Table_1_Diving in the Arctic: Cold Water Immersion’s Effects on Heart Rate Variability in Navy Divers.docx by Richard V. Lundell (8382078)

“…</p>Materials and Methods<p>In order to study ANS responses during diving in Arctic water temperatures, we retrospectively analyzed repeated 5-min heart rate variability (HRV) measures and the mean body temperature from dives at regular intervals using naval diving equipment measurement tests in 0°C water. …”

ORP8 KO BMDMs have reduced excretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and reduced expression of co-stimulatory factors. by Erik van Kampen (649704)

“…Expression of co-stimulatory factors CD40 and CD80 on BMDMs from ORP8 BM and WT BM was measured using FACS C) The percentage of unstimulated BMDMs expressing CD40 was decreased in the ORP8 KO group. (** P<0.01, N = 5) D) After stimulation with LPS, the percentage of BMDMs expressing CD80 was decreased in the ORP8 KO group (* P<0.05, N = 5). …”

Automated image analysis algorithm quantifies changes in synapses development. by Thomas J. F. Nieland (535564)

“…The data in (C) present the mean and standard deviation of the primary screen. …”

Reduction in testis size and near complete absence of mature spermatozoa in GC-Dcr1 and GC-Dgcr8 mutant mice. by Céline Zimmermann (558274)

“…<p>(A–C, M) At P60, testis weight showed a 55% and 50% reduction in GC-Dcr1 (n = 16) and GC-Dgcr8 mutants (n = 5) compared to control testes (n = 17). H&E staining of testis sections (D–F) revealed several defects in the architecture of the seminiferous epithelium, near complete absence of mature spermatozoa, and reduced tubular diameter (N) (Control: 170.9 µm²±1.7, GC-Dcr1 mut: 122.5 µm²±2.2, GC-Dgcr8 mut: 142.6 µm²±1.8). …”

Comparisons and correlations of pain intensity and respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in the pre- and postoperative periods of cardiac surgery by Thayse Campos de Menezes (6302564)

“…Methods: Forty-six patients were recruited, including 17 women and 29 men, with a mean age of 60.50 years (SD = 9.20). Myocardial revascularization surgery was performed in 36 patients, replacement of the aortic valve in 5 patients, and replacement of the mitral valve in 5 patients. …”

A Randomized, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of Amantadine and Oseltamivir Administered Alone and in Combination by Dennis Morrison (272746)

“…<div><h3></h3><p>The threat of potential pandemic influenza requires a reevaluation of licensed therapies for the prophylaxis or treatment of avian H5N1 infection that may adapt to man. Among the therapies considered for use in pandemic influenza is the co-administration of ion channel and neuraminidase inhibitors, both to potentially increase efficacy as well as to decrease the emergence of resistant isolates. …”

Suitable Days for Plant Growth Disappear under Projected Climate Change: Potential Human and Biotic Vulnerability by Camilo Mora (208409)

“…We show that although the global mean number of days above freezing will increase by up to 7% by 2100 under “business as usual” (representative concentration pathway [RCP] 8.5), suitable growing days will actually decrease globally by up to 11% when other climatic variables that limit plant growth are considered (i.e., temperature, water availability, and solar radiation). …”

Removal of Sialic Acids from Human Sebocytes by Sialidase Increases Their Susceptibility to <i>P. acnes.</i> by Teruaki Nakatsuji (39298)

“…(B) After pre-treatment with sialidase, sebocytes were co-cultured with <i>P. acnes</i> (5×10⁷ CFU/5×10⁶ cells) for 18 h. …”

Maintenance of Hypertensive Hemodynamics Does Not Depend on ROS in Established Experimental Chronic Kidney Disease by Diana A. Papazova (522248)

“…Compared to age-matched, sham-operated controls all ablated rats showed proteinuria, decreased glomerular filtration rate (GFR), more renal damage, higher mean arterial pressure (MAP), RVR and excretion of oxidative stress markers and hydrogen peroxide, while excretion of stable nitric oxide (NO) metabolites tended to decrease. …”

The −615 to −624 bp region of the ET_B receptor promoter is the AP-1 binding site in HNPE cells. by Shaoqing He (143800)

