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Levantamento de plantas daninhas aquáticas no reservatório de Alagados, Ponta Grossa-PR Assessment of aquatic plants from Alagados dam, Ponta Grossa-PR

D.C Rocha, D. Martins • Planta Daninha (2011)

O monitoramento de macrófitas da represa Alagados um reservatório artificial de água que abastece parcialmente a população do município de Ponta Grossa-PR se faz necessário, uma vez que resíduos urbanos, bem como dejetos de áreas rurais, sã...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S0100-83582011000200001

Involvement of two uptake mechanisms of gold and iron oxide nanoparticles in a co-exposure scenario using mouse macrophages

Dimitri Vanhecke, Dagmar A. Kuhn, Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi, Sandor Balog et al. • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology (2017)

Little is known about the simultaneous uptake of different engineered nanoparticle types, as it can be expected in our daily life. In order to test such co-exposure effects, murine macrophages (J774A.1 cell line) were incubated with gold (A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.239

Structural Design, Synthesis and Antioxidant, Antileishmania, Anti-Inflammatory and Anticancer Activities of a Novel Quercetin Acetylated Derivative

Saul Vislei Simões da Silva, Orlando Maia Barboza, Jéssica Teles Souza, Érica Novaes Soares et al. • Molecules (2021)

Quercetin (Q) is a bioflavonoid with biological potential; however, poor solubility in water, extensive enzymatic metabolism and a reduced bioavailability limit its biopharmacological use. The aim of this study was to perform structural mod...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/molecules26226923

Multi-Cohort Transcriptomics Combined with Mendelian Randomization Identifies PPARGC1A, NAAA and GIPC2 as NLRP3 Inflammasome-Related Key Genes in Ulcerative Colitis

Cheng J, Huang Y • Journal of Inflammation Research (2026)

Jian Cheng, Yangfeng Huang Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, School of Medicine,University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespond...

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Spray dried inulin–sodium carboxymethylcellulose microcarriers with solid-to-colloidal transition: Development for foliar delivery of polyphenol-rich extract

Rita Patrizia Aquino, Teresa Mencherini, Pierluigi Mazzei, Tiziana Esposito et al. • Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications (2025)

This study reports on the development of a carbohydrate-based spray-dried microparticulate system (F-CHES) conceived for the stabilization and foliar delivery of polyphenol-rich plant extracts for sustainable phyto defense applications. Che...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.carpta.2025.101023

Impacts of land-use changes and landholding fragmentation on crop water demand and drought in Wadi El-Farigh, New Delta project, Egypt

Mohamed M. Elsharkawy, Mohsen Nabil, Eslam Farg, Sayed M. Arafat • Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (2022)

Despite Egypt’s limited water resources, more lands in the western desert of the Nile Delta are currently being reclaimed to increase the agricultural area to feed its fast-growing population and provide jobs for new generations. These recl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2022.08.002

Volcanic Pozzolan from the Phlegraean Fields in the Structural Mortars of the Roman Temple of Nora (Sardinia)

Simone Dilaria, Caterina Previato, Jacopo Bonetto, Michele Secco et al. • Heritage (2023)

In this paper, we discuss the presence of volcanic pozzolans in the structural mortars of the Roman Temple of Nora in Sardinia (3rd c. AD), represented by pyroclastic rocks (pumices and tuffs) employed as coarse and fine aggregates. The pro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage6010030

“The afterlife” of money. The coins found in the necropolis of Brad (Negri Commune, Bacău County)

Lucian Munteanu, Ana Boldureanu, George-Dan Hânceanu, Vasile Ursachi • Arheologia Moldovei (2022)

The medieval necropolis of Brad overlaps the fortified section of the Geto-Dacian fortress of Zargidava, located on the left bank of the Siret River. Altogether, 962 graves were researched here during the years 1963-2004. The numismatic mat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11588/amold.2019.1.92555

A Preliminary Study on the Efficacy of Essential Oils Against <i>Trichoderma longibrachiatum</i> Isolated from an Archival Document in Italy

Benedetta Paolino, Maria Cristina Sorrentino, Severina Pacifico, Maria Carmen Garrigos et al. • Heritage (2025)

In this study, a historically significant journal subject to fungal colonization was used as a case study for experimenting with a fumigation treatment using essential oils. The experiments were carried out both in vitro and in vivo directl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/heritage8060187

Controlling Frost Propagation on Polymeric Surfaces Using SI‐ATRP Chemical Micropatterning

Miisa J. Tavaststjerna, Stephen J. Picken, Santiago J. Garcia • Advanced Materials Interfaces (2025)

Abstract Micropatterned surfaces with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions are relevant for a wide range of applications from fuel cells to water harvesting systems. The preferential nucleation of water on hydrophilic regions can also b...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/admi.202400838

Empirical study on optimal reinsurance for crop insurance in China from an insurer's perspective

Xian-hua ZHOU, Yun-bo WANG, Hua-dong ZHANG, Ke WANG • Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2015)

This study investigates the optimal reinsurance for crop insurance in China in an insurer's perspective using the data from Inner Mongolia, Jilin, and Liaoning, China. On the basis of the loss ratio distributions modeled by AnHua Crop Risk ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S2095-3119(14)60998-9

Effects of supplementing sweet sorghum with grapeseeds on carcass parameters, and meat quality, amino acid, and fatty acid composition of lambs

Jianxin Jiao, Ting Wang, Shanshan Li, Nana Gou et al. • Animal Bioscience (2023)

Objective Sweet sorghum is an important forage crop for ruminants, especially in low rainfall areas. Grapeseeds are an abundant by-product of wine-making and contain bioactive substances that can improve the antioxidant capacity of meat. We...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5713/ab.22.0189

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

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

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

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi contribute to wheat yield in an agroforestry system with different tree ages

Xu Qiao, Xu Qiao, Tao Sun, Tao Sun et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Intercropping achieved through agroforestry is increasingly being recognized as a sustainable form of land use. In agroforestry, the roots of trees and crops are intermingled, and their interactions and the production of exudates alter the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1024128

A Novel Efficient Method for Land Cover Classification in Fragmented Agricultural Landscapes Using Sentinel Satellite Imagery

Xinyi Li, Chen Sun, Huimin Meng, Xin Ma et al. • Remote Sensing (2022)

Updated and accurate land cover maps are essential and crucial for sustainable crop production and efficient land management. However, accurate and efficient land cover mapping is still a challenge for agricultural regions with complicated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs14092045

Extracellular HMGB1 as Inflammatory Mediator in the Progression of Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Infection

Yingjie Wang, Lulu Wang, Fuli Hu, Mengyun Zou et al. • Cells (2022)

High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a member of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), is involved in the immune regulation of several infectious diseases. Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) infection is proved to cause an abnormal immune ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cells11182817