A comparative in-silico analysis of autophagy proteins in ciliates.

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：:Physical exercise is linked to individuals whose affect profiles are invariably positive and it induces anti-apoptotic and anti-excitotoxic effects, buttressing blood-brain barrier intactness in both healthy individuals and those suffering from disorders accompanying overweight and obesity. In this regard, exercise of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Garcia D,Archer T

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Biodiversity forecasts are important for conservation, management, and evaluating how well current models characterize natural systems. While the number of forecasts for biodiversity is increasing, there is little information available on how well these forecasts work. Most biodiversity forecasts are not evaluated to ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Harris DJ,Taylor SD,White EP

更新日期：2018-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:During their long evolution, Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 developed a remarkable capacity to acclimate to diverse environmental conditions. In this study, Raman spectroscopy and Raman chemometrics tools (RametrixTM) were employed to investigate the phenotypic changes in response to external stressors and correl...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tanniche I,Collakova E,Denbow C,Senger RS

更新日期：2020-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrozoa medusae undergo blooms and seasonal fluctuations; however the drivers of such fluctuations are unknown. To understand how medusa populations fluctuate in response to seasonal factors such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a, and to enhance our taxonomic knowledge of Hydrozoa in Galve...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pruski S,Miglietta MP

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Child undernutrition and flooding are highly prevalent public health issues in many developing countries, yet we have little understanding of preventive strategies for effective coping in these circumstances. Education has been recently highlighted as key to reduce the societal impacts of extreme weather e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rodriguez-Llanes JM,Ranjan-Dash S,Mukhopadhyay A,Guha-Sapir D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Previous studies have shown that the mammalian thalamus is a key structure for anesthesia-induced unconsciousness and anesthesia-awakening regulation. However, both the dynamic characteristics and probable lateralization of thalamic functioning during anesthesia-awakening regulation are not fully understood,...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fan Y,Yue X,Xue F,Brauth SE,Tang Y,Fang G

更新日期：2018-03-15 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：:The study of vertebrate ontogenies has the potential to inform us of shared developmental patterns and processes among organisms. However, fossilised ontogenies of early vertebrates are extremely rare during the Palaeozoic Era. A growth series of the Late Devonian "acanthodian" Triazeugacanthus affinis, from the Migua...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chevrinais M,Sire JY,Cloutier R

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Synechocystis gathered momentum in modelling studies and biotechnological applications owing to multiple factors like fast growth, ability to fix carbon dioxide into valuable products, and the relative ease of genetic manipulation. Synechocystis physiology and metabolism, and consequently, the productivity of Synechoc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cordara A,Re A,Pagliano C,Van Alphen P,Pirone R,Saracco G,Branco Dos Santos F,Hellingwerf K,Vasile N

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Trihelix transcription factors play multiple roles in plant growth, development and various stress responses. In this study, we identified 71 trihelix family genes in the soybean genome. These trihelix genes were located at 19 out of 20 soybean chromosomes unevenly and were classified into six distinct subfamilies: GT...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu W,Zhang Y,Li W,Lin Y,Wang C,Xu R,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we provide evidence to support an extension of the recognized distributional range of the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii) to include southern Mexico. We collected two specimens in breeding condition in northwestern Sierra Norte de Chiapas, Mexico. Morphologic and genetic evidence support their identity as Ela...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hanna ZR,Ortiz-Ramírez MF,Ríos-Muñoz CA,Cayetano-Rosas H,Bowie RC,Navarro-Sigüenza AG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grafting is one of the most widely used methods for vegetative propagation, particularly for multiplying trees considered important, but there has been little research done on the effect of hybridization on grafts from the genus Pinus. Sometimes hybrids show the ability to reproduce and adapt efficiently to the enviro...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pérez-Luna A,Wehenkel C,Prieto-Ruíz JÁ,López-Upton J,Hernández-Díaz JC

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the physiological tolerances of ectotherms, such as thermal limits, is important in predicting biotic responses to climate change. However, it is even more important to examine these impacts alongside those from other landscape changes: such as the reduction of native vegetation cover, landscape fragment...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrew NR,Miller C,Hall G,Hemmings Z,Oliver I

