Percentile plot showing the slope for BMI vs. years of education (Y-axis) at each percentile of the BMI distribution (X-axis). by Paul T. Williams (251599)

“…<p>For example, each addition year of education in Study 1 females was associated with a BMI decrease of (slope±SE) −0.117±0.018 kg/m² at the 10^th percentile of their BMI distribution (A), −0.117±0.016 kg/m² at their 25^th percentile (B), −0.165±0.020 kg/m² at their 50^th percentile (C, the median), −0.245±0.029 kg/m² at their 75^th percentile (D), and −0.300±0.046 kg/m² at their 90^th percentile (E, compare with <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0027657#pone-0027657-g001" target="_blank">Figure 1</a>). …”

Light-Evoked Ca²⁺ Responses in Retinal Ganglion Cells by Mazahir T Hasan (3816)

“…</p> <p>(C) Time course of Ca²⁺ response measured by high repetition rate image scan (62.5 Hz) of a soma: The cell responds with a decrease in fluorescence to the onset of the laser (asterisk) and to the repeated light stimulation (arrows).…”

Transfection efficiency and cell proliferation after miR-222-3p expression changes. by Binya Liu (517729)

“…Colony formation (≥50 cells) was assessed using a colony counter. Knockdown of miR-222-3p led to a decrease in anchorage-independent colony forming ability of AN3CA cells. * P<0.05, ** P<0.01, *** P<0.001, **** P<0.0001.…”

Lipid droplet fusion can be triggered specifically by chemicals. by Samantha Murphy (144193)

“…Fusogenic reagents caused a decrease in LD number concurrent with an increase in LD radius. …”

Gas exchange and millet phytomass under organic fertilization and graywater irrigation by José R. I. Silva (12819968)

“…The reduction in irrigation depth caused a decrease in gas exchange from 45 days after the application of the treatments. …”

Slow killing strains survive better in small spaces with equal starting abundance. by Raymond Copeland (17854736)

“…Each data point is the mean of many simulations; for the <i>N</i>_<i>max</i> = 9, 26, 68, 106, 1025, and 10,686 cell simulations we average across 750, 750, 500, 100, 50 and 20 simulations, respectively. …”

<i>ndk-1</i>(<i>ok314</i>);<i>dyn-1</i>(<i>ky51</i>) double mutants are lethal. by Luca Fancsalszky (541176)

“…At 25°C, in the F1 progeny of <i>dyn-1(ky51);ndk-1(ok314)/+</i> animals we got decreased brood size and we did not notice any Pvl, Ste animals, suggesting that the double mutants are not viable. …”

The role of calcium in BeWo syncytialization. by Manu Vatish (187260)

“…The second panel shows the increase in fura red as calcium levels are decreased by EGTA. In the third and fourth panels, real time decreases in intracellular calcium are seen with both addition of cAMP (8-bromo-cAMP 1.5 mM - third panel) and LY294002 (50 µM - fourth panel). …”

Decay per year of antibody levels in paired samples from CLL patients (n=64). by Katrina Vanura (274046)

Analysis of the inner ear cell type–specific transcriptome. by Ronna Hertzano (203344)

Data_Sheet_1_Excess Mortality in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing the Differences Between the First and the Second Wave, Year 2020.PDF by Maria Dorrucci (252694)

“…The models were also applied to estimate all-cause excess deaths “not directly attributable to COVD-19”, i.e., without a previous COVID-19 diagnosis. During the first wave (25th February−31st May), we estimated 52,437 excess deaths (95% CI: 49,213–55,863) and 50,979 (95% CI: 50,333–51,425) during the second phase (10th October−31st December), corresponding to percentage 34.8% (95% CI: 33.8%–35.8%) in the second wave and 31.0% (95%CI: 27.2%–35.4%) in the first. …”

Data_Sheet_2_Excess Mortality in Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing the Differences Between the First and the Second Wave, Year 2020.PDF by Maria Dorrucci (252694)

“…The models were also applied to estimate all-cause excess deaths “not directly attributable to COVD-19”, i.e., without a previous COVID-19 diagnosis. During the first wave (25th February−31st May), we estimated 52,437 excess deaths (95% CI: 49,213–55,863) and 50,979 (95% CI: 50,333–51,425) during the second phase (10th October−31st December), corresponding to percentage 34.8% (95% CI: 33.8%–35.8%) in the second wave and 31.0% (95%CI: 27.2%–35.4%) in the first. …”

UCH-L5 regulates inflammasome activity in human macrophages. by Evangel Kummari (719636)

“…<p><b>(A). Exposure of THP-1 macrophages to b-AP15 inhibitor leads to decrease in IL-1β upon inflammasome activation.…”

BTK Expression Levels Control DNA Binding Activity and Transcription Factor Function of Ikaros. by Hong Ma (48973)

“…Each siRNA was used at a 50 nM concentration. BTK siRNA (but not Ku80 siRNA) resulted in depletion of BTK protein without a decrease in the amount of IK protein. …”

Bifurcated Halogen Bonding Involving Diaryliodonium Cations as Iodine(III)-Based Double-σ-Hole Donors by Irina S. Aliyarova (9981605)

“…An XB with the iodine­(III) center of a diaryliodonium cation can be formed even when ∠(C–I···X) is much less than 180° (decrease by 55° in our experiments). …”

Clinical and virological profiles of TriD9 vaccine trial group. by Jodi K. Craigo (421284)

“…Febrile episodes were defined by a achieving a combination of two-three features such as: rectal temperature above 39°C in conjunction with thrombocytopenia (platelet decrease of ≥70,000/µl of whole blood), EIAV viral load ≥10⁵ as well as other clinical signs of EIA. …”

Clinical and virological profiles of ConD9 vaccine trial group. by Jodi K. Craigo (421284)

“…Febrile episodes were defined by a achieving a combination of two-three features such as: rectal temperature above 39°C in conjunction with thrombocytopenia (platelet decrease of ≥70,000/µl of whole blood), EIAV viral load ≥10⁵ as well as other clinical signs of EIA. …”

Path regulates glial proliferation via the mTOR-S6K pathway. by Qian Dong (414788)

“…Path downregulation and defects in BBB expansion consequently led to a decrease in brain AAs, such as Leu, which hinders brain tumor protein synthesis to slow down tumor growth. …”

Identifying transcripts associated with the maturation of wild-type chondrocytes in pellet cultures. by Margot E. Bowen (224612)

“…D: Flow Chart showing the method used to define a set of transcripts that consistently decreased or increased in abundance over time in three independent experiments.…”

Richness and diversity of gut microbiota between patients with partial colectomy (right hemicolectomy or low anterior resection) and controls. by Xi-Hsuan Lin (5932421)

“…<p>Chao1 estimated no significant difference among RH, LAR, and control group though a tendency to decrease in bacterial richness in RH group when compared with others (Fig 1A). …”