Conceptual and empirical advances in Neotropical biodiversity research.

abstract：:Advances in sequencing techniques have led to exponential growth in biological data, demanding the development of large-scale bioinformatics experiments. Because these experiments are computation- and data-intensive, they require high-performance computing techniques and can benefit from specialized technologies such ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mondelli ML,Magalhães T,Loss G,Wilde M,Foster I,Mattoso M,Katz D,Barbosa H,de Vasconcelos ATR,Ocaña K,Gadelha LMR Jr

更新日期：2018-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we sequenced the genome of Pandoraea pnomenusa RB38 using Pacific Biosciences RSII (PacBio) Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT) sequencing technology. A pair of cognate luxI/R homologs was identified where the luxI homolog, ppnI, was found adjacent to a luxR homolog, ppnR1. An additional orphan luxR homolo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lim YL,Ee R,How KY,Lee SK,Yong D,Tee KK,Yin WF,Chan KG

更新日期：2015-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, four experimental assays were conducted to evaluate the use of a new silver nanoparticle formulation named Argovit-4, which was prepared with slight modifications to enhance its biological activity against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp culture. The goals of these assays were to (1) determin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Romo-Quiñonez CR,Álvarez-Sánchez AR,Álvarez-Ruiz P,Chávez-Sánchez MC,Bogdanchikova N,Pestryakov A,Mejia-Ruiz CH

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:We aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the International Knee Documentation Committee-subjective knee form (IKDC) in Romanian. Method:The original (US) IKDC-subjective knee form was translated according to recommended guidelines. Validity was tested using Spearmans's correlation coefficient between score...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Todor A,Vermesan D,Haragus H,Patrascu JM Jr,Timar B,Cosma DI

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Mini-IPIP scales (Donellan et al., 2006) are possibly one of the most commonly used short inventories for measuring the Big Five Factors of personality. In this study, we aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of two Mini-IPIP Spanish short forms, one balanced and one positively wording (PW). ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Martínez-Molina A,Arias VB

更新日期：2018-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of age, body condition score (BCS) and muscle condition score (MCS) on indirect radial and coccygeal Doppler systolic arterial blood pressure (SAP) measurements in dogs. METHODS:Sixty-two privately-owned dogs were enrolled between June and July 2016. The BC...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mooney AP,Mawby DI,Price JM,Whittemore JC

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, herbal drugs and their bioactive compounds have gained popularity in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM), which has become an epidemic disease all over the world and is especially prevalent in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This study aimed to investigate the antidiabetic effect of ethanolic and aqu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gad-Elkareem MAM,Abdelgadir EH,Badawy OM,Kadri A

更新日期：2019-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The study aimed to explore factors contributing to body weight change over time in gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy, in order to find risk factors to implement nutritional intervention beforehand. Methods:A cohort of gastric cancer patients who were treated with gastrectomy from January to March 2019 at ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tian Q,Qin L,Zhu W,Xiong S,Wu B

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Artifacts removal and rhythms extraction from electroencephalography (EEG) signals are important for portable and wearable EEG recording devices. Incorporating a novel grouping rule, we proposed an adaptive singular spectrum analysis (SSA) method for artifacts removal and rhythms extraction. Based on the EEG signal am...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hu H,Guo S,Liu R,Wang P

更新日期：2017-06-28 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：: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

abstract：:Background. Little is known about the characteristics of internet distractions that students may engage in during lecture. The objective of this pilot study is to identify some of the internet-based distractions students engage in during in-person lectures. The findings will help identify what activities most commonly...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Nalliah RP,Allareddy V

更新日期：2014-09-16 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：BACKGROUND:Conserving biodiversity in tropical landscapes is a major challenge to scientists and conservationists. Current rates of deforestation, fragmentation, and land use intensification are producing variegated landscapes with undetermined values for the conservation of biological communities and ecosystem functio...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Costa C,Oliveira VHF,Maciel R,Beiroz W,Korasaki V,Louzada J

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:E-health technology applications are essential tools of modern information technology that improve quality of healthcare delivery in hospitals of both developed and developing countries. However, despite its positive benefits, studies indicate that the rate of the e-health adoption in some developing countri...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zayyad MA,Toycan M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hydroporus memnonius species group includes both widespread and range restricted diving beetle taxa in the western Palaearctic, some of which have been divided into a number of geographical subspecies. Of these, Hydroporus necopinatus is distributed in the far west of Europe, from central Spain to southern Britain...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bilton DT,Turner L,Foster GN

