Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

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 23, 2024

Looking for the sponge loop: analyses of detritus on a Caribbean forereef using stable isotope and eDNA metabarcoding techniques

Lauren K. Olinger, Beverly McClenaghan, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Nicole Fahner, Lesley Berghuis, Hoda Rajabi, Patrick Erwin, Chad S. Lane, Joseph R. Pawlik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16970 PubMed 38410802

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 29, 2024

The mean reticulocyte volume is a valuable index in early diagnosis of cancer-related anemia

Huijun Lin, Bicui Zhan, Xiaoyan Shi, Dujin Feng, Shuting Tao, Mingyi Wo, Xianming Fei, Weizhong Wang, Yan Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17063 PubMed 38435983

February 21, 2024

Biological and growth parameters of Plotosus lineatus in the Mediterranean Sea

Servet Ahmet Doğdu, Cemal Turan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16945 PubMed 38406273

February 7, 2024

Mathematical model of voluntary vaccination against schistosomiasis

Santiago Lopez, Samiya Majid, Rida Syed, Jan Rychtar, Dewey Taylor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16869 PubMed 39670094

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 26, 2024

Biodegradation of polyethylene in digestive gland homogenates of marine invertebrates

Aleksandra Istomina, Victor Chelomin, Andrey Mazur, Avianna Zhukovskaya, Alexander Karpenko, Marina Mazur

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17041 PubMed 38426135

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 28, 2024

Use of Callistemon citrinus as a gastroprotective and anti-inflammatory agent on indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers in obese rats

Jonathan Saúl Piñón-Simental, Luis Alberto Ayala-Ruiz, Luis Gerardo Ortega-Pérez, Oliver Rafid Magaña-Rodríguez, Esperanza Meléndez-Herrera, Asdrubal Aguilera-Méndez, Patricia Rios-Chavez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17062 PubMed 38435992

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 19, 2024

The role of CEMIP in cancers and its transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation

Song Guo, Yunfei Guo, Yuanyuan Chen, Shuaishuai Cui, Chunmei Zhang, Dahu Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16930 PubMed 38390387

February 20, 2024

The effects of selected sedatives on basal and stimulated serum cortisol concentrations in healthy dogs

Adam Hunt, Shelly Olin, Jacqueline C. Whittemore, Alejandro Esteller-Vico, Cary Springer, Luca Giori

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16955 PubMed 38406286

February 26, 2024

An alternative peptone preparation using Hermetia illucens (Black soldier fly) hydrolysis: process optimization and performance evaluation

Gaoqiang Liu, Ming Foong Tiang, Shixia Ma, Zeyan Wei, Xiaolin Liang, Mohd Shaiful Sajab, Peer Mohamed Abdul, Xueyan Zhou, Zhongren Ma, Gongtao Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16995 PubMed 38426145

February 21, 2024

Proteomic study on nintedanib in gastric cancer cells

Xiaohua Dong, Liuli Wang, Da Wang, Miao Yu, Xiao jun Yang, Hui Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16771 PubMed 38406279

February 20, 2024

A novel peroxisome-related gene signature predicts clinical prognosis and is associated with immune microenvironment in low-grade glioma

Dandan Gao, Qiangyi Zhou, Dianqi Hou, Xiaoqing Zhang, Yiqin Ge, Qingwei Zhu, Jian Yin, Xiangqian Qi, Yaohua Liu, Meiqing Lou, Li Zhou, Yunke Bi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16874 PubMed 38406287

February 28, 2024

The toxicity assessment of phosmet on development, reproduction, and gene expression in Daphnia magna

Mustafa Ataş, Ceyhun Bereketoglu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17034 PubMed 38436013

February 14, 2024

Alteration of bacterial community composition in the sediments of an urban artificial river caused by sewage discharge

Yishi Li, Daoming Lou, Xiaofei Zhou, Xuchao Zhuang, Chuandong Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16931 PubMed 38371377

February 28, 2024

Prognostic factors and outcomes of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, a retrospective hospital-based study

Wei-Che Chen, I-Chieh Chen, Jun-Peng Chen, Tsai-Ling Liao, Yi-Ming Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17066 PubMed 38436032

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 26, 2024

Genome-wide association studies reveal stable loci for wheat grain size under different sowing dates

Yi Hong, Mengna Zhang, Zechen Yuan, Juan Zhu, Chao Lv, Baojian Guo, Feifei Wang, Rugen Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16984 PubMed 38426132

February 23, 2024

Non-invasive measurements to identify mungbean genotypes for waterlogging tolerance

PS Basavaraj, Krishna Kumar Jangid, Rohit Babar, Jagadish Rane, KM Boraiah, CB Harisha, Hanamanth Halli, Aliza Pradhan, Kuldeep Tripathi, K Sammi Reddy, M Prabhakar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16872 PubMed 38410803

February 5, 2024

An aerotaxis receptor influences invasion of Agrobacterium tumefaciens into its host

Zhiwei Huang, Junnan Zou, Minliang Guo, Guoliang Zhang, Jun Gao, Hongliang Zhao, Feiyu Yan, Yuan Niu, Guang-Long Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16898 PubMed 38332807

February 1, 2024

The causal effects of circulating cytokines on sepsis: a Mendelian randomization study

Weijun Fang, Chen Chai, Jiawei Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16860 PubMed 38313013

February 29, 2024

Coral geometry and why it matters

Samuel E. Kahng, Eric Odle, Kevin C. Wakeman