Representative results of integrate-and-fire simulations for different learning rules. by Kendra S. Burbank (180062)

“…For each learning rule, we show the results for a representative simulation (see summary results in <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002393#pcbi-1002393-g005" target="_blank"><b>Figure 5</b></a><b>.…”

An early Env engineered to have weak, medium, or tight binding to CD4 becomes progressively more promiscuous in its use of primate CD4 receptors. by Cody J. Warren (563898)

“…Error bars are not plotted in instances in which the size of the error bar is less than the symbol size. IC₅₀ values are listed on each panel, for which the mean and SD values reflect the variation of the IC₅₀ calculations from two independent experiments. …”

Supplementary Material for: The impact of age and body composition on the agreement between estimated and measured GFR in heart transplant recipients by Hornum M. (16418109)

“…During the first year after HTx, mean weight increased by 4.2 kg (CI:3.2–5.1) followed by an annual decrease of 0.35 kg/year (Cl:-0.05–0.74). mGFR increased by 7.5 ml/min (Cl:3.2–11.8) the first year but was stable hereafter (0.0 ml/min/year CI:-1.0–1.0). …”

Supplementary Material for: Longitudinal Study of Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity and Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate among Chinese Adults by Li J. (2831522)

“…Compared with Q1 (lowest) group, the mean differences and 95% CI in eGFR decrease rate among Q2–Q5 groups were −0.23 (−0.62, 0.16), −0.67 (−1.06, −0.28), −1.11 (−1.50, −0.72), and −1.30 (−1.69, −0.92) mL/min/1.73 m² per year, respectively, after adjustment for age, gender, and other potential confounders (<i>p</i> trend < 0.0001). …”

Family History of Hypertension Impairs the Autonomic Balance, but not the Endothelial Function, in Young Soccer Players by Walter Vargas (6798635)

“…The significance level adopted in the statistical analysis was 5%. Results The standard deviation of normal RR intervals (SDNN; FM-N=314±185; FM-H=182.4± 57.8), the square root of the mean squared differences in successive RR intervals (RMSSD; FM-N=248±134; FM-H=87±51), the number of interval differences of successive NN intervals greater than 50ms (NN50; FM-N=367±83.4; FM-H=229±55), the ratio derived by dividing NN50 by the total number of NN intervals (pNN50; FM-N=32.4±6.2; FM-H=21.1±5.3) and the high (HF; FM-N=49±8.9; FM-H=35.3±12) and low-frequency (LF; FM-N=50.9±8.9; FM-H=64.6±12) components, in normalized units (%), were significantly lower in the FM-H group than in the FM-N group (p<0.05). …”

Evaluation and risk communication of effects of alcohol exposure on disposable procedure masks and portable air purifiers by Yo Ishigaki (11052900)

Patterns of lake ice cover are changing throughout the Northern Hemisphere. by Alessandro Filazzola (6631649)

“…Depending on the greenhouse gas emissions, we predict a loss of between 50,000 and 200,000 km² of ice cover. …”

Higher egg consumption associated with increased risk of diabetes in Chinese adults - China Health and Nutrition Survey. by Wang, Yue

“…Logistic regression was used to examine the association. The mean age of the study population was 50·9 (sd 15·1) years. …”
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Quantification of mast cells in Toluidine blue-stained skin sections from mock- and OVA-sensitized mice at the day of inoculation and 7 days after mock- or WR-inoculations. by Jarmila Knitlova (671387)

“…<p>Data represent mean +/− S.E.M.; n = 2–5 mice in each group. ND, not determined. …”

Neosartorya glabra polygalacturonase produced from fruit peels as inducers has the potential for application in passion fruit and apple juices by Vanessa Elisa Pinheiro (10424390)

“…The highest polygalacturonase (4.52 U/g/h) production was obtained by means of submerged fermentation in Vogel´s medium (1964) containing orange peel – Bahia variety (Citrus sinensis), at a concentration of 1.5% (w/v, dried mass) at 30-35°C for 72 h. …”

SOX4 trans-activates the transcription of <i>SEMA3</i>, <i>Plexin</i>, and <i>NRP1</i>. by Hsin-Yi Huang (111181)

“…<p>(A) representative end-point PCR of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) using an antibody against SOX4 in PANC-1 cells. …”

Table_1_Rhes Counteracts Dopamine Neuron Degeneration and Neuroinflammation Depending on Gender and Age.DOCX by Giulia Costa (166412)

Mapping of serum neutralizing activity in high titer, protected RM using BG505 Env PV mutants. by Tysheena P. Charles (3385586)

“…The gray infectivity curves represent mutant PVs that did not reach the pre-defined threshold of a 0.5log10 fold increase or decrease in ID₅₀ compared to the parental BG505 Env. …”

Stimulus and results of Experiment 4 ‘Pre-exposure in binocular rivalry’. by Maartje Cathelijne de Jong (334147)

“…We used the paradigm presented in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0030595#pone-0030595-g001" target="_blank">figure 1B</a>, with the intermittent viewing period lasting either 0.5 or 2.5 minutes and the test period lasting 50 seconds. …”

Supplementary Material for: Late-onset sepsis among extremely preterm infants of 24-28 weeks gestation – An international comparison in 10 high-income countries by Klinger G. (18602197)

“…The rate of mortality temporally-related to late-onset sepsis was 10.9%. The adjusted mean length of stay for infants with late-onset sepsis was increased by 5-18 days compared to infants with no late-onset sepsis. …”

Influence of UGT2B10 Genotype on Urinary Excretion of 4‑(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol-<i>N-</i>glucuronide by African American Smokers by Sharon E. Murphy (272512)

“…In summary, the high prevalence of a <i>UGT2B10</i> splice variant among African Americans results in lower NNAL-<i>N</i>-glucuronidation but only a small decrease in total NNAL glucuronidation. …”

Gal-3 is upregulated in hypoxia in NG97ht cells. by Rafael Yamashita Ikemori (698128)

“…NG97ht cell protein extracts derived from cells exposed to normoxia, CoCl₂ and hypoxia in deprived medium for 48 h were submitted to treatment with acid phosphatase (AP) 100 µg/mL and analyzed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. Five main forms (1 to 5) were detected in the NG97ht cell line with their isoelectric point (IP) ranging from 8.00 to 9.33 and molecular sizes from 27.5 and 29.7 kDa. …”

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). …”

Stability of recording conditions. by Kristin Hartmann (52443)

“…(D) Mean baseline noise is similar for control cells and cells following afferent stimulation (5.3±1.1 pA, n = 6 versus 6.6±0.9 pA, n = 8).…”

Effect of Cantide treatments on growth of HLBL-0102 PHL. by Bo Yang (104813)

“…<p>(A) Representative images of PHL treated with different concentrations of Cantide for 20 days. 5-FU treatment was used as positive control and PBS treatment was used as a negative control. …”