Diverse responses of Symbiodinium types to menthol and DCMU treatment.

abstract：:Dorsal horn neurons in the spinal cord integrate and relay sensory information to higher brain centers. These neurons are organized in specific laminae and different transcription factors are involved in their specification. The murine homeodomain Gbx1 protein is expressed in the mantle zone of the spinal cord at E12....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Meziane H,Fraulob V,Riet F,Krezel W,Selloum M,Geffarth M,Acampora D,Hérault Y,Simeone A,Brand M,Dollé P,Rhinn M

更新日期：2013-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate the survivorship, growth and diet preferences of hatchery-raised juvenile urchins, Tripneustes gratilla, to evaluate the efficacy of their use as biocontrol agents in the efforts to reduce alien invasive algae. In flow-through tanks, we measured urchin growth rates, feeding rates and feeding preferences...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Westbrook CE,Ringang RR,Cantero SM,HDAR & TNC Urchin Team.,Toonen RJ

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulosic waste represents a significant and underutilized carbon source for the biofuel industry. Owing to the recalcitrance of crystalline cellulose to enzymatic degradation, it is necessary to design economical methods of liberating the fermentable sugars required for bioethanol production. One route towards unloc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hamberg Y,Ruimy-Israeli V,Dassa B,Barak Y,Lamed R,Cameron K,Fontes CM,Bayer EA,Fried DB

更新日期：2014-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Metoposaurids are representatives of the extinct amphibian clade Temnospondyli, found on almost every continent exclusively in the Late Triassic deposits. Osteohistologically, it is one of the best-known temnospondyl groups, analyzed with a wide spectrum of methods, such as morphology, morphometry, bone histology or c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Teschner EM,Chakravorti S,Sengupta DP,Konietzko-Meier D

更新日期：2020-09-08 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：: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：:The number of people suffering from eye fatigue induced by visual display terminal (VDT) viewing is expected to increase in the modern world. Eye dysfunction is suggested to induce a decrease in cognitive function, at least in the long term. Furthermore, considering other previous findings, it may be reasonable to thi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Akagi R,Tonotsuka M,Horie R,Hirata K,Ando S

更新日期：2019-10-29 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：:Several aspects of an individual's appearance have been shown to predict personality and related behaviour. While some of these cues are grounded in biology (e.g., the human face), other aspects of a person's appearance can be actively controlled (e.g., clothing). In this paper, we consider a common fashion accessory,...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ellis DA,Jenkins R

更新日期：2015-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Freezing is commonly used for food preservation. It is usually done under constant atmospheric pressure (isobaric). While extending the life of the produce, isobaric freezing has detrimental effects. It causes loss of food weight and changes in food quality. Using thermodynamic analysis, we have developed a ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lyu C,Nastase G,Ukpai G,Serban A,Rubinsky B

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. People with stroke living in the community have an increased prevalence of depression and lower quality of life than healthy older adults. This cross-sectional observational study investigated whether participation in regular exercise was associated with improved mood and quality of life. Methods. We recruite...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McDonnell MN,Mackintosh SF,Hillier SL,Bryan J

更新日期：2014-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:White-handed gibbons produce loud and acoustically complex songs when interacting with their neighbours or when encountering predators. In both contexts, songs are assembled from a small number of units although their composition differs in context-specific ways. Here, we investigated whether wild gibbons could infer ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrieu J,Penny SG,Bouchet H,Malaivijitnond S,Reichard UH,Zuberbühler K

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Weaning is an important event for all mammals, including young forest musk deer. However, weaning stress may cause intestinal microbiota-related disorders. Therefore, high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing was applied to study the dynamic changes in intestinal microbiota during pre-weaning (10 days before weaning) a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li Y,Shi M,Zhang T,Hu X,Zhang B,Xu S,Ding J,Hu D,Liu S

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The mangrove crab Ucides cordatus is considered a key species for the ecological balance of mangrove forests and a major source of employment and income for traditional crab collectors in Brazil. Several studies evidenced weak genetic variation among populations due to an efficient larval transport. However,...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Britto FB,Schmidt AJ,Carvalho AMF,Vasconcelos CCMP,Farias AM,Bentzen P,Diniz FM

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bcl-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2) protein is localized in the outer membrane of mitochondria, where it plays an important role in promoting cellular survival and inhibiting the actions of pro-apoptotic proteins. PRDM10 is a member of the PR/SET family of epigenetic regulators and may play a role in development and cell differ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chen N,Hu T,Gui Y,Gao J,Li Z,Huang S

