Cell-surface expression of surrogate markers of platelet activation. by Charles P. Mercado (450791)

“…<p>(<b>A</b>) FITC-labeled P-selectin (CD62P) and (<b>B</b>) Alexa Fluor 448-labeled Gp1b show increased and decreased mean fluorescence intensity (unshaded area), respectively, following <i>in vivo</i> 5-HT treatment in contrast to saline-infused littermates (gray shaded area); n = 5–6. …”

DataSheet_1_Biomarkers of postharvest resilience: unveiling the role of abscisic acid in table grapes during cold storage.docx by Ángela Navarro-Calderón (17065251)

“…‘Krissy’ were subjected to i) control (untreated); and ii) 1-MCP (1 µL L^-1; 12 hours; 15°C) and stored under two scenarios: i) 15 days at 0.5°C, followed by five days at 5.5°C to simulate shelf-life; and ii) 20 days at 5.5°C to simulate a higher storage temperature followed by shelf-life. …”

Simulation of hypGOI expression study in HT-29 cells treated with <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> NCFM. by Annette V. Jacobsen (677206)

“…The most stable gene assessed (<i>PGK1</i>) was used as the standard for the target fold changes, which were set at two-fold decrease (A), two-fold increase (B), five-fold decrease (C), and five-fold increase (D). …”

Data_Sheet_1_Soil Application of Almond Residue Biomass Following Black Soldier Fly Larvae Cultivation.docx by Robert Axelrod (6307505)

“…Under aerobic conditions, SPH addition increased the CO₂-accumulation by a factor of 5–6 compared to the non-amended soils in SL and CL, respectively. …”

Protocol: Temporary Pacemaker Verification and Troubleshooting by Jill Ley (4090672)

“…<p>(Figure 1)</p> <p>(Figure 2)</p> <p><strong>Determining the Stimulation Threshold</strong></p> <ul> <li>NOTE: a paced rhythm must be present and patient stable</li> <li>From 100% pacing, gradually decrease output for A or V, while watching monitor until you lose capture</li> <li>Now gradually increase output until 1:1 capture returns – this is the stimulation threshold</li> <li>This is the lowest amount of energy that will reliably capture the heart and pace</li> <li>Set mA 1.5-3 times above this threshold value for safety</li> <li>Repeat for other circuit (A or V)</li> <li>Note: the stimulation threshold should be checked DAILY by the MD/NP when pacing is in use; in the event 
the threshold value is rising, discuss with surgeon to determine if alternative pacing system is needed</li> </ul> <p><strong>Determining the Sensing Threshold</strong></p> <ul> <li>Note: the patient must have an underlying rhythm and tolerate a brief period without pacing to perform</li> <li>Set RATE at least 10 bpm below patient’s intrinsic heart rate (to allow sensing)</li> <li>Set OUTPUT at 0.1 mA (to avoid competitive pacing when device is made asynchronous briefly)</li> <li>Highlight SENSITIVITY (under Menu 1)</li> <li>Decrease SENSITIVITY: Slowly turn dial counter-clockwise until pace indicator flashes regularly (asynchronously)</li> <li>Increase SENSITIVITY: Slowly turn dial clockwise until sense indicator flashes again (when sensing resumes, this is the sensing threshold – the smallest complex that is reliably recognized, thus inhibiting the device)</li> <li>Set SENSITIVITY < half this threshold value for safety</li> <li>Repeat for other circuit (A or V)</li> <li>Restore previous rate and output values</li> </ul> <p><strong>Rapid Atrial (Overdrive) Pacing – PERFORMED BY MD/NP/CNS ONLY</strong></p> <ul> <li>Used to “overdrive pace” and terminate some atrial reentrant tachyarrhythmias, especially atrial flutter</li> <li>ALWAYS VERIFY correct wire connections to avoid stimulating the ventricles at a rapid rate!…”

Evaluation of cesarean delivery rates in different levels of hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China, using the 10-Group classification system by Ning Gu (226838)

“…In non-referral hospitals, CD rate in Group 5 and the proportion of Group 5 to the overall population were also significantly higher than those in referral hospitals (98.5% vs. 92.5%, <i>p</i> < .001; and 21.0% vs. 14.5%, <i>p</i> < .001).…”

Eye Tracking Lateralized Spatial Associations in Early Childhood by Eloise West (11006339)

