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Ovule and seed development of crop plants in response to climate change

Mohammad Erfatpour, Dustin MacLean, Rachid Lahlali, Yunfei Jiang • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2024)

The ovule is a plant structure that upon fertilization, transforms into a seed. Successful fertilization is required for optimum crop productivity and is strongly affected by environmental conditions including temperature and precipitation....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1495610

Nanosensor Applications in Plant Science

Daniel Steven Shaw, Kevin C. Honeychurch • Biosensors (2022)

Plant science is a major research topic addressing some of the most important global challenges we face today, including energy and food security. Plant science has a role in the production of staple foods and materials, as well as roles in...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12090675 PMC: 9496508

Complex Ways in Which Landscape Conditions and Risks Affect Human Attitudes Towards Wildlife

Arthur B Muneza, Bernard Amakobe, Simon Kasaine, Daniel B Kramer et al. • Conservation & Society (2022)

Negative interactions between humans and wildlife (i.e. those presenting risks to human security or private property) can trigger retaliation and potential human-wildlife conflict (HWC). The nature and strength of these human responses may ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/cs.cs_112_21

Investigating seasonal velocity variations of selected glaciers in high mountain asia

Francesca Baldacchino, Whyjay Zheng, Kunpeng Wu, Vassiliy Kapitsa et al. • Science of Remote Sensing (2025)

Glacier velocity is a sensitive indicator of mass balance and is key to understanding how glaciers respond to climate change. Monitoring glacier velocity at high temporal resolutions enables a better understanding of the drivers of glacier ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.srs.2025.100266

A Qur’anic Model of National Security Based on the Principle of Nafy al-Sabil: An Explanation of Its Components and Functions

Mehdi Gordi Takhti • فقه و سیاست (2026)

The principle of Nafy al-Sabil (“denial of domination”) is regarded as one of the fundamental jurisprudential and Qur’anic principles and constitutes an important theoretical foundation for explaining relations between Muslims and other com...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22081/ijp.2026.75251.1134

Frendship, diversity and fear: young people’s life views and life values in a multicultural society

Gunnar J. Gunnarsson, Gunnar E. Finnbogason, Hanna Ragnarsdóttir, Halla Jónsdóttir • Nordidactica: Journal of Humanities and Social Science Education (2015)

This article introduces initial findings from a study on young people‘s (18 years and older) life views and life values in Iceland. The research project is located within a broad theoretical framework and uses interdisciplinary approaches o...

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Social and Cultural Predicaments of Female-Headed Households Related to Charitable Institutions in Behbahan

Zohreh Freydoonian, Maryam Mokhtari, Siroos Ahmadi • مطالعات وقف و امور خیریه (2025)

Introduction The number of female-headed households has significantly increased worldwide. In Iran as well, these households now account for more than 14% of all families. Female heads of households are women who, due to reasons such as div...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22108/ecs.2025.146464.1144

Recent Applications of Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold in Tissue Engineering

Hamza Abu Owida, Jamal I. Al-Nabulsi, Feras Alnaimat, Muhammad Al-Ayyad et al. • Applied Bionics and Biomechanics (2022)

Tissue engineering is a relatively new area of research that combines medical, biological, and engineering fundamentals to create tissue-engineered constructs that regenerate, preserve, or slightly increase the functions of tissues. To crea...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1155/2022/1953861

PUBLIC INTEREST IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Vitaly V. Kikavets • RUDN Journal of Law (2020)

The basis of legal relations in public procurement are private and public interests. The purpose of the study is a substantive assessment of the authors hypothesis that the purpose of legal regulation and financial support of public procure...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22363/2313-2337-2020-24-4-1039-1062

The structural characteristics and influential factors of psychological stress of urban residents in Jiangxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic: cross sectional study

Zewen Huang, Lejun Zhang, Junyu Wang, Lu Xu et al. • Heliyon (2021)

Aims: To explore the structural characteristics and influential factors of psychological stress of urban residents in Jiangxi province during the COVID-19 pandemic through a survey of psychological stress, personality traits, family functio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07829

An Adaptive JPEG Double Compression Steganographic Scheme Based on Irregular DCT Coefficients Distribution

Ju Jia, Zhaoxia Xiang, Lina Wang, Yan Xu • IEEE Access (2019)

Steganography is to embed secret information into digital media and minimize the distortion caused by data embedding. The JPEG is a widely used image compression format, and many JPEG images transmitted on the network are double compressed....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2926226

Financial management practices and performance of agricultural small and medium enterprises in Tanzania

Kulwa Mwita Mang'ana, Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula, Silver John Hokororo • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2023)

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in agriculture sector, contribute significantly to economic change in developing countries by addressing a wide range of unemployment, nutrition, income poverty, and food security issues. Despite their cri...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100494

Compost Quality and Markets Are Pivotal for Sustainability in Circular Food-Nutrient Systems: A Case Study of Sri Lanka

Eric D. Roy, Eric D. Roy, Eric D. Roy, Mohamed Esham et al. • Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (2021)

Sustainable management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a critical issue around the world, especially in South Asia where waste generation is expected to double by 2050. Closing the food-nutrient cycle through composting biodegradable MSW ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2021.748391

Reservoir ecological operation considering outflow variations across different time scales

Yibo Wang, Pan Liu, Ming Dou, He Li et al. • Ecological Indicators (2021)

The regulation of reservoirs contributes huge socioeconomic benefits to society at the expense of inducing adverse effects on downstream ecosystems. The reservoir average outflow (such as monthly) can be out of the ecological flow range whi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107582

Understanding the Attitudes of Communities to the Social, Economic, and Cultural Importance of Working Donkeys in Rural, Peri-urban, and Urban Areas of Ethiopia

Martha Geiger, Jo Hockenhull, Henry Buller, Gebre Tefera Engida et al. • Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2020)

Working donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) are vital to the development and support of people's livelihoods in rural, peri-urban, and urban areas of Ethiopia. However, despite their critical role in providing transport, food security, and inc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00060

Attribute-Based Management of Secure Kubernetes Cloud Bursting

Mauro Femminella, Martina Palmucci, Gianluca Reali, Mattia Rengo • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2024)

In modern cloud computing, the need for flexible and scalable orchestration of services, combined with robust security measures, is paramount. In this paper, we propose an innovative approach for managing secure cloud bursting in Kubernetes...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3367461

How to Recognize and Measure the Driving Forces of Tourism Ecological Security: A Case Study from Zhangjiajie Scenic Area in China

Quanjin Li, Yuhuan Geng, Shu Fu, Yaping Zhang et al. • Land (2025)

Rapid regional development and intensified human activities increasingly disturb ecosystems, posing substantial threats to the integrity of large-scale ecological zones. As a World Natural Heritage site and a crucial national ecological zon...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/land14091733