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• Low compositions of human toll-like receptor 7/8-stimulating RNA motifs in the MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 genomes imply a substantial ability to evade human innate immunity.

  Authors:Chu-Wen Yang and Mei-Fang ChenFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 20215,476 words Article 1450LBackground The innate immune system especially Toll-like receptor (TLR) 7/8 and the interferon pathway, constitutes an important first line of defense against single-stranded RNA viruses. However, large-scale,...

• Extremely low nucleotide diversity among thirty-six new chloroplast genome sequences from Aldama (Heliantheae, Asteraceae) and comparative chloroplast genomics analyses with closely related genera.

  Authors:Benoit Loeuille, Verônica Thode, Carolina Siniscalchi, Sonia Andrade, Magdalena Rossi, and José Rubens PiraniFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 202113,549 words Article 1350LAldama (Heliantheae, Asteraceae) is a diverse genus in the sunflower family. To date, nearly 200 Asteraceae chloroplast genomes have been sequenced, but the plastomes of Aldama remain undescribed. Plastomes in Asteraceae...

• Distribution, fractionation and sources of rare earth elements in suspended particulate matter in a tropical agricultural catchment, northeast Thailand.

  Authors:Kunhua Yang, Guilin Han, Jie Zeng, and Wenxiang ZhouFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 20215,768 words Article 1390LForty-eight suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples were collected from the Mun River, northeast Thailand and its junction with the Mekong River, to investigate the relationship between the distribution of rare earth...

• Evidence of phenotypic plasticity along an altitudinal gradient in the dung beetle Onthophagus proteus.

  Authors:Roisin A. Stanbrook, W. Edwin Harris, Charles P. Wheater, and Martin JonesFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 20216,061 words Article 1490LBackground High altitude insects are an ecologically specialized group and possess a suite of adaptions which allow persistence in the inhospitable conditions often associated with mountain tops. Changes in body...

• Addiction peer recovery coach training pilot: assessment of confidence levels.

  Authors:Nicholas Guenzel and Hongying DaiFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 20213,835 words Article 1360LBackground Peer recovery coaches (PRCs) have become a critical tool in addiction treatment in many areas of the world. Despite this fact, no identified research has examined the process or impact of PRC training....

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

  Authors:Deanna Francis, Jennifer L. Hudson, Saskia Kohnen, Lynn Mobach, and Genevieve M. McArthurFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 202111,462 words Article 1380LA recent systematic review has reported that poor reading is reliably associated with anxiety. However, we currently lack evidence-based intervention for children who have both poor reading and anxiety (PRAX). In this...

• Pushing up or pushing out-an initial investigation into horizontal- versus vertical-force training on swimming start performance: a pilot study.

  Authors:Shiqi Thng, Simon Pearson, and Justin W.L. KeoghFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 20216,729 words Article 1560LBackground The block phase in the swimming start requires a quick reaction to the starting signal and a large take-off velocity that is primarily horizontal in direction. Due to the principle of specificity of...

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

  Authors:Alfred Ngwira, Felix Kumwenda, Eddons C.S. Munthali, and Duncan NkolokosaFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 24, 20215,550 words Article 1490LBackground COVID-19 has been one of the greatest challenges the world has faced since the second world war. This study aimed at investigating the distribution of COVID-19 in both space and time in Malawi. Methods...