Lectins: an effective tool for screening of potential cancer biomarkers.

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journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lang JM,Coil DA,Neches RY,Brown WE,Cavalier D,Severance M,Hampton-Marcell JT,Gilbert JA,Eisen JA

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. In recent years, there has been an explosion in the number of technical and medical diagnostic platforms being developed. This has greatly improved our ability to more accurately, and more comprehensively, explore and characterize human biological systems on the individual level. Large quantities of biomed...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： O'Rawe JA,Fang H,Rynearson S,Robison R,Kiruluta ES,Higgins G,Eilbeck K,Reese MG,Lyon GJ

更新日期：2013-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Human population growth has led to biodiversity declines in tropical cities. While habitat loss and fragmentation have been the main drivers of urban biodiversity loss, man-made interventions to reduce health risks have also emerged as an unintentional threat. For instance, insecticide fogging to control mos...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lee NSM,Clements GR,Ting ASY,Wong ZH,Yek SH

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Experiencing an adequate amount of cold temperatures over winter is necessary for many temperate tree species to break dormancy and flower in spring. Thus, changes in winter and spring temperatures associated with climate change may influence when trees break dormancy and flower in the future. There have bee...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Prevéy JS,Harrington CA

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To ensure the safety of trees, two NDT (nondestructive testing) techniques, electric resistance tomography and stress wave tomography, were employed to quantitatively detect and characterize the internal decay of standing trees. Comparisons between those two techniques were done to make full use of the indiv...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yue X,Wang L,Wacker JP,Zhu Z

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Correct identification of forensically important insects, such as flies in the family Calliphoridae, is a crucial step for them to be used as evidence in legal investigations. Traditional identification based on morphology has been effective, but has some limitations when it comes to identifying immature stages of cer...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yusseff-Vanegas SZ,Agnarsson I

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Chinese Natural Forest Protection program has been conducted nationwide and has achieved resounding success. However, timber importation has increased; therefore, producing more domestic timber is critical to meet the demand for raw materials. Fertilization is one of the most effective silviculture pract...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hou L,Dong Z,Yang Y,Zhang D,Zhang S,Zhang S

更新日期：2018-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative morphometric analyses, particularly ontogenetic allometry, are common methods used in quantifying shape, and changes therein, in both extinct and extant organisms. Due to incompleteness and the potential for restricted sample sizes in the fossil record, palaeobiological analyses of allometry may encounter...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Brown CM,Vavrek MJ

更新日期：2015-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Wild greens can contribute to the human diet as an important source of essential nutrients and drugs. Since environmental factors, including soil properties, may affect the chemical composition of plants, it is necessary among others to assess various habitats in terms of their usefulness for wild plant harvesting and...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bosiacka B,Myśliwy M,Bosiacki M

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Individual movement influences the spatial and social structuring of a population. Animals regularly use the same paths to move efficiently to familiar places, or to patrol and mark home ranges. We found that Australian sleepy lizards (Tiliqua rugosa), a monogamous species with stable pair-bonds, repeatedly used the s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Leu ST,Jackson G,Roddick JF,Bull CM

更新日期：2016-03-22 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：Background:Immunoglobulin superfamily member 10 (IGSF10) is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily that is expressed at high levels in both the gallbladder and ovary. Currently, the role and possible mechanism of IGSF10 in breast cancer remain unclear. Method:By applying real-time quantitative polymerase chain rea...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang M,Dai M,Wu YS,Yi Z,Li Y,Ren G

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The threatened status (both ecologically and legally) of Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis, has prompted rapidly expanding efforts in culture and restocking, although tissue loss diseases continue to affect populations. In this study, disease surveillance and histopathological characterization were used t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Miller MW,Lohr KE,Cameron CM,Williams DE,Peters EC

更新日期：2014-08-28 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：Background and Purpose:Several studies have proposed that the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI), a new inflammation-related index, can be used for the prognosis assessment of various malignancies. However, few studies have reported its prognostic value in colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, this study explo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xie H,Huang S,Yuan G,Kuang J,Yan L,Wei L,Tang S,Gan J