“…<p><b>A.</b> 0.5 µg of ET_B receptor promoter constructs and 0.5 µg of either the empty vector or c-Jun expressing plasmid DNA were co-transfected into HNPE cells in each well of a 12-well plate. …”

Table_1_Application of lymphoplasmapheresis in the treatment of severe myasthenia gravis.DOCX by Weiwei Duan (5940539)

“…The overall safety of LPE was good, and no serious adverse reactions occurred. After treatment, the mean QMGS of patients decreased significantly, from 23.40 ± 4.25 points before treatment to 17.93 ± 5.61 points after treatment, a decrease of 5.47 ± 4.16 points. 75.6% of patients experienced remission of clinical symptoms. …”

Long-term patency and clinical outcome of the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt using the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene stent-graft by Xuefeng Luo (538771)

“…TIPS-related complications occurred in 67 patients (13.5%) during the index hospital stay. TIPS creation resulted in an immediate decrease in mean portosystemic pressure gradient from 23.4 ± 7.1 mmHg to 7.6 ± 3.5 mmHg. …”

Both SecTRAPs and TrxR1 are efficient in reducing juglone and thereby produce superoxide. by Karin Anestål (377878)

“…The juglone concentration is indicated at the x-axes and each bar represents the mean±S.D. of three measurements. In (D), the reduction of juglone (5 µM) catalyzed by 10 nM SecTRAP (truncated TrxR1, left panel) or full-length TrxR1 (right panel) is shown following the consumption of NADPH (initial concentration 250 µM) by the decrease in absorbance at 340 nm (open symbols). …”

ER stress reduces AKT phosphorylation at Thr308, but increases it at Ser473, and alters target substrate specificity. by Hong Wa Yung (227056)

“…Phosphorylation status is presented as the ratio between phosphorylated and total protein. Data are mean±SEM from 3 to 5 independent experiments. ** and * indicate <i>P<</i>0.01 and P<0.05. …”

IFN-γ^Ncr1-ON mice are protected against lethal VACV infection. by Katharina Borst (5593826)

“…(C) Virus loads in ovaries was determined 5 days post infection (dpi) by plaque assay (n ≥ 5, N = 2). …”

Confirmation of Functionality of Constructs and Model System Used by Maarten F Bijlsma (380371)

“…</p> <p>(C) Shh concentration in medium is below the detection limit (5 ng/ml) of Western blotting. Medium was spiked with decreasing concentrations of recombinant Shh, and blotted along with a 4× concentrated medium sample obtained from C3H/10T1/2 fibroblasts (incubated for 16 h at a volume-to-surface ratio identical to the mix-and-match and medium transfer experiments).…”

A degradation debt? Large-scale shifts in community composition and loss of biomass in a tropical forest fragment after 40 years of isolation by Rakan A. Zahawi (530432)

“…Turnover was high: 22.9% of stems in the first survey were lost, and 27.8% of stems in the second survey represented new recruits. Mean tree diameter decreased significantly and there was a 10% decrease in overall biomass. …”

Factors affecting fluoroscopy time during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: Impact of stone volume distribution in renal collecting system by Sait Özbir (8184177)

“…The single tract was used in 77 (75.5%) cases while multiple tracts were used in 25 (24.5%) cases. …”

Data_Sheet_1_Assessment of Foveal Avascular Zone and Macular Vascular Plexus Density in Children With Unilateral Amblyopia: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.doc by Lei Gao (6566)

“…In the deep capillary plexus (DCP), amblyopia did not decrease vessel density in the 6 × 6 volume scan (WMD = −2.22, 95%CI: −5.86, 1.42; I² = 79.6%, P = 0.008), but a difference was observed in the whole eye 3 × 3 (WMD = −1.95, 95%CI: −3.23, −0.67; I² = 27.5%, P = 0.252). …”

Palmitate induces PGC−1α promoter methylation in human mutant α−synuclein transgenic mice (DMSYN). by Xiaomin Su (784467)

“…<p>Infusion pumps were implanted with a cannula aiming into the right lateral ventricle. 100uL of solution (PBS, 0.5 uM Pal or 1 uM Pal) were consistently delivered to the brain at a flow rate of 0.25uL/h for 14 days. …”