Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

January 13, 2021

Geographic potential of the world’s largest hornet, Vespa mandarinia Smith (Hymenoptera: Vespidae), worldwide and particularly in North America

Claudia Nuñez-Penichet, Luis Osorio-Olvera, Victor H. Gonzalez, Marlon E. Cobos, Laura Jiménez, Devon A. DeRaad, Abdelghafar Alkishe, Rusby G. Contreras-Díaz, Angela Nava-Bolaños, Kaera Utsumi, Uzma Ashraf, Adeola Adeboje, A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10690 PubMed 33520462

January 25, 2021

Description and rediagnosis of the crested hadrosaurid (Ornithopoda) dinosaur Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus on the basis of new cranial remains

Terry A. Gates, David C. Evans, Joseph J.W. Sertich

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10669 PubMed 33552721

January 11, 2021

The 2020 elephant die-off in Botswana

Rudi J. van Aarde, Stuart L. Pimm, Robert Guldemond, Ryan Huang, Celesté Maré

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10686 PubMed 33510975

January 19, 2021

Bacterial contamination of Nigerian currency notes: A comparative analysis of different denominations recovered from local food vendors

Chigozie E. Ofoedu, Jude O. Iwouno, Ijeoma M. Agunwah, Perpetual Z. Obodoechi, Charles Odilichukwu R. Okpala, Małgorzata Korzeniowska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10795 PubMed 33552745

January 26, 2021

A novel IMU-based clinical assessment protocol for Axial Spondyloarthritis: a protocol validation study

Luca Franco, Raj Sengupta, Logan Wade, Dario Cazzola

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10623 PubMed 33569248

January 21, 2021

Evaluation of two fluorescence immunoassays for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 antigen—new tool to detect infective COVID-19 patients

Lorena Porte, Paulette Legarraga, Mirentxu Iruretagoyena, Valeska Vollrath, Gabriel Pizarro, Jose Munita, Rafael Araos, Thomas Weitzel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10801 PubMed 33552746

January 4, 2021

Aichi Target 18 beyond 2020: mainstreaming Traditional Biodiversity Knowledge in the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal ecosystems

Paola Fajardo, David Beauchesne, Alberto Carbajal-López, Rémi M. Daigle, L. Denisse Fierro-Arcos, Jesica Goldsmit, Sabine Zajderman, Juan I. Valdez-Hernández, María Yolanda Terán Maigua, Ronaldo A. Christofoletti

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9616 PubMed 33585077

January 12, 2021

Present practices and emerging opportunities in bioengineering for slope stabilization in Malaysia: An overview

Deivaseeno Dorairaj, Normaniza Osman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10477 PubMed 33520435

January 4, 2021

Identification and molecular characterization of mutations in nucleocapsid phosphoprotein of SARS-CoV-2

Gajendra Kumar Azad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10666 PubMed 33505806

January 19, 2021

The diverse radiodont fauna from the Marjum Formation of Utah, USA (Cambrian: Drumian)

Stephen Pates, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril, Allison C. Daley, Carlo Kier, Enrico Bonino, Javier Ortega-Hernández

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10509 PubMed 33552709

January 15, 2021

A new caimanine alligatorid from the Middle Eocene of Southwest Texas and implications for spatial and temporal shifts in Paleogene crocodyliform diversity

Michelle R. Stocker, Christopher A. Brochu, E. Christopher Kirk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10665 PubMed 33520458

January 29, 2021

ATR-FTIR, EDS and SEM evaluations of enamel structure after treatment with hydrogen peroxide bleaching agents loaded with nano-hydroxyapatite particles

Giulia Orilisi, Vincenzo Tosco, Riccardo Monterubbianesi, Valentina Notarstefano, Mutlu Özcan, Angelo Putignano, Giovanna Orsini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10606 PubMed 33575125

January 21, 2021

The influence of rare birds on observer effort and subsequent rarity discovery in the American birdwatching community

Jesse A. Laney, Tyler A. Hallman, Jenna R. Curtis, W. Douglas Robinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10713 PubMed 33552730

January 12, 2021

Records of ctenophores from South Africa

Mark J. Gibbons, Steve H.D. Haddock, George I. Matsumoto, Craig Foster

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10697 PubMed 33520464

January 19, 2021

Genome-wide analysis of growth-regulating factors (GRFs) in Triticum aestivum

Wendi Huang, Yiqin He, Lei Yang, Chen Lu, Yongxing Zhu, Cai Sun, Dongfang Ma, Junliang Yin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10701 PubMed 33552727

January 14, 2021

Monitoring oyster culture rafts and seagrass meadows in Nagatsura-ura Lagoon, Sanriku Coast, Japan before and after the 2011 tsunami by remote sensing: their recoveries implying the sustainable development of coastal waters

Hiroki Murata, Motoyuki Hara, Chinatsu Yonezawa, Teruhisa Komatsu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10727 PubMed 33520472

January 28, 2021

Evaluation of effective quantum yields of photosystem II for CO₂ leakage monitoring in carbon capture and storage sites

Wenmei He, Gayoung Yoo, Youngryel Ryu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10652 PubMed 33575126

January 8, 2021

DNA profiling and assessment of genetic diversity of relict species Allium altaicum Pall. on the territory of Altai

Oxana Khapilina, Olesya Raiser, Alevtina Danilova, Vladislav Shevtsov, Ainur Turzhanova, Ruslan Kalendar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10674 PubMed 33510974

January 8, 2021

Silk derived formulations for accelerated wound healing in diabetic mice

Muniba Tariq, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Samima Asad Butt, Shaukat Ali, Asma Bashir Ahmad, Chand Raza, Muhammad Summer, Ali Hassan, Junaid Nadeem

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10232 PubMed 33510964

January 15, 2021

Prediction of state anxiety by machine learning applied to photoplethysmography data

David Perpetuini, Antonio Maria Chiarelli, Daniela Cardone, Chiara Filippini, Sergio Rinella, Simona Massimino, Francesco Bianco, Valentina Bucciarelli, Vincenzo Vinciguerra, Piero Fallica, Vincenzo Perciavalle, Sabina Gallina, Sabrina Conoci, Arcangelo Merla

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10448 PubMed 33520434

January 4, 2021

The tail-tale of stress: an exploratory analysis of cortisol levels in the tail-hair of captive Asian elephants

Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel, Hiroki Yoneda, Moe Yanagi, Raman Sukumar, Kodzue Kinoshita

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10445 PubMed 33505782

January 13, 2021

Genome-wide comparison of four MRSA clinical isolates from Germany and Hungary

Romen Singh Naorem, Jochen Blom, Csaba Fekete

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10185 PubMed 33520430

January 19, 2021

A three-dimensional approach to visualize pairwise morphological variation and its application to fragmentary palaeontological specimens

Matt A. White, Nicolás E. Campione