Impact of land reclamation and agricultural water regime on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Dryophytes suweonensis.

abstract：:Marine sponges host complex microbial consortia that vary in their abundance, diversity and stability amongst host species. While our understanding of sponge-microbe interactions has dramatically increased over the past decade, little is known about how sponges and their microbial symbionts interact with viruses, the ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pascelli C,Laffy PW,Kupresanin M,Ravasi T,Webster NS

更新日期：2018-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we provide evidence to support an extension of the recognized distributional range of the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii) to include southern Mexico. We collected two specimens in breeding condition in northwestern Sierra Norte de Chiapas, Mexico. Morphologic and genetic evidence support their identity as Ela...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hanna ZR,Ortiz-Ramírez MF,Ríos-Muñoz CA,Cayetano-Rosas H,Bowie RC,Navarro-Sigüenza AG

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Dye wastewater increases cancer risk in humans. For the treatment of dyestuffs, biodegradation has the advantages of economy, high efficiency, and environmental protection compared with traditional physical and chemical methods. Laccase is the best candidate for dye degradation because of its multiple substr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bu T,Yang R,Zhang Y,Cai Y,Tang Z,Li C,Wu Q,Chen H

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Grazing and litter removal can alter understory structure and composition after afforestation, posing a serious threat to sustainable forest development. Enclosure is considered to be an effective measure to restore degraded forest restoration. However, little is known about the dynamics of soil nutrients and microbia...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Deng J,Zhou Y,Zhu W,Yin Y

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Pandi's mushroom-tongue salamander (Bolitoglossa pandi) is one of the threatened amphibians in South America, as well as a flagship species for the Colombian conservation agenda. This species is endemic to the Andean cloud forests of the western slope of the Cordillera Oriental of Colombia, occurring only in...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Angarita-Sierra T,Bonilla-Gómez MA,Sánchez DA,Acosta-Galvis AR,Medina-Ovalle H,Solano-Moreno A,Ulloa-Rengifo S,Guevara-Guevara D,Torres-Ramirez JJ,Curaca-Fierro S,Cabrera-Amaya DM,Infante-Betancour JA,Londoño-Montaño LF,Albarán

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutant form GGBP/H152C of the D-glucose/D-galactose-binding protein with the solvatochromic dye BADAN linked to cysteine residue Cys 152 can be used as a potential base for a sensitive element of glucose biosensor system. We investigated the influence of various external factors on the physical-chemical properties...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fonin AV,Stepanenko OV,Povarova OI,Volova CA,Philippova EM,Bublikov GS,Kuznetsova IM,Demchenko AP,Turoverov KK

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study evaluated the level of support and satisfaction among parents of stillborn babies in Australian hospitals. One-hundred and eighty-nine mothers and fathers completed an online survey designed by the researcher based on the guidelines designed by the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand. Supp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Basile ML,Thorsteinsson EB

更新日期：2015-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Many migratory bird species show high levels of site fidelity to their wintering sites, which confers advantages due to prior knowledge, but may also limit the ability of the individual to move away from degrading sites or to detect alternative foraging opportunities. Winter site fidelity often varies among age groups...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lourenço PM,Alves JA,Reneerkens J,Loonstra AJ,Potts PM,Granadeiro JP,Catry T

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of most common vaginal infections. However, its diagnosis by classical methods reveals low specificity. Our goal was to evaluate the accuracy diagnosis of 150 vaginal samples with research gold standard methods and our Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) probes by Fluorescence in situ Hybridizat...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Machado A,Castro J,Cereija T,Almeida C,Cerca N

更新日期：2015-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We investigated the effects of gastric Helicobacter pylori infection on the daytime and overnight human oral microbiota. Methods:Twenty four volunteers were recruited. Ten tested positive for H. pylori infection by the Carbon-14 Urea Breath Test, and the rest were negative. Two oral swabs were collected: on...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chua EG,Chong JY,Lamichhane B,Webberley KM,Marshall BJ,Wise MJ,Tay CY

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A cervical vertebra of the large, pelagic pterodactyloid pterosaur Pteranodon sp. from the Late Cretaceous Niobrara Formation of Kansas, USA is significant for its association with a tooth from the large lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli. Though the tooth does not pierce the vertebral periosteum, the intimate ass...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hone DWE,Witton MP,Habib MB

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoterranovosis is a well-known human disease caused by anisakid larvae belonging to the genus Pseudoterranova. Human infection occurs after consuming infected fish. Hence the presence of Pseudoterranova larvae in the flesh of the fish can cause serious losses and problems for the seafood, fishing and fisheries ind...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shamsi S,Suthar J

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Current ovarian cancer treatment involves chemotherapy that has serious limitations, such as rapid clearance, unfavorable biodistribution and severe side effects. To overcome these limitations, drug delivery systems (DDS) have been developed to encapsulate chemotherapeutics for delivery to tumor cells. However, no sys...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Raavé R,de Vries RB,Massuger LF,van Kuppevelt TH,Daamen WF

