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July 2018

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

July 30, 2018

Attendance, engagement and performance in a medical school curriculum: early findings from competency-based progress testing in a new medical school curriculum

Heather S. Laird-Fick, David J. Solomon, Carol J. Parker, Ling Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5283 PubMed 30083445

July 2, 2018

Novel inflammatory cell infiltration scoring system to investigate healthy and footrot affected ovine interdigital skin

Michael Agbaje, Catrin S. Rutland, Grazieli Maboni, Adam Blanchard, Melissa Bexon, Ceri Stewart, Michael A. Jones, Sabine Totemeyer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5097 PubMed 30002960

July 4, 2018

Association of circulating microRNA-122 with presence and severity of atherosclerotic lesions

Yu-Long Wang, Wen Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5218 PubMed 30013851

July 30, 2018

Genetic influences on creativity: an exploration of convergent and divergent thinking

Wei Han, Mi Zhang, Xue Feng, Guihua Gong, Kaiping Peng, Dan Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5403 PubMed 30083479

July 18, 2018

Microarray gene expression profiling in colorectal (HCT116) and hepatocellular (HepG2) carcinoma cell lines treated with Melicope ptelefolia leaf extract reveals transcriptome profiles exhibiting anticancer activity

Mohammad Faujul Kabir, Johari Mohd Ali, Onn Haji Hashim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5203 PubMed 30042885

July 27, 2018

A Sarcoptes scabiei specific isothermal amplification assay for detection of this important ectoparasite of wombats and other animals

Tamieka A. Fraser, Scott Carver, Alynn M. Martin, Kate Mounsey, Adam Polkinghorne, Martina Jelocnik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5291 PubMed 30065882

July 6, 2018

Combining motor imagery with action observation training does not lead to a greater autonomic nervous system response than motor imagery alone during simple and functional movements: a randomized controlled trial

Ferran Cuenca-Martínez, Luis Suso-Martí, Mónica Grande-Alonso, Alba Paris-Alemany, Roy La Touche

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5142 PubMed 30002975

July 3, 2018

High expression of SLC26A6 in the kidney may contribute to renal calcification via an SLC26A6-dependent mechanism

Hongyang Jiang, Gaurab Pokhrel, Yinwei Chen, Tao Wang, Chunping Yin, Jihong Liu, Shaogang Wang, Zhuo Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5192 PubMed 30002986

July 25, 2018

In vitro activities of antifungals alone and in combination with tigecycline against Candida albicans biofilms

Mayram Hacioglu, Ayse Seher Birteksoz Tan, Sibel Dosler, Nese Inan, Gulten Otuk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5263 PubMed 30065873

July 13, 2018

Differences in electromyographic activity of biceps brachii and brachioradialis while performing three variants of curl

Giuseppe Marcolin, Fausto Antonio Panizzolo, Nicola Petrone, Tatiana Moro, Davide Grigoletto, Davide Piccolo, Antonio Paoli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5165 PubMed 30013836

July 6, 2018

Automatic analysis of treadmill running to estimate times to fatigue and exhaustion in rodents

Dmitry V. Zaretsky, Hannah Kline, Maria V. Zaretskaia, Daniel E. Rusyniak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5017 PubMed 30002953

July 11, 2018

MIRU-profiler: a rapid tool for determination of 24-loci MIRU-VNTR profiles from assembled genomes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Rahim Rajwani, Sheeba Shehzad, Gilman Kit Hang Siu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5090 PubMed 30018852

July 3, 2018

An online survey of personal mosquito-repellent strategies

Emily Lucille Moore, Mary Alice Scott, Stacy Deadra Rodriguez, Soumi Mitra, Julia Vulcan, Joel Javierla Cordova, Hae-Na Chung, Debora Linhares Lino de Souza, Kristina Kay Gonzales, Immo Alex Hansen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5151 PubMed 30002979

July 3, 2018

Honey reduces the metastatic characteristics of prostate cancer cell lines by promoting a loss of adhesion

Sean D.A. Abel, Sumit Dadhwal, Allan B. Gamble, Sarah K. Baird

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5115 PubMed 30002964

July 3, 2018

Peptide presentation by HLA-DQ molecules is associated with the development of immune tolerance

Máté Manczinger, Lajos Kemény

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5118 PubMed 30002966

July 9, 2018

Molecular characterization of clonal lineage and staphylococcal toxin genes from S. aureus in Southern Nigeria

Funmilola A. Ayeni, Werner Ruppitsch, Franz Allerberger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5204 PubMed 30013850

July 20, 2018

In silico-guided sequence modifications of K-ras epitopes improve immunological outcome against G12V and G13D mutant KRAS antigens

Allan Wee Ren Ng, Pei Jun Tan, Winfrey Pui Yee Hoo, Dek Shen Liew, Michelle Yee Mun Teo, Pui Yan Siak, Sze Man Ng, Ee Wern Tan, Raha Abdul Rahim, Renee Lay Hong Lim, Adelene Ai Lian Song, Lionel Lian Aun In

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5056 PubMed 30042874

July 17, 2018

Integrated analysis of differentially expressed profiles and construction of a competing endogenous long non-coding RNA network in renal cell carcinoma

Qianwei Xing, Yeqing Huang, You Wu, Limin Ma, Bo Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5124 PubMed 30038853

July 17, 2018

Is autumn the key for dengue epidemics in non endemic regions? The case of Argentina

Anibal E. Carbajo, Maria V. Cardo, Pilar C. Guimarey, Arturo A. Lizuain, Maria P. Buyayisqui, Teresa Varela, Maria E. Utgés, Carlos M. Giovacchini, Maria S. Santini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5196 PubMed 30038860

July 24, 2018

Hip muscular strength balance is associated with running economy in recreationally-trained endurance runners

Wallace A. Silva, Claudio Andre B. de Lira, Rodrigo L. Vancini, Marilia S. Andrade

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5219 PubMed 30065859

July 6, 2018

Study of community-living Alzheimer’s patients’ adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risks of malnutrition at different disease stages

Mariona Rocaspana-García, Joan Blanco-Blanco, Alfonso Arias-Pastor, Montserrat Gea-Sánchez, Gerard Piñol-Ripoll

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5150 PubMed 30002978

July 3, 2018

Age of onset of cannabis use and decision making under uncertainty

Jose Ramón Alameda-Bailén, Pilar Salguero-Alcañiz, Ana Merchán-Clavellino, Susana Paíno-Quesada

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5201 PubMed 30002988

July 26, 2018

Use of Canonical Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (CanSNPs) to characterize Bacillus anthracis outbreak strains in Zambia between 1990 and 2014

Antonio Fasanella, Luigina Serrecchia, Alexandra Chiaverini, Giuliano Garofolo, Geoffrey M. Muuka, Lucas Mwambazi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5270 PubMed 30065876

July 25, 2018

Antioxidant activity and mechanism of commercial Rama Forte persimmon fruits (Diospyros kaki)

Luana T. Dalvi, Daniel C. Moreira, Antonio Alonso, Isa G.J. de Avellar, Marcelo Hermes-Lima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5223 PubMed 30065860

July 25, 2018

Detecting malingering mental illness in forensics: Known-Group Comparison and Simulation Design with MMPI-2, SIMS and NIM

Barbara De Marchi, Giulia Balboni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5259 PubMed 30065872