Zooplankton as a potential vector for white band disease transmission in the endangered coral, Acropora cervicornis.

abstract：:In functional genomics experiments, researchers often select genes to follow-up or validate from a long list of differentially expressed genes. Typically, sharp thresholds are used to bin genes into groups such as significant/non-significant or fold change above/below a cut-off value, and ad hoc criteria are also used...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lazic SE

更新日期：2015-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenerational effects are important for phenotypic plasticity and adaptation of marine invertebrates in the changing ocean. Ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation is an increasing threat to marine invertebrates. For the first time, we reported positive and negative transgenerational effects of UV-B radiation on egg size, ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ding J,Zhang L,Sun J,Shi D,Chi X,Yang M,Chang Y,Zhao C

更新日期：2019-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Sponges are efficient filter feeders, removing significant portions of particulate and dissolved organic matter (POM, DOM) from the water column. While the assimilation and respiration of POM and DOM by sponges and their abundant microbial symbiont communities have received much attention, there is virtually no inform...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fiore CL,Freeman CJ,Kujawinski EB

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is an effective anti-coagulant for thrombotic events. However, due to its predominant renal clearance, there are concerns that it might be associated with increased bleeding in patients with renal disease. Objectives. We systematically evaluated the efficacy and safety o...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Palamaner Subash Shantha G,Kumar AA,Sethi M,Khanna RC,Pancholy SB

更新日期：2015-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The term autobiographical self has been used to refer to a mental state that permits reflection on self-identity and personality and the answer to related questions (Damasio, 1998). It requires the retrieval and integrated assembly of memories of facts and events that define an individual's biography. The neural mecha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Araujo HF,Kaplan J,Damasio H,Damasio A

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Solanum lycopersicum, belonging to Solanaceae, is one of the commonly used model plants. The GRAS genes are transcriptional regulators, which play a significant role in plant growth and development, and the functions of several GRAS genes have been recognized, such as, axillary shoot meristem formation, radial root pa...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Niu Y,Zhao T,Xu X,Li J

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, silver nanoparticles (NP) were synthesized by two methods: using an aqueous extract of Mentha spicata leaves and using citrate ions as stabilizing agent, and the cytotoxicity and anticancer activity of both NP were evaluated in vitro. The particles synthesized with the aqueous extract were spherical wit...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Torres-Martínez Y,Arredondo-Espinoza E,Puente C,González-Santiago O,Pineda-Aguilar N,Balderas-Rentería I,López I,Ramírez-Cabrera MA

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of evidence suggests that female Old World monkeys maintain selective long-term grooming interactions with fitness benefits. The last two decades have produced evidence that the regulation of social interactions among primates can be, in part, explained by the Biological Markets theory, with grooming beha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pereira AS,Rebelo ID,Casanova C,Lee PC,Louca V

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Medicare is one of the world's largest health insurance programs. It provides health insurance to nearly 44 million beneficiaries whose entitlements are based on age, disability, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Data of these ESRD beneficiaries are collected in the US Renal Data System (USRDS), which inclu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mu Y,Chin AI,Kshirsagar AV,Bang H

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Yes associated protein 1 (YAP1), which is a standout amongst the most essential effectors of the Hippo pathway, assumes a vital part in a few kinds of cancer. However, whether YAP1 is an oncogene in CRC (colorectal cancer) remains controversial, and the association between the subcellular localization of YAP1 a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dong T,Yuan Y,Xiang X,Sang S,Shen H,Wang L,Yang C,Li F,Li H,Zheng S

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Trace elements are essential for the growth and survival of plants, and their concentrations and distributions in plants are effective reflections of ecological adaptation strategies. However, this aspect has seldom been addressed. Method:Changes in the leaf and branch trace elements of Pinus massoniana Lam...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lin T,Zheng X,Zheng H

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common disease in elderly dogs. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a dietary supplement containing calcium carbonate, calcium-lactate gluconate, chitosan and sodium bicarbonate in dogs with IRIS stage 3 of CKD. Twenty dogs were enrolled in the study, ten were administe...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Martello E,Perondi F,Capucchio MT,Biasato I,Biasibetti E,Cocca T,Bruni N,Lippi I

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreaks on pig farms have caused significant economic loss in the swine industry since it was first reported in Thailand a decade ago. Anecdotal evidence suggests that PEDV is now endemic in this region, therefore genome information of circulating PEDV is important for molecula...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tuanthap S,Vongpunsawad S,Phupolphan C,Duang-In A,Wattanaphansak S,Assavacheep P,Theamboonlers A,Luengyosluechakul S,Amonsin A,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Algae encompass a wide array of photosynthetic organisms that are ubiquitously distributed in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Algal species often bloom in aquatic ecosystems, providing a significant autochthonous carbon input to the deeper anoxic layers in stratified water bodies. In addition, various alga...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Morrison JM,Murphy CL,Baker K,Zamor RM,Nikolai SJ,Wilder S,Elshahed MS,Youssef NH

