A comparison of the mean relative hippocampal theta activity between tasks. by Yuya Sakimoto (440016)

“…A group (negative patterning task and simple discrimination task groups) × stage (early, middle, and late) ANOVA for hippocampal theta activity during a 250-ms epoch in the non-RFTs showed a significant interaction (<i>F</i>_(2,20) = 5.18, <i>p</i> < 0.05). …”

Estimating Sampling Selection Bias in Human Genetics: A Phenomenological Approach by Davide Risso (811836)

“…When taking into account only one individual per surname (low kinship model), the average discrepancy was 59.5%, with a peak of 84% by random sampling. When multiple individuals per surname were considered (high kinship model), the discrepancy decreased by 8–30% at the cost of a larger variance. …”

Tomato yield as a function of water depths and irrigation suspension periods by Cícero J. da Silva (4828002)

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the yield of tomatoes for industrial processing, ‘BRS Sena’ hybrid, subjected to water depths and irrigation suspension periods before harvest, irrigated by subsurface drip irrigation, in Goiás, Brazil (17º 49’ 19.5” S and 49º 12’ 11.3” W), in 2015 and 2016. The experiments were conducted under a randomized complete block design, with four replications, in split plots. …”

A Lightweight Distributed Framework for Computational Offloading in Mobile Cloud Computing by Muhammad Shiraz (616262)

“…Analysis shows that by employing the proposed framework for computational offloading, the size of data transmission is reduced by 91%, energy consumption cost is minimized by 81% and turnaround time of the application is decreased by 83.5% as compared to the existing offloading frameworks. …”

Optical concentration of gold nanoparticles as a new concept of analytical sensitivity by Samira Vaziri Heshi (9741359)

“…<p>Concentration procedures have always been implemented when trace analysis of compounds in real matrices is contemplated. A variety of concentration strategies have been reported aiming at decreasing the limits of detection (LODs). …”

Differential splicing of a 6 nt-microexon in NSFL1C. by Sarah A. Head (6066398)

“…<p>(A) The microexon (VastDB event ID: HsaEX0043901) displays significantly decreased inclusion in 5/9 cancer types (2-tailed unpaired Wilcoxon–Mann–Whitney test, * <i>p</i> < 0.05, ** <i>p</i> < 0.01, *** <i>p</i> < 0.001, **** <i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”

The Influence of Obturators on the Respiration of Patients with Maxillary Defects: A Clinical Study by Xian Dong (744977)

“…The results were statistically analyzed with a paired t-test. The nasal cavities (0–7 cm to the anterior nostril) of the patients with obturators had a significantly smaller volume ([-8.92, -0.60], <i>P</i> = 0.027), smaller effective nasal cross-sectional area MCA2 ([-3.80, -1,81], <i>P</i><0.0001), increased airflow in the nasal cavity ([17.76, 147.39], <i>P</i> = 0.015), reduced nasal airway resistance ([-0.11, -0.02], <i>P</i> = 0.009), and reduced RV/TLC ([-5.32, -1.30], <i>P</i> = 0.004) compared with the patients without obturators. …”

Responses of cells sensitive to the melanopsin-step over a range of irradiances. by Katherine E. Davis (534184)

“…<p>A: PSTHs for firing rate across melanopsin-isolating steps (71% contrast) over a range of backgrounds (across both increasing and decreasing arms of the ramp; n = 24 responsive cells mean±SEM). …”

Cell cycle progression is impaired in <i>radA</i> plants. by Nicolas Chevigny (12537052)

“…<b>(C)</b> Ploidy distribution, showing decreased endoreduplication in the mutant, with an increased proportion of 4C and 8C nuclei and a decreased proportion of 16C nuclei. …”

(a) Ranking order of DNA/DNA mismatch binding affinities (extracted from Fig by Thomas Naiser (50406)

Genetic Analysis of a Rat Model of Aerobic Capacity and Metabolic Fitness by Yu-yu Ren (469951)

“…Genome-wide average heterozygosity decreased at a rate of <1% per generation, consistent with pedigree-based predictions and confirming the effectiveness of rotational breeding. …”

Subjective optimality model versus a potential impact of selection bias. by Yeonju Sin (11846045)

“…<b>(A)</b> To directly examine this effect, decision thresholds simulated with a selection bias are compared against the optimal decision model and empirical data. …”

Loss of PRC2 activity leads to changes in DNA methylation. a, by James A. Hagarman (104059)

“…CpG and bivalent data used in (h) and (i) from <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0053880#pone.0053880-Mikkelsen1" target="_blank">[5] </a><b>j,</b> Boxplot of expression level change for genes enriched or depleted for DNAme in <i>Eed^−/−</i> cells as well as for each of the two clusters described in (e).…”

Identification of LZAP as a New Candidate Tumor Suppressor in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Jing-jing Zhao (200557)

“…<div><h3>Background</h3><p>LZAP was isolated as a binding protein of the Cdk5 activator p35. LZAP has been highly conserved during evolution and has been shown to function as a tumor suppressor in various cancers. …”

Regulation of a stable patch size through positive and negative feedbacks. by Bita Khalili (5540561)

“…Solid lines: Increase of Gap1 recruitment rate constant by 5 times; Dotted lines: Reference curves from <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006317#pcbi.1006317.g004" target="_blank">Fig 4D</a> (values from <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006317#pcbi.1006317.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>). …”

Table1_Effect of eye rubbing on corneal biomechanical properties in myopia and emmetropia.DOC by Xia Li (14984)

“…According to the automatic linear modeling analysis, the refractive states (B = −5.236, p = 0.010) and biomechanically corrected intraocular pressure (bIOP) (B = 0.196, p = 0.016) had influenced a decrease in the stiffness parameter at the first applanation (SP-A1). …”

Self-Spreading of Phospholipid Bilayer in a Patterned Framework of Polymeric Bilayer by Fuyuko Tamura (4054588)

“…Then, natural lipid membranes (fluid bilayers) were introduced into the channels between polymeric bilayers by the self-spreading from a phospholipid reservoir. The spreading velocity could be fitted into a slope of −0.5 in a double logarithmic plot versus time due to the balance between the spreading force and resistive drag. …”

Self-Spreading of Phospholipid Bilayer in a Patterned Framework of Polymeric Bilayer by Fuyuko Tamura (4054588)

“…Then, natural lipid membranes (fluid bilayers) were introduced into the channels between polymeric bilayers by the self-spreading from a phospholipid reservoir. The spreading velocity could be fitted into a slope of −0.5 in a double logarithmic plot versus time due to the balance between the spreading force and resistive drag. …”

G-code machines used for the growth of a P23 cell. by Frederic Zubler (446114)

“…(<b>C</b>) The axon growth cone is composed of three sub-machines: the first one moves the branch tip down the gradient of Semaphorin; the two others produce side branches when crossing a region with high concentration of the P23 or P5 signaling molecule. …”

Wind Reversals During Morning and Evening Transitions in a Small Valley by Rui Zhang (20177106)

“…There are 56 vertical levels for all the domains with 17 layers below 1.5 km, and the model top is at 52-hPa. The model is driven by NCEP GDAS Final Analysis Data with a horizontal resolution of 0.25°×0.25°. …”