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a drug-resistant pathogen, capable of colonizing diverse ecological niches and causing a broad spectrum of infections related to a community and healthcare. In this study, we choose four methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates from Germany and Hungary based on our previous pol...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Naorem RS,Blom J,Fekete C

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amoebiasis is the third most common parasitic cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in countries with poor hygienic settings. There exists an ambiguity in the diagnosis of amoebiasis, and hence there arises a necessity for a better diagnostic approach. Serine-rich Entamoeba histolyticaprotein (SREHP...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Manochitra K,Parija SC

更新日期：2017-06-28 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：:Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are highly specialized herbivorous marsupials that feed almost exclusively on Eucalyptus leaves, which are known to contain varying concentrations of many different toxic chemical compounds. The literature suggests that Lonepinella koalarum, a bacterium in the Pasteurellaceae family, ca...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dahlhausen KE,Jospin G,Coil DA,Eisen JA,Wilkins LGE

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Because etomidate induces prolonged adrenal suppression, even following a single bolus, its use as an infused anesthetic is limited. Our previous study indicated that a single administration of the novel etomidate analog methoxyethyletomidate hydrochloride (ET-26-HCl) shows little suppression of adrenocortic...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jiang J,Wang B,Zhu Z,Yang J,Liu J,Zhang W

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The body of literature regarding the associations between physical activity and psychological problems lacks consensus. Moreover, the role of gender has been scarcely investigated. The present study sought to fill the gap in the data by examining the associations, if any, between moderate-to-vigorous physica...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu M,Zhang J,Kamper-DeMarco KE,Hu E,Yao S

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the mechanism of photosynthetic inhibition and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in Symbiodinium types under stress, chemicals such as dichlorophenyl dimethylurea (DCMU) are widely used. Moreover, DCMU and recently menthol were used to generate aposymbiotic cnidarian hosts. While the effects of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang JT,Keshavmurthy S,Chu TY,Chen CA

更新日期：2017-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Skeletal muscle wound healing is dependent on complex interactions between fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, myogenic cells, and cytokines, such as TGF-β1. This study sought to clarify the impact of TGF-β1 signaling on skeletal muscle cells and discern between the individual contributions of fibroblasts and myofi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Krieger J,Park BW,Lambert CR,Malcuit C

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Overweight and obesity among children can cause metabolic syndrome in adulthood and are a significant public health issue. Some studies suggest that maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and excessive gestational weight gain during pregnancy are associated with overweight and obesity in offspring. How...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu HK,Wu CY,Yang YN,Wu PL,He ZR,Yang SN,Tey SL

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A key step in embryo implantation is the adhesion to and invasion of the endometrium by the blastocyst trophectoderm. The envelope proteins of HERV-W and -FRD (human endogenous retrovirus-W and -FRD), syncytin-1 and syncytin-2, are mainly distributed in the placenta, and play important roles in the developme...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guo L,Gu F,Xu Y,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Bighead, silver, and grass carps are invasive in the waterways of central North America, and grass carp reproduction in tributaries of the Great Lakes has now been documented. Questions about recruitment potential motivate a need for accurate models of egg and larval dispersal. Quantitative data on swimming behaviors ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： George AE,Garcia T,Stahlschmidt BH,Chapman DC

更新日期：2018-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Because cancer evolution underlies the therapeutic difficulties of cancer, it is clinically important to understand the evolutionary dynamics of cancer. Thus far, a number of evolutionary processes have been proposed to be working in cancer evolution. However, there exists no simulation model that can describe the dif...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Niida A,Hasegawa T,Innan H,Shibata T,Mimori K,Miyano S

更新日期：2020-04-08 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：:The study of vertebrate ontogenies has the potential to inform us of shared developmental patterns and processes among organisms. However, fossilised ontogenies of early vertebrates are extremely rare during the Palaeozoic Era. A growth series of the Late Devonian "acanthodian" Triazeugacanthus affinis, from the Migua...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chevrinais M,Sire JY,Cloutier R

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Some plants popularly employed for the treatment of peptic ulcers have proved to be attractive sources of new drugs. Despite extensive research, the pharmacological and toxicological potentials of these plants are not fully understood. In this context, the aim of this work was to analyze the multielemental composition...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Vieira LD,da Silva KT,Giarola RS,Inocente GF,Kushima H,Hiruma Lima CA,Hormaza JM

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the effects of Clostridium butyricum as a dietary probiotic supplement in fishmeal based diet on growth, gut microbiota and immune performance of marron (Cherax cainii). Marron were randomly distributed into two different treatment groups, control and probiotic fed group. After 42 days ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Foysal MJ,Nguyen TTT,Chaklader MR,Siddik MAB,Tay CY,Fotedar R,Gupta SK

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Freshwater food webs are dominated by aquatic invertebrates whose trophic relationships are often poorly known. Here, I used laboratory experiments to study the role of a water bug, Sigara striata, as a potential predator and prey in food webs of stagnant waters. Multiple-choice predation experiment revealed that Siga...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Klecka J

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00