COMPARISONS OF COUNTERFACTUAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS by André Braz Golgher (6827249)

“…However, if academic performance is also taken into account, the best options would be either a quota policy of 50% divided between poor and non-poor students or a bonus policy based on a linear function of course competitiveness with an average bonus of 6%.…”

Sperm analysis for control males and males born to DXR-treated mothers over six generations. by Loro L. Kujjo (354585)

Effect of heparanase on activation of T lymphocytes. by Menachem Bitan (365486)

“…<p><b>A. ConA activation.</b> Mouse spleen cells were isolated and subjected to activation with ConA in the absence (control) (▪) and presence of 10 or 30 µg/ml recombinant latent (65 kDa) () or active (8+50 kDa) (□) heparanase, followed by measurements of ³H-thymidine incorporation, as described under ‘<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0010135#s2" target="_blank">Materials & Methods</a>’. …”

Relative diver effects – fixed distance and 5 minute waiting period. by Luke C. Dickens (223801)

“…<p>Relative diver effects on estimated reef fish densities comparing counts over a fixed distance 50 m transect and counts after a 5 minute waiting period. …”

Schematic description of integrating a small example metabolic network with gene expression data. by Xin Fang (134979)

“…In Step II, the gene expression ratios were mapped to their corresponding reactions. …”

Mechanistic modelling of interventions against spread of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (LA-MRSA) within a Danish farrow-to-finish pig herd by Anna Irene Vedel Sørensen (4623943)

“…To model a decrease in the selective pressure, the transmission rates were reduced after LA-MRSA had become fully established within a herd, which resulted in a marked decrease in the prevalence within all stable units. …”

Human amygdala responses to music in probabilistically defined anatomical regions. by Tonio Ball (68765)

“…Voxels with a significant signal decrease are displayed as black or yellow triangles. …”

Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) stained paraffin sections and toluidine blue–stained resin sections of the macrodactylous enlarged nerve and the normal digital nerve tissue. by Xi Yang (112884)

“…(E) Intensive distribution of myelinated nerve was found in the normal digital nerve tissue (E, red arrows) (scale bars, 50 μm). (F) A clear decrease in the myelination of the macrodactylous nerve was apparent (F, red arrows). …”

Effect of Testosterone on Proliferation Markers and Apoptosis in Breasts of Ovariectomized Rats by Jussara Celi Conceição Oliveira (8401119)

“…<div><p>Abstract Objective To investigate the action of testosterone (T), isolated or associated with estradiol benzoate (EB), on the proliferation markers and apoptosis of breasts of ovariectomized rats. Methods A total of 48 castrated female Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups, and each of them were submitted to one of the following treatments for 5 weeks: 1) control; 2) EB 50 mcg/day + T 50 mcg/day; 3) T 50mcg/day; 4) EB 50 mcg +T 300 mcg/day; 5) T 300 mcg/day; and 6) EB 50 mcg/day. …”

Agonist-driven FRET changes parallel binding and cellular efficacies of agonists. by Seungwoo Chang (306656)

“…<p>A. Cch binding (filled circle) and Cch-driven FRET changes (open circle) were measured using membranes prepared from FlAsH-labeled HeLa cells that expressed M1S2. …”

Ultrasound microbubble potentiated enhancement of hyperthermia-effect in tumours - Fig 6 by Deepa Sharma (278210)

“…Scale bar: 50 μm (B) Quantification of Ki-67 images indicates that exposure of xenografted tumors to combined treatment of USMB and hyperthermia resulted in a larger decrease in Ki-67 labeling indices compared to USMB alone or hyperthermia only (n = 3–5). …”

Dilatometric Cycles in the Study of Precipitation of Intermetallic Phases in Duplex Stainless Steels by Elki C. Souza (5669489)

“…Tests conducted at 850 ºC for 7 hours indicated a high fraction of σ phase precipitated (approximately 50%), starting in the grain boundary, austenite/ferrite, and advancing in ferrite grain.…”

