Medicine - Table of Contents

July 20, 2020

The timing mega-study: comparing a range of experiment generators, both lab-based and online

David Bridges, Alain Pitiot, Michael R. MacAskill, Jonathan W. Peirce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9414 PubMed 33005482

July 29, 2020

Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and clinical education of dental students about COVID-19 pandemic

Osman Ataş, Tuba Talo Yildirim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9575 PubMed 32821538

July 27, 2020

Epitope-based chimeric peptide vaccine design against S, M and E proteins of SARS-CoV-2, the etiologic agent of COVID-19 pandemic: an in silico approach

M. Shaminur Rahman, M. Nazmul Hoque, M. Rafiul Islam, Salma Akter, A. S. M. Rubayet Ul Alam, Mohammad Anwar Siddique, Otun Saha, Md. Mizanur Rahaman, Munawar Sultana, Keith A. Crandall, M. Anwar Hossain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9572 PubMed 33194329

July 14, 2020

Beyond loot boxes: a variety of gambling-like practices in video games are linked to both problem gambling and disordered gaming

David Zendle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9466 PubMed 32742782

July 7, 2020

Reliability and validity of an equanimity questionnaire: the two-factor equanimity scale (EQUA-S)

Catherine Juneau, Nicolas Pellerin, Elliott Trives, Matthieu Ricard, Rébecca Shankland, Michael Dambrun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9405 PubMed 32704443

July 7, 2020

Small molecule therapeutics for COVID-19: repurposing of inhaled furosemide

Zhiyu Wang, Yanfei Wang, Prachi Vilekar, Seung-Pil Yang, Mayuri Gupta, Myong In Oh, Autumn Meek, Lisa Doyle, Laura Villar, Anja Brennecke, Imindu Liyanage, Mark Reed, Christopher Barden, Donald F. Weaver

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9533 PubMed 32704455

July 21, 2020

Identification of key genes of human bone marrow stromal cells adipogenesis at an early stage

Pengyu Chen, Mingrui Song, Yutian Wang, Songyun Deng, Weisheng Hong, Xianrong Zhang, Bin Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9484 PubMed 32742785

July 29, 2020

Altered gut microbiota associated with symptom severity in schizophrenia

Shijia Li, Min Zhuo, Xia Huang, Yuanyuan Huang, Jing Zhou, Dongsheng Xiong, Jiahui Li, Ya Liu, Zhilin Pan, Hehua Li, Jun Chen, Xiaobo Li, Zhiming Xiang, Fengchun Wu, Kai Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9574 PubMed 32821537

July 29, 2020

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for the clinical diagnosis and prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by severe pneumonia: a retrospective study

Peng Zhang, Yan Chen, Shuyun Li, Chaoliang Li, Shuang Zhang, Weihao Zheng, Yantang Chen, Jie Ma, Xin Zhang, Yanming Huang, Shengming Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9623 PubMed 32821543

July 27, 2020

How “dirty” is the Dark Triad? Dark character profiles, swearing, and sociosexuality

Danilo Garcia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9620 PubMed 33194338

July 31, 2020

Relationship between iron status markers and insulin resistance: an exploratory study in subjects with excess body weight

M. Pilar Vaquero, Daniel Martínez-Maqueda, Angélica Gallego-Narbón, Belén Zapatera, Jara Pérez-Jiménez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9528 PubMed 32821534

July 9, 2020

Identifying hub genes of papillary thyroid carcinoma in the TCGA and GEO database using bioinformatics analysis

Ying Wan, Xiaolian Zhang, Huilin Leng, Weihua Yin, Wenxing Zeng, Congling Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9120 PubMed 32714651

July 29, 2020

Spermatogenesis is normal in Tex33 knockout mice

Zhendong Zhu, Xin Zhang, Wentao Zeng, Shuqin Zhao, Jianli Zhou, Zuomin Zhou, Mingxi Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9629 PubMed 32821546

July 6, 2020

Evaluation of psychological stress in scientific researchers during the 2019–2020 COVID-19 outbreak in China

Xueyan Zhang, Xinyu Li, Zhenxin Liao, Mingyi Zhao, Quan Zhuang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9497 PubMed 32704451

July 8, 2020

The effects of knee extensor moment biofeedback on gait biomechanics and quadriceps contractile behavior

Amanda E. Munsch, Brian Pietrosimone, Jason R. Franz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9509 PubMed 32714665

July 13, 2020

Bioinformatics analysis and identification of circular RNAs promoting the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells on titanium treated by surface mechanical attrition

Shanshan Zhu, Yuhe Zhu, Zhenbo Wang, Chen Liang, Nanjue Cao, Ming Yan, Fei Gao, Jie Liu, Wei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9292 PubMed 32742764

July 30, 2020

A smartphone microscopic method for rapid screening of cloth facemask fabrics during pandemics

Bhanu B. Neupane, Ravindra K. Chaudhary, Amita Sharma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9647 PubMed 32821549

July 2, 2020

Foliar application of abscisic acid mitigates cadmium stress and increases food safety of cadmium-sensitive lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) genotype

Mohammed Mujitaba Dawuda, Weibiao Liao, Linli Hu, Jihua Yu, Jianming Xie, Alejandro Calderón-Urrea, Yue Wu, Zhongqi Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9270 PubMed 32676218

July 21, 2020

School health assessment tools: a systematic review of measurement in primary schools

Maryam Kazemitabar, Ali Moghadamzadeh, Mojtaba Habibi, Rezvan Hakimzadeh, Danilo Garcia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9459 PubMed 32742780

July 14, 2020

The validity of activity trackers is affected by walking speed: the criterion validity of Garmin Vivosmart^® HR and StepWatch^™ 3 for measuring steps at various walking speeds under controlled conditions

Frederik Rose Svarre, Mads Møller Jensen, Josephine Nielsen, Morten Villumsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9381 PubMed 32742766

July 22, 2020

Role of methyltransferase-like enzyme 3 and methyltransferase-like enzyme 14 in urological cancers

Zijia Tao, Yiqiao Zhao, Xiaonan Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9589 PubMed 32765970

July 30, 2020

The effect of lip closure on palatal growth in patients with unilateral clefts

Robin Bruggink, Frank Baan, Gem Kramer, Colet Claessens, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Thomas J.J. Maal, Edwin Ongkosuwito

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9631 PubMed 32821547

July 22, 2020

Antimicrobial stewardship in remote primary healthcare across northern Australia

Will Cuningham, Lorraine Anderson, Asha C. Bowen, Kirsty Buising, Christine Connors, Kathryn Daveson, Joanna Martin, Stacey McNamara, Bhavini Patel, Rodney James, John Shanks, Kerr Wright, Trent Yarwood, Steven YC Tong, Jodie McVernon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9409 PubMed 32765965

July 27, 2020

Change of direction asymmetry across different age categories in youth soccer

Athos Trecroci, Alessio Rossi, Thomas Dos’Santos, Damiano Formenti, Luca Cavaggioni, Stefano Longo, F. Marcello Iaia, Giampietro Alberti

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9486 PubMed 33194322

July 23, 2020

Analysis of prognostic genes in the tumor microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma