Mitochondrial complex activity in permeabilised cells of chronic fatigue syndrome patients using two cell types.

abstract：Purpose:A literature review is presented that aims to summarize and compare current methods to evaluate sleep. Methods:Current sleep assessment methods have been classified according to different criteria; e.g., objective (polysomnography, actigraphy…) vs. subjective (sleep questionnaires, diaries…), contact vs. conta...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ibáñez V,Silva J,Cauli O

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:C-type cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS-C) is widely utilized for hybrid maize seed production. However, genetic mechanisms underlying the fertility restoration are very complicated. At present, there is a divergence on the number of fertility restorer genes in maize inbred line A619 for CMS-C. To further elucidate the...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yongming L,Zhuofan Z,Yanli L,Chuan L,Jing W,Boxiao D,Bing L,Tao Q,Wenbing Z,Moju C

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are a widespread, vocal baleen whale best known for producing song, a complex, repetitive, geographically distinct acoustic signal sung by males, predominantly in a breeding context. Humpback whales worldwide also produce non-song vocalizations ("calls") throughout th...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fournet MEH,Jacobsen L,Gabriele CM,Mellinger DK,Klinck H

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Taphonomic deformation, the distortion of fossils as a result of geological processes, poses problems for the use of geometric morphometrics in addressing paleobiological questions. Signal from biological variation, such as ontogenetic trends and sexual dimorphism, may be lost if variation from deformation is too high...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kammerer CF,Deutsch M,Lungmus JK,Angielczyk KD

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) transporters contribute to multidrug resistance and play major determinants of aluminum (Al) tolerance in plants. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most extensively cultivated forage crop in the world, yet most alfalfa cultivars are not Al tolerant. The basic knowledge o...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Min X,Jin X,Liu W,Wei X,Zhang Z,Ndayambaza B,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Wildlife demography is typically studied at a single point in time within a year when species, often during the reproductive season, are more active and therefore easier to find. However, this provides only a low-resolution glimpse into demographic temporal patterns over time and may hamper a more complete understandi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guimarães M,Correa DT,Gaiarsa MP,Kéry M

更新日期：2020-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronostratigraphic correlation of terrestrial Early Cretaceous biotas in China is highly problematic due to the lack of marine deposits, few absolute dates, and limited number of index fossils. This often leaves vertebrate faunas as one of the few potential tools for a preliminary biostratigraphy. Taxonomic identity ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li DQ,Zhou CF,Li L,Yang JT,Li L,Rabi M

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging in effortful self-control can sometimes impair people's ability to resist subsequent temptations. Existing research has shown that when chronic dieters' self-regulatory capacity is challenged by prior exertion of effort, they demonstrate disinhibited eating and altered patterns of brain activity when exposed ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lopez RB,Courtney AL,Wagner DD

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoamines serotonin and dopamine are important neuromodulators present in the central nervous system, known to be active regulators of social behaviour in fish as in other vertebrates. Our aim was to investigate the region-specific brain monoaminergic differences arising when individual cleaners face a client (mu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： de Abreu MS,Messias JPM,Thörnqvist PO,Winberg S,Soares MC

更新日期：2018-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To synthetize the scientific evidence on the association between serum lipids and premature mortality in Latin America (LA). Methods:Five data bases were searched from inception without language restrictions: Embase, Medline, Global Health, Scopus and LILACS. Population-based studies following random samplin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carrillo-Larco RM,Albitres-Flores L,Barengo NC,Bernabe-Ortiz A

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:According to current molecular evidence, the Chionaspis pinifoliae heterophyllae species complex has been recognized as 10 cryptic species. In this study, we construct potential distribution maps for seven cryptic species based on climatic variables. This was done to assess the main environmental factors that have con...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhao Q,Zhang H,Wei J

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The consumption of raw fish has increased considerably in the West, since it is said to be potentially healthier than processed fish (for containing omega 3 and 6, essential amino acids and vitamins). However this potential benefit, as well as the taste, value and even the risk of extinction are not the same for all s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Staffen CF,Staffen MD,Becker ML,Löfgren SE,Muniz YCN,de Freitas RHA,Marrero AR

更新日期：2017-11-29 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：Background:Inhibition processing is sensitive to aging, and an age-related decline in inhibition processing has been associated with an accelerated rate of progression to Alzheimer disease. Elderly women are two to three times more likely than age-matched men to have Alzheimer disease. Therefore, this study examined wh...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xu C,Lu Y,Wang B,Zhou C

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimating the depth of anaesthesia (DoA) in operations has always been a challenging issue due to the underlying complexity of the brain mechanisms. Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals are undoubtedly the most widely used signals for measuring DoA. In this paper, a novel EEG-based index is proposed to evaluate DoA for...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu Q,Ma L,Fan SZ,Abbod MF,Shieh JS

