COMPARISONS OF COUNTERFACTUAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES AT THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS by André Braz Golgher (6827249)

“…However, if academic performance is also taken into account, the best options would be either a quota policy of 50% divided between poor and non-poor students or a bonus policy based on a linear function of course competitiveness with an average bonus of 6%.…”

Sperm analysis for control males and males born to DXR-treated mothers over six generations. by Loro L. Kujjo (354585)

Relative diver effects – fixed distance and 5 minute waiting period. by Luke C. Dickens (223801)

“…<p>Relative diver effects on estimated reef fish densities comparing counts over a fixed distance 50 m transect and counts after a 5 minute waiting period. …”

Population sorting II. by Xavier Manière (230820)

“…<p>(A) We numerically computed the histograms of the distance traveled by a fictitious population of 1000 worms assuming a Gaussian velocity distribution for each worm with an average parallel velocity given by v₀(1+gnoise(µ)) and a standard deviation of 50 µm/s. …”

Analysis of cell cycle specific genes on mRNA and protein level. by Constanze Nossol (326870)

Human amygdala responses to music in probabilistically defined anatomical regions. by Tonio Ball (68765)

“…Voxels with a significant signal decrease are displayed as black or yellow triangles. …”

Hematoxylin and eosin (HE) stained paraffin sections and toluidine blue–stained resin sections of the macrodactylous enlarged nerve and the normal digital nerve tissue. by Xi Yang (112884)

“…(E) Intensive distribution of myelinated nerve was found in the normal digital nerve tissue (E, red arrows) (scale bars, 50 μm). (F) A clear decrease in the myelination of the macrodactylous nerve was apparent (F, red arrows). …”

Effect of Testosterone on Proliferation Markers and Apoptosis in Breasts of Ovariectomized Rats by Jussara Celi Conceição Oliveira (8401119)

“…<div><p>Abstract Objective To investigate the action of testosterone (T), isolated or associated with estradiol benzoate (EB), on the proliferation markers and apoptosis of breasts of ovariectomized rats. Methods A total of 48 castrated female Wistar rats were divided into 6 groups, and each of them were submitted to one of the following treatments for 5 weeks: 1) control; 2) EB 50 mcg/day + T 50 mcg/day; 3) T 50mcg/day; 4) EB 50 mcg +T 300 mcg/day; 5) T 300 mcg/day; and 6) EB 50 mcg/day. …”

PGK1 K220 acetylation regulates glycolytic ATP production, glucose metabolism, and redox state of cells. by Shiwen Wang (132242)

“…These stable cells were treated without or with insulin (50 nM for 2 hr), following measurement of PGK1 activity (G) and relative 3-PG levels (H) as described in “Methods and Materials” and <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002243#pbio.1002243.s020" target="_blank">S1 Text</a>. …”

Rae1 regulates proliferation in <i>Drosophila</i> and in mammalian cells. by Maryam Jahanshahi (474646)

“…Scale bars in A-B indicate 25 μm, in C-D and K indicate 50 μm, and in G-H indicate 75 μm.…”

Agonist-driven FRET changes parallel binding and cellular efficacies of agonists. by Seungwoo Chang (306656)

“…<p>A. Cch binding (filled circle) and Cch-driven FRET changes (open circle) were measured using membranes prepared from FlAsH-labeled HeLa cells that expressed M1S2. …”

Ultrasound microbubble potentiated enhancement of hyperthermia-effect in tumours - Fig 6 by Deepa Sharma (278210)

“…Scale bar: 50 μm (B) Quantification of Ki-67 images indicates that exposure of xenografted tumors to combined treatment of USMB and hyperthermia resulted in a larger decrease in Ki-67 labeling indices compared to USMB alone or hyperthermia only (n = 3–5). …”

Data (circles) and model fits (solid black lines) showing how the proportion of mice infected and the expectation and variance of the incubation period vary according to the relati... by Helen R. Fryer (194033)

“…For relative doses above zero (the ID50), mean incubation period decreases linearly with the relative dose, whereas for relative doses below zero, it is relatively invariant to the relative dose. …”

Dilatometric Cycles in the Study of Precipitation of Intermetallic Phases in Duplex Stainless Steels by Elki C. Souza (5669489)

“…Tests conducted at 850 ºC for 7 hours indicated a high fraction of σ phase precipitated (approximately 50%), starting in the grain boundary, austenite/ferrite, and advancing in ferrite grain.…”

Table_2_Dose of Alcohol From Beer Required for Acute Reduction in Arterial Stiffness.DOCX by Masato Nishiwaki (666290)

“…Arterial stiffness did not significantly change among all AFB and B25. However, B50, B100, and B200 caused a significant decrease in arterial stiffness for approximately 30–60 min: heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (B50: −4.5 ± 2.4%; B100: −3.4 ± 1.3%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.6%); brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −0.6 ± 2.0%; B100: −3.3 ± 1.1%; B200: −9.3 ± 3.0%); heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −3.7 ± 0.3%; B100: −3.3 ± 0.9%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.7%); and cardio-ankle vascular index (B50: −4.6 ± 1.3%; B100: −5.6 ± 0.8%; B200: −10.3 ± 3.1%). …”

Table_1_Dose of Alcohol From Beer Required for Acute Reduction in Arterial Stiffness.DOCX by Masato Nishiwaki (666290)

“…Arterial stiffness did not significantly change among all AFB and B25. However, B50, B100, and B200 caused a significant decrease in arterial stiffness for approximately 30–60 min: heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (B50: −4.5 ± 2.4%; B100: −3.4 ± 1.3%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.6%); brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −0.6 ± 2.0%; B100: −3.3 ± 1.1%; B200: −9.3 ± 3.0%); heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −3.7 ± 0.3%; B100: −3.3 ± 0.9%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.7%); and cardio-ankle vascular index (B50: −4.6 ± 1.3%; B100: −5.6 ± 0.8%; B200: −10.3 ± 3.1%). …”

Table_3_Dose of Alcohol From Beer Required for Acute Reduction in Arterial Stiffness.DOCX by Masato Nishiwaki (666290)

“…Arterial stiffness did not significantly change among all AFB and B25. However, B50, B100, and B200 caused a significant decrease in arterial stiffness for approximately 30–60 min: heart-brachial pulse wave velocity (B50: −4.5 ± 2.4%; B100: −3.4 ± 1.3%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.6%); brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −0.6 ± 2.0%; B100: −3.3 ± 1.1%; B200: −9.3 ± 3.0%); heart-ankle pulse wave velocity (B50: −3.7 ± 0.3%; B100: −3.3 ± 0.9%; B200: −8.1 ± 2.7%); and cardio-ankle vascular index (B50: −4.6 ± 1.3%; B100: −5.6 ± 0.8%; B200: −10.3 ± 3.1%). …”

Table_1_Phosphorus dynamics in litter–soil systems during litter decomposition in larch plantations across the chronosequence.docx by Guangyu Chi (13921416)

“…Litter exhibited a net P decrease during the first 180 days, followed by a phase of a net P increase. …”

Table_2_Phosphorus dynamics in litter–soil systems during litter decomposition in larch plantations across the chronosequence.docx by Guangyu Chi (13921416)

“…Litter exhibited a net P decrease during the first 180 days, followed by a phase of a net P increase. …”

Image_1_Phosphorus dynamics in litter–soil systems during litter decomposition in larch plantations across the chronosequence.pdf by Guangyu Chi (13921416)

“…Litter exhibited a net P decrease during the first 180 days, followed by a phase of a net P increase. …”