Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Wenbo Liu, Jun Ni, Faheem Afzal Shah, Kaiqin Ye, Hao Hu, Qiaojian Wang, Dongdong Wang, Yuanyuan Yao, Shengwei Huang, Jinyan Hou, Chenghong Liu, Lifang Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7622 PubMed 31565565

September 25, 2019

Effect of reduced pH on physiology and shell integrity of juvenile Haliotis iris (pāua) from New Zealand

Vonda J. Cummings, Abigail M. Smith, Peter M. Marriott, Bryce A. Peebles, N. Jane Halliday

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7670 PubMed 31579589

September 27, 2019

Long-term studies reveal major environmental factors driving zooplankton dynamics and periodicities in the Black Sea coastal zooplankton

Alexander L. Vereshchaka, Liudmila L. Anokhina, Taisiya A. Lukasheva, Anastasiia A. Lunina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7588 PubMed 31579575

September 3, 2019

Identification of Aloperine as an anti-apoptotic Bcl2 protein inhibitor in glioma cells

Zhijie Xu, Xiang Wang, Xi Chen, Shuangshuang Zeng, Long Qian, Jie Wei, Zhicheng Gong, Yuanliang Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7652 PubMed 31534865

September 12, 2019

Dietary fermented products using koji mold and sweet potato-shochu distillery by-product promotes hepatic and serum cholesterol levels and modulates gut microbiota in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet

Toshiki Kosakai, Hirotaka Kato, Cho Sho, Kuniaki Kawano, Ken-ichi Iwai, Yoshikazu Takase, Kenjiro Ogawa, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Yamasaki

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7671 PubMed 31565580

September 17, 2019

The effect of elevational gradient on alpine gingers (Roscoea alpina and R. purpurea) in the Himalayas

Babu Ram Paudel, Adrian G. Dyer, Jair E. Garcia, Mani Shrestha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7503 PubMed 31576232

September 24, 2019

Estimating flowering transition dates from status-based phenological observations: a test of methods

Shawn D. Taylor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7720 PubMed 31579602

September 6, 2019

Identification of Flap endonuclease 1 as a potential core gene in hepatocellular carcinoma by integrated bioinformatics analysis

Chuanfei Li, Feng Qin, Hao Hong, Hui Tang, Xiaoling Jiang, Shuangyan Yang, Zhechuan Mei, Di Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7619 PubMed 31534853

September 10, 2019

Abundance of arthropods as food for meadow bird chicks in response to short- and long-term soil wetting in Dutch dairy grasslands

Livia De Felici, Theunis Piersma, Ruth A. Howison

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7401 PubMed 31565546

September 16, 2019

The mineralization characteristics of organic carbon and particle composition analysis in reconstructed soil with different proportions of soft rock and sand

Zhen Guo, Jichang Han, Yan Xu, Yangjie Lu, Chendi Shi, Lei Ge, Tingting Cao, Juan Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7707 PubMed 31576244

September 6, 2019

Design, synthesis and antimicrobial activities of novel 1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione derivatives containing a 1,3,4-thiadiazole group

Jinghua Yan, Weijie Si, Haoran Hu, Xu Zhao, Min Chen, Xiaobin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7581 PubMed 31534848

September 2, 2019

Proteomics and bioinformatics analysis reveal potential roles of cadmium-binding proteins in cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Enterobacter cloacae

Kitipong Chuanboon, Piyada Na Nakorn, Supitcha Pannengpetch, Vishuda Laengsri, Pornlada Nuchnoi, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Patcharee Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6904 PubMed 31534833

September 26, 2019

Kinematics of male Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Araneae, Theraphosidae) locomotion on different substrates and inclines

Valentina Silva-Pereyra, C Gabriel Fábrica, Carlo M. Biancardi, Fernando Pérez-Miles

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7748 PubMed 31579616

September 6, 2019

Responses of weed community, soil nutrients, and microbes to different weed management practices in a fallow field in Northern China

Xian Gu, Yu Cen, Liyue Guo, Caihong Li, Han Yuan, Ziwen Xu, Gaoming Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7650 PubMed 31534864

September 2, 2019

Nutrient availability induces community shifts in seagrass meadows grazed by turtles

Isis Gabriela Martínez López, Marloes van Den Akker, Liene Walk, Marieke M. van Katwijk, Tjisse van Der Heide, Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7570 PubMed 31534846

September 13, 2019

Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) prefers postharvest reed beds during winter period in Yancheng National Nature Reserve

Peng Xu, Yalan Zhang, Xiaoran Zhang, Hao Chen, Changhu Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7682 PubMed 31565583

September 11, 2019

Genetic associations of vitamin D receptor polymorphisms with advanced liver fibrosis and response to pegylated interferon-based therapy in chronic hepatitis C

Kessarin Thanapirom, Sirinporn Suksawatamnuay, Wattana Sukeepaisarnjaroen, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Panarat Thaimai, Rujipat Wasitthankasem, Yong Poovorawan, Piyawat Komolmit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7666 PubMed 31565578

September 26, 2019

Simulated manned Mars exploration: effects of dietary and diurnal cycle variations on the gut microbiome of crew members in a controlled ecological life support system

Hai-Sheng Dong, Pu Chen, Yan-Bo Yu, Peng Zang, Zhao Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7762 PubMed 31579622

September 3, 2019

Network-based approach to identify biomarkers predicting response and prognosis for HER2-negative breast cancer treatment with taxane-anthracycline neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Cui Jiang, Shuo Wu, Lei Jiang, Zhichao Gao, Xiaorui Li, Yangyang Duan, Na Li, Tao Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7515 PubMed 31534839

September 17, 2019

A novel methodology for optimal land allocation for agricultural crops using Social Spider Algorithm

N Thilagavathi, T Amudha