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The relationship between perceived outdoor sports atmosphere and social-emotional competence among college students: the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the moderating role of digital health literacy

Junhong Cui, Namei Song, Xiaobei Gu, Shawei Zhang • Frontiers in Psychology (2026)

ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between the perceived outdoor sports atmosphere and social-emotional competencies among college students, with a focus on examining the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the mode...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1947247

IoT-enabled real-time outdoor monitoring of perovskite BIPV system under real climatic conditions

Shahzad Aman, Aimal Daud Khan, Fahad Sadaqat, Adnan Daud Khan et al. • Results in Engineering (2026)

This study presents a first-of-its-kind IoT-enabled outdoor investigation of perovskite Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) subsystems under real environmental operating conditions at Peshawar, Pakistan. Two architecturally distinct per...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.113915

Research on the Cooling and Humidifying Effects of <em>Cinnamomum camphora</em> Roadside Plantings in Wuhan and Optimization of Thermal Comfort

HU Chenwei, HU Jichun, CHEN Dexuan, HUANG Yi • 园林 (2026)

Street trees in high-density urban areas play a crucial role in mitigating the urban heat island effect and enhancing spatial thermal comfort. However, the cooling and humidifying effects of street trees are influenced by complex factors su...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.12193/j.laing.20260123001

Snail-inspired water-enhanced soft sliding suction for climbing robots

Tianqi Yue, Hermes Bloomfield-Gadêlha, Jonathan Rossiter • Nature Communications (2024)

Abstract Snails can stably slide across a surface with only a single high-payload sucker, offering an efficient adhesive locomotion mechanism for next-generation climbing robots. The critical factor for snails’ sliding suction behaviour is ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48293-2

Evaluation of distilled water quality and production costs from a modified solar still integrated with an outdoor solar water heater

Naseer T. Alwan, S.E. Shcheklein, Obed M. Ali • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (2021)

Solar water distillation is an effective technology for producing potable water using sustainable energy sources. However, the widespread use of this technology in industrial and domestic applications is hindered by low daily production com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2021.101216

Outdoor access practices in the Canadian dairy industry

Anne-Marieke C. Smid, Vanessa Boone, Melanie Jarbeau, Jason Lombard et al. • Journal of Dairy Science (2023)

ABSTRACT: Dairy cows are highly motivated to access pasture and have a partial preference for alternative forms of outdoor access (e.g., deep-bedded outdoor sand or wood-chip packs). In addition, Canadians value the provision of outdoor acc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-23344

Assessing perception and equity of cultural ecosystem services in urban parks using social media data

Yu Zhang, Lin Zhao, Shiyuan Hu • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract Scientific assessment of cultural ecosystem services (CESs) levels in urban parks and refined analysis of their spatial equity are essential for residents’ social well-being. However, traditional assessment methods often fail to ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-18288-0

Geo-Temporal Selective Approach for Dynamic Depth Estimation in Outdoor Object Detection and Distance Measurement

Muhammad Faseeh, Misbah Bibi, Murad Ali Khan, Atif Rizwan et al. • IEEE Access (2024)

Accurate depth information is crucial for various computer vision applications such as augmented reality, 3D modeling, and autonomous vehicles. Recent advancements have significantly improved both supervised and self-supervised methods for ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3485089

A Systematic YOLO-Specific Model Selection for Mechanical Fault Identification in High-Voltage Insulators

Arailym Serikbay, Venera Nurmanova, Yerbol Akhmetov, Amin Zollanvari et al. • International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems (2025)

Regular monitoring of outdoor insulators is crucial to ensure the reliable functioning of the power grid. With recent progress in computer vision technologies, traditional manual and expensive visual inspections can now be replaced by autom...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/etep/8669289

OmniVO: Toward Robust Omni Directional Visual Odometry With Multicamera Collaboration for Challenging Conditions

Zeeshan Javed, Gon-Woo Kim • IEEE Access (2022)

With the recent developments in computer vision, vision-based odometry plays an increasingly important role in the field of autonomous systems. However, using traditional visual odometry or simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) only...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3204870

DAPS3D: Domain Adaptive Projective Segmentation of 3D LiDAR Point Clouds

Alexey A. Klokov, Di Un Pak, Aleksandr Khorin, Dmitry A. Yudin et al. • IEEE Access (2023)

LiDARs are one of the key sources of reliable environmental ranging information for autonomous vehicles. However, segmentation of 3D scene elements (roads, buildings, people, cars, etc.) based on LiDAR point clouds has limitations. On the o...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3298706

Automated harvesting by a dual-arm fruit harvesting robot

Takeshi Yoshida, Yuki Onishi, Takuya Kawahara, Takanori Fukao • ROBOMECH Journal (2022)

Abstract In this study, we propose a method to automate fruit harvesting with a fruit harvesting robot equipped with robotic arms. Given the future growth of the world population, food shortages are expected to accelerate. Since much of Jap...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s40648-022-00233-9

Vision-Based Novelty Detection Using Deep Features and Evolved Novelty Filters for Specific Robotic Exploration and Inspection Tasks

Marco Antonio Contreras-Cruz, Juan Pablo Ramirez-Paredes, Uriel Haile Hernandez-Belmonte, Victor Ayala-Ramirez • Sensors (2019)

One of the essential abilities in animals is to detect novelties within their environment. From the computational point of view, novelty detection consists of finding data that are different in some aspect to the known data. In robotics, re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s19132965

Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Wearables in Strength Training and Performance Monitoring: A Scoping Review

Eleftherios Fyntikakis, Spyridon Plakias, Themistoklis Tsatalas, Minas A. Mina et al. • Applied Sciences (2026)

Background: Strength training (ST) is essential for enhancing athletic performance and reducing injury risk, yet traditional monitoring relies heavily on subjective assessment, limiting objective and individualized evaluation. Objective: Th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app16073565

Electromagnetic Field Distribution Mapping: A Taxonomy and Comprehensive Review of Computational and Machine Learning Methods

Yiannis Kiouvrekis, Theodor Panagiotakopoulos • Computers (2025)

Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure mapping is increasingly important for ensuring compliance with safety regulations, supporting the deployment of next-generation wireless networks, and addressing public health concerns. While numerous su...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/computers14090373