Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

August 23, 2023

Understanding mental fatigue and its detection: a comparative analysis of assessments and tools

Kaveena Kunasegaran, Ahamed Miflah Hussain Ismail, Shamala Ramasamy, Justin Vijay Gnanou, Brinnell Annette Caszo, Po Ling Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15744 PubMed 37637168

August 10, 2023

Effects of the CYP3A inhibitors, voriconazole, itraconazole, and fluconazole on the pharmacokinetics of osimertinib in rats

Yutao Lou, Feifeng Song, Mengting Cheng, Ying Hu, Yitao Chai, Qing Hu, Qiyue Wang, Hongying Zhou, Meihua Bao, Jinping Gu, Yiwen Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15844 PubMed 37581117

August 18, 2023

Biochar improves the growth and physiological traits of alfalfa, amaranth and maize grown under salt stress

Dilfuza Jabborova, Tokhtasin Abdrakhmanov, Zafarjon Jabbarov, Shokhrukh Abdullaev, Abdulahat Azimov, Ibrahim Mohamed, Maha AlHarbi, Abdelghafar Abu-Elsaoud, Amr Elkelish

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15684 PubMed 37609438

August 25, 2023

Seed bio-priming with beneficial Trichoderma harzianum alleviates cold stress in maize

Mehdi Afrouz, R Z. Sayyed, Bahman Fazeli-Nasab, Ramin Piri, WaleedHassan Almalki, Betty Natalie Fitriatin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15644 PubMed 37645014

August 11, 2023

Superoxide dismutase ameliorates oxidative stress and regulates liver transcriptomics to provide therapeutic benefits in hepatic inflammation

Longyan Chen, Yang Liu, Yonggang Zhang, Yanmin Zhang, Wei Wang, Hongyu Han, Chunyu Yang, Xueqian Dong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15829 PubMed 37583908

August 24, 2023

Effects of drought and salt stress on seed germination and seedling growth of Elymus nutans

Jianting Long, Mengjie Dong, Chuanqi Wang, Yanjun Miao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15968 PubMed 37641594

August 14, 2023

Degradation of zearalenone by microorganisms and enzymes

Jiregna Gari, Rahma Abdella

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15808 PubMed 37601268

August 11, 2023

Biological properties of mucus from land snails (Lissachatina fulica) and freshwater snails (Pomacea canaliculata) and histochemical study of mucous cells in their foot

Phornphan Phrompanya, Narinnida Suriyaruean, Nattawadee Nantarat, Supap Saenphet, Yingmanee Tragoolpua, Kanokporn Saenphet

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15827 PubMed 37583916

August 22, 2023

Exogenous glutathione maintains the postharvest quality of mango fruit by modulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle

Yan Zhou, Jiameng Liu, Qiongyi Zhuo, Keying Zhang, Jielin Yan, Bingmei Tang, Xiaoyun Wei, Lijing Lin, Kaidong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15902 PubMed 37637166

August 24, 2023

Exogenous hydrogen sulfide improves salt stress tolerance of Reaumuria soongorica seedlings by regulating active oxygen metabolism

Hanghang Liu, Peifang Chong, Zehua Liu, Xinguang Bao, Bingbing Tan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15881 PubMed 37641597

August 17, 2023

Is shape in the eye of the beholder? Assessing landmarking error in geometric morphometric analyses on live fish

Paolo Moccetti, Jessica R. Rodger, Jonathan D. Bolland, Phoebe Kaiser-Wilks, Rowan Smith, Andy D. Nunn, Colin E. Adams, Jen A. Bright, Hannele M. Honkanen, Angus J. Lothian, Matthew Newton, Domino A. Joyce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15545 PubMed 37605749

August 16, 2023

MMP12 serves as an immune cell–related marker of disease status and prognosis in lung squamous cell carcinoma

