The vibrating reed frequency meter: digital investigation of an early cochlear model.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amoebiasis is the third most common parasitic cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in countries with poor hygienic settings. There exists an ambiguity in the diagnosis of amoebiasis, and hence there arises a necessity for a better diagnostic approach. Serine-rich Entamoeba histolyticaprotein (SREHP...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Manochitra K,Parija SC

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Wearable activity trackers are regarded as a new opportunity to deliver health promotion interventions. Indeed, while the prediction of active behaviors is currently primarily relying on the processing of accelerometer sensor data, the emergence of smart clothes with multi-sensing capacities is offering new ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ren D,Aubert-Kato N,Anzai E,Ohta Y,Tripette J

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is one of the main drivers of land conversion, and agriculture practices can impact on microbial diversity. Here we characterized the phyllosphere fungal diversity associated with Carménère grapevines under conventional and organic agricultural management. We also explored the fungal diversity present in t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Castañeda LE,Miura T,Sánchez R,Barbosa O

更新日期：2018-10-29 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：:Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) and dopamine receptor 2 (DRD2) play important roles in ovarian follicular development. In this study, we analyzed tissue-specific expression of the Muscovy duck IGF2 and DRD2 genes and cloned those genes transcripts. Polymorphisms in these genes were tightly linked with egg producti...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ye Q,Xu J,Gao X,Ouyang H,Luo W,Nie Q

更新日期：2017-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Wildlife demography is typically studied at a single point in time within a year when species, often during the reproductive season, are more active and therefore easier to find. However, this provides only a low-resolution glimpse into demographic temporal patterns over time and may hamper a more complete understandi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guimarães M,Correa DT,Gaiarsa MP,Kéry M

更新日期：2020-02-25 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：:Background/Aim. Exercise designed to condition the lumbar extensor musculature is often included in resistance training (RT) programs. It is suggested that deconditioning of this musculature may be linked to low back pain. Thus effective means of conditioning these muscles are of interest to pursue. Evidence suggests ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Steele J,Fitzpatrick A,Bruce-Low S,Fisher J

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Rearing coral fragments in nurseries and subsequent transplantation onto a degraded reef is a common approach for coral reef restoration. However, if barnacles and other biofouling organisms are not removed prior to transplantation, fish will dislodge newly cemented corals when feeding on biofouling organisms. This be...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Frias-Torres S,van de Geer C

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study sought to better understand the psychometric properties of the SARC-F, by examining the baseline and training-related relationships between the five SARC-F items and objective measures of muscle function. Each of the five items of the SARC-F are scored from 0 to 2, with total score of four or more...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Keogh JWL,Henwood T,Gardiner PA,Tuckett AG,Hetherington S,Rouse K,Swinton P

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Guanylurea is the main transformation product of the antidiabetic drug metformin, which is one of the most prescribed pharmaceuticals worldwide. Due to the high rate of microbial degradation of metformin in sewage treatment plants, guanylurea occurs in higher concentrations in surface waters than its parent ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jacob S,Knoll S,Huhn C,Köhler HR,Tisler S,Zwiener C,Triebskorn R

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The octopus fauna from the southern Caribbean is an understudied field. However, recent taxonomic work in the Colombian Caribbean has led to the discovery of several new species in the family Octopodidae. To provide molecular evidence for recent descriptions in the area (i.e., Octopus taganga, O. tayrona and Macrotrit...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ritschard EA,Guerrero-Kommritz J,Sanchez JA

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease similar to smallpox. Its fatality rate is about 11% and it is endemic to the Central and West African countries. In this paper, we analyze a compartmental model of MPX dynamics. Our goal is to see whether MPX can be controlled and eradicated by voluntary vaccinations. We show that...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bankuru SV,Kossol S,Hou W,Mahmoudi P,Rychtář J,Taylor D

更新日期：2020-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Profiling of microbial communities via metagenomic shotgun sequencing has enabled researches to gain unprecedented insight into microbial community structure and the functional roles of community members. This study describes a method and basic analysis for a metagenomic adaptation of the double digest restr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu MY,Worden P,Monahan LG,DeMaere MZ,Burke CM,Djordjevic SP,Charles IG,Darling AE

更新日期：2017-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the mechanism of photosynthetic inhibition and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Symbiodinium types under stress, chemicals such as dichlorophenyl dimethylurea (DCMU) are widely used. Moreover, DCMU and recently menthol were used to generate aposymbiotic cnidarian hosts. While the effects of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang JT,Keshavmurthy S,Chu TY,Chen CA

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Conservation initiatives to protect and restore valued species communities in human-dominated landscapes face challenges linked to their potential costs. Conservation easements on private land may represent a cost-effective alternative to land purchase, but long-term costs to monitor and enforce easements, or defend l...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Schuster R,Arcese P

