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April 2021

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

April 1, 2021

Factors influencing student choice of a degree in physiotherapy: a population-based study in Catalonia (Spain)

Andrea Fuente-Vidal, Jaume-Miquel March-Amengual, Dyego L. Bezerra de Souza, Ester Busquets-Alibés, Silvia Sole, Sergi Cañete, Javier Jerez-Roig

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10991 PubMed 33850646

April 26, 2021

Experiencing fear during the pandemic: validation of the fear of COVID-19 scale in Polish

Irena Pilch, Zofia Kurasz, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11263 PubMed 33981502

April 13, 2021

Identification of a ferroptosis-related gene signature (FRGS) for predicting clinical outcome in lung adenocarcinoma

Sheng Wang, Chunlei Wu, Dehua Ma, Quanteng Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11233 PubMed 33954048

April 1, 2021

Liraglutide-induced structural modulation of the gut microbiota in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Junjie Shang, Fang Liu, Bing Zhang, Kunlun Dong, Man Lu, Rongfeng Jiang, Yue Xu, Le Diao, Jiangman Zhao, Hui Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11128 PubMed 33850659

April 28, 2021

Identification of a five-gene signature in association with overall survival for hepatocellular carcinoma

Lei Yang, Weilong Yin, Xuechen Liu, Fangcun Li, Li Ma, Dong Wang, Hongxing Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11273 PubMed 33986994

April 7, 2021

Effect of leaf position and days post-infiltration on transient expression of colorectal cancer vaccine candidate proteins GA733-Fc and GA733-FcK in Nicotiana benthamiana plant

Kibum Kim, Yang Joo Kang, Se Ra Park, Do-Sun Kim, Seung-Won Lee, Kinarm Ko, Daniel Ponndorf, Kisung Ko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10851 PubMed 33868796

April 19, 2021

Neural network analysis of clinical variables predicts escalated care in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study

Joyce Q. Lu, Benjamin Musheyev, Qi Peng, Tim Q. Duong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11205 PubMed 33976972

April 12, 2021

Do gabapentin or pregabalin directly modulate the µ receptor?

Preeti Manandhar, Bridin Patricia Murnion, Natasha L. Grimsey, Mark Connor, Marina Santiago

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11175 PubMed 33954038

April 27, 2021

Identification of potential genes in upper tract urothelial carcinoma using next-generation sequencing with bioinformatics and in vitro analyses

Hsiang-Ying Lee, Ching-Chia Li, Wei-Ming Li, Ya-Ling Hsu, Hsin-Chih Yeh, Hung-Lung Ke, Bi Wen Yeh, Chun-Nung Huang, Chien-Feng Li, Po-Lin Kuo, Wen-Jeng Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11343 PubMed 33987019

April 5, 2021

Construction and validation of an RNA-binding protein-associated prognostic model for colorectal cancer

Yandong Miao, Hongling Zhang, Bin Su, Jiangtao Wang, Wuxia Quan, Qiutian Li, Denghai Mi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11219 PubMed 33868829

April 15, 2021

Explorations of avoidance and approach coping and perceived stress with a computer-based avatar task: detrimental effects of resignation and withdrawal

M. Todd Allen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11265 PubMed 33954057

April 13, 2021

Outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 according to level of frailty

Eva María Andrés-Esteban, Manuel Quintana-Diaz, Karen Lizzette Ramírez-Cervantes, Irene Benayas-Peña, Alberto Silva-Obregón, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Ivan Santolalla-Arnedo, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Vicente Gea-Caballero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11260 PubMed 33954054

April 14, 2021

Bioinformatics analysis of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: seeking key candidate genes and pathways

Jinhua Ma, Xiaodong Hu, Baoqiang Dai, Qiang Wang, Hongqin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11259 PubMed 33954053

April 15, 2021

Development of a single-chain fragment variable fused-mutant HALT-1 recombinant immunotoxin against G12V mutated KRAS colorectal cancer cells

Michelle Yee Mun Teo, Jeremy Jeack Ceen Ng, Jung Yin Fong, Jung Shan Hwang, Adelene Ai-Lian Song, Renee Lay Hong Lim, Lionel Lian Aun In

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11063 PubMed 33959410

April 14, 2021

Assessment of walking disorder in community-dwelling Japanese middle-aged and elderly women using an inertial sensor

Toshinori Miyashita, Shintarou Kudo, Yoshihiro Maekawa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11269 PubMed 33954059

April 5, 2021

Characteristics of patients discontinuing outpatient services under long-term care insurance and its effect on frailty during COVID-19

Tamaki Hirose, Yohei Sawaya, Takahiro Shiba, Masahiro Ishizaka, Ko Onoda, Akira Kubo, Tomohiko Urano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11160 PubMed 33868818

April 20, 2021

Prevalence of depression and its impact on quality of life in frontline otorhinolaryngology nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

Zi-Rong Tian, Xiaomeng Xie, Xiu-Ya Li, Yue Li, Qinge Zhang, Yan-Jie Zhao, Teris Cheung, Gabor S. Ungvari, Feng-Rong An, Yu-Tao Xiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11037 PubMed 33976957

April 21, 2021

Identification of a novel autophagy signature for predicting survival in patients with lung adenocarcinoma

Jin Duan, Youming Lei, Guoli Lv, Yinqiang Liu, Wei Zhao, Qingmei Yang, Xiaona Su, Zhijian Song, Leilei Lu, Yunfei Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11074 PubMed 33976960

April 8, 2021

Bioinformatic prediction of immunodominant regions in spike protein for early diagnosis of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Siqi Zhuang, Lingli Tang, Yufeng Dai, Xiaojing Feng, Yiyuan Fang, Haoneng Tang, Ping Jiang, Xiang Wu, Hezhi Fang, Hongzhi Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11232 PubMed 33889450

April 28, 2021

The role of orthographic neighbourhood effects in lateralized lexical decision: a replication study and meta-analysis

Adam J. Parker, Ciara Egan, Jack H. Grant, Sophie Harte, Brad T. Hudson, Zoe V.J. Woodhead

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11266 PubMed 33986993

April 21, 2021

Association between body mass index and blood pressure levels across socio-demographic groups and geographical settings: analysis of pooled data in Peru

Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, J. Jaime Miranda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11307 PubMed 33976985

April 15, 2021

Melatonin ameliorates myocardial injury by reducing apoptosis and autophagy of cardiomyocytes in a rat cardiopulmonary bypass model

Xiaolin Huang, Jian Hou, Suiqing Huang, Kangni Feng, Yuan Yue, Huayang Li, Shaojie Huang, Mengya Liang, Guangxian Chen, Zhongkai Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11264 PubMed 33954056

April 20, 2021

Evaluating alternative hypotheses to explain the downward trend in the indices of the COVID-19 pandemic death rate

Sonali Shinde, Pratima Ranade, Milind Watve

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11150 PubMed 33976966

April 7, 2021

Analysis of differences in the transcriptomic profiles of eutopic and ectopic endometriums in women with ovarian endometriosis

Xiao Feng, Lingbin Qi, Xiaoyu Xu, Yun Feng, Xiaoming Gong, Aixingzi Aili, Yu Chen, Zhigang Xue, Jinfeng Xue, Xiaowen Tong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11045 PubMed 33868805

April 20, 2021

Long non-coding RNA taurine upregulated gene 1 is downregulated in osteoporosis and influences the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Zhaowei Teng, Yun Zhu, Qinggang Hao, Xiaochao Yu, Yirong Teng, Qiaoning Yue, Xiguang Zhang, Sheng Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11251 PubMed 33976977