Short-term starvation at low temperature prior to harvest does not impact the health and acute stress response of adult Atlantic salmon.

abstract：:Healthy, older adults are widely reported to experience cognitive decline, including impairments in inhibitory control. However, this general proposition has recently come under scrutiny because ageing effects are highly variable between individuals, are task dependent, and are sometimes not distinguished from general...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Knox PC,Pasunuru N

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Cyclin A overexpression is found in a variety of human tumors and correlates with unfavorable outcome. We analyzed immunohistochemical expression of cyclin A in Wilms tumor (WT) in relation to clinicopathological characteristics, preoperative chemotherapy (PrOpChTh), and overall survival (OS). Methods:This ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Radojević-Škodrić S,Brašanac D,Đuričić SM,Glumac S,Lončar Z,Pavlović I,Todorović A,Nikolić G,Baralić I,Pejić S

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Over the last two decades, there has been a constant increase in prescription rates of antidepressants. In parallel, neuroactive pharmaceuticals are making their way into aquatic environments at increasing concentrations. Among the antidepressants detected in the environment citalopram, a selective serotonin...

journal_title：PeerJ

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

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models of collective cell movement often neglect the effects of spatial structure, such as clustering, on the population dynamics. Typically, they assume that individuals interact with one another in proportion to their average density (the mean-field assumption) which means that cell-cell interactions oc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Binny RN,Haridas P,James A,Law R,Simpson MJ,Plank MJ

更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Stellera chamaejasme Linn, an important poisonous plant of the China grassland, is toxic to humans and livestock. The rapid expansion of S. chamaejasme has greatly damaged the grassland ecology and, consequently, seriously endangered the development of animal husbandry. To draft efficient prevention and cont...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu X,Guan H,Song M,Fu Y,Han X,Lei M,Ren J,Guo B,He W,Wei Y

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to quantify consumption of clothianidin-treated corn seed by birds following standard planting practices. Based on post-planting seed counts on 21 fields in southwestern Ontario, Canada, between 29 and 813 seeds/ha (mean of 224 ± 167 (SD)) were estimated to remain on the soil surface im...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McGee S,Whitfield-Aslund M,Duca D,Kopysh N,Dan T,Knopper L,Brewer L

更新日期：2018-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Species identification-of importance for most biological disciplines-is not always straightforward as cryptic species hamper traditional identification. Fibre-optic near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a rapid and inexpensive method of use in various applications, including the identification of species. Despite its e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kinzner MC,Wagner HC,Peskoller A,Moder K,Dowell FE,Arthofer W,Schlick-Steiner BC,Steiner FM

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-cell analysis has the potential to provide us with a host of new knowledge about biological systems, but it comes with the challenge of correctly interpreting the biological information. While emerging techniques have made it possible to measure inter-cellular variability at the transcriptome level, no consensu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kippner LE,Kim J,Gibson G,Kemp ML

更新日期：2014-06-24 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：Background:Magnetite-mediated direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) between Geobacter and Methanosarcina species is increasingly being invoked to explain magnetite stimulation of methane production in anaerobic soils and sediments. Although magnetite-mediated DIET has been documented in defined co-cultures reduc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang O,Zheng S,Wang B,Wang W,Liu F

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Infrared thermal imaging has emerged as a valuable tool in veterinary medicine, in particular for evaluating reproductive processes. Here, we explored differences in skin temperature of twenty female chimpanzees in Budongo Forest, Uganda, four of which were pregnant during data collection. Based on previous literature...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dezecache G,Wilke C,Richi N,Neumann C,Zuberbühler K

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Garden Warblers Sylvia borin were studied during autumn stopover in Crete before crossing the barrier of the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert. Birds followed with transmitters show extensive stopover periods, which were longer in first-year birds, 16 days, compared with adult birds, 14 days. The distribution of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Barboutis C,Henshaw I,Kullberg C,Nikolopoulou S,Fransson T

更新日期：2014-03-25 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：:This work was aimed to investigate the effects of the different particle size of ground alfalfa hay on caecal microbial and archeal communities of rabbits. One hundred-twenty New Zealand rabbits (950.3 ± 8.82 g) were allocated into four treatments, with five replicates in each treatment and six rabbits in each replica...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yuan M,Liu S,Wang Z,Wang L,Xue B,Zou H,Tian G,Cai J,Peng Q

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:A high body fat coupled with low cardiopulmonary fitness and an increase in oxidative stress has been connoted as contributing factors in developing cardiovascular comorbidities. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between antioxidants and oxidative stress status with cardiopulmonary responses ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Adenan DM,Jaafar Z,Jayapalan JJ,Abdul Aziz A