更新日期：2015-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, silver nanoparticles (NP) were synthesized by two methods: using an aqueous extract of Mentha spicata leaves and using citrate ions as stabilizing agent, and the cytotoxicity and anticancer activity of both NP were evaluated in vitro. The particles synthesized with the aqueous extract were spherical wit...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Torres-Martínez Y,Arredondo-Espinoza E,Puente C,González-Santiago O,Pineda-Aguilar N,Balderas-Rentería I,López I,Ramírez-Cabrera MA

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian pelvis is thought to exhibit adaptations to the functional demands of locomotor behaviors. Previous work in primates has identified form-function relationships between pelvic shape and locomotor behavior; few studies have documented such relationships in carnivorans, instead focusing on long bones. Most ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lewton KL,Brankovic R,Byrd WA,Cruz D,Morales J,Shin S

更新日期：2020-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Divergences between agricultural management can result in different types of biological interactions between plants and microorganisms, which may affect food quality and productivity. Conventional practices are well-established in the agroindustry as very efficient and lucrative; however, the increasing demand for sus...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carvalho CR,Dias AC,Homma SK,Cardoso EJ

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Species interactions are a key component of ecosystems but we generally have an incomplete picture of who-eats-who in a given community. Different techniques have been devised to predict species interactions using theoretical models or abundances. Here, we explore the K nearest neighbour approach, with a special empha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Desjardins-Proulx P,Laigle I,Poisot T,Gravel D

更新日期：2017-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) represent one of the most diverse groups of organisms on Earth; interactions with their host plants have been recognized to play a central role in their remarkable diversity, yet the exact mechanisms and factors still remain poorly understood. Using phylogenetic comparative analyse...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hernández-Vera G,Toševski I,Caldara R,Emerson BC

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature-dependent sex determination, or TSD, is a widespread phenomenon in reptiles. The shape of the relationship between constant incubation temperature and sex ratio defines the TSD pattern. The TSD pattern is considered a life-history parameter important for conservation because the wider the range of temperat...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Abreu-Grobois FA,Morales-Mérida BA,Hart CE,Guillon JM,Godfrey MH,Navarro E,Girondot M

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing a diverse gut microbiota after birth is being increasingly recognised as important for preventing illnesses later in life. It is well established that bacterial diversity rapidly increases post-partum; however, few studies have examined the infant gut virome/phageome during this developmental period. We p...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McCann A,Ryan FJ,Stockdale SR,Dalmasso M,Blake T,Ryan CA,Stanton C,Mills S,Ross PR,Hill C

更新日期：2018-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Organic fertilizer application could have an impact on the nitrogen cycle mediated by microorganisms in arable soils. However, the dynamics of soil ammonia oxidizers and denitrifiers in response to compost addition are less understood. In this study, we examined the effect of four compost application rates (0, 11.25, ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang Z,Guan Y,Bello A,Wu Y,Ding J,Wang L,Ren Y,Chen G,Yang W

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Despite clinical trials with antioxidant supplementation, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the nutritional status of antioxidant vitamins and minerals, and none have reported on the status of these serum antioxidants associated with the dietary intake of antioxidants by non-alcoholic fatty liver d...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Coelho JM,Cansanção K,Perez RM,Leite NC,Padilha P,Ramalho A,Peres W

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle mass loss and wasting are characteristic features of patients with chronic conditions including cancer. Therapeutic options are still scarce. We hypothesized that cachexia-induced muscle oxidative stress may be attenuated in response to treatment with beta2-adrenoceptor-selective agonist formoterol in rats. In ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Salazar-Degracia A,Busquets S,Argilés JM,López-Soriano FJ,Barreiro E

更新日期：2017-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose a method for automatically detecting the times during which game players exhibit specific behavior, such as when players commonly show excitement, concentration, immersion, and surprise. The proposed method detects such outlying behavior based on the game players' characteristics. These chara...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kim YB,Kang SJ,Lee SH,Jung JY,Kam HR,Lee J,Kim YS,Lee J,Kim CH

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Exclosures that exclude large herbivores are effective tools for the protection and restoration of grazed plant communities. However, previous studies have shown that the installation of an exclosure does not ensure plant community recovery. Our study aimed to determine the effects of the domination of unpalatable pla...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Otsu C,Iijima H,Nagaike T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatological characteristics of species from two monorchiid genera, Opisthomonorchis and Paramonorcheides, have been investigated, for the first time, by means of transmission electron microscopy. The ultrastructural study reveals that the mature spermatozoon of Opisthomonorchis dinema and Paramonorcheides selaris ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Quilichini Y,Bakhoum AJ,Justine JL,Bray RA,Bâ CT,Marchand B

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of equal-volume resistance training (RT) performed with different training frequencies on muscle size and strength in trained young men. Methods:Sixteen men with at least one year of RT experience were divided into two groups, G1 and G2, that tra...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gentil P,Fisher J,Steele J,Campos MH,Silva MH,Paoli A,Giessing J,Bottaro M

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00