Prediction model for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: use of a genetic algorithm to develop a neural network model.

abstract：Background:Overweight (OW) is considered a risk for various metabolic diseases. However, its effects as a mechanism that alters the metabolite profiles remain unclear. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects that OW has on the lipid and metabolite profiles in young adults. Methods:The serum metabolite ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pasanta D,Chancharunee S,Tungjai M,Kim HJ,Kothan S

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mauremys reevesii is a classical organism with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Gonad development in early life has recently received considerable attention but gonadal maintenance after sex differentiation in turtles with TSD remains a mystery. In this study, we sequenced the transcriptomes for the adul...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xiong L,Dong J,Jiang H,Zan J,Tong J,Liu J,Wang M,Nie L

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The exoskeleton is an important source of characters for the taxonomy of Hydroidolina. It originates as epidermal secretions and, among other functions, protects the coenosarc of the polypoid stage. However, comparative studies on the exoskeletal tissue origin, development, chemical, and structural characteristics, as...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mendoza-Becerril MA,Marian JE,Migotto AE,Marques AC

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Quality of life is an important health outcome for older persons. It predicts the adverse outcomes of institutionalization and premature death. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the influence of both disability in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily livi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gobbens RJ

更新日期：2018-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Ecosystem engineers are species that transform habitats in ways that influence other species.While the impacts of many engineers have been well described, our understanding of how their impact varies along environmental gradients remains limited. Although disentangling the effects of gradients and engineers ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Costa AN,Bruna EM,Vasconcelos HL

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Following dramatic range and population declines, the cheetah is Africa's most endangered large felid. In Namibia, private land managers still trap cheetahs but increasingly consider moving animals instead of killing them. Across Africa, managers have translocated perceived conflict carnivores for decades, but rarely ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Weise FJ,Lemeris JR Jr,Munro SJ,Bowden A,Venter C,van Vuuren M,van Vuuren RJ

更新日期：2015-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal behaviors in captive animals are generally defined as behaviors that are atypical for the species and are often considered to be indicators of poor welfare. Although some abnormal behaviors have been empirically linked to conditions related to elevated stress and compromised welfare in primates, others have l...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jacobson SL,Ross SR,Bloomsmith MA

更新日期：2016-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Oil spills can cause severe damage within a marine ecosystem. Following a spill, the soluble fraction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is rapidly released into the water column. These remain dissolved in seawater over an extended period of time, even should the insoluble fraction be removed. The vertical ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kryzevicius Z,Mickuviene K,Bucas M,Vilkiene M,Zukauskaite A

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Motile cryptofauna inhabiting coral reefs are complex assemblages that utilize the space available among dead coral stands and the surrounding coral rubble substrate. They comprise a group of organisms largely overlooked in biodiversity estimates because they are hard to collect and identify, and their collection caus...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Monroy-Velázquez LV,Rodríguez-Martínez RE,Blanchon P,Alvarez F

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizoctonia solani AG1 IA is a soil-borne fungal phytopathogen that can significantly harm crops resulting in economic loss. This species overwinters in grass roots and diseased plants, and produces sclerotia that infect future crops. R. solani AG1 IA does not produce spores; therefore, understanding the molecular mec...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu B,Wang H,Ma Z,Gai X,Sun Y,He S,Liu X,Wang Y,Xuan Y,Gao Z

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was the characterization of fatty acids, antioxidant activity, some physical properties, nutrient content, sugars, and minerals in the pulp and seeds of the date cultivar 'Medjool' (Phoenix dactylifera L.) grown in Mexico. The samples were obtained at maturity (Tamar) in the 2017 harvest season i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Salomón-Torres R,Ortiz-Uribe N,Valdez-Salas B,Rosas-González N,García-González C,Chávez D,Córdova-Guerrero I,Díaz-Rubio L,Haro-Vázquez MDP,Mijangos-Montiel JL,Morales-Maza A,Mahadevan P,Krueger R

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:High throughput DNA sequencing of bulk invertebrate samples or metabarcoding is becoming increasingly used to provide profiles of biological communities for environmental monitoring. As metabarcoding becomes more widely applied, new reference DNA barcodes linked to individual specimens identified by taxonomi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carew ME,Coleman RA,Hoffmann AA

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Over the last two decades, there has been a constant increase in prescription rates of antidepressants. In parallel, neuroactive pharmaceuticals are making their way into aquatic environments at increasing concentrations. Among the antidepressants detected in the environment citalopram, a selective serotonin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ziegler M,Knoll S,Köhler HR,Tisler S,Huhn C,Zwiener C,Triebskorn R

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the local and global importance of forests, deforestation is driven by various socio-economic and biophysical factors continues in many countries. In Nepal, in response to massive deforestation, the community forestry program has been implemented to reduce deforestation and support livelihoods. After four deca...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shrestha S,Shrestha UB,Bawa K