更新日期：2020-05-19 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：:A new species of brittle star, Ophiomitrella floorae, is recorded from the lower two meters of the Gronsveld Member (Maastricht Formation), of late Maastrichtian age (c. 66.7 Ma). These relatively fine-grained biocalcarenites reflect shallow-water deposition in a sheltered setting with a relatively firm sea floor and ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Thuy B,Numberger-Thuy L,Jagt JWM

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) populations have experienced dramatic declines since the mid-19th century along the southern portion of the species range, leading citizen groups to petition the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to list the species as endangered in the contiguous US. While there remai...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hart CJ,Kelly RP,Pearson SF

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The need for read-based phasing arises with advances in sequencing technologies. The minimum error correction (MEC) approach is the primary trend to resolve haplotypes by reducing conflicts in a single nucleotide polymorphism-fragment matrix. However, it is frequently observed that the solution with the opti...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lin YY,Wu PC,Chen PL,Oyang YJ,Chen CY

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Harmine is the β-carboline alkaloid with the highest concentration in the psychotropic plant decoction Ayahuasca. In rodents, classical antidepressants reverse the symptoms of depression by stimulating neuronal proliferation. It has been shown that Ayahuasca presents antidepressant effects in patients with depressive ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dakic V,Maciel RM,Drummond H,Nascimento JM,Trindade P,Rehen SK

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Exercise at moderate intensity may confer neuroprotective benefits in multiple sclerosis (MS), however it has been reported that people with MS (PwMS) exercise less than national guideline recommendations. We aimed to determine predictors of moderate to vigorous exercise among a sample of older Canadians w...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ploughman M,Harris C,Wallack EM,Drodge O,Beaulieu S,Mayo N,Health Lifestyle and Aging with MS Canadian Consortium.

更新日期：2015-08-06 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：:Wild edible mushrooms have been collected and consumed by human groups for centuries, and today they represent a relevant source of food and income for many rural families worldwide. Preserving these non-timber forest products is of great interest, and there is concern about the damage caused by intensive mushroom har...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ruiz-Almenara C,Gándara E,Gómez-Hernández M

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hydroporus memnonius species group includes both widespread and range restricted diving beetle taxa in the western Palaearctic, some of which have been divided into a number of geographical subspecies. Of these, Hydroporus necopinatus is distributed in the far west of Europe, from central Spain to southern Britain...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bilton DT,Turner L,Foster GN

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Endometrial cancer poses a serious threat to women's health worldwide, and its pathogenesis, although actively explored, is not fully understood. DLGAP5 is a recently identified cell cycle-regulation gene not reported in endometrial cancer. This study was aiming to analyze the role of DLGAP5 in tumorigenesis...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zheng R,Shi Z,Li W,Yu J,Wang Y,Zhou Q

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent improvements in next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies can facilitate the obtainment of mitochondrial genomes. However, it is not clear whether NGS could be effectively used to reconstruct the mitogenome with high gene rearrangement. These high rearrangements would cause amplification failure, and/or ass...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yuan S,Xia Y,Zheng Y,Zeng X

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:SHOX mutations have previously been described as causes of Léri-Weill dyschondrosteosis (LWD), Langer mesomelic dysplasia (LMD), and idiopathic short stature. The loss of X chromosome-Turner syndrome or mosaic 45,X/46,XX or 46,XY-also leads to the heterozygous loss of SHOX in patients with short stature only...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Capkova P,Capkova Z,Rohon P,Adamová K,Zapletalova J

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal co-existence of metal and antibiotic resistance genes in bacteria offers a new perspective to the bacterial resistance proliferation in contaminated environment. In this study, an arsenotrophic bacterium Achromobacter xylosoxidans BHW-15, isolated from Arsenic (As) contaminated tubewell water in the Bogra ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Istiaq A,Shuvo MSR,Rahman KMJ,Siddique MA,Hossain MA,Sultana M

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons are embedded in an extracellular matrix (ECM), which functions both as a scaffold and as a regulator of neuronal function. The ECM is in turn dynamically altered through the action of serine proteases, which break down its constituents. This pathway has been implicated in the regulation of synaptic plasticity ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Van De Vijver S,Missault S,Van Soom J,Van Der Veken P,Augustyns K,Joossens J,Dedeurwaerdere S,Giugliano M

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:While there have been increasing numbers of reports of human-wolf conflict in China during recent years, little is known about the nature of this conflict. In this study, we used questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to investigate local villagers' perceptions of wolves in Jiuzhaigou County, western China. We ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xu Y,Yang B,Dou L

更新日期：2015-06-09 00:00:00