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Chemical composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of essential oils from different parts of Daphne mucronata Royle

Iqra Ashraf, Muhammad Zubair, Komal Rizwan, Nasir Rasool et al. • Chemistry Central Journal (2018)

Abstract This research work was executed to determine chemical composition, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial potential of the essential oils extracted from the leaves and stem of Daphne mucronata Royle. From leaves and stem oils fifty-one di...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13065-018-0495-1

Evolution of Tandem Repeats Is Mirroring Post-polyploid Cladogenesis in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)

Mert Dogan, Mert Dogan, Milan Pouch, Milan Pouch et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2021)

The unigeneric tribe Heliophileae encompassing more than 100 Heliophila species is morphologically the most diverse Brassicaceae lineage. The tribe is endemic to southern Africa, confined chiefly to the southwestern South Africa, home of tw...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.607893

Membrane Dysfunction as a Central Mechanism in LRRK2-Associated Parkinson’s Disease: Comparative Analysis of G2019S and I1371V Variants

Khushboo Singh, Roon Banerjee, Chandrakanta Potdar, Anisha Shaw et al. • Cells (2026)

Mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) are among the most common genetic causes of Parkinson’s disease (PD), yet substantial heterogeneity exists among pathogenic variants. How mutations in distinct functional domains of LRRK2 di...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/cells15040342

Clinical evaluation of DIAGNOVIR SARS-CoV-2 ultra-rapid antigen test performance compared to PCR-based testing

Ali Aytac Seymen, Ezgi Gulten, Erol Ozgur, Bülend Ortaç et al. • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The development of rapid antigen tests has contributed to easing the burden on ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31177-8

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein-1 is expressed and involved in the inflammatory response in human sebocytes

Natsuko Kitajima, Takahisa Nakajo, Takeshi Katayoshi, Kentaro Tsuji-Naito • Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports (2023)

Sebocytes express Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptors (NLRs), which participate in the innate immune response of the skin. Although the roles of TLRs and NLR family pyrin domain-cont...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101561

Comparative Analysis of Tools and Approaches for Source Tracking Listeria monocytogenes in a Food Facility Using Whole-Genome Sequence Data

Balamurugan Jagadeesan, Leen Baert, Martin Wiedmann, Renato H. Orsi • Frontiers in Microbiology (2019)

As WGS is increasingly used by food industry to characterize pathogen isolates, users are challenged by the variety of analysis approaches available, ranging from methods that require extensive bioinformatics expertise to commercial softwar...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00947

Sequential Portal Vein Embolization and Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Future Liver Remnant Growth: A Minimally Invasive Alternative to ALPPS Stage-1 in Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Qiang Wang, Qiang Wang, Yujun Ji, Torkel B. Brismar et al. • Frontiers in Surgery (2021)

Background: To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of sequential portal vein embolization (PVE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (PVE+RFA) as a minimally invasive variant for associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for stage...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.741352

3D Printing parameter optimisation combined with heat treatment for achieving high density and enhanced performance in refractory high-entropy alloys

Deyu Jiang, Miao Luo, Changxi Liu, Yashuo Zhang et al. • Virtual and Physical Prototyping (2025)

In this study, a Ti1.5Nb1Ta0.5Zr1Mo0.5 (TNTZM) high-entropy alloy was fabricated using laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). By integrating 63 sets of parameter trials with machine learning (ML) models, an optimised process window was identified,...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2025.2524524

Dependence of Freeze-Out Parameters on Collision Energies and Cross-Sections

Muhammad Waqas, Atef AbdelKader, Muhammad Ajaz, Abdel Nasser Tawfik et al. • Universe (2023)

We analyzed the transverse momentum spectra (pT) reported by the NA61/SHINE and NA49 experiments in inelastic proton–proton (pp) and central Lead–Lead (Pb−Pb), Argon–Scandium (Ar−Sc), and Beryllium–Beryllium (Be−Be) collisions with the Blas...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/universe9010044

On Combined Maximal Precedence–Exceedance Test with Application to HIV Clinical Trials

Sylvester Sebola, Niladri Chakraborty, Morné Rowan Sjölander • Mathematics (2026)

This paper proposes a combined maximal precedence–exceedance test (MPErs) that integrates maximal precedence and maximal exceedance statistics tests to provide sensitivity to both early and late distributional differences between two sample...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math14203658

Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers

Yan Dora Zhang, Amber N. Hurson, Haoyu Zhang, Parichoy Pal Choudhury et al. • Nature Communications (2020)

In cancer many gene variants may contribute to disease etiology, but the impact of a given gene variant may have varied effect size. Here, the authors analyse summary statistics of genome-wide association studies from fourteen cancers, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16483-3

PROCEDURE ENABLING SIMULATION AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF OPTICAL EFFECTS IN CAMERA-BASED TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSORS

M. Baumgart, N. Druml, M. Consani • The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences (2018)

This paper presents a simulation approach for Time-of-Flight cameras to estimate sensor performance and accuracy, as well as to help understanding experimentally discovered effects. The main scope is the detailed simulation of the optical s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-83-2018

A robust and uncertainty-aware machine learning framework for PM2.5 prediction in a coastal urban Indian environment: implications for sustainable air quality management

Salvator Lawrence, Srimuruganandam Bhathmanabhan • Sustainable Environment Research (2026)

Abstract Accurate prediction of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) remains challenging because atmospheric processes are nonlinear, nonstationary, and influenced by temporal variability, measurement uncertainty, and episodic pollution events. ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s42834-026-00296-y

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

Critical Factors Affecting Water and Nitrogen Losses from Sloping Farmland during the Snowmelt Process

Qiang Zhao, Jifeng Zhang, Jingwei Wu, Chenyao Guo et al. • Agronomy (2023)

Water and nitrogen losses from farmland during the snowmelt process play a vital role in water and nitrogen management in cold regions. To explore the mechanisms and factors contributing to water and nitrogen loss from different sloping far...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agronomy13020350

The Effect of Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate on Fatty Liver and the Composition of the Intestinal Microbiota in Overfed Landes Geese

J Tang, Q Fang, M Lu, R Shao et al. • Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science

ABSTRACT Goose fatty liver is a delicious food product and the overfeeding will cause the abnormal physiology of the geese. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementation with hydrated sodium calcium aluminosil...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2017-0499

Porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) tuber extract improved the histopathological features of diabetic rat (Rattus norvegicus) testicles

Dwi Puspa Sukma Viranda, Rochmah Kurnijasanti, Kadek Rachmawati, Iwan Sahrial Hamid et al. • Ovozoa: Journal of Animal Reproduction (2024)

This study aims to determine the effect of porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) tuber extract on the histopathological features of the testicle of alloxan induced rats (Rattus norvegicus). Thirty male rats were randomly divided into six grou...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20473/ovz.v13i1.2024.47-57

<i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> Isolates from Asian Green Mussel: Molecular Characteristics, Virulence and Their Inhibition by Chitooligosaccharide-Tea Polyphenol Conjugates

Suriya Palamae, Ajay Mittal, Mingkwan Yingkajorn, Jirakrit Saetang et al. • Foods (2022)

Fifty isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were tested for pathogenicity, biofilm formation, motility, and antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial activity of chitooligosaccharide (COS)-tea polyphenol conjugates against all isolates was also st...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods11244048

Isolation, characterization and virulence assessment of Type 1d CP bovine viral diarrhea virus originating from Inner Mongolia, China

Luyao Hao, Luyao Hao, Fengmiao Zhao, Fengmiao Zhao et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)

In recent years, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) has been associated with increased respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in cattle. Comprehensive monitoring and investigations into the virus's pathological features are crucial for d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1554986