Effects of Ultraviolet-B Irradiance on Intraspecific Competition and Facilitation of Plants: Self-Thinning, Size Inequality, and Phenotypic Plasticity by Rui-Chang Zhang (115771)

“…It increased the size inequality of populations during self-thinning, whereas stress decreased the size inequality. (5) Direct stress and facilitation influence plants differently on various scales. …”

Validation of gelatin zymography. by Anke Tscheuschler (51872)

“…A standard curve was generated from human full length MMP-2 from 0–2.5 ng of total MMP-2. Pixel density measured from zymograms showed a linear relationship with the MMP-2 amount. …”

Reproductive status and inbreeding coefficients of Scandinavian wolves in relation to heterozygosity and chromosomal location of 31 microsatellite loci. by Staffan Bensch (24451)

“…</p> <p>Relative to the population mean values of <i>f</i> (0.207) and stMLH (1.0), an increase of 1 SD in <i>f</i> corresponds to a 32% reduction in breeding probability, and a decrease of 1 SD in stMLH corresponds to a 40% reduction in breeding probability c) The effects of heterozygosity on the recruitment success of wolves for each of the 31 microsatellite markers and their locations on the autosomal chromosomes in the dog genome.…”

High variability in the reproducibility of key hemodynamic responses to head-up tilt by Heidi Bouquin (17563521)

“…The differences persisted as follows: reduction of stroke volume in six out of six (6/6) between-quartile comparisons (p<0.001), decrease in cardiac output (p<0.001) and increase in heart rate in 5/6 comparisons (p<0.001), change in systemic vascular resistance in 3/6 comparisons (p<0.001), change in aortic systolic blood pressure in 1/6 comparisons (p=0.043), and change in aortic diastolic blood pressure in none (p=0.266). …”

Dynamics of biofilm formation on mucus. by Tamara Rossy (11967337)

“…The bacterial aggregate and underlying mucus traveled together at an approximate speed of 0.5 μm/min. <b>(c)</b> Time course visualization of a mucus patch in a colonized by WT <i>P</i>. …”

A Dominated Coupling From The Past algorithm for the stochastic simulation of networks of biochemical reactions-4 by Martin Hemberg (51865)

“…The two lower panels show the skewness (∇) and kurtosis (◇) for the period distribution. The skewness decreases to zero as grows, in accordance with the observed decrease of the asymmetry of the distribution. …”

Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence in CrossFit Practitioners before and during the COVID-19 Quarantine and its Relationship with Training Level: An Observational Study by Maita Poli de Araujo (12727223)

“…The training intensity was categorized as “the same,” “decreased” or “increased.” Results The mean age of the participants was 32 years old and most (98.5%) could practice CrossFit during the pandemic. …”

Effects of LPS stimulation with and without additional thrombin-driven activation of the coagulation system. by Doreen Tabea Spiegelburg (14419858)

“…<p>Human whole blood was incubated for 30 min with either PBS (Control) or 100 ng/mL LPS plus or minus 0.5 U/mL thrombin (LPS and LPS + Thr, respectively). …”

Longitudinal Liver Stiffness Assessment in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Undergoing Antiviral Therapy by Stella M. Martinez (126144)

“…<div><h3>Background/Aims</h3><p>Liver stiffness (LS) measurement by means of transient elastography (TE) is accurate to predict fibrosis stage. …”

Jak2 is essential for DC development and maturation. by Jixin Zhong (115042)

“…Bone marrow cells (1×10⁷) were used to generate BMDCs using GM-CSF (10 ng/ml) and IL-4 (5 ng/ml) as described. Bone marrow cells deficient for Jak2 showed 1.3-fold decrease of BMDC yield. …”

Notch blockade altered protein expression of inflammatory cytokines, iNOS and nitric oxide (NO) secretion in hypoxic BV-2 cells. by Linli Yao (480545)

“…The values represent the mean ±SD in triplicate.</p>…”

Investigating the effect of postharvest conditions on the microbial quality and physicochemical characteristics of bee pollen by Vasilios Liolios (12182977)

“…When fresh pollen was stored at 4 °C, over a six-month period, the MTVC & ENT counts were out of limits, and changes were observed in colour, total lipid content (32.18% decrease), and fatty acid composition (31.68% for C18:2 and 21.56% for C18:3 reduction, 31.5% increase for C18:0). …”

Suppression of mitochondrial respiration by POLGdn expression led to an elevation of glycolysis. by Weiqin Lu (166093)

“…<p>(A) Time-dependent decrease in cellular oxygen consumption following POLGdn expression. …”

Data_Sheet_1_Effect of Renal Denervation for the Management of Heart Rate in Patients With Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.docx by Le Li (356426)

“…In addition, 24-h HR and daytime HR were decreased after RDN [WMD = −1.73 (95% CI: −3.51 to −0.31, p = 0.017) and −2.67 (95% CI: −5.02 to −0.32, p = 0.026) respectively], but nighttime HR was not significantly influenced by RDN (WMD = −2.08, 95% CI: −4.57 to 0.42, p = 0.103). …”

DataSheet1_Study of Variations in Mass Absorption Efficiency of Elemental Carbon Influenced by Different Measurement Techniques and Vehicle Emission.docx by Dong Chen (448284)

“…In order to study the influence of vehicle emission of highway on MAE values of EC, the simultaneous observation at SE and SORPES was conducted. The mean MAE of SE was 8.5% lower than that of SORPES. …”

FcγRIa expression is sufficient to facilitate <i>E. coli</i> K1 invasion of COS-1 cells. by Rahul Mittal (202639)

“…Binding and invasion assays were performed at least three times in triplicate and the data represent mean ± SD. The increase or decrease in binding or invasion of <i>E. coli</i> was statistically significant compared to controls, *p or ^$p<0.001 by Student's <i>t</i> test.…”

Data Sheet 1_Efficacy of music intervention on pain and anxiety in patients undergoing cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.docx by Lanzhu Su (21570704)

“…Meta-analysis employed standardized mean differences (SMD). Sensitivity and subgroup analyses explored result stability and heterogeneity, utilizing Review Manager 5.4 and STATA 15.0 for analysis.…”

Thumb and finger movement is reduced after stroke: An observational study by Helleana Eschmann (6832265)

“…Cadence at the thumb (between-group mean difference, 95% CI, p value: -0.6 movements/sec, -1.0 to -0.2 movements/sec, p = 0.003) and finger (-0.5 movements/sec, -0.7 to -0.3 movements/sec, p<0.001) was lower in stroke than control subjects. …”

Bouquin et al. - High variability in the reproducibility of key hemodynamic responses to head-up tilt by Heidi Bouquin (17563521)

“…The differences persisted as follows: reduction of stroke volume in six out of six (6/6) between-quartile comparisons (p<0.001), decrease in cardiac output (p<0.001) and increase in heart rate in 5/6 comparisons (p<0.001), change in systemic vascular resistance in 3/6 comparisons (p<0.001), change in aortic systolic blood pressure in 1/6 comparisons (p=0.043), and change in aortic diastolic blood pressure in none (p=0.266). …”

Acute Pain Therapy in Postanesthesia Care Unit Directed by Skin Conductance: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Michael Czaplik (147934)

“…</p> <h3>Results</h3><p>During their stay in PACU, both test and control groups experienced a significant decrease in NRS as a consequence of pain therapy. No significant differences in mean NRS or in NFSC values were found between the test and control groups. …”