Full-annual demography and seasonal cycles in a resident vertebrate.

abstract：Background:Geographic variation in body size and condition can reveal differential local adaptation to resource availability or climatic factors. Body size and condition are related to fitness in garter snakes (Thamnophis), thus good body condition may increase survival, fecundity in females, and mating success in male...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Valencia-Flores E,Venegas-Barrera CS,Fajardo V,Manjarrez J

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of finite element analysis (FEA) in biomechanical investigations depends upon understanding the influence of model assumptions. In producing finite element models, surface mesh resolution is influenced by the resolution of input geometry, and influences the resolution of the ensuing solid mesh used for...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McCurry MR,Evans AR,McHenry CR

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the western Pacific are increasingly being assessed for their potential mineral wealth. To anticipate the potential impacts on biodiversity and connectivity among populations at these vents, environmental baselines need to be established. Bathymodiolus manusensis is a deep-sea mussel fou...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Thaler AD,Saleu W,Carlsson J,Schultz TF,Van Dover CL

更新日期：2017-08-21 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：Purpose:This study aimed to examine differences between track and field (T&F) runners and foot-orienteers (Foot-O) in the walking and running tests in the absence of vision and hearing. We attempted to determine whether experienced foot orienteers show better ability to maintain the indicated direction compared to trac...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Machowska W,Cych P,Siemieński A,Migasiewicz J

更新日期：2019-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the profile of 14 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and 23 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in serum of domestic canines and whether this was predictive of thyroid hormone status. SAMPLES:Serum samples were collected from 51 client-owned dogs visiting the University of California Davis Will...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lau G,Walter K,Kass P,Puschner B

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustained-release formulations of ivermectin (IVM) are useful for controlling parasitic diseases in animals. In this work, an IVM bolus made from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), starch and low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose (LS-HPC) was optimized by response surface methodology. The bolus was dissolved in a cup...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ruan X,Gao X,Gao Y,Peng L,Ji H,Guo D,Jiang S

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Divergences between agricultural management can result in different types of biological interactions between plants and microorganisms, which may affect food quality and productivity. Conventional practices are well-established in the agroindustry as very efficient and lucrative; however, the increasing demand for sus...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carvalho CR,Dias AC,Homma SK,Cardoso EJ

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:It can be challenging to identify scleractinian corals from the genus Pocillopora Lamarck 1816 in the field because of their large range of inter- and intra-specific morphological variation that co-occur with changes in the physical environment. This task is made more arduous in the context of a depth gradient, where ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： De Palmas S,Soto D,Denis V,Ho MJ,Chen CA

更新日期：2018-10-25 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：Background & Aims:Endothelial precursor cell (EPC) dysfunction is one of the risk factors for diabetes mellitus (DM) which results in delayed wound healing. Rosiglitazone (RSG) is a frequently prescribed oral glucose-lowering drug. Previous studies have shown the positive effects of RSG on ameliorating EPC dysfunction ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhou G,Han X,Wu Z,Shi Q,Bao X

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Caseinolytic protease P (ClpP), which is located on the inner mitochondrial membrane, degrades mitochondrial proteins damaged by oxidative stress. The role of ClpP varies among tumor types. However, the expression pattern and biological functions of ClpP in breast cancer (BC) have not yet been investigated. ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Luo J,Zeng B,Tao C,Lu M,Ren G

更新日期：2020-03-10 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：:Tandem-repeat protein domains, composed of repeated units of conserved stretches of 20-40 amino acids, are required for a wide array of biological functions. Despite their diverse and fundamental functions, there has been no comprehensive assessment of their taxonomic distribution, incidence, and associations with org...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jernigan KK,Bordenstein SR

更新日期：2015-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amoebiasis is the third most common parasitic cause of morbidity and mortality, particularly in countries with poor hygienic settings. There exists an ambiguity in the diagnosis of amoebiasis, and hence there arises a necessity for a better diagnostic approach. Serine-rich Entamoeba histolyticaprotein (SREHP...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Manochitra K,Parija SC

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Xiphosurans are aquatic chelicerates with a fossil record extending into the Early Ordovician and known from a total of 88 described species, four of which are extant. Known for their apparent morphological conservatism, for which they have gained notoriety as supposed 'living fossils', recent analyses have demonstrat...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lamsdell JC

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Mississippi River Basin of North America, invasive bigheaded carp (silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and bighead carp H. nobilis, also referred to as Asian carp) have spread rapidly over the past several decades. In the Illinois River, an important tributary of the Upper Mississippi River, reproduction ap...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gibson-Reinemer DK,Solomon LE,Pendleton RM,Chick JH,Casper AF