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric restriction (CR) can trigger gorging behavior. We examined macronutrient choice and behavior in mice that gorged during restriction compared to restricted non-gorgers and controls. Fifty MF1 male mice were restricted to 75% of ad-libitum food intake (FI), while ten controls were fed ad-lib. Body mass (BM) and ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hambly C,Speakman JR

更新日期：2015-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The fecal microbiota from obese individuals can induce obesity in animal models. In addition, studies in humans, animal models and dogs have revealed that the fecal microbiota of subjects with obesity is different from that of lean subjects and changes after weight loss. However, the impact of weight loss on...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bermudez Sanchez S,Pilla R,Sarawichitr B,Gramenzi A,Marsilio F,Steiner JM,Lidbury JA,Woods GRT,German AJ,Suchodolski JS

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Self-contained tests estimate and test the association between a phenotype and mean expression level in a gene set defined a priori. Many self-contained gene set analysis methods have been developed but the performance of these methods for phenotypes that are continuous rather than discrete and with multiple...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Walker JA

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural beauty of coral reefs attracts millions of tourists worldwide resulting in substantial revenues for the adjoining economies. Although their visual appearance is a pivotal factor attracting humans to coral reefs current monitoring protocols exclusively target biogeochemical parameters, neglecting changes in...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Haas AF,Guibert M,Foerschner A,Co T,Calhoun S,George E,Hatay M,Dinsdale E,Sandin SA,Smith JE,Vermeij MJ,Felts B,Dustan P,Salamon P,Rohwer F

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of hydropower stations has been an important approach to meet China's increasing power demand, but the impact of construction of hydropower stations on river microbiota is not fully understood. To evaluate this, the microbial composition from 18 sampling sites in the downstream of Jinsha River of China, u...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chen X,He D,Zhou L,Cao Y,Li Z

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematic relationships of taxa traditionally referred to as 'basal ornithopods' or 'hypsilophodontids' remain poorly resolved since it was discovered that these taxa are not a monophyletic group, but rather a paraphyletic set of neornithischian taxa. Thus, even as the known diversity of these taxa has dramatical...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Boyd CA

更新日期：2015-12-22 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：:Footprint morphology (e.g., outline shape, depth of impression) is one of the key diagnostic features used in the interpretation of ancient vertebrate tracks. Over 80 tridactyl tracks, confined to the same bedding surface in the Lower Jurassic Elliot Formation at Mafube (eastern Free State, South Africa), show large s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sciscio L,Bordy EM,Reid M,Abrahams M

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphibian populations are highly vulnerable to road mortality and habitat fragmentation caused by road networks. Wildlife road tunnels are considered the most promising road mitigation measure for amphibians yet generally remain inadequately monitored, resulting in mixed success rates in the short-term and uncertain c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Matos C,Petrovan S,Ward AI,Wheeler P

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugarcane Bacilliform Guadeloupe A Virus (SCBGAV, genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae) is an emerging, deleterious pathogen of sugarcane which presents a substantial barrier to producing high sugarcane earnings. Sugarcane bacilliform viruses (SCBVs) are one of the main species that infect sugarcane. During the las...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ashraf F,Ashraf MA,Hu X,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide health, economic, and social burden, especially in developing countries. Drug-resistant TB is the most serious type of this burden. Thus, it is necessary to screen drug-resistant mutations by using a simple and rapid detection method. A total of 32 pairs of allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR)...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang P,Song Y,Xia X,Zhang AM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excluding grazers is one of most efficient ways to restore degraded grasslands in desert-steppe communities, but may negatively affect the recovery of plant species diversity. However, diversity differences between grazed and fenced grasslands in desert-steppe are poorly known. In a Stipa breviflora desert steppe comm...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang X,Yang X,Wang L,Chen L,Song N,Gu J,Xue Y

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motion sickness may be caused by a sensory conflict between the visual and the vestibular systems. Scopolamine, known to be the most effective therapy to control the vegetative symptoms of motion sickness, acts on the vestibular nucleus and potentially the vestibulospinal pathway, which may affect balance an...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bestaven E,Kambrun C,Guehl D,Cazalets JR,Guillaud E

更新日期：2016-05-05 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：:Hydrolysis of ATP by Na+/K+-ATPase, a P-Type ATPase, catalyzing active Na+ and K+ transport through cellular membranes leads transiently to a phosphorylation of its catalytical α-subunit. Surprisingly, three-dimensional molecular structure analysis of P-type ATPases reveals that binding of ATP to the N-domain connecte...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tejral G,Sopko B,Necas A,Schoner W,Amler E

更新日期：2017-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. In addition to its highly debilitating motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms may precede their motor counterparts by many years, which may characterize a prodromal phase of PD. A potential pharmacological strategy is to introduce neu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Benvenutti R,Marcon M,Reis CG,Nery LR,Miguel C,Herrmann AP,Vianna MRM,Piato A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00