Regular group exercise is associated with improved mood but not quality of life following stroke.

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：:Background. Quotations and references are an indispensable element of scientific communication. They should support what authors claim or provide important background information for readers. Studies indicate, however, that quotations not serving their purpose-quotation errors-may be prevalent. Methods. We carried out...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jergas H,Baethge C

更新日期：2015-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Research addressing distinctions and similarities between people's malevolent character traits (i.e., the Dark Triad: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) has detected inconsistent linear associations to temperament traits. Additionally, these dark traits seem to have a common core expressed as u...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Garcia D,Rosenberg P

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathological images contain rich phenotypic descriptions of the molecular processes underlying disease progression. Convolutional neural networks, state-of-the-art image analysis techniques in computer vision, automatically learn representative features from such images which can be useful for disease diagnosis, ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lu L,Daigle BJ Jr

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Reward seeking and avoidance of punishment are key motivational processes. Brain-imaging studies often use the Monetary Incentive Delay Task (MIDT) to evaluate motivational processes involved in maladaptive behavior. Although the bulk of research has been done on the MIDT reward events, little is known about...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dugré JR,Dumais A,Bitar N,Potvin S

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Species traits may provide a short-cut to predicting generalities in species turnover in response to environmental change, particularly for poorly known taxa. We ask if morphological traits of assemblages respond predictably to macrohabitats across a large scale. Ant assemblages were collected at nine paired pasture a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yates ML,Andrew NR,Binns M,Gibb H

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Live trapping is a common tool used to assess demography of small mammals. However, live-trapping is often expensive and stressful to captured individuals. Thus, assessing the relative tradeoffs among study goals, project expenses, and animal well-being is necessary. Here, we evaluated how apparent bias and precision ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Weldy MJ,Wilson TM,Lesmeister DB,Epps CW

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Footprint morphology (e.g., outline shape, depth of impression) is one of the key diagnostic features used in the interpretation of ancient vertebrate tracks. Over 80 tridactyl tracks, confined to the same bedding surface in the Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation at Mafube (eastern Free State, South Africa), show large s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sciscio L,Bordy EM,Reid M,Abrahams M

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Network motifs play an important role in the structural analysis of biological networks. Identification of such network motifs leads to many important applications such as understanding the modularity and the large-scale structure of biological networks, classification of networks into super-families, and protein func...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Patra S,Mohapatra A

更新日期：2019-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Cryptic peracarids are an important component of the coral reef fauna in terms of diversity and abundance, yet they have been poorly studied. The aim of this study was to evaluate the taxonomic richness and abundance of cryptic peracarids in coral rubble in the Puerto Morelos Reef National Park, Mex...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Monroy-Velázquez LV,Rodríguez-Martínez RE,Alvarez F

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sacbrood virus (SBV) is one of the most pathogenic honeybee viruses that exhibits host specificity and regional variations. The SBV strains that infect the Chinese honeybee Apis cerana are called Chinese SBVs (CSBVs). Methods:In this study, a CSBV strain named AmCSBV-SDLY-2016 (GenBank accession No. MG73328...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li M,Fei D,Sun L,Ma M

更新日期：2019-11-14 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：:There is currently great interest in applying neural networks to prediction tasks in medicine. It is important for predictive models to be able to use survival data, where each patient has a known follow-up time and event/censoring indicator. This avoids information loss when training the model and enables generation ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gensheimer MF,Narasimhan B

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Liolaemus is one of the most ecologically diverse and species-rich genera of lizards worldwide. It currently includes more than 250 recognized species, which have been subject to many ecological and evolutionary studies. Nevertheless, Liolaemus lizards have a complex taxonomic history, mainly due to the inco...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Panzera A,Leaché AD,D'Elía G,Victoriano PF

更新日期：2017-10-26 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：Background:The coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has heightened the threat to the health and lives of patients with comorbid diseases. Infection by COVID-19 is especially detrimental to patients on hemodialysis. In this study, we evaluated the clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, treatments and prognoses of ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Luo Y,Li J,Liu Z,Yu H,Peng X,Cao C

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance in our pathogens is medicine's climate change: caused by human activity, and resulting in more extreme outcomes. Resistance emerges in microbial populations when antibiotics act on phenotypic variance within the population. This can arise from either genotypic diversity (resulting from a mutation...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kurenbach B,Hill AM,Godsoe W,van Hamelsveld S,Heinemann JA

