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Aging, aerobic exercise, and cardiovascular health: Barriers, alternative strategies and future directions

Kevin O. Murray, Sophia A. Mahoney, Ravinandan Venkatasubramanian, Douglas R. Seals et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2023)

Age-associated cardiovascular (CV) dysfunction, namely arterial dysfunction, is a key antecedent to the development of CV disease (CVD). Arterial dysfunction with aging is characterized by impaired vascular endothelial function and stiffeni...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112105

The burden and determinants of cognitive impairment among individuals with chronic diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2025)

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a medical condition caused by neurodegeneration, marked by a gradual decline in neurological, motor, psychological, and cognitive domain functions, as well as daily activities. It primarily affects indi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100171

Decreased Daily Melatonin Levels in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Short Report

Ralitsa Robeva, Georgi Kirilov, Dobromir Tanev, Analia Tomova et al. • Balkan Medical Journal (2013)

Background: The neuroendocrine system is known to influence immunity, but the precise interactions between different hormones and autoimmune disorders remain obscure. Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the role of daily serum ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.8064

Music therapy-induced changes in salivary cortisol level are predictive of cardiovascular mortality in patients under maintenance hemodialysis

Hou YC, Lin YJ, Lu KC, Chiang HS et al. • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management (2017)

Yi-Chou Hou,1 Yen-Ju Lin,2 Kuo-Cheng Lu,1 Han-Sun Chiang,3 Chia-Chi Chang,4 Li-King Yang1 1Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 2Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical Univ...

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Magnetic Field Dipolarization and Its Associated Ion Flux Variations in the Dawnside Deep Inner Magnetosphere: Arase Observations

M. Nosé, A. Matsuoka, S. Kasahara, S. Yokota et al. • Geophysical Research Letters (2018)

Abstract The Arase satellite observed clear dipolarization signatures at r~4.3–4.6 RE, GMLAT~16°–18°, and MLT~5.5–5.7 hr around 15:00 UT on 27 March 2017 when Dst~−70 nT. Strong magnetic field fluctuations were embedded and their characteri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1029/2018GL078825

Geochemical balance of the mineral fraction and statistical analyzes of the Ebolowa municipal lake’s sediments (central Africa): Implication for early diagenesis process

Akono Daniel Florent, Bokanda Ekoko Eric, Bisse Salomon Bertrant, Belinga Belinga Cedric et al. • Heliyon (2023)

The Ebolowa Municipal Lake (EML) (South Cameroon) in order to identify the early diagenesis processes taking place in the lake and the factors influencing them. To this end, 21 samples were collected. In situ, hydrogen potential, redox pote...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17617

The cause of high intensity of seismicity in Ukraine

O. Chalyi, M. Diaconescu, I. Gurova, Y. Lisovyi et al. • Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Серія Геологія (2018)

In the article, the earthquake near Sumy is considered in detail. According to the authors, this earthquake occurred under the influence of several stress regimes. At the regional level: it is related to the transfer of stresses from the Vr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.17721/1728-2713.83.05

Stress-dilatancy properties for fiber-reinforced sand

KONG Yu-xia , SHENG Fei-fan , WANG Hui-juan • Yantu gongcheng xuebao (2018)

It is observed that randomly distributed polypropylene fibers act to interlock particles and thus improve the mechanical behavior of the reinforced soils. The polypropylene fiber inclusion clearly increases the shear strength of soils, and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.11779/CJGE201812012

Conjunctival lymphangioma in a 4-year-old girl revealed tuberous sclerosis complex

Freiberg, Florentina Joyce, Kunstmann, Erdmute, König, Thomas, Matlach, Juliane et al. • GMS Ophthalmology Cases (2016)

Background: To present a case of conjunctival lymphangioma in a girl with tuberous sclerosis complex.Methods/results: A 4-year-old girl presented with a relapsing cystic lesion of the bulbar conjunctiva in the right eye with string-of-pear...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3205/oc000046

Knockdown of menin affects pre-mRNA processing and promoter fidelity at the interferon-gamma inducible <it>IRF1 </it>gene

Auriemma Lauren B, Shah Shaili, Linden Lara M, Henriksen Melissa A • Epigenetics & Chromatin (2012)

Abstract Background The tumor suppressor menin (MEN1) is mutated in the inherited disease multiple endocrine neoplasia type I, and has several documented cellular roles, including the activation and repression of transcription effected by s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/1756-8935-5-2

Anaokulu Bahçelerinde Dış Mekân Optimum Kullanım Olanaklarının Belirlenmesi: İstanbul Anadolu Yakasından Örnekler

Özgür Yerli, Ceren Sinan • Düzce University Faculty of Forestry Journal of Forestry (2019)

Günümüz kentlerinde çocukların en çok vakit geçirdiği yerin okul binası ve okul bahçesi olduğu düşünüldüğünde anaokulu bahçeleri ve bahçede oynanan oyunlar çocukların fiziksel, ruhsal ve zihinsel gelişimlerinin sağlıklı ilerleyişi açısından...

