Publications
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| glottal function index questionnaire for screening of pediatric dysphonia. | to assess the diagnostic value of lithuanian version of glottal function index (gfi-lt) questionnaire in pediatric dysphonia screening. | 2019 | 31085464 |
| amelioration of dystonic opisthotonus in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration syndrome with absent "eye-of-the-tiger" sign following bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation. | 2019 | 31061845 | |
| anaesthetic efficacy and physiological response of clove oil and lidocaine-hcl on river puffer, takifugu obscurus and tiger puffer, t. rubripes. | the effects of the anaesthetic agents, clove oil and mixture of clove oil with lidocaine-hcl were evaluated on river puffer, takifugu obscurus and tiger puffer, t. rubripes. anaesthesia times of clove oil were affected by water temperature (20℃, 24℃, and 28℃) and salinity (10, 20, and 30 ppt). anaesthesia times of mixed samples were significantly similar with regard to exposure and recovery times, and all samples satisfied anaesthesia criteria (exposure time within 3 min and recovery time within ... | 2019 | 31049469 |
| comparative analysis of mitochondrial dna datasets indicates that toxascaris leonina represents a species complex. | toxascaris leonina is one of the most common intestinal parasites of canids and felids. in this study, we characterised the entire mitochondrial (mt) genome sequence of t. leonina from the cheetah and compared it with that of t. leonina from the dog. | 2019 | 31046831 |
| rediscovering the axolotl as a model for thyroid hormone dependent development. | the mexican axolotl (ambystoma mexicanum) is an important model organism in biomedical research. much current attention is focused on the axolotl's amazing ability to regenerate tissues and whole organs after injury. however, not forgotten is the axolotl's equally amazing ability to thwart aspects of tissue maturation and retain juvenile morphology into the adult phase of life. unlike close tiger salamander relatives that undergo a thyroid hormone regulated metamorphosis, the axolotl does not ty ... | 2019 | 31031711 |
| c-type lectin response to bacterial infection and ammonia nitrogen stress in tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon). | c-type lectins (ctls) are pattern recognition receptors (prrs) that are important in invertebrate innate immunity for the recognition and elimination of pathogens. although they were reported in many shrimp, c-type lectins subfamily contain a large number of members with different functions that need to research in deep. in this present study, a new type of ctl, pmcl1 with 861 bp long full-length cdna, that encodes a protein with 164-amino acid from a 495-bp open reading frame, was isolated and ... | 2019 | 31028898 |
| a high-density genetic linkage map and qtl mapping for sex in black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon). | the black tiger shrimp, penaeus monodon, is important in both fishery and aquaculture and is the second-most widely cultured shrimp species in the world. however, the current strains cannot meet the market needs in various cultural environments, and the genome resources for p. monodon are still lacking. restriction-site associated dna sequencing (radseq) has been widely used in genetic linkage map construction and in quantitative trait loci (qtl) mapping. we constructed a high-density genetic li ... | 2019 | 31024632 |
| the bias of combining variables on fish's aggressive behavior studies. | quantifying animal aggressive behavior by behavioral units, either displays or attacks, is a common practice in animal behavior studies. however, this practice can generate a bias in data analysis, especially when the variables have different temporal patterns. this study aims to use bayesian hierarchical linear models (b-hlms) to analyze the feasibility of pooling the aggressive behavior variables of four cichlids species. additionally, this paper discusses the feasibility of combining variable ... | 2019 | 31022507 |
| dna barcoding of shrimps from a mangrove biodiversity hotspot. | a total of 74 shrimp specimens were sequenced at a 584 bp segment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit i (coi) gene to examine patterns of dna barcode variation in a mangrove biodiversity hotspot. the maximum likelihood tree, barcode gap analysis, automatic barcode gap discovery analysis and sequence comparisons with data available from barcode of life data system and genbank recovered 18 taxa of which 15 were identified to species level, 2 at genus level and a single taxon at order level. two deep ... | 2019 | 31012766 |
| establishment of a monoclonal antibody pmab-231 for tiger podoplanin. | podoplanin (pdpn), also known as t1alpha, has been used as a lung type i alveolar cell marker in the pathophysiological condition. although we have established several monoclonal antibodies (mabs) against mammalian pdpns, mabs against tiger pdpn (tigpdpn), which are useful for immunohistochemical analysis, remain to be developed. in this study, we immunized mice with tigpdpn-overexpressing chinese hamster ovary (cho)-k1 cells (cho/tigpdpn) and screened hybridomas producing mabs against tigpdpn u ... | 2019 | 31009336 |
| citizen science reveals female sand tiger sharks (carcharias taurus) exhibit signs of site fidelity on shipwrecks. | 2019 | 31009086 | |
| a novel homozygous variation in the pank2 gene in two persian siblings with atypical pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration. | pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by variation in pantothenate kinase-2 gene (pank2) gene on chromosome 20. the common presentation of this disease includes progressive dystonia, parkinsonism, retinopathy, cognitive impairment, and spasticity. the typical magnetic resonance imaging finding is eye of the tiger sign in globus pallidus and not pathogenic and not found in all patients. in the present study, we describe two sibli ... | 2019 | 30996846 |
| from climate zone to microhabitat-environmental factors affecting the coastal distribution of tiger beetles (coleoptera: cicindelidae) in the south-eastern european biodiversity hotspot. | tiger beetles (coleoptera: cicindelidae) are predatory insects usually occurring in various sandy habitats. in south-eastern europe, especially in lowland areas located close to the sea coast, the diversity of cicindelidae is one of the highest in the palaearctic realm. although previous studies conducted in different areas of the world show that many species are habitat specialists, unfortunately little is known about environmental factors affecting the diversity and distribution of tiger beetl ... | 2019 | 30993037 |
