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• Dispersal into the Qinghai-Tibet plateau: evidence from the genetic structure and demography of the alpine plant Triosteum pinnatifidum.

  Authors:Hai Rui Liu, Gulzar Khan, Qingbo Gao, Faqi Zhang, Wenhui Liu, Yingfang Wang, et al.From:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20229,489 words Article 1300LTriosteum pinnatifidum Maxim., an alpine plant, is traditionally used for several medicinal purposes. Here, both chloroplast DNA sequences and nuclear low copy sequence markers were used to investigate the genetic...

• C. elegans as an in vivo model system for the phenotypic drug discovery for treating paraquat poisoning.

  Authors:Peng Ji, Hongyuan Li, Yushan Jin, Yinghua Peng, Lihui Zhao, and Xiaohui WangFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20226,561 words Medical condition ov... 1380LBackground Paraquat (PQ) is an effective and widely used herbicide and causes numerous fatalities by accidental or voluntary ingestion. However, neither the final cytotoxic mechanism nor effective treatments for PQ...

• In leukemia, knock-down of the death inducer-obliterator gene would inhibit the proliferation of endothelial cells by inhibiting the expression of CDK6 and CCND1.

  Authors:Honghua Cao, Lilan Wang, Chengkui Geng, Man Yang, Wenwen Mao, Linlin Yang, et al.From:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20226,660 words Article 1420LBackground Endothelial cells (ECs) are a critical component of the hematopoietic niche, and the cross-talk between ECs and leukemia was reported recently. This study aimed to determine the genes involved in the...

• Adult bonobos show no prosociality in both prosocial choice task and group service paradigm.

  Authors:Jonas Verspeek, Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, Daan W. Laméris, Nicky Staes, and Jeroen M. G. StevensFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 202210,964 words Report 1320LPrevious studies reported contrasting conclusions concerning bonobo prosociality, which are likely due to differences in the experimental design, the social dynamics among subjects and characteristics of the subjects...

• Differential modulation of behavior by infraslow activities of different brain regions.

  Authors:Duho Sihn and Sung-Phil KimFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20226,179 words Article 1420LThe oscillation phase of electroencephalograms (EEGs) is associated with behavioral performance. Several studies have demonstrated this association for relatively fast oscillations (>1 Hz); a similar finding has also...

• BIRC5 promotes cancer progression and predicts prognosis in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

  Authors:Nan Wang, Xuanyu Huang, and Jinsheng ChengFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20225,186 words Article 1270LBackground Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) remains one of the most common respiratory tumors worldwide. Baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis repeat containing 5 (BIRC5) is a member of the inhibitor-of-apoptosis...

• A revision of Plectanocotyle (Monogenea, Plectanocotylidae), with molecular barcoding of three species and the description of a new species from the streaked gurnard Chelidonichthys lastoviza off Algeria.

  Authors:Zouhour El Mouna Ayadi, Fadila Tazerouti, Delphine Gey, and Jean-Lou JustineFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20227,454 words Article 1250LBackground The family Plectanocotylidae includes parasites of the gills of marine fish; although nine genera and about 20 species have been described, almost no molecular information is available. Putting aside...

• Pain threshold in selected trigger points of superficial muscles of the back in young adults.

  Authors:Anna Katarzyna Cyganska, Pawel Tomaszewski, and Anna CabakFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20226,494 words Article 1400LBackground Monitoring of pain threshold is the basis for verification of the effectiveness of therapy or assessment of the patient's condition. This study aimed to determine the pain threshold of selected superficial...

• Spatial distribution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in karst soils from the Yinjiang County, Southwest China.

  Authors:Ruiyin Han and Zhifang XuFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 20228,408 words Article 1370LBackground Soil heavy metals (HMs) under different land-use types have diverse effects, which may trigger the ecological risk. To explore the potential sources of HMs in karst soils, the spatial distribution and...

• Unearthing soil arthropod diversity through DNA metabarcoding.

  Authors:Monica R. Young and Paul D. N. HebertFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 202210,750 words Article 1560LDNA metabarcoding has the potential to greatly advance understanding of soil biodiversity, but this approach has seen limited application for the most abundant and species-rich group of soil fauna-the arthropods. This...

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi increase crop yields by improving biomass under rainfed condition: a meta-analysis.

  Authors:Shanwei Wu, Zhaoyong Shi, Xianni Chen, Jiakai Gao, and Xugang WangFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 1, 202210,371 words Article 1420LBackground Rainfed agriculture plays key role in ensuring food security and maintain ecological balance. Especially in developing areas, most grain food are produced rainfed agricultural ecosystem. Therefore, the...