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September 2018

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A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

Fig 2: Results from the working-memory variant of the task paradigm.

September 11, 2018

A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

To aid in pharmacological-fMRI studies, researchers developed and validated two variants of a novel fMRI control task. Their stimulus code is freely available online for re-use by the scientific community.

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September 28, 2018

Influence of sports expertise level on attention in multiple object tracking

Fanghui Qiu, Yanling Pi, Ke Liu, Xuepei Li, Jian Zhang, Yin Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5732 PubMed 30280051

September 28, 2018

Sunset Yellow and Allura Red modulate Bcl2 and COX2 expression levels and confer oxidative stress-mediated renal and hepatic toxicity in male rats

Latifa I. Khayyat, Amina E. Essawy, Jehan M. Sorour, Ahmed Soffar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5689 PubMed 30280050

September 28, 2018

Functions of Candida albicans cell wall glycosidases Dfg5p and Dcw1p in biofilm formation and HOG MAPK pathway

Ryan Mancuso, Jennifer Chinnici, Charlene Tsou, Sujay Busarajan, Raveena Munnangi, Abhiram Maddi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5685 PubMed 30280048

September 28, 2018

Distinguishing between enduring and dynamic concussion symptoms: applying Generalisability Theory to the Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ)

Oleg N. Medvedev, Alice Theadom, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Valery Feigin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5676 PubMed 30280043

September 28, 2018

Molecular analysis of oral microflora in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome by using high-throughput sequencing

Zhifang Zhou, Guanghui Ling, Ning Ding, Zhe Xun, Ce Zhu, Hong Hua, Xiaochi Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5649 PubMed 30280027

September 28, 2018

E-cigarettes versus nicotine patches for perioperative smoking cessation: a pilot randomized trial

Susan M. Lee, Rachel Tenney, Arthur W. Wallace, Mehrdad Arjomandi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5609 PubMed 30280019

September 27, 2018

Investigating the relationship between intergroup physical contact and attitudes towards foreigners: the mediating role of quality of intergroup contact

Soraya E. Shamloo, Andrea Carnaghi, Carlo Fantoni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5680 PubMed 30280046

September 26, 2018

Tumor-preventing activity of aspirin in multiple cancers based on bioinformatic analyses

Diangeng Li, Peng Wang, Yi Yu, Bing Huang, Xuelin Zhang, Chou Xu, Xian Zhao, Zhiwei Yin, Zheng He, Meiling Jin, Changting Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5667 PubMed 30280037

September 25, 2018

In silico study of medical decision-making for rare diseases: heterogeneity of decision-makers in a population improves overall benefit

Juan Wang, Ryo Yamada

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5677 PubMed 30280044

September 25, 2018

Using bioinformatics tools for the discovery of Dengue RNA-dependent RNA polymerase inhibitors

Nomagugu B. Nncube, Pritika Ramharack, Mahmoud E.S. Soliman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5068 PubMed 30280009

September 24, 2018

Successful transplantation of guinea pig gut microbiota in mice and its effect on pneumonic plague sensitivity

Xiang Li, Zhengchao Li, Yuxiao Chang, Fengyi Hou, Zongyu Huang, Han Ni, Ruifu Yang, Yujing Bi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5637 PubMed 30280023

September 21, 2018

Does Twitter language reliably predict heart disease? A commentary on Eichstaedt et al. (2015a)

Nicholas J.L. Brown, James C. Coyne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5656 PubMed 30258732

September 21, 2018

Interleukin 35 induced Th2 and Tregs bias under normal conditions in mice

Xiaoning Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Zhiqiang He, Mingyan Ju, Jiaci Li, Jinghua Yuan, Yaqing Jing, Keqiu Li, Yi Liu, Guang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5638 PubMed 30258726

September 20, 2018

Characterization of retinal regeneration in adult zebrafish following multiple rounds of phototoxic lesion

Alexandra H. Ranski, Ashley C. Kramer, Gregory W. Morgan, Jennifer L. Perez, Ryan Thummel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5646 PubMed 30258730

September 19, 2018

Inflammation-based prognostic scores predict the prognosis of locally advanced cervical esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy: a propensity score-matched analysis

Chia-Che Wu, Shau-Hsuan Li, Hung-I Lu, Chien-Ming Lo, Yu-Ming Wang, Shang-Yu Chou, Yen-Hao Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5655 PubMed 30258731

September 19, 2018

Transkingdom network reveals bacterial players associated with cervical cancer gene expression program

Khiem Chi Lam, Dariia Vyshenska, Jialu Hu, Richard Rosario Rodrigues, Anja Nilsen, Ryszard A. Zielke, Nicholas Samuel Brown, Eva-Katrine Aarnes, Aleksandra E. Sikora, Natalia Shulzhenko, Heidi Lyng, Andrey Morgun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5590 PubMed 30294508

September 19, 2018

Parvalbumin expression and gamma oscillation occurrence increase over time in a neurodevelopmental model of NMDA receptor dysfunction

Ben van Lier, Andreas Hierlemann, Frédéric Knoflach

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5543 PubMed 30258707

September 18, 2018

Neural processing of working memory in adults with ADHD in a visuospatial change detection task with distractors

Chao Gu, Zhong-Xu Liu, Rosemary Tannock, Steven Woltering

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5601 PubMed 30245935

September 17, 2018

Neuroblastomas in Eastern China: a retrospective series study of 275 cases in a regional center

Yangyang Ma, Jicui Zheng, Jiayan Feng, Lian Chen, Kuiran Dong, Xianmin Xiao