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Juniperus, a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, is a versatile and widely distributed plant found across various regions.
These plants are known for their aromatic foliage and distinctive berry-like cones, often used in landscaping, medicinal applications, and culinary purposes.
The genus Juniperus encompasses over 50 species, with diverse growth habits and ecological adaptations, making them an important component of many natural ecosystems.
Understanding the characteristics and research potential of this plant genus can provide valuable insights for botanists, ecologists, and pharmacologists alike.
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Validating Cross-Cultural Psychometric Scales
Cited 38 times
Items that were common across respondents were analyzed, and the three participant-nominated items (items 1-3) were deleted. Several models were tested to assess and establish the overall factor structure of the scale separately in English and Spanish. Also estimated was a two-factor model in which items 1-3 were allowed to load on a separate factor to determine whether the 3 self-nominated items (1-3) were related to the 20 items (4-23) that were consistent across respondents. The correlations between the two factors were .292 in the English-speaking group and .147 in the Spanish-speaking group. These results support the decision to discard the three self-nominated items as they were measuring a different factor than the remaining items.
Following Juniper et al. (1996) (link), the scale was hypothesized to consist of three related domains that would be represented by a structure with three correlated factors (Figure 1). The hypothesized factor model was specified as follows: (a) each item would have a nonzero loading on the factor (symptoms, emotional function, and activity limitations) that it was designed to measure and a zero loading on each of the other factors; and (b) error terms associated with each item would be uncorrelated. Identification of the model is required for estimation in CFA. A model is identified if there is a unique numerical solution for each of the parameters (Ullman, 2001 ). In the context of multiple group CFA, the marker variable strategy is used to identify the scale of the measurement models. One of the factor loadings (marker variable) is set to a value of 1 for each factor. Since there was no theoretical basis for choosing a marker, the first indicator of each construct was used as the marker.
Sousa K.H., West S.G., Moser S.E., Harris J.A, & Cook S.W. (2012). Establishing Measurement Invariance: English and Spanish Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Nursing Research, 61(3), 171-180.
Publication 2012
A-factor (Streptomyces) Emotions factor A Hispanic or Latino Juniperus
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Characterizing Protein Target Development Levels
Cited 16 times
Based on the data collected for each target, the KMC has constructed a high level classification scheme, termed the Target Development Level (TDL). TDL characterizes the degree to which they are studied or not studied, as evidenced by publications, tool compounds and other features. The TDL scheme serves as the primary grouping of targets, clearly delineating those targets that are unstudied (labeled Tdark) from those that have more information about them (labeled Tclin, if associated with approved drugs with known mechanism of action (10 ), Tchem, if associated with small molecule activities in ChEMBL or Tbio if not associated with small molecule or drug activities but have a GO MF or BP leaf term annotated or else have a confirmed OMIM phenotype). DrugCentral (11 ) aggregates target-disease information, drug target bioactivity data, which are used to categorize Tclin and Tchem, and feeds into TCRD. See http://juniper.health.unm.edu/tcrd/ for a more in depth description of the TDL classification scheme. Along with the TDL scheme, we have employed DTO to support a formal classification and annotation of the IDG protein families, building on top of prior classification schemes for kinases (13 (link)), GPCRs (12 (link)–14 (link)), ion channels (15 (link)) and nuclear receptors (13 (link)). Though the DTO, being an ontology, allows for sophisticated inferencing and hypothesis generation, Pharos currently employs the DTO primarily as a simple classification scheme to complement the TDL categories.
Nguyen D.T., Mathias S., Bologa C., Brunak S., Fernandez N., Gaulton A., Hersey A., Holmes J., Jensen L.J., Karlsson A., Liu G., Ma'ayan A., Mandava G., Mani S., Mehta S., Overington J., Patel J., Rouillard A.D., Schürer S., Sheils T., Simeonov A., Sklar L.A., Southall N., Ursu O., Vidovic D., Waller A., Yang J., Jadhav A., Oprea T.I, & Guha R. (2016). Pharos: Collating protein information to shed light on the druggable genome. Nucleic Acids Research, 45(Database issue), D995-D1002.
