MetaBAT, an efficient tool for accurately reconstructing single genomes from complex microbial communities.

abstract：Background:"Quantile-dependent expressivity" occurs when the effect size of a genetic variant depends upon whether the phenotype (e.g. adiponectin) is high or low relative to its distribution. We have previously shown that the heritability (h2 ) of adiposity, lipoproteins, postprandial lipemia, pulmonary function, and ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Williams PT

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) is a widely accepted technique of non-invasive respiratory support in premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome due to lack of lung surfactant. If this approach fails, the next step is often intubation, mechanical ventilation (MV) and intratrache...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Walther FJ,Hernández-Juviel JM,Waring AJ

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We revise the taxonomy of the myrmicine ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group for the Arabian Peninsula. Six species are recognized: Monomorium aeyade Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, M. clavicorne André, 1881, M. exiguum Forel, 1894, M. holothir Bolton, 1987, M. mohammedi sp. n., and M. sarawatense Sharaf & Alda...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sharaf M,Al Dhafer HM,Aldawood AS,Hita Garcia F

更新日期：2018-02-01 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：Background:Geographic variation in body size and condition can reveal differential local adaptation to resource availability or climatic factors. Body size and condition are related to fitness in garter snakes (Thamnophis), thus good body condition may increase survival, fecundity in females, and mating success in male...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Valencia-Flores E,Venegas-Barrera CS,Fajardo V,Manjarrez J

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission has been reported in 67 countries/territories in the Oceania region and the Americas since 2015, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare ZIKV as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016, due to its strong association with medical comp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hsieh YH

更新日期：2017-03-21 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：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and clinical impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) related laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). METHODS:A total of 106 LSCC patients who underwent primary surgical resection with or without adjuvant radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy were enrolled ret...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chen WC,Chuang HC,Lin YT,Huang CC,Chien CY

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quercus infectoria G. Olivier (Fagaceae) nutgalls have been widely employed in traditional Asian medicine for several treatments, especially wounds and skin disorders. However, the effects of this plant on wound healing have not yet been clearly elucidated. This present work was focused on utilization of Que...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chokpaisarn J,Chusri S,Amnuaikit T,Udomuksorn W,Voravuthikunchai SP

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Four species of true crocodile (genus Crocodylus) have been described from the Americas. Three of these crocodile species exhibit non-overlapping distributions-Crocodylus intermedius in South America, C. moreletii along the Caribbean coast of Mesoamerica, and C. rhombifer confined to Cuba. The fourth, C. acutus, is na...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Milián-García Y,Russello MA,Castellanos-Labarcena J,Cichon M,Kumar V,Espinosa G,Rossi N,Mazzotti F,Hekkala E,Amato G,Janke A

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In most electric fish species, the electric organ (EO) derives from striated muscle cells that suppress many muscle properties. In the gymnotiform Sternopygus macrurus, mature electrocytes, the current-producing cells of the EO, do not contain sarcomeres, yet they continue to make some cytoskeletal and sarcomeric prot...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pinch M,Güth R,Samanta MP,Chaidez A,Unguez GA

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The diagnosis of congenital heart defects is challenging, especially for what concerns conotruncal anomalies. Indeed, although the screening techniques of fetal cardiac anomalies have greatly improved, the detection rate of conotruncal anomalies still remains low due to the fact that they are associated with...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dell'Oro S,Verderio M,Incerti M,Mastrolia SA,Cozzolino S,Vergani P

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:As key negative regulators of gene expression, microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the onset and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to identify the miRNAs involved in HCC carcinogenesis and their regulated genes. Methods:The Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset (GSE108...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu Y,Cao Y,Cai W,Wu L,Zhao P,Liu XG

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of smoking habits and other possibly relevant factors on dental implant survival. The study population included all patients who underwent dental implants between the years 1999 and 2008 at a large military dental clinic and were examined in the periodic medical exami...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Twito D,Sade P

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:As the most frequently occurred tumor in biliary tract, cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is mainly characterized by its late diagnosis and poor outcome. It is therefore urgent to identify specific genes and pathways associated with its progression and prognosis. Materials and Methods:The differentially expressed ge...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu J,Liu W,Li H,Deng Q,Yang M,Li X,Liang Z

