Project Summary - Supporting Learners with a contextualised Community of Practice (CoP) by Leigh-Anne Perryman (20453192)

Preoperative statins are associated with a reduced risk of postoperative delirium following vascular surgery by Dae-Sang Lee (3935201)

“…Preoperative statin use was associated with a decreased incidence of postoperative delirium in patients who underwent vascular surgery. …”

Cyclin G2 is a target molecule of Cn/NFATc2 in follicular keratinocytes. by Atsushi Fujimura (227683)

“…<p>(A) The microarray analysis identified 24 genes that showed down-regulated expression in PHK cells treated with either 11R-VIVIT or CsA; <i>ccng2</i> (cyclin G2) expression showed the greatest decrease after Cn/NFAT inhibition. …”

ASLV-A pseudovirus fusion with endosomes results in iCherry release and YFP dequenching. by Sergi Padilla-Parra (166100)

“…The time (min:sec) elapsed after raising the temperature is overlaid on all images. Scale bars are 2.5 µm (A) and 3 µm (C). (B, D) The intensity profiles for red (iCherry) and green (YFP) signals from the particles shown in panels A and C were obtained by single particle tracking using the YFP-Vpr channel. …”

Polymer blend: a new approach for eliminating curing effect of aqueous dispersion coatings by Nasir Abbas (312677)

“…Propranolol HCl 10% w/w was layered onto sugar cores using 5% w/w HPMC as a binder. Drug-layered-cores were coated either with pure or blends of Aquacoat® ECD: Eudragit® NE 30D in a fluidized bed coater to obtain 20% w/w coating level. …”

Evaluation of the Medicinal Herb <i>Graptopetalum paraguayense</i> as a Treatment for Liver Cancer by Wei-Hsiang Hsu (717828)

“…HH-F3 also enhanced PTEN expression and decreased AKT phosphorylation at Ser473 in a concentration-dependent manner in HCC cells. …”

Body surface distribution of T wave alternans is modulated by heart rate and ventricular activation sequence in patients with cardiomyopathy - Fig 7 by Behnaz Ghoraani (6577289)

“…The TWA magnitude decreases by ~1.5 uV with each subsequent 10 bpm increase in rate, causing TWA magnitude to fall below clinical significance at 120 bpm. …”

Dataset for: Anterior cingulate cortex supports effort allocation toward a qualitatively preferred option by Evan Edward Hart (4028750)

Nitrogen addition increases aboveground silicon and phytolith concentrations in understory plants of a tropical forest by xiaofei Lu (11679673)

Endothelial Dysfunction and Inflammation Precedes Elevations in Blood Pressure Induced by a High-Fat Diet by Jorge Camargo Oishi (5675510)

DataSheet1_Ambient Air Quality Standards and Policies in Eastern Mediterranean Countries: A Review.docx by Sasan Faridi (9277880)

“…The standards for other considered pollutants exceed AQGs as well. We estimated that the reduction of annual mean PM_2.5 exposure level to the AQG level (5 μg m⁻³) would be associated with a decrease of all natural-cause mortality in adults (age 30+) by 16.9%–42.1% in various EMR countries. …”

Effect of antenatal dexamethasone treatment on the volume (A, B) and total number of neurons (C, D) of the hippocampus. by Cornelle W. Noorlander (53457)

“…<p>Data are presented as mean ± SD. Panel A and C show a significant decrease in volume of the CA at P5 and P10 and in total number of neurons in the CA area at E18 until P10 and an increase of number of neurons in the CA of the dex-treated group at adulthood. …”

Comorbid Influences on Generic Health-Related Quality of Life in COPD: A Systematic Review by Manuel B. Huber (721887)

“…<div><p>Background</p><p>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality and of loss of disability-adjusted life years worldwide. …”

Table_1_The Fate of Altertoxin II During Tomato Processing Steps at a Laboratory Scale.DOCX by Hannes Puntscher (6834581)

“…We observed a significant decrease in altertoxin II concentrations in samples stored at room temperature and particularly those undergoing thermal treatment by employing a validated LC-MS/MS method. …”

Supplementary Material for: A Pilot and Feasibility Study of Continuous Cardiac Output and Blood Pressure Monitoring during Intermittent Hemodialysis by Spano S. (17146879)

Heart graft rejection in Lew.1a recipients is significantly influenced by the presence of NK cells. by Oliver Beetz (6786137)

“…Of note, NK cell depletion caused a decrease of NKR-P1A⁺ (NK cells and NKT cells) cells below the baseline of syngeneic controls whereas the NKR-P1A/B⁺ (NK cells, NKT cells and Monocytes) cells were unaffected by the depletion (grey arrows), indicating abundant infiltration of NKR-P1B⁺ monocytes. …”

Supplemental Figure 10 from Herbacetin Is a Novel Allosteric Inhibitor of Ornithine Decarboxylase with Antitumor Activity by Dong Joon Kim (280038)

“…Vehicle, herbacetin (100 mg/kg B.W. p.o. or 2 mg/kg B.W. i.p.) or DFMO (1 g/kg B.W. p.o.) was administered by gavage or intraperitoneal injection 5 times per week for 5 weeks. (A) DFMO significantly decreased hearing (measured as prepulse inhibition or PPI) on day 35. …”

Figure 2 from PELP1 Is a Novel Therapeutic Target in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Khaled Mohamed Nassar (19810317)

“…<p><i>PELP1</i>-KD/SMIP34 treatment decreased cell viability, clonogenicity, and invasiveness of HCC cells. …”

Different antibiotic growth promoters induce specific changes in the cecal microbiota membership of broiler chicken by Marcio C. Costa (313504)

“…This study aimed to investigate the impact of zinc bacitracin (55g/ton), enramycin (10g/ton); halquinol^® (30g/ton); virginiamycin (16,5g/ton) and avilamycin (10g/ton) on the cecal microbiota of broiler chicken, compared to a control group. …”

Inequalities in Alcohol-Related Mortality in 17 European Countries: A Retrospective Analysis of Mortality Registers by Johan P. Mackenbach (147412)

“…<div><p>Background</p><p>Socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol-related mortality have been documented in several European countries, but it is unknown whether the magnitude of these inequalities differs between countries and whether these inequalities increase or decrease over time.</p><p>Methods and Findings</p><p>We collected and harmonized data on mortality from four alcohol-related causes (alcoholic psychosis, dependence, and abuse; alcoholic cardiomyopathy; alcoholic liver cirrhosis; and accidental poisoning by alcohol) by age, sex, education level, and occupational class in 20 European populations from 17 different countries, both for a recent period and for previous points in time, using data from mortality registers. …”