A pilot study examining the effects of low-volume high-intensity interval training and continuous low to moderate intensity training on quality of life, functional capacity and cardiovascular risk factors in cancer survivors.

abstract：:As other spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus is supposed to use preferentially proteins and lipids in energy metabolism, while carbohydrates are well digested but poorly utilized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary carbohydrate level on digestion and metabolism in the spiny lobster P. argus. We us...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rodríguez-Viera L,Perera E,Montero-Alejo V,Perdomo-Morales R,García-Galano T,Martínez-Rodríguez G,Mancera JM

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila melanogaster P transposable element provides one of the best cases of horizontal transfer of a mobile DNA sequence in eukaryotes. Invasion of natural populations by the P element has led to a syndrome of phenotypes known as P-M hybrid dysgenesis that emerges when strains differing in their P element com...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bergman CM,Han S,Nelson MG,Bondarenko V,Kozeretska I

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Following a radiation incident, preliminary dose estimates made by γ-H2AX foci analysis can supplement the early triage of casualties based on clinical symptoms. Sample processing time is important when many individuals need to be rapidly assessed. A protocol was therefore developed for high sample throughput that req...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Moquet J,Barnard S,Rothkamm K

更新日期：2014-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The coevolutionary relationships between brood parasites and their hosts are often studied by examining the egg rejection behaviour of host species using artificial eggs. However, the traditional methods for producing artificial eggs out of plasticine, plastic, wood, or plaster-of-Paris are laborious, imprecise, and p...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Igic B,Nunez V,Voss HU,Croston R,Aidala Z,López AV,Van Tatenhove A,Holford ME,Shawkey MD,Hauber ME

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Allium tenuissimum L. is a widely distributed perennial herbaceous species in temperate and desert steppes. Relative to other wild Allium species, it produces unique sweet flavors, more biomass in arid and cold environments, and has generated greater interest for crop production. Successful crop establishment, however...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xiao H,Yang H,Monaco T,Song Q,Rong Y

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The currently-accepted dogma when analysing human Alu transposable elements is that 'young' Alu elements are found in low GC regions and 'old' Alus in high GC regions. The correlation between high GC regions and high gene frequency regions make this observation particularly difficult to explain. Although a number of s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hellen EH,Brookfield JF

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:The N-methyl-D-aspartate subtype glutamate receptor antagonist ketamine has rapid antidepressant and antisuicidal effects in treating treatment-resistant bipolar depression (TRBD). The neurocognitive effects of repeated ketamine infusions in TRBD are not known. Methods:Six intravenous infusions of ketamine (...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zheng W,Zhou YL,Wang CY,Lan XF,Zhang B,Yang MZ,Nie S,Ning YP

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonality impacts species distributions through changes of the environmental conditions that affect the presence of individuals at a given place. Although the dynamics of cave microclimates are well known, only a few studies have evaluated the effects of such dynamics on non-strictly cave species. Here we assessed i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lunghi E,Manenti R,Ficetola GF

更新日期：2017-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural variants (SVs) are an important class of genetic variation implicated in a wide array of genetic diseases including cancer. Despite the advances in whole genome sequencing, comprehensive and accurate detection of SVs in short-read data still poses some practical and computational challenges. We present sv-c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kuzniar A,Maassen J,Verhoeven S,Santuari L,Shneider C,Kloosterman WP,de Ridder J

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Kinorhynchs are marine, microscopic invertebrates inhabiting the seafloors. Their segmented trunk equipped with spines and processes has inspired scientists to give them the common name "mud dragons." Even though kinorhynchs have been known since the 19th century, less than 300 species are known to science, ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sørensen MV,Grzelak K

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Meniscal tears are a common cause of stifle lameness in dogs. Use of autologous synoviocytes from the affected stifle is an attractive cell source for tissue engineering replacement fibrocartilage. However, the diseased state of these cells may impede in vitro fibrocartilage formation. Synoviocytes from 12 osteoarthri...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Warnock JJ,Bobe G,Duesterdieck-Zellmer KF

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), two late onset neurodegenerative diseases, have been shown to share overlapping cellular pathologies and genetic origins. Studies suggest that a hexanucleotide repeat expansion in the first intron of the C9orf72 gene is the most common cause of fam...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Iyer S,Subramanian V,Acharya KR

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A key step in embryo implantation is the adhesion to and invasion of the endometrium by the blastocyst trophectoderm. The envelope proteins of HERV-W and -FRD (human endogenous retrovirus-W and -FRD), syncytin-1 and syncytin-2, are mainly distributed in the placenta, and play important roles in the developme...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guo L,Gu F,Xu Y,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Maximakinin (MK), an amphibian peptide possessing the C-terminal sequence of bradykinin (BK), is a BK B2 receptor (B2R) agonist eliciting prolonged signaling. We reinvestigated this 19-mer for species-specific pharmacologic profile, in vivo confirmation of resistance to inactivation by angiotensin converting enzyme (A...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Charest-Morin X,Bachelard H,Jean M,Marceau F

