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Evaluation of resistance modulation in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae using peppermint oil nanoemulsion: integrating antibacterial assays and molecular modeling

Sardar Ali, Firasat Hussain, Tehmeena Nousheen, Kashif Rahim et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2025)

IntroductionMultidrug-resistant urinary tract pathogens, primarily Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, represent a significant and growing public health challenge. The overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the development of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1704938

Casearia tomentosa fruit extracts exposed larvicidal activity and morphological alterations in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus under in vitro and semi field conditions

Priyanka Mandal, Goutam Chandra • BMC Research Notes (2024)

Abstract Mosquitoes are notorious insects that transmit a wide range of infectious diseases, including zika, malaria, chikungunya, filariasis, and dengue. The overuse and incorrect application of synthetic pesticides to control mosquitoes h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06663-x

Nanotechnology

Vincent W. Hoyt, Eileen Mason • ACS Chemical Health & Safety (2007)

Although research in nanotechnology continues apace, relatively little is known about the subsequent health effects of exposure to nanoparticles. Major research efforts are underway both in the US and abroad to characterize the risks of suc...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2007.07.015

Development of nanotechnologies

Ann P. Dowling • Materials Today (2004)

This article summarizes the key findings and recommendations of the Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering Report on Nanotechnology1. The report is enthusiastic about the great potential benefits of nanotechnologies. Uncertainties assoc...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc-nd DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s1369-7021(04)00628-5

Environmental Risks of Nanotechnology: National Nanotechnology Initiative Funding, 2000−2004

Katherine Guzmán, Margaret Taylor, Jillian F. Banfield • Environmental Science & Technology (2006)

By considering risk in the early stages of a technology, costs of identifying important health and environmental impacts after a technology has widely diffused can be avoided. Nanotechnology, involving materials and objects less than 100 nm...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/es0515708

Nanotechnology-Based Cosmeceuticals

Alka Lohani, Anurag Kumar Verma, Himanshi Joshi, Niti Yadav et al. • ISRN Dermatology (2014)

Cosmeceuticals are the fastest growing segment of the personal care industry, and a number of topical cosmeceutical treatments for conditions such as photoaging, hyperpigmentation, wrinkles, and hair damage have come into widespread use. In...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/843687 PMC: 4055113

Criminal Victimization and Legal Challenges of Migrants in Developed Countries: A Critical Analysis

Mirzayusup Rustambaev, Govkherjan Yuldasheva, Roza Azkhodjaeva, Asliddin Nuridullayev et al. • Qubahan Academic Journal (2026)

This article examines migrant victimization as a structural outcome of migration governance systems in developed countries. This study demonstrates that variations in enforcement intensity, labor-market segmentation, and procedural safeguar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.48161/qaj.v6n1a2308

Assessment of Introductory Transportation Engineering Course and General Transportation Engineering Curriculum

Rod E. Turochy, Jon D. Fricker, H G Hawkins, David Hurwitz et al. • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board (2013)

Transportation engineering is a critical subdiscipline of the civil engineering profession as indicated by its inclusion on the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination and overlap with other specialty areas of civil engineering and as recog...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.3141/2328-02

Occupational and Public Exposure During Normal Operation of Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities

M. V. Vedernikova, I. A. Pron, M. N. Savkin, N. S. Cebakovskaya • Радиационная гигиена (2017)

This paper focuses on occupational and public exposure during operation of disposal facilities receiving liquid and solid radioactive waste of various classes and provides a comparative analysis of the relevant doses: actual and calculated ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21514/1998-426X-2017-10-3-57-65

FROM BARCHAN TO DOMIC SHAPE: EVOLUTION OF A COASTAL SAND DUNE IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL BASED ON GPR SURVEY

Josibel G. Oliveira Jr., Walter E. Medeiros, Werner F. Tabosa, Helenice Vital • Brazilian Journal of Geophysics (2008)