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key epigenetic factors in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression in multiple aspects of plant growth, development, and response to abiotic or biotic stresses. Many studies on systematic analysis and molecular function of HDACs in Arabidopsis and rice have been conducted. Ho...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang K,Yu L,Pang X,Cao H,Si H,Zang J,Xing J,Dong J

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansion of moose into southern British Columbia caused the decline and extirpation of woodland caribou due to their shared predators, a process commonly referred to as apparent competition. Using an adaptive management experiment, we tested the hypothesis that reducing moose to historic levels would reduce appar...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Serrouya R,McLellan BN,van Oort H,Mowat G,Boutin S

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Phlorotannins are primary and/or secondary metabolites found exclusively in brown seaweeds, but their geographic distribution and abundance dynamic are not very well understood. In this study we evaluated the phlorotannin concentrations among and within-species of brown seaweeds in a broad latitudinal context (range o...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ank G,da Gama BAP,Pereira RC

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diets are useful for treating a range of health conditions, but there is little research evaluating the degree of carbohydrate restriction on outcome measures. This study compares anthropometric and cardiometabolic outcomes between differing carbohydrate-restricted diets. O...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Harvey CJDC,Schofield GM,Zinn C,Thornley SJ,Crofts C,Merien FLR

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Five tropical seaweeds, Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty ex P.C. Silva, Padina australis Hauck, Sargassum binderi Sonder ex J. Agardh (syn. S. aquifolium (Turner) C. Agardh), Sargassum siliquosum J. Agardh and Turbinaria conoides (J. Agardh) Kützing, were incubated in seawater of pH 8.0, 7.8 (ambient), 7.6, 7.4 and 7...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mithoo-Singh PK,Keng FS,Phang SM,Leedham Elvidge EC,Sturges WT,Malin G,Abd Rahman N

更新日期：2017-01-25 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:Silkworm pupae is the main by-product of the sericulture industry with an interesting nutritional profile, especially in terms of proteins. In consideration of its possible use as a food or food ingredient in Western countries, a comparative proteomic experiment has been performed to investigate the differen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lamberti C,Gai F,Cirrincione S,Giribaldi M,Purrotti M,Manfredi M,Marengo E,Sicuro B,Saviane A,Cappellozza S,Giuffrida MG,Cavallarin L

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex reversal is a complex biological phenomenon exhibited by Cynoglossus semilaevis. Some genetic females may irreversibly convert to pseudomales, thus increasing aquaculture costs because males grow much more slowly than females. In this study, an integrative analysis of transcriptome and proteome was performed to co...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ye Z,Wang W,Zhang Y,Wang L,Cui Y,Li H

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonal upwelling at the northern Pacific coast of Costa Rica offers the opportunity to investigate the effects of pronounced changes in key water parameters on fine-scale dynamics of local coral reef communities. This study monitored benthic community composition at Matapalo reef (10.539°N, 85.766°W) by weekly obser...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Stuhldreier I,Sánchez-Noguera C,Roth F,Jiménez C,Rixen T,Cortés J,Wild C

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Seasonality impacts species distributions through changes of the environmental conditions that affect the presence of individuals at a given place. Although the dynamics of cave microclimates are well known, only a few studies have evaluated the effects of such dynamics on non-strictly cave species. Here we assessed i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lunghi E,Manenti R,Ficetola GF

更新日期：2017-05-10 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：:The potential of soils to naturally suppress inherent plant pathogens is an important ecosystem function. Usually, pathogen infection assays are used for estimating the suppressive potential of soils. In natural soils, however, co-occurring pathogens might simultaneously infect plants complicating the estimation of a ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rall BC,Latz E

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The ichthyoplankton assemblage structure in the Yangtze Estuary was analyzed based on four springs in 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2007 in order to provide detailed characterizations of the ichthyoplankton assemblage in springs, examine the long-term dynamics of spring ichthyoplankton assemblages, and evaluate the influence o...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang H,Xian W,Liu S

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial infarction has been carefully studied in numerous experimental models. Most of these models are based on electrophysiological and functional data, and pay less attention to histological discoveries. During the last decade, treatment using advanced therapies, mainly cell therapy, has prevailed from among all...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： García Gómez-Heras S,Largo C,Larrea JL,Vega-Clemente L,Calderón Flores M,Ruiz-Pérez D,García-Olmo D,García-Arranz M

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world, and it has become the leading cause of death of malignant tumors. However, its mechanisms are not fully clear. The aim of this study is to investigate the key genes and explore their potential mechanisms involving in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang L,Peng R,Sun Y,Wang J,Chong X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00