Existence of benefit finding and posttraumatic growth in people treated for head and neck cancer: a systematic review.

abstract：Background:Sprint performance is an essential skill to target within soccer, which can be likely achieved with a variety of methods, including different on-field training options. One such method could be heavy resisted sprint training. However, the effects of such overload on sprint performance and the related kinetic...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lahti J,Huuhka T,Romero V,Bezodis I,Morin JB,Häkkinen K

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Dengue infection represents a global health issue of growing importance. Dengue non-structural protein 1 (NS1) plays a central role in the early detection of the disease. The most common method for NS1 detection is testing by lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) with varying sensitivity. In this study, we prese...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tran TV,Nguyen BV,Nguyen TTP,Tran TT,Pham KG,Le QB,Do BN,Pham HN,Nguyen CV,Dinh DPH,Ha VT,Doan THT,Le HQ

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Medicare is one of the world's largest health insurance programs. It provides health insurance to nearly 44 million beneficiaries whose entitlements are based on age, disability, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Data of these ESRD beneficiaries are collected in the US Renal Data System (USRDS), which inclu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mu Y,Chin AI,Kshirsagar AV,Bang H

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Meniscal tears are a common cause of stifle lameness in dogs. Use of autologous synoviocytes from the affected stifle is an attractive cell source for tissue engineering replacement fibrocartilage. However, the diseased state of these cells may impede in vitro fibrocartilage formation. Synoviocytes from 12 osteoarthri...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Warnock JJ,Bobe G,Duesterdieck-Zellmer KF

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2014, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has led to mass mortality of the majority of hard coral species on the Florida Reef Tract. Following the successful treatment of SCTLD lesions on laboratory corals using water dosed with antibiotics, two topical pastes were developed as vehicles to directly apply ant...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Neely KL,Macaulay KA,Hower EK,Dobler MA

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Much genomic-scale, especially transcriptomic, data on spider phylogeny has accumulated in the last few years. These data have recently been used to investigate the diverse architectures and the origin of spider webs, concluding that the ancestral spider spun no foraging web, that spider webs evolved de novo 10-14 tim...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Coddington JA,Agnarsson I,Hamilton CA,Bond JE

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway shows frequent aberrant alterations and pathological activation in breast cancer cells. While PI3K inhibitors have not achieved expectant therapeutic efficacy in clinical trials, and several studies provide promising combination strategies to substantially maximize therapeu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Qin H,Liu L,Sun S,Zhang D,Sheng J,Li B,Yang W

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prospectively evaluate the effects of vitamin D3 on disease activity and quality of life in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with hypovitaminosis D. METHODS:The study was a prospective double-blinded, randomized trial conducted at Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA from 2012-2013. Patients with UC an...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mathur J,Naing S,Mills P,Limsui D

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Global warming can significantly affect many aspects of the biology of animal species, including their thermal physiology and physiological performance. Thermal performance curves provide a heuristic model to evaluate the impacts of temperature on the ecophysiology of ectotherms. When integrated with other thermal bio...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cabezas-Cartes F,Fernández JB,Duran F,Kubisch EL

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Yes associated protein 1 (YAP1), which is a standout amongst the most essential effectors of the Hippo pathway, assumes a vital part in a few kinds of cancer. However, whether YAP1 is an oncogene in CRC (colorectal cancer) remains controversial, and the association between the subcellular localization of YAP1 a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dong T,Yuan Y,Xiang X,Sang S,Shen H,Wang L,Yang C,Li F,Li H,Zheng S

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Electrochemical signals play an important role in cell communication and behavior. Electrically charged ions transported across cell membranes maintain an electrochemical imbalance that gives rise to bioelectric signaling, called membrane potential or Vmem. Vmem plays a key role in numerous inter- and intrac...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bhavsar MB,Cato G,Hauschild A,Leppik L,Costa Oliveira KM,Eischen-Loges MJ,Barker JH

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Using hypothetical scenarios, we provided participants with potential opening statements to a conflict discussion that varied on I/you language and communicated perspective. Participants rated the likelihood that the recipient of the statement would react in a defensive manner. Using I-language and communicating persp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rogers SL,Howieson J,Neame C

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Estimating volumes and masses of total body components is important for the study and treatment monitoring of nutrition and nutrition-related disorders, cancer, joint replacement, energy-expenditure and exercise physiology. While several equations have been offered for estimating total body components from M...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lacoste Jeanson A,Dupej J,Villa C,Brůžek J

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many ecologists focus on the relationship between species richness (S) and evenness (E), conflicts between observation and theory are difficult to reconcile. Empirical S-E relationships were not consistent, while relationships show strong correlation between S and E. Since E essentially depended on the relati...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Su Q

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This work was aimed to investigate the effects of the different particle size of ground alfalfa hay on caecal microbial and archeal communities of rabbits. One hundred-twenty New Zealand rabbits (950.3 ± 8.82 g) were allocated into four treatments, with five replicates in each treatment and six rabbits in each replica...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yuan M,Liu S,Wang Z,Wang L,Xue B,Zou H,Tian G,Cai J,Peng Q