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A representative outcrop of the Messinian stromatolites belonging to the Terminal Carbonate Complex unit, from the northern sector of the Bajo Segura basin (Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo section, Sierra del Colmenar, SE Spain) has been studied. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the architecture, external morp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Villafañe PG,Corbí H,Cónsole-Gonella C,Ruiz-Sánchez FJ,Soria JM

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Methionine (Met) is an essential sulfur-containing amino acid in animals. Cereal and legume crops with limiting levels of Met represent the major food and feed sources for animals. In plants, cystathionine gamma-synthase (CGS), methionine methyltransferase (MMT) and homocysteine methyltransferase (HMT) are committing ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhao M,Wang W,Wei L,Chen P,Yuan F,Wang Z,Ying X

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with unilateral lower limb amputation have a high risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) in their intact limb as they age. This risk may be related to joint loading experienced earlier in life. We hypothesized that loading during walking would be greater in the intact limb of young US milita...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Miller RH,Krupenevich RL,Pruziner AL,Wolf EJ,Schnall BL

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1), known pharmaceutically as alprostadil, has vasodilatory properties and is used widely in various clinical settings. In addition to acute vasodilatory properties, PGE1 may exert beneficial effects by altering protein expression of vascular cells. PGE1 is reported to be a potent stimulator of an...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Suzuki K,Nishi K,Takabuchi S,Kai S,Matsuyama T,Kurosawa S,Adachi T,Maruyama T,Fukuda K,Hirota K

更新日期：2013-11-28 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：:Current research posits that all multicellular organisms live in symbioses with associated microorganisms and form so-called metaorganisms or holobionts. Cnidarian metaorganisms are of specific interest given that stony corals provide the foundation of the globally threatened coral reef ecosystems. To gain first insig...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Brüwer JD,Voolstra CR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Caesarean birth rates in North America continue to rise, in the absence of benefit for mothers and babies. One reason may be that hospitalized labouring women spend most of their labours in recumbent or semi-recumbent positions. Although hands-and-knees position has theoretical advantages, efforts to encou...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hodnett ED,Stremler R,Halpern SH,Weston J,Windrim R

更新日期：2013-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Habitat selection and its adaptive outcomes are crucial features for animal life-history strategies. Nevertheless, congruence between habitat preferences and breeding success has been rarely demonstrated, which may result from the single-scale evaluation of animal choices. As habitat selection is a complex m...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jedlikowski J,Brambilla M

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Despite clinical trials with antioxidant supplementation, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the nutritional status of antioxidant vitamins and minerals, and none have reported on the status of these serum antioxidants associated with the dietary intake of antioxidants by non-alcoholic fatty liver d...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Coelho JM,Cansanção K,Perez RM,Leite NC,Padilha P,Ramalho A,Peres W

更新日期：2020-09-17 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：Background:RNA sequencing is an indispensable research tool used in a broad range of transcriptome analysis studies. The most common application of RNA Sequencing is differential expression analysis and it is used to determine genetic loci with distinct expression across different conditions. An emerging field called s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dimitrov D,Gu Q

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Ephemeral rivers act as linear oases in drylands providing key resources to people and wildlife. However, not much is known about these rivers' sensitivities to human activities. We investigated the landscape-level determinants of riparian tree dieback along the Swakop River, a dammed ephemeral river in Namibia, focus...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Douglas CM,Mulligan M,Harrison XA,Henschel JR,Pettorelli N,Cowlishaw G

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Anonymous student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are used by colleges and universities to measure teaching effectiveness and to make decisions about faculty hiring, firing, re-appointment, promotion, tenure, and merit pay. Although numerous studies have found that SETs correlate with various teaching effectiveness irr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Uttl B,Smibert D

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We provided chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with the ability to improve the quality of food rewards they received in a dyadic test of inequity. We were interested to see if this provision influenced their responses and, if so, whether it was mediated by a social partner's outcomes. We tested eight dyads using an exchang...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hopper LM,Lambeth SP,Schapiro SJ,Brosnan SF

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A prolonged preservation duration of blood specimens at 4 °C may occur due to the distance from collection points to storage facilities in many biobanks, especially for multicenter studies. This could lead to RNA degradation, affecting downstream analyses. However, effects of preservation durations at 4 °C on RNA qual...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Song J,Zhou J

更新日期：2020-04-10 00:00:00