Publication 2016
Drug Delivery Systems Drug Kinetics Ion Channel Juniperus Pharmaceutical Preparations Phenotype Phosphotransferases Plant Leaves Protein Annotation Receptors, Nuclear T-Cell Receptors delta-Chain
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Evaluating Patient-Reported Outcomes for Atraumatic Upper Extremity Conditions
Cited 16 times

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Publication 2013
Anti-Inflammatory Agents Arthritis Diagnosis Ethics Committees, Research Fellowships Immobilization Juniperus Orthopedic Surgeons Pain Paresthesia Patients Physical Examination Steroids Syndrome, Nerve Compression Tendinitis Therapies, Occupational Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Syndrome Upper Extremity
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Evaluating Corticosteroid-Resistant Asthma
Cited 7 times
Eligible participants had inadequately controlled asthma despite the use of moderate or higher doses of inhaled corticosteroids. Inclusion criteria were: age 18 years or older with a physician diagnosis of asthma supported by either a positive methacholine challenge test or a 12% increase in FEV1 with bronchodilators; 8 weeks of stable use of an inhaled corticosteroid equivalent to 400 ug/day or greater of fluticasone;27 poor asthma control defined by either: a Juniper Asthma Control Questionnaire score of 1.5 or greater29 (link) or more than one acute episode of asthma requiring unscheduled medical care in the past year. Participants were excluded if they had smoked cigarettes within six months or had 10 or more pack-years of smoking; had an FEV1 less than 50% predicted 30 (link); had anti-reflux or peptic ulcer surgery; or had clinical indications for acid suppression treatment (i.e. two or more episodes per week of heartburn requiring antacids). Participants were also ineligible if they had used anti-reflux medication within 1 month, or were taking drugs that could interact with PPIs such as theophylline, iron supplements, warfarin, anti-fungal drugs (“azoles”), or digitalis. Participants were also excluded if they were pregnant, intolerant of PPIs, or had any serious illness that would interfere with participation in the trial. Participants signed written consent statements approved by the local institutional review board.
Mastronarde J.G., Anthonisen N.R., Castro M., Holbrook J.T., Leone F.T., Teague W.G, & Wise R.A. (2009). Efficacy of Esomeprazole for Treatment of Poorly Controlled Asthma; a Randomized Controlled Trial. The New England journal of medicine, 360(15), 1487-1499.
Publication 2009
Acids Adrenal Cortex Hormones Antacids Asthma Azoles Bronchodilator Agents Diagnosis Dietary Supplements Digitalis Episode of Care Ethics Committees, Research Fluticasone Heartburn Iron Juniperus Methacholine Operative Surgical Procedures Peptic Ulcer Pharmaceutical Preparations Physicians Prepulse Inhibition Theophylline Warfarin
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Leopard Conservation in Tandoureh NP, Iran
Cited 4 times
We studied leopards in Tandoureh NP, north-eastern Iran (ca. 20 km from the Turkmenistan border) from September 2014. The park has been protected since 1968 and covers 355 km2. It is characterized by mountains covered with wormwood Artemisia sp. and scattered juniper trees Juniperus sp. Elevation and annual precipitation range from 1,000 to 2,600 m and 250 to 300 mm, respectively.
There is no human settlement inside the park. Besides the two main cities, i.e. Dargaz (Iran) and Ashgabat (the capital of Turkmenistan) near our study area (Fig 1), local communities live in villages with population ranging between 30 to 400 households. They are mainly sheep and goat herders.
The main prey species for leopards include urial Ovis orientalis, bezoar goat Capra aegagrus, and wild pig Sus scrofa. The availability of leopard prey in Tandoureh is affected by the national park boundaries. Wild medium-sized prey are available only inside the park, whereas domestic animals are found exclusively outside the park. The only exceptions are wild pigs, which are occasionally found in multi-use areas, outside the national park.
Farhadinia M.S., Johnson P.J., Macdonald D.W, & Hunter L.T. (2018). Anchoring and adjusting amidst humans: Ranging behavior of Persian leopards along the Iran-Turkmenistan borderland. PLoS ONE, 13(5), e0196602.