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Kinorhynchs are marine, microscopic invertebrates inhabiting the seafloors. Their segmented trunk equipped with spines and processes has inspired scientists to give them the common name "mud dragons." Even though kinorhynchs have been known since the 19th century, less than 300 species are known to science, ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sørensen MV,Grzelak K

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoterranovosis is a well-known human disease caused by anisakid larvae belonging to the genus Pseudoterranova. Human infection occurs after consuming infected fish. Hence the presence of Pseudoterranova larvae in the flesh of the fish can cause serious losses and problems for the seafood, fishing and fisheries ind...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shamsi S,Suthar J

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:High throughput DNA sequencing of bulk invertebrate samples or metabarcoding is becoming increasingly used to provide profiles of biological communities for environmental monitoring. As metabarcoding becomes more widely applied, new reference DNA barcodes linked to individual specimens identified by taxonomi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carew ME,Coleman RA,Hoffmann AA

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are a widespread, vocal baleen whale best known for producing song, a complex, repetitive, geographically distinct acoustic signal sung by males, predominantly in a breeding context. Humpback whales worldwide also produce non-song vocalizations ("calls") throughout th...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fournet MEH,Jacobsen L,Gabriele CM,Mellinger DK,Klinck H

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new iguanodontian ornithopod, Choyrodon barsboldi gen. et sp. nov. from the Albian-aged Khuren Dukh Formation of Mongolia based on several partial skeletons interpreted to represent a subadult growth stage based on osteohistological features. This new taxon is diagnosed by many autapomorphies of the maxi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gates TA,Tsogtbaatar K,Zanno LE,Chinzorig T,Watabe M

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of the tree frog Polypedates megacephalus (16,473 bp) was previously reported as having the unusual characteristic of lacking the ND5 gene. In this study, a new mitogenome of P. megacephalus (19,952 bp) was resequenced using the next-generation sequencing (NGS) and standa...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Huang A,Liu S,Li H,Luo H,Ni Q,Yao Y,Xu H,Zeng B,Li Y,Wei Z,Li S,Zhang M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS-C) is widely utilized for hybrid maize seed production. However, genetic mechanisms underlying the fertility restoration are very complicated. At present, there is a divergence on the number of fertility restorer genes in maize inbred line A619 for CMS-C. To further elucidate the...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yongming L,Zhuofan Z,Yanli L,Chuan L,Jing W,Boxiao D,Bing L,Tao Q,Wenbing Z,Moju C

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Mangroves are important coastal ecosystems known for high photosynthetic productivity and the ability to support marine food chains through supply of dissolved carbon or particular organic matter. Most of the carbon found in mangroves is produced by its vegetation and is decomposed in root associated sedimen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Taketani RG,Moitinho MA,Mauchline TH,Melo IS

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Low intensity repetitive magnetic stimulation of neural tissue modulates neuronal excitability and has promising therapeutic potential in the treatment of neurological disorders. However, the underpinning cellular and biochemical mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study investigates the behavioural effects of l...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hong I,Garrett A,Maker G,Mullaney I,Rodger J,Etherington SJ

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatial genetic variation of river-dwelling freshwater fishes is typically affected by the historical and contemporary river landscape as well as life-history traits. Tropical river and stream landscapes have endured extended geological change, shaping the existing pattern of genetic diversity, but were not directly a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jaisuk C,Senanan W

更新日期：2018-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide health, economic, and social burden, especially in developing countries. Drug-resistant TB is the most serious type of this burden. Thus, it is necessary to screen drug-resistant mutations by using a simple and rapid detection method. A total of 32 pairs of allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR)...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang P,Song Y,Xia X,Zhang AM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We often expect that investigations of the patterns, causes, and consequences of among-individual variation in a trait of interest will reveal how selective pressures or ecological conditions influence that trait. However, many endocrine traits, such as concentrations of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones, exhibit adaptive ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Schoenemann KL,Bonier F

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In a number of recent studies we used computer modeling to investigate the evolution of muscle leverage (moment arms) and function in extant and extinct archosaur lineages (crocodilians, dinosaurs including birds and pterosaurs). These studies sought to quantify the level of disparity and convergence in muscle moment ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bates K,Maidment SC,Schachner ER,Barrett PM

更新日期：2015-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Stellera chamaejasme Linn, an important poisonous plant of the China grassland, is toxic to humans and livestock. The rapid expansion of S. chamaejasme has greatly damaged the grassland ecology and, consequently, seriously endangered the development of animal husbandry. To draft efficient prevention and cont...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu X,Guan H,Song M,Fu Y,Han X,Lei M,Ren J,Guo B,He W,Wei Y

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizoctonia solani AG1 IA is a soil-borne fungal phytopathogen that can significantly harm crops resulting in economic loss. This species overwinters in grass roots and diseased plants, and produces sclerotia that infect future crops. R. solani AG1 IA does not produce spores; therefore, understanding the molecular mec...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu B,Wang H,Ma Z,Gai X,Sun Y,He S,Liu X,Wang Y,Xuan Y,Gao Z

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00