“…<p>This experiment tests the age at which left-to-right spatial associations found in infancy shift to culture-specific spatial biases in later childhood, for both numerical and non-numerical information. Children ages 1–5 years (N = 320) were tested within an eye-tracking paradigm which required passive viewing of a video portraying a spatial transposition. …”

Dithizone induces autophagy-like changes in Paneth cells. by Shiloh R. Lueschow (5807552)

“…<p>(A) Treatment with dithizone induces a significant increase in <i>Atg10</i> (p = 0.03), <i>Atg4a</i> (p = 0.0004), and <i>Atg12</i> (p = 0.000006), as well as a significant decrease in the beclin1 regulator <i>Ambra1</i> (p = 0.0003). …”

Synthesis of Inorganic Tubes under Actively Controlled Growth Velocities and Injection Rates by Rabih Makki (1815850)

“…These nodules form after each rapid velocity decrease at exponentially decaying rates and seem to be energetically favored over a sudden isotropic increase in tube radius.…”

Influence of Water Turbulence on Burning Behavior of Thin Fuel Slick by Mahesh Kottalgi (20569340)

“…Turbulence intensity is studied as a parameter comparable to ocean conditions, with a fuel slick of 5 mm considered for the experiments. …”

Body weight (kg) during 30 days of treatment of synchronized ewes. by Ana C. Carranza Martin (9357362)

“…The FR and GA treatment decrease the BW in comparison with CO showing a time by treatment interaction (P = 0.06).…”

Flood return intervals for different scenarios of land cover and climate change. by Jeanne L. Nel (560902)

“…For example, the return period of a flood with a daily flow of 150 mm (similar to the May 1981 flood in this area) would decrease from a baseline of more than 100 years to 70 years under future climate (scenario 5).…”

Synthesis of Inorganic Tubes under Actively Controlled Growth Velocities and Injection Rates by Rabih Makki (1815850)

“…These nodules form after each rapid velocity decrease at exponentially decaying rates and seem to be energetically favored over a sudden isotropic increase in tube radius.…”

Upper graph: oculomotor capture effectiveness versus eccentricity of onset appearance. by Marije van Beilen (5652724)

“…(Free View: 2 subjects did not provide a good fit, 100%: 5 subjects did not provide a good fit because they did not show a decrease in capture efficiency with higher eccentricity.)…”

Evolution of 10 of the 20 estimated parameters (see text) during the fitting procedure. by Thomas Nowotny (146275)

“…<p>Parameters tend to converge to a final value aided by a slow decrease of the size of explored parameter changes over the extent of the whole fitting procedure. …”

Synthesis of Inorganic Tubes under Actively Controlled Growth Velocities and Injection Rates by Rabih Makki (1815850)

“…These nodules form after each rapid velocity decrease at exponentially decaying rates and seem to be energetically favored over a sudden isotropic increase in tube radius.…”

Motor cortical beta bursts are spatially focal. by Simon Little (500088)

“…Data are not baseline normalised within subject. Beta bursts have a more focal topography than the ERS (see also <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000479#pbio.3000479.s006" target="_blank">S1 Video</a> and <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000479#pbio.3000479.s007" target="_blank">S2 Video</a>). …”

Halogenated organic pollutants (HOPs) in marine fish collected from central-northern coastal waters in Vietnam by Nam Vu Duc (17759979)

“…The concentration of analytes was quantified by internal standard method and controlled with corresponding label standards. The decreasing order of HOP concentrations was ∑20OCPs (mean/median: 158/139 ng/g-wet weight (ww), range: 31.1-406 ng/g-ww) > ∑28PCBs (mean/median: 46.6/36.5 ng/g-ww, range: 5.92-225 ng/g-ww) > ∑8PBDEs (mean/median: 28.7/4.76 ng/g-ww, range: 0.26-212 ng/g-ww). …”

Representative quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction results and immunoblotting. by Akemi Morikawa (2213701)

“…(A) Downregulation of beclin-1 in UE6E7T-2 stromal cells significantly decreased the expression of the <i>IL-1β</i> and <i>DDR2</i> genes, whereas that of <i>IL-10RB</i> was increased in co-cultured MCF-7 and UE6E7T-2 cells. …”

Image1_Combined direct-sun ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopies at Popocatépetl volcano (Mexico).pdf by N. Taquet (15190954)

“…We especially focused on the full growth/destruction cycle of the most voluminous lava dome of the period that took place between February and April 2019. A decrease of the HCl/SO₂ ratio was observed with the decrease of the extrusive activity. …”