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Developing a Rational, Optimized Product of Centella asiatica for Examination in Clinical Trials: Real World Challenges

Kirsten M. Wright, Janis McFerrin, Armando Alcázar Magaña, Armando Alcázar Magaña et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2022)

Botanical products are frequently sold as dietary supplements and their use by the public is increasing in popularity. However, scientific evaluation of their medicinal benefits presents unique challenges due to their chemical complexity, i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.799137

Bi‐Functional Materials for Sulfur Cathode and Lithium Metal Anode of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Status and Challenges

Ying Dou, Junling Guo, Junke Shao, Jiaozi Duan et al. • Advanced Science (2024)

Abstract Over the past decade, the most fundamental challenges faced by the development of lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) and their effective solutions have been extensively studied. To further transfer LSBs from the research phase into th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202407304

Sustainable Use of By-Products and Wastes from Greece to Produce Innovative Eco-Friendly Pervious Concrete

Petros Petrounias, Panagiota P. Giannakopoulou, Aikaterini Rogkala, Maria Kalpogiannaki et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

This study was based on the reduction of the extraction of natural resources and, at the same time, was focused on the use of by-products and various wastes in construction applications by following the principles of circular economy. Steri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12125861

Effects of Vitex trifolia L. leaf extracts and phytoconstituents on cytokine production in human U937 macrophages

Hai-Ning Wee, Soek-Ying Neo, Deepika Singh, Hui-Chuing Yew et al. • BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies (2020)

Abstract Background Dysregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) form the basis of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. Vitex trifolia L. is a medicinal plant growing in co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-02884-w

Caenorhabditis elegans Neurotoxicity Testing: Novel Applications in the Adverse Outcome Pathway Framework

Shreesh Raj Sammi, Shreesh Raj Sammi, Laura E. Jameson, Kendra D. Conrow et al. • Frontiers in Toxicology (2022)

Neurological hazard assessment of industrial and pesticidal chemicals demands a substantial amount of time and resources. Caenorhabditis elegans is an established model organism in developmental biology and neuroscience. It presents an idea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2022.826488

Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) genetic diversity and traditional subsistence: a worldwide population survey.

Audrey Sabbagh, Pierre Darlu, Brigitte Crouau-Roy, Estella S Poloni • PLoS ONE (2011)

Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2) is involved in human physiological responses to a variety of xenobiotic compounds, including common therapeutic drugs and exogenous chemicals present in the diet and the environment. Many questions rem...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018507

Rural Community Engagement for Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Renewal

Glenn C. Sutter, Leah O'Malley, Tobias Sperlich • Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship (2023)

Systems thinking can shed light on important relationships and conditions that affect community engagement activities. While robust tools like the community capitals framework and the sustainable livelihoods approach provide valuable contex...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.54656/jces.v15i2.497

Genetic Diversity and Population Genetic Structure of Endemic Schizothoracinae Fishes in the Upper Yellow River and Its Adjacent Waters

Xiu Feng, Xiaoling Wang, Ren Zhu, Yintao Jia et al. • Ecology and Evolution (2025)

ABSTRACT The endemic fishes in the upper Yellow River and its adjacent waters on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau are very sensitive and vulnerable to human activities and climate changes. However, the status of populations, such as genetic divers...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72813

The Status of University Business Schools Regarding Industry 4.0: From the Turkish Perspective

Tulay Ilhan-Nas, Aysegul Saglam, Tarhan Okan, Iskender Peker • SAGE Open (2024)

Industry 4.0, whose effects have been more and more noticeable in recent years, and the digital change it brings call for a new educational model that aligns university instructional processes and curricula with the demands of business. Thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/21582440241236578

The Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 on health care workers

Bárbara Otonín Rodríguez, Tania Lorca Sánchez • International Brazilian Journal of Urology (2020)

ABSTRACT At the end of 2019, a disease was identified, COVID-19, caused by a new type of easy and fast spreading virus, which led to the beginning of a worldwide pandemic. One of the most exposed groups to the virus and its psychosocial con...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/s1677-5538.ibju.2020.s124

Cadeia produtiva do leite em Santa Rosa do Ermírio (Poço Redondo/SE): aspectos introdutórios

Cecília Laís Santana da Silva, José Eloízio da Costa • Geopauta (2024)

A pecuária leiteira é tradição no semiárido sergipano devido à sua relevância histórica e econômica como fonte de renda e de sobrevivência. Nesse sentido, Poço Redondo é hoje o município que mais produz leite em Sergipe, o que indica um pro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22481/rg.v8.e2024.e14332

Baltic Sea Coastal Eutrophication in a Thousand Year Perspective

Lena Norbäck Ivarsson, Thomas Andrén, Matthias Moros, Thorbjørn Joest Andersen et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2019)

Sediment cores from three sites along the east-coast of Sweden, north-western Baltic Proper, have been studied with respect to lithologies, geochemistry, and diatom assemblages to trace and date early human impact with emphasis on nutrient ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00088

Dual career (profession and sport) in academic system - a premise for the existence a regular university football championship in Romania

Alexandru ILIEȘ, Sorin Dacian BUHAȘ • GeoSport for Society (2020)

University football has tradition in the Romanian political context. The first teams that made history in amateur and later professional football were founded in the early twentieth century by students who returned to the country after comp...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30892/gss.1306-066

THE CONSTRUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL IN SPACE MANAGEMENT RURAL: THE CASE OF DERRUBADAS – RS

Dhonathã Santo Rigo, Pedro Selvino Neumann, Paulo Roberto Cardoso da Silveira • Redes (2015)

Inadequate occupation of rural areas and the intense exploitation of natural resources characterized by conflicting land use, as well as the divestiture process educational and productive rural population which is subjected, deepens social ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17058/redes.v20i2.2472