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The impacts of sea-level rise (SLR) are likely to be the greatest for ecosystems that exist at the land-sea interface, where small changes in sea-level could result in drastic changes in habitat availability. Rocky intertidal ecosystems possess a number of characteristics which make them highly vulnerable to changes i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kaplanis NJ,Edwards CB,Eynaud Y,Smith JE

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell immobilization is an alternative to microencapsulation for the maintenance of cells in a liquid medium. However, artificial immobilization carriers are expensive and pose a high safety risk. Okara, a food-grade byproduct from soymilk production, is rich in prebiotics. Lactobacilli could provide health enhancing e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xiudong X,Ying W,Xiaoli L,Ying L,Jianzhong Z

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mauremys reevesii is a classical organism with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Gonad development in early life has recently received considerable attention but gonadal maintenance after sex differentiation in turtles with TSD remains a mystery. In this study, we sequenced the transcriptomes for the adul...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xiong L,Dong J,Jiang H,Zan J,Tong J,Liu J,Wang M,Nie L

更新日期：2019-03-08 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：: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：:Cold-water corals provide an important habitat for a rich fauna along the continental margins and slopes. Although these azooxanthellate corals are considered particularly sensitive to ocean acidification, their responses to natural variations in pH and aragonite saturation are largely unknown due to the difficulty of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fillinger L,Richter C

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. We wished to determine test re-test reliability and construct validity of the star-track test of manual dexterity. Design. Test re-test reliability was examined in a controlled study. Construct validity was tested in a blinded randomized crossover study. Setting. The study was performed at a university hos...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kildebro N,Amirian I,Gögenur I,Rosenberg J

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The current cultivation and plant breeding of Honeybush tea (produced from members of Cyclopia Vent.) do not consider the genetic diversity nor structuring of wild populations. Thus, wild populations may be at risk of genetic contamination if cultivated plants are grown in the same landscape. Here, we invest...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Galuszynski NC,Potts AJ

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Applying quantitative morphological approaches in systematics research is a promising way to discover cryptic biological diversity. Information obtained through twenty-first century science poses new challenges to taxonomy by offering the possibility of increased objectivity in independent and automated hy...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Csősz S,Fisher BL

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Extensive genome rearrangements, known as chromothripsis, have been recently identified in several cancer types. Chromothripsis leads to complex structural variants (cSVs) causing aberrant gene expression and the formation of de novo fusion genes, which can trigger cancer development, or worsen its clinical ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hynst J,Plevova K,Radova L,Bystry V,Pal K,Pospisilova S

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Late positive event-related potential (ERP) components occurring after the N400, traditionally linked to reanalysis due to syntactic incongruence, are increasingly considered to also reflect reanalysis and repair due to semantic difficulty. Semantic problems can have different origins, such as a mismatch of specific p...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Quante L,Bölte J,Zwitserlood P

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Low use of maternal healthcare services is one of the reasons why maternal mortality is still considerably high among adolescents mothers in India. To increase the utilization of these services, it is necessary to identify factors that affect service utilization. To our knowledge, no national level study i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Singh A,Kumar A,Pranjali P

更新日期：2014-11-04 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：Background:This study evaluates the generalizability of an eight-station progress clinical skills examination and assesses the growth in performance for six clinical skills domains among first- and second-year medical students over four time points during the academic year. Methods:We conducted a generalizability stud...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Laird-Fick HS,Chang C,Wang L,Parker C,Malinowski R,Emery M,Solomon DJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Vitamin D 1α-hydroxylase CYP27B1 is the key factor in the vitamin D pathway. Previously, we analyzed the expression of CYP27B1 in human gingival fibroblasts in vitro. In the present study, we analyzed the gingival expression of CYP27B1 in vivo. Methods:Forty-two patients with periodontitis Stage IV Grade C ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu K,Han B,Hou J,Zhang J,Su J,Meng H

更新日期：2021-01-04 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