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Quantifying and mapping land use changes and regulating ecosystem service potentials in a data-scarce peri-urban region in Kenya

Peter Waweru Wangai, Benjamin Burkhard, Felix Müller • Ecosystems and People (2019)

Recent scientific developments are advancing to link land use and land cover (LULC) change with ecosystem service (ES) potentials. Such links within peri-urban ecosystems are scanty due to methodological and expertise challenge, and data li...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/21513732.2018.1529708

Trends in adult cardiovascular disease risk factors and their socio-economic patterning in the Scottish population 1995–2008: cross-sectional surveys

Simon Capewell, Alastair H Leyland, Linsay Gray, Carolyn Davies et al. • BMJ Open (2011)

Objectives To examine secular and socio-economic changes in cardiovascular disease risk factor prevalences in the Scottish population. This could contribute to a better understanding of why the decline in coronary heart disease mortality in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000176

Microwave Photonic Techniques in Phase-Noise Measurements of Microwave Sources: A Review of Fiber-Optic Delay-Line Methods

Andrej Lavrič, Matjaž Vidmar, Boštjan Batagelj • Photonics (2026)

Microwave photonics has recently come to the forefront as a valuable approach to generating, processing, and measuring signals in high-performance domains such as communication, radar, and timing systems. Recent studies have introduced a ra...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/photonics13010060

Communication Studies in Europe

Erik Vroons • Gazette (Leiden Netherlands) (2005)

There is an abundance of literature published on the history of communication studies in Europe, in a number of countries and taking various approaches. However, more pan-European initiatives to take stock of earlier activities in the field...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0016549205057541

Relative risk of suicide following exposure to recent stressors, Victoria, Australia

Angela Clapperton, Stuart Newstead, Lyndal Bugeja, Jane Pirkis • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (2019)

Abstract Objective: This study aimed to identify stressors over‐represented in the 12 months prior to death among 553 Victorian adults who died by suicide. Methods: Age‐ and sex‐specific suicide rates and relative risks of suicide were calc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12886

Correlation between the Findings of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shoulder and Shoulder Arthroscopy

Zubair Younis Ringshawl, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Zahid Bashir, Munir Farooq et al. • Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (2020)

Introduction: Shoulder pain is a significant cause of decreased functional activity of an individual. The overall prevalence of shoulder pain is 16-26%, which makes it the third most common cause among musculoskeletal complaints. The cau...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2020/44557.14048

The History of Political Science

James Farr • American Journal of Political Science (1988)

Political science is once again rediscovering its past and retelling its history. In last few years several works have brought an end to an era when our discipline's historical reflections were limited to rather brief presidential addresses...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2111205

Recent advances of two-dimensional materials in smart drug delivery nano-systems

Hua Zhang, Taojian Fan, Wen Chen, Yingchun Li et al. • Bioactive Materials (2020)

Smart drug delivery nano-systems show significant changes in their physical or chemical properties in response to slight change in environmental physical and/or chemical signals, and further releasing drugs adjusted to the progression of th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.06.012

Explainable machine learning in materials science

Xiaoting Zhong, Brian J. Gallagher, Shusen Liu, Bhavya Kailkhura et al. • npj Computational Materials (2022)

Abstract Machine learning models are increasingly used in materials studies because of their exceptional accuracy. However, the most accurate machine learning models are usually difficult to explain. Remedies to this problem lie in explaina...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-022-00884-7

Investigation of Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Nanomodified Cement-Based Materials

Spyridoula G. Farmaki, Dimitrios A. Exarchos, Vasileios Dracopoulos, Anastasios Gkotzamanis et al. • Applied Mechanics (2026)

Recent advances in nanotechnology have highlighted the transformative potential of carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanofibers, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, in cementitious systems. These materials have shown a remarkable abili...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/applmech7010013

The Oxford companion to archaeology

• Choice Reviews Online (1997)

When we think of archaeology, most of us think first of its many spectacular finds: the legendary city of Troy, Tutankhamun's golden tomb, the three-million-year-old footprints at Laetoli, the mile-high city at Machu Picchu, the cave painti...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.34-6037

Lectures on Astrophysics

Steven Weinberg • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2019)

Lectures on Astrophysics provides an account of classic and contemporary aspects of astrophysics, with an emphasis on analytic calculations and physical understanding. It introduces fundamental topics in astrophysics, including the properti...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108227445

The Relation between emotional eating and perceived stress among students in tertiary education in Oman: A single-center study

Asma Al Shidhani, Asma Al Samani, Tahani Al Malki, Bashair Al Shukaili et al. • Taiwanese Journal of Psychiatry (2023)

Objectives: Preliminary studies suggested that the high rates of stress are increasingly prevalent in students in tertiary education in the Arabian Gulf countries and that their emotional eating is often triggered by stress. Nevertheless, t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/TPSY.TPSY_3_23

Criminal Victimization and Legal Challenges of Migrants in Developed Countries: A Critical Analysis

Mirzayusup Rustambaev, Govkherjan Yuldasheva, Roza Azkhodjaeva, Asliddin Nuridullayev et al. • Qubahan Academic Journal (2026)

This article examines migrant victimization as a structural outcome of migration governance systems in developed countries. This study demonstrates that variations in enforcement intensity, labor-market segmentation, and procedural safeguar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.48161/qaj.v6n1a2308

Forestry at the EU’s Doorstep – How Much are We Ready in the Area of Occupational Safety in Forestry?

Matija Landekić, Mario Šporčić, Marko Lovrić, Ivan Martinić • Croatian Journal of Forest Engineering (2011)

According to the classification of business activities in the National Classification of Activities, agriculture, forestry and fishery together account for 3.43% of all injuries recorded in 2009, which places them in the lower part of the a...

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DNA barcoding and phylogenetic insights into the selected endemic flora of the Western Himalayas

Shakila Umer, Khushi Muhammad, Sajjad Sajjad, Latifa AlHusnain et al. • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract The Himalayan region is recognized as one of the world’s major biodiversity hotspots due to its remarkable altitudinal variation, high species richness, and exceptional endemism. Despite its ecological significance, the endemic flo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-52399-6

The effectiveness of the training protocol based on acceptance and commitment on psychological distress and parenting stress of mothers with deaf children

Fatemeh Nikkhoo, Somaiyeh Fathipoor • مطالعات روانشناسی تربیتی (2023)

The mental pressure caused by having a deaf child has tremendous effects on mothers. This pressure leads to psychological distress and parenting stress for mothers. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22111/jeps.2023.46177.5454

Echoes of Haunted Memories and Nightmares: Understanding Trauma in Gurnah's Afterlives

Harzat Abbas, Asif Abbas, Asim Iqbal, Palwasha Zeb Khalil • University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics and Literature (2023)

This research paper investigates the exploration of trauma within Abdulrazak Gurnah's novel "Afterlives" (2020), examining the profound impact of historical and personal traumas on the characters, particularly the protagonist Hamza. The res...

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Scrolling and Self: How Self-Esteem and Physical Activity Shape the Effects of Intagram Use on Eating Behavior in Universitary Students

Annalisa Belli, Erica Gobbi, Stefano Amatori, Antonio Preti et al. • Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health (2025)

Introduction The use of Social Networking Sites (SNS) has been continuously increasing in recent years [1], contributing to the rise of significant behavioral and psychological issues, especially when SNS are used as a coping mechanism f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.54103/2282-0930/29193