| intranasal administration of lignosus rhinocerotis (cooke) ryvarden (tiger milk mushroom) extract attenuates airway inflammation in murine model of allergic asthma. | asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in the airways that involves the activation of cells and mediators. lignosus rhinocerotis (cooke) ryvardan or tiger milk mushroom is a medicinal mushroom that is traditionally used to treat inflammatory diseases including asthma. in this study, the protective effects of intranasal administration of l. rhinocerotis extract (lre) in ovalbumin (ova)-induced airway inflammation mouse model were investigated. mice were sensitized by intraperitoneal (i.p) inje ... | 2019 | 30988772 |
| comparison of tigers' fecal glucocorticoids level in two extreme habitats. | application of different antibodies and extraction methods results in a wide range of steroid metabolite concentrations obtained during noninvasive hormones monitoring. it makes regional comparisons of steroid concentration very difficult. we compared three methods for extraction of glucocorticoids metabolites in tiger feces to examine correct stress level in bengal and amur tigers in india and russia respectively. the results obtained with three different extraction methods correlate with each ... | 2019 | 30969977 |
| simultaneous authentication of species identity and geographical origin of shrimps: untargeted metabolomics to recurrent biomarker ions. | mandatory disclosure of the species identity, production method, and geographical origin are embedded in the regulations and traceability systems, governing international seafood trade. a high-resolution mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approach could simultaneously authenticate the species identity and geographical origin of commercially important shrimps. the highly innovative approach spared the need for multiple testing methods which are in routine use currently. a robust chemometric mod ... | 2019 | 30967241 |
| sampling related individuals within ponds biases estimates of population structure in a pond-breeding amphibian. | effective conservation and management of pond-breeding amphibians depends on the accurate estimation of population structure, demographic parameters, and the influence of landscape features on breeding-site connectivity. population-level studies of pond-breeding amphibians typically sample larval life stages because they are easily captured and can be sampled nondestructively. these studies often identify high levels of relatedness between individuals from the same pond, which can be exacerbated ... | 2019 | 30962914 |
| response of hemocytes profile in the black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) against vibrio harveyi induced by xylocarpus granatum leaves extract. | the present study investigated hemocytes profile of black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) induced with xylocarpus granatum leaves extract to protect against vibrio harveyi infection. | 2019 | 32546921 |
| novel treatment of severe radial artery spasm using "homemade sheathless technique": a case report. | transradial access (tra) is common for cardiac catheterization, but radial artery spasm (ras) is suggested to be highlighted. severe radical artery spasm could be solved by a relative novel approach called "sheathless technique," using a tiger diagnostic catheter. | 2019 | 30921221 |
| metabolite profiling of epinephelus fuscoguttatus infected with vibriosis reveals omega 9 as potential metabolite biomarker. | in this study, we report the starvation effect and vibriosis infection on a tropical fish, the tiger grouper (epinephelus fuscoguttatus). the tiger groupers were infected with vibrio vulnificus for 21 days. gas chromatography-mass spectrometry combined with multivariate analysis was used to assess the variation in metabolite profiles of e. fuscoguttatus. metabolite productions in infected fishes were significantly influenced by fatty acid production. the omega 9 (ω-9) was abundant under the chal ... | 2019 | 30915615 |
| chitin extraction from shrimp waste by liquid fermentation using an alkaline protease-producing strain, brevibacillus parabrevis. | in this study, an extracellular protease, but no chitinolytic enzyme-producing strain, brevibacillus parabrevis tku046, has been isolated and analyzed for the deproteinization testing of shrimp waste by liquid fermentation. deproteinization assays of shrimp waste with this microbe showed 95% protein removal after 4 days fermentation. the efficiency of chitin extraction by b. parabrevis tku046 on wastes of three shrimp species were also investigated in which the highest deproteinization was found ... | 2019 | 30904526 |
| mitral valve bypass: another extra-anatomic solution for another tiger territory? | 2019 | 30901802 | |
| impact of prey occupancy and other ecological and anthropogenic factors on tiger distribution in thailand's western forest complex. | despite conservation efforts, large mammals such as tigers (panthera tigris) and their main prey, gaur (bos gaurus), banteng (bos javanicus), and sambar (rusa unicolor), are highly threatened and declining across their entire range. the only large viable source population of tigers in mainland southeast asia occurs in thailand's western forest complex (wefcom), an approximately 19,000 km2 landscape of 17 contiguous protected areas.we used an occupancy modeling framework, which accounts for imper ... | 2019 | 30891192 |
| dispersal of amur tiger from spatial distribution and genetics within the eastern changbai mountain of china. | population dispersal and migration often indicate an expanded habitat and reduced inbreeding probability, and to some extend reflects improvement in the condition of the population. the amur tiger population in the northern region of the changbai mountain in china mostly distributes along the sino-russian border, next to the population in southwest primorye in russia. the successful dispersal westward and transboundary movement are crucial for the persistence of the amur tiger in this area. this ... | 2019 | 30891189 |
| production of a monoclonal antibody against of muskellunge (esox masquinongy) igm heavy chain and its use in development of an indirect elisa for titrating circulating antibodies against vhsv-ivb. | this study reports the development of a monoclonal antibody (designated 3b10) against the muskellunge (esox masquinongy) igm. the 3b10 monoclonal antibody (mab) belongs to the igg3 kappa isotype. western blotting demonstrated that 3b10 mab reacted primarily to muskellunge igm heavy chain. 3b10 also reacted strongly with the igm heavy chain of other esocids, including the northern pike (esox lucius), tiger muskellunge (e. masquinongy x e. lucius), and, to a much lesser extent, the chain pickerel ... | 2019 | 30858097 |
| a transgenic inducible gfp extracellular-vesicle reporter (tiger) mouse illuminates neonatal cortical astrocytes as a source of immunomodulatory extracellular vesicles. | extracellular vesicles (evs) are cellular derived particles found throughout the body in nearly all tissues and bodily fluids. evs contain biological molecules including small rnas and protein. evs are proposed to be transferred between cells, notably, cells of the immune system. tools that allow for in vivo ev labeling while retaining the ability to resolve cellular sources and timing of release are required for a full understanding of ev functions. fluorescent ev fusion proteins are useful for ... | 2019 | 30816224 |