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The core antigen of the hepatitis C virus (HCV Ag) presents an alternative marker to HCV RNA when screening patients for HCV viremia. This study sought to evaluate the utility of HCV Ag as a marker to assess active HCV infection in individuals residing in an HCV-endemic area. From 298 HCV-seropositive individuals eval...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wasitthankasem R,Vichaiwattana P,Auphimai C,Siripon N,Klinfueng S,Tangkijvanich P,Vongpunsawad S,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2017-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Closed cerebral hemorrhage (CCH) is a common symptom in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who suffer intracranial hemorrhage with the dura mater remaining intact. The diagnosis of CCH patients prior to hospitalization and in the early stage of the disease can help patients get earlier treatments that improve outco...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang J,Zhao H,Li G,Ran Q,Chen J,Bai Z,Jin G,Sun J,Xu J,Qin M,Chen M

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Local ancestry estimation infers the regional ancestral origin of chromosomal segments in admixed populations using reference populations and a variety of statistical models. Integrating local ancestry into complex trait genetics has the potential to increase detection of genetic associations and improve genetic predi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Schubert R,Andaleon A,Wheeler HE

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Little is known regarding the toxic and therapeutic doses of amygdalin. Treatment regimens and schedules can vary between humans and animal models, and there have been reports of cyanide toxicity due to amygdalin use. Objective:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different doses of amygdalin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Albogami S,Hassan A,Ahmed N,Alnefaie A,Alattas A,Alquthami L,Alharbi A

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular stress responses associated with coral diseases represent an under-studied area of cnidarian transcriptome investigations. Caribbean Yellow Band Disease (CYBD) is considered a disease of Symbiodinium within the tissues of the coral host Orbicella faveolata. There is a paucity of diagnostic tools to assist in...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Morgan M,Goodner K,Ross J,Poole AZ,Stepp E,Stuart CH,Wilbanks C,Weil E

更新日期：2015-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We revise the genus Conostigmus Dahlbom 1858 occurring in Madagascar, based on data from more specimens than were examined for the latest world revision of the genus. Our results yield new information about intraspecific variability and the nature of the atypical latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) observed in Ceraph...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mikó I,Trietsch C,Sandall EL,Yoder MJ,Hines H,Deans AR

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a new species of Oligodon from the highlands of the Langbian Plateau, southern Truong Son Mountains, Vietnam, based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses. The new species, Oligodon rostralissp. nov is distinguished from its congeners by the following morphological characters: medium size in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Nguyen HN,Tran BV,Nguyen LH,Neang T,Yushchenko PV,Poyarkov NA

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugarcane bagasse is an abundant source of lignocellulosic material for bioethanol production. Utilisation of bagasse for biofuel production would be environmentally and economically beneficial, but the recalcitrance of lignin continues to provide a challenge. Further understanding of lignin production in specific cul...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bewg WP,Coleman HD

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is a common malignancy seen mainly in children and adolescents. The disease is characterized by poor overall prognosis and lower survival due to a lack of predictive markers. Many gene signatures with diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive values were evaluated to achieve better clinical outcomes. Two pub...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Qiu Z,Du X,Chen K,Dai Y,Wang S,Xiao J,Li G

更新日期：2021-01-15 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：:Sugarcane-soybean intercropping has been widely used to control disease and improve nutrition in the field. However, the response of the soil microbial community diversity and structure to intercropping is not well understood. Since microbial diversity corresponds to soil quality and plant health, a pot experiment was...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lian T,Mu Y,Jin J,Ma Q,Cheng Y,Cai Z,Nian H

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A serious concern is arising on the coexistence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) and plasmid mediated quinolone resistance (PMQR) producing bacteria in animal husbandry, which could be transferred to humans, especially in strains that may not be routinely screened for resistance. This study therefore tested ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Akinbami OR,Olofinsae S,Ayeni FA

更新日期：2018-06-22 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：:Dendritic spines are described as neuronal protrusions. The morphology of dendritic spines and dendrites has a strong relationship to its function, as well as playing an important role in understanding brain function. Quantitative analysis of dendrites and dendritic spines is essential to an understanding of the forma...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang S,Chen M,Li Y,Shao Y,Zhang Y,Du S,Wu J

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00