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines are fundamental for a functioning immune system, and thus potentially serve as important indicators of animal health. Quantitation of mRNA using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) is an established immunological technique. It is particularly suitable for detecting the expr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tsai MA,Chen IH,Wang JH,Chou SJ,Li TH,Leu MY,Ho HK,Yang WC

更新日期：2017-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding characteristics of torso motion and arm swing of older adults is important. A comprehensive database of three-dimensional thoracic and pelvic kinematics and arm swing maximum velocity of older adults during overground walking is still lacking. Moreover, the relationships between these variables are not f...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fang X,Jiang Z

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) transmission has been reported in 67 countries/territories in the Oceania region and the Americas since 2015, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare ZIKV as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016, due to its strong association with medical comp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hsieh YH

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerobic activity levels increase with body temperature across vertebrates. Differences in these levels, from highly active to sedentary, are reflected in their ecology and behavior. Yet, the changes in the cardiovascular system that allow for greater oxygen supply at higher temperatures, and thus greater aerobic activ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gillooly JF,Zenil-Ferguson R

更新日期：2014-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Many marine biology studies depend on field work on ships or remote sampling locations where sophisticated sample preservation techniques (e.g., high-pressure freezing) are often limited or unavailable. Our aim was to optimize the ultrastructural preservation of marine invertebrates, especially when working in the fie...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Montanaro J,Gruber D,Leisch N

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The meat quality of yellow feathered broilers is better than the quality of its production. Growth traits are important in the broiler industry. The exploration of regulation mechanisms for the skeletal muscle would help to increase the growth performance of chickens. At present, some progress has been made ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wu P,Zhang X,Zhang G,Chen F,He M,Zhang T,Wang J,Xie K,Dai G

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with significantly increased risk of death, and early risk stratification may help to choose the appropriate treatment. The study aimed to develop a neural network model by using a genetic algorithm (GA) for the prediction of mortality in patients with...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Several heart malformations are associated with mutations in the regulatory regions of cardiac genes. Troponin I type 1b (tnni1b) is important for the formation of the atrioventricular canal in zebrafish hearts; however, the regulation of tnni1b is poorly understand. We aimed to identify a small but function...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang Y,Wang F,Wu F,Wang Y,Wang X,Gui Y,Li Q

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The unparalleled biodiversity found in the American tropics (the Neotropics) has attracted the attention of naturalists for centuries. Despite major advances in recent years in our understanding of the origin and diversification of many Neotropical taxa and biotic regions, many questions remain to be answered. Additio...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Antonelli A,Ariza M,Albert J,Andermann T,Azevedo J,Bacon C,Faurby S,Guedes T,Hoorn C,Lohmann LG,Matos-Maraví P,Ritter CD,Sanmartín I,Silvestro D,Tejedor M,Ter Steege H,Tuomisto H,Werneck FP,Zizka A,Edwards SV

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The partitioning of production forests into discretely managed forest stands confronts animals with diversity in forest attributes at scales from point-level tree assemblages to distinct forest patches and range-level forest cover. We have investigated the movement and ranging patterns of male Common Chaffinches, Frin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kubiczek K,Renner SC,Böhm SM,Kalko EK,Wells K

更新日期：2014-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background:WRKY proteins play a vital role in the plants response to different stresses, growth and development. Studies of WRKY proteins have been mainly focused on model plant Arabidopsis and a few other vegetable plants. However, the systematical study of eggplant WRKY transcription factor superfamily is scarce. Me...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang Y,Liu J,Zhou X,Liu S,Zhuang Y

更新日期：2020-03-17 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：Background:Fatigue influences athletic performance and can also increase the risk of injury in sports, and most of the methods to evaluate it require an additional voluntary effort. Tensiomyography (TMG), which uses electrical stimulation and a displacement sensor to evaluate muscle contraction properties of one or mor...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Martín-San Agustín R,Medina-Mirapeix F,Casaña-Granell J,García-Vidal JA,Lillo-Navarro C,Benítez-Martínez JC

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypothyroidism are each associated with increased rate of pregnancy complications. However, their combined morbidity during gestation is poorly studied. Therefore, the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of the combined morbidity of DM & hypothyroidism and whether...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tirosh D,Benshalom-Tirosh N,Novack L,Press F,Beer-Weisel R,Wiznitzer A,Mazor M,Erez O

更新日期：2013-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Purpose:Oxidative stress is involved in normal and pathological functioning of skeletal muscle. Protection of myoblasts from oxidative stress may improve muscle contraction and delay aging. Here we studied the effect of R. coriaria sumac fruit extract on human myoblasts and zebrafish embryos in condition...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Najjar F,Rizk F,Carnac G,Nassar R,Jabak S,Sobolev AP,Bou Saada Y,El Sabban M,Hamade A

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00