更新日期：2017-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Supplemental feeding of free-roaming animals, including wildlife and feral or stray animals, is well known to have a substantial impact on various aspects of animal ecology including habitat use, activity patterns, and host-pathogen interactions. Among them, an increased population density (PD) of animals re...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hwang J,Gottdenker NL,Oh DH,Nam HW,Lee H,Chun MS

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated population dynamics, breeding pairs, breeding habitat selection, nest density, distance between neighboring nests, nest survival, reproductive success, and recruitment rate for Black-necked Cranes (BNC, Grus nigricollis) during 2013-2015 in Yanchiwan National Nature Reserve (YCW), Gansu, China. Numbers...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang L,An B,Shu M,Yang X

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A feeding trial was conducted to assess the feasibility of supplementing taurine in soy-based diets for juvenile starry flounder Platichthys stellatus. The basal diet (Crude protein 66.5%, crude lipid 8.5%) was supplemented with 0 (control), 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0% and 2.5% taurine to formulate six test diets. Each die...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li P,Bu H,Li B,Sun Y,Wang M,Song Z

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Theory predicts that habitat fragmentation, by reducing population size and increasing isolation among remnant populations, can alter their genetic diversity and structure. A cascade of effects is expected: genetic drift and inbreeding after a population bottleneck, changes in biotic interactions that may ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Suárez-Montes P,Chávez-Pesqueira M,Núñez-Farfán J

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of glial cells in pain modulation has recently gathered attention. The objective of this study was to determine healthy spinal microglia and astrocyte morphology and disposition in equine spinal cord dorsal horns using Iba-1 and GFAP/Cx-43 immunofluorescence labeling, respectively. Five adult horses without v...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Meneses CS,Müller HY,Herzberg DE,Uberti B,Bustamante HA,Werner MP

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The incorporation of feedback into a person's body schema is well established. The crossmodal congruency task (CCT) is used to objectively quantify incorporation without being susceptible to experimenter biases. This visual-tactile interference task is used to calculate the crossmodal congruency effect (CCE) score as ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Blustein D,Gill S,Wilson A,Sensinger J

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this study was to determine the incidence rates of endometrial hyperplasia (EH) and endometrial cancer (EC) in the Republic of Korea using national insurance claim data generated from 2009 to 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data that were generated from 2009 to 2012 were sourced from the Korean Hea...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yuk JS

更新日期：2016-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Child undernutrition and flooding are highly prevalent public health issues in many developing countries, yet we have little understanding of preventive strategies for effective coping in these circumstances. Education has been recently highlighted as key to reduce the societal impacts of extreme weather e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rodriguez-Llanes JM,Ranjan-Dash S,Mukhopadhyay A,Guha-Sapir D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue studies at the urban scale are scarce and required for guiding control efforts. In Brazil, the burden of dengue is high and challenges city public health administrations with limited resources. Here we studied the dynamics of a dengue epidemic in a single city. METHODS:Serum samples from dengue suspe...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Villabona-Arenas CJ,de Oliveira JL,de Sousa-Capra C,Balarini K,Pereira da Fonseca CR,Zanotto PM

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In highly biodiverse systems, such as coral reefs, prey species are faced with predatory threats from numerous species. Recognition of predators can be innate, or learned, and can help increase the chance of survival. Research suggests that parental exposure to increased predatory threats can affect the development, b...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Atherton JA,McCormick MI

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive amounts of sewage sludge produced in sewage treatment plants along with the ban on its storage and dumping require rapid solutions to the problem of sewage sludge management. An example of a rational and environmentally viable method may be provided by its application in agriculture and environmental managem...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Panasiewicz K,Niewiadomska A,Sulewska H,Wolna-Maruwka A,Borowiak K,Budka A,Ratajczak K

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Complement factor C3 represents the central component of the complement cascade and its activation split product C3a plays an important role in inflammation and disease. Many human disorders are linked to dysregulation of the complement system and alteration in interaction molecules. Therefore, various thera...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Winnicki W,Pichler P,Mechtler K,Imre R,Steinmacher I,Sengölge G,Knafl D,Beilhack G,Wagner L

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Loot boxes are items in video games that may be paid for with real-world money, but which contain randomised contents. There is a reliable correlation between loot box spending and problem gambling severity: the more money gamers spend on loot boxes, the more severe their problem gambling tends to be. However, it is u...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zendle D

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00