CNF1-treated astrocytes provide a more efficient substrate to neuritogenesis and synaptogenesis. by Fiorella Malchiodi-Albedi (326279)

“…Values obtained for each field were pooled to obtain a single mean value for each neuronal culture (n = 5). Bars represent mean values ± S.E.M (<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0034115#pone-0034115-g005" target="_blank">Figure 5C</a>, * = p<0.05, Wilcoxon Matched Pairs test). …”

Intravenous Ibuprofen for Treatment of Post-Operative Pain: A Multicenter, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial by Andrea Gago Martínez (2734993)

“…The primary outcome measure was median morphine consumption within the first 24 hours following surgery. The mean±SEM of morphine requirements was reduced from 29,8±5,25 mg to 14,22±3,23 mg (p = 0,015) and resulted in a decrease in pain at rest (p = 0,02) measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) from mean±SEM 3.34±0,35 to 0.86±0.24, and also in pain during movement (p = 0,02) from 4.32±0,36 to 1.90±0,30 in the ibuprofen treatment arm; while in the placebo group VAS score at rest ranged from 4.68±0,40 to 2.12±0,42 and during movement from 5.66±0,42 to 3.38±0,44. …”

Potential corner case cautions regarding publicly available implementations of the National Cancer Institute’s nonwear/wear classification algorithm for accelerometer data by Hyatt E. Moore IV (536880)

“…The number of participants with four or more valid days increased 2.29% (n = 113) and mean CPM dropped 2.45% (9.5 CPM) when adjusting the nonwear classification threshold to 50 counts an hour. …”

Chronic hyperglycemia alters the β-cell specific gene expression in pancreatic islets. by In-Su Cho (174455)

“…The data from three independent experiments are presented as average fold ratios (means ± S.E.) of relative mRNA expression compare with the 5 mM glucose-cultured islets before glucose stimulation. …”

Markers of osteoclast-mediated bone remodeling is reactivated in ColI(2.3)⁺/Rs1⁺ cochlea. by Omar Akil (558393)

“…Error bars are mean +/− SEM of triplicate measurements, n = 5 WT and 5 each of ColI(2.3)⁺/Rs1⁺ moderate and severe cochleae. …”

Knockdown of TP53 increases apoptosis induction by low concentration sagopilone. by Sebastian Winsel (222664)

“…White bars indicate the mean percentage of cells characterized by decrease of ΔΨm (ΔΨm low) and black bars indicate cells with ΔΨm low and high propidium iodine signal (PI+) due to plasma membrane rupture. …”

Effects of short-term in-season break detraining on repeated-sprint ability and intermittent endurance according to initial performance of soccer player by Alejandro Rodríguez-Fernández (5634806)

“…Before detraining, professional players perform better (p < 0.05) RSA best time (RSA_best) than young players. A decrease (p < 0.05) in RSA_best, RSA total time (RSA_total) and mean time (RSA_mean) performance was observed in both teams, without changes in RSA fatigue index (<i>Sdec)</i>. …”

Table_1_Association between maternal and fetal inflammatory biomarkers and offspring weight and BMI during the first year of life in pregnancies with GDM: MySweetheart study.docx by Maria-Christina Antoniou (8083979)

“…Associations were adjusted for maternal pre-pregnancy BMI, age, and ethnicity.</p>Results<p>Mean maternal age was 33.6 ± 4.8 years, and pre-pregnancy BMI 25.9 ± 5.6 kg/m². …”

HuR silencing destabilizes <i>Cox-2</i> mRNA in CSE-exposed <i>AhR^−/−</i> lung fibroblasts. by Michela Zago (463762)

“…Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM, n = 2–5 independent experiments. (C) <i>AhR^+/+</i> cells were transfected with two siRNA against HuR (siRNA-1 and siRNA-2); there was a significant reduction in HuR protein levels following knockdown (0.38±0.09- siRNA-1; 0.39±0.012- siRNA-2). …”

Alterations in tone and FM sweeps evoked activity during repetitive stress. by Ghattas Bisharat (20706928)

