Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

August 29, 2023

Histological study of seventeen organs from dugong (Dugong dugon)

Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Pathompong Jongjit, Araya Boonkasemsanti, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Piyamat Kongtueng, Pitchaya Matchimakul, Wasan Tangphokhanon, Prapawadee Pirintr, Jaruwan Khonmee, Songphon Buddhasiri, Promporn Piboon, Sonthaya Umsumarng, Raktham Mektrirat, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Wanpitak Pongkan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15859 PubMed 37663296

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 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 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

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

Microvertebrate faunal assemblages of the Favel Formation (late Cenomanian-middle Turonian) of Manitoba, Canada

Aaron A. Kilmury, Aaron Anderson, Dhuranka S. Wijesinghe, Ashley F. Verstraete, William Ezeana, Ashley E. Anderson, Kirstin S. Brink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15493 PubMed 37551349

August 31, 2023

Over 20% of marine fishes shifting in the North and Barents Seas, but not in the Norwegian Sea

Cesc Gordó-Vilaseca, Laurene Pecuchet, Marta Coll, Henning Reiss, Alexander Jüterbock, Mark John Costello

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15801 PubMed 37667749

August 8, 2023

Data-specific substitution models improve protein-based phylogenetics

João M. Brazão, Peter G. Foster, Cymon J. Cox

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15716 PubMed 37576497

August 21, 2023

Feeding ecology and reproductive biology of small coastal sharks in Malaysian waters

Kean Chong Lim, Amy Yee-Hui Then, Kar-Hoe Loh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15849 PubMed 37637173

August 31, 2023

Accumulation and transfer of polystyrene microplastics in Solanum nigrum seedlings

JuKui Zhang, Lian Cao, Xiaoyan Zhu, Hanbo Li, Gang Duan, Ying Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15967 PubMed 37667751

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

August 8, 2023

Genetic and morphological diversity in populations of Annona senegalensis Pers. occurring in Western (Benin) and Southern (Mozambique) Africa

Janine Conforte Fifonssi Donhouedé, Isabel Marques, Kolawolé Valère Salako, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Natasha Ribeiro, Ana IF Ribeiro-Barros

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15767 PubMed 37576509

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 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 30, 2023

Fishery-based adaption to climate change: the case of migratory species flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus L.) in Taiwan Strait, Northwestern Pacific

Ming An Lee, Sandipan Mondal, Sheng-Yuan Teng, Manh-Linh Nguyen, Platinasoka Lin, Jun-Hong Wu, Biraj Kanti Mondal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15788 PubMed 37663299

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 11, 2023

Effects of passages through an insect or a plant on virulence and physiological properties of the fungus Metarhizium robertsii

Oksana G. Tomilova, Vadim Y. Kryukov, Natalia A. Kryukova, Khristina P. Tolokonnikova, Yuri S. Tokarev, Arina S. Rumiantseva, Alexander A. Alekseev, Viktor V. Glupov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15726 PubMed 37583910

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 14, 2023

Degradation of zearalenone by microorganisms and enzymes

Jiregna Gari, Rahma Abdella

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

August 15, 2023

Morphological changes in female reproductive organs in the African monarch butterfly, host to a male-killing Spiroplasma

Jenny Malmberg, Simon H. Martin, Ian J. Gordon, Pasi Sihvonen, Anne Duplouy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15853 PubMed 37601261

August 1, 2023

The novel role of LDHA/LDHB in the prognostic value and tumor-immune infiltration in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Jie Chen, Fei Wu, Yehua Cao, Yuanxin Xing, Qingyong Liu, Zuohui Zhao