Effects of mesoscale eddies on behavior of an oil spill resulting from an accidental deepwater blowout in the Black Sea: an assessment of the environmental impacts.

abstract：:Afrotheria is a strongly supported clade within placental mammals, but morphological synapomorphies for the entire group have only recently come to light. Soft tissue characters represent an underutilized source of data for phylogenetic analysis, but nonetheless provide features shared by some or all members of Afroth...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Brocklehurst RJ,Crumpton N,Button E,Asher RJ

更新日期：2016-04-12 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：BACKGROUND:Essential oil components (EOCs) are molecules with interesting application in pest control, these have been evaluated against different insect pest from more than 100 years, but their practical use is rather limited. Thus, the enhancement of their bioavailability and manageability due to their dispersion in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lucia A,Toloza AC,Guzmán E,Ortega F,Rubio RG

更新日期：2017-04-20 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：:The shifting baseline syndrome describes a gradual lowering of human cognitive baselines, as each generation accepts a lower standard of resource abundance or size as the new norm. There is strong empirical evidence of declining trends of abundance and body sizes of marine fish species reported from docks and markets....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Francis FT,Howard BR,Berchtold AE,Branch TA,Chaves LCT,Dunic JC,Favaro B,Jeffrey KM,Malpica-Cruz L,Maslowski N,Schultz JA,Smith NS,Côté IM

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Elucidating the molecular mechanism of helix-coil transitions of short peptides is a long-standing conundrum in physical chemistry. Although the helix-coil transitions of poly-glutamic acid (PGA) have been extensively studied, the molecular details of its unfolding process still remain unclear. We performed all-atom c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ogasawara N,Kasahara K,Iwai R,Takahashi T

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Because microorganisms are sensitive to temperature, ongoing global warming is predicted to influence microbial community structure and function. We used large-scale warming experiments established at two sites near the northern and southern boundaries of US eastern deciduous forests to explore how microbial communiti...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cregger MA,Sanders NJ,Dunn RR,Classen AT

更新日期：2014-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of population genetic structure in Dissostichus eleginoides have shown that oceanographic and geographic discontinuities drive in this species population differentiation. Studies have focused on the genetics of D. eleginoides in the Southern Ocean; however, there is little knowledge of their genetic v...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Canales-Aguirre CB,Ferrada-Fuentes S,Galleguillos R,Oyarzun FX,Hernández CE

更新日期：2018-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a common cancer in the oral salivary gland malignancy, which mainly occurs in the parotid gland. The aim of this study is to identify independent prognostic factors and establish a nomogram model for parotid gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma (P-MEC) patients using the National ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sun J,Sun Y,Yang F,Zhou Q,Liu W,Cheng Y,Wu X,Chen T,Li R,Huang B,Att W,Yu Y,Bi W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioluminescent reporter genes, such as those from fireflies and bacteria, let researchers use light production as a non-invasive and non-destructive surrogate measure of microbial numbers in a wide variety of environments. As bioluminescence needs microbial metabolites, tagging microorganisms with luciferases means on...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Read HM,Mills G,Johnson S,Tsai P,Dalton J,Barquist L,Print CG,Patrick WM,Wiles S

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Many tilapia species or varieties have been widely introduced and have become an economically important food fish in China. Information on the genetic backgrounds of these populations is deficient and requires more research, especially for red tilapia strains. Methods:In the present study, displacement loop...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jiang B,Fu J,Dong Z,Fang M,Zhu W,Wang L

更新日期：2019-05-29 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：:Barona arcuata, n.gen et n.sp., a left forewing of a relatively large cockroach of the Order Blattaria, is described from mesosaur-bearing lagoonal shales of the Mangrullo Formation (north-eastern Uruguay). While most of the insect remains recovered from the Mangrullo Formation come from sandy limestones, associated t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Calisto V,Piñeiro G

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Relative gene expression data obtained from quantitative RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) experiments are dependent on appropriate normalization to represent true values. It is common to use constitutively expressed endogenous reference genes (RGs) for normalization, but for this strategy to be valid the RGs must be stably expressed ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ramhøj L,Axelstad M,Svingen T

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbes ubiquitously inhabit animals and plants, often affecting their host's phenotype. As a result, even in a constant genetic background, the host's phenotype may evolve through indirect selection on the microbiome. 'Microbiome engineering' offers a promising novel approach for attaining desired host traits but ha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Arora J,Mars Brisbin MA,Mikheyev AS

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the physiological tolerances of ectotherms, such as thermal limits, is important in predicting biotic responses to climate change. However, it is even more important to examine these impacts alongside those from other landscape changes: such as the reduction of native vegetation cover, landscape fragment...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrew NR,Miller C,Hall G,Hemmings Z,Oliver I

