Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

September 28, 2020

No one-size-fits-all solution to clean GBIF

Alexander Zizka, Fernanda Antunes Carvalho, Alice Calvente, Mabel Rocio Baez-Lizarazo, Andressa Cabral, Jéssica Fernanda Ramos Coelho, Matheus Colli-Silva, Mariana Ramos Fantinati, Moabe F. Fernandes, Thais Ferreira-Araújo, Fernanda Gondim Lambert Moreira, Nathália Michellyda Cunha Santos, Tiago Andrade Borges Santos, Renata Clicia dos Santos-Costa, Filipe C. Serrano, Ana Paula Alves da Silva, Arthur de Souza Soares, Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza, Eduardo Calisto Tomaz, Valéria Fonseca Vale, Tiago Luiz Vieira, Alexandre Antonelli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9916 PubMed 33062422

September 14, 2020

Potential role of cellular miRNAs in coronavirus-host interplay

Stepan Nersisyan, Narek Engibaryan, Aleksandra Gorbonos, Ksenia Kirdey, Alexey Makhonin, Alexander Tonevitsky

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9994 PubMed 32983652

September 28, 2020

The role of m6A-related genes in the prognosis and immune microenvironment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Rong Tang, Yiyin Zhang, Chen Liang, Jin Xu, Qingcai Meng, Jie Hua, Jiang Liu, Bo Zhang, Xianjun Yu, Si Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9602 PubMed 33062408

September 23, 2020

Perception and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban community in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Olayinka Ilesanmi, Aanuoluwapo Afolabi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10038 PubMed 33024646

September 24, 2020

Drought stress strengthens the link between chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and photosynthetic traits

Jie Zhuang, Yonglin Wang, Yonggang Chi, Lei Zhou, Jijing Chen, Wen Zhou, Jun Song, Ning Zhao, Jianxi Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10046 PubMed 33024649

September 30, 2020

MULTI-DEEP: A novel CAD system for coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnosis from CT images using multiple convolution neural networks

Omneya Attallah, Dina A. Ragab, Maha Sharkas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10086 PubMed 33062453

September 18, 2020

Potential COVID-19 papain-like protease PL^pro inhibitors: repurposing FDA-approved drugs

Valentina L. Kouznetsova, Aidan Zhang, Mahidhar Tatineni, Mark A. Miller, Igor F. Tsigelny

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9965 PubMed 32999768

September 15, 2020

Estimating the impact of mobility patterns on COVID-19 infection rates in 11 European countries

Patrick Bryant, Arne Elofsson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9879 PubMed 32983643

September 28, 2020

The utility of MEWS for predicting the mortality in the elderly adults with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study with comparison to other predictive clinical scores

Lichun Wang, Qingquan Lv, Xiaofei Zhang, Binyan Jiang, Enhe Liu, Chaoxing Xiao, Xinyang Yu, Chunhua Yang, Lei Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10018 PubMed 33062437

September 15, 2020

Effect of calcium on relieving berry cracking in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) ‘Xiangfei’

Jun Yu, Mingtao Zhu, Miao Bai, Yanshuai Xu, Shaogang Fan, Guoshun Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9896 PubMed 32983645

September 1, 2020

Genomic diversity and evolution, diagnosis, prevention, and therapeutics of the pandemic COVID-19 disease

M. Nazmul Hoque, Abed Chaudhury, Md Abdul Mannan Akanda, M. Anwar Hossain, Md Tofazzal Islam

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9689 PubMed 33005486

September 9, 2020

Omics approaches in Allium research: Progress and way ahead

Kiran Khandagale, Ram Krishna, Praveen Roylawar, Avinash B. Ade, Ashwini Benke, Bharat Shinde, Major Singh, Suresh J. Gawande, Ashutosh Rai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9824 PubMed 32974094

September 22, 2020

The reuse of public datasets in the life sciences: potential risks and rewards

Katharina Sielemann, Alenka Hafner, Boas Pucker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9954 PubMed 33024631

September 16, 2020

Adaptive Metropolis-coupled MCMC for BEAST 2

Nicola F. Müller, Remco R. Bouckaert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9473 PubMed 32995072

September 16, 2020

Entomopathogenic fungi decrease Rhizoctonia disease in potato in field conditions

Oksana G. Tomilova, Elena M. Shaldyaeva, Natalia A. Kryukova, Yulia V. Pilipova, Natalia S. Schmidt, Viktor P. Danilov, Vadim Y. Kryukov, Viktor V. Glupov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9895 PubMed 32995085

September 17, 2020

Evidence of transfer of miRNAs from the diet to the blood still inconclusive

Fermín Mar-Aguilar, Alejandra Arreola-Triana, Daniela Mata-Cardona, Vianey Gonzalez-Villasana, Cristina Rodríguez-Padilla, Diana Reséndez-Pérez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9567 PubMed 32995073

September 9, 2020

KEYLINK: towards a more integrative soil representation for inclusion in ecosystem scale models. I. review and model concept

Gaby Deckmyn, Omar Flores, Mathias Mayer, Xavier Domene, Andrea Schnepf, Katrin Kuka, Kris Van Looy, Daniel P. Rasse, Maria J.I. Briones, Sébastien Barot, Matty Berg, Elena Vanguelova, Ivika Ostonen, Harry Vereecken, Laura M. Suz, Beat Frey, Aline Frossard, Alexei Tiunov, Jan Frouz, Tine Grebenc, Maarja Öpik, Mathieu Javaux, Alexei Uvarov, Olga Vindušková, Paul Henning Krogh, Oskar Franklin, Juan Jiménez, Jorge Curiel Yuste

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9750 PubMed 32974092

September 15, 2020

Integrated analysis of the transcriptome-wide m6A methylome in preeclampsia and healthy control placentas

Jin Wang, Fengchun Gao, Xiaohan Zhao, Yan Cai, Hua Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9880 PubMed 32983644

September 16, 2020

Assessing turbine passage effects on internal fish injury and delayed mortality using X-ray imaging

Melanie Mueller, Katharina Sternecker, Stefan Milz, Juergen Geist

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9977 PubMed 32995098

September 30, 2020

Identification of areas of very high biodiversity value to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 key commitments

Iulia V. Miu, Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Viorel D. Popescu, Paulina Anastasiu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10067 PubMed 33062449

September 2, 2020

Prognostic implications of metabolism-associated gene signatures in colorectal cancer

Yandong Miao, Qiutian Li, Jiangtao Wang, Wuxia Quan, Chen Li, Yuan Yang, Denghai Mi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9847 PubMed 32953273

September 18, 2020

Native trees of Mexico: diversity, distribution, uses and conservation

Oswaldo Tellez, Efisio Mattana, Mauricio Diazgranados, Nicola Kühn, Elena Castillo-Lorenzo, Rafael Lira, Leobardo Montes-Leyva, Isela Rodriguez, Cesar Mateo Flores Ortiz, Michael Way, Patricia Dávila, Tiziana Ulian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9898 PubMed 32999763

September 30, 2020

Social influence on the effectiveness of virtual fencing in sheep

Danila Marini, Tellisa Kearton, Jackie Ouzman, Rick Llewellyn, Sue Belson, Caroline Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10066 PubMed 33062448

September 29, 2020

The increasing prevalence of CPV-2c in domestic dogs in China

Xiangqi Hao, Yuwei He, Chuhan Wang, Weiqi Xiao, Ruohan Liu, Xiangyu Xiao, Pei Zhou, Shoujun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9869 PubMed 33062416

September 25, 2020

Exploring the role of individual learning in animal tool-use

Elisa Bandini, Claudio Tennie