The impacts of EcO157 on genes involved in carbon degradation in spinach biofilm communities. by Michelle Q. Carter (138813)

“…Starch degradation: 1, α-amylase (<i>amyA</i>); 2, glucoamylase; 3, amylopullulanase (<i>amyX</i>); 4, amylopullulanase (<i>apu</i>); 5, pullulanase (<i>pulA</i>); 6, isopullulanase; 7, neopullulanase II (<i>nplT</i>); 8, dextrin-hydrolase (<i>cda</i>). …”

Impact of Material Shade and Distance from Light Curing Unit Tip on the Depth of Polymerization of Composites by André L. Faria-e-Silva (4628758)

“…A tendency to decrease the conversion was observed towards the bottom of specimens for all experimental conditions, and the slope was more accentuated for OXDC. …”

Serum cytokine levels at B-cell-related time points by Therese Vallerskog (24325)

“…In APRIL, a significant decrease (< 0.05) occurred at depletion compared with baseline. …”

The effect of 1×10⁶ MSCs transplantation on renal function and morphology after I/R injury. by Jieru Cai (411450)

“…<p>(A) Compared with control group (5.22±0.43 mg/dl), both TV group (4.78±0.88 mg/dl) and CA group (4.48±0.95 mg/dl) seemed to derive at least some benefits from cell therapy, as shown by a trend towards a reduced Scr level, although the difference between TV and control group was no statistically significant. …”

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. …”

CARVEDILOL AS PRIMARY PROPHYLAXIS FOR GASTRIC VARICEAL BLEEDING IN PORTAL HYPERTENSION MODEL IN RATS by Andressa de Souza BERTOLDI (10391619)

“…<div><p>ABSTRACT Background: Portal hypertension (PH) can be measured indirectly through a hepatic vein pressure gradient greater than 5 mmHg. …”

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. …”

Tankyrase inhibitors promote inclusion of axin and TNKS into insoluble complexes. by Estefania Martino-Echarri (2548186)

“…<p><b>A.</b> NIH 3T3 cells were left untreated (- CSK) or washed for 5 min with 0.2% Triton X-100 containing MT-buffer (+CSK) to permeabilize the plasma membrane and remove soluble proteins, before immunolabeling with fluorescent antibodies for axin and tubulin. …”

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. …”

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. …”