| influence of temperature, solvent and ph on the selective extraction of phenolic compounds from tiger nuts by-products: triple-tof-lc-ms-ms characterization. | the aim of this study was to assess the effect of temperature, solvent (hydroethanolic mixtures) and ph on the recovery of individual phenolic compounds from "horchata" by-products. these parameters were optimized by response surface methodology and triple-tof-lc-ms-ms was selected as the analytical tool to identify and quantify the individual compounds. the optimum extraction conditions were 50% ethanol, 35 °c and ph 2.5, which resulted in values of 222.6 mg gallic acid equivalents (gae)/100 g ... | 2019 | 30813299 |
| screening of high-virulent entomopathogenic fungal strains to infect xylotrechus rusticus larvae. | the gray tiger longicorn beetle, xylotrechus rusticus linnaeus (coleoptera: cerambycidae) is a stem-boring pest that can inhibit not only the transportation of nutrients in the trunk but also the tree growth, increasing the risk of tree breakage and causing economic losses. it is distributed in china, iran, turkey, russia, korea, japan, and southern europe. this study aimed to investigate selected beauveria strains that could be used as entomopathogenic fungi for the biological control of this p ... | 2019 | 30800591 |
| [a case of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis by shrimp: fructose 1, 6- bisphosphate aldolase is supposed as causative component despite negative allergen-specific ige test (immunocap®)]. | a 16-year-old male high-school student experienced generalized itchy wheal and dyspnea during physical exercise after lunch. each food material of his lunch was examined using a prick-prick test, allergen-specific ige test (immunocap®), and provocation test. the prick-prick test was positive for black tiger shrimp (raw and heated) and white leg shrimp (heated). allergen-specific ige test (immunocap®) showed absolutely negativity for all suspected foods. the food-exercise provocation test using h ... | 2019 | 30787243 |
| efficacy of dextran and peptide-everolimus bi-directional stent. | everolimus inhibits stent restenosis and the wkymv (fluorescein isothiocyanate) peptide promotes endothelial homing. dextran is a natural polymer that is widely used as a pharmaceutical agent. the purpose of this study was to develop a double-drug-coated stent using a bidirectional coating system and to examine the surface shape with in vitro experiments. stent length was 16 mm and strut thickness was 70 µm (chonnam national university hospital tiger stent). optical and scanning electron microsc ... | 2019 | 30776991 |
| tigers of the world: genomics and conservation. | of all the big cats, or perhaps of all the endangered wildlife, the tiger may be both the most charismatic and most well-recognized flagship species in the world. the rapidly changing field of molecular genetics, particularly advances in genome sequencing technologies, has provided new tools to reconstruct what characterizes a tiger. here we review how applications of molecular genomic tools have been used to depict the tiger's ancestral roots, phylogenetic hierarchy, demographic history, morpho ... | 2019 | 30762441 |
| treatment of leiomyosarcoma in a tiger (panthera tigris) with stereotactic radiotherapy. | a 10-year-old male captive tiger (panthera tigris) developed right-sided facial asymmetry and enlargement. computed tomography revealed a destructive mass of the right maxillary bone with right nasal cavity involvement. histopathology indicated a spindle cell sarcoma. a single fraction of 22 gy using stereotactic radiotherapy was prescribed. after treatment, the facial conformation returned to normal and the tiger resumed normal behavior. diagnostics 4 months later indicated severe metastatic di ... | 2019 | 30746806 |
| helen thomson's unthinkable: an extraordinary journey through the world's strangest brains. | editor's note: unthinkable's author, a british neuroscientist, tracked down nine people with rare brain disorders to tell their stories. from the man who thinks he's a tiger to the doctor who feels the pain of others just by looking at them to a woman who hears music that's not there, their experiences illustrate how the brain can shape our lives in unexpected and, in some cases, brilliant and alarming ways. | 2019 | 30746020 |
| microencapsulation of tiger nut milk by lyophilization: morphological characteristics, shelf life and microbiological stability. | tiger nut milk is a nutrient rich drink with great commercialization potential. however, it is highly perishable. microencapsulation of tiger nut milk by a blend of inulin and modified tiger nut starch resulted in a product with good characteristics. the microspheres of lyophilized tiger nut milk were spherical with and average particle size of 1.01 μm. it's thermal degradation occurred above 346 °c, denoting an excellent thermal resistance. there was no significant structural alteration in the ... | 2019 | 30744837 |
| functional characterization of the epoxidase gene, li_epo1 (cyp341b14), involved in generation of epoxyalkene pheromones in the mulberry tiger moth lemyra imparilis. | epoxidation of alkenes derived from essential fatty acids is a key step in the biosynthesis of sex pheromones in moth species that utilize alkenyl sex pheromones. the position of the epoxy ring in the pheromone molecule differs depending on the species, thereby conferring diversities on sex pheromones. to date, only one pheromone gland (pg)-specific epoxidase, hc_epo1 (cyp341b14), has been reported. hc_epo1, which was identified from an arctiid moth hyphantria cunea, catalyzes the epoxidation of ... | 2019 | 30742902 |
| quorum sensing is required for full virulence of vibrio campbellii towards tiger grouper (epinephelus fuscoguttatus) larvae. | the link between quorum sensing in vibrio campbellii and its virulence towards tiger grouper (epinephelus fuscoguttatus) was investigated using v. campbellii wild type and quorum-sensing mutants with inactive quorum sensing or constitutively maximal quorum-sensing activity, and signal molecule synthase mutants. the results showed that wild-type v. campbellii is pathogenic to grouper larvae, causing more than 50% mortality after 4 days of challenge. furthermore, the mortality of larvae challenged ... | 2019 | 30742313 |
| n-linked mannose glycoconjugates on shrimp thrombospondin, pmtsp-ii, and their involvement in the sperm acrosome reaction. | glycoconjugates in egg extracellular matrices are known to serve several functions in reproductive processes. here, the presence of n-linked mannose (man) glycoconjugates on shrimp thrombospondin ( pmtsp-ii) and their physiological functions were investigated in the black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon. a molecular analysis of pmtsp-ii demonstrated anchorage sites for n-linked glycans in both the chitin-binding and tsp3 domains. the presence of man residues was verified by concanavalin a lectin hi ... | 2019 | 30740837 |
