Severe Bone Loss as Part of the Life History Strategy of Bowhead Whales by John C. George (3164571)

“…<div><p>The evolution of baleen constituted a major evolutionary change that made it possible for baleen whales to reach enormous body sizes while filter feeding on tiny organisms and migrating over tremendous distances. …”

Data_Sheet_1_FRAGTE2: An Enhanced Algorithm to Pre-Select Closely Related Genomes for Bacterial Species Demarcation.PDF by Jiaqi Zeng (5987465)

“…Tests on simulated genomes, real genomes, and metagenome-assembled genomes revealed that (i) FRAGTE2 outstandingly reduces ~50–60.10% of the overall amount of pairs sieved by FRAGTE1, dramatically decreasing the computing cost required for whole-genome species demarcation afterward; (ii) FRAGTE2 shows superior sensitivity than FRAGTE1; (iii) FRAGTE2 shows higher specificity than FRAGTE1; and (iv) FRAGTE2 is faster than or comparable with FRAGTE1. …”

Extreme Rainfall Events on the Coastland of Paraná State (Paranaguá Bay) by Ana Cleide Bezerra Amorim (10393088)

“…The period from January to March, concentrated around 50% EEP95, with the frequency of EEP95 decreasing in years of La Niña and increasing in years of El Niño and neutral.…”

<i>P. aeruginosa</i> invasion into mammalian cells is dependent on Abl tyrosine kinases. by Julia F. Pielage (42476)

“…<p>(A) HeLa cells were infected with PAKΔSΔT for 1 h in the presence of the Abl inhibitor Gleevec (0–50 µM), and bacterial invasion was quantified. …”

Backpressure effects on the flow-pressure relation of driplines by Michael S Thebaldi (12796087)

Physical-hydraulic soil attributes in an integrated production system with different “paricá” forest component arrangements by Wellington de Azambuja Magalhães (5254961)

“…<div><p>Abstract: The objective of this work was to compare the structural quality and water retention curve of a Haplustox under single, double, and triple “paricá” (Ochroma pyramidale) lines in an integrated production system at 50 months of implantation. …”

The thickness of the smooth muscle layer, which surrounds the lumen, is significantly thinner in the pes-ARKO prostate than that in the Wt prostate. by Yuanjie Niu (214916)

“…<p>a) The interesting observation of thinner muscle layer surrounding the lumen of the pes-ARKO mice was indicated in H&E staining, and measured under microscope in b) Scale bars, 50 µm. …”

LIS1 protein reduction causes gene expression alterations of important biological processes, some of which are shared among the other mutants. by Tiziano Pramparo (176331)

“…Some of the processes are commonly up-/down-regulated in all mutants and some are specific for single mutants. A) up-regulated (blue) and down-regulated (yellow) processes are sorted by intensity at E14 in the <i>Lis1</i> mutants with decreasing levels of LIS1 (100%>50%>35). …”

Levels of RIND-EDSBs in yeast strains with deletions of genes encoding proteins with the High-Mobility Group B (HMGB) domain. by Jirapan Thongsroy (447904)

“…<p>The levels of EDSBs were significantly decreased in G0 cells of yeast strains lacking <i>NHP6A</i>, <i>IXR1</i>, <i>ROX1</i>, and <i>HMO1</i>, suggesting that they play an important role in the production or retention of RIND-EDSBs. …”

Data_Sheet_1_Endophytic PGPB Improves Plant Growth and Quality, and Modulates the Bacterial Community of an Intercropping System.PDF by Sergio Pardo-Díaz (11510752)

“…Inoculation with Herbaspirillum sp. AP21 together with 50% of the required nitrogen rate increased shoot dry weight, crude protein, and shoot nitrogen content, and decreased the amount of neutral detergent fiber. …”

Alterations of Alix ko synapses revealed in hippocampal slices and in an <i>in vivo</i> model of epilepsy. by Marine H. Laporte (12770674)

“…<i>N</i> = 13 neurons from 5 control mice and <i>N</i> = 15 neurons from 6 Alix cko mice. (C) 0.31 +/‒ 0.09; 0.12 +/‒ 0.03 for controls and Alix cko, respectively. …”

Sliding window analyses of the Ka/Ks for all <i>DEFA</i>, <i>DEFT</i> and separate <i>DEFA</i> clusters. by Dong-Qiang Cheng (562776)

“…<p>A: Sliding window analysis of the amino acid identity and Ka/Ks for all <i>DEFA</i>. …”

Image_1_Changes in the Distribution of Pectin in Root Border Cells Under Aluminum Stress.tif by Teruki Nagayama (7455131)

“…Staining for demethylesterified pectin decreased after Al treatment in the WT. A high level of pectin was observed in RBCs of the root tips. …”

Cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis in aged α<i>MHC-Cre/Foxm1^fl/fl</i> mice. by Craig Bolte (299486)

“…<p>Foxm1 mRNA was significantly decreased, while CaMKIIδ mRNA was unaltered, in hearts of old WT mice compared to young mice as shown by qRT-PCR (A). …”

Noise propagation is captured by the gene regulatory network model. by Nataša Puzović (7866440)

“…<p><b>A</b>—Gene-specific expression variance increases with the absolute instrength of the node, indicating noise propagation is reflected in the gene regulatory network model. …”

Image1_Variable effects of omaveloxolone (RTA408) on primary fibroblasts with mitochondrial defects.TIF by Madleen Zighan (13238811)

“…<p>Omaveloxolone (RTA408) is a second-generation oleanane triterpenoid Nrf2 inducer with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and was reported to improve mitochondrial bioenergetics. …”

Thermodynamic properties of moisture desorption isotherms of ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) seeds by Juliana Soares Zeymer (6675032)

“…Differential entropy also increased with decreasing equilibrium moisture content, as did Gibbs free energy, being positive for all temperature studied, indicating that ryegrass seeds desorption is a non-spontaneous process. …”

AAV-shRNA mediates dopamine receptors silencing in vivo. by Chen Yang (207381)

“…<p>A: A coronal section of rat striatum was visualized with fluorescence microscopy 2 weeks after viral injection. …”

Tissue immunofluorescent staining supports conclusions from RNA-seq studies shown in Fig 3. by Deli Liu (694079)

“…Tumor 419 has highest <i>AKT1</i> mRNA expression level based on RNA-seq analysis (<a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1005277#pgen.1005277.g003" target="_blank">Fig 3C</a>). …”

Restoration of Corticosteroid Sensitivity by p38 Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Inhibition in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Severe Asthma by Nicolas Mercado (149195)

“…PBMCs from severe asthmatics were relatively less sensitive to dexamethasone (Dex) as compared to those of non-severe asthmatics and healthy volunteers. The IC₅₀ values of Dex negatively correlated with decreased glucocorticoid receptor (GR) nuclear translocation assessed using immunocytochemistry (r = −0.65; p<0.0005) and with decreased FEV₁ (% predicted) (r = 0.6; p<0.0005). …”