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. …”

SEAwise Report on improved predictive models of growth, production and stock quality. by Leire Ibaibarriaga (13760979)

“…In contrast, the results of the body condition indices showed a moderate but significant decrease for all the studied 19 species over time. …”

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. …”

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). …”

Resveratrol inhibits aerobic glycolysis (glucose uptake and lactate production characteristic of cancer metabolism). by Mohd Askandar Iqbal (324124)

“…<p>A significant decrease in glucose uptake (A) and lactate production (B), was observed in HeLa and HepG2 (<i>*p<0.05</i>), following 48 hours resveratrol treatment. …”

Slope estimates for the LMER model fitted using the distance measure from method PHG. by Adib Mehrabi (7042160)

“…<p>A negative slope indicates a decrease in perceptual similarity with an increase in distance, i.e. sounds for which the method performs well. …”

Climate change and management scenarios with associated changes to input layers. by Stephen S. Ban (784473)

“…. = no change from baseline (current conditions); plus sign = 1 standard deviation increase above baseline; minus sign = 1 standard deviation decrease below baseline condition, except for temperature (0.2 degree above/below climatological mean). …”

Learning over time for C condition by Yoky Matsuoka (31878)

“…</p><p>Published online 30 May 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1904454.</p><p></p> A decrease in the total mean absolute error as a function of block number occurred as the experiment progressed.…”

Neuroprotection. by Renaud Quertainmont (318796)

“…The quantification of spared tissue (<b>C</b>), as assessed by the mean ratio of injured area on total area of the sections, reveals a significant decrease of the lesion extension in MSC treated rats compared to control ones. * p<0.05.…”

Effect of acute exposure to high altitude (Munich, 490 m, to Jungfraujoch, 3454 m) on postprandial plasma levels of ghrelin. by Rudolf L. Riepl (288268)

“…<p>Asterisks (*) indicate a significant decrease (p<0.03) as compared with the preprandial values at 0 min and crosses (#) mean a significant (p<0.03) difference between the respective values at the two sea levels.…”

Influence of instability on duration of response. by Nathanial R. Eckert (3177852)

“…<p>Group data representing the duration of the different responses (E1, CSP, E2) in the EMG for the APB, FCR, and TRI muscles across the 10 subjects (mean ± standard error). There was a significant decrease (*) in the duration of the CSP response was observed between the seated and wobble conditions within the TRI muscle (<i>p</i> = 0.034). …”