| combined effects of climate change and sea-level rise project dramatic habitat loss of the globally endangered bengal tiger in the bangladesh sundarbans. | the sundarbans, in southern coastal bangladesh, is the world's largest surviving mangrove habitat and the last stronghold of tiger adapted to living in a mangrove ecosystem. using maxent (maximum entropy modeling), current distribution data, land-use/land cover and bioclimatic variables, we modeled the likely future distribution of the globally endangered bengal tiger (panthera tigris tigris) in the bangladesh sundarbans. we used two climatic scenarios (i.e., rcp6.0 and rcp8.5) developed by the ... | 2019 | 30738263 |
| the "eye of the tiger" in a patient with multiple sclerosis. | 2019 | 30735883 | |
| is an individual journal article a tiger or a fox? | 2019 | 30733934 | |
| population connectivity of pelagic megafauna in the cuba-mexico-united states triangle. | the timing and extent of international crossings by billfishes, tunas, and sharks in the cuba-mexico-united states (u.s.) triangle was investigated using electronic tagging data from eight species that resulted in >22,000 tracking days. transnational movements of these highly mobile marine predators were pronounced with varying levels of bi- or tri-national population connectivity displayed by each species. billfishes and tunas moved throughout the gulf of mexico and all species investigated (bl ... | 2019 | 30733508 |
| gas chromatography-mass spectra analysis and deleterious potential of fungal based polythene-degradation products. | polythene-degradation products (pe-dps) produced due to two most efficient polythene degrading fungal isolates (aspergillus terreus strain manf1/wl and aspergillus sydowii strain pnpf15/ts) after 60 days of incubation at ambient temperature with continuous shaking were analyzed by employing gc-ms method. total 24 pe-dps were recorded in total 4 samples i) control (ph 3.5), ii) treatment of aspergillus terreus strain manf1/wl (ph 3.5), iii) control (ph 9.5) and iv) treatment of aspergillus sydowi ... | 2019 | 30733458 |
| storm runoff differentially influences the nutrient concentrations and microbial contamination at two distinct beaches in northern china. | with the escalating coastal development and loss of vegetated landscape, the volume of storm runoff increases significantly in chinese coastal cities. to protect human health and valuable recreational resources, it is necessary to develop a quantitative understanding of coastal pollution. here we studied the influence of storm runoff on the nutrients and microbial pathogens at two popular bathing beaches in northern china. dongshan beach, located near the mouth of an urban river, is influenced b ... | 2019 | 30716630 |
| dietary methionine increased the lipid accumulation in juvenile tiger puffer takifugu rubripes. | methionine (met) is one of the most important amino acids in fish feed. the effects of dietary met on lipid deposition in fish varied a lot among different studies. the present study was aimed at investigating the effects of dietary met supplementation on the lipid accumulation in tiger puffer, which have a unique lipid storage pattern. crystalline l-met was supplemented to a low-fishmeal control diet to obtain two experimental diets with a low (1.1% of dry weight, l-met) or high met level (1.6% ... | 2019 | 30677513 |
| the influence of 15-week exercise training on dietary patterns among young adults. | little is currently known about how exercise may influence dietary patterns and/or food preferences. the present study aimed to examine the effect of a 15-week exercise training program on overall dietary patterns among young adults. | 2019 | 30659257 |
| circulating microvesicles in snakebite patients with microangiopathy. | venom-induced consumption coagulopathy is a common consequence of snake envenoming that can lead to life-threatening hemorrhage, and is associated with microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (maha), acute kidney injury and thrombocytopenia. the role of microvesicles (mv) in snakebite patients has not been previously investigated. | 2019 | 30656285 |
| tiger man sign in sarcoid myopathy. | 2019 | 30637499 | |
| nutritional evaluation on lignosus cameronensis c. s. tan, a medicinal polyporaceae. | sclerotial powder of a cultivated species of the tiger milk mushroom, lignosus cameronensis was analysed for its nutritional components and compared against species of the same genus, lignosus rhinocerus and lignosus tigris. all three species have been used by indigenous tribes in peninsular malaysia as medicinal mushrooms. content of carbohydrate, fibre, mineral, amino acid, palatable index, fat, ash and moisture were determined. l. cameronensis sclerotial material consists of carbohydrate (79. ... | 2019 | 30629799 |
| ecdysone inducible gene e75 from black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon: characterization and elucidation of its role in molting. | molting is controlled by ecdysteroids, which are synthesized and secreted by the y-organ in crustaceans. ecdysone inducible gene, e75, is an early-response gene in the 20-hydroxyecdysone (20e) signaling pathway, with crucial roles in arthropod development. complementary dna (cdna) encoding penaeus monodon e75 (pme75) was cloned using rt-pcr and race. pme75 cdna was 3526 bp long and encoded a 799-amino acid protein. tissue distribution analysis showed that pme75 was expressed ubiquitously in sele ... | 2019 | 30618055 |
| this shoe, that tiger: semantic properties reflecting manual affordances of the referent modulate demonstrative use. | demonstrative reference is central to human communication. but what influences our choice of demonstrative forms such as "this" and "that" in discourse? previous literature has mapped the use of such "proximal" and "distal" demonstratives onto spatial properties of referents, such as their distance from the speaker. we investigated whether object semantics, and specifically functional properties of referents, also influence speakers' choices of either demonstrative form. over two experiments, we ... | 2019 | 30615694 |
| aligning conservation efforts with resource use around protected areas. | a large number of economically disadvantaged people live around protected areas. conservation efforts that focus on poverty alleviation, work on the premise that an increase in household wealth decreases use of forest resources. we surveyed 1222 households across four tiger reserves to test the paradigm that an increase in assets leads to reduced forest use and we also assess the effects of other socio-economic factors. we find that increase in assets may reduce non-timber forest product (ntfp) ... | 2019 | 29949080 |
| evaluation of chemical composition, antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic activities of the essential oil based nanoemulsions of cinnamomum litseifolium. | in the present study, antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic activities of nanoemulsions of the leaf essential oils of cinnamomum litseifolium thwaites collected from two different locations in the western ghats namely, kannikatty, kalakad mundandurai tiger reserve, tamil nadu (cl1) and karamanayar, agasthyamalai hills, kerala (cl2), india were studied. essential oils were extracted from the leaves and characterized by gc-fid and gc-ms. slight variation in the composition of leaf essential oils was ... | 2019 | 29499623 |
