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Random T-DNA Mutagenesis Identifies a Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase Gene as a Virulence Factor of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Liangsheng Xu, Weidong Chen • Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions (2013)

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation (AMT) was used to identify potential virulence factors in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Screening AMT transformants identified two mutants showing significantly reduced virulence. The mutants showed growth ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1094/MPMI-07-12-0177-R

Potassium mobilization and plant growth promotion by soil bacteria isolated from different agroclimatic zones of Odisha, India

Aiswarya PANDA, Ankita DASH, Bibhuti Bhusan MISHRA • Acta Agriculturae Slovenica (2021)

Potassium is essential for plant metabolism; improves immunity to stress and increase crop productivity. Soil contains insoluble form of potassium, which is unavailable for plant absorption. Potash mobilizing bacteria (KMB) solubilise compl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14720/aas.2021.117.3.1794

Effect of physiochemical parameters on yield and biological efficiency of Volvariella volvacea cultivated on empty fruit bunch pellets

Nur Fariha Amir, Aslizah Mohd-Aris, Tuan Norhafizah Tuan-Zakaria, Noor Azrimi Umor et al. • Heliyon (2025)

Background: Volvariella volvacea is a highly nutritious edible mushroom grown mainly in Southeast Asian countries. However, the low yield of V. volvacea has discouraged farmers from engaging in its production. Objective: The study was condu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42572

Scare-quoting climate: The rapid rise of climate denial in the Swedish far-right media ecosystem

Vowles Kjell, Hultman Martin • Nordic Journal of Media Studies (2021)

The final years of the 2010s marked an upturn in coverage on climate change. In Sweden, legacy media wrote more on the issue than ever before, especially in connection to the drought and wildfires in the summer of 2018 and the Fridays for F...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2478/njms-2021-0005

Associations of time spent on different types of digital media with self-rated general and mental health in Swedish adolescents

Helena Frielingsdorf, Victoria Fomichov, Ingrid Rystedt, Sofia Lindstrand et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Although previous studies have suggested an association between digital media use and health, detailed knowledge about how different types of digital media impact adolescent health is limited. This cross-sectional population-based ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-83951-x

Incubation of semen with human follicular fluid improves the antioxidant status and quality of spermatozoa after freezing–thawing

Monireh Mahmoodi, Elham Shojafar, Maryam Dastjani-Farahani • Reproduction and Fertility (2025)

The sperm freezing–thawing procedure is the most commonly used technique in clinics to preserve male fertility before any pathological destruction of the testis. Therefore, most studies are currently focused on optimizing this method to ach...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1530/RAF-24-0056

Anti-Bacterial Microgel Synthesis: Sonochemical Modification of Carbopol for Hygienic Applications

Aghil Asadi, Mohsen Najafi, Hossien Bouhnedi, Mehdi Haji Bagherian • علوم و تکنولوژی پلیمر (2021)

Hypothesis: The volume of studies conducted on biopolymeric materials emphasizes the high-consumption of polymers in biomaterial fields, especially in cosmetics industry which must be resistant to different kinds of microorganisms and bacte...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22063/jipst.2021.1779

We Are All in This Together: Effects of Synchrony in Social Media Videos on Viewers’ Experience of Self-Transcendent Emotions

Mary Beth Oliver, Alex Paloma, Yansheng Liu, Yilan Guo et al. • Behavioral Sciences (2026)

Synchrony refers to similarity in movement between different actors such as dancing, clapping, or singing together. Prior research demonstrates that synchrony often elicits emotions that may be characterized as aesthetic or self-transcenden...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/bs16071155

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

The Impact of Residents’ Daily Internet Activities on the Spatial Distribution of Online Fraud: An Analysis Based on Mobile Phone Application Usage

Guangwen Song, Jiajun Liang, Linlin Wu, Lin Liu et al. • ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (2025)

In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of online fraud cases. However, research on crime geography has paid little attention to online crimes, especially to the influencing factors behind their spatial distributions....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ijgi14040151

Evaluation of polybenzimidazole-based polymers for the removal of uranium, thorium and palladium from aqueous medium

V. Vijaya Kumar, C. Ramesh Kumar, A. Suresh, S. Jayalakshmi et al. • Royal Society Open Science (2018)

Four types of polybenzimidazole (PBI)-based polymers (m-PBI, p-PBI, pyridine-based m-PBI and alkylated m-PBI) have been prepared and characterized. Extraction behaviour of heavy metal ions, viz. U(VI), Th(IV) and Pd(II), with these polymers...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171701

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

Relationship between atherosclerosis and occlusal support of natural teeth with mediating effect of atheroprotective nutrients: From the SONIC study.

Sayaka Tada, Kazunori Ikebe, Kei Kamide, Yasuyuki Gondo et al. • PLoS ONE (2017)

Whereas most of studies investigating relationship between oral health and atherosclerosis have focused on periodontitis, very few of them were examined about occlusal status of natural teeth which possibly influence dietary habit. The prim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182563