Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

February 28, 2024

Relationship between accelerometer-measured sleep duration and Stroop performance: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study among young adults

Yanwei You, Jianxiu Liu, Xingtian Li, Peng Wang, Ruidong Liu, Xindong Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17057 PubMed 38436025

February 26, 2024

TICI: a taxon-independent community index for eDNA-based ecological health assessment

Shaun P. Wilkinson, Amy A. Gault, Susan A. Welsh, Joshua P. Smith, Bruno O. David, Andy S. Hicks, Daniel R. Fake, Alastair M. Suren, Megan R. Shaffer, Simon N. Jarman, Michael Bunce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16963 PubMed 38426140

February 26, 2024

How to account for behavioral states in step-selection analysis: a model comparison

Jennifer Pohle, Johannes Signer, Jana A. Eccard, Melanie Dammhahn, Ulrike E. Schlägel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16509 PubMed 38426131

February 29, 2024

Downsizing a heavyweight: factors and methods that revise weight estimates of the giant fossil whale Perucetus colossus

Ryosuke Motani, Nicholas D. Pyenson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16978 PubMed 38436015

February 26, 2024

New records of immature aquatic Diptera from the Foulden Maar Fossil-Lagerstätte, New Zealand, and their biogeographic implications

Viktor O. Baranov, Joachim T. Haug, Uwe Kaulfuss

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17014 PubMed 38426144

February 20, 2024

Oral bacteriophages: metagenomic clues to interpret microbiomes

Maryam Banar, Dinesh Rokaya, Reza Azizian, Zohaib Khurshid, Morteza Banakar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16947 PubMed 38406289

February 9, 2024

Seed germination and vegetative and in vitro propagation of Hieracium lucidum subsp. lucidum (Asteraceae), a critically endangered endemic taxon of the Sicilian flora

Valeria Gianguzzi, Emilio Di Gristina, Giulio Barone, Francesco Sottile, Gianniantonio Domina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16839 PubMed 38348103

February 28, 2024

triact package for R: analyzing the lying behavior of cows from accelerometer data

Michael Simmler, Stijn P. Brouwers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17036 PubMed 38436021

February 23, 2024

Effects of BRD4 inhibitor JQ1 on the expression profile of super-enhancer related lncRNAs and mRNAs in cervical cancer HeLa cells

Jianqing Zheng, Bifen Huang, Lihua Xiao, Min Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17035 PubMed 38410799

February 28, 2024

Stress-induced changes in cognitive function and intestinal barrier integrity can be ameliorated by venlafaxine and synbiotic supplementations

Sarawut Lapmanee, Nattapon Supkamonseni, Sakkarin Bhubhanil, Nattakan Treesaksrisakul, Chaiyos Sirithanakorn, Mattaka Khongkow, Katawut Namdee, Piyaporn Surinlert, Chittipong Tipbunjong, Prapimpun Wongchitrat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17033 PubMed 38435986

February 13, 2024

Population structure and fecundity of the Xanthid crab Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) on the rocky shore of Gujarat state, India

Krupal Patel, Heris Patel, Swapnil Gosavi, Kauresh Vachhrajani, Jigneshkumar Trivedi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16916 PubMed 38371378

February 21, 2024

miR-138-5p ameliorates intestinal barrier disruption caused by acute superior mesenteric vein thrombosis injury by inhibiting the NLRP3/HMGB1 axis

Yuejin Li, Ping Ling, Yu Li, Yongzhi Wang, Guosan Li, Changtao Qiu, Jianghui Wang, Kunmei Gong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16692 PubMed 38406274

February 16, 2024

Non-destructive environmental safety assessment of threatened and endangered plants in weed biological control

Ikju Park, Mark Schwarzländer, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Bradley L. Harmon, Hariet L. Hinz, Urs Schaffner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16813 PubMed 38374952

February 14, 2024

Biomarker selection depends on gene function and organ: the case of the cytochrome P450 family genes in freshwater fish exposed to chronic pollution

Jorge Cortés-Miranda, Noemí Rojas-Hernández, Gigliola Muñoz, Sylvia Copaja, Claudio Quezada-Romegialli, David Veliz, Caren Vega-Retter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16925 PubMed 38371375

February 8, 2024

3D bioprinting in bioremediation: a comprehensive review of principles, applications, and future directions

Abraham Samuel Finny

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16897 PubMed 38344299

February 27, 2024

Discovering unknown Madagascar biodiversity: integrative taxonomy of raft spiders (Pisauridae: Dolomedes)

Kuang-Ping Yu, Matjaž Kuntner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16781 PubMed 38435991

February 23, 2024

First case of a reversed Parabothus taiwanensis Amaoka & Shen, 1993 from Taiwan (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae), with first evidence of situs inversus viscerum in bothid

Yo Su, Hsuan-Ching Ho, Tah-Wei Chu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16829 PubMed 38410807

February 27, 2024

Does it pay to pay? A comparison of the benefits of open-access publishing across various sub-fields in biology

Amanda D. Clark, Tanner C. Myers, Todd D. Steury, Ali Krzton, Julio Yanes, Angela Barber, Jacqueline Barry, Subarna Barua, Katherine Eaton, Devadatta Gosavi, Rebecca Nance, Zahida Pervaiz, Chidozie Ugochukwu, Patricia Hartman, Laurie S. Stevison

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16824 PubMed 38436005

February 21, 2024

Organic fertilizer type and dose affect growth, morphological and physiological parameters, and mineral nutrition of watermelon seedlings

Qianwen Zhang, Joseph Masabni, Genhua Niu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16902 PubMed 38406293

February 21, 2024

Arthrological reconstructions of the pterosaur neck and their implications for the cervical position at rest

Richard Buchmann, Taissa Rodrigues

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16884 PubMed 38406270

February 29, 2024

Transformation of the pectoral girdle in pennaraptorans: critical steps in the formation of the modern avian shoulder joint

Qian Wu, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Shiying Wang, Zhonghe Zhou