The SNP (rs2230500) in <em>PRKCH</em> Decreases the Risk of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in a Chinese Young Adult Population by Lijun Wu (152858)

“…</p> <h3>Conclusions/Significance</h3><p>Our data provide evidence that the SNP (rs2230500) in <em>PRKCH</em> decreases the risk of CIMT that is a worthwhile predictor of stroke and complement system possibly mediates this process.…”

Unique Biofilm Signature, Drug Susceptibility and Decreased Virulence in <em>Drosophila</em> through the <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em> Two-Component System PprAB by Sophie de Bentzmann (116508)

“…Here we decipher the regulon of the <em>P. aeruginosa</em> response regulator PprB of the TCS PprAB. …”

Sudden Collapse of Vacuoles in <em>Saintpaulia</em> sp. Palisade Cells Induced by a Rapid Temperature Decrease by Noriaki Kadohama (382080)

“…Saintpaulia leaves were damaged and discolored when subjected to a rapid decrease in temperature, but not when the temperature was decreased gradually. …”

Targeting <em>A20</em> Decreases Glioma Stem Cell Survival and Tumor Growth by Anita B. Hjelmeland (104655)

“…To determine the functional significance of A20 in GSCs, we targeted <em>A20</em> expression with lentiviral-mediated delivery of short hairpin RNA (shRNA). …”

The Dose–Response Decrease in Heart Rate Variability: Any Association with the Metabolites of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Coke Oven Workers? by Xiaohai Li (136211)

“…After adjustment for potential confounders, elevation per interquartile range (IQR) (1.81 µg/mmol creatinine) of urinary 2-hydroxynaphthalene was associated with a 5.46% (95% CI, 2.50–8.32) decrease in standard deviation of NN intervals (SDNN). …”

Decreased Proliferation Kinetics of Mouse Myoblasts Overexpressing <em>FRG1</em> by Steven C. Chen (143374)

“…We propose that depressed myoblast proliferation may contribute to the pathology of mice overexpressing <em>FRG1</em> and may play a part in FSHD.…”

A Knockout Mutation of a Constitutive GPCR in <em>Tetrahymena</em> Decreases Both G-Protein Activity and Chemoattraction by Thomas J. Lampert (194549)

“…To study the possible role for a GPCR in the chemoresponses of the ciliate <em>Tetrahymena</em>, we have generated a number of macronuclear gene knockouts of putative GPCRs found in the <em>Tetrahymena</em> Genome database. …”

Morpholino-Mediated Increase in Soluble Flt-1 Expression Results in Decreased Ocular and Tumor Neovascularization by Leah A. Owen (178086)

The distributions of the end-simulation adolescence-limited proportion when (a) <i>k</i> is increased or decreased by 50%, (b) <i>c</i> is increased or decreased by 50%, (c) <i>γ</i> is increased or decreased by 50%, and (d) Δ<i>e</i> is increased or decreased by 50%, compared against the benchmark distribution <i>F</i>(<b>p</b>₀) for the parameters shown in Table 1. by Jia Ning Leaw (752775)

Expression of Human Paraoxonase 1 Decreases Superoxide Levels and Alters Bacterial Colonization in the Gut of <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> by Alejandro A. Pezzulo (138238)

“…We found that PON1 alters expression of multiple oxidative stress genes and decreases superoxide anion levels in normal and germ-free <em>D. melanogaster</em>. …”

Decreasing fluconazole susceptibility of clinical South African <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> isolates over a decade by Serisha D. Naicker (8648370)

Predicting pattern diversity decreases as a function of and . by Selim Haj Ali (21222613)

“…<p>For 50 Erdős-Rényi graphs with 30 nodes and 70 edges, we split the results into two columns according to the two initial degenerate unstable eigenmodes  +  : on the left, (if ), and on the right, (if ). …”

Spontaneous Mutations Decrease Sensitivity of Gene Expression to Random Environmental Variation in <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em> by Charles F. Baer (251999)

“…</p><h3>Methodology/Principal Findings</h3><p>Using conventional dye-swap microarray methodology, we compared transcript abundance in a sample of >7,000 genes between four mutation accumulation (MA) lines of the nematode <em>Caenorhabditis elegans</em> and the common (unmutated) ancestor. …”

Figure S1 - Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase A (MsrA) Deficient <em>Mycoplasma genitalium</em> Shows Decreased Interactions with Host Cells by Kishore Das (167540)

A Functional 12T-Insertion Polymorphism in the <i>ATP1A1</i> Promoter Confers Decreased Susceptibility to Hypertension in a Male Sardinian Population by Victoria L. Herrera (383897)

“…To test the effects of decreased α1Na,K-ATPase expression on blood pressure, we measured blood pressure by radiotelemetry in three month-old, highly inbred heterozygous knockout <i>ATP1A1+/−</i> male mice with resultant 58% reduction in ATP1A1 protein levels. …”

Macroalgae Decrease Growth and Alter Microbial Community Structure of the Reef-Building Coral, <em>Porites astreoides</em> by Rebecca Vega Thurber (41633)

“…To determine if macroalgae alter the coral microbiome, we conducted a field-based experiment in which the coral <em>Porites astreoides</em> was placed in competition with five species of macroalgae. …”

Extracellular Glutathione Decreases the Ability of <em>Burkholderia cenocepacia</em> to Penetrate into Epithelial Cells and to Induce an Inflammatory Response by Melania D’Orazio (126856)

Enhanced Monocyte Response and Decreased Central Memory T Cells in Children with Invasive <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> Infections by Monica I. Ardura (264181)

“…Herein, we report that peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with severe <em>S. aureus</em> infections demonstrate a distinctive and robust gene expression profile which is validated in a distinct group of patients and on a different microarray platform. …”

Likelihood of a decrease in runoff (a), an increase in runoff (b) and a severe change in ecosystems (c) for selected Δ<em>T</em>_g levels by Dieter Gerten (557088)

“…</strong> Likelihood of a decrease in runoff (a), an increase in runoff (b) and a severe change in ecosystems (c) for selected Δ<em>T</em>_g levels. …”

Aged blood factors decrease cellular responses associated with delayed gingival wound repair by María Paz Saldías (4430032)

“…<div><p>Aging is a gradual biological process characterized by a decrease in cell and organism functions. …”