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January 2017

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Comparative analysis of the Rotarix™ vaccine strain and G1P[8] rotaviruses

Rotavirus strains & the Rotarix™ vaccine

January 3, 2017

Comparative analysis of the Rotarix™ vaccine strain and G1P[8] rotaviruses

G1P[8] rotaviruses are responsible for the majority of human rotavirus infections worldwide. However, the effect of universal mass vaccination with rotavirus vaccines on circulating G1P[8] rotaviruses is still poorly understood. New genomic research shows the possible impact of vaccination at the strain level for the first time.

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January 3, 2017

Pre- versus post-exercise protein intake has similar effects on muscular adaptations

Brad Jon Schoenfeld, Alan A. Aragon, Colin Wilborn, Stacie L. Urbina, Sara E. Hayward, James Krieger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2825 PubMed 28070459

January 12, 2017

Effects of an 8-week yoga program on sustained attention and discrimination function in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Chien-Chih Chou, Chung-Ju Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2883 PubMed 28097075

January 24, 2017

History of kidney stones and risk of chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis

Weifeng Shang, Lixi Li, Yali Ren, Qiangqiang Ge, Ming Ku, Shuwang Ge, Gang Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2907 PubMed 28149686

January 12, 2017

Resources available for autism research in the big data era: a systematic review

Reem Al-jawahiri, Elizabeth Milne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2880 PubMed 28097074

January 18, 2017

Skeletal pathology and variable anatomy in elephant feet assessed using computed tomography

Sophie Regnault, Jonathon J.I. Dixon, Chris Warren-Smith, John R. Hutchinson, Renate Weller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2877 PubMed 28123909

January 12, 2017

In vitro effect of direct current electrical stimulation on rat mesenchymal stem cells

Sahba Mobini, Liudmila Leppik, Vishnu Thottakkattumana Parameswaran, John Howard Barker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2821 PubMed 28097053

January 3, 2017

The concurrent validity and reliability of the Leg Motion system for measuring ankle dorsiflexion range of motion in older adults

Carlos Romero Morales, César Calvo Lobo, David Rodríguez Sanz, Irene Sanz Corbalán, Beatriz Ruiz Ruiz, Daniel López López

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2820 PubMed 28070457

January 4, 2017

Characterization of adipose tissue macrophages and adipose-derived stem cells in critical wounds

Bong-Sung Kim, Pathricia V. Tilstam, Katrin Springenberg-Jung, Arne Hendrick Boecker, Corinna Schmitz, Daniel Heinrichs, Soo Seok Hwang, Jan Philipp Stromps, Bergita Ganse, Ruedger Kopp, Matthias Knobe, Juergen Bernhagen, Norbert Pallua, Richard Bucala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2824 PubMed 28070458

January 19, 2017

Accelerometer-measured physical activity is not associated with two-year weight change in African-origin adults from five diverse populations

Lara R. Dugas, Stephanie Kliethermes, Jacob Plange-Rhule, Liping Tong, Pascal Bovet, Terrence E. Forrester, Estelle V. Lambert, Dale A. Schoeller, Ramon A. Durazo-Arvizu, David A. Shoham, Guichan Cao, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund, Richard S. Cooper, Amy Luke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2902 PubMed 28133575

January 25, 2017

Antibiotic resistance potential of the healthy preterm infant gut microbiome

Graham Rose, Alexander G. Shaw, Kathleen Sim, David J. Wooldridge, Ming-Shi Li, Saheer Gharbia, Raju Misra, John Simon Kroll

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2928 PubMed 28149696

January 12, 2017

Italian and Swedish adolescents: differences and associations in subjective well-being and psychological well-being

Danilo Garcia, Elisabetta Sagone, Maria Elvira De Caroli, Ali Al Nima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2868 PubMed 28097069

January 17, 2017

Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among diabetes mellitus adults in the Jilin province in China: a cross-sectional study

Shuang Qiu, Hongxuan Sun, Yawen Liu, Joseph Sam Kanu, Ri Li, Yaqin Yu, Xufeng Huang, Bo Li, Xiangyang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2869 PubMed 28123907

January 24, 2017

Developing the Leuven Embedded Figures Test (L-EFT): testing the stimulus features that influence embedding

Lee de-Wit, Hanne Huygelier, Ruth Van der Hallen, Rebecca Chamberlain, Johan Wagemans

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2862 PubMed 28149677

January 11, 2017

Handling stress may confound murine gut microbiota studies

Cary R. Allen-Blevins, Xiaomeng You, Katie Hinde, David A. Sela

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2876 PubMed 28097073

January 3, 2017

A simple rat model of mild traumatic brain injury: a device to reproduce anatomical and neurological changes of mild traumatic brain injury

Ho Jeong Kim, Soo Jeong Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2818 PubMed 28070456

January 24, 2017

Evolutionary origins of the emergent ST796 clone of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium

Andrew H. Buultjens, Margaret M.C. Lam, Susan Ballard, Ian R. Monk, Andrew A. Mahony, Elizabeth A. Grabsch, M. Lindsay Grayson, Stanley Pang, Geoffrey W. Coombs, J. Owen Robinson, Torsten Seemann, Paul D.R. Johnson, Benjamin P. Howden, Timothy P. Stinear

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2916 PubMed 28149688

January 18, 2017

Comparison of different sample preparation methods for platinum determination in cultured cells by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Man Xiao, Zaiju Huang, Jing Cai, Jinghui Jia, Yuzeng Zhang, Weihong Dong, Zehua Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2873 PubMed 28123908

January 19, 2017

Panel strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae for beta-lactam antibiotic evaluation: their phenotypic and genotypic characterization

Roshan Dsouza, Naina Adren Pinto, InSik Hwang, YoungLag Cho, Dongeun Yong, Jongrak Choi, Kyungwon Lee, Yunsop Chong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2896 PubMed 28133574

January 3, 2017

The acceptability of TV-based game platforms as an instrument to support the cognitive evaluation of senior adults at home

Carlos Rivas Costa, Manuel José Fernández Iglesias, Luis Eulogio Anido Rifón, Miguel Gómez Carballa, Sonia Valladares Rodríguez