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Lara Steffany de Carvalho, Vanessa Marques Meccatti-Domiciano, Livia Ramos Dorta da Silva, Maria Cristina Marcucci, Cláudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, Amjad Abu Hasna, Luciane Dias de Oliveira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19301 PubMed 40247829

April 14, 2025

Advancing molecular macrobenthos biodiversity monitoring: a comparison between Oxford Nanopore and Illumina based metabarcoding and metagenomics

Karlijn Doorenspleet, Amalia Aikaterini Mailli, Berry B. van der Hoorn, Kevin K. Beentjes, Annelies De Backer, Sofie Derycke, Albertinka J. Murk, Henning Reiss, Reindert Nijland

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19158 PubMed 40247828

April 11, 2025

Assessing reliability and accuracy of qPCR, dPCR and ddPCR for estimating mitochondrial DNA copy number in songbird blood and sperm cells

Laima Bagdonaitė, Erica H. Leder, Jan T. Lifjeld, Arild Johnsen, Quentin Mauvisseau

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19278 PubMed 40231068

April 28, 2025

Natural products as promising therapeutics for fine particulate matter–induced skin damage: a review of pre-clinical studies on skin inflammation and barrier dysfunction

Saowanee Jeayeng, Jaturon Kwanthongdee, Ratima Jittreeprasert, Kankanich Runganantchai, Kalayaporn Naksavasdi, Rosarin Rirkkrai, Varisara Wongcharoenthavorn, Wiriya Mahikul, Anyamanee Chatsirisupachai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19316 PubMed 40313388

April 18, 2025

Ex-situ avian sex skews: determinants and implications for conservation

Clancy A. Hall, Gabriel C. Conroy, Dominique A. Potvin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19312 PubMed 40260192

April 28, 2025

Response of soil pH to biochar application in farmland across China: a meta-analysis

Jia Yao, Xueren Wang, Mei Hong, Hui Gao, Shixiang Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19400 PubMed 40313377

April 4, 2025

Advances in solubilization and stabilization techniques for structural and functional studies of membrane proteins

Zhuanghan Zhou, Zheng Chen, Yiran Li, Xingyue Mao, Junjie Chen, Xuan Zhou, Bo Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19211 PubMed 40196297

April 14, 2025

Downregulation of EB1 impedes Cx43 localization and cardiac conduction after hypothermic ischemia-reperfusion in rats

Chunlei Wen, Rongfeng Yang, Jing Yi, Ying Cao, Yuting Song, Li An, Zijun Wang, Hong Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19276 PubMed 40247841

April 11, 2025

An update on Aenocyon dirus in the interior of North America: new records, radiocarbon dates, ZooMS spectra, and isotopic data for an iconic late Pleistocene carnivore

Matthew G. Hill, Christopher C. Widga, Todd A. Surovell, Kurt M. Wilson, Sarah A. Allaun, McKenna L. Litynski, Jason Titcomb

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19219 PubMed 40231072

April 4, 2025

Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite and T3 profiles of orphaned elephants differ from non-orphaned elephants in Zambia

Daniella E. Chusyd, Janine L. Brown, Steve Paris, Nicole Boisseau, Webster Mwaanga, Moses Kasongo, Lisa Olivier, Stephanie L. Dickinson, Bailey Ortyl, Tessa Steiniche, Steven N. Austad, David B. Allison, Michael D. Wasserman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19122 PubMed 40196305

April 9, 2025

Unveiling the potentials of Lawsonia inermis L.: its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer potentials

Nantikan Joyroy, Lukana Ngiwsara, Siriporn Wannachat, Ratchanee Mingma, Jisnuson Svasti, Jintanart Wongchawalit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19170 PubMed 40226544

April 15, 2025

CDCP1 knockdown suppresses PDGFRβ/AKT pathway-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by inhibiting PDGFRβ endocytosis

Xin Ji, Xin Wang, Qianqian Dong, Wanqiu Li, Ning Zhou, Xiaole Yue, Dandan Zhao, Xiaolong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19114 PubMed 40256729

April 3, 2025

Evaluation of non-invasive hair snares for North American beavers (Castor canadensis): placement, efficiency, and beaver’s behavioral response

Dani R. Freund, Joseph K. Bump

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19080 PubMed 40191759

April 14, 2025

Behavioral adaptations of Caenorhabditis elegans against pathogenic threats

Xin Zhao, Xinyu Li, Jiayi Gao, Shi Shen, Wei Zou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19294 PubMed 40247835

April 4, 2025

Selective enrichment of active bacterial taxa in the Microcystis associated microbiome during colony growth

Carolina Croci, Gabriela Martínez de la Escalera, Carla Kruk, Angel Segura, Susana Deus Alvarez, Claudia Piccini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19149 PubMed 40196299

April 7, 2025

Prediction of yield and quality in medicinal plant Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort. using uncrewed aerial vehicle multispectral measurement

Yun-Fan Li, Chen Wu, Hong-Mei Jia, Xi Chen, Jin-Niu Xing, Wei-Ping Gao, Zhu-Yun Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19264 PubMed 40212368

April 24, 2025

Research progress of nano drug delivery systems in the anti-tumor treatment of traditional Chinese medicine monomers

Bocui Song, Li Shuang, Shuang Zhang, Chunyu Tong, Qian Chen, Yuqi Li, Meihan Hao, Wenqi Niu, Cheng-Hao Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19332 PubMed 40292112

April 28, 2025

Robust phylogenetic profile clustering for Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteins

Paul M. Harrison

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19370 PubMed 40313378

April 22, 2025

eDNA metabarcoding shows highly diverse but distinct shallow, mid-water, and deep-water eukaryotic communities within a marine biodiversity hotspot

Patricia Cerrillo-Espinosa, Luis Eduardo Calderón-Aguilera, Pedro Medina-Rosas, Jaime Gómez-Gutiérrez, Héctor Reyes-Bonilla, Amílcar Leví Cupul-Magaña, Ollin Tezontli González Cuellar, Adrian Munguia-Vega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19249 PubMed 40292110

April 29, 2025

A prognostic glycolysis-related gene signature in osteosarcoma: implications for metabolic programming, immune microenvironment, and drug response

Naiqiang Zhu, Jingyi Hou, Yu Zhang, Ning Yang, KaiKai Ding, Chengbing Chang, Yanqi Liu, Haipeng Gu, Bin Chen, Xu Wei, Liguo Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19369 PubMed 40321814

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