Utility of a time frame in assessing psychological pain and suicide ideation.

abstract：:Anthropogenic climate change is a significant global driver of species distribution change. Although many species have undergone range expansion at their poleward limits, data on several taxonomic groups are still lacking. A common method for studying range shifts is using species distribution models to evaluate curre...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Archis JN,Akcali C,Stuart BL,Kikuchi D,Chunco AJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hepatitis B infection is one of the most severe hepatic diseases in China. Thus, understanding the genetic pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected individuals is important. Although no consistent result is obtained in different populations, HBV treatment effect is reportedly associated with the IL28...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Song Y,Shen Y,Xia X,Zhang AM

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a new supertree method that enables rapid estimation of a summary tree on the scale of millions of leaves. This supertree method summarizes a collection of input phylogenies and an input taxonomy. We introduce formal goals and criteria for such a supertree to satisfy in order to transparently and justifiabl...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Redelings BD,Holder MT

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Many fish taxa produce sound in voluntary and in disturbance contexts but information on the full acoustic repertoire is lacking for most species. Yet, this knowledge is critical to enable monitoring fish populations in nature through acoustic monitoring. Methods:In this study we characterized the sounds em...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pereira BP,Vieira M,Pousão-Ferreira P,Candeias-Mendes A,Barata M,Fonseca PJ,Amorim MCP

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Two forms of the monstrilloid copepod, one represented by males, the other by females, were dominant among the monstrilloids collected while sampling zooplankton with a light trap in southern coastal waters of Korea. Morphological examination revealed that the males are conspecific with the previously reported and rat...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jeon D,Lim D,Lee W,Soh HY

更新日期：2018-06-13 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：:Melanoma is a global concern and accounts for the major mortality of skin cancers. Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene with ganciclovir (HSV-TK/GCV) is a promising gene therapy for melanoma. Despite its low efficiency, it is well known for its bystander effect which is mainly mediated by gap junction. In this s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li H,Du H,Zhang G,Wu Y,Qiu P,Liu J,Guo J,Liu X,Sun L,Du B,Tan Y

更新日期：2019-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue studies at the urban scale are scarce and required for guiding control efforts. In Brazil, the burden of dengue is high and challenges city public health administrations with limited resources. Here we studied the dynamics of a dengue epidemic in a single city. METHODS:Serum samples from dengue suspe...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Villabona-Arenas CJ,de Oliveira JL,de Sousa-Capra C,Balarini K,Pereira da Fonseca CR,Zanotto PM

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex determination and sex chromosomes can be very diverse between teleost species. The group of tilapias shows a polymorphism in sex determination not only between closely related species but also between domestic strains within a species. In the Nile tilapia, the major effect genes and therefore the Y chromosome have...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sissao R,D'Cotta H,Baroiller JF,Toguyeni A

更新日期：2019-09-18 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：:Purple Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var italica) attracts growing attention as a functional food. Its purple coloration is due to high anthocyanin amounts. Light represents a critical parameter affecting anthocyanins biosynthesis. In this study, 'Purple Broccoli', a light-responding pigmentation cultivar, was assess...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu C,Yao X,Li G,Huang L,Xie Z

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:In 2020, to limit the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), many countries, including Italy, have issued a lengthy quarantine period for the entire population. For this reason lifestyle has changed, bringing inevitable repercussions to the Quality of Life (QoL). The present study aims to identify which psychosoc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lardone A,Sorrentino P,Giancamilli F,Palombi T,Simper T,Mandolesi L,Lucidi F,Chirico A,Galli F

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In Western countries dogs and cats are the most popular pets, and people are increasingly opposed to their rearing for the fur industry. In 2007, a Regulation of the European Union (EU) banned the use and trade of dog and cat furs, but an official analytical protocol to identify them as source species was not provided...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Garofalo L,Mariacher A,Fanelli R,Fico R,Lorenzini R

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Theory predicts that habitat fragmentation, by reducing population size and increasing isolation among remnant populations, can alter their genetic diversity and structure. A cascade of effects is expected: genetic drift and inbreeding after a population bottleneck, changes in biotic interactions that may ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Suárez-Montes P,Chávez-Pesqueira M,Núñez-Farfán J

更新日期：2016-12-22 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：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：: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：:Banana streak virus (BSV) belongs to the members of the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae. At present, BSV contains nine species in the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) classification report (2018b release). Previous study indicated that the viral particles of Banana streak virus Acuminata Y...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li WL,Yu NT,Wang JH,Li JC,Liu ZX

