Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Henri van Kruistum, Reindert Nijland, David N. Reznick, Martien A. M. Groenen, Hendrik-Jan Megens, Bart J. A. Pollux
Summary: The evolution of the placenta in live-bearing fish in the family Poeciliidae is associated with parallel changes in protein-coding genes and noncoding regulatory elements, particularly in transporter- and vesicle-located genes and developmental regulatory genes. The high occurrence of GATA simple repeats in regulatory elements suggests an important role in developmental gene regulation. This distinction in molecular evolution highlights the potential for changing regulatory pathways to allow for the evolution of complex traits in organisms.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Arun Prakash, Imroze Khan
Summary: Insects have been found to exhibit immune memory, known as immune priming, where prior exposure to a low dose of infection confers protection against subsequent infection. This can lead to rapid evolution as a highly parallel and mutually exclusive strategy from basal immunity under different selective conditions. However, the relative importance of priming as an optimal immune strategy is still unclear due to contradictory supporting mechanisms.
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Developmental Biology
Amber Carroll, Michelle Desforges, Carolyn J. P. Jones, Alexander E. P. Heazell
Summary: Prolonged pregnancy is associated with reduced placental growth and functional changes, leading to increased risks of perinatal mortality, neonatal compromise, and birth by Caesarean section. These changes include reduced villous vascularity, oxidative stress, and cellular senescence, which are similar to fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia. Understanding the effects and risks of placental aging may guide clinicians in managing prolonged pregnancies.
Article
Geography, Physical
Jill Leonarda Josepha Hanssen, Bram Christiaan van Prooijen, Nicolette Dominique Volp, Paul Lodewijk Maria de Vet, Peter Maria Jozef Herman
Summary: Although tidal flats may appear uniform, this study found that there are morphological variations driven by physical and/or biological processes. By analyzing aerial pictures and LiDAR data, the researchers discovered that convex-up intertidal flats with a sharp transition between the upper and lower parts are favorable for the occurrence of creeks, which in turn affect the configuration of tidal flats.
Review
Biology
Eisuke Tasaki, Mamoru Takata, Kenji Matsuura
Summary: Lifespan varies greatly across different organisms, with some extending longevity through trade-offs between reproduction and longevity, while social insect reproductives are exceptions, exhibiting both high reproductive outputs and long lives, attracting much attention for the reasons and mechanisms behind their extended lifespans.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Seyed Ehsan Mousavi, Jawahar G. Patil
Summary: The study describes the embryonic developmental stages of Gambusia holbrooki from zygote to parturition, dividing them into 40 stages grouped into seven periods. Quantitative and qualitative data were used to describe each stage, highlighting the influence of narrow perivitelline space, placentation, internal gestation, and sex differentiation on developmental novelties.
DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ratha Chea, Sebastien Brosse, Sovan Lek, Gael Grenouillet
Summary: This study analyzed the morphological traits of 121 fish species, revealing a strong morphological overlap between guilds while black and white fish differed significantly in locomotion-related traits. A random forest model successfully predicted Mekong fish guilds with a classification rate of approximately 50% for each guild.
Article
Business
Pei-San Lo, Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Garry Wei-Han Tan, Keng-Boon Ooi, Eugene Cheng-Xi Aw, Bhimaraya Metri
Summary: This research uncovers the critical determinants of consumers' impulsive buying in livestreaming commerce, including parasocial interaction, vicarious experience, scarcity persuasion, and price perception. The findings have significant implications for promoting the development of livestreaming commerce in the modern business arena.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Business
Xiaoyue Ma, Xia Zou, Jun Lv
Summary: This research constructed a conceptual model of purchase hesitation based on the theory of telepresence and trust, and aimed to study the factors influencing consumers' purchase hesitation in the context of live streaming commerce. The study found that consumer-anchor and consumer-consumer interaction had a positive impact on social presence and physical presence in live streaming commerce. Furthermore, social presence and physical presence mediated the relationship between participants' interaction and trust. Unexpectedly, trust was found to positively affect purchase hesitation, indicating that trust in the live streaming environment is more complex than in traditional online shopping.
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Elise R. Harmon, Yue Liu, Hamed Shamkhalichenar, Valentino Browning, Markita Savage, Terrence R. Tiersch, William Todd Monroe
Summary: This study developed a low-cost standardized artificial inseminator device (SAID) to address issues encountered in mouth-pipetting artificial insemination, such as lack of reproducibility, difficulty in training, and large variation in sample volume and pressure. Community-level enhancements of the SAID prototype could enable standardized insemination with minimal training and facilitate the participation of research communities in the use of cryopreserved genetic resources.
Article
Ecology
Myrthe L. Dekker, Lisa M. van Son, Karen M. Leon-Kloosterziel, Andres Hagmayer, Andrew I. Furness, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Bart J. A. Pollux
Summary: Superfetation is the ability of live-bearing fish to carry multiple overlapping broods at different developmental stages. This study investigated the evolutionary advantages of superfetation and found that it may increase polyandry and reproductive skew in these fish species.
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Melek Ece Ongel, Cennet Yildiz, Can Akpinaroglu, Bayram Yilmaz, Mustafa Ozilgen
Summary: Empirical analysis shows that women have longer life span than men, possibly due to faster shortening of telomere lengths in men. Different diets can impact life expectancy.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Edwina Dorney, Geraldine Barrett, Jennifer Hall, Kirsten I. Black
Summary: Understanding pregnancy intention is crucial for individuals to access necessary information, resources, and services for planning pregnancies. This review examines the range of available tools and their timing, interpretation, and policy implications for evaluating pregnancy intention.