| study on the source and characteristics of evodia rutaecarpa based on chemical pattern recognition. | in this study, the appearance and texture of e. rutaecarpa were linked with the chemical constituents to explore methods of classification of e. rutaecarpa. the chemometrics such as hierarchical cluster analysis (hca), principal component analysis (pca) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (pls-da) models were used for analysis. according to the models, samples of e. rutaecarpa were divided into three categories based on their source: evodia, stone tiger and sparse evodia. the evodia ... | 2019 | 29888952 |
| dna barcoding of fishes from river diphlu within kaziranga national park in northeast india. | dna barcoding technique has been gaining importance in biodiversity research for its easy and rapid ability of delineating organisms' partial dna sequences into molecular operational taxonomic units (motus), and identification based on referral sequences from expert identified species. we generated mtcoi barcode sequences from morphologically identified fishes from river diphlu in northeast india. a portion of this river falls within an important rhinoceros and tiger conservation site, the kazir ... | 2019 | 29669453 |
| does time heal all wounds? a case study on rival perceptions before and after conference realignment. | the current longitudinal case study investigated how conference realignment and beginning new annual competitions impacted fan rival perceptions for fans of the texas a&m aggies, missouri tigers, and texas christian university horned frogs. in particular, fan rival perceptions before and after conference realignment were compared to determine if significant differences were present. findings indicate that history plays an important role in rivalry as fans of teams sharing longstanding rivalries ... | 2019 | 29170691 |
| like the eye of the tiger: inpatient psychiatric facility exclusionary criteria and its "knockout" of the emergency psychiatric patient. | over 6% of all emergency department (ed) visits in the united states involve primary mental health or behavioral issues. the patients are stabilized in the ed but frequently require admission to an inpatient psychiatric unit or institution for longer term treatment and management. to facilitate this process, an emergency physician (ep) must first "medically clear" the patient as stable for transfer. at present, there is no interdisciplinary consensus regarding the necessary elements of the medic ... | 2020 | 29097857 |
| giardia duodenalis in captive tigers (panthera tigris), palawan bearcats (arctictis binturong whitei) and asian palm civet (paradoxurus hermaphroditus) at a wildlife facility in manila, philippines. | this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of giardia duodenalis in captive animals in a wildlife facility. this is the first study conducted in these animals from the facility. | 2020 | 28979344 |
| tremor-dominant pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (nbia) includes a rare and heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by iron deposition in the basal ganglia. pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (pkan) is the most common nbia and has 2 main presentations: typical and atypical, the latter rarely presents with tremor. our reported patients underwent full neurologic examination, standard brain magnetic imaging, and genetic testing for pkan. three patients who had "tremor-dominant" p ... | 2020 | 30838286 |
| a challenging case of patent ductus arteriosus device closure in an adult with unconventional views and catheters. | abnormally oriented patent ductus arteriosus is expected in adults, which can lead to difficulties while attempting a device closure. alternate angiographic views like the "right anterior oblique view," "retrograde approach" and in rare cases, as elicited in the following case scenario, special catheters like the "tiger® catheter" can aid in crossing the lesion and completion of the procedure successfully. | 2020 | 29876027 |
| development and validation of a microrna panel to differentiate between patients with rheumatoid arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus and controls. | microrna (mirna) are short noncoding rna that regulate genes and are both biomarkers and mediators of disease. we used small rna (srna) sequencing and machine learning methodology to develop an mirna panel to reliably differentiate between rheumatoid arthritis (ra) or systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) and control subjects. | 2020 | 31092710 |
| tigers in the sidewall: surgical approaches to excision of lateral deep infiltrating endometriosis. | to describe the surgical approaches and excisional techniques used in an extreme case of deep infiltrating endometriosis (die) affecting the lateral pelvic side wall. | 2020 | 31325590 |
| testosterone and semen seasonality for the sand tiger shark carcharias taurus†. | understanding the fundamental reproductive biology of a species is the first step toward identifying parameters that are critical for reproduction and for the development of assisted reproductive techniques. ejaculates were collected from aquarium (n = 24) and in situ (n = 34) sand tiger sharks carcharias taurus. volume, ph, osmolarity, sperm concentration, motility, status, morphology, and plasma membrane integrity were assessed for each ejaculate. semen with the highest proportion of motile sp ... | 2020 | 31836894 |
| purification of wap domain-containing antimicrobial peptides from green tiger shrimp peaneaus semisulcatus. | antimicrobial peptide crustin was isolated and purified from penaeus semisulcatus using sephadox g-100 column gel filtration chromatography. p. semisulcatus crustins was observed as a single band with 14 kda of molecular weight on sds-page and the retention time of 46 min in rp-hplc. circular dichroism spectra of p. semisulcatus crustin showed alpha helices in its secondary structure followed by random coils. crystalline nature and functional groups arrangement were investigated by x-ray diffrac ... | 2020 | 31843546 |
| tiger team: rapid response at the university of missouri. | by the end of the 20th century, health care organizations worldwide were recognizing the benefits of a quick response when patients were experiencing a clinical decline and the difficulty in achieving that goal. the university of missouri stat nurse program, developed in 1989, was an early innovation to deliver the "right care" at the "right time" every time. over the years, the stat nurse program evolved and became the core component of a rapid response system. today rapid response at universit ... | 2020 | 31527978 |
