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Intra-seasonal Variation of Rainfall and Climate Characteristics in Kabul River Basin

Jamal Abdul Naser Shokory, Jun-ichiro Giorgos Tsutsumi, Hiroyuki Yamada, Bjørn Kløve • Central Asian Journal of Water Research (2017)

In Afghanistan, spring and summertime flash floods result in 54.3% of all natural disasters with an average annual economic loss of US$92.17 million between 1990 and 2014. Knowledge of climate and rainfall periodicity are urgently needed fo...

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Integration of Hydrological Model and Time Series Model for Improving the Runoff Simulation: A Case Study on BTOP Model in Zhou River Basin, China

Qintai Xiao, Li Zhou, Xin Xiang, Lingxue Liu et al. • Applied Sciences (2022)

Improving the accuracy of runoff simulations is a significant focus of hydrological science for multiple purposes such as water resources management, flood and drought prediction, and water environment protection. However, the simulated run...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/app12146883

Authorial Narratives in the Work of Middle Eastern Directors

Галина Погребняк • Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв. Серія: Аудіовізуальне мистецтво і виробництво (2024)

The purpose of the research is to identify relevant narratives in the work of directors-authors of Middle Eastern cinema and its functioning in the space of international film festivals. Research methodology. The analytical method was used ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.31866/2617-2674.7.2.2024.318991

Lactational performance and plasma and muscle amino acid concentrations in dairy cows fed diets supplying 2 levels of digestible histidine and metabolizable protein

S.E. Räisänen, C.F.A. Lage, C. Zhou, A. Melgar et al. • Journal of Dairy Science (2022)

ABSTRACT: The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary levels of digestible histidine (dHis) and MP on lactational performance and plasma and muscle concentrations of free AA in dairy cows. A randomized block de...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20800

Interdisciplinary Class Observation in Higher Education: Lessons Learned from the Professional Development Experience of Four Teachers

Joana P. Miranda, Mariana Batista, Cristina Duarte, Tatiana Sanches • Education Sciences (2021)

Peer observation of teaching has been adopted as a method to improve the quality of teaching. It involves observers providing descriptive feedback to their peers on learning and teaching practices. However, although extensively described in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/educsci11110706

Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes and practices level on toxoplasmosis and its seroprevalence in selected high-risk groups in Cebu, Philippines

Adrian P. Ybañez, Adrian P. Ybañez, Grahambell B. Sabanate, Serafin L. Garciano et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2026)

Toxoplasmosis, a zoonotic disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii, poses significant health risks, especially to high-risk individuals who are exposed to cats. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2026.1758610

Identification and genomic characterization of a novel porcine parvovirus in China

Yajing Guo, Guangzhi Yan, Shengnan Chen, Hui Han et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2022)

Porcine parvoviruses (PPVs) are a group of small non-enveloped viruses with seven species (porcine parvovirus 1–7, PPV1-7) have been identified. In this study, a novel porcine parvovirus, provisionally named porcine parvovirus 8 (PPV8), was...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.1009103

Analyzing the Influence of Place Attachment on Citizens' Environmental Protection Behaviors: A Case Study of Rasht City

Aliakbar Salaripour, Arman Hamidi, Alieh Faridi Foshtomi,, Amir Hosein Nourbakhsh • برنامه‌ریزی توسعه شهری و منطقه‌ای (2024)

Nowadays, a significant aspect of citizens' environmental conduct is intertwined with their connection and emotional bond to the city. This attachment to the urban environment is regarded as a critical element in fostering environmentally c...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/urdp.2024.76342.1597

Implementation of the therapeutic use of hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease management in resource-constrained settings: a systematic review of adoption, cost and acceptability

Joyce Gyamfi, Temitope Ojo, Dorice Vieira, Nessa Ryan et al. • BMJ Open (2020)

Objectives Mortality associated with sickle cell disease (SCD) is high in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hydroxyurea, a medicine to effectively manage SCD, is not widely available in resource-constrained settings. We identif...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038685

