A framework for smartphone-enabled, patient-generated health data analysis.

abstract：:Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a useful method for understanding form and function. However, modelling of fossil taxa invariably involves assumptions as a result of preservation-induced loss of information in the fossil record. To test the validity of predictions from FEA, given such assumptions, these results could...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Konietzko-Meier D,Gruntmejer K,Marcé-Nogué J,Bodzioch A,Fortuny J

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was the characterization of fatty acids, antioxidant activity, some physical properties, nutrient content, sugars, and minerals in the pulp and seeds of the date cultivar 'Medjool' (Phoenix dactylifera L.) grown in Mexico. The samples were obtained at maturity (Tamar) in the 2017 harvest season i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Salomón-Torres R,Ortiz-Uribe N,Valdez-Salas B,Rosas-González N,García-González C,Chávez D,Córdova-Guerrero I,Díaz-Rubio L,Haro-Vázquez MDP,Mijangos-Montiel JL,Morales-Maza A,Mahadevan P,Krueger R

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4029.]. ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lang JM,Coil DA,Neches RY,Brown WE,Cavalier D,Severance M,Hampton-Marcell JT,Gilbert JA,Eisen JA

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion diseases are a group of fatal neurodegenerative disorders that affect humans and animals. They are characterized by the accumulation in the central nervous system of a pathological form of the host-encoded prion protein (PrP(C)). The prion protein is a membrane glycoprotein that consists of two domains: a globul...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Didonna A,Venturini AC,Hartman K,Vranac T,Čurin Šerbec V,Legname G

更新日期：2015-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the existence of coral-reef habitats at depths to 165 m in tropical regions has been known for decades, the richness, diversity, and ecological importance of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has only recently become widely acknowledged. During an interdisciplinary effort spanning more than two decades, we c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pyle RL,Boland R,Bolick H,Bowen BW,Bradley CJ,Kane C,Kosaki RK,Langston R,Longenecker K,Montgomery A,Parrish FA,Popp BN,Rooney J,Smith CM,Wagner D,Spalding HL

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acetyl-p-Aminophenol (APAP), also known as acetaminophen, is the most commonly used over-the counter analgesic and antipyretic medication. However, its overdose leads to both liver and kidney damage. APAP-induced toxicity is considered as one of the primary causes of acute liver failure; numerous scientific reports ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Karthivashan G,Kura AU,Arulselvan P,Md Isa N,Fakurazi S

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modifications can be found in eukaryotic messenger RNA (mRNA), long non-coding RNA (lncRNA), and microRNA (miRNA). Several studies have demonstrated a close relationship between m6A modifications and cancer cells. Methyltransferase-like enzyme 3 (METTL3) and methyltransferase-like enzyme 14 (M...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tao Z,Zhao Y,Chen X

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhynchosauria is a group of archosauromorph reptiles abundant in terrestrial ecosystems of the Middle Triassic. Mesosuchus is one of the earliest and basalmost rhynchosaurs, playing an important role not only for the understanding of the evolution of the group as a whole, but also of archosauromorphs in general. The b...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sobral G,Müller J

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Several field studies have used fuel-cell breathalysers (FCB) to investigate the prevalence of alcohol intoxication. However, there is a lack of evidence evaluating the psychometric properties of these breathalysers outside of the forensic disciplines. Methods:The current research describes four studies des...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sorbello JG,Devilly GJ,Allen C,Hughes LRJ,Brown K

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Simao pine (Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon var. langbianensis (A. Chev.) Gaussen) is one of the most important tree species in the production of timber and resin in China. However, the genetic diversity of the natural populations has not been assessed to date. In this study, sequence related amplified polymorp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang D,Shen B,Gong H

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The shifting baseline syndrome describes a gradual lowering of human cognitive baselines, as each generation accepts a lower standard of resource abundance or size as the new norm. There is strong empirical evidence of declining trends of abundance and body sizes of marine fish species reported from docks and markets....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Francis FT,Howard BR,Berchtold AE,Branch TA,Chaves LCT,Dunic JC,Favaro B,Jeffrey KM,Malpica-Cruz L,Maslowski N,Schultz JA,Smith NS,Côté IM

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In agricultural landscape, there are thousands of young wild animals killed every year. Their deaths are caused mostly by agricultural fieldworks during spring harvest. Among the affected animals there are also fawns of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), which react to danger by pressing themselves against the ground in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cukor J,Bartoška J,Rohla J,Sova J,Machálek A

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses encoding a replication-associated protein (Rep) within a covalently closed, single-stranded (ss)DNA genome are among the smallest viruses known to infect eukaryotic organisms, including economically valuable agricultural crops and livestock. Although circular Rep-encoding ssDNA (CRESS DNA) viruses are a widesp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rosario K,Mettel KA,Benner BE,Johnson R,Scott C,Yusseff-Vanegas SZ,Baker CCM,Cassill DL,Storer C,Varsani A,Breitbart M