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrophic plants-plants that have lost the ability to photosynthesize-are characterized by a number of changes at all levels of organization. Heterotrophic plants are divided into two large categories-parasitic and mycoheterotrophic (MHT). The question of to what extent such changes are similar in these two catego...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shtratnikova VY,Schelkunov MI,Penin AA,Logacheva MD

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a belligerent carcinoma that is unresponsive to targeted receptor therapies. Development of new treatment strategies would benefit from an expanded repertoire of in vitro cell culture systems, such as those that support tridimensional growth in the presence of hydrogel scaffolds...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jogalekar MP,Serrano EE

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Gammaherpesviruses (GHVs) are host specific DNA viruses that infect a large range of mammalian species. These viruses preferentially target host lymphocyte cell populations and infection may lead to morbidity or mortality in immunocompromised, co-infected, or non-adapted hosts. In this study, we tested for the presenc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Loisel DA,Troyer RM,VandeWoude S

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being geographically central to the Atlantic Americas Flyway for migratory birds, the Caribbean is often overlooked or underappreciated when addressing the conservation of North American shorebirds. To our knowledge, this is the first Caribbean-wide assessment of shorebird use in the region. We analyzed 211,01...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cañizares JR,Reed JM

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, is a commonly consumed small freshwater bivalve in East Asia. However, available genetic information of this clam is still limited. In this study, the transcriptome of female C. fluminea was sequenced using the Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. A total of 89,563 unigenes were assembled ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhu C,Zhang L,Ding H,Pan Z

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Knowledge Translation (KT) is expected to be a critical learning outcome of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program. It continues to serve as an area of interest among educators and healthcare providers due to its importance to evidence-based practice. This study endeavored to develop a valid a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ong IL,Diño MJS,Calimag MMP,Hidalgo FA

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological control, a globally-important ecosystem service, can provide long-term and broad-scale suppression of invasive pests, weeds and pathogens in natural, urban and agricultural environments. Following (few) historic cases that led to sizeable environmental up-sets, the discipline of arthropod biological control...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wyckhuys KAG,Wongtiem P,Rauf A,Thancharoen A,Heimpel GE,Le NTT,Fanani MZ,Gurr GM,Lundgren JG,Burra DD,Palao LK,Hyman G,Graziosi I,Le VX,Cock MJW,Tscharntke T,Wratten SD,Nguyen LV,You M,Lu Y,Ketelaar JW,Goergen G

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We revise the taxonomy of the myrmicine ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group for the Arabian Peninsula. Six species are recognized: Monomorium aeyade Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, M. clavicorne André, 1881, M. exiguum Forel, 1894, M. holothir Bolton, 1987, M. mohammedi sp. n., and M. sarawatense Sharaf & Alda...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sharaf M,Al Dhafer HM,Aldawood AS,Hita Garcia F

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is one of the most versatile tropical evergreen tree species known in India since the Vedic period (1500 BC-600 BC). Neem tree is a rich source of limonoids, having a wide spectrum of activity against insect pests and microbial pathogens. Complex tetranortriterpenoids such as azadirac...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kuravadi NA,Yenagi V,Rangiah K,Mahesh HB,Rajamani A,Shirke MD,Russiachand H,Loganathan RM,Shankara Lingu C,Siddappa S,Ramamurthy A,Sathyanarayana BN,Gowda M

更新日期：2015-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The meat quality of yellow feathered broilers is better than the quality of its production. Growth traits are important in the broiler industry. The exploration of regulation mechanisms for the skeletal muscle would help to increase the growth performance of chickens. At present, some progress has been made ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wu P,Zhang X,Zhang G,Chen F,He M,Zhang T,Wang J,Xie K,Dai G

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reservoirs possess gradients in conditions and resources along their long (deep-shallow) axis, but the response of littoral vertebrates (fish and turtles) to these gradients is poorly understood. We have quantified the littoral vertebrate communities throughout a small reservoir in Southeastern Ohio during July and Au...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ruhl N,Soski JJ,Roosenburg WM

更新日期：2014-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we map the distribution of scale-rayed wrasse Acantholabrus palloni in eastern Skagerrak based on a combination of verified and personally communicated angling records. Long thought to be occasional vagrants outside its known range in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, we ask if this rare...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Näslund J,Lundgren M

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00