Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile) bite marks on a nest data logger.

abstract：:The fight against the emergence of mutant influenza strains has led to the screening of an increasing number of compounds for inhibitory activity against influenza neuraminidase. This study explores the chemical space of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs), which provides an opportunity to obtain further molecular insight...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Anuwongcharoen N,Shoombuatong W,Tantimongcolwat T,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite decades of research, we still lack a complete understanding of what factors influence the transition of the necessary and adaptive acute stress response to what has become known as chronic stress. This gap in knowledge has illuminated the necessity for studies that examine the thresholds between these two side...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gormally BMG,Wright-Lichter J,Reed JM,Romero LM

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose a method for automatically detecting the times during which game players exhibit specific behavior, such as when players commonly show excitement, concentration, immersion, and surprise. The proposed method detects such outlying behavior based on the game players' characteristics. These chara...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kim YB,Kang SJ,Lee SH,Jung JY,Kam HR,Lee J,Kim YS,Lee J,Kim CH

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the genetic background of social interactions in two breeding metapopulations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in Western Siberia. In 2005, we sampled blood from birds breeding in study areas located in the city of Tomsk and in a natural forest 13 km southward of Tomsk (Western Siberia, Russia)....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Grinkov VG,Bauer A,Gashkov SI,Sternberg H,Wink M

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Fruit consumption is currently considered beyond the nutritional aspects because of the important roles in disease prevention and benefits to health. The objective of this study was to characterize the chemical profile and evaluate the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of different fractions obtained ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Nonato CFA,Leite DOD,Pereira RC,Boligon AA,Ribeiro-Filho J,Rodrigues FFG,da Costa JGM

更新日期：2018-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian rhythms maintain a 24 h oscillation pattern in metabolic, physiological and behavioral processes in all living organisms. Circadian rhythms are organized as biochemical networks located in hypothalamus and peripheral tissues. Rhythmicity in the expression of circadian clock genes plays a vital role in regula...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hassan A,Ahmad J,Ashraf H,Ali A

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in behavior are often the proximate response of animals to human disturbance, with variability in tolerance levels leading some species to exhibit striking shifts in life history, fitness, and/or survival. Thus, elucidating the effects of disturbance on animal behavior, and how this varies among taxonomically ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Matich P,Schalk CM

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil microbial communities are continuously exposed to H2 diffusing into the soil from the atmosphere. N2-fixing nodules represent a peculiar microniche in soil where H2 can reach concentrations up to 20,000 fold higher than in the global atmosphere (0.530 ppmv). In this study, we investigated the impact of H2 exposur...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Piché-Choquette S,Tremblay J,Tringe SG,Constant P

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:'Living fossils', a phrase first coined by Darwin, are defined as species with limited recent diversification and high morphological stasis over long periods of evolutionary time. Morphological stasis, however, can potentially lead to diversification rates being underestimated. Notostraca, or tadpole shrimps, is an an...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mathers TC,Hammond RL,Jenner RA,Hänfling B,Gómez A

更新日期：2013-04-02 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/Aims:Medical and behavioral needs are relevant in organizing and providing support strategies that improve the quality of life for children, along with their families. The present study aims to examine the impact of medical and behavioral needs on the need for support of children with disabilities. Methods:...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Arias VB,Aguayo V,Verdugo MA,Amor AM

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:As other spiny lobsters, Panulirus argus is supposed to use preferentially proteins and lipids in energy metabolism, while carbohydrates are well digested but poorly utilized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary carbohydrate level on digestion and metabolism in the spiny lobster P. argus. We us...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rodríguez-Viera L,Perera E,Montero-Alejo V,Perdomo-Morales R,García-Galano T,Martínez-Rodríguez G,Mancera JM

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerised cognitive assessments are a vital tool in the behavioural sciences, but participants often view them as effortful and unengaging. One potential solution is to add gamelike elements to these tasks in order to make them more intrinsically enjoyable, and some researchers have posited that a more engaging tas...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lumsden J,Skinner A,Woods AT,Lawrence NS,Munafò M

更新日期：2016-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Massively parallel sequencing technology is being used to sequence highly diverse populations of DNA such as that derived from heterogeneous cell mixtures containing both wild-type and disease-related states. At the core of such molecule tagging techniques is the tagging and identification of sequence read...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrews TD,Jeelall Y,Talaulikar D,Goodnow CC,Field MA

