Cordycepin inhibits LPS-induced inflammatory and matrix degradation in the intervertebral disc.

abstract：:The most intense commercial harvest of marine aquarium species in North America occurs in the coastal waters surrounding Florida, yet very often little information exists on the life histories, population dynamics, or reproductive characteristics of these organisms. The peppermint shrimp Lysmata boggessi is one such s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dickson MD,Behringer DC,Baeza JA

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Health education can benefit people with chronic diseases. However, in previous research those benefits were small, and reinforcement to maintain them was not effective. A possible explanation is that the benefits appeared to be small and reinforcement appeared to be ineffective because those analyses mixed ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Park MJ,Green J,Jung HS,Park YS

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansion of moose into southern British Columbia caused the decline and extirpation of woodland caribou due to their shared predators, a process commonly referred to as apparent competition. Using an adaptive management experiment, we tested the hypothesis that reducing moose to historic levels would reduce appar...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Serrouya R,McLellan BN,van Oort H,Mowat G,Boutin S

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:What are the greatest sizes that the largest marine megafauna obtain? This is a simple question with a difficult and complex answer. Many of the largest-sized species occur in the world's oceans. For many of these, rarity, remoteness, and quite simply the logistics of measuring these giants has made obtaining accurate...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McClain CR,Balk MA,Benfield MC,Branch TA,Chen C,Cosgrove J,Dove AD,Gaskins LC,Helm RR,Hochberg FG,Lee FB,Marshall A,McMurray SE,Schanche C,Stone SN,Thaler AD

更新日期：2015-01-13 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：:In this study, we propose and test a novel ensemble method for improving the accuracy of each method in flood susceptibility mapping using evidential belief function (EBF) and support vector machine (SVM). The outcome of the proposed method was compared with the results of each method. The proposed method was implemen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shafapour Tehrany M,Kumar L,Shabani F

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Purpose:Several studies have proposed that the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI), a new inflammation-related index, can be used for the prognosis assessment of various malignancies. However, few studies have reported its prognostic value in colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, this study explo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xie H,Huang S,Yuan G,Kuang J,Yan L,Wei L,Tang S,Gan J

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the impact of simulated global change on a high alpine meadow plant community. Specifically, we examined whether short-term (5 years) responses are good predictors for medium-term (7 years) changes in the system by applying a factorial warming and nutrient manipulation to 20 plots in Latnjajaure, subarctic ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Alatalo JM,Little CJ,Jägerbrand AK,Molau U

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Natural Mortality coefficient (M) is a key parameter for stock assessments. The need to establish age-specific natural mortality coefficients is widely recognized because M decreases rapidly over the early stages of the life cycle until it reaches a stable M value around the age-at-maturity. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Romero-Gallardo S,Velázquez-Abunader I,López-Rocha JA,Garza-Gisholt E

更新日期：2018-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Compare the immediate effects of a Neurodynamic Mobilization (NM) treatment or foam roller (FR) treatment after DOMS. DESIGN:Double blind randomised clinical trial. SETTING:The participants performed 100 drop jumps (5 sets of 20 repetitions, separated by 2 min rests) from a 0.5-m high box in a University b...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Romero-Moraleda B,La Touche R,Lerma-Lara S,Ferrer-Peña R,Paredes V,Peinado AB,Muñoz-García D

更新日期：2017-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent upperward migration of plants and animals along altitudinal gradients and poleward movement of animal range boundaries have been confirmed by many studies. This phenomenon is considered to be part of the fingerprint of recent climate change on the biosphere. Here I examine whether poleward movement is occurring...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Groom QJ

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Earthworms enrich the soil and protect the health of their ecological environment. Previous studies on these invertebrates determined their protein content, hormone secretions, medicinal value, and ecological habits, but their whole genomic sequence remains incomplete. We performed whole genome sequencing of Metaphire...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jin F,Zhou Z,Guo Q,Liang Z,Yang R,Jiang J,He Y,Zhao Q,Zhao Q

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Riparian corridors can affect nutrient, organic matter, and sediment transport, all of which shape water quality in streams and connected downstream waters. When functioning riparian corridors remain intact, they provide highly valued water quality ecosystem services. However, in rapidly urbanizing watershed...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Atkinson SF,Lake MC

更新日期：2020-02-04 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：Background:Alcohol-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was reported to be diagnosed at a later stage, but the mechanism was unknown. This study aimed to identify special key genes (SKGs) during alcohol-related HCC development and progression. Methods:The mRNA data of 369 HCC patients and the clinical information we...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang X,Kang C,Li N,Liu X,Zhang J,Gao F,Dai L

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Parrotfish are fundamental species in controlling algal phase-shifts and ensuring the resilience of coral reefs. Nevertheless, little is known on their ecological role in the south-western Atlantic Ocean. The present study analysed the ontogenetic foraging activity and feeding selectivity of the Brazilian endemic parr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pereira PH,Santos M,Lippi DL,Silva P

