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Sex-based estimation of biological variation in plasma-free amino acid concentrations among healthy adults

Müjgan Ercan, Emiş Deniz Akbulut, Ayşen Caniklioğlu, Esra Fırat Oğuz et al. • Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab (2025)

Introduction: Free amino acid (FAA) analysis plays a crucial role in diagnosing and monitoring inborn errors of metabolism, assessing nutritional status, and identifying metabolic imbalances associated with various diseases. This study aime...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2025.04.010

Zooarqueología de una unidad doméstica Formativa: El caso de Loma Alta (Catamarca, Argentina) Zooarchaeology of a Formative domestic unit: The case of Loma Alta (Catamarca, Argentina)

Andrés Darío Izeta, María Cristina Scattolin • Intersecciones en Antropología (2006)

El propósito de este trabajo es el de aportar datos e interpretaciones de la economía de una unidad doméstica de un sitio del Período Formativo del noroeste argentino (Loma Alta Núcleo E) relacionada con el manejo de camélidos. El registro ...

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The song of air and water: Acoustic experiments with an Ecuadorian Whistle Bottle (c.900 BC–100 BC)

Mónica Amparo Ayala Esparza, Galo Fernando Gallardo Carrillo, Miguel Molina-Alarcón • Internet Archaeology (2019)

In Ecuador, bottles as containers for liquids appeared in the Late Formative period at the end of the Machalilla culture (1600 BC to 800 BC). Whistle bottles were created and perfected during the Chorrera culture (900 BC to 100 BC), and fin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11141/ia.52.2

Lie similarity analysis of MHD Casson fluid flow with heat source and variable viscosity over a porous stretching sheet

Thenmozhi D, M. Eswara Rao, Ch. Nagalakshmi, RLV.Renuka Devi et al. • International Journal of Thermofluids (2024)

The current study presents a novel examination of heat transfer properties in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of Casson fluid across a porous stretching sheet, uniquely incorporating the effects of heat source and variable viscosity. Unlik...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijft.2024.100804

Ranking of treatments in network meta-analysis: incorporating minimally important differences

Tristan Curteis, Augustine Wigle, Christopher J. Michaels, Adriani Nikolakopoulou • BMC Medical Research Methodology (2025)

Abstract Background In network meta-analysis (NMA), the magnitude of difference between treatment effects is typically ignored in the calculation of ranking metrics, such as probability best and surface under the cumulative ranking curve (S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12874-025-02499-0

Research on the Quality Variation Patterns During the Fermentation Process of Coffee-Grounds Craft Beer

Jiashun Jiang, Jingan Yang, Tong Zhu, Yongjin Hu et al. • Foods (2025)

To investigate the metabolic differences and mechanisms during the fermentation process of coffee-grounds craft beer, HS-SPME-GC/MS untargeted metabolomics technology was used to study the metabolic differences during the fermentation proce...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods14061014

Effects of supplementing sweet sorghum with grapeseeds on carcass parameters, and meat quality, amino acid, and fatty acid composition of lambs

Jianxin Jiao, Ting Wang, Shanshan Li, Nana Gou et al. • Animal Bioscience (2023)

Objective Sweet sorghum is an important forage crop for ruminants, especially in low rainfall areas. Grapeseeds are an abundant by-product of wine-making and contain bioactive substances that can improve the antioxidant capacity of meat. We...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5713/ab.22.0189

PESTS ASSOCIATED WITH STORED WHEAT AT SHARKIA GOVERNORATE

Fatma Zourob, Karam Teleb, Zeinab Elbasheir, farg Mohamed • Journal of Productivity and Development (2019)

The present work was surveyed pests found in wheat grain and wheat flour of Sharkia   Governorate in four districts namely, (Bilbeis, Minya El Qamh, Alsalhea and Zagazig) during two years 2016-2017. The Sitophilus granaries was abundant in ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2019.48167

Side Effects of Some Cotton Pesticides on the Dominant Spider Families in Cotton Fields

El-Sayed Hamada • Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology (2016)

