Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 25, 2024

Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles via neem extract and their anticancer and antibacterial activities

Hossam S. El-Beltagi, Marwa Ragab, Ali Osman, Ragab A. El-Masry, Khairiah Mubarak Alwutayd, Hind Althagafi, Leena S. Alqahtani, Reem S. Alazragi, Ahlam Saleh Alhajri, Mahmoud M. El-Saber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17588 PubMed 38948224

June 14, 2024

Ferrostatin-1 inhibits fibroblast fibrosis in keloid by inhibiting ferroptosis

Liu Yang, Xiuli Li, Yanli Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17551 PubMed 38887622

June 11, 2024

Stress adaptive plasticity from Aegilops tauschii introgression lines improves drought and heat stress tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Santosh Gudi, Mohit Jain, Satinder Singh, Satinder Kaur, Puja Srivastava, Gurvinder Singh Mavi, Parveen Chhuneja, Virinder Singh Sohu, Fatmah A. Safhi, Diaa Abd El-Moneim, Achla Sharma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17528 PubMed 38881860

June 25, 2024

Using feces to indicate plastic pollution in terrestrial vertebrate species in western Thailand

Jiraporn Teampanpong, Prateep Duengkae

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17596 PubMed 38948236

June 26, 2024

Microbiota based personalized nutrition improves hyperglycaemia and hypertension parameters and reduces inflammation: a prospective, open label, controlled, randomized, comparative, proof of concept study

Gopalakrishna Kallapura, Anthony Surya Prakash, Kumar Sankaran, Prabhath Manjappa, Prayagraj Chaudhary, Sanjay Ambhore, Debojyoti Dhar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17583 PubMed 38948211

June 12, 2024

Altered vaginal cervical microbiota diversity contributes to HPV-induced cervical cancer via inflammation regulation

Yiheng Yang, Jufan Zhu, Renqian Feng, Mengfei Han, Fenghua Chen, Yan Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17415 PubMed 38881859

June 20, 2024

Gypenosides exert cardioprotective effects by promoting mitophagy and activating PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β/Mcl-1 signaling

Yizhe Zheng, Wei Wei, Yukun Wang, Tingting Li, Yundong Wei, Si Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17538 PubMed 38912051

June 25, 2024

Structured peer review: pilot results from 23 Elsevier journals

Mario Malički, Bahar Mehmani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17514 PubMed 38948202

June 20, 2024

Mitochondrial DNA and Y chromosome reveal the genetic structure of the native Polish Konik horse population

Adrianna Dominika Musiał, Lara Radović, Monika Stefaniuk-Szmukier, Agnieszka Bieniek, Barbara Wallner, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17549 PubMed 38912049

June 24, 2024

Macro and microplastic pollution in Romania: addressing knowledge gaps and potential solutions under the circular economy framework

Florin-Constantin Mihai, Simona-Roxana Ulman, Valeria Pop

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17546 PubMed 38938611

June 11, 2024

Effects of wind speed and wind direction on crop yield forecasting using dynamic time warping and an ensembled learning model

Bright Bediako-Kyeremeh, TingHuai Ma, Huan Rong, Benjamin Kwapong Osibo, Lorenzo Mamelona, Isaac Kofi Nti, Lord Amoah

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16538 PubMed 38881862

June 21, 2024

Path for recovery: an ecological overview of the Jambato Harlequin Toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus ignescens) in its last known locality, Angamarca Valley, Ecuador

Mateo A. Vega-Yánez, Amanda B. Quezada-Riera, Blanca Rios-Touma, María del Carmen Vizcaíno-Barba, William Millingalli, Orlando Ganzino, Luis A. Coloma, Elicio E. Tapia, Nadine Dupérré, Mónica Páez-Vacas, David Parra-Puente, Daniela Franco-Mena, Gabriela Gavilanes, David Salazar-Valenzuela, Carlos A. Valle, Juan M. Guayasamin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17344 PubMed 38915382

June 28, 2024

Functional variation among mesenchymal stem cells derived from different tissue sources

Ning Yi, Qiao Zeng, Chunbing Zheng, Shiping Li, Bo Lv, Cheng Wang, Chanyi Li, Wenjiao Jiang, Yun Liu, Yuan Yang, Tenglong Yan, Jinfeng Xue, Zhigang Xue

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17616 PubMed 38952966

June 24, 2024

The inorganic pyrophosphatases of microorganisms: a structural and functional review

Rodolfo García-Contreras, Javier de la Mora, Héctor Manuel Mora-Montes, José A. Martínez-Álvarez, Marcos Vicente-Gómez, Felipe Padilla-Vaca, Naurú Idalia Vargas-Maya, Bernardo Franco

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17496 PubMed 38938619

June 25, 2024

Maternal effects, reciprocal differences and combining ability study for yield and its component traits in maize (Zea mays L.) through modified diallel analysis

Bonipas Antony John, Rajashekhar Mahantaswami Kachapur, Gopalakrishna Naidu, Sidramappa Channappa Talekar, Zerka Rashid, Bindiganavile S. Vivek, Nagesh Patne, Shiddappa Ramappa Salakinkop, Prema GU

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17600 PubMed 38948201

June 3, 2024

Characteristics and evolution of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase genes of Influenza A(H3N2) viruses in Thailand during 2015 to 2018

Sasiprapa Anoma, Parvapan Bhattarakosol, Ekasit Kowitdamrong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17523 PubMed 38846750

June 24, 2024

Optimization of polysaccharide conditions and analysis of antioxidant capacity in the co-culture of Sanghuangporus vaninii and Pleurotus sapidus

Yuantian Lu, Di Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17571 PubMed 38938607

June 28, 2024

Effects of wheat intercropping on growth and occurrence of Fusarium wilt in watermelon

HuiFang Lv, CongSheng Yan