Computed Tomography Measurement of Rib Cage Morphometry in Emphysema by Nicola Sverzellati (440066)

“…Lower rib cage areas decreased as FVC% decreased (5.1 cm²; 95% CI: 2.5 to 7.6 for 10 percentage points of FVC variation).…”

Innovative Approach To Enhance the Methane Hydrate Formation at Near-Ambient Temperature and Moderate Pressure for Gas Storage Applications by Katipot Inkong (7979942)

“…However, the mixture of 0.5% w HS/v in 5.56 mol % THF solution resulted in a long induction time (about 400 min), which is not favorable for the SNG technology. …”

The Hippo Pathway Controls a Switch between Retinal Progenitor Cell Proliferation and Photoreceptor Cell Differentiation in Zebrafish by Yoichi Asaoka (564124)

“…Remarkably, <i>yap (5SA)</i>-expressing zebrafish embryos displayed decreased expression of transcription factors such as <i>otx5</i> and <i>crx,</i> which orchestrate photoreceptor cell differentiation by activating the expression of <i>rhodopsin</i> and other photoreceptor cell genes. …”

Three Minutes of All-Out Intermittent Exercise per Week Increases Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Capacity and Improves Cardiometabolic Health by Jenna B. Gillen (653861)

“…Peak oxygen uptake increased by 12% after training (32.6±4.5 vs. 29.1±4.2 ml/kg/min) and resting mean arterial pressure decreased by 7% (78±10 vs. 83±10 mmHg), with no difference between groups (both p<0.01, main effects for time). …”

Fig 5 - by Xiang Zhang (19800)

“…<p>(A) Posterior probability of decreasing maximal respiration in patient cell line with mutation in PET100 gene compared to the control cell line in the scenario with 1 or 2 plates. …”

Representative recordings of vasoconstrictor responses to norepinephrine in resting and contracting hindlimbs of mdx mice. by Gail D. Thomas (125876)

“…(B and C) NE-mediated muscle ischemia persisted in the contracting hindlimb of a mouse fed the 100 ppm HCT 1026 diet for 1 month, but was markedly attenuated in the contracting hindlimb of a mouse fed the 300 ppm HCT 1026 diet.…”

Supplementary Material for: Exertion-Induced Spinal Cord Infarction in a Middle-Aged Man: A Case Report by figshare admin karger (2628495)

“…Introduction: Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a relatively rare disorder, constituting 1-2% of ischemic strokes and 5-8% of all acute myelopathies. Case Presentation: Here we describe a case of SCI in a 49-year-old male with no prior neurological history that presented to the Emergency Department of Virginia Commonwealth University with sudden onset bilateral lower extremity paralysis, decreased sensation, and urinary retention after weightlifting. …”

Results from the Latin Hypercube Sampling–final tumor cell count. by Colin G. Cess (9915363)

“…The maximum number of tumor cells here is 5,000 because we chose to end simulation when either maximum simulation time was reached, the tumor was eliminated, or tumor cell count reached 5,000. …”

Vimentin-positive mesenchymal fetal liver cells are highly proliferative <i>in vivo</i>. by Bin Li (39349)

“…AFP and BrdU expressions decreased accompanied with vimentin reduction. (C) and (D) represented the relative quantitative assay of non-hematopoietic cells in (A) and (B) respectively. …”

DataSheet_1_Comparation of time-course, dose-effect, influencing factors and adverse events of biologics in the treatment of adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.pdf by Weiqi Gao (9136305)

“…</p>Methods<p>This study aimed to comparative effectiveness of various biological treatments for MSPP measured by PASI75, PASI90 and PASI100 (The ratio of patients whose Psoriasis Area and Severity Index score (PASI) decreased by ≥ 75%, 90% and 100% compared with baseline, respectively). …”

PKA and ERK, but not PKC, in the amygdala contribute to pain-related synaptic plasticity and behavior-3 by Yu Fu (16582)

“…A negative structural analogue of U0126 (U0124, 1 μM, n = 3) had no effect. …”

Portal and systemic hemodynamic assessment and the NCIPH model. by Sabine Klein (196104)

“…The splanchnic vascular resistance was significantly decreased after weekly embolization in rats. The results of are shown in mmHg/min/100g/ml. …”

Febuxostat suppresses LPS-induced MCP-1 production via MKP-1-dependent inhibition of JNK through increasing MKP-1 activity. by Johji Nomura (462919)

“…<p>Cells incubated for 30 min with vanadate (200 µM) or Ro-31-8220 (1 µM) were pretreated for 10 min with febuxostat (30 µM) or NAC (10 mM), and then stimulated for 1 (A) or 2 h (B) with 100 ng/mL LPS. (A) Western blot analysis using anti-phospho-JNK and β-actin antibodies. …”

Soil organic carbon in no-tillage systems of different ages in Southwest Mato Grosso, Brazil by Renata M. Severiano (12819463)

“…Compared to native vegetation, after 12 years of no-tillage, carbon stocks decreased at a rate of 0.075 Mg ha-1 year-1 in the Plinthic subgroups and increased by 2.3 Mg ha-1 year-1 in Oxisols.…”

Methylation of <i>PLA2G16</i> increases in tumor and normal prostate tissue from patients with PC. by William E. Jarrard (6871892)

“…<b>B:</b> <i>PLA2G16</i> gene expression was evaluated using RNA from the same samples. Significantly decreased expression (relative expression value X100) was observed in all T, TAA, and TAD than NTA. …”

Changes in maternal body composition and metabolism of dairy goats during pregnancy by Douglas de Souza Castagnino (12801528)

“…The highest levels of ß-hydroxybutyrate and non-esterified fatty acids were observed beginning at 100 days of gestation. Serum total protein and albumin levels decreased after 125 days of gestation. …”

Cowpea and beet intercropping agro-economic dynamics under spatial arrangement and cowpea population density by Aridênia P Chaves (10384715)

“…The productivities of beet roots of extra A, extra AA and great types decreased with increasing cowpea population density, without any influence of the tested spatial arrangements. …”

Evolution in the total number of confirmed infections across multiple countries and simulated settings. by Vincenzo G. Fiore (10510274)

“…In the bottom panel (b) the error bands (mean and standard deviation) illustrate on a logarithmic scale the simulated number of total infected agents in a population of 100’000 agents, varying condition of transmission efficiency and size of the secondary infection clusters. …”

Trichrome and TUNEL were performed on corpora cavernosal tissue from control, prostatectomy, and diabetic patients. by Nicholas L. Angeloni (445766)

Conduction velocity and stimulus dynamics constrain meaningful population sizes of LIF model neurons. by Tim C. Hladnik (16819663)

“…<p><b>A—C</b> Mutual information between stimulus and response estimated from the population responses of LIF-model neurons (see sketches in <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010871#pcbi.1010871.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1A</a>). …”