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Publication 2018
Animals, Domestic Artemisia Domestic Sheep Goat Homo sapiens Households Juniperus Juniperus communis Leopard Sheep Sus scrofa Trees

Most recents protocols related to «Juniperus»

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Collecting and Identifying Spittlebugs
The sampling of spittlebugs was carried out by sweep netting (conventional 38 cm diameter) for adults and by host plant sampling for nymphs. Sampling was performed in the spring and summer period between 9 h30 and 11 h30. Herbaceous vegetation (Rosmarinus, Eryngium, Lavandula, Bellis, Dacus, Erica, Cistus, Rubia, Lathyrus, Rumex, Halimium, etc.) in crop fields, shrubs and trees (Pinus, Pistacia, Rubus, Myrtus, Quercus, Retama, Phillyrea, Juniperus, Nerium, etc.) in forests were targeted for the collection of spittlebugs. Collection of adults was made taking care to sample exactly the same area on each occasion during two-hour catches consisting of 10 successive sweeps every 200 m. A total of 100 sweeps per sampling date and by site was performed. The same precaution was taken in other forest sites where several samples were obtained within a season. In fruit orchards and olive groves, only 30 sweeps were made (3 × 10 sweeps). Collected insects were conserved in falcon tubes and then transferred to the laboratory for incubation in the freezer through a 15 min treatment. Once killed, the different specimens were conserved in petri dishes until identification.
Boukhris-Bouhachem S., Souissi R., Abou Kubaa R., El Moujabber M, & Gnezdilov V. (2023). Aphrophoridae as Potential Vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Tunisia. Insects, 14(2), 119.
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Publication 2023
Adult Cistus Crop, Avian Eryngium Forests Fruit Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Insecta Juniperus Lathyrus Lavandula Myrtus Nerium Nymph Olives Pinus Pistacia Plants Quercus Rosmarinus Rubia Rubus Rumex Trees
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Pinus durangensis Plantation and Regeneration
The clearcut was carried out in February 2010, and during the rainy season (July and August) of the same year the plantation of Pinus durangensis was established. The seedlings were 12 months old at the time the plantation, which was carried out with a density of 2,500 plants/ha. The plantation was produced with germplasm from trees with superior genetic characteristics that grow in seed tree stands near the study area. Land preparation consisted of clearing, scattering and doing a controlled burn of forest waste. To improve soil conditions, the soil was plowed using a D-6 track-type tractor equipped with a ripper. On the other hand, the seed-tree cutting was carried out in 2007 with a cut intensity of standing trees of 58% for the genus Pinus, 100% for Quercus, 100% for Juniperus and 100% for Arbutus, leaving approximately 25 fifty-year-old mother trees per hectare of Pinus durangensis to promote the natural regeneration.
The monthly climatic data of total precipitation, as well as the maximum, minimum and mean temperatures for the grid centered on the study area (24–24.5°N, 105–105.5°W) were obtained through the KNMI-Climate database (Van Oldenborgh & Burgers, 2005 (link)) as plantation growth and natural regeneration in the early years occurred at different times.
Soto-Cervantes J.A., Corral-Rivas J.J., Domínguez-Calleros P.A., López-Serrano P.M., Montiel-Antuna E., García-Montiel E, & Pérez-Luna A. (2023). Comparison of carbon content between plantation and natural regeneration seedlings in Durango, Mexico. PeerJ, 11, e14774.
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Publication 2023
Climate Forests Juniperus Mothers Pinus Plants Quercus Rain Regeneration Seedlings Trees
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Forestry Protocol in Durango, Mexico
The study area is located on the private property “Las Veredas” in the municipality of San Dimas, in Durango, Mexico (Fig. 1). Data collection was carried out in two sub-stands: (1) clear-cutting with immediate plantation of 21.4 ha located at coordinates 24°20′40″ N and 105°51′20″ W with an elevation of 2,600 m, and (2) seed-tree cutting of 10.2 ha located at 24°20′30″ N and 105°50′58″ W at 2,800 m altitude.