| microplastic contamination in penaeid shrimp from the northern bay of bengal. | microplastic pollution has received increased attention recently due to potential threat to marine biota and human health. this study reports microplastic (mp) content in brown shrimp (metapenaeus monocerous) and tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon) inhabiting in the shallow and offshore waters of the northern bay of bengal, bangladesh. gastrointestinal tract (gt) of shrimps (n = 150) were examined for mps following alkali digestion, microscopic observation and chemical analysis by micro-fourier trans ... | 2020 | 31524623 |
| increased overt attention to objects in early deaf adults: an eye-tracking study of complex naturalistic scenes. | the study of selective attention in people with profound deafness has repeatedly documented enhanced attention to the peripheral regions of the visual field compared to hearing controls. this finding emerged from covert attention studies (i.e., without eye-movements) involving extremely simplified visual scenes and comprising few visual items. in this study, we aimed to test whether this key finding extends also to overt attention, using a more ecologically valid experimental context in which co ... | 2020 | 31514103 |
| corrigendum: phytoplasmas-the "crouching tiger" threat of australian plant pathology. | [this corrects the article doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00599.]. | 2020 | 30402053 |
| tongue protrusion dystonia in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. | tongue protrusion dystonia is an uncommon focal dystonia involving the lingual muscles. causes of tongue protrusion dystonia include tardive dystonia, posthypoxic dystonia, neuroacanthocytosis, pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration, and lesch-nyhan syndrome. | 2020 | 31371123 |
| road network intersection density and childhood obesity risk in the us: a national longitudinal study. | road intersection density is an important indicator of walkability. the objectives of this study were to examine the trends in intersection density in the us from 2007 to 2011 and assess the associations between intersection density and childhood obesity risk at the state level. | 2020 | 31605806 |
| description of erysipelothrix piscisicarius sp. nov., an emergent fish pathogen, and assessment of virulence using a tiger barb (puntigrus tetrazona) infection model. | a recently described emergent disease of ornamental fish has been associated with an erysipelothrix species positive for the surface protective antigen (spa) c gene. whole genome sequencing was performed on five spac erysipelothrix isolates from diseased ornamental fish. in addition, these spac erysipelothrix isolates were compared to spaa-, spab- and other spac-positive erysipelothrix species isolated from terrestrial and marine mammals, birds and fish using multi-locus sequence analysis (mlsa) ... | 2020 | 31682217 |
| spatial self-organisation enables species coexistence in a model for savanna ecosystems. | the savanna biome is characterised by a continuous vegetation cover, comprised of herbaceous and woody plants. the coexistence of species in arid savannas, where water availability is the main limiting resource for plant growth, provides an apparent contradiction to the classical principle of competitive exclusion. previous theoretical work using nonspatial models has focussed on the development of an understanding of coexistence mechanisms through the consideration of resource niche separation ... | 2020 | 31862451 |
| type material of arctiinae (lepidoptera: erebidae) in the collection of the museo argentino de ciencias naturales bernardino rivadavia (buenos aires, argentina). | the museo argentino de ciencias naturales bernardino rivadavia (macn) possesses one of the most important lepidoptera collections in south america. here are deposited several type specimens of lepidoptera, particularly of arctiinae, described by burmeister, berg, snellen, jörgensen, giacomelli, orfila, and forster. this study presents a catalogue with complete information and photographs of most type specimens of arctiinae housed in the macn. additionally, we provide comments on the type materia ... | 2020 | 32230363 |
| the endogenous plasma small rnaome of rheumatoid arthritis. | small rna (srna) sequencing has revealed new srna classes beyond micrornas (mirnas). these srnas can regulate genes and act as biomarkers. the aim of this study was to determine if the endogenous plasma srna landscape is altered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ra) compared with control subjects and to determine its association with disease-related parameters in ra. | 2020 | 31913579 |
| spectral organization of the compound eye of a migrating nymphalid, the chestnut tiger butterfly parantica sita. | several butterflies of family nymphalidae perform long-distance migration. extensive studies of migration in the iconic monarch butterfly danaus plexippus have revealed that vision plays a crucial role in migratory orientation. differences in the migratory patterns of butterflies suggest that not all species are exposed to the same visual conditions and yet, little is known about how the visual system varies across migratory species. here, we used intracellular electrophysiology, dye injection a ... | 2020 | 31900350 |
| chromosomal-level assembly of takifugu obscurus (abe, 1949) genome using third-generation dna sequencing and hi-c analysis. | the tetraodontidae family are known to have relatively small and compact genomes compared to other vertebrates. the obscure puffer fish takifugu obscurus is an anadromous species that migrates to freshwater from the sea for spawning. thus the euryhaline characteristics of t. obscurus have been investigated to gain understanding of their survival ability, osmoregulation, and other homeostatic mechanisms in both freshwater and seawater. in this study, a high quality chromosome-level reference geno ... | 2020 | 31887246 |
| investigating the role of urbanisation, wetlands and climatic conditions in nematode parasitism in a large australian elapid snake. | tiger snakes (notechis scutatus) in wetlands of south-west western australia (sw wa) are commonly parasitised by the nematode ophidascaris pyrrhus. host-parasite interactions are complex and can potentially be impacted by factors such as urbanisation or climate. we assessed whether urbanisation, distance to wetland sites, and climatic factors have influenced parasitism in tiger snakes from specimens collected over the last century. we dissected 91 museum specimens of tiger snakes across sw wa an ... | 2020 | 31879593 |
| relative toxicity and sublethal effects of nacl and energy-related saline wastewaters on prairie amphibians. | increasing salinity in freshwater environments is a growing problem due both to the negative influences of salts on ecosystems and their accumulation and persistence in environments. two major sources of increased salinity from sodium chloride salts (nacl) are saline wastewaters co-produced during energy production (herein, wastewaters) and road salts. effects of road salts have received more attention, but legacy contamination from wastewaters is widespread in some regions and spills still occu ... | 2020 | 32992088 |
| multi-scale habitat modelling and predicting change in the distribution of tiger and leopard using random forest algorithm. | tigers and leopards have experienced considerable declines in their population due to habitat loss and fragmentation across their historical ranges. multi-scale habitat suitability models (hsm) can inform forest managers to aim their conservation efforts at increasing the suitable habitat for tigers by providing information regarding the scale-dependent habitat-species relationships. however the current gap of knowledge about ecological relationships driving species distribution reduces the appl ... | 2020 | 32651414 |
| the effects of prey depletion on dietary niches of sympatric apex predators in southeast asia. | resource depletion exerts opposing pressures on co-occurring consumers to expand diets while limiting overlap with competitors. using foraging theory as a framework, we tested the effects of prey availability on diet specialization and overlap among competing asian predators: dhole, leopard, and tiger. we used scat analysis from a prey-poor site, combined with a quantitative synthesis of 40 other diet studies, to determine biomass of different prey types consumed by each predator. we then assess ... | 2020 | 32627329 |
| sublethal effects of dermal exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances on postmetamorphic amphibians. | studies of the toxicity of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (pfas) on amphibians, especially after metamorphosis, are limited. we examined effects of dermal pfas exposure (30 d) on survival and growth of juvenile american toads (anaxyrus americanus), eastern tiger salamanders (ambystoma tigrinum), and northern leopard frogs (rana pipiens). chemicals included perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate (pfos), perfluorohexane sulfonate (pfhxs), and 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 fts) a ... | 2020 | 32164037 |
| ability of near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics to predict the age of mosquitoes reared under different conditions. | practical, field-ready age-grading tools for mosquito vectors of disease are urgently needed because of the impact that daily survival has on vectorial capacity. previous studies have shown that near-infrared spectroscopy (nirs), in combination with chemometrics and predictive modeling, can forecast the age of laboratory-reared mosquitoes with moderate to high accuracy. it remains unclear whether the technique has utility for identifying shifts in the age structure of wild-caught mosquitoes. her ... | 2020 | 32228670 |
| the combined effects of temperature and aromatase inhibitor on metamorphosis, growth, locomotion, and sex ratio of tiger frog (hoplobatrachus rugulosus) tadpoles. | the tiger frog (hoplobatrachus rugulosus) is widely raised by many farms in southern region of china as an economically edible frog. the growth, development, and sexual differentiation of amphibians are influenced by temperature and steroid hormone level. however, the problem of hormone residues is caused by the addition of exogenous hormones in frog breeding, it is worth considering whether non-sterol aromatase inhibitors can be used instead of hormones. | 2020 | 32219039 |
| aspartic acid isomerization characterized by high definition mass spectrometry significantly alters the bioactivity of a novel toxin from poecilotheria. | research in toxinology has created a pharmacological paradox. with an estimated 220,000 venomous animals worldwide, the study of peptidyl toxins provides a vast number of effector molecules. however, due to the complexity of the protein-protein interactions, there are fewer than ten venom-derived molecules on the market. structural characterization and identification of post-translational modifications are essential to develop biological lead structures into pharmaceuticals. utilizing advancemen ... | 2020 | 32218140 |
| β-glucan alleviates the immunosuppressive effects of oxytetracycline on the non-specific immune responses and resistance against vibrio alginolyticus infection in epinephelus fuscoguttatus × epinephelus lanceolatus hybrids. | this study was conducted to examine the combinatory effects of β-glucan and oxytetracycline (otc) on hybrid giant tiger groupers (epinephelus fuscoguttatus × epinephelus lanceolatus). in vitro tests, otc significantly reduced superoxide anion production and phagocytic activity in primary head kidney leukocytes. however, this suppressive effect was alleviated by co-treatment with β-glucan. subsequently, feeding trials were performed to investigate the potential immunomodulatory effects of dietary ... | 2020 | 32217140 |
| variation in the microbiota across different developmental stages of aedes albopictus is affected by ampicillin exposure. | the microbiota plays an important role in the growth of mosquitoes and the transmission of mosquito-borne pathogens. the effects of changes in aquatic habitats in which mosquitoes live, as one of the major factors closely associated with the microbial communities of mosquitoes, on the microbiota of different developmental stages remain to be elucidated. here, we compared the microbiota of larvae and pupae of aedes albopictus exposed to different ampicillin concentrations and investigated the bac ... | 2020 | 32207564 |
| author correction: transcriptome analyses reveal the synergistic effects of feeding and eyestalk ablation on ovarian maturation in black tiger shrimp. | an amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. | 2020 | 32198472 |
| rat volatiles as an attractant source for the asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus. | aedes albopictus is a vector of dengue, chikungunya, and dirofilariasis. volatile compounds are crucial for mosquitoes to locate their hosts. this knowledge has allowed the identification of attractants derived from human odours for highly anthropophilic mosquito species. in this study, we used rats as a experimental model to identify potential attractants for host-seeking ae. albopictus females. porapak q extracts from immature female rats were more attractive to ae. albopictus females than tho ... | 2020 | 32198359 |
| spatial, temporal, and genetic invasion dynamics of aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) in illinois. | the spread of the asian tiger mosquito, aedes albopictus skuse, throughout the united states has implications for the transmission potential of vector-borne diseases. we used a 30-yr data set of occurrence records in illinois and developed a hierarchical bayesian model to shed light on the patterns and processes involved in the introduction and expansion along the northern edge of the geographic range of this species. we also collected specimens from 10 locations and sequenced a segment of their ... | 2020 | 32195543 |