更新日期：2019-10-31 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：Background:The coral genus Acropora contains more than 150 species with very high morphological diversity. This high diversity may have been caused by repeated hybridization via mass spawning. However, we have little information whether hybrids are formed in these corals. Identifying morphological differences between h...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fukami H,Iwao K,Kumagai NH,Morita M,Isomura N

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Vegetation in the Mongolian Plateau is very sensitive to climate change, which has a significant impact on the regulation of terrestrial carbon cycle. Methods:We analyzed spatio-temporal changes of both growing season and the seasonal Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) using simple linear trend a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Meng M,Huang N,Wu M,Pei J,Wang J,Niu Z

更新日期：2019-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL), the relationship between the administration duration of vitamin B12 (vit B12) with adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and their therapeutic effect is not fully understood. Objective:To investigate the therapeutic effect of long-term 16 (≥weeks) administrat...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kurioka T,Sano H,Furuki S,Yamashita T

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The decline in the number of hours Americans spend outdoors, exacerbated by urbanization, has affected people's familiarity with local wildlife. This is concerning to conservationists, as people tend to care about and invest in what they know. Children represent the future supporters of conservation, such that their k...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Schuttler SG,Stevenson K,Kays R,Dunn RR

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial evidence has shown that most exogenous substances are metabolized by multiple cytochrome P450 (P450) enzymes instead of by merely one P450 isoform. Thus, multi-P450 inhibition leads to greater drug-drug interaction risk than specific P450 inhibition. Herein, we innovatively established an artificial neural...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li Z,Li Y,Sun L,Tang Y,Liu L,Zhu W

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Yunnanolepidoids constitute either the most basal consecutive segments or the most primitive clade of antiarchs, a highly diversified jawed vertebrate group from the Silurian and Early Devonian periods. Although the general morphology of yunnanolepidoids is well established, their endocranial features remain...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang Y,Zhu M

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In highly biodiverse systems, such as coral reefs, prey species are faced with predatory threats from numerous species. Recognition of predators can be innate, or learned, and can help increase the chance of survival. Research suggests that parental exposure to increased predatory threats can affect the development, b...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Atherton JA,McCormick MI

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The effect of fat tissue on a developing individual is fundamentally different from the effect on an adult. Several changes caused by obesity during sexual maturation have an irreversible and severe negative effect (lower fertility, reduced final height, type 2 diabetes mellitus) even for those who have subs...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Novak JM,Bruzek J,Zamrazilova H,Vankova M,Hill M,Sedlak P

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digital medicine and smartphone-enabled health technologies provide a novel source of human health and human biology data. However, in part due to its intricacies, few methods have been established to analyze and interpret data in this domain. We previously conducted a six-month interventional trial examinin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gollamudi SS,Topol EJ,Wineinger NE

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Ontario, Canada is home to eight native species of turtles; all eight are federally listed as Species At Risk, due to anthropogenic threats. However, until recently, reports of infectious disease have been lacking. Ranavirus is seen as an emerging threat for ectotherms globally, with mass die-offs most often...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carstairs SJ

更新日期：2019-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is a fibrous crop, grown in tropical climate having huge biomass and can be a good candidate for the phytoremediation of different heavy metals. Consequently, the present study was conducted to explore morpho-physiological traits, photosynthetic pigments, gaseous exchange attributes, ant...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Saleem MH,Fahad S,Rehman M,Saud S,Jamal Y,Khan S,Liu L

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a novel method based on the Fourier analysis of protein molecular surfaces to speed up the analysis of the vast structural data generated in the post-genomic era. This method computes the power spectrum of surfaces of the molecular electrostatic potential, whose three-dimensional coordinates have been eit...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carvalho CS,Vlachakis D,Tsiliki G,Megalooikonomou V,Kossida S

更新日期：2013-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Partible paternity refers to the conception belief that children can have multiple fathers ("co-fathers") and is common to indigenous cultures of lowland South America. The nature of social relationships observed between co-fathers reveals information about the reproductive strategies underlying partible paternity. He...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Walker RS,Yvinec C,Ellsworth RM,Bailey DH

更新日期：2015-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sepsis represents a significant healthcare problem worldwide and causes a high number of deaths every year but remains to be fully understood. During and after sepsis, the host immune response is complex and involves an initial excessive host inflammatory response to infection that is closely related to tiss...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wan R,Li L,Xing C,Peng R,Gao L

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00