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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

Conjugate mixed convection heat transfer with internal heat generation in a lid-driven enclosure with spinning solid cylinder

Md. Jisan Mahmud, Ahmed Imtiaz Rais, Md. Rakib Hossain, Sumon Saha • Heliyon (2022)

The current study investigates conjugate mixed convection heat transmission with internal heat generation in a square enclosure driven by a sliding lid and a solid cylinder with a heat-conducting surface at its center. The enclosure has a s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11968

Exploring fibre addition methods and mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced 3D printed concrete: A review

Syed Bustan Fatima Warsi, Biranchi Panda, Pankaj Biswas • Developments in the Built Environment (2023)

3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is a growing field of sustainable technology that offers an avenue for rapid industrialisation of the construction industry. Over the years, many non-structural elements have been fabricated by 3D printing, thus ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.dibe.2023.100295

Relationship between Pb relative bioavailability and bioaccessibility in phosphate amended soil: Uncertainty associated with predicting Pb immobilization efficacy using in vitro assays

Farzana Kastury, Silvia Placitu, John Boland, Ranju R. Karna et al. • Environment International (2019)

In this study, an in vitro in vivo correlation (IVIVC) between Pb in vitro bioaccessibility (IVBA) and relative bioavailability (RBA) was explored to determine whether the efficacy of Pb immobilization in phosphate amended soils could be pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.104967

Consumers' Perception of Urban Farming—An Exploratory Study

Carola Grebitus, Lauren Chenarides, Rebecca Muenich, Alex Mahalov • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2020)

Urban agriculture offers the opportunity to provide fresh, local food to urban communities. However, urban agriculture can only be successfully embedded in urban areas if consumers perceive urban farming positively and accept urban farms in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00079

An assessment of the mathematical model for estimating of entropy optimized viscous fluid flow towards a rotating cone surface

Yong-Min Li, M. Ijaz Khan, Sohail A. Khan, Sami Ullah Khan et al. • Scientific Reports (2021)

Abstract Entropy optimization in convective viscous fluids flow due to a rotating cone is explored. Heat expression with heat source/sink and dissipation is considered. Irreversibility with binary chemical reaction is also deliberated. Nonl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89739-7

High Dimensional QSAR Study of Mild Steel Corrosion Inhibition in acidic medium by Furan Derivatives

Abdo M. Al-Fakih, Madzlan Aziz, Hassan H. Abdallah, Zakariya Y. Algamal et al. • International Journal of Electrochemical Science (2015)

The inhibition of mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl by 17 furan derivatives was investigated experimentally using potentiodynamic polarization measurements. The furan derivatives inhibit the mild steel corrosion. The experimental inhibition e...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/S1452-3981(23)06562-8

Numerical study of real gas effects during bubble collapse using a disequilibrium multiphase model

Saeed Bidi, Phoevos Koukouvinis, Andreas Papoutsakis, Armand Shams et al. • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (2022)

An explicit density-based solver of the Euler equations for inviscid and immiscible gas–liquid flow media is coupled with real-fluid thermodynamic equations of state supporting mild dissociation and calibrated with shock tube data up to 500...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106175

First Report of Ciguatoxins in Two Starfish Species: Ophidiaster ophidianus and Marthasterias glacialis

Marisa Silva, Inés Rodriguez, Aldo Barreiro, Manfred Kaufmann et al. • Toxins (2015)

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a syndrome caused by the ingestion of fish contaminated with Ciguatoxins (CTXs). These phycotoxins are produced mainly by dinoflagellates that belong to the genus Gambierdiscus that are transformed in more...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/toxins7093740

Reefs under Siege—the Rise, Putative Drivers, and Consequences of Benthic Cyanobacterial Mats

Amanda K. Ford, Amanda K. Ford, Sonia Bejarano, Maggy M. Nugues et al. • Frontiers in Marine Science (2018)

Benthic cyanobacteria have commonly been a small but integral component of coral reef ecosystems, fulfilling the critical function of introducing bioavailable nitrogen to an inherently oligotrophic environment. Though surveys may have previ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00018

Unveiling Insights into the Whole Genome Sequencing of <i>Mycobacterium</i> spp. Isolated from Siamese Fighting Fish (<i>Betta splendens</i>)

Nguyen Dinh-Hung, Samuel Mwakisha Mwamburi, Ha Thanh Dong, Channarong Rodkhum et al. • Animals (2024)

This study aims to genomically elucidate six isolates of rapidly growing non-tuberculous mycobacteria (RGM) derived from Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). These isolates had previously undergone phenotypic and biochemical characteriz...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani14192833

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

Ectoparasites Identification on Spiny Lobster (Panulirus homarus) Cultivated Controlled Tanks and Floating Net Cages (KJA) at the Lampung Marine Aquaculture Center (BBPBL) : Identifikasi Ektoparasit Lobster Pasir (Panulirus homarus) pada Bak Terkendali dan Keramba Jaring Apung (KJA) di Balai Besar Perikanan Budidaya Laut (BBPBL) Lampung

Izza Fatimatuzzahra, Khaerunissa Anbar Istiadi, Andrian Garbono • Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Eksperimen dan Keanekaragaman Hayati (J-BEKH) (2025)

Ectoparasites can infect aquatic biota, including spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus), which causes failure of spiny lobster cultivation, such as death, bacterial infection, and decreased cultivation quality. One of the failures of spiny lobs...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.23960/jbekh.v12i1.411

Ecological correlates of extinction risk and persistence of direct-developing stream-dwelling frogs in Mesoamerica

Hector Zumbado-Ulate, Kelsey Neam, Adrián García-Rodríguez, Leticia Ochoa-Ochoa et al. • Global Ecology and Conservation (2022)

Understanding the threats to wildlife across space and time is essential for developing effective conservation strategies. In Mesoamerica (i.e., the region that extends from Central Mexico to the most southern point in Panama) at least 40% ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02197

Filling the Gap of Meteorological Data Along the Prut River Valley, Romania - Cârja Experimental Weather Station (2013-2020)

Lucian SFÎCĂ, Pavel ICHIM, Constantin ION, Ștefan-Emanue BALTAG et al. • Aerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului (2021)

The study presents the results of the measurement realized at a meteorological weather station installed in Cârja village, situated in the valley of Prut river in the south-eastern tip of Vaslui county, Romania. The observations cover the i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.24193/AWC2021_16