Wei Zhang, Guo-Sheng Li, Xiang-Yu Gan, Zhi-Guang Huang, Rong-Quan He, Hong Huang, Dong-Ming Li, Yu-Lu Tang, Deng Tang, Wen Zou, Jun Liu, Yi-Wu Dang, Gang Chen, Hua-Fu Zhou, Jin-Liang Kong, Hui-ping Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15598 PubMed 37601247

August 4, 2023

To flea or not to flea: survey of UK companion animal ectoparasiticide usage and activities affecting pathways to the environment

Rosemary Perkins, Dave Goulson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15561 PubMed 37554336

August 3, 2023

Development, physicochemical characterization and in-vitro biocompatibility study of dromedary camel dentine derived hydroxyapatite for bone repair

Zohaib Khurshid, Mohammed Farhan A. Alfarhan, Yasmin Bayan, Javed Mazher, Necdet Adanir, George J. Dias, Paul R. Cooper, Jithendra Ratnayake

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15711 PubMed 37551347

August 17, 2023

Review of knockout technology approaches in bacterial drug resistance research

Chunyu Tong, Yimin Liang, Zhelin Zhang, Sen Wang, Xiaohui Zheng, Qi Liu, Bocui Song

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15790 PubMed 37605748

August 28, 2023

Low-dose lipopolysaccharide inhibits spinal cord injury-induced neuronal apoptosis by regulating autophagy through the lncRNA MALAT1/Nrf2 axis

Jianhua Hu, Kun Huang, Feilong Bao, Shixiao Zhong, Qianbo Fan, Weichao Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15919 PubMed 37663283

August 14, 2023

Green inspired synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Silybum marianum (milk thistle) extract and evaluation of their potential pesticidal and phytopathogens activities

Nazish Jahan, Kousar Rasheed, Khalil-Ur- Rahman, Abu Hazafa, Amna Saleem, Saud Alamri, Muhammad Omer Iqbal, Md Atikur Rahman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15743 PubMed 37601248

August 4, 2023

Three specific gut bacteria in the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer: a concerted effort

Dengmei Gong, Amma G Adomako-Bonsu, Maijian Wang, Jida Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15777 PubMed 37554340

August 9, 2023

Review of intervention methods for language and communication disorders in children with autism spectrum disorders

Mengmeng Cui, Qingbin Ni, Qian Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15735 PubMed 37576502

August 8, 2023

Impact of ocean warming on a coral reef fish learning and memory

Mayara M. Silveira, Jennifer M. Donelson, Mark I. McCormick, Heloysa Araujo-Silva, Ana C. Luchiari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15729 PubMed 37576501

August 28, 2023

Antimicrobial resistance and molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from raw milk in Hunan Province

Keming Ning, Rushun Zhou, Manxiang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15847 PubMed 37663302

August 4, 2023

Vitamin D receptor-deficient keratinocytes-derived exosomal miR-4505 promotes the macrophage polarization towards the M1 phenotype

Wen Sun, Jianqin Chen, Jingting Li, Xiaoguang She, Hu Ma, Shali Wang, Jing Liu, Yuan Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15798 PubMed 37554338

August 11, 2023

Thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs from European Russia, and new insights into metriorhynchid tooth serration evolution and their palaeolatitudinal distribution

Mark T. Young, Nikolay G. Zverkov, Maxim S. Arkhangelsky, Alexey P. Ippolitov, Igor A. Meleshin, Georgy V. Mirantsev, Alexey S. Shmakov, Ilya M. Stenshin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15781 PubMed 37583913

August 21, 2023

Prediction of soil moisture using BiGRU-LSTM model with STL decomposition in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Lufei Zhao, Tonglin Luo, Xuchu Jiang, Biao Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15851 PubMed 37637158

August 30, 2023

Identification and characterization of novel sesquiterpene synthases TPS9 and TPS12 from Aquilaria sinensis

Cuicui Yu, Shixi Gao, Mei Rong, Mengjun Xiao, Yanhong Xu, Jianhe Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15818 PubMed 37663295