LAPAROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED ANORECTOPLASTY AND THE USE OF THE BIPOLAR DEVICE TO SEAL THE RECTAL URINARY FISTULA by Robson Azevedo DUTRA (10390801)

“…Conclusion: There are benefits of the laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty for the treatment of anorectal anomaly. The use of a bipolar energy source that seals the rectal urinary fistula has provided a significant decrease in the operating time and made the procedure be more elegant.…”

Electrostimulation and pelvic floor muscle training: immediate effect after one single session by Juliana Falcão Padilha (5994398)

“…At intra-group analysis, there was a significant decrease in the maximal voluntary contraction (p = 0.01), by manometry, between pre- and post-session for both groups. …”

Effect of Dy substitution in the giant magnetocaloric properties of HoB₂ by Pedro Baptista de Castro (10878025)

“…Here we investigate the effects of Dy substitution in the magnetocaloric properties of Ho_1-<i>x</i>Dy<i>_x</i>B₂ alloys (<i>x</i> = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0). We find that the Curie temperature (<i>T</i>_C) gradually increases upon Dy substitution, while the magnitude of the magnetic entropy change |Δ<i>S</i>_M| and adiabatic temperature change Δ<i>T</i>_ad showed a gradual decrease. …”

Therapy vocal and nasal sounds: effects on hyperfunctional dysphonia by Simone Rattay Andrade (12825853)

“…The data were analyzed by using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney and Chi-square, with 5% significance level. Post-therapy, we observed that the posture passed from aligned and misaligned and the respiratory type from the upper to the costodiaphragmatic-abdominal; there was a decrease of the acoustic measurements in relation to the degree and to the number of subharmonics in most subjects, besides tissue improvements and reduction of edema in the mucosa of the vocal folds and arytenoid region, as well as glottal closure improvement. …”

<i>Plasmodium</i> parasite killing in <i>An. quadriannulatus</i>. by Tibebu Habtewold (91734)

“…A significant decrease in prevalence is detected in <i>An. quadriannulatus</i> (P<0.001), but not in <i>An. gambiae</i>. …”

DataSheet_1_Effects of low-calorie and different weight-maintenance diets on IgG glycome composition.docx by Helena Deriš (13841866)

“…The most significant alteration of the IgG N-glycome was present 8 weeks after the subjects underwent an LCD, a statistically significant decrease of agalactosylated and the increase of sialylated N glycans. …”

The time-dependent currents in <i>Mytilus galloprovincialis</i> hemocytes are modulated by the osmotic pressure. by Monica Bregante (3391766)

“…D) The hyperosmotic bath solution determines a decrease of the steady-state current elicited by V = -100 mV (left bar) without altering the capacitance of the cells (right bar). …”

Data_Sheet_1_Neural mechanisms of expert persuasion on willingness to pay for sugar.pdf by Ioannis Ntoumanis (11904629)

“…We recently showed that a healthy eating call by a health expert can significantly decrease the willingness to pay (WTP) for sugar-containing food. …”

Innate anxiety-like behavior is increased in NPYGAD1-TG mice. by Katelynn M. Corder (5537507)

“…<p>(<b>A-C</b>) The elevated plus maze task showed a (<b>A</b>) decrease in time spent in the open arms of the maze, (<b>B</b>) fewer entrances into the open arms, and a (<b>C</b>) decrease in total arm entries. …”

Responses of cells expressing various γ subunits to different concentrations of agonist. by Mariangela Chisari (257345)

“…<p><i>A.</i> M3-CHO cells expressing αq-CFP, YFP-γ (as indicated) and PH-mCh were imaged as mentioned in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0007797#s4" target="_blank">Methods</a> and <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0007797#pone.0007797.s006" target="_blank">Text S1</a>. …”

Phospholamban Modulates the Functional Coupling between Nucleotide Domains in Ca-ATPase Oligomeric Complexes in Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum by Linda T. L. Chen (2384860)

“…Accompanying the phosphorylation of PLB, neighboring Ca-ATPase polypeptide chains exhibit a 4 ± 2 Å decrease in the proximity between FITC sites within the N-domain and a 9 ± 3 Å increase in the proximity between IAF sites within P-domains. …”

