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A Proposal for Marketing Applied Research in Science and Applied Colleges at the Yemeni Universities and Using it in Community Service and Development

Eftehan Abdu Frhan Saif Almikhlafi, Khaled Hassan ali Alhariry • المجلة العربية لضمان جودة التعليم الجامعي (2017)

This study aimed to propose a set of elements and mechanisms of marketing applied research in the Yemeni universities and ways of using such research to support community development. This can be done by assessing the extent of interest in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20428/AJQAHE.10.5.7

Perspectives in the Scientific Literature on the Barriers and Benefits of the Transition to a Plant-Based Diet: A Bibliometric Analysis

Lelia Voinea, Ana-Maria Badea, Răzvan Dina, Dorin Vicențiu Popescu et al. • Foods (2025)

Plant-based diets are increasingly attracting attention as they play a significant role in human health and environmental sustainability and are believed to be key components of sustainable food systems. In the present study, both pros and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14172942

Echoes of Haunted Memories and Nightmares: Understanding Trauma in Gurnah's Afterlives

Harzat Abbas, Asif Abbas, Asim Iqbal, Palwasha Zeb Khalil • University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature (2023)

This research paper investigates the exploration of trauma within Abdulrazak Gurnah's novel "Afterlives" (2020), examining the profound impact of historical and personal traumas on the characters, particularly the protagonist Hamza. The res...

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Acute cognitive effects of interruptions to prolonged sitting with brief standing or physical activity breaks: a systematic review and three-level meta-analysis

Mingnan Zhuang, Mingyue Yin, Zongnan Liu, Ningkun Xiao et al. • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (2026)

Abstract Background Prolonged sitting is strongly associated with impaired cognitive function. Although traditional exercise interventions have been shown to improve cognitive outcomes, their implementation is often limited by practical con...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12966-026-01953-6

Total mercury exposure in early pregnancy has no adverse association with scholastic ability of the offspring particularly if the mother eats fish

Joseph Hibbeln, Steven Gregory, Yasmin Iles-Caven, Caroline M. Taylor et al. • Environment International (2018)

There is a public perception that relatively low doses of mercury found in seafood are harmful to the fetal brain but little consistent evidence to support this. In earlier publications we have shown no adverse associations between maternal...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.024

Comparative Analysis of Tools and Approaches for Source Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in a Food Facility Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data

Balamurugan Jagadeesan, Leen Baert, Martin Wiedmann, Renato H. Orsi • Frontiers in Microbiology (2019)

As WGS is increasingly used by food industry to characterize pathogen isolates, users are challenged by the variety of analysis approaches available, ranging from methods that require extensive bioinformatics expertise to commercial softwar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00947

Assessment of Safety and Probiotic Traits of Enterococcus durans OSY-EGY, Isolated From Egyptian Artisanal Cheese, Using Comparative Genomics and Phenotypic Analyses

Walaa E. Hussein, Walaa E. Hussein, Ahmed G. Abdelhamid, Ahmed G. Abdelhamid et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

An Enterococcus durans strain, designated OSY-EGY, was previously isolated from artisanal cheese. In this work, comparative genomic and phenotypic analyses were utilized to assess the safety characteristics and probiotic traits of the bacte...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.608314

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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Assessing banks efficiency: DEA implementation

Milica Inđić, Aleksandra Marcikić Horvat, Milos Pjanić • BizInfo (2025)

By examining intermediate, operating, and profitability aspects, this paper aims to construct a performance model for evaluating the relative efficiency and potential for improvement of 20 banks operating in Serbia for the 2022-2023 period....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.71159/bizinfo250003I

Data-Driven Cooperative Control Model of Shearer-Scraper Conveyor Based on Rough Set Theory

Shuanfeng Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Zhengxiong Lu et al. • Frontiers in Energy Research (2022)

The cooperative control of shearer and scraper conveyors is the prerequisite for the realization of intelligent comprehensive mining equipment and unmanned comprehensive mining workings. However, because of the harsh working face environmen...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.811648

First archeological exploration of the Roman mines of Sierra Morena: El Centenillo (Baños de la Encina, Jaén)

Luis ARBOLEDAS MARTÍNEZ, Jean-Marc FABRE, Julien MANTENANT • Zephyrus (2012)

At the mining area of El Centenillo (Baños de la Encina, Jaén) during several archaeological superficial studies and surveys a great amount of ancient fossilized miners works remains have been found inside the “socavones” (mines entrances) ...

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Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Quantification of Nanoparticle Deposition from Tongue Morphological Variations

Tiancheng Yang, Xiuhua Si, Jinxiang Xi • Life (2024)

The human tongue has highly variable morphology. Its role in regulating respiratory flows and deposition of inhaled aerosols remains unclear. The objective of this study was to quantify the uncertainty of nanoparticle deposition from the va...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/life14030406

How to measure consumer's inconsistency in sensory testing?

László Sipos, Kolos Csaba Ágoston, Péter Biró, Sándor Bozóki et al. • Current Research in Food Science (2025)

Consumer sensory testing is the basis for determining directions of product development in the food industry. However, while compliance assessment by trained and expert assessors is well developed, few information is available on testing co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.crfs.2025.100982

Response Surface Analysis: A Tutorial for Examining Linear and Curvilinear Effects

Antonio Carlos Rodrigues • RAC: Revista de Administração Contemporânea (2021)

Context: response surface analysis (RSA) is an approach that allows examining the extent to which combinations of two predictive variables relate to one outcome variable. The method is particularly interesting in cases where (in)congruence ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1982-7849rac2021200293.en

Adaptive Tracking Control of Anchoring Unit for Pipeline Intelligent Plugging Robot Based on Improved Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient

Tingting Wu, Yaxin Liu, Laihe Qi, Pu Wang et al. • Machines (2026)

A pipeline intelligent plugging robot (PIPR) is an important tool in subsea pipeline maintenance and emergency repair. Precise position-tracking control is crucial for the in-pipe plugging operation of a PIPR. The anchoring module is the ke...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/machines14060675

Influence of strain measurement methods on crack initiation and crack damage thresholds of shale

Rongchao Xu, Liang Gao, Yiding Jin, Yibo Wang et al. • Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources (2025)

Abstract The crack initiation stress (σ ci) and crack damage stress (σ cd) are two important stress thresholds for describing the progressive failure process of rocks. Accurately obtaining these two stress thresholds is crucial for analyzin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s40948-025-00940-8