Medicine - Table of Contents

February 3, 2021

COVID-19: exploring impacts of the pandemic and lockdown on mental health of Pakistani students

Gul Muhammad Baloch, Sheela Sundarasen, Karuthan Chinna, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Kamilah Kamaludin, Heba Bakr Khoshaim, Syed Far Abid Hossain, Areej AlSukayt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10612 PubMed 33604167

February 9, 2021

Validity of the Polar Vantage M watch when measuring heart rate at different exercise intensities

Tricia Shumate, Magdalen Link, James Furness, Kevin Kemp-Smith, Vini Simas, Mike Climstein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10893 PubMed 33614295

February 9, 2021

It’s all about time: precision and accuracy of Emotiv event-marking for ERP research

Nikolas S. Williams, Genevieve M. McArthur, Nicholas A. Badcock

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10700 PubMed 33614271

February 12, 2021

COVID-19 incidence and mortality in Nigeria: gender based analysis

Olubukola O. Olusola-Makinde, Olusola S. Makinde

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10613 PubMed 33614262

February 5, 2021

The relationship between (sub)tropical climates and the incidence of COVID-19

David Prata, Waldecy Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique De Souza Bermejo, Marina Moreira, Wainesten Camargo, Marcelo Lisboa, Geovane Rossone Reis, Humberto Xavier de Araujo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10655 PubMed 33680577

February 15, 2021

Evaluation of full-length nanopore 16S sequencing for detection of pathogens in microbial keratitis

Liying Low, Pablo Fuentes-Utrilla, James Hodson, John D. O’Neil, Amanda E. Rossiter, Ghazala Begum, Kusy Suleiman, Philip I. Murray, Graham R. Wallace, Nicholas J. Loman, Saaeha Rauz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10778 PubMed 33628638

February 3, 2021

Effects of self-isolation and quarantine on loot box spending and excessive gaming—results of a natural experiment

Lauren C. Hall, Aaron Drummond, James D. Sauer, Christopher J. Ferguson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10705 PubMed 33604174

February 2, 2021

Undiagnosed cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese individuals: a low income country experience

Patricio Alfredo Vallejo-Valdivieso, Graciela Zambrano-Pincay, Alberto Ortiz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10870 PubMed 33604197

February 25, 2021

Resistance training with different repetition duration to failure: effect on hypertrophy, strength and muscle activation

Lucas Túlio Lacerda, Rodrigo Otávio Marra-Lopes, Marcel Bahia Lanza, Rodrigo César Ribeiro Diniz, Fernando Vitor Lima, Hugo Cesar Martins-Costa, Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa, André Gustavo Pereira Andrade, Armin Kibele, Mauro Heleno Chagas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10909 PubMed 33665031

February 18, 2021

Effects of training frequency on muscular strength for trained men under volume matched conditions

Emil Johnsen, Roland van den Tillaar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10781 PubMed 33643706

February 2, 2021

Comparison of physical fitness and mental health status among school-age children with different sport-specific training frequencies

Ruichen Jiang, Chun Xie, Jilong Shi, Xuechen Mao, Qin Huang, Fanying Meng, Zhiguang Ji, Anmin Li, Chunhua Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10842 PubMed 33665022

February 8, 2021

Abnormal expression of HOXD11 promotes the malignant behavior of glioma cells and leads to poor prognosis of glioma patients

Jialin Wang, Zhendong Liu, Cheng Zhang, Hongbo Wang, Ang Li, Binfeng Liu, Xiaoyu Lian, Zhishuai Ren, Wang Zhang, Yanbiao Wang, Bo Zhang, Bo Pang, Yanzheng Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10820 PubMed 33614284

February 25, 2021

Comparison of microleakage between different restorative materials to restore marginal gap at crown margin

Satheesh B. Haralur, Ghaseb Ahmed AL Ghaseb, Norah Ali Alqahtani, Bader Alqahtani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10823 PubMed 33665019

February 24, 2021

Spatial temporal distribution of COVID-19 risk during the early phase of the pandemic in Malawi

Alfred Ngwira, Felix Kumwenda, Eddons C.S. Munthali, Duncan Nkolokosa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11003 PubMed 33665042

February 5, 2021

Quantifying upper limb motor impairment in people with Parkinson’s disease: a physiological profiling approach

Lewis A. Ingram, Vincent K. Carroll, Annie A. Butler, Matthew A. Brodie, Simon C. Gandevia, Stephen R. Lord

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10735 PubMed 33604177

February 24, 2021

The effect of an integrated reading and anxiety intervention for poor readers with anxiety

Deanna Francis, Jennifer L. Hudson, Saskia Kohnen, Lynn Mobach, Genevieve M. McArthur

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10987 PubMed 33665040

February 3, 2021

Evaluation of FGFR1 as a diagnostic biomarker for ovarian cancer using TCGA and GEO datasets

Huiting Xiao, Kun Wang, Dan Li, Ke Wang, Min Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10817 PubMed 33604191

February 5, 2021

What are the limits on whale ear bone size? Non-isometric scaling of the cetacean bulla

Sabrina L. Groves, Carlos Mauricio Peredo, Nicholas D. Pyenson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10882 PubMed 33604200

February 9, 2021

Is there a link between pre-existing antibodies acquired due to childhood vaccinations or past infections and COVID-19? A case control study

Bilge Sumbul, Hilmi Erdem Sumbul, Ramazan Azim Okyay, Erdinç Gülümsek, Ahmet Rıza Şahin, Baris Boral, Burhan Fatih Koçyiğit, Mostafa Alfishawy, Jeffrey Gold, ALİ Muhittin Tasdogan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10910 PubMed 33614298

February 9, 2021

TET2 mutations in acute myeloid leukemia: a comprehensive study in patients of Sindh, Pakistan

Abdul Rehman Khalil Shaikh, Ikram Ujjan, Muhammad Irfan, Arshi Naz, Tahir Shamsi, Muhammad Tariq Masood Khan, Muhammad Shakeel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10678 PubMed 33643703

February 16, 2021

Determining novel candidate anti-hepatocellular carcinoma drugs using interaction networks and molecular docking between drug targets and natural compounds of SiNiSan

Qin Zhang, Zhangying Feng, Mengxi Gao, Liru Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10745 PubMed 33628636

February 22, 2021

Comparative transcriptome analysis of roots, stems, and leaves of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi: identification of genes involved in isoflavonoid biosynthesis

Chenkai Wang, Nenggui Xu, Shuai Cui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10885 PubMed 33665027

February 4, 2021

healthcareCOVID: a national cross-sectional observational study identifying risk factors for developing suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in UK healthcare workers

Justin Kua, Reshma Patel, Eveliina Nurmi, Sarah Tian, Harpreet Gill, Danny J.N. Wong, Calvin Moorley, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Imran Ahmad, Kariem El-Boghdadly

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10891 PubMed 33604201

February 26, 2021

DisCoVering potential candidates of RNAi-based therapy for COVID-19 using computational methods

Narjes Rohani, Fatemeh Ahmadi Moughari, Changiz Eslahchi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10505 PubMed 33680575

February 25, 2021

Comparison of machine learning approaches for enhancing Alzheimer’s disease classification

Qi Li, Mary Qu Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10549 PubMed 33665002