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Massively parallel sequencing technology is being used to sequence highly diverse populations of DNA such as that derived from heterogeneous cell mixtures containing both wild-type and disease-related states. At the core of such molecule tagging techniques is the tagging and identification of sequence read...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrews TD,Jeelall Y,Talaulikar D,Goodnow CC,Field MA

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:According to current molecular evidence, the Chionaspis pinifoliae heterophyllae species complex has been recognized as 10 cryptic species. In this study, we construct potential distribution maps for seven cryptic species based on climatic variables. This was done to assess the main environmental factors that have con...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhao Q,Zhang H,Wei J

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The Somali Sengi or Somali Elephant-shrew ('Elephantulus' revoilii, Macroscelidea, Mammalia) has been considered a "lost species" and is primarily known from about 39 museum specimens, with no new vouchered occurrence records since the early 1970s. The scientific literature contains no data concerning living Somali Se...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Heritage S,Rayaleh H,Awaleh DG,Rathbun GB

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The taxon Beloniformes represents a heterogeneous group of teleost fishes that show an extraordinary diversity of jaw morphology. I present new anatomical descriptions of the jaw musculature in six selected beloniforms and four closely related species. A reduction of the external jaw adductor (A1) and a changed morpho...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Werneburg I

更新日期：2015-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary biology has entered an era of unprecedented amounts of DNA sequence data, as new sequencing technologies such as Massive Parallel Sequencing (MPS) can generate billions of nucleotides within less than a day. The current bottleneck is how to efficiently handle, process, and analyze such large amounts of da...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andermann T,Cano Á,Zizka A,Bacon C,Antonelli A

更新日期：2018-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Trees in the Morus genera belong to the Moraceae family. To better understand the species status of genus Morus and to provide information for studies on evolutionary biology within the genus, the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of M. cathayana and M. multicaulis were sequenced. The plastomes of the two species are ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kong WQ,Yang JH

更新日期：2017-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we propose and test a novel ensemble method for improving the accuracy of each method in flood susceptibility mapping using evidential belief function (EBF) and support vector machine (SVM). The outcome of the proposed method was compared with the results of each method. The proposed method was implemen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shafapour Tehrany M,Kumar L,Shabani F

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefits of exercises with different cognitive demands for cognitive functions (Executive and non-Executive) in healthy older adults. A cross-sectional design was adopted. In total, 84 healthy older adults were enrolled in the study. They were categorized into the Tai C...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ji Z,Li A,Feng T,Liu X,You Y,Meng F,Wang R,Lu J,Zhang C

更新日期：2017-10-20 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：:The capacity for aerial maneuvering was likely a major influence on the evolution of flying animals. Here we evaluate consequences of paravian morphology for aerial performance by quantifying static stability and control effectiveness of physical models for numerous taxa sampled from within the lineage leading to bird...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Evangelista D,Cam S,Huynh T,Kwong A,Mehrabani H,Tse K,Dudley R

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Oral cancer progresses from hyperplastic epithelial lesions through dysplasia to invasive carcinoma. The critical needs in oral cancer treatment are expanding our knowledge of malignant tumour progression and the development of useful approaches to prevent dysplastic lesions. This study was designed to gain ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ge S,Zhou H,Zhou Z,Liu L,Lou J

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. India accounts for 24% to all under-five mortality in the world. Residence in rural area, poverty and low levels of mother's education are known confounders of under-five mortality. Since two-thirds of India's population lives in rural areas, mothers employed in agriculture present a particularly vulnerabl...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Singh R,Tripathi V

更新日期：2015-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes or redescribes four hexactinellid sponges, namely Poliopogon amadou, Euplectella sanctipauli sp. nov., Bolosoma perezi sp. nov. and Advhena magnifica gen. et sp. nov. P. amadou, E. sanctipauli sp. nov. and B. perezi sp. nov. represent new findings for the South Atlantic deep-sea fauna, including...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Castello-Branco C,Collins AG,Hajdu E

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition zones are of high evolutionary interest because unique patterns of spatial variation are often retained. Here, we investigated the phylogeography of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo, a small marine intertidal fish that inhabits rocky habitats of the Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean. We screened...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Castilho R,Cunha RL,Faria C,Velasco EM,Robalo JI

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently great interest in applying neural networks to prediction tasks in medicine. It is important for predictive models to be able to use survival data, where each patient has a known follow-up time and event/censoring indicator. This avoids information loss when training the model and enables generation ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gensheimer MF,Narasimhan B

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteogenic cells form mineralized matrices in vitro, as well as in vivo. The formation and shape of the mineralized matrices are highly regulated by the cells. In vitro formation of mineralized matrices by osteogenic cells can be a model for in vivo osteogenesis. In this study, using a three-dimensional (3D) collagen ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kihara T,Umezu C,Sawada K,Furutani Y

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00