ABSTRACT A sand dune located near São Bento do Norte and Caiçara do Norte towns (northern coastal region of Rio Grande do Norte state, Northeastern Brazil) is rapidly migrating toward urban areas. To understand the depositional processes (e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/S0102-261X2008000100001

Ice Nucleation Enhancement in Ambient Aerosols Under High‐Salinity Conditions: Insights From Cloud Chamber Experiments

Minsu Park, Sungmin Park, Jeonggyu Kim, Chanwoo Ahn et al. • Geophysical Research Letters (2026)

Abstract Ice‐nucleating particles (INPs) play a role in mixed‐phase clouds, yet the processes controlling their properties remain poorly understood. Water‐soluble salts such as sodium chloride (NaCl) depress the freezing temperature of clou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2026GL123395

THE OVERVIEW OF THE PLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRAL TELESCOPE (PAST) IN THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM IN NEAR-SPACE (SENSE)

Q. Meng, F. He, W. Zhao, K. Wang et al. • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2019)

To investigate mass transport and energy dissipation in space environments for solar system planet, a balloon-borne planetary atmospheric spectral telescope (PAST) is designed with 0.8-m aperture in spectral range from 280 nm to 680&...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W13-1419-2019

Enset Bacterial Wilt (Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum): Farmer Perspectives, Physicochemical Characterization, and Phenotypic Variation Among Strains

Tafesse Kibatu, Sebsebe Demissew, Diriba Muleta, Getahun Haile et al. • Advances in Agriculture (2025)

Enset is a staple food for approximately 25% of Ethiopia’s population. It is threatened by a range of biotic and abiotic stress, of which bacterial wilt is the most significant. This study investigated the enset bacterial wilt (EBW) status ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/aia/4483050

Threats and deprivations as predictors of IPV perpetration: a cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of Bangladeshi young adults

Azharul Islam, Mahjabeen Haque, Mohammad Salim Chowdhury • BMJ Open (2026)

Purpose Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health concern in Bangladesh, where approximately two-thirds of women report experiencing partner violence and over half of young men admit to perpetrating it. While adverse childhoo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106731

Influence of animal age and breeding activity on carcass traits, meat quality, and sensory attributes of bison bulls

Lydia M. O’Sullivan, Clay J. Newton, Keith R. Underwood, Judson K. Grubbs et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2026)

In the bison industry, both heifers and bulls are marketed and harvested at various ages, generally ranging from 20 to 30 months. Bulls represent the greatest proportion of the slaughter mix, as the bison industry does not routinely castrat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2025.1688932

The impacts of tidal wetland loss and coastal development on storm surge damages to people and property: a Hurricane Ike case-study

Zaid Al-Attabi, Yicheng Xu, Georgette Tso, Siddharth Narayan • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract Coastal wetlands protect communities during hurricanes by reducing storm surge flooding and damages. Previous studies have quantified surge reduction benefits of wetlands, but there is less understanding of how the combination of w...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31409-x

Majority Group Members' Negative Reactions to Future Demographic Shifts Depend on the Perceived Legitimacy of Their Status: Findings from the United States and Portugal

H. Robert Outten, Timothy Lee, Rui Costa-Lopes, Michael T. Schmitt et al. • Frontiers in Psychology (2018)

Using concepts from social identity theory (Tajfel and Turner, 1979), we examined whether racial/ethnic majority group members' reactions to future demographic shifts is a function of the degree to which they perceive their ingroup's higher...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00079

Social and Cultural Predicaments of Female-Headed Households Related to Charitable Institutions in Behbahan

Zohreh Freydoonian, Maryam Mokhtari, Siroos Ahmadi • مطالعات وقف و امور خیریه (2025)

Introduction The number of female-headed households has significantly increased worldwide. In Iran as well, these households now account for more than 14% of all families. Female heads of households are women who, due to reasons such as div...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ecs.2025.146464.1144