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Ecosystem engineers are species that transform habitats in ways that influence other species.While the impacts of many engineers have been well described, our understanding of how their impact varies along environmental gradients remains limited. Although disentangling the effects of gradients and engineers ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Costa AN,Bruna EM,Vasconcelos HL

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers often need to consider the practical significance of a relationship. For example, interpreting the magnitude of an effect size or establishing bounds in equivalence testing requires knowledge of the meaningfulness of a relationship. However, there has been little research exploring the degree of relationsh...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Beribisky N,Davidson H,Cribbie RA

更新日期：2019-05-14 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：:'Living fossils', a phrase first coined by Darwin, are defined as species with limited recent diversification and high morphological stasis over long periods of evolutionary time. Morphological stasis, however, can potentially lead to diversification rates being underestimated. Notostraca, or tadpole shrimps, is an an...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mathers TC,Hammond RL,Jenner RA,Hänfling B,Gómez A

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The exoskeleton of an insect could be an important factor in the success of its evolutionary process. This reaches its maximum expression in beetles, which constitute the most diversified animal taxon. The involvement in the management of environmental radiation could be one of the most important functions o...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cuesta E,Lobo JM

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial disorder caused by the interaction of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. The formation of cytotoxic oligomers consisting of Aβ peptide is widely accepted as being one of the main key events triggering the development of Alzheimer's disease. Aβ peptide production resu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Parenti N,Del Grosso A,Antoni C,Cecchini M,Corradetti R,Pavone FS,Calamai M

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pomacentridae (damselfish) and Apogonidae (cardinalfish) are among the most common fish families on coral reefs and in the aquarium trade. Members of both families undergo a pelagic larvae phase prior to settlement on the reef, where adults play key roles in benthic habitat structuring and trophic interactions. Fi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Parris DJ,Brooker RM,Morgan MA,Dixson DL,Stewart FJ

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in bioinformatics resources such as tools/scripts and databases poses a great challenge for users seeking to construct interactive and reproducible biological data analysis applications. Here, we propose an open-source, comprehensive, flexible R package named BioInstaller that consists of the R functions,...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li J,Cui B,Dai Y,Bai L,Huang J

更新日期：2018-10-31 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：:We investigated population dynamics, breeding pairs, breeding habitat selection, nest density, distance between neighboring nests, nest survival, reproductive success, and recruitment rate for Black-necked Cranes (BNC, Grus nigricollis) during 2013-2015 in Yanchiwan National Nature Reserve (YCW), Gansu, China. Numbers...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang L,An B,Shu M,Yang X

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Variation in management across elephant camps likely has differential effects on the well-being of elephants. Methods:This study calculated body condition, foot health and skin wound scores (WSs) for 122 elephants from 15 elephant camps in Chiang Mai province, and examined relationships to management factor...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bansiddhi P,Nganvongpanit K,Brown JL,Punyapornwithaya V,Pongsopawijit P,Thitaram C

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In group-living animals, heterogeneity in individuals' social connections may mediate the sharing of microbial infectious agents. In this regard, the genetic relatedness of individuals' commensal gut bacterium Escherichia coli may be ideal to assess the potential for pathogen transmission through animal social network...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Balasubramaniam K,Beisner B,Guan J,Vandeleest J,Fushing H,Atwill E,McCowan B

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The interplay between historical and contemporary processes can produce complex patterns of genetic differentiation in the marine realm. Recent mitochondrial and nuclear sequence analyses revealed cryptic speciation in the Japanese mantis shrimp Oratosquilla oratoria. Herein, we applied nuclear microsatellite markers ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cheng J,Zhang N,Sha Z

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Movement is one of the most important epigenetic factors for normal development of the musculoskeletal system, particularly during genesis and joint development. Studies regarding alterations to embryonic mobility, performed on anurans, chickens and mammals, report important phenotypical similarities as a result of th...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ponssa ML,Abdala V

更新日期：2016-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovine footrot is a degenerative disease of sheep feet leading to the separation of hoof-horn from the underlying skin and lameness. This study quantitatively examined histological features of the ovine interdigital skin as well as their relationship with pro-inflammatory cytokine (IL-1β) and virulent Dichelobacter nod...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Agbaje M,Rutland CS,Maboni G,Blanchard A,Bexon M,Stewart C,Jones MA,Totemeyer S

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is widely distributed along the western coast of South America. In Ecuador, a resident population of bottlenose dolphins inhabits the inner estuarine area of the Gulf of Guayaquil located in the southwestern part of the country and is under threat from different human...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bayas-Rea RLÁ,Félix F,Montufar R

更新日期：2018-04-09 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