QUANTIFICATION OF CRAMBE BIODIESEL CONTENT IN DIESEL BLENDS USING MIR SPECTROSCOPY END VARIABLES SELECTION. by Lucas G. da Costa (10380736)

“…In order to develop a non-destructive method, being possible to recover the sample after its quantification, decrease the quantity of samples and make use of a single calibration curve, in this study we used the oilseed crambe, which is not used in human food, for the methyl biodiesel production and PLS analysis for their content determination in mixtures with diesel at a concentration range of 1.00 to 30.00 (% v/v). …”

Pharmacological inhibition of cell death pathways protects neurons against glutamate-induced cell death. by Ujval Anilkumar (4598182)

“…Neurons were pre-treated for 1h prior to glutamate excitation with calpeptin (20 nM), rapamycin (250 nM), DPQ (100 μM), Compound C (10 μM) or SP600125 (5 μM). …”

R154Q mutation lowers membrane association density. by Tingting Wu (228837)

“…<p>Protein adsorption isotherm on GUVs composed of A) 100% DOPS and B) 60% DOPC, 20% DOPS, 10% DOPE, and 10% PI(4,5)P₂. …”

Fis binding site modifications, Langevin dynamics simulations of DNA breathing, and EMSA experiments, the first set. by Kristy Nowak-Lovato (101951)

“…FIS1 and FIS1S oligonucleotides were constant at 100 nM, and Fis protein ranged from 0 to 1.5 µM. …”

<i>Ras</i> cells show elevated checkpoint activity in response to treatment with cytarabine, daunorubicine or etoposide. by Mona Meyer (257592)

“…<i>Ras</i> cells show significantly fewer colonies compared to control cells (85 nM, 150 nM: p<0.05; 100 nM, 125 nM: p<0.01). (C) Daunorubicine leads to enhanced phosphorylation of Chk1 in <i>Ras</i> cells. …”

Responses of cells expressing various γ subunits to different concentrations of agonist. by Mariangela Chisari (257345)

“…No. of γ3 cells examined at 250 nM–20; at 1 µM–11; at 5 µM–17 and at 100 µM–17. …”

Characteristics of Physician Outflow from Disaster Areas following the Great East Japan Earthquake by Saori Kashima (126020)

“…<div><p>Objective</p><p>The shortage of physicians after a major disaster is a crucial issue. We aimed to evaluate the characteristics of physicians who left affected areas following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011.…”

Enrichment and stability of synaptoneurosomes. by Celia Williams (265997)

“…<p>Microscopy: A) Nuclear contamination of the homogenate (2 µl smears) (DAPI fluorescence) decreases after sequential passage through mesh screens with B) the post- 10 µm screen synaptoneurosome pellet (100 µl volume) still retaining a few nuclei (Bar = 20 µm). …”

cAMP dynamics in adult mouse ventricular Epac1-camps expressing cardiomyocytes upon treatment with cAMP elevating agents and PDE4 inhibition. by Julia U. Sprenger (3387719)

“…<b>(C)</b> Representative FRET traces from Epac1-camps cardiomyocytes stimulated with the β-AR agonist isoproterenol (ISO, 100 nM) or <b>(E)</b> with the direct AC activator forskolin (10 μM) leading to an increase of cAMP visualized as a decrease in the FRET ratio. …”

The influence of heparin on histone induced aggregation of low-density lipoprotein. by Alan D. Pemberton (217101)

“…<p><b>A:</b> Titration of histones into LDL (final concentration 1.25 mg/ml by protein) was carried out for 1 hr in PBS at 21°C, and protein aggregation measured by spectrophotometric absorbance at 680 nm. …”

Neuronal survival after exposure to SIV-infected microglia supernatant in the presence of different autophagy related drugs. by Mehrdad Alirezaei (51956)

“…(B) Neuronal survival was examined with MTT in cultures exposed to SIV-infected microglia supernatant for 24 hr and in the presence or absence of different drugs such as 3-MA (1 mM) or Baf (100 nM). There is no significant difference between cells exposed to SIV-infected microglia supernatant and a pretreatment with 3-MA followed by exposure to SIV-infected microglia supernatant. …”

Dasatinib promotes nuclear shuttling of ER in the MCF7-TAMR cells but not the 1%MCF7. by Stephanie K. Guest (2838575)

“…<p>1%MCF7 and MCF7-TAMR cells were treated for 24-hours with 1%FBS, dasatinib (100nM), 4-OHT (10nM), or the combination and stained with ER, pSrc^tyr416 and DAPI; bars indicate 20μm <b>(A)</b>. …”

Effects of the MB and its derivatives on cellular oxygen consumption rate (OCR). by Ethan Poteet (125162)

“…Three subsequent injections followed consisting of 1 µg/mