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Biology, Volume 13, Issue 1

January 2024 - 64 articles

Cover Story: Zebrafish larvae serve as an optimal model for investigating various ophthalmological and neurological conditions, with optokinetic reflex (OKR) assays proving invaluable. Despite the assay's growing popularity, a deficiency in clear reporting guidelines hinders the field. Enhanced reporting standards contribute to research reproducibility, diminish bias, and mitigate underreporting. This systematic literature review explores animal, environmental, and technical factors critical for the OKR assay in zebrafish. The analysis exposes inadequacies in past reporting, emphasizing the need for a systematic approach. To address this gap, we present the zebrafish optokinetic (ZOK) reflex minimal reporting guideline. This guideline aims to empower researchers to avoid future errors and foster more reliable and transparent research practices. View this paper
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Articles (64)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,894 Views
16 Pages

PiggyBac Transposon Mining in the Small Genomes of Animals

  • Mengke Guo,
  • George A. Addy,
  • Naisu Yang,
  • Emmanuel Asare,
  • Han Wu,
  • Ahmed A. Saleh,
  • Shasha Shi,
  • Bo Gao and
  • Chengyi Song

31 December 2023

TEs, including DNA transposons, are major contributors of genome expansions, and have played a very significant role in shaping the evolution of animal genomes, due to their capacity to jump from one genomic position to the other. In this study, we i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,418 Views
14 Pages

31 December 2023

The competitive ability of invasive plants is a key factor in their successful invasion, and research on this ability of invasive plants can provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of invasive plants. This study used Cuscuta austra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,821 Views
21 Pages

Blue Light and Temperature Actigraphy Measures Predicting Metabolic Health Are Linked to Melatonin Receptor Polymorphism

  • Denis Gubin,
  • Konstantin Danilenko,
  • Oliver Stefani,
  • Sergey Kolomeichuk,
  • Alexander Markov,
  • Ivan Petrov,
  • Kirill Voronin,
  • Marina Mezhakova,
  • Mikhail Borisenkov and
  • Aislu Shigabaeva
  • + 4 authors

30 December 2023

This study explores the relationship between the light features of the Arctic spring equinox and circadian rhythms, sleep and metabolic health. Residents (N = 62) provided week-long actigraphy measures, including light exposure, which were related to...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,384 Views
29 Pages

Biomaterials in Traumatic Brain Injury: Perspectives and Challenges

  • Sarah Aqel,
  • Najlaa Al-Thani,
  • Mohammad Z. Haider,
  • Samar Abdelhady,
  • Asmaa A. Al Thani,
  • Firas Kobeissy and
  • Abdullah A. Shaito

29 December 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and long-term impairment globally. TBI has a dynamic pathology, encompassing a variety of metabolic and molecular events that occur in two phases: primary and secondary. A forceful external...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,592 Views
15 Pages

Measurement of the Growth of the Main Commercial Rays (Raja clavata, Raja brachyura, Torpedo marmorata, Dipturus oxyrinchus) in European Waters Using Intercalibration Methods

  • Andrea Bellodi,
  • Pierluigi Carbonara,
  • Kirsteen M. MacKenzie,
  • Blondine Agus,
  • Karen Bekaert,
  • Eleanor S. I. Greenway,
  • Maria C. Follesa,
  • Manfredi Madia,
  • Andrea Massaro and
  • Michele Palmisano
  • + 4 authors

29 December 2023

The intercalibration of age readings represents a crucial step in the ageing procedure; the use of different sampling methods, structures, preparation techniques, and ageing criteria can significantly affect age and growth data. This study evaluated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,294 Views
14 Pages

Correlation between the Density of Acipenser sinensis and Its Environmental DNA

  • Xiaojing Wang,
  • Guangpeng Feng,
  • Jiazhi Zhu and
  • Wei Jiang

28 December 2023

Since the construction of the Gezhouba Dam, Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) numbers have gradually declined, rendering this species critically endangered according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Environmental DNA (eD...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,187 Views
26 Pages

Hericium erinaceus Extract Exerts Beneficial Effects on Gut–Neuroinflammaging–Cognitive Axis in Elderly Mice

  • Erica Cecilia Priori,
  • Daniela Ratto,
  • Fabrizio De Luca,
  • Anna Sandionigi,
  • Elena Savino,
  • Francesca Giammello,
  • Marcello Romeo,
  • Federico Brandalise,
  • Elisa Roda and
  • Paola Rossi

28 December 2023

Ageing is a biological phenomenon that determines the impairment of cognitive performances, in particular, affecting memory. Inflammation and cellular senescence are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of cognitive decline. The gut microbiota&nd...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,824 Views
13 Pages

Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758) Population Structure in the Northeast Atlantic Inferred from Landmark-Based Body Morphometry

  • Inês Ferreira,
  • Rafael Schroeder,
  • Estanis Mugerza,
  • Iñaki Oyarzabal,
  • Ian D. McCarthy and
  • Alberto T. Correia

27 December 2023

The study of geometric morphometrics among stocks has proven to be a valuable tool in delineating fish spatial distributions and discriminating distinct population units. Variations in fish body morphology can be linked to genetic factors or to pheno...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
1,734 Views
11 Pages

27 December 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious global health issue, leading to serious disabilities. One type of TBI is acute subdural haematoma (ASDH), which occurs when a bridging vein ruptures. Many numerical models of these structures, mainly based on...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,598 Views
20 Pages

Current Research on Molecular Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer in Stool Samples

  • Patricio Órdenes,
  • Claudio Carril Pardo,
  • Roberto Elizondo-Vega and
  • Karina Oyarce

27 December 2023

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most diagnosed cancers worldwide, with a high incidence and mortality rate when diagnosed late. Currently, the methods used in healthcare to diagnose CRC are the fecal occult blood test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, a...

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