Water saving mechanisms supporting urban planning by Marcelo de Brito Barros (6118091)

“…A survey was developed of some reducing devices that could contribute to the water demand decrease in the studied buildings. …”

Supplementary Material for: Serum microRNA-21 and microRNA-221 as Potential Biomarkers for Cerebrovascular Disease by Tsai P.-C. (4140007)

“…The best model showed that miR-21 and miR-221 were independent predictors. There was a 6.2-fold increase for stroke risk when miR-21 levels increase by log₁₀2^-ΔCt = 1, while a 10.4-fold increase was observed as miR-221 decreases by log₁₀2^-ΔCt = 1. …”

Regulation of phenylpropanoid metabolism during moderate freezing and post-freezing recovery in <i>Dendrobium officinale</i> by Xinqiao Zhan (12077861)

“…<p>Freezing injury is a major environmental limiting factor affecting plant yield and geographical distribution. …”

Membrane tension modulates TRESK-like currents in trigeminal sensory neurons. by Gerard Callejo (586143)

“…In these conditions and at room temperature, most of the current measured should be carried by TRESK. 10% hypertonic solution produces a significant decrease of the current. <b>C.</b> Similar experiment as in B but with total K⁺ current activated with a depolarizing ramp from −90 to +50 mV. …”

Comparison of peptide levels in wild-type and <i>BLM10</i> gene deletion yeast strains. by Sayani Dasgupta (104387)

“…See <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0163312#pone.0163312.s003" target="_blank">S1 Fig</a> for labeling scheme and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0163312#pone.0163312.s009" target="_blank">S5 Table</a> for quantitative data on each individual peptide. …”

HIF-2α directly binds to HREs in the OCT4, NANOG and SOX2 proximal promoters in hESCs cultured under hypoxia. by Raffaella Petruzzelli (409948)

“…<p>(A) ChIP analysis of HIF-2α binding a predicted HRE site in the proximal promoters of OCT4, NANOG, SOX2A and SOX2G on chromatin isolated from hESCs cultured either at 20% or 5% O₂. …”

Contribution of anti-CD4-BS antibodies in the overall neutralizing activities of plasmas collected longitudinally. by Iliyana Mikell (120166)

“…The color-coding is the same as in <a href="http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.ppat.1001251#ppat-1001251-g005" target="_blank">Figure 5</a>. (--) the experiment was not performed because that particular plasma did not neutralize that particular virus; YPI: years post infection. …”

Influence of the environment on microsphere movement. by Valery Shalatonin (12666750)

“…A 5X objective was used. The microscope was focused on the PS microspheres situated in the upper part of the suspension, near the N pole side of the magnet. …”

β-catenin regulates <i>Gata3</i> expression in the nephric duct. by David Grote (375350)

“…<p>(A, B) In situ hybridizations with a <i>Gata3</i> cRNA probe reveal a strong downregulation of <i>Gata3</i> expression in the nephric duct of E11.5 <i>Ctnnb1^ND−/−</i> embryos. …”

NAc DBS elicits distal network BOLD changes. by Emily J. Knight (222368)

“…<p>A–C) Areas of activation with left unilateral NAc stimulation at 5 V 130 Hz 500 µs (n = 7), normalized to a 3D pig brain template <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0056640#pone.0056640-Saikali1" target="_blank">[44]</a> Significant activation q(FDR)<0.001 was observed in the anterior and dorsolateral prefrontal (red), insula (brown), parahippocampal (green) and cingulate cortex (blue). …”

Evaluation of quality of life in multiple sclerosis patients: impact of fatigue, anxiety and depression by Maria da Conceição Nascimento da Silva (8073284)

“…The Functional Determination Scale for Quality of Life in Multiple Sclerosis (DEFU), the Modified Fatigue Impact Scale (MFIS-BR), and the Hospital Anxiety (HADS-S) and Depression Scale (HADS-D) were applied. Patients with a Primary progressive clinical form presented worse perception of quality of life (66.90±3.47) when compared to the Secondary progressive (71.65±5.92) and Relapse-remitting (79.00±6.62) forms, with Significant difference (p<0.001). …”

