Maternal Functional Hemodynamics in the Second Half of Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study by Åse Vårtun (177073)

“…PLR caused no significant change in cardiac output between 20⁺⁰ and 23⁺⁶ weeks and a significant decrease after 24⁺⁰ weeks. A decrease in heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and cardiac contractility was observed during PLR throughout the second half of pregnancy. …”

An Integrated Approach Combining Chemical Analysis and an <i>In Vivo</i> Bioassay to Assess the Estrogenic Potency of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Leachate in Qingdao by Yufeng Gong (553736)

“…The results indicated that 5 environmental estrogens (4-<i>t</i>-octylphenol, bisphenol A, di-ethyl phthalate, di-<i>n</i>-butyl phthalate, and diethylhexyl phthalate) were detected by a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the concentrations in leachate samples were 6153 ng/L, 3642 ng/L, 2139 ng/L, 5900 ng/L, and 9422 ng/L, respectively. …”

Experiment 2b. by Jiehui Qian (294581)

“…<p>a) Two lines and two bars were presented during the 30-s adaptation phase; a gray background was shown during the afterimage phase. b) Left: the light green bar indicates the mean illusory decrease of the lower bar length in Experiment 2b, 10.84%. …”

BDNF serum levels and its related miRNAs. by You-Jie Li (585855)

“…The serum levels of BDNF in the patients with depression (n = 40; 20.05±5.98 ng/ml) were significantly decreased compared with those of the healthy controls (n = 40; 25.22±5.17 ng/ml). …”

Kidney dysfunction and cerebral microbleeds in neurologically healthy adults by Sang Hyuck Kim (3752872)

“…The mean GFR level was 81.5 ± 15.5, and the prevalence of CMB was 4.1% (n = 103). …”

Weight Loss Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors: Impact of Dietary Pattern by Henry J. Thompson (139831)

“…Participants were predominantly non-Hispanic whites (89%) with a mean age of 54.9 ± 9.2 years, a mean BMI of 29.0 ± 2.6 kg/m: ² and an average of 43 ± 5% body fat. …”

O₂^.- generated from eNOS was significantly but not completely inhibited by BH4. by Hu Peng (396074)

“…(B)Statistical assay showed that DEPMPO-OOH adduct signals generated from eNOS were significantly inhibited by 10nM BH4 and decreased as dose-dependently till 100nM BH4 (n = 4).…”

Human quad liver-on-chip system as a tool toward bridging the gap between animals and humans regarding toxicology and pharmacology of a cannabidiol-rich cannabis extract by Laura E. Ewing (5470541)

“…For this purpose, C57BL6/J male mice were subjected to dosing with either 0, 61.5, 184.5, or 615 mg/kg of CRCE for 10 days. The liver-on-chip system, incorporating human primary hepatocytes, sinusoidal endothelial cells, as well as Kupffer and stellate cells was subjected to 0, 300, 1,200, or 4,400 ng/mL of CRCE (8 h exposure followed by 16 h washout) for 5 days. …”

Photochemical activity modulated by water, nitrogen, and phosphorus status in cactus pear by Marcos Neves Lopes (5020940)

“…In Quixadá, the maximum fluorescence decrease ratio (FDR) was 4.04 in third-order cladodes (rainy season and N/P 10.0/114.8 kg ha−1 yr−1), while in Tejuçuoca, the maximum FDR was 6.93, found in 2nd/3rd order cladodes (rainy season and N/P 190.0/10.0 kg ha−1 yr−1). …”

Repeated <i>Ascaris</i> challenge causes cellular changes to the gastric mucosa. by Yifan Wu (1702936)

“…Magnification: 100× and 400× with 5 × zoom in. Scale bar: 100μm and 25 μm. …”

Image_1_Innovative agroecological practices can restore degraded farmlands and revive crop yields.JPEG by Jules Ntamwira (9683561)

“…T3 (compared to T1), had a decrease in acidity and Al³⁺; an increase in soil organic matter, K+, Ca+, and aboveground carbon stock (26.5 t/ha against 5.6 t/ha). …”

Results from mono-factorial experiments focused on changes in the variance of the infectious period distribution. by Elaine O. Nsoesie (123483)

IRTKS suppressed p53-induced apoptosis and transactivation activity. by Ke-Sheng Wang (73760)

“…Data were expressed as mean ± s.d. (n = 3). p<0.01. (G) IRTKS decreased the transactivation of p53. p53 transactivation activity on the BAX promoter was measured by luciferase reporter gene assay in SAOS-2 cells.…”

Developmental differences in global cortical phase-locking and power. by Scott Marek (841529)

“…<p>(A) Across most frequency bands, adolescents displayed similar resting-state phase-locking to adults. However, in the 5–9 Hz frequency band, there was a significant linear decrease in phase-locking throughout development (gray shaded region; <i>p</i> < 0.05, FDR corrected). …”

Appendix S1 - Biopersistent Granular Dust and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Irene Brüske (487473)

“…Figure S4, Funnelplot for <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0080977#pone-0080977-g005" target="_blank">Figure 5</a> Decrease of FEV1 (ml) in relation to the cumulative exposure to bg dust at the workplace (1 mg·m^-3·years). …”

Experiment 3. by Jiehui Qian (294581)

“…<p>a) Two lines flickered at 4 Hz and two bars remained presented during the 30-s adaptation phase; a gray background was shown during the afterimage phase. b) Left: the orange bar indicates the mean illusory decrease of the lower bar length in Experiment 3, 7.10%; the green bar indicates an average illusory effect of Experiment 2a and 2b, 10.02%. …”

Engulfment simulation by Mathieu Emily (39337)

“…(b) The decrease of the energy as a function of the iteration steps. …”

Cell Sorting simulation by Mathieu Emily (39337)

“…(b) The decrease of the energy as a function of the iteration steps. …”

Quenching of calcein by hemoglobin. by Alessandro Esposito (266221)

“…<p>A) Images show the decrease in fluorescence lifetime of calcein (100 µM) with hemoglobin concentration (0 to 6 mM) in RBC lysates. …”

Checkerboard simulation by Mathieu Emily (39337)

“…(b) The decrease of the energy as a function of the iteration steps. …”