Aging in sensory and motor neurons results in learning failure in Aplysia californica by Andrew Kempsell (725498)

“…Synaptic plasticity in the form of short-term facilitation between tail sensory and motor neurons decreased during aging whether the sensitizing stimulus was tail shock or the heterosynaptic modulator serotonin (5-HT). …”

Therapeutic Efficacy of Allyl Isothiocyanate Evaluated on N-Nitrosodiethylamine/Phenobarbitol induced Hepatocarcinogenesis in Wistar Rats by G. Thiyagarajan (5543210)

“…Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) (2mg/kg body weight) in addition with 0.5ml of corn oil was given orally on a daily basis. …”

Image1_Polyolefin ductile-brittle transition temperature predictions by machine learning.JPEG by Florian Kiehas (17843162)

“…<p>Polymers show a transition from ductile-to brittle fracture behavior at decreasing temperatures. …”

Echocardiography and H&E staining. by Hong Lian (135825)

“…<p>TG mice and their NTG littermates were analyzed using M-mode echocardiographic analyses at 1, 3, 5, and 7 months of age. Fractional shortening (FS%) was decreased by the expression of HB-EGF compared with that of NTG mice (A). …”

Characterization of Methyl-Functionalized Silica Nanosprings for Superhydrophobic and Defrosting Coatings by Giancarlo Corti (1758769)

“…The sub-micrometer SN coating also decreases the time to defrost by ≈1.5 times and can withstand more than 20 frosting–defrosting cycles in a high humidity environment akin to real working conditions for heat exchangers.…”

Bioluminescence imaging of transplanted MSCs in mice with myocardial infarction (MI) and sham model. by Xinrui Yan (58444)

“…<p>(A–B) Mice in both sham and MI groups received 1 million MSCs by intramyocardial injection (n=5). …”

Chemotaxis model leads to high fraction of correct sorting but low level of stable sorting. by Rui Zhen Tan (623080)

“…<p>10 runs were performed for each value of <i>μ_o</i>. (<b>a</b>) The cell grid at start (top), middle (middle) and end of a run (last). …”

Relationship between Pearson Correlation Coefficient of Expression Profiles and Node Inclusion into Networks by Tom C Freeman (18738)

“…<p>As the Pearson threshold decreases, the number of (nonsingleton) nodes (A) and edges connecting these nodes (B) increases, resulting in larger networks. …”

Characterization of Methyl-Functionalized Silica Nanosprings for Superhydrophobic and Defrosting Coatings by Giancarlo Corti (1758769)

“…The sub-micrometer SN coating also decreases the time to defrost by ≈1.5 times and can withstand more than 20 frosting–defrosting cycles in a high humidity environment akin to real working conditions for heat exchangers.…”

Real-time PCR quantifications in the presence of “Competimer.” by Michele Guescini (169183)

“…Briefly, the amplification curves were obtained using decreasing input gDNA amounts (64, 16, 4, 1, 0.25 and 0.0625 ng/µl) and in optimal (% Competimer = 0–5) and inhibited (increasing % Competimer from 10 to 50%) amplification conditions. …”

Knockdown of PTEN in NMECs generates disorganized hyperplastic lesions in humanized NOD/SCID mice. by Hasan Korkaya (159560)

“…Outgrowths with PTEN knockdown showed increased CK5/6 expression (c and j) and decreased CK18 expression (d and k), as well as a lack of ERα expression compared to control cells (e and l). …”

Inclusion of dehydrated mix of tilapia and salmon in pizzas by Rafaela VERDI (10462408)

“…This mix was included in the pizza dough at different levels (0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%) and afterwards the toppings were added.In the dough composition, protein, ash and phosphorus levels rose linearly, while lipids, carbohydrates and caloric value of the dough samples decreased linearly as the mix levels increased. …”

Grooming behaviors and fouling of the spider crab Libinia dubia (Decapoda: Epialtidae) by Jen L. Wortham (4647412)

“…Crabs in isolation exhibited the highest grooming time budget (5.22%). The presence of another conspecific decreased the grooming time budget (0.67%), and primary actions (e.g., fighting, displaying, mating) became priority. …”

Experimental and influencing factors of corn stalk pulling force by Dapeng Li (110598)

“…A pulling force test device was designed to test the pulling force of the corn stalk. …”

Lactic acid fluxes in mouse EDL fibers. by Janine Hallerdei (358927)

“…<p>a) Schematic representation of the mechanisms of H⁺ production and H⁺ buffering associated with lactic acid influx and efflux in skeletal muscle. …”

Experimental membrane interactions. by Charlene Willis (152059)

“…<b><i>Middle/right panels</i></b>: Adsorption of both SAPLIPs to monolayers (DOPS/DOPE at molar ratio of 1∶3) was assessed in a Langmuir surface film balance at neutral (pH 7.5, blue curves) and acidic conditions (pH 4.7, red curves). …”

Intracellular mechanism inherent to D1- and D2-like receptors. by Catalina Valdés-Baizabal (701863)

“…Calibration bars are 1 ms and 0.5 nA for all recordings.</p>…”

Protein quantification by western blot in retinas of study models. by Sem Genini (203069)

“…Active CASP8 was also increased in rcd1 at 5 wks. Both STAT3 and NTF3 were up-regulated in mutants at all ages, whereas XIAP expression decreased in mutants after 7 wks, and was particularly low in rcd1 at 7 wks. …”

Characterization of C26 cachexia. by Andrea Bonetto (213256)

“…<p>A, B, Body weight changes for control mice and for mice injected with C26 tumor cells. …”

<i>Scap</i> modulates expression of Wnt pathway components. by James P. Bridges (560804)

“…<p>A and B) qPCR analysis demonstrates altered expression of Wnt signaling genes in <i>Scap^Δ/Δ</i> E17.5 (A) and PN1 (B) whole lung tissue compared to littermate controls. …”