The climate in the study area is temperate with summer rains (CW) and the temperature ranges between −3 and 18 °C (García, 2004 ). The average slope in the clearcut is 9%, while in the seed-tree cutting is 27%. The most frequent rains occur between July and September, which provide an average annual rainfall of 1,000 mm. The soil of both stands is similar and may be classified as Umbrisol (INEGI, 2007 ). The characteristic vegetation is mixed coniferous and broadleaf forests. The first type is dominated by pines, of which the following stand out: Pinus durangensis, P. cooperi C.E. Blanco, P. teocote Schl. et Cham. and P. strobiformis Engelm. Of the broadleaves, the oaks stand out, among these: Quercus rugosa Née and Q. sideroxyla Bonpl. There are also trees of some ecologically important species of the genera Juniperus, Arbutus and Alnus, among others (González-Elizondo et al., 2012 (link)).
Soto-Cervantes J.A., Corral-Rivas J.J., Domínguez-Calleros P.A., López-Serrano P.M., Montiel-Antuna E., García-Montiel E, & Pérez-Luna A. (2023). Comparison of carbon content between plantation and natural regeneration seedlings in Durango, Mexico. PeerJ, 11, e14774.
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Publication 2023
Alnus Climate Forests Juniperus Pinus Quercus Rain Tracheophyta Trees
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Comprehensive Asthma Assessment and Management
There were a few research tools that were used in the study. The first tool was the asthma education flip chart. It was a laminated, colorful flip chart used to deliver standard asthma education to both caretakers and patients. It was obtained from the Health Education Department, Ministry of Health Malaysia. The content of the pamphlet included the nature of the disease, exacerbating factors, different uses of medications, and inhaler techniques. The correct inhaler technique was discussed and emphasized during the visit. Notably, several caregivers and patients were comfortable with using a spacer for better delivery of medications. The researcher explained and demonstrated the correct use of a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) and spacer using a sample MDI and spacer.
The second research tool was a WAAP. An asthma action plan is an individualized written instruction to the patients and caretakers on how to monitor the symptoms of asthma, adherence to medications, and how to recognize exacerbations; thus, prompt action can be taken at home. They were taught how to recognize the severity of an exacerbation and, thus, adjust the medications accordingly. They were also educated on when to seek early medical attention.
The third tool was ACQ. This study had written permission to use ACQ, which was developed by Dr. Elizabeth Juniper. It is a worldwide validated questionnaire that is used with subjects aged 7–17 years. ACQ has strong evaluative and discriminative properties and can be used with confidence to measure asthma control [8 (link)]. It includes seven questions regarding the daytime and nighttime symptoms, limitation of daily activity, wheezing, bronchodilator use, and measurement of forced expiratory volume at 1 second or PEFR. Patients were asked to recall their asthma symptoms over the previous week and respond to questions on a 7-point scale. For analysis, a higher score indicated worse asthma control. A score of ≤0.75 was regarded as controlled asthma, and ≥1.5 was regarded as uncontrolled asthma. An in-between value was regarded as partly controlled asthma.
ACQ had been translated into Malay, widely used across the regions, and has been translated by the Modified Asthma Predictive Index (MAPI) Research Institute, Lyon, France [9 ]. Interviewer-administered ACQ took place without the caretakers in the room to avoid bias. Generally, all the patients recruited were able to describe their symptoms well. However, when the research was conducted, a recall bias was anticipated, and to minimize this, the PEFR value was compared with the previous PEFR for medication adjustment.
The fourth tool was PAQLQ. It was also developed by Dr. Elizabeth Juniper and showed good validity as an evaluative instrument in patients aged 7–17 years [10 (link)]. Studies showed that children as young as 7 years old had no difficulties understanding the questions and were able to provide accurate responses with a Cronbach’s α of 0.87 [11 (link),12 (link)]. A study that used the Malay-translated PAQLQ also did not report any difficulties in using the questionnaires when given to patients aged 6–17 years [6 (link)].