| construction and immunogenicity of virus-like particles of feline parvovirus from the tiger. | feline panleukopenia, caused by feline parvovirus (fpv), is a highly infectious disease characterized by leucopenia and hemorrhagic gastroenteritis that severely affects the health of large wild felidae. in this study, tiger fpv virus-like particles (vlps) were developed using the baculovirus expression system. the vp2 gene from an infected siberian tiger (panthera tigris altaica) was used as the target gene. the key amino acids of this gene were the same as those of fpv, whereas the 101st amino ... | 2020 | 32188011 |
| bacterial analysis in the early developmental stages of the black tiger shrimp (penaeus monodon). | microbial colonization is an essential process in the early life of animal hosts-a crucial phase that could help influence and determine their health status at the later stages. the establishment of bacterial community in a host has been comprehensively studied in many animal models; however, knowledge on bacterial community associated with the early life stages of penaeus monodon (the black tiger shrimp) is still limited. here, we examined the bacterial community structures in four life stages ... | 2020 | 32184459 |
| new candidates for regulated gene integrity revealed through precise mapping of integrative genetic elements. | integrative genetic elements (iges) are mobile multigene dna units that integrate into and excise from host bacterial genomes. each ige usually targets a specific site within a conserved host gene, integrating in a manner that preserves target gene function. however, a small number of bacterial genes are known to be inactivated upon ige integration and reactivated upon excision, regulating phenotypes of virulence, mutation rate, and terminal differentiation in multicellular bacteria. the list of ... | 2020 | 32182341 |
| assessment of lethal, sublethal, and transgenerational effects of beauveria bassiana on the demography of aedes albopictus (culicidae: diptera). | dengue fever is one of the most rapidly spreading arthropod-borne diseases. diurnal vectorial properties of aedes albopictus contribute to the dispersion of the dengue viruses. frequent and injudicious use of synthetic insecticides led to the evolution of resistant phenotypes in ae. albopictus which necessitates the search for an alternative of current control strategies. developing a long-lasting and environmentally safe tactic based on knowledge of ecology and population dynamics of ae. albopi ... | 2020 | 32168886 |
| trophic transfer and biotransformation of selenium in the mosquito (aedes albopictus) and interactive effects with hexavalent chromium. | as an essential micronutrient for animals with a narrow range between essentiality and toxicity, selenium (se) usually coexists with chromium (cr) in contaminated aquatic environments. this study investigated effects of three diets (microcystis aeruginosa, chlorella vulgaris and biofilms) exposed to se or/and cr on aedes albopictus as a vector for the aquatic-terrestrial transfer of se and cr. se(iv)-exposed mosquitoes concentrated se up to 66-fold faster than se(vi)-exposed ones, corresponding ... | 2020 | 32155550 |
| wolbachia strain wau efficiently blocks arbovirus transmission in aedes albopictus. | the global incidence of arboviral diseases transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, including dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and zika, has increased dramatically in recent decades. the release of aedes aegypti carrying the maternally inherited symbiont wolbachia as an intervention to control arboviruses is being trialled in several countries. however, these efforts are compromised in many endemic regions due to the co-localization of the secondary vector aedes albopictus, the asian tiger mosquito. a ... | 2020 | 32155143 |
| the broad-scale analysis of metals, trace elements, organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wetlands along an urban gradient, and the use of a high trophic snake as a bioindicator. | wetlands and their biodiversity are constantly threatened by contaminant pollution from urbanisation. despite evidence suggesting that snakes are good bioindicators of environmental health, the bioaccumulation of contaminants in reptiles is poorly researched in australia. we conducted the first broad-scale analysis of 17 metals and trace elements, 21 organochlorine pesticides, and 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the sediments (4 samples per site, december 2018) from four wetlands along an ... | 2020 | 32123945 |
| geographic life history differences predict genomic divergence better than mitochondrial barcodes or phenotype. | species diversity can be inferred using multiple data types, however, results based on genetic data can be at odds with patterns of phenotypic variation. tiger beetles of the cicindelidiapolitula (leconte, 1875) species complex have been taxonomically problematic due to extreme phenotypic variation within and between populations. to better understand the biology and taxonomy of this group, we used mtdna genealogies and multilocus nuclear analyses of 34,921 snps to elucidate its evolutionary hist ... | 2020 | 32121321 |
| bioactive ingredients in korean cosmeceuticals: trends and research evidence. | cosmeceuticals are commonly used in skincare regimens to maintain healthy skin and improve visible signs of aging. in recent years, south korean skincare has gained prominence in the global beauty industry by introducing innovative cosmeceutical products and aesthetic trends. | 2020 | 32100931 |
| effects of ascorbic acid and β-1,3-glucan on survival, physiological response and flesh quality of cultured tiger grouper (epinephelus fuscoguttatus) during simulated transport in water. | transport in water is the most common method for achieving high survival rates when transporting cultured fish in china; yet, transport success relies on proper water quality and conditions. this research was designed to explore the effects of ascorbic acid and β-1,3-glucan on survival, physiological responses, and flesh quality of farmed tiger grouper (epinephelus fuscoguttatus) during simulated transport. the transport water temperature for live tiger grouper was 15 °c, which had the highest s ... | 2020 | 32098052 |
| transcriptome analyses reveal the synergistic effects of feeding and eyestalk ablation on ovarian maturation in black tiger shrimp. | unilateral eyestalk ablation in the female black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon is commonly employed to induce ovarian maturation. however, the importance of complementing this practice with the provision of live feed supplement (such as polychaetes) has not been emphasized in previous studies. indeed, it has been less emphasized that female broodstock must be fed with live feeds such as polychaetes for this practice to be effective. while the effects of eyestalk ablation have been thoroughly stud ... | 2020 | 32094422 |
| capture-induced exertional rhabdomyolysis in the shortfin mako shark, isurus oxyrinchus. | shortfin mako sharks (isurus oxyrinchus) are top-order predators in oceanic food chains. they are captured worldwide by commercial and recreational fisheries, but little is known about the effects that fishing has on the homeostasis and longevity of these animals. | 2020 | 32090365 |