Optimum temperature may be a misleading parameter in enzyme characterization and application by Vitor M. Almeida (4768668)

“…<div><p>The optimum temperature is commonly determined in enzyme characterization. A search in the PubMed database for “optimum temperature” and “enzymes” yielded more than 1,700 manuscripts reporting this parameter over the last five years. …”

(A) Location of national reserves and the area under study in Costa Rica by M E Fagan (557038)

“…The post-ban expansion of pineapples and other crops largely replaced pasture, exotic and native tree plantations, and secondary forests. Overall, there was a small net gain in forest cover due to a shifting mosaic of regrowth and clearing in pastures, but cropland expansion decreased reforestation rates. …”

Occurrence and predictors of gingivitis and supragingival calculus in a population of Brazilian adults by Alex Nogueira Haas (6744836)

“…<div><p>Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of gingivitis and calculus and their predictors in a population of adults in Brazil. A representative sample of 758 adults from 35 to 59 years of age from Porto Alegre city was examined. …”

Ozone saturation in a column containing peanut kernels and the effect on quality by Matheus de Almeida Roberto (10424278)

“…The peanuts were ozonized at concentrations of 1.59 and 2.78 mg L–1, a temperature of 25 °C and a gas flow rate of 5.0 L min–1. …”

Qualitative time-series representations for a single participant (ID6). by Dennis A. Dean II (625356)

“…The first two rectangles (Labeled 1 and 2) show that there is a decreasing portion prior to the main portion of the cortisol time-series with the “>” in rectangle 2 (e.g., before left black circle). …”

A period of hypoxia reduces spontaneous electrical activity in hippocampal cultures. by Daniela Gavello (314289)

“…For 18 DIV neurons, firing frequency decreased from to 1.7±0.3 Hz to 0.5±0.2 Hz (p<0.01) after hypoxia. …”

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on tobacco use: A population-based study by Alomari, Mahmoud A.

“…Results The prevalence of smoking was 33.3%, 46.1%, and 21.1% for cigarettes (Cg), waterpipe (Wp), and E-cigarettes (ECg), respectively. Among the smokers, 38.5-45.8% reported a "no-change,"while 32.1-41.7% reported a "decrease"in SH during confinement. …”
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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. …”

A Method for Detecting Positive Growth Autocorrelation without Marking Individuals by Mollie E. Brooks (477263)

“…The method can detect significant growth autocorrelation at moderate levels of autocorrelation with moderate-sized cohorts (for example, statistical power of 80% to detect growth autocorrelation <i>ρ</i>² = 0.5 in a cohort of 100 individuals measured on 16 occasions). …”

<i>P2RX7</i> ablation in <i>mdx</i> mice reduces macrophage infiltration. by Anthony Sinadinos (694160)

“…Significantly less F4/80 was found in Pf-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− and G-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− muscles compared to <i>mdx</i> muscles (Kruskal-Wallis H test, <i>H</i> = 7.73, df = 2, <i>n</i> = 4, <i>p</i> = 0.021; Mann-Whitney U test, Pf-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− versus <i>mdx</i>, <i>W</i> = 26.0, <i>n</i> = 4, <i>p</i> = 0.030; G-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− versus <i>mdx</i>, <i>W</i> = 26.0, <i>n</i> = 4, <i>p</i> = 0.030), while the ratio of F4/80 level to CD163 level, denoting M1/M2 macrophage ratio, was significantly reduced in Pf-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− muscles (Kruskal-Wallis H test, <i>H</i> = 8.77, df = 2, <i>n</i> = 4, <i>p</i> = 0.012; Mann-Whitney U test, <i>W</i> = 26.0, <i>n</i> = 4, <i>p</i> = 0.030). (D) A representative Western blot (top) illustrating decreased P2RX4 protein levels, and corresponding qPCR data (bottom) showing decreased expression of P2RX4 mRNA in Pf-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− gastrocnemius compared to <i>mdx</i> gastrocnemius (ANOVA, <i>F</i> = 25.96, df = 2, <i>n</i> = 5, <i>p <</i> 0.001; Tukey’s test, <i>mdx</i> versus C57, <i>p <</i> 0.001; Pf-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− versus <i>mdx</i>, <i>p</i> = 0.017; Pf-<i>mdx</i>/P2X7^−/− versus WT, <i>p</i> = 0.005). …”

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. …”

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. …”

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). …”

Bifurcation stability in the A branch model with Dirichlet cell boundary conditions. by Lowell T. Edgar (10099338)

“…<p>A similar sweep through the values of <i>α</i> to <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007715#pcbi.1007715.g003" target="_blank">Fig 3</a> but with Dirichlet cell boundary conditions applied to the model rather than periodic boundary conditions. …”