Synthesis and Fluorescence Characterization of MEHPPV Oligomers by Andrew J. Tilley (1591906)

“…The fluorescence spectra, emission quantum yields, and lifetimes of the oligomers have been characterized in dilute chloroform solutions. The oligomers exhibit a sequential increase in absorption and emission wavelength maxima and a decrease in fluorescence lifetime as the π conjugation length is increased. …”

Summary of changes in gene expression in P19 cells treated with DMSO with or without 3 nM RA, compared to untreated cells. by Jacob Wong (382569)

“…<p>Changes in gene expression are indicated as follows: − = decrease;+ = increase;++ = greater increase (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057501#pone-0057501-g003" target="_blank">Fig. 3</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057501#pone-0057501-g005" target="_blank">Fig. 5</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057501#pone.0057501-Kennedy1" target="_blank">[12]</a>).…”

Plasmid copy number per cell as determined by qPCR. by Sarmitha Sathiamoorthy (126379)

“…<p>Plasmid copy numbers were determined in <i>E. coli</i> DH5α harboring one or two vectors. In pink is the copy number of all vectors with the p15A <i>ori</i>; in blue is the copy number of pGEX-6p-1, which is controlled by the pBR322 <i>ori</i>. …”

FRACTAL AGGREGATES EVOLUTION DURING FLOCCULATION by R. B. Moruzzi (6542864)

“…The Gf values of 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 s-1 and Tf values of 2 to 180 minutes were studied, with a ΔTf of 1 minute for 2 ≤ Tf ≤ 10 minutes and a ΔTf of 5 minutes for 10 ≤ Tf ≤ 180 minutes. …”

Effect of Cu deficiency on metabolic pathwayspathway in chloroplasts from old leaves of <i>B. napus</i>. by Vincent Billard (644892)

“…<p>Bold red indicates a decrease in the amount of protein while bold green indicates an increase. …”

EEG and PSD Measures in Sleep-Deprived Monkeys by Linda J Porrino (380497)

“…Reduction of sleep deprivation features of PSD in same animals following administration of CX717 (0.8 mg/kg) is indicated at right by a decrease in PSD delta band (0.5–5 Hz, dotted line) and reduction in power of peaks (asterisks) in the beta band (18–25 Hz). …”

Supplementary Material for: Late Embryonic and Postnatal Development of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in Mouse Esophagus: Distribution, Proliferation and Kit Dependence by He X. (4129648)

“…Some Kit+/Ki67+ and Kit+/bromodeoxyuridine+ cells were observed within the muscle layers, and proliferation persisted from birth through adulthood (P28) with a gradually decreasing cell number. At 24 h, Kit+ ICC were dramatically decreased and almost missing 48 h after administration of imatinib (a Kit inhibitor). …”

Data_Sheet_1_National situation, trends, and predictions of disease burden of atopic dermatitis in Chinese children and adolescents.docx by Yang Guo (399435)

“…The prediction analyses found a slight decreasing trend for cases of these measures and a slight increasing trend for rates of these measures in the <5 years group in the next 10 years; the 5–9 years group was predicted to increase slightly in rates of the three measures.…”

Application of single step genomic BLUP under different uncertain paternity scenarios using simulated data by Rafael Lara Tonussi (4476496)

“…The simulated genome had a total length of 2,333 cM, containing 735,293 biallelic markers and 7,000 QTLs randomly distributed over the 29 BTA. …”

Connectivity properties of the SOM-VIP motif support the amplification in the interneuron network. by Loreen Hertäg (2802439)

“…Smaller mutual inhibition strengths are sufficient to achieve an amplification index above the amplification threshold <i>A</i> = 0 (right). Inset: The dynamics of the mutual inhibition strength (’weight’) after a step increase of the presynaptic firing rate from 0/s to 5/s for three different values of the initial release probabilities. …”

Shape of status distributions as functions of <i>α</i>, with <i>δ</i> = 0.14. by Joseph Hickey (6274097)

“…<p>Increasing <i>α</i> leads to an increase in the level of inequality of the society, while decreasing <i>α</i> leads to a decrease in the level of inequality. …”

The Portuguese version of the RhinoQOL Questionnaire: validation and clinical application, by Rui Cerejeira (12813544)

“…The questionnaire was easy and quick to administer (5.5 min). At three months, there was a significant decrease from baseline for all sub-scale scores, indicating clinical improvement, with an effect size considered as large. …”

Oral Health Policy in Brazil: transformations in the period 2015-2017 by Sônia Cristina Lima Chaves (4986536)

“…Between 2015 and 2017, there was a 5.8% increase in the number of Oral Health Teams and a 6.4% increase in the number of Dental Specialties Centers. …”

Contraception use and family planning inequalities among Brazilian women by Raquel Elias da Trindade (12657784)

“…We estimated the prevalence as well as the 95% confidence intervals and we used Pearson’s chi-square test at a significance level of 5% to analyze differences between groups. …”

Treatment of ARDS tracheal aspirates with MMP-8 and MMP-9 inhibitors. by Michele Y. F. Kong (346852)

“…Tracheal aspirates from ARDS subjects (n = 4) with high MMP-9 activity were examined in the presence of different MMP inhibitors. MMP-9 activity decreased by 70–100% relative to basal activity in the presence of EDTA (5 mM; ^†<i>p = 0.008</i>) and a MMP-9 specific inhibitor (50 ng/ml; ^‡<i>p = 0.008</i>). …”

<i>Per1</i> mutation enhances masking responses in mice by Nemanja Milićević (7303721)

“…In mice, high illumination levels decrease activity, i.e. negative masking occurs. To investigate the role of core circadian clock genes <i>Per1</i> and <i>Per2</i> in masking, we used a 5-day behavioral masking protocol consisting of 3 h pulses of light given in the night at various illuminances (4–5 lux, 20 lux and 200 lux). …”

Prebiotic diet containing scGOS/lcFOS significantly alters the composition of intestinal microbiota of IL-1Ra^-/- mice. by Rebecca Rogier (4171054)

“…<p>Phylogenetic tree created by Cytoscape software showing specific changes in intestinal microbial community at different taxonomic levels in the mice fed 2.5% scGOS/lcFOS diet compared to mice fed a control diet. …”

Effect of herb-drug interactions of Bacopa monnieri Linn. (Brahmi) formulation on the pharmacokinetics of amitriptyline in rats by Fowad Khurshid (12039023)

“…Pretreatment with B. monnieri produced a significant increase in the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), area under the curve (AUC0-t) and elimination half-life (t1/2) of amitriptyline by 16.8%, 26.5%, and 15.5%, respectively, compared to amitriptyline alone. …”

Synthesis and Properties of Donor-Acceptor-Substituted Metal-Capped Fourfold-Bridged Cyclobutadienophanes by Rolf Gleiter (1457044)

“…The comparison between the first oxidation potentials of <b>2</b>−<b>6</b>, <b>4</b>−<b>7</b>, and <b>5</b>−<b>8</b> gives evidence for a partial charge delocalization over both CpCoCb fragments of the superphanes.…”

DataSheet1_Anti-Diabetic Indole-Terpenoids From Penicillium sp. HFF16 Isolated From the Rhizosphere Soil of Cynanchum bungei Decne.PDF by Na Xiao (327834)

“…In the anti-diabetic activity assay, compounds 1–5 could inhibit the hepatic glucose production with EC₅₀ values of 17.6, 30.1, 21.3, 9.6, and 9.9 μM, respectively, and decrease the cAMP contents in glucagon-induced HepG2 cells.…”