Impact of internal remittance on households' use of bank services: evidence from Vietnam

Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen, Hung Manh Le, Le Quoc Hoi, Hang Thu Pham • Journal of Economics Finance and Administrative Science (2022)

Purpose – This study estimates impact of remittances from internal migration on households' use of bank services in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses data from the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey and the two-s...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1108/JEFAS-05-2021-0074

Point of Care Ultrasonographic Life Support in Emergency (PULSE)—a quasi-experimental study

Noman Ali, Abdul Ahad Chhotani, Sannia Perwaiz Iqbal, Salman Muhammad Soomar et al. • International Journal of Emergency Medicine (2023)

Abstract Background Many physicians use point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in their clinical practice to improve their diagnostic capabilities, accuracy, and timeliness. Over the last two decades, the use of PoCUS in the emergency room has dr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12245-023-00525-w

Evaluating the impact of urban traffic patterns on air pollution emissions in Dublin: a regression model using google project air view data and traffic data

Pavlos Tafidis, Mehdi Gholamnia, Payam Sajadi, Sruthi Krishnan Vijayakrishnan et al. • European Transport Research Review (2024)

Abstract Air pollution is a significant and pressing environmental and public health concern in urban areas, primarily driven by road transport. By gaining a deeper understanding of how traffic dynamics influence air pollution, policymakers...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12544-024-00671-z

Resource-Constrained Edge AI Solution for Real-Time Pest and Disease Detection in Chili Pepper Fields

Hoyoung Chung, Jin-Hwi Kim, Junseong Ahn, Yoona Chung et al. • Agriculture (2026)

This paper presents a low-cost, fully on-premise Edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) system designed to support real-time pest and disease detection in open-field chili pepper cultivation. The proposed architecture integrates AI-Thinker ESP32...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agriculture16020223

Structure of Spatial Correlation Network and Influencing Factors of Urban-Rural Integration in China

Wang Kai, Liu Meilun, Tan Jiaxin, Gan Chang • Redai dili (2025)

Urban-rural integration is a necessary way to realize the strategy of rural revitalization in the new era, and exploring the characteristics of the spatial correlation network of China's urban-rural integration and its formation mechanism i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.13284/j.cnki.rddl.20230678

Enhanced conformal BMS3 symmetries

Oscar Fuentealba, Iva Lovrekovic, David Tempo, Ricardo Troncoso • Journal of High Energy Physics (2025)

Abstract An enhanced version of the conformal BMS3 algebra is presented. It is shown to emerge from the asymptotic structure of an extension of conformal gravity in 3D by Pope and Townsend that consistently accommodates an additional spin-2...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/JHEP04(2025)054

Computational analysis of visible frequency plasmonic properties of graphene on wide band gap heterostructures

Muhammad Qamar, Ghulam Abbas, Meiyong Liao, Satoshi Koizumi et al. • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract Control over plasmonic properties and local electric field enhancement has become an essential aspect of many modern technologies. Here we investigate these phenomena in graphene / hexagonal boron nitride (G/h-BN) heterostructures ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-40039-y

Towards an information extraction and knowledge formation framework based on Shannon entropy

Iliescu Dragoș, Gheorghe Marian • MATEC Web of Conferences (2017)

Information quantity subject is approached in this paperwork, considering the specific domain of nonconforming product management as information source. This work represents a case study. Raw data were gathered from a heavy industrial works...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/20179406013

Do China State-Level Economic and Technological Development Zones Have a Positive Effect on Regional Total Factor Productivity? A Perspective Based on the Moderating Effect of Transportation Infrastructure

Mengshang Liang, Changxin Xu, Mingxian Li, Yang Lu • Systems (2025)

With the deceleration of China’s economic growth, the crude economic model will progressively diminish in its competitive edge, thereby posing challenges for state-level economic and technological development zones (ETDZs) in terms of trans...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/systems13080620