“…<p>(a) Pure tone-evoked activity for chronically tracked cells at different sound intensities during baseline and repeated stress conditions. Activity rates decreased at moderate sound intensities, while activity at high intensities remained comparable to baseline intensities (<a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003012#pbio.3003012.g002" target="_blank">Fig 2D</a>, 2-way ANOVA, condition F = 16.1, <i>p</i> = 6.02 × 10⁻⁰⁵, nested ANOVA (mouse nested within session) F = 16.1, <i>p</i> = 5.9 × 10⁻⁰⁵, mean ± SE). …”

Effect of capsaicin on induction of mitochondrial dependent apoptosis in HepG2 cells. by Hathaichanok Impheng (634269)

“…(<b>B</b>) The effect of capsaicin on the rate of apoptosis on HepG2 cells following 0.5 mM capsaicin treatment for 3 to 24 h. The percentages of cell populations were expressed as bar charts showing the proportion of viable and apoptotic cells detected by flow cytometry using dual staining of PI and Alex flour-Annexin V fluorescence. …”

Impact of SU1498 and Bevacizumab on U87 cell cycle, apoptosis and morphology. by Tanja Mesti (577213)

“…Bars represent mean + standard deviation (**:p<0.01). After 72 hours, SU1498 induces a slight but significant increase in the percentage of late apoptotic/necrotic Annexin V⁺/PI⁺, accompanied by a decrease in the percentage of viable (Annexin V^-/PI^-) cells, when compared to control (CTRL) cells. …”

Invasive colon cancer network predictions. by Charles J. Vaske (267923)

“…Data shown are the mean±S.E. of five independent experiments performed in quadruplicate. …”

Table_1_Non-invasive Biomarkers of Liver Inflammation and Cell Death in Response to Alcohol Detoxification.DOCX by Manuela G. Neuman (11086812)

“…Fibrosis stage and steatosis were assessed by measuring liver stiffness (LS) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in all patients using transient elastography (FibroScan, Echosens, Paris). Mean observation interval between the measurements was 5.7 ± 1.4 days (mean + –SD).…”

FIGURE 3 from Nucleolar Localization of the RNA Helicase DDX21 Predicts Survival Outcomes in Gynecologic Cancers by Marwa W. Aljardali (18822930)

“…<p>Nucleolar DDX21 predicts PARPi sensitivity and niraparib decreases cell growth in endometrial and ovarian cancers. …”

Sexual dimorphism in <i>Drosophila</i> triglyceride storage and breakdown. by Lianna W. Wat (8339454)

“…Asterisks indicate a significant difference between two sexes, two genotypes, or two time points (*<i>p</i> < 0.05, **<i>p</i> < 0.01, ***<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”

Inhibition of Exopolyphosphatase and ATPase activities by pppGpp and ppGpp. by Mei Y. Choi (145305)

“…<i>V_max</i> values are reported as the mean value (μM/min) ± S.D.…”

Assessing endocrine and immune parameters in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients before and after the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome by Liliana Rateni (5138855)

“…Mean T4 plasma level significantly decreased in both groups of patients after treatment (p < 0.05). …”

Data_Sheet_1_Long-Term Prognosis of Cognitive Function in Patients With Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus After Shunt Surgery.xlsx by Akihiro Kambara (10006775)

“…Cognitive function was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) preoperatively and at 3 months, 1 and 2 years post-operatively. The mean MMSE score (22.4 ± 5.4 preoperatively) improved at 3 months [23.8 ± 5.0 (p = 0.0002)] and 1 year [23.7 ± 4.8 (p = 0.004)] post-operatively. …”

Profiling, purification and identification of the protein corresponding to the 8317 <i>m/z</i> peak. by Pierre Hibert (470627)

“…Scattergram showing the significant differences in intensity of 8317 <i>m/z</i> peak in plasma samples derived from Control, RIPC 5′, and RIPC 10′ rats. The continuous line represents the mean, and dots represent each individual rat (n = 10 in each group) (right panel). …”