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Infrared Thermographic Evaluation Following Hemilaminectomy in Dogs with Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Extrusion: A Pilot Study

Cristian Zaha, Larisa Schuszler, Liliana Cărpinișan, Alina Ghișe et al. • Animals (2026)

(1) Background: Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) represents one of the most frequently encountered neurological disorders in canine patients and often necessitates surgical decompression by means of hemilaminectomy. Objective methods for ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani16121796

Implementation of Legal Protection for the Coral Reef Ecosystem of the Sawu Sea National Park in Kupang Regency, NTT Province

Irzani Andi Abdulrahman, Satria Akbar Bachtiar • Jurnal Hukum Volkgeist (2025)

This study aims to evaluate the implementation of legal protection for coral reef ecosystems in Sawu Sea National Park, Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The research employs an empirical legal approach using a descriptive qualitative met...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35326/volkgeist.v10i1.7822

Analysis of Supply Chain Risks in Concrete Dam Construction

Mohammad Mirzaahmadi, Hamed Sarkardeh, Ali Katebi, Ayda Mirzaahmadi • Journal of Hydraulic Structures (2025)

This study identifies 35 risks related to the supply chain of concrete dams, of which 25 were selected as critical risks using the Delphi method. Risks were categorized into three groups based on their sources including environmental, netwo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22055/jhs.2025.48099.1324

The Digital Transformation in Health: How AI Can Improve the Performance of Health Systems

África Periáñez, Ana Fernández Del Río, Ivan Nazarov, Enric Jané et al. • Health Systems & Reform (2024)

Mobile health has the potential to revolutionize health care delivery and patient engagement. In this work, we discuss how integrating Artificial Intelligence into digital health applications focused on supply chain operation, patient manag...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23288604.2024.2387138

An Object-Based Image Analysis Method for Monitoring Land Conversion by Artificial Sprawl Use of RapidEye and IRS Data

Maud Balestrat, Stéphane Dupuy, Eric Barbe • Remote Sensing (2012)

In France, in the peri-urban context, urban sprawl dynamics are particularly strong with huge population growth as well as a land crisis. The increase and spreading of built-up areas from the city centre towards the periphery takes place to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs4020404

Effectiveness of echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance for screening and monitoring cardiomyopathy in people living with HIV: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol

Flávia Figueira, Matheus de Sá Freitas Tavares, Carla Betina Andreucci, Bernardino Geraldo Alves Souto et al. • Systematic Reviews (2026)

Abstract Background People living with HIV (PLWH) have a markedly increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), including cardiomyopathy, due to a complex interplay of chronic inflammation, viral persistence, and antiretroviral therapy (A...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13643-026-03091-3

Investigations of the impact of polluted natural waters on cardiovascular diseases and development of integrated prevention system

Vyacheslav Vishnevetskiy, Vladislav Popruzhniy • Przegląd Naukowy Inżynieria i Kształtowanie Środowiska (2019)

The aim of this study was to establish the correlation between natural water pollutions and the prevalence of heart diseases. We analyzed the data from the 2014 Federal Service Report on the state of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22630/PNIKS.2019.28.1.5

HIV incidence among sexual health clinic attendees in England: First estimates for black African heterosexuals using a biomarker, 2009-2013.

Adamma Aghaizu, Jennifer Tosswill, Daniela De Angelis, Helen Ward et al. • PLoS ONE (2018)

IntroductionThe HIV epidemic in England is largely concentrated among heterosexuals who are predominately black African and men who have sex with men (MSM). We present for the first time trends in annual HIV incidence for adults attending s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197939

Untargeted metabolomic profiling of Pseudocnella sykion from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa using 1H-NMR and UPLC-QTOF-HR-MS

Cassandra Upton, Gerhard Prinsloo, Paul Anton Steenkamp, Moses Okpeku • Frontiers in Marine Science (2025)

IntroductionSea cucumbers are ecologically and economically significant marine invertebrates, yet the metabolic diversity and bioactive potential of noncommercialized, endemic species remains poorly understood.MethodsThis study presents the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1609951

Reference vegetation for restoration? Three vegetation maps compared across 76 nature reserves in Uganda and Kenya

Jens‐Peter Barnekow Lillesø, Davide Barsotti, James Kalema, Paulo vanBreugel et al. • Ecosphere (2024)

Abstract Forest and landscape restoration are increasingly popular nature‐based solutions to mitigate climate change and safeguard biodiversity. Restoration planning and monitoring implies that a reference ecosystem has been defined to whic...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70030

Mikania micrantha genome provides insights into the molecular mechanism of rapid growth

Bo Liu, Jian Yan, Weihua Li, Lijuan Yin et al. • Nature Communications (2020)

Mikania micrantha is an extremely fast-growing invasive plant species that can cause serious damage to natural ecosystems. Here, the authors assemble its chromosome-scale reference genome and explore possible mechanisms that contribute to i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13926-4

Application of Instrumented Paddles in Measuring On-Water Kinetics of Front and Back Paddlers in K2 Sprint Kayaking Crews of Various Ability Levels

Pui Wah Kong, Cheryl Sihui Tay, Jing Wen Pan • Sensors (2020)

This study used instrumented paddles to obtain on-water kinetic variables of two-seater (K2) crews during sprint kayaking. A total of 74 male kayakers of various ability levels (national team: 9, recreational club: 38, school team: 27) comp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s20216317

Impact of prolonged obstructive sleep apnea syndrome disease course on retinal-choroidal microcirculation: a WF-SS-OCTA study

Chaomin Chen, Xinyi Chen, Lixia Qin, Mingming Zhao et al. • Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy (2026)

Purpose: This study used wide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (WF-SS-OCTA) to evaluate changes in macular vascular density in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) at different stages of disease d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2026.105582

All-inorganic lattice-contracted fabric image sensors for extreme-temperature radiography

Li Xu, Peng Ran, Wenqian Zhou, Jingshu Wang et al. • Nature Communications (2026)

Abstract Conventional X‑ray sensing fails in extreme temperatures due to a fundamental trilemma: no material offers strong absorption, flexibility, and thermal stability simultaneously. Rigid inorganic scintillators exhibit thermal quenchin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-71103-w

Flood Response System—A Case Study

Yogesh Kumar Singh, Upasana Dutta, T. S. Murugesh Prabhu, I. Prabu et al. • Hydrology (2017)

Flood Response System (FRS) is a network-enabled solution developed using open-source software. The system has query based flood damage assessment modules with outputs in the form of spatial maps and statistical databases. FRS effectively f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/hydrology4020030

TOURISM SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS AND THE PROSPECTS FOR CREATING AN ETHNOVISUAL TOURISM ATLAS IN ADJARA

Manuchar Loria, Gulad khilaishvili, Natalia Jijavadze • Three Seas Economic Journal (2023)

Ethnovisual tourism explores a destination's cultural heritage through visual means, generating economic benefits and encouraging investment in cultural infrastructure and heritage conservation projects. Assessing the social, economic and e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30525/2661-5150/2023-3-1

Foraminifera as environmental bioindicators on the Rio Grande Terrace: a preliminary assessment

João Machado Neto, Simone Souza Moraes, Edgar Romeo Herrera de Figueiredo Iza, Felipe Rocha Abreu et al. • Journal of the Geological Survey of Brazil (2025)

There is still a significant gap in research that integrates foraminiferal data with water mass characterization within the specific context of marine phosphorite prospecting. Therefore, this study investigates the environmental dynamics of...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.29396/jgsb.2026.v9.n2.6