Survey was carried out at Elgemmeza  Agricultural Research Station in  a Colton field  for  Piacing sucking pests and associated predators along two successive seasons (2013 & 2014) during May-August months by using examination of leave...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2016.164144

Fluid-Solid Interaction Analysis of a Flow Passing Cylinder Based on Variational Mode Decomposition

Zuo Yaju, Fang Mingkun, Zhu Di, Lu Jiahao et al. • E3S Web of Conferences (2024)

The fluid-structure interaction problem of cylindrical flow around the cylinder is a classic problem, especially in many fields such as energy engineering, fluid dynamics, engineering structure, energy utilization and development, and envir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/e3sconf/202452001017

Determination of the cost-benefit efficient interval for sponge city construction by a multi-objective optimization model

Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang, Changmei Liang et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2023)

The cost-benefit is a key factor when selecting an appropriate sponge city construction scheme. The research of applying intelligent technology to find cost-benefit efficient planning and construction of sponge city is urgently required. Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1072505

Capillary‐Driven Backflow During Salt Precipitation in a Rough Fracture

Xu‐Sheng Chen, Ran Hu, Chen‐Xing Zhou, Yang Xiao et al. • Water Resources Research (2024)

Abstract Salt precipitation is a crucial process occurring during CO2 injection into saline aquifers. It significantly alters the porous space, leading to reduced permeability and impaired injectivity. While the dynamics of precipitation ha...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2023WR035451

Experimental Study on the Effect of the Angle of Attack on the Flow-Induced Vibration of a Harbor Seal’s Whisker

Yuhan Wei, Chunning Ji, Dekui Yuan, Liqun Song et al. • Fluids (2023)

A harbor seal’s whisker is able to sense the trailing vortices of marine organisms due to its unique three-dimensional wavy shape, which suppresses the vibrations caused by its own vortex-shedding, while exciting large-amplitude and synchro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/fluids8070206

Thoracic electrical impedance tomography identifies heterogeneity in lungs associated with respiratory disease in cattle. A pilot study

Olivia Brabant, Yuliya V. Karpievitch, Yuliya V. Karpievitch, Alphons Gwatimba et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2024)

Respiratory disease in cattle is a significant global concern, yet current diagnostic methods are limited, and there is a lack of crush-side tests for detecting active disease. To address this gap, we propose utilizing electrical impedance ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1275013

Angiogenesis as a Survival Mechanism in Heartworm Disease: The Role of Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase and Actin from <i>Dirofilaria immitis</i> in an In Vitro Endothelial Model

Manuel Collado-Cuadrado, Claudia Alarcón-Torrecillas, Alfonso Balmori-de la Puente, Iván Rodríguez-Escolar et al. • Animals (2024)

Heartworm disease, caused by Dirofilaria immitis, is a vector-borne zoonotic disease, (mainly affecting canids and felids) causing chronic vascular and pulmonary pathology in its early stages, which worsens with parasite load and/or death o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ani14233371

Motivation and context of concurrent stimulant and opioid use among persons who use drugs in the rural United States: a multi-site qualitative inquiry

R. J. Fredericksen, R. Baker, A. Sibley, A. T. Estadt et al. • Harm Reduction Journal (2024)

Abstract Background In recent years, stimulant use has increased among persons who use opioids in the rural U.S., leading to high rates of overdose and death. We sought to understand motivations and contexts for stimulant use among persons ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12954-024-00986-z

Influence of dispersion degree of water drops on efficiency of extinguishing of flammable liquids

Korolchenko Dmitriy, Voevoda Sergey • MATEC Web of Conferences (2016)

Depending on the size of water drops, process of fire extinguishing is focused either in a zone of combustion or on a burning liquid surface. This article considers two alternate solutions of a heat balance equation. The first solution allo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20168604056

Deflection and bending moment dynamic load allowance of runway bridges: Theoretical and numerical studies

Yuxin Xue, Wei Hou, Yongjun Zhou, Huichi Li et al. • Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (English ed. Online) (2026)

Runway bridges offer a practical structural solution for airport construction in terrain-constrained areas. However, their dynamic behavior under aircraft landing loads remains insufficiently studied, and design-oriented theoretical guidanc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtte.2026.01.002