更新日期：2019-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Madagascar's subfossil record preserves a diverse community of animals including elephant birds, pygmy hippopotamus, giant lemurs, turtles, crocodiles, bats, rodents, and carnivorans. These fossil accumulations give us a window into the island's past from 80,000 years ago to a mere few hundred years ago, recording the...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mathews JC,Samonds KE

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Body condition is an important determinant of health, and its evaluation has practical applications for the conservation and management of mammals. We developed a noninvasive method that uses photographs to assess the body condition of free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shirane Y,Mori F,Yamanaka M,Nakanishi M,Ishinazaka T,Mano T,Jimbo M,Sashika M,Tsubota T,Shimozuru M

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex differences in some preferences and motivations are well established, but it is unclear whether they persist in selective sub-populations, such as expert financial decision makers, top scientists, or elite athletes. We addressed this issue by studying competitiveness in 1,147 varsity intercollegiate distance runne...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Deaner RO,Lowen A,Rogers W,Saksa E

更新日期：2015-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of baited remote underwater video (BRUV) for examining and monitoring marine biodiversity in temperate marine environments is rapidly growing, however many aspects of their effectiveness relies on assumptions based on studies from the Southern Hemisphere. The addition of bait to underwater camera systems acts ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jones RE,Griffin RA,Januchowski-Hartley SR,Unsworth RKF

更新日期：2020-08-27 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：Background:Since 1996, when Vivo questioned how many species of mammals occur in Brazil, there has been a huge effort to assess this biodiversity. In this contribution, we present new records for rare species of the sigmodontine rodent genera Rhagomys and Neusticomys previously unknown to Brazilian Amazon. We provided ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Percequillo AR,Dalapicolla J,Abreu-Júnior EF,Roth PRO,Ferraz KMPMB,Chiquito EA

更新日期：2017-12-15 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：:Clostridium septicum produces a number of diseases in human and farm animals which, in most of the cases, are fatal without clinical intervention. Alpha toxin is an important agent and the unique lethal virulent factor produced by Clostridium septicum. This toxin is haemolytic, highly lethal and necrotizing activities...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Vázquez-Iglesias L,Estefanell-Ucha B,Barcia-Castro L,Páez de la Cadena M,Álvarez-Chaver P,Ayude-Vázquez D,Rodríguez-Berrocal FJ

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Schotia brachypetala Sond. (Fabaceae) is an endemic tree of Southern Africa whose phytochemistry and pharmacology were slightly studied. The present work aimed at profiling the major phenolics compounds present in the hydro-alcohol extract from S. brachypetala leaves (SBE) using LC/HRESI/MS/MS and NMR and pr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sobeh M,ElHawary E,Peixoto H,Labib RM,Handoussa H,Swilam N,El-Khatib AH,Sharapov F,Mohamed T,Krstin S,Linscheid MW,Singab AN,Wink M,Ayoub N

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Stoichiometric relations drive powerful constraints in several fundamental ecosystem processes. However, limited studies have been conducted on the ecological stoichiometry of plants after the change of community composition induced by Stellera chamaejasme removal in alpine grassland in the Qinghai-Tibetan P...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Song M,Wang Y,Bao G,Wang H,Yin Y,Li X,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:High heel shoes (HHS) can affect human postural control because elevated heel height (HH) may result in plantar flexed foot and limit ankle joint range of motion during walking. Effects of HH and HHS wearing experience on postural stability during self-initiated and externally triggered perturbations are les...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chen Y,Li JX,Wang L

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examines the biophysical and preclinical pulmonary activity of synthetic lung surfactants containing novel phospholipase-resistant phosphonolipids or synthetic glycerophospholipids combined with Super Mini-B (S-MB) DATK and/or SP-Css ion-lock 1 peptides that replicate the functional biophysics of ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Notter RH,Gupta R,Schwan AL,Wang Z,Shkoor MG,Walther FJ

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbutin (p-hydroxyphenyl-β-D-glucopyranoside), a well-known tyrosinase inhibitor, has been widely used as a cosmetic whitening agent. Although its natural role is to scavenge free radicals within cells, it has also exhibited useful activities for the treatment of diuresis, bacterial infections and cancer, as well as a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhou L,Fu X,Jiang L,Wang L,Bai S,Jiao Y,Xing S,Li W,Ma J

更新日期：2017-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Okinawa is the largest and most populated island of the Ryukyu Archipelago in southern Japan and is renowned for its natural resources and beauty. Similar as to what has been happening in the rest of the country, Okinawa Island has been affected by an increasing amount of development and construction work. The trend h...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Masucci GD,Reimer JD

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00