The PAQLQ consisted of 23 questions covering three major domains in assessing the quality of life: activity limitations, symptoms, and emotional function. It is a Likert-scaled questionnaire, scoring 1 to 7, where 1 indicates severe impairment and 7 indicates no impairment. Thus, in PAQLQ scoring and analysis, a higher score reflects a better quality of life and is analyzed using the mean score. The validity was tested in several countries. It was culturally adapted and translated into multiple languages again by the MAPI Research Institute, Lyon, France [13 ].
Muhammad J., Ngah N.D, & Ahmad I. (2023). Written Asthma Action Plan Improves Asthma Control and the Quality of Life among Pediatric Asthma Patients in Malaysia: A Randomized Control Trial. Korean Journal of Family Medicine, 44(1), 44-52.
Publication 2023
Asthma Attention Bronchodilator Agents Child Discrimination, Psychology Education of Patients Emotions Health Education Inhaler Interviewers Juniperus Mental Recall Metered Dose Inhaler Obstetric Delivery Patients Peak Expiratory Flow Rate Pharmaceutical Preparations Volumes, Forced Expiratory
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Wildfire Smoke Characterization via Biomass Fuels
Wildfire smoke using two different biomass fuels was generated using the Desert Research Institute (DRI) combustion facility under controlled conditions. The facility consists of a burning chamber of aluminum panels (1.83 m × 1.83 m × 2.06 m), an exhaust pipe with multiple sampling ports, and an air inlet at the bottom of the chamber. For each experiment, we burned 150 ± 20 g of biomass fuel. We used Sierra Forest (Smoke A) and Great Basin (Smoke B) fuels to represent the US Western regional fuel characteristics. The Sierra Forest fuel consists of Jeffrey Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Douglas fir, California incense-cedar, Manzanita, and oak, which are found in the Sierra Nevada Mountain region across California and Nevada. The Great Basin region stretches across the western US. Sagebrush, rabbitbrush, antelope bitterbrush, Nevada Mormon tea, pinyon, juniper, and native grasses are commonly found in this region. Each species was collected in appropriate proportions to capture vegetation variability in the regions.
Nguyen P.K., Son Y., Petereit J., Khlystov A, & Panella R. (2023). Modeling Human Lung Cells Exposure to Wildfire Uncovers Aberrant lncRNAs Signature. Biomolecules, 13(1), 155.
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Publication 2023
Aluminum Antelopes Arctostaphylos Artemisia Ephedra Fir, Douglas Forests Juniperus Pinus Pinus ponderosa Poaceae Smoke Wildfires

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More about "Juniperus"

Juniperus, a versatile and widely distributed genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, is a captivating subject of study for botanists, ecologists, and pharmacologists alike.
These aromatic plants, known for their distinctive berry-like cones, are found across various regions and have a diverse range of growth habits and ecological adaptations.
With over 50 species in the Juniperus genus, researchers can explore a wealth of opportunities to uncover the unique properties and potential applications of these evergreen plants.
From their use in landscaping and medicinal applications to their culinary purposes, the Juniperus genus is a rich source of knowledge.
To optimize Juniperus research, researchers can leverage the power of PubCompare.ai, an innovative AI-driven platform that helps locate the best protocols from literature, preprints, and patents.
By utilizing advanced comparison tools, researchers can enhance the reproducibility and streamline their studies on this fascinating plant genus.
Delving deeper into the world of Juniperus, researchers may encounter related terms and concepts, such as the Nanodrop 2000 instrument, which can be used for DNA and RNA quantification, or Tween 20, a commonly used detergent in biochemical applications.
The Juniper C18 column, a key component in chromatographic separations, may also be of interest to those studying the chemical constituents of Juniperus species.
Additionally, researchers may explore the potential therapeutic applications of Juniperus, such as the use of the A8549 cell line, a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line, or the utilization of DNA-modifying enzymes to investigate the genetic makeup of these plants.
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Through the integration of these diverse resources and techniques, researchers can delve deeper into the fascinating world of Juniperus, unlocking new insights and driving advancements in the fields of botany, ecology, and pharmacology.