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Toxicity and biodistribution comparison of functionalized nanodiamonds, quantum dot nanocarbons and gold nanoparticles

Elena Alexander, Kam W. Leong • Frontiers in Nanotechnology (2025)

IntroductionNanomaterials are extensively utilized in applications ranging from electronics to biomedical therapies; however, their widespread use has prompted concerns about potential toxicity in humans. Understanding the biodistribution a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2025.1512622

Indagine epidemiologica locale dell’eziologia delle infezioni delle vie urinarie (IVU) nosocomiali e comunitarie e dell’antibiotico-sensibilità degli uropatogeni.

Agostina Ronca, Sabrina Brenci, Luisa Santoriello, Anna Marchese et al. • Microbiologia Medica (2007)

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common infectious diseases that can be associated with substantial morbidity. During the last decade, resistance to ampicillin and co-trimoxazole has increased in Escherichia coli, the most co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4081/mm.2007.2603

Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Patterns in Green Spaces for Urban Studies Using Location-Based Social Media Data

Hidayat Ullah, Wanggen Wan, Saqib Ali Haidery, Naimat Ullah Khan et al. • ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2019)

Green parks are vital public spaces and play a major role in urban living and well-being. Research on the attractiveness of green parks often relies on traditional techniques, such as questionnaires and in-situ surveys, but these methods a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ijgi8110506

A cluster randomised school-based lifestyle intervention programme for the prevention of childhood obesity and related early cardiovascular disease (JuvenTUM 3)

Haller Bernhard, Lammel Christoph, Hanssen Henner, Siegrist Monika et al. • BMC Public Health (2011)

Abstract Background Childhood obesity is not only associated with adult obesity but also with increased risk of adult onset of type 2 diabetes and subsequent coronary heart disease. The potential effects of school-based health intervention ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-258

Knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns of Indian ophthalmologists regarding medicolegal issues

Deepanshu Agrawal, Aarti Heda, Sayantan Ghosh, Sonal Kalia et al. • Indian Journal of Ophthalmology (2023)

Purpose: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns (KAPP) of Indian ophthalmologists regarding medicolegal issues using an initial survey. Methods: An online form was circulated among Indian ophthalmologists of all ages over ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1084_23

Spatiotemporal patterns of remotely sensed phenology and their response to climate change and topography in subtropical bamboo forests during 2001-2017: a case study in Zhejiang Province, China

Xuejian Li, Huaqiang Du, Guomo Zhou, Fangjie Mao et al. • GIScience & Remote Sensing (2023)

Vegetation phenology has long been adapted to environmental change and is highly sensitive to climate change. Shifts in phenology also affect feedbacks of vegetation to environmental factors such as topography and climate by influencing spati...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15481603.2022.2163575

Molecular regionalization in the compact brain of the meiofaunal annelid Dinophilus gyrociliatus (Dinophilidae)

Alexandra Kerbl, José M. Martín-Durán, Katrine Worsaae, Andreas Hejnol • EvoDevo (2016)

Abstract Background Annelida is a morphologically diverse animal group that exhibits a remarkable variety in nervous system architecture (e.g., number and location of longitudinal cords, architecture of the brain). Despite this heterogeneit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13227-016-0058-2

Hg Isotopes and Enhanced Hg Concentration in the Meishan and Guryul Ravine Successions: Proxies for Volcanism Across the Permian-Triassic Boundary

Alcides Nóbrega Sial, Jiubin Chen, Christoph Korte, Manoj Kumar Pandit et al. • Frontiers in Earth Science (2021)

High-resolution organic carbon isotope (δ13C), Hg concentration and Hg isotopes curves are presented for the Permian-Triassic boundary (PTB) sections at Guryul Ravine (India) and Meishan D (China). The total organic carbon (TOC)-normalized ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.651224

Nestedness of benthic diatom metacommunity in relation to species niche width and environmental variables in a large near-natural catchment

Xinxin Qi, Xinxin Qi, Guohao Liu, Guohao Liu et al. • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Insight into the non-random distribution patterns of species in different regions is a foundational aim of research in community ecology and biogeography. The nestedness pattern, which investigates changes in species composition and abundan...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1339946

Seabird Migration Strategies: Flight Budgets, Diel Activity Patterns, and Lunar Influence

Anne-Sophie Bonnet-Lebrun, Anne-Sophie Bonnet-Lebrun, Maria P. Dias, Maria P. Dias et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2021)

Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas, facing challenges that require behavioural adjustments, particularly to flight timing and duration. Such adjustments in daily activity pat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.683071

Subject and non-subject ex-situ focus in Dagbani

Peter William Smith, Samuel Alhassan Issah • Glossa (2020)

This paper offers a description and account of the patterns of ex-situ focus in Dagbani. We show that there are two syntactic strategies for creating ex-situ focus in the language, one involving A’-movement to the left periphery, and the se...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5334/gjgl.664

Predictors of Mobile News Consumption through News Applications (Apps): The Impacts of Audience Characteristics, Media Usage, and Motivations

Miao Guo • Journalism and Media (2024)

This study investigates news audiences’ platform preferences, usage patterns, and factors affecting their mobile news consumption through news apps. Four explanatory factors, news app users’ demographics, news media usage, perceptions, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/journalmedia5030068

Development of sports management in Serbia and Montenegro through the history of the Olympic committees of their countries

Violeta Šiljak, Dejan Đurović, Rade Stefanović, Branimir Mekić • SportLogia (2018)

The subject of this research refers to development of management in sport throughout history of the Olympic Committee of Serbia and the Montenegrin Olympic Committee. Analysis of the work of the Olympic Committee of Serbia and the Montenegr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5550/sgia.181401.en.sdsm

Context presentation and native conversation structure in large language model responses to escalating suicide risk: a controlled multimodel evaluation

Jueqiao Liu, Jueqiao Liu, Xiaoyi Chen, Jun Cai et al. • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2026)

BackgroundLarge language models are increasingly used for informal mental health support, yet their safety during escalating suicide-risk conversations may depend on how prior information is presented. Native multi-turn conversations and re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1962098

Response Analysis on Electrical Pulses under Severe Nuclear Accident Temperature Conditions Using an Abnormal Signal Simulation Analysis Module

Kil-Mo Koo, Jin-Ho Song, Sang-Baik Kim, Kwang-Il Ahn et al. • Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations (2012)

Unlike design basis accidents, some inherent uncertainties of the reliability of instrumentations are expected while subjected to harsh environments (e.g., high temperature and pressure, high humidity, and high radioactivity) occurring in s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2012/656590

Identification of DDIT4 as a potential prognostic marker associated with chemotherapeutic and immunotherapeutic response in triple-negative breast cancer

Xuanzhao Chen, Zeyan Li, Meihua Liang, Ziyang Zhang et al. • World Journal of Surgical Oncology (2023)

Abstract Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most heterogenous and aggressive subtype of breast cancer. Chemotherapy remains the standard treatment option for patients with TNBC owing to the unavailability of acceptable t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12957-023-03078-7

Breeding birds in the largest historical urban park of Rome (Villa Doria Pamphilj): community structure and spatial patterns of species richness and occurrence

Corrado Battisti, Paolo Giampaoletti, Francesco Zullo • Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology (2026)

This study presents preliminary data obtained through intensive sampling using a spatial survey approach (breeding bird atlas) carried out in Rome’s largest historic urban park: Villa Doria Pamphilj (184 hectares). A total of 44 breeding bi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4081/rio.2026.932