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Integrated methylome and transcriptome analysis provides insight into DNA methylation-mediated networks in sexual dimorphism of Vernicia montana

Xiang Dong, Lin Zhang, Huaguo Zhu, Jinping Peng et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2026)

Abstract Background Sexual dimorphism is fundamental to reproduction in dioecious plants and is regulated by both genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. DNA methylation is a central epigenetic mark known to influence phenotypic variation in pla...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-026-09376-y

Commemorating Anniversaries of the Life and Work of Francysk Skaryna in Lithuania from the Viewpoint of Book Studies and Scholarly Communication

Aušra Navickienė • Knygotyra (2023)

The aim of this article is to reconstruct the history of how anniversaries of Francysk Skaryna’s life and work were commemorated in the Lithuanian academic environment. It looks for answers to questions of when these anniversaries began to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.15388/Knygotyra.2023.80.133

A study on factors influencing Chinese undergraduate EFL learners’ self-directed use of mobile English learning resources

Fengdan Shen, Fengdan Shen, Linling Liang, Yufang Feng • Frontiers in Psychology (2023)

This study aimed to examine the factors that potentially impact the self-directed use of mobile English learning resources (MELR). The participants were 206 Chinese undergraduate EFL learners at Yangzhou University in Mainland China. Applyi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1189055

A Learning Development Of Beauty Skill Program At A Vocational School In Preserving Local Wisdom

Otin Martini, Engkus Kuswarno, Engkus Kuswarno, M. Andriana Gaffar, Rianti Cahyani • Jurnal Teknologi Pendidikan (2021)

A Learning Development Of Beauty Skill Program At A Vocational School In Preserving Local Wisdom. Objectives: The research is to analyze the learning development of beauty skill program at a vocational school in preserving local wisdom. Met...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21009/jtp.v23i3.22826

Energy, transport network and financial issues: PR perspectives for economic development in time of Euro-Med area change

Amanda Jane Succi • Academicus International Scientific Journal (2012)

The social sciences have inherited a not so clear relationship with the social politics throughout the history. At the first moment the concept of social sciences came into use in the 19th century the first organizations that were promoting...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7336/academicus.2012.05.07

Augmented Reality Intersecting Digital Content into Real-Life Environments: A Case of A Rurally Located Institution of Higher Learning, Eastern Cape Province

Bulelwa Makena, Ntando Elliot Mpahla, Manitshana Mveleli • Journal of Education and Learning Technology (2025)

This paper explored the incorporation of Augmented Reality (AR) within the educational framework in a rurally located university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study investigated how digital content within real-lived expe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2025686

Digital Transition and Mental Health in School Settings: Does Handwriting Still Matter? A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Giuseppe Marano, Oksana Di Giacomi, Senad Hasaj, Gianandrea Traversi et al. • Children (2026)

Background/Objectives: The digital transition in school settings is reshaping children’s learning, writing practices, and mental health trajectories. This narrative review examines whether handwriting still matters in contemporary hybrid ed...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/children13070940

Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Terence W O'Neill, Robert Horne, Clare Jinks, Christian D Mallen et al. • NIHR Open Research (2026)

Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, belie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13751.3

Engaging Older Adults to Guide the Development of Passive Home Health Monitoring to Support Aging in Place

Elinor Randi Schoenfeld, Tracy Trimboli, Kaylyn Schwartz, Givenchy Ayisi-Boahene et al. • Sensors (2025)

By 2050, most adults aged 65 and older in the United States will want to age independently at home, a goal that will strain healthcare resources. Adults aged 50 and older (N = 112) were recruited for study participation between 2018 and 202...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s25247413

Transcatheter heart valve interventions for patients with rheumatic heart disease

Hellmuth Weich, Philip Herbst, Francis Smit, Anton Doubell • Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023)

Rheumatic heart disease [RHD] is the most prevalent cause of valvular heart disease in the world, outstripping degenerative aortic stenosis numbers fourfold. Despite this, global resources are firmly aimed at improving the management of deg...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1234165

Epidemiology of ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia in Spain: A cross-sectional study

G. Ortega Suero, M.J. Abenza Abildúa, C. Serrano Munuera, I. Rouco Axpe et al. • Neurología (English Edition) (2023)

Introduction: Ataxia and hereditary spastic paraplegia are rare neurodegenerative syndromes. We aimed to determine the prevalence of these disorders in Spain in 2019. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional, multicentre, retros...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2023.04.003

Epidemiology of varicose veins

Michael J. Callam • British journal of surgery (1994)

Assessment and treatment of varicose veins comprises a significant part of the surgical workload. In the UK, National Health Service waiting lists suggest that there is still considerable unmet need. This review analyses all published data ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800810204

The Interactive Effects of Robot Anthropomorphism and Robot Ability on Perceived Threat and Support for Robotics Research

Kumar Yogeeswaran, Jakub A. Złotowski, Megan Livingstone, Christoph Bartneck et al. • Journal of Human-Robot Interaction (2016)

The present research examines how a robot's physical anthropomorphism interacts with perceived ability of robots to impact the level of realistic and identity threat that people perceive from robots and how it affects their support for robo...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.5898/jhri.5.2.yogeeswaran

A recent update on development, synthesis methods, properties and application of natural products derived carbon dots

Soumitra Sahana, Anupam Gautam, Rajveer Singh, Shivani Chandel • Natural Products and Bioprospecting (2023)

Abstract Natural resources are practically infinitely abundant in nature, which stimulates scientists to create new materials with inventive uses and minimal environmental impact. Due to the various benefits of natural carbon dots (NCDs) fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s13659-023-00415-x

Quantum-Resistant Security Technologies for Resource-Constrained Edge Devices: Challenges and Lightweight Countermeasures

Fengsheng Zeng, Bahari Idrus, Mohammad Faidzul Nasrudin, Eddie Shahril Ismail • Sensors (2026)

With the rapid advancement of quantum computing technology, IoT edge devices widely deployed in industrial settings are facing severe threats to their quantum-resistant security. This work focuses on the challenges of adapting Quantum Key D...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/s26185859