The Genetics of Reading Disability in an Often Excluded Sample: Novel Loci Suggested for Reading Disability in Rolandic Epilepsy by Lisa J. Strug (151135)

“…Combining the discovery and confirmation datasets increased the evidence at 1q42 (two-point LOD = 3.49, multipoint HLOD = 4.70), but decreased evidence at 7q21 (two-point LOD = 2.28, multipoint HLOD  = 1.81), possibly because the replication sample did not have French Canadian representation.…”

Alkalinity, inorganic carbon and CO2 flux variability during extreme rainfall years (2010-2011) in two polluted tropical estuaries NE Brazil by Felipe Lima Gaspar (5255423)

“…In the Capibaribe plume it has also shifted the mean CO2 flux value of - 4.01 mmolC m-2 d-1 during the dry season, to a positive mean flux of + 5.7 mmolC m-2 d-1 during the rainy season. …”

After RA treatment ES-derived neural cells exhibit loss of DNA content. by Rafaela C. Sartore (350389)

“…<p>(A) RA-treated EBs plated for 5 days are enriched in βIII-tubulin labeled young neurons forming a network with long processes. …”

mRNA sequencing identifies IRE1α- and glucose-dependent mRNAs in islets. by Justin R. Hassler (813970)

“…<p>(A) mRNA-Seq data on β cell-specific mRNAs. The results show no significant change to INS1 or INS2 in the <i>KO</i>^{<i>Fe/-; Cre</i>} samples, while MAFA, GCG, and PC5 are increased by deletion ([<i>n</i> = 5], [18 mM <i>KO</i>^{<i>Fe/-; Cre</i>}, <i>p</i>-values ≤ 0.05]). mRNA-Seq expression fold changes were normalized relative to the 6 mM <i>WT</i>^<i>Fe/+</i> islet context. …”

The effects of MS patients' sera on the tight junction proteins and adhesion molecules in TY09 cells. by Fumitaka Shimizu (545145)

“…<p>(A)–(D) The changes in the amounts of claudin-5, occludin and VCAM-1 in human brain microvascular endothelial cells, named “TY09 cells”, were determined after exposure to the sera from patients in the relapse phase of MS (RRMS-R), the stable phase of RRMS (RRMS-S) or secondary progressive MS (SPMS), or from healthy controls, as determined by a Western blot analysis. …”

Image_2_Time dependent effects of prolonged hyperglycemia in zebrafish brain and retina.jpeg by Cassie J. Rowe (13388265)

“…After 4-weeks, brain levels of v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian) (RelA; NF-kB subunit), IkB kinase (IKK), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were significantly elevated; differences in zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), claudin-5, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) were not significant. …”

Image_4_Time dependent effects of prolonged hyperglycemia in zebrafish brain and retina.jpeg by Cassie J. Rowe (13388265)

“…After 4-weeks, brain levels of v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian) (RelA; NF-kB subunit), IkB kinase (IKK), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were significantly elevated; differences in zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), claudin-5, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) were not significant. …”

Image_1_Time dependent effects of prolonged hyperglycemia in zebrafish brain and retina.jpeg by Cassie J. Rowe (13388265)

“…After 4-weeks, brain levels of v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian) (RelA; NF-kB subunit), IkB kinase (IKK), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were significantly elevated; differences in zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), claudin-5, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) were not significant. …”

Image_3_Time dependent effects of prolonged hyperglycemia in zebrafish brain and retina.jpeg by Cassie J. Rowe (13388265)

“…After 4-weeks, brain levels of v-rel reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene homolog A (avian) (RelA; NF-kB subunit), IkB kinase (IKK), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) were significantly elevated; differences in zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), claudin-5, glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) were not significant. …”