SEMINARS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Youqin Huang, Daichun Yi, William A. V. Clark
Summary: China is an ownership society where many homeowners actually live in rental housing instead of their own apartments/houses. This phenomenon can be attributed to spatial, temporal, and functional mismatches in housing needs, as well as investment strategies and institutional barriers in the housing market.
Review
Substance Abuse
Svetlana Popova, Danijela Dozet, Shahela Akhand Laboni, Krista Brower, Valerie Temple
Summary: Understanding the context of reasons for alcohol use in pregnancy is crucial for implementing prenatal health education, and preventing FASD and other adverse maternal and child health outcomes. Individual beliefs, knowledge/advice, culture and personal circumstances influence alcohol use in pregnancy. Data are limited for reasons surrounding alcohol use while breastfeeding.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elsa M. Quicazan-Rubio, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Klaas van Manen, Mike Fleuren, Bart J. A. Pollux, Eize J. Stamhuis
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
(2019)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
W. Ouweltjes, C. W. Spoor, J. L. van Leeuwen, S. W. S. Gussekloo
VETERINARY JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Biology
Lana J. de Vries, Frank van Langevelde, Coby van Dooremalen, Ilse G. Kornegoor, Martin J. Lankheet, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Marc Naguib, Florian T. Muijres
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Noraly M. M. E. van Meer, Uros Cerkvenik, Christian M. Schlepuetz, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Sander W. S. Gussekloo
JOURNAL OF ANATOMY
(2020)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ulrike K. Mueller, Otto Berg, Janneke M. Schwaner, Matthew D. Brown, Gen Li, Cees J. Voesenek, Johan L. van Leeuwen
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cees J. Voesenek, Gen Li, Florian T. Muijres, Johan L. van Leeuwen
Article
Infectious Diseases
Antoine Cribellier, Jeroen Spitzen, Henry Fairbairn, Cedric van de Geer, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Florian T. Muijres
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Lisa Nieuwboer, Johan L. van Leeuwen, An Martel, Frank Pasmans, Annemarieke van der Sluijs, Julian K. A. Langowski
Summary: Research suggests that the fungus chytridiomycosis may disrupt tree frog attachment, potentially impacting the biodiversity of amphibians. By conducting experiments, it is possible to uncover the sublethal disease mechanisms of chytridiomycosis.
Article
Biology
Andres Hagmayer, Martin J. Lankheet, Judith Bijsterbosch, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Bart J. A. Pollux
Summary: This study examined the effects of maternal food restriction during pregnancy on the offspring of live-bearing fish. The results showed that a longer duration of food restriction led to smaller offspring with slower postnatal body fat gain. It also impacted the swimming performance of offspring at birth and during the first week after birth.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Wouter G. van Veen, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Bas W. van Oudheusden, Florian T. Muijres
Summary: To generate aerodynamic forces for flight, insects move their wings back and forth at high frequencies. Existing models for aerodynamic forces often simplify the effects of wing-stroke rate and acceleration, which may not capture the complex unsteady aerodynamics. In this study, computational-fluid-dynamics simulations were used to explore the relationship between aerodynamic forces, flow dynamics, wing-stroke rate, wing-stroke acceleration, and wing-planform geometry. A novel unsteady aerodynamic force model was developed and calibrated, which includes improved versions of translational-force and added-mass force models, as well as a third component reflecting the delay in bound-circulation build-up during wing acceleration. The study shows that this effect can be modeled as a stroke-acceleration-dependent correction on the translational-force model. The new model was subsequently applied to realistic wing-beat kinematics of hovering Dipteran insects, demonstrating the substantial contribution of stroke-acceleration-related aerodynamic forces to lift and drag production.
JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Biology
Gen Li, Hao Liu, Ulrike K. Mueller, Cees J. Voesenek, Johan L. van Leeuwen
Summary: This study examines how fishes optimize energetic expenditure during swimming by controlling tail-beat kinematics. The research identifies that fishes use combinations of tail-beat frequency and amplitude to minimize cost of transport, explaining their swimming strategies and speed control. The findings suggest potential applications in aquatic organisms and bioinspired robotics using undulatory propulsion.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
P. G. Boute, A. D. Rijnsdorp, J. L. van Leeuwen, R. P. M. Pieters, M. J. Lankheet
Summary: To improve sustainability in the Dutch beam trawl fishery, electrical pulse stimulation was used to drive common sole out of the seabed. The risk of internal injuries caused by electrical stimulation was quantified through sampling and examination of fish species. Results showed that electric pulse-induced injuries were only observed in certain species, and the occurrence was generally lower than injuries caused by conventional tickler chains.
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Julian K. A. Langowski, Dimitra Dodou, Peter van Assenbergh, Johan L. van Leeuwen
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Zoology
Wouter G. van Veen, Johan L. van Leeuwen, Florian T. Muijres
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Julian K. A. Langowski, Anne Rummenie, Remco P. M. Pieters, Alexander Kovalev, Stanislav N. Gorb, Johan L. van Leeuwen
BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS
(2019)