Pain ratings by temperature and task. by Jarred Younger (239820)

“…Means are followed by standard deviations. <b>b)</b> Mean pain decrease during the distraction and romantic partner active tasks during moderate and high heat-intensity trials. …”

The diameter of vertebral canal. by Markus Krings (540503)

Zeta potential of CH-H-R/pDNA nanoparticles at different pH. by Elisabete C. Costa (438384)

“…<p>Schematic representation of zeta potential decrease as a function of pH. Data is presented as mean ± s.d.…”

Effect of depletion or inactivation of PAR-2 on Erk1/2 phosphorylation and cell proliferation. by Song Han (470055)

Quality measures of the reconstructed hierarchies for the “hard” synthetic data set. by Gergely Tibély (504070)

Potential mechanisms. by Iwan Zimmermann (117942)

Levelt’s laws. by Pantelis Leptourgos (9767840)

Evaluation of salinity toxicity in biological nitrification effluent using the respirometry technique by Alyne Moraes Costa (6131834)

“…During the experiment, the bioreactor was operated with a hydraulic retention time of 48 h, and DO, pH and temperature maintained at 4.0-5.0 mg L-1, 7.5 and 25°-30°C, respectively. …”

GDF11 regulates the EGF signal transduction pathway. by Gareth Williams (5148)

“…Exposure to GDF11 significantly decreases EGF receptor protein levels as shown by densitometric analysis relative to actin (mean ± SEM; *<i>p</i><0.05, **<i>p</i><0.01, n = 3) and by a representative blot. …”

Relationship between the baseline blood flow and its increase post ozone therapy by Bernardino Clavo (3925)

“…Note: the percentages under 100% indicate a decrease in blood flow at this time point.…”

Morphology of <i>Trilobatus sacculifer</i> from marine isotope stage 12 in the Red Sea. by Manuel F. G. Weinkauf (7495628)

“…(a) Shell size and its variation decrease toward the local extinction (compare <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0223490#pone.0223490.s001" target="_blank">S1 File</a>). …”

Organic polymer characterization of leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens. by Garret Suen (22423)

“…Error bars in graphs are standard error of the mean. The asterisks indicate a significant decrease in overall average content between top and bottom samples (two-tailed paired <i>t</i> test, <i>P</i><0.05). …”

ACUTE EFFECTS OF AEROBIC RUNNING ON BLOOD PRESSURE IN YOUNG NORMOTENS ADULTS by Wollner Materko (6136985)

“…Significant differences were recorded between SBP before (127.1 ± 11.5 mmHg) and after (119.9 ± 10.2 mmHg) the running protocol. The results showed a decrease in systolic blood pressure, which resulted in a mean difference of -7.2 ± 6.2 mmHg, demonstrating a significant difference (p = 0.00001). …”

Fitness-valley crossing in subdivided asexual populations by Michael McLaren (2830760)

“…<div>Adaptations may require multiple mutations that are beneficial only in combination. To adapt, a lineage must acquire neutral or deleterious mutations before gaining the beneficial combination, thereby crossing a plateau or valley, respectively, in the mapping from genotype to fitness. …”

Voiding behavior of mice with cystitis. by Takeshi Okinami (609884)

“…<i>B</i>: Mean voided volume per void. The CYP group demonstrated a decrease in volume. …”

Generation of TrxR2 deficiency in N27 Cells. by Pamela Lopert (114596)

“…(e) Mock and TrxR2 deficient cells were exposed to 3 µM exogenous H₂O₂ and the removal rates were determined with a Clark-type electrode. There was a significant (p<0.001) decrease in the TrxR2 deficient cells ability to remove exogenous H₂O₂ compared to mock controls (n = 9) Bars represent mean ± SEM. * =  <0.05, ** = p<0.005 as determined by two-tailed t-test.…”

ROS changes mitochondrial motility mainly by reducing flux and velocity <i>in vivo</i>. by Pin-Chao Liao (4034450)

“…(B) Paraquat treatment produces a decrease in mitochondrial flux, which is rescued by overexpression of SOD1 or SOD2 in both directions. …”

Hypoxia and hyperoxia alter NO levels and can drive vasodilation and vasoconstriction. by William Davis Haselden (9175156)

“…<p>All simulations in this figure used a dynamic model. In these simulations we varied arterial oxygen concentration, and the baseline diameter of the vessel was 50μm. …”

EVA model yields realistic first percept durations. by Quynh-Anh Nguyen (847240)

“…<p>A: Mean percept durations (top) and fitted <i>α</i> value (bottom) from gamma distribution of first <i>I</i> (blue) and first <i>S</i> (red) percepts from behavioral experiment for <i>DF</i> = 3,5,7. …”

Genetic interaction analyses of the RNAi candidates in several longevity mutant strains. by Ludivine Walter (216669)

“…Quantitative data and statistical analyses for the experiments shown here are included in <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001084#pbio.1001084.s007" target="_blank">Table S1</a>. − indicates a percentage decrease and + indicates a percentage increase of the mean adulthood lifespan when the mean lifespan of worms fed with the RNAi candidate and those fed with the empty vector RNAi were statistically significantly different (stratified log-rank, <i>p</i>≤0.001). …”