更新日期：2016-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The increasing production of sewage sludge (SS) engenders the problem of its responsible utilization and disposal. Likewise, urban sediments (SED) are deposited at the bottom of urban reservoirs and sedimentation ponds, and these require periodical dredging and utilization. However, while the SS and SED depo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wyrwicka A,Urbaniak M,Przybylski M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Highlighted text in the Internet (i.e., hypertext) is predominantly blue and underlined. The perceptibility of these hypertext characteristics was heavily questioned by applied research and empirical tests resulted in inconclusive results. The ability to recognize blue text in foveal and parafoveal vision wa...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gagl B

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential of soils to naturally suppress inherent plant pathogens is an important ecosystem function. Usually, pathogen infection assays are used for estimating the suppressive potential of soils. In natural soils, however, co-occurring pathogens might simultaneously infect plants complicating the estimation of a ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rall BC,Latz E

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome rearrangements have played an important role in the evolution of Yersinia pestis from its progenitor Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. Traditional phylogenetic trees for Y. pestis based on sequence comparison have short internal branches and low bootstrap supports as only a small number of nucleotide substitutions h...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bochkareva OO,Dranenko NO,Ocheredko ES,Kanevsky GM,Lozinsky YN,Khalaycheva VA,Artamonova II,Gelfand MS

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Okinawa is the largest and most populated island of the Ryukyu Archipelago in southern Japan and is renowned for its natural resources and beauty. Similar as to what has been happening in the rest of the country, Okinawa Island has been affected by an increasing amount of development and construction work. The trend h...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Masucci GD,Reimer JD

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential natural vegetation (PNV) is the vegetation cover in equilibrium with climate, that would exist at a given location if not impacted by human activities. PNV is useful for raising public awareness about land degradation and for estimating land potential. This paper presents results of assessing machine learnin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hengl T,Walsh MG,Sanderman J,Wheeler I,Harrison SP,Prentice IC

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Equine Herpesviruses (EHV) are common and often latent pathogens of equids which can cause fatalities when transmitted to non-equids. Stress and elevated glucocorticoids have been associated with EHV reactivation in domestic horses, but little is known about the correlation between stress and viral reactivation in wil...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Seeber PA,Quintard B,Sicks F,Dehnhard M,Greenwood AD,Franz M

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Convergent evolution can provide insights into the predictability of, and constraints on, the evolution of biodiversity. One striking example of convergence is seen in the 'river dolphins'. The four dolphin genera that make up the 'river dolphins' (Inia geoffrensis, Pontoporia blainvillei, Platanista gangetica and Lip...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Page CE,Cooper N

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Aedes aegypti is the major vector of dengue, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses that put millions of people in endemic countries at risk. Mass rearing of this mosquito is crucial for strategies that use modified insects to reduce vector populations and transmission of pathogens, such as sterile insect technique or p...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gonzales KK,Tsujimoto H,Hansen IA

更新日期：2015-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Rao's quadratic diversity index is one of the most widely applied diversity indices in functional and phylogenetic ecology. The standard way of computing Rao's quadratic diversity index for an ecological assemblage with a group of species with varying abundances is to sum the functional or phylogenetic distances betwe...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chen Y,Wu Y,Shen TJ

更新日期：2018-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the genetic background of social interactions in two breeding metapopulations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in Western Siberia. In 2005, we sampled blood from birds breeding in study areas located in the city of Tomsk and in a natural forest 13 km southward of Tomsk (Western Siberia, Russia)....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Grinkov VG,Bauer A,Gashkov SI,Sternberg H,Wink M

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clarkia lagerstätte (Latah Formation) of Idaho is well known for its beautifully preserved plant fossils as well as a fauna of insects and fish. Here we present the first known tetrapod fossil from these deposits. This specimen, recovered from the lower anoxic zone of the beds, is preserved as a carbonaceous film ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Calede JJM,Orcutt JD,Kehl WA,Richards BD

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Coral diseases are a leading factor contributing to the global decline of coral reefs, and yet mechanisms of disease transmission remain poorly understood. This study tested whether zooplankton can act as a vector for white band disease (WBD) in Acropora cervicornis. Natural zooplankton communities were collected from...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Certner RH,Dwyer AM,Patterson MR,Vollmer SV

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, four experimental assays were conducted to evaluate the use of a new silver nanoparticle formulation named Argovit-4, which was prepared with slight modifications to enhance its biological activity against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp culture. The goals of these assays were to (1) determin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Romo-Quiñonez CR,Álvarez-Sánchez AR,Álvarez-Ruiz P,Chávez-Sánchez MC,Bogdanchikova N,Pestryakov A,Mejia-Ruiz CH

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00