Impacts of winter climate change on northern forest understory carbon dioxide exchange determined by reindeer grazing by Noora Kantola (14263490)

“…At each study plot, the abundances of (reindeer) lichens, feather mosses (bryophytes), and vascular plants were recorded from 50 cm × 40 cm sized areas using a modified point-frequency method (Jonasson 1988) with ten pins and five rows (50 pins in total).…”

Kinematic Profiles of Mudskipper Pectoral Fin versus Salamander Forelimb by Zachary Quigley (11422969)

“…Elbow (C) and wrist (D) angles were set such that a fully extended joint corresponds to 180°, with the angle decreasing as the joint flexed. …”

Cell-tracking analysis of ME180 cells upon PilC1- or PilC2-mediated infection. by Philippe C. Morand (260255)

“…<p>ME180 cells were infected (MOI 50) with strains Nm604a or Nm910f that express constitutively either PilC1 or PilC2, and tracked throughout the experiment. …”

Insecticide activity and toxicity of the three <i>Alpinia</i> species essential oils against stored-product insects by Jia-Zhu Wang (17498633)

“…While the EO of <i>A. oxyphylla</i> rhizome (EOAOR) exhibited the highest contact toxicity to <i>L. serricorne</i> (LD₅₀ = 8.06 μg/ adult). …”

Biodiversity adaptation indicators averaged globally by partnership scale. by William B. Monahan (313511)

“…Following basic tenets of conservation biology, partnerships promote climate change adaptation by increasing area (A) and environmental heterogeneity (B-D). They also decrease climate-area velocity (E,F) by increasing spatial variation in temperature or precipitation. …”

Changes in capability of cell invasion and alterations in expression of angiogenic, invasive, and survival factors in glioblastoma cells after photofrin based PDT. by Mrinmay Chakrabarti (284359)

“…A significant reduction in the number of invaded cells indicated the decrease in invasive capability of the cells after dose-dependent photofrin based PDT. …”

Confocal images showing inhibition of BrdU incorporation in BV-2 microglial cells treated with HDAC inhibitor. by Nimmi Baby (524594)

“…The number of BrdU positive cells (E,G);arrows) decreased at 24 h after HDAC inhibitor treatment. Scale bars: 50 µm. …”

FLCN is necessary for the VHL-mediated tumor suppression. by Prabhat Bastola (438804)

“…<p>ShRNA-induced knockdown of FLCN promotes tumor formation by 786-O cells with reconstituted VHL. <b>A.</b> Western blot demonstrating a decrease in FLCN protein expression in cells stably expressing three different FLCN shRNAs as compared to cells transfected with scramble (Scr) control. …”

EDCC analysis of circadian microarray data. by Pavlos Stephanos Bekiaris (4732863)

“…ZT0-ZT4 (morning), ZT4-ZT8 (midday), ZT8-ZT12 (evening), ZT12-ZT16 (early night), ZT16-ZT20 (midnight), ZT20-ZT0 (before dawn). B) Decrease of standard deviations of randomized CREs in percent plotted against the number of randomized CREs used (10, 50, 100, 500, and 1000 random CREs, respectively). …”

Numerical analysis of the effective stiffness of elastomeric bearing pads under precast beams for the limit load of lateral instability by L. C. REIS (8652054)

“…The increase in spans and initial imperfections causes a decrease in the rollover limit load. The lift off effect is aggravated as the lateral eccentricities increase. …”

Amastigote susceptibility results of the <i>in vivo</i> resistance selection procedure to PMM-MIL combination therapy. by Sarah Hendrickx (321143)

“…Exposure to PMM alone (ITMAP263 PMM) revealed a significant susceptibility decrease (indicated in bold)[<a href="http://www.plosntds.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005620#pntd.0005620.ref014" target="_blank">14</a>]. …”

Green propolis ethanolic extract in bean plant protection against bacterial diseases by Jonas Marcelo Jaski (6721748)

“…Experiments on antimicrobial activity were performed, inducing phytoalexins, defense-related enzymes, and disease severity, under concentrations of 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, and 5.0%. The EEP presented antimicrobial activity on both phytobacteria, causing a decrease in their development. …”

Expression of <i>Ngfr</i>, <i>Sort1</i> and <i>Ngf</i>, determined by in situ hybridization, in normal and intense light-treated retinas. by Ana M. Santos (324912)

“…V: vitreous body, PE: pigment epithelium, GCL: ganglion cell layer, INL: inner nuclear layer. …”

Expression levels of p115RhoGEF affect cell migration. by Swapnil S. Kher (513448)

“…Migration of 5 cells was measured in each experiment and data was pooled from three individual experiments. p115-OE MDA-MB-231 cells displayed decreased migration as compared to control cells that expressed GFP alone. …”

Abundance, relative frequency, and influence of 182 virulence factors used to classify 12,337 <i>S</i>. enterica genomes from human, beef, and bovine sources into two virulence gro... by Gavin J. Fenske (17583323)

“…<p>Points represent the square root mean decrease Gini impurity and natural log relative frequency (Cluster 1/Cluster 2–5) of each virulence factor, with diameter proportional to the number of isolates (min: 11, max: 11,653) carrying at least one copy of the virulence gene. …”

Access to healthcare in Portugal in the wake of the crisis. Not everything is money? by Micaela Antunes (10388389)

Contract farming scheme for rubber production in Western region of Ghana: why do farmers side sell? by Joshua Ewusi Koomson (12843117)

Methodology to filter out outliers in high spatial density data to improve maps reliability by Leonardo Felipe Maldaner (8183397)

Quantitative weight of evidence method for combining predictions of quantitative structure-activity relationship models by A. Tintó-Moliner (8457621)

THE INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON THE PREVALENCE OF LOW BACK PAIN AMONG THE PORTUGUESE POPULATION by CATARINA ISABEL GUERREIRO ROMÃO (12998674)