Image1_The clinical and genetic aspects of six individuals with GH1 variants and isolated growth hormone deficiency type II.tif by Xiaozhen Huang (5858690)

“…Background<p>Isolated growth hormone deficiency type II (IGHD II) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a GH1 gene variant resulting in a significant reduction in growth hormone (GH) secretion and a subsequent decrease of plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels and eventual growth impairment.…”

WIKI4 inhibits the functional outcomes of Wnt/ß-catenin signaling. by Richard G. James (114424)

“…(<b>C</b>) Treatment with WIKI4 prevents the decrease in co-expression of markers of undifferentiated hESCs following Wnt3A stimulus. hESCs were stimulated with the indicated treatments and expression of GCTM2 and CD9 was assessed by flow cytometry following six days of treatment. …”

Effects of the activation and inhibition of NOTCH signalling on spinal cord progenitor cell proliferation and neuronal generation. by Barbara Hämmerle (36261)

“…Higher magnification of a single optical section (5 µm) of the boxed region of F showing two double labelled cells. …”

Proteomic Biomarkers for Ageing the Mosquito <em>Aedes aegypti</em> to Determine Risk of Pathogen Transmission by Leon E. Hugo (252728)

“…Using the 2-D Difference Gel Electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) procedure, we investigated the abundance of up to 898 proteins from the Yellow Fever and dengue virus vector, <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, during ageing. By applying a mixed-effects model of protein expression, we identified five common patterns of abundance change during ageing and demonstrated an age-related decrease in variance for four of these. …”

Significantly enriched pathways after infection by EV-D94 or EV-D68 in respiratory and intestinal tissues. by Ines Cordeiro Filipe (5849144)

“…<p><b>A)</b>. Genes with average log2 fold change increase/decrease of 0.5 versus the mock were considered for pathway analysis. …”

Solution X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Study of the Eu²⁺ and Sr²⁺ Ions:  Unexpected Solvent and Metal Ion Dependencies of the Solvation Numbers by Gilles Moreau (3042738)

“…For both Eu²⁺ and Sr²⁺ ions, a decrease in coordination number (<i>N</i>) and metal-to-solvent distances was found along the increasingly solvating MeCN < H₂O ≪ DMF < DMSO solvent series:  for strontium, <i>N</i> = 8 with [Sr(MeCN)₈]²⁺ (2.665(6) Å) and [Sr(H₂O)₈]²⁺ (2.600(3) Å) and <i>N</i> = 7 with [Sr(DMF)₇]²⁺ (2.555(5) Å) and [Sr(DMSO)₇]²⁺ (2.540(7) Å); for europium(II), <i>N</i> = 8 with [Eu(MeCN)₈]²⁺ (2.640(4) Å), <i>N</i> = 7 with [Eu(H₂O)₇]²⁺ (2.584(5) Å), and <i>N</i> = 6 with [Eu(DMF)₆]²⁺ (2.541(3) Å) and by extrapolation [Eu(DMSO)₆]²⁺ (2.525 Å). …”

Table1_The clinical and genetic aspects of six individuals with GH1 variants and isolated growth hormone deficiency type II.docx by Xiaozhen Huang (5858690)

“…Background<p>Isolated growth hormone deficiency type II (IGHD II) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a GH1 gene variant resulting in a significant reduction in growth hormone (GH) secretion and a subsequent decrease of plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels and eventual growth impairment.…”

Phospholamban Modulates the Functional Coupling between Nucleotide Domains in Ca-ATPase Oligomeric Complexes in Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum by Linda T. L. Chen (2384860)

“…Accompanying the phosphorylation of PLB, neighboring Ca-ATPase polypeptide chains exhibit a 4 ± 2 Å decrease in the proximity between FITC sites within the N-domain and a 9 ± 3 Å increase in the proximity between IAF sites within P-domains. …”

DataSheet1_Physicochemical and adsorptive properties of biochar derived from municipal sludge: sulfamethoxazole adsorption and underlying mechanism.docx by Xiaojie Qiu (114836)

“…Adsorption experiments using the optimized biochar sample of SBC800 resulted in a 95% sulfamethoxazole (SMX) removal efficiency and the maximum adsorption capacity of 7033.4 mg/kg, which was 47.5 times higher than that of SBC300. …”