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Impacts of land use and cover changes on ecosystem service values from 1992 to 2052 in Gena District, Southwest Ethiopia

Tesfaye Tadesse, Yericho Berhanu, Ginjo Gitima, Meseret Kassie et al. • Scientific African (2024)

Land use and cover changes alter the functions and structures of ecosystem, resulting in variations in Ecosystem Service Values (ESVs). Thus, we examined the impacts of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on ESVs from 1992 to 2052 using geos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02244

Evolutionary Analysis of Four Recombinant Viruses of the Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus From a Pig Farm in China

Jiankui Liu, Jiankui Liu, Jiankui Liu, Liling Lai et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2022)

The porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is one of the most important pathogens causing substantial economic losses to the Chinese swine industry. In this study, we analyzed the complete genome sequences of four PRRSV...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.933896

Analysis of Cathinone Alkaloids in Khat by HPLC-Q-TOF In-source Fragmentation Multistage Mass Spectrometry

SHI Hong-fei1, XU Bo-peng1, QUAN Yang-ke2, XU Cheng-xin1, ZHOU Xiu-qi1 • Zhipu Xuebao (2024)

Khat is a kind of common drug plant. Many experiments have shown that the content of cathinone norpseudoephedrine and norephedrine in some varieties of Khat are similar. However, some studies showed that there are differences in the intensi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7538/zpxb.2023.0065

Lipofuscin: Wear Pigment or Alarm Signal for Cardiac AlloGraft Vasculopathy?

Anca Otilia Farcas, Mihai Ciprian Stoica, Septimiu Voidazan, Carmen Corina Radu et al. • Diagnostics (2026)

Background: CAV (cardiac allograft vasculopathy) is considered the leading cause of late post-transplant mortality and affects approximately 50% of transplant patients at 10 years post-transplant. Its etiopathogenetic mechanism is considere...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16152432

Simultaneous analysis of creatinine and uric acid in human urine samples using mean centering, ratio subtraction, and derivative spectrophotometric techniques as a green analytical protocol

Dashty K. Ali, Hemn A. Qader, Nabil A. Fakhre • Green Analytical Chemistry (2025)

Four rapid, accurate, and straightforward derivative spectrophotometric methods were developed to quantify a binary mixture of creatinine (CRT) and uric acid (UA) in human urine samples. The first technique was based on a zero-crossing tech...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.greeac.2025.100289

Optimization of Bacillus cereus Fermentation Process for Selenium Enrichment as Organic Selenium Source

Xujun Chen, Shuyi Li, Xin Cong, Xin Cong et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2020)

Selenium is an essential trace element and micronutrient for human health. Application of organic selenium in plants and microorganisms as trace element supplement is attracting more and more attention. In this study, Bacillus cereus, an im...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.543873

Cadmium sulfide-induced toxicity in the cortex and cerebellum: In vitro and in vivo studies

Atefeh Varmazyari, Ali Taghizadehghalehjoughi, Cigdem Sevim, Ozlem Baris et al. • Toxicology Reports (2020)

Living organisms have an innate ability to regulate the synthesis of inorganic materials, such as bones and teeth in humans. Cadmium sulfide (CdS) can be utilized as a quantum dot that functions as a unique light-emitting semiconductor nano...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2020.04.011

Impact of Pressurized Liquid Extraction and pH on Protein Yield, Changes in Molecular Size Distribution and Antioxidant Compounds Recovery from Spirulina

Jianjun Zhou, Min Wang, Celia Carrillo, Zhenzhou Zhu et al. • Foods (2021)

The research aims to extract nutrients and bioactive compounds from spirulina using a non-toxic, environmentally friendly and efficient method—Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE). In this work, Response Surface Methodology (RSM)–Central Com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/foods10092153