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil moisture content (SMC) is an important factor that affects agricultural development in arid regions. Compared with the space-borne remote sensing system, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been widely used because of its stronger controllability and higher resolution. It also provides a more convenient method ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ge X,Wang J,Ding J,Cao X,Zhang Z,Liu J,Li X

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe an efficient and effective technique for rearing sexually-derived coral propagules from spawning through larval settlement and symbiont uptake with minimal impact on natural coral populations. We sought to maximize larval survival while minimizing expense and daily husbandry maintenance by experimenta...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pollock FJ,Katz SM,van de Water JAJM,Davies SW,Hein M,Torda G,Matz MV,Beltran VH,Buerger P,Puill-Stephan E,Abrego D,Bourne DG,Willis BL

更新日期：2017-09-06 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：:Herein, we identified the tomato SlMYB102 gene as a MYB family transcription factor of the R2R3-MYB subfamily. We additionally determined that the SlMYB102 promoter region contains photoresponsive, abiotic stress-responsive, and hormone-responsive regulatory elements, and we detected higher SlMYB102 expression in the ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang M,Hao J,Chen X,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Silkworm pupae is the main by-product of the sericulture industry with an interesting nutritional profile, especially in terms of proteins. In consideration of its possible use as a food or food ingredient in Western countries, a comparative proteomic experiment has been performed to investigate the differen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lamberti C,Gai F,Cirrincione S,Giribaldi M,Purrotti M,Manfredi M,Marengo E,Sicuro B,Saviane A,Cappellozza S,Giuffrida MG,Cavallarin L

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Medical and behavioral needs are relevant in organizing and providing support strategies that improve the quality of life for children, along with their families. The present study aims to examine the impact of medical and behavioral needs on the need for support of children with disabilities. Methods:...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Arias VB,Aguayo V,Verdugo MA,Amor AM

更新日期：2020-09-15 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：Background:The table tennis serve involves complex spatial movements combined with biomechanial characteristics. Although the differences in lower-limb biomechanial characteristics to a great extent influence the translational and spinning velocity of the ball when using the different styles of table tennis serve, few ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yu C,Shao S,Baker JS,Gu Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal upwelling at the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica offers the opportunity to investigate the effects of pronounced changes in key water parameters on fine-scale dynamics of local coral reef communities. This study monitored benthic community composition at Matapalo reef (10.539°N, 85.766°W) by weekly obser...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Stuhldreier I,Sánchez-Noguera C,Roth F,Jiménez C,Rixen T,Cortés J,Wild C

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In previous studies, both 17β-estradiol (E2) and resveratrol (RES) were reported to protect intervertebral disc cells against aberrant apoptosis. Given that E2 has a better anti-apoptotic effect with more cancer risk and RES has an anti-apoptotic effect with less cancer risk, the combined use of E2 with RES ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang SD,Ma L,Yang DL,Ding WY

更新日期：2016-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Since 1996, when Vivo questioned how many species of mammals occur in Brazil, there has been a huge effort to assess this biodiversity. In this contribution, we present new records for rare species of the sigmodontine rodent genera Rhagomys and Neusticomys previously unknown to Brazilian Amazon. We provided ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Percequillo AR,Dalapicolla J,Abreu-Júnior EF,Roth PRO,Ferraz KMPMB,Chiquito EA

更新日期：2017-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the intelligence-creativity threshold hypothesis, there should be a positive association between intelligence and creative potential up to a certain point, the threshold, after which a further increase in intelligence should have no association with creativity. In the present simulation study, the measure...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sorjonen K,Ingre M,Melin B

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Although mosquito microbiota are known to influence reproduction, nutrition, disease transmission, and pesticide resistance, the relationship between host-associated microbial community composition and geographical location is poorly understood. To begin addressing this knowledge gap, we characterized microbiota assoc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Duguma D,Hall MW,Smartt CT,Debboun M,Neufeld JD

更新日期：2019-01-09 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：:Hydrozoans display the most morphological diversity within the phylum Cnidaria. While recent molecular studies have provided some insights into their evolutionary history, sister group relationships remain mostly unresolved, particularly at mid-taxonomic levels. Specifically, within Hydroidolina, the most speciose hyd...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kayal E,Bentlage B,Cartwright P,Yanagihara AA,Lindsay DJ,Hopcroft RR,Collins AG

更新日期：2015-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In summer 2012, we initiated a large-scale field experiment in southern Ontario, Canada, to determine whether exposure to clothianidin seed-treated canola (oil seed rape) has any adverse impacts on honey bees. Colonies were placed in clothianidin seed-treated or control canola fields during bloom, and thereafter were ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cutler GC,Scott-Dupree CD,Sultan M,McFarlane AD,Brewer L

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00