an important role in maintaining the integrity and stability of wetland ecosys...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02578

Active Participation and Interaction, Key Performance Factors of Face-to-Face Learning

Miguel Marco-Fondevila, Mar Rueda-Tomás, María Pilar Latorre-Martínez • Education Sciences (2022)

During the last decade and, particularly, from the restrictions on mobility brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, online and digital teaching is positioning itself as an alternative to face-to-face teaching. As of today, however, the soundness ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/educsci12070429

The role of corporate governance in earnings persistence: Audit committee as a moderation variable

Agustina, Heni, Elfita, Rizki Amalia, Soelistya, Djoko, Muttaqiin, Ninnasi et al. • Accounting (2021)

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, it is undeniable that many companies are experiencing a decline in turnover, and some companies have even been forced to go out of business. Due to the many fraud incidents, corporate governance is vita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5267/j.ac.2021.4.019

PROCEDURE ENABLING SIMULATION AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF OPTICAL EFFECTS IN CAMERA-BASED TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSORS

M. Baumgart, N. Druml, M. Consani • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2018)

This paper presents a simulation approach for Time-of-Flight cameras to estimate sensor performance and accuracy, as well as to help understanding experimentally discovered effects. The main scope is the detailed simulation of the optical s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-83-2018

A new species of the genus Acanthosaura (Squamata, Agamidae) from Yunnan, China, with comments on its conservation status

Shuo Liu, Mian Hou, Mingzhong Mo, Dingqi Rao • ZooKeys (2020)

A new species of Acanthosaura from Yunnan, China, is described based on morphological and genetic data. The new species can be separated from all other species of the genus by having a different shape of the black eye patch, a different col...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.959.54601

RESULTS OF THE INVENTORY OF RED DATA BOOK ENDEMIC SPECIES OF THE GENUS SCUTELLARIA L. PRESERVED IN THE UZBEKISTAN NATIONAL HERBARIUM (TASH), A UNIQUE SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION

Saydullayeva Iroda • BIO Web of Conferences (2026)

This study presents an inventory and scientific assessment of herbarium specimens of the genus Scutellaria L. preserved in the collections of the National Herbarium of Uzbekistan (TASH), Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Repub...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/202626010001

Drugs, dogs and driving: the potential for year-round thermal stress in UK vehicles

Anne J. Carter, Emily J. Hall, Sophie L. Connolly, Zoe F. Russell et al. • Open Veterinary Journal (2020)

Background: Dogs are regularly transported or housed in vehicles, with guidelines for housing dogs suggesting that the ambient temperature should be maintained between 15 – 24 °C. Veterinary drugs are routinely stored and carried in vehicle...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ovj.v10i2.11

Bird diversity in the Serra do Aracá region, northwestern Brazilian Amazon: preliminary check-list with considerations on biogeography and conservation

Sérgio Henrique Borges, Andrew Whittaker, Ricardo Afonso Machado de Almeida • Zoologia (Curitiba) (2014)

We inventoried the birds from Serra do Aracá region, state of Amazonas. The region encompasses a high diversity of vegetation types, including white sand forests and campinas, terra firme and flooded forests, montane forests and tepuis. We ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702014000400006

Azteca ants repair damage to their Cecropia host plants

Alex Wcislo, Xavier Graham, Stan Stephens, Johannes Ehoulé Toppe et al. • Journal of Hymenoptera Research (2021)

Some Azteca ants are well-known symbionts that defend their Cecropia host plants against herbivory, although there is considerable variability in behavior among colonies, conditions, and species. In exchange, ants receive food, and also she...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3897/jhr.88.75855

True 2-D Resistivity Imaging from Vertical Electrical Soundings to Support More Sustainable Rural Water Supply Borehole Siting in Malawi

Romain Leborgne, Michael O. Rivett, Gift J. Wanangwa, Philippe Sentenac et al. • Applied Sciences (2021)

To improve borehole siting for rural water supply, an advanced resistivity method was adapted for developing country use and demonstrated in Malawi. The method was designed to be low cost, developing-country accessible, efficient. It allows...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app11031162

Optimizing runoff prediction in plains river network areas: a hybrid XAJ-BP modelling framework with basin structure division

Xu Cheng, Shiqiang Wu, Jiangyu Dai, Xiufeng Wu et al. • Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics (2026)

The plain water network area is characterized by its flat terrain and a dense crisscrossing of rivers. The runoff process in this region is significantly influenced by human activities, resulting in a complex relationship between water stor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/19942060.2026.2749141

Determination of the cost-benefit efficient interval for sponge city construction by a multi-objective optimization model

Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2023)

The cost-benefit is a key factor when selecting an appropriate sponge city construction scheme. The research of applying intelligent technology to find cost-benefit efficient planning and construction of sponge city is urgently required. Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1072505

A robust and uncertainty-aware machine learning framework for PM2.5 prediction in a coastal urban Indian environment: implications for sustainable air quality management

Salvator Lawrence, Srimuruganandam Bhathmanabhan • Sustainable Environment Research (2026)

Abstract Accurate prediction of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) remains challenging because atmospheric processes are nonlinear, nonstationary, and influenced by temporal variability, measurement uncertainty, and episodic pollution events. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-026-00296-y

Hydrogeochemical Characterization and Appraisal of Groundwater Quality in Yisr River Catchment, Blue Nile River Basin, Ethiopia, by Using the GIS, WQI, and Statistical Techniques

Abebaw Demelash, Abunu Atlabachew, Muralitharan Jothimani, Abel Abebe • Journal of Chemistry (2023)

Groundwater is a primary drinking, agricultural, domestic, and nondomestic water source in Ethiopia’s Yisr River watershed of the Blue Nile River basin. There has been no systematic investigation of the hydrogeochemical properties of ground...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2023/8199000

In-Situ Monitoring and Prediction of Frost Growth on Plant Leaves Based on Dielectric Spectrum Analysis and an SWT-SSA-LSTM Model

Huan Song, Lijun Wang, Yuguo Gao, Shuman Guo et al. • AgriEngineering (2026)

Accurate and in-situ monitoring of frost growth on plant leaves is crucial for disaster prevention in smart agriculture. To address the limitations of traditional methods in quantification and continuity, this study proposes a novel monitor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agriengineering8020067

The effect of chili pepper-Chinese chives intercropping on rhizosphere microorganisms and root-stem endophytes

Nan Sun, Nan Sun, Yuxin Wang, Yuxin Wang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2025)

IntroductionThis study adopted the intercropping pattern opepper (Capsicum annuum L.) and Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum), combined with high-throughput sequencing and microbial network analysis, to systematically reveal the mechanisms of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1716326

A Theory for Estuarine Delta Formation with Finite Beach Length under Sediment Supplied from the River

Dinh Van Duy, Hitoshi Tanaka, Magnus Larson, Nguyen Trung Viet • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2022)

Analytical solutions for a one-line model for shoreline changes are employed to investigate the formation of two wave-dominated river delta coastlines, along with a small-scale laboratory experiment. Since the present analytical solution ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/jmse10070947