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The INDETERMINATE DOMAIN (IDD) gene family encodes hybrid transcription factors with distinct zinc finger motifs and appears to be found in all higher plant genomes. IDD genes have been identified throughout the genomes of the model plants Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa, and the functions of many members of thi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Su X,Meng T,Zhao Y,Li G,Cheng X,Abdullah M,Sun X,Cai Y,Lin Y

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mega-journals are a new kind of scholarly journal made possible by electronic publishing. They are open access (OA) and funded by charges, which authors pay for the publishing services. What distinguishes mega-journals from other OA journals is, in particular, a peer review focusing only on scientific trustworthiness....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Björk BC

更新日期：2018-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) has a tropical and subtropical distribution. In much of its range this species represents one of the most important fishery resources because of its high quality meat and market value. Due to this, this species is vulnerable to overfishing, and population declines have bee...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rosado-Nic OJ,Hogan JD,Lara-Arenas JH,Rosas-Luis R,Carrillo L,Villegas-Sánchez CA

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A feeding trial was conducted to assess the feasibility of supplementing taurine in soy-based diets for juvenile starry flounder Platichthys stellatus. The basal diet (Crude protein 66.5%, crude lipid 8.5%) was supplemented with 0 (control), 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0% and 2.5% taurine to formulate six test diets. Each die...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li P,Bu H,Li B,Sun Y,Wang M,Song Z

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic activity levels increase with body temperature across vertebrates. Differences in these levels, from highly active to sedentary, are reflected in their ecology and behavior. Yet, the changes in the cardiovascular system that allow for greater oxygen supply at higher temperatures, and thus greater aerobic activ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gillooly JF,Zenil-Ferguson R

更新日期：2014-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A period of starvation is regarded as a sound practice in aquaculture prior to handling, transportation and harvest, to minimise impacts on welfare and ensure proper hygiene after harvest. However, documentation of welfare issues such as stress following starvation and handling in adult Atlantic salmon are lacking. Th...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Waagbø R,Jørgensen SM,Timmerhaus G,Breck O,Olsvik PA

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the profile of 14 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and 23 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in serum of domestic canines and whether this was predictive of thyroid hormone status. SAMPLES:Serum samples were collected from 51 client-owned dogs visiting the University of California Davis Will...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lau G,Walter K,Kass P,Puschner B

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of finite element analysis (FEA) in biomechanical investigations depends upon understanding the influence of model assumptions. In producing finite element models, surface mesh resolution is influenced by the resolution of input geometry, and influences the resolution of the ensuing solid mesh used for...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McCurry MR,Evans AR,McHenry CR

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Conserved nucleic acid sequences play an essential role in transcriptional regulation. The motifs/templates derived from nucleic acid sequence datasets are usually used as biomarkers to predict biochemical properties such as protein binding sites or to identify specific non-coding RNAs. In many cases, templa...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Peng H

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrolysis of ATP by Na+/K+-ATPase, a P-Type ATPase, catalyzing active Na+ and K+ transport through cellular membranes leads transiently to a phosphorylation of its catalytical α-subunit. Surprisingly, three-dimensional molecular structure analysis of P-type ATPases reveals that binding of ATP to the N-domain connecte...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tejral G,Sopko B,Necas A,Schoner W,Amler E

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabarcoding can rapidly determine the species composition of bulk samples and thus aids biodiversity and ecosystem assessment. However, it is essential to use primer sets that minimize amplification bias among taxa to maximize species recovery. Despite this fact, the performance of primer sets employed for metabarco...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Elbrecht V,Braukmann TWA,Ivanova NV,Prosser SWJ,Hajibabaei M,Wright M,Zakharov EV,Hebert PDN,Steinke D

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Banana streak virus (BSV) belongs to the members of the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae. At present, BSV contains nine species in the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) classification report (2018b release). Previous study indicated that the viral particles of Banana streak virus Acuminata Y...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li WL,Yu NT,Wang JH,Li JC,Liu ZX

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumours of the head and neck. Recent evidence has demonstrated that lncRNAs play important roles in tumour progression and could be used as biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognosis, and potential therapeutic targets. The "competiti...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu Y,Ye F

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00