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). …”

siRNA screening system to identify regulators of insulin promoter activity. by Gregory M. Ku (188067)

“…After transfection with siRNAs, GFP and mCherry mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) are measured by flow cytometry. If the siRNA targets a positive regulator, GFP/mCherry MFI decreases. …”

CO suppression of LPS-induced IL-1β transcription, mRNA expression, and protein production. by Maneesha Chhikara (256460)

“…<p>(A) Nuclear run-on assays in THP-1 cells (2×10⁷) showed that CO represses IL-1β transcription by almost 98% within 30 min of LPS stimulation (p = 0.001) and the effect decreased to 67% at 60 min (p = 0.01). …”

Time-dependent changes of LC3, Beclin 1 and p62 expression in the penumbra following ischemia. by Li Gao (131516)

“…The expression of p62 decreased significantly at 6 h and lasted until 48 h, with a maximum reduction at 24 h postischemia. …”

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). …”

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.…”

Effect of sex and HD mutation on 8-OH-DPAT-induced hypothermia. by Thibault Renoir (348572)

“…<p>Acute injection with the 5-HT_1A receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (0.1 and 0.3 mg/kg, s.c.), decreased rectal temperatures in a dose-dependent manner in both (A) male and (B) female mice when compared to saline-treated animals. …”

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. …”

Classification accuracy under fixed iterations. by Alexander Tscshantz (16734185)

“…The classification accuracy of standard predictive coding slowly decreases over batches, illustrating a common pathology observed in these simulations. …”

Very Responsive Neurons Might Be Narrow-Spiking Interneurons by Tomáš Hromádka (74109)

“…<div><p>Neurons with higher evoked firing rates tended to have narrow, symmetrical spikes.</p> <p>(A) Spike width decreased with increasing evoked firing rate (<i>n</i> = 144 neurons).…”

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. …”

Periodontal clinical evaluation before and after surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion by Michelle Sendyk (5255843)

“…<div><p>ABSTRACT Introduction: The surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion is a procedure that reduces the resistance of the sutures correcting the posterior crossbite in adults. …”

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. …”