Table_2_Dose of Alcohol From Beer Required for Acute Reduction in Arterial Stiffness.DOCX by Masato Nishiwaki (666290)

“…Arterial stiffness did not significantly change among all AFB and B25. However, B50, B100, and B200 caused a significant decrease in arterial stiffness for approximately 30–60 min: heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (B50: −4.5 ± 2.4%; B100: −3.4 ± 1.3%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.6%); brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −0.6 ± 2.0%; B100: −3.3 ± 1.1%; B200: −9.3 ± 3.0%); heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −3.7 ± 0.3%; B100: −3.3 ± 0.9%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.7%); and cardio-ankle vascular index (B50: −4.6 ± 1.3%; B100: −5.6 ± 0.8%; B200: −10.3 ± 3.1%). …”

Table_1_Dose of Alcohol From Beer Required for Acute Reduction in Arterial Stiffness.DOCX by Masato Nishiwaki (666290)

“…Arterial stiffness did not significantly change among all AFB and B25. However, B50, B100, and B200 caused a significant decrease in arterial stiffness for approximately 30–60 min: heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (B50: −4.5 ± 2.4%; B100: −3.4 ± 1.3%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.6%); brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −0.6 ± 2.0%; B100: −3.3 ± 1.1%; B200: −9.3 ± 3.0%); heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −3.7 ± 0.3%; B100: −3.3 ± 0.9%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.7%); and cardio-ankle vascular index (B50: −4.6 ± 1.3%; B100: −5.6 ± 0.8%; B200: −10.3 ± 3.1%). …”

Table_3_Dose of Alcohol From Beer Required for Acute Reduction in Arterial Stiffness.DOCX by Masato Nishiwaki (666290)

“…Arterial stiffness did not significantly change among all AFB and B25. However, B50, B100, and B200 caused a significant decrease in arterial stiffness for approximately 30–60 min: heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (B50: −4.5 ± 2.4%; B100: −3.4 ± 1.3%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.6%); brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −0.6 ± 2.0%; B100: −3.3 ± 1.1%; B200: −9.3 ± 3.0%); heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −3.7 ± 0.3%; B100: −3.3 ± 0.9%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.7%); and cardio-ankle vascular index (B50: −4.6 ± 1.3%; B100: −5.6 ± 0.8%; B200: −10.3 ± 3.1%). …”

The GABAergic system is modulated in <i>Toxoplasma</i>-infected DC to facilitate hypermotility. by Jonas M. Fuks (113543)

“…DC were infected for 6 h with PTGluc tachyzoites (MOI 3) or PTGluc tachyzoites plus SNAP (50 µM) or SC (50 µM) as described in <a href="http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003051#s4" target="_blank">Materials and Methods</a>. …”

Table_1_Phosphorus dynamics in litter–soil systems during litter decomposition in larch plantations across the chronosequence.docx by Guangyu Chi (13921416)

“…Litter exhibited a net P decrease during the first 180 days, followed by a phase of a net P increase. …”

Table_2_Phosphorus dynamics in litter–soil systems during litter decomposition in larch plantations across the chronosequence.docx by Guangyu Chi (13921416)

“…Litter exhibited a net P decrease during the first 180 days, followed by a phase of a net P increase. …”

Image_1_Phosphorus dynamics in litter–soil systems during litter decomposition in larch plantations across the chronosequence.pdf by Guangyu Chi (13921416)

“…Litter exhibited a net P decrease during the first 180 days, followed by a phase of a net P increase. …”

Oxygen concentration in the respiration chamber. by Pernille Nielsen (4249918)

“…Linear regression lines, regression equations and R² are given on the figure. The theoretical decrease in oxygen concentration in the respiration chamber (broken lines) calculated for the highest oxygen consumption (0.8 mg O₂ h^-1 g^-1) from literature ([<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0230176#pone.0230176.ref049" target="_blank">49</a>,<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0230176#pone.0230176.ref050" target="_blank">50</a>] and for the lowest (0.13 mg O₂ h^-1 g^-1) [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0230176#pone.0230176.ref048" target="_blank">48</a>].…”