Table_1_Petroleum pollution changes microbial diversity and network complexity of soil profile in an oil refinery.DOCX by Jugui Zhuang (15831902)

“…</p>Results<p>Our results suggested soil microbial a-diversity decreased under high C10–C40 levels, coupled with significant changes in the community structure of soil profiles. …”

The effect of interactions between individuals on the co-existence of fearfulness and boldness, where the parameters in background fitnesses and are taken as: , , , , and . by Nan Lu (178803)

TLR4-dependent JNK and PI3K/Akt were involved in HMGB1-induced HSCs pro-fibrotic effects. by Fu-ping Wang (5659540)

<i>piggyBac</i> Transposon plus Insulators Overcome Epigenetic Silencing to Provide for Stable Signaling Pathway Reporter Cell Lines by Valeri V. Mossine (500515)

“…The most efficient and stable reporter activity was observed for combinations of the transposon inverted terminal repeats and one 5’- or two cHS4 core insulators flanking a green fluorescent protein reporter construct, with no detectable silencing over 10 months of continuous cell culture in absence of any selective pressure. …”

Evaluation of Focal Liver Reaction after Proton Beam Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Examined Using Gd-EOB-DTPA Enhanced Hepatic Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Shigeyuki Takamatsu (3373319)

“…In FLR expressed as the 2-Gy equivalent dose (α/β = 3 Gy), TDs did not differ significantly (27.0±6.4 CGE [10 fractions [Fr] vs. 30.5±7.3 CGE [20 Fr]). There were also no correlations between the TDs and clinical factors, and no significant differences between Child-Pugh A and B scores. …”

RER1 expression significantly reduces αSyn levels. by Hyo-Jin Park (4233949)

“…(B) Wild type RER1 expression significantly decreased αSyn levels (mean, 87.8 ±7.1%), but expression of RER1Δ25 resulted in significantly smaller effects on levels of αSyn (mean, 24.3 ±10.6%) (*p<0.05, **p<0.01; F_2,6 = 17.31, p = 0.0032) (n = 5/control, n = 7/RER1, n = 3/ RER1Δ25) in HEK293. …”

RT-qPCR quantification of the expression of <i>Lin28B</i> in peripheral blood monoculear cells. by Shu-Wen Cheng (484650)

“…(P<0.001). (Bar: mean; Black dot: undetectable) (<b>B</b>). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that <i>Lin28B</i> was significantly associated with decreased recurrence-free survival (P<0.001) (<b>C</b>). …”

Image1_Evaluation and Selection of the Inhaler Device for Treprostinil Palmitil Inhalation Powder.pdf by Helena Gauani (12357712)

“…For the 32 mg TPIP capsule dose, the FPD remained above 61.0% for the high and ultra-high resistance devices but decreased to 48.5 and 52.6% for the low and medium resistance devices, respectively. …”

Mental and substance use disorders and food insecurity among homeless adults participating in the At Home/Chez Soi study by James Lachaud (4269973)

“…Food insecurity data were collected at seven times during a follow-up period of up to 5.5 years. Mental and substance use disorders were assessed at baseline. …”

Epigenetic Inactivation of EFEMP1 Is Associated with Tumor Suppressive Function in Endometrial Carcinoma by Tingting Yang (166111)

“…Treatment with 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (5-aza-dC) and/or trichostatin A (TSA) altered EFEMP1 methylation status, and restored EFEMP1 expression. …”

LMB treatment influences virus production. by Andrea Cerutti (341215)

“…(D) Control experiments for (C) showing that the application of LMB or its solvent (ethanol) at the same concentrations and for the same time period as used for (C) does not influence cell viability, as demonstrated by comparison with an untreated control. DMSO (at a concentration of 10%) was used as a positive control, to decrease cell viability. …”

SYT-SSX2 associates with Polycomb complex proteins. by Roy Barco (265844)

“…SYT-SSX2 was visualized with the anti-FLAG tag antibody in U2-OS and with a SYT-specific antibody <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0005060#pone.0005060-Nielsen2" target="_blank">[SV11; 37]</a> in Syn1 cells. …”

Cardioprotective Signature of Short-Term Caloric Restriction by Hossein Noyan (758749)

“…</p><p>Results</p><p>This short-term model of CR was associated with cardio-protection, as evidenced by decreased infarct size (18.5±2.4% vs. 26.6±1.7%, N=10/group; P=0.01). mRNA and miR profiles pre-MI (N=5/group) identified genes modulated by short-term CR to be associated with circadian clock, oxidative stress, immune function, apoptosis, metabolism, angiogenesis, cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix (ECM). …”

Endothelial cells in co-culture with vascular smooth muscle cells generate capillary-like networks. by Lasse Evensen (263932)

“…(G) Temporal image analysis during 6 days of EC network formation shows a decrease in the number of non-networked cells as EC connectivity is established and stabilizes. …”

Representative bone histology of Size Class II from the mid-shafts of <i>Lystrosaurus</i> sp. hind limb elements. by Zoe T. Kulik (11654759)

“…<b>B</b>, 10X magnification of yellow square in <b>A</b>, arrows indicate bright lines in the extracellular matrix of periosteally accreted bone and should not be confused as growth marks. …”

Comparisons of H3K4 methylation dynamics during germination tube formation between MoSET1-dependent and -independent gene sets. by Kieu Thi Minh Pham (778382)

“…<p>“MoSET1-dependent genes” were defined based on a comparison of FC values (germination tubes [GT]/mycelia [myc]) between wild-type and Δmoset1 strains (see <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005385#sec002" target="_blank">Results</a>). …”

Potential impact of the cleft potential on presynaptic calcium currents. by Martijn C. Sierksma (11608174)

“…<p>(A) Simulation of the impact of a slow and a fast AP (top; FWHM: left 1.0, right 0.2 ms) on the cleft potential (second row), the transmembrane potential sensed by the calcium channels in the cleft (third row) and the presynaptic calcium current (bottom) at three leak resistances (1/g_cl: 0 MΩ, 1 MΩ and 5 MΩ). …”

PLAG inhibits IL-4 induced STAT6 phosphorylation. by Jinseon Jeong (2579929)

“…<p>(A) Various concentration of a STAT6 inhibitor (STAT6i, AS1517499) were treated onto A549 cells which were activated by IL-4 (10 ng/mL), and showed inhibitory effect on the secretion of CCL26 from the epithelial cells in a concentration-dependent manner. …”

Model: Tyramine orchestrates the <i>C. elegans</i> escape response through the activation of ionotropic and metabotropic receptors. by Jamie L. Donnelly (397302)

“…Synaptic connections (triangles) and gap junctions (bars) are as described by White et al. (1986) <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001529#pbio.1001529-White1" target="_blank">[20]</a>. …”

Comparison of the major phyla of the gut microbiota before and after smoking cessation. by Luc Biedermann (139959)

“…Whereas the intervention group revealed a significant increase in fractions of <i>Firmicutes</i> and <i>Actinobacteria</i> and a decrease in fractions of <i>Proteobacteria</i> and <i>Bacteroidetes</i>, the microbiota of the control groups remained rather stable. …”