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The interconversion of hexose-6-phosphate and hexose-1-phosphate can be directly analyzed by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography coupled with an electrochemical detector (HPAEC-PAD). Thus, this method can be used to measure the activities of N-acetylglucosamine-phosphate mutase (AGM), glucosamine-phosphate ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jia X,Kang J,Yin H

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to reports of wild primates, studies of captive primates' flexibility often reveal conservatism: individuals are unable to switch to new and more efficient strategies when task demands change. We propose that such conservatism might be a result of task design and hypothesize that conservatism might be link...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jacobson SL,Hopper LM

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitin-proteasome system targets misfolded proteins for degradation. Since the accumulation of such proteins is potentially harmful for the cell, their prompt removal is important. E3 ubiquitin-protein ligases mediate substrate ubiquitination by bringing together the substrate with an E2 ubiquitin-conjugating e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Boomsma W,Nielsen SV,Lindorff-Larsen K,Hartmann-Petersen R,Ellgaard L

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The ongoing change in climate is predicted to exert unprecedented effects on Earth's biodiversity at all levels of organization. Biological conservation is important to prevent biodiversity loss, especially for species facing a high risk of extinction. Understanding the past responses of species to climate c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bai Y,Wei X,Li X

更新日期：2018-01-16 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：:In the Balearic Islands, different trammel net designs have been adopted to promote fisheries sustainability and reduce discards. Here, we compare the catch performance of three trammel net designs targeting the spiny lobster Palinurus elephas in terms of biomass, species composition and revenue from commercial catche...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Catanese G,Hinz H,Gil MDM,Palmer M,Breen M,Mira A,Pastor E,Grau A,Campos-Candela A,Koleva E,Grau AM,Morales-Nin B

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrozoa medusae undergo blooms and seasonal fluctuations; however the drivers of such fluctuations are unknown. To understand how medusa populations fluctuate in response to seasonal factors such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll a, and to enhance our taxonomic knowledge of Hydrozoa in Galve...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pruski S,Miglietta MP

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:At the turn of February and March 2020, COVID-19 pandemic reached Europe. Many countries, including Poland imposed lockdown as a method of securing social distance between potentially infected. Stay-at-home orders and movement control within public space not only affected the touristm industry, but also the everyday l...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Szczepanek R

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most heterogeneous malignant cancers with no effective targets and treatments. However, the molecular pathogenesis of HCC remains largely uncertain. The aims of our study were to find crucial genes involved in HCC through multidimensional methods and revealed potential mole...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liu ZK,Zhang RY,Yong YL,Zhang ZY,Li C,Chen ZN,Bian H

更新日期：2019-08-08 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：:Majority legumes in the temperate and arctic zones have water-impermeable seeds (physical dormancy, PY). However, various authors have reported that seeds of some Caragana species are water-permeable and thus non-dormant. We (1) tested seeds of 15 species of Caragana matured in the same site in 2014, 2016 and/or 2017 ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chen D,Zhang R,Baskin CC,Hu X

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary cavity nesting (SCN) birds breed in holes that they do not excavate themselves. This is possible where there are large trees whose size and age permit the digging of holes by primary excavators and only rarely happens in forest plantations, where we expected a deficit of both breeding holes and SCN species. ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cuatianquiz Lima C,Macías Garcia C

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The WRKY transcription factor family plays crucial roles in many aspects of physiological processes and adaption to environment. Although the WRKY genes have been widely identified in various plant species, the structure and function of the WRKY family in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) remains unknown. Metho...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wu GQ,Li ZQ,Cao H,Wang JL

更新日期：2019-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers often need to consider the practical significance of a relationship. For example, interpreting the magnitude of an effect size or establishing bounds in equivalence testing requires knowledge of the meaningfulness of a relationship. However, there has been little research exploring the degree of relationsh...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Beribisky N,Davidson H,Cribbie RA

更新日期：2019-05-14 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：:This paper investigates the capabilities of the evolutionary fuzzy genetic (FG) approach and compares it with three neuro-fuzzy methods-neuro-fuzzy with grid partitioning (ANFIS-GP), neuro-fuzzy with subtractive clustering (ANFIS-SC), and neuro-fuzzy with fuzzy c-means clustering (ANFIS-FCM)-in terms of modeling long-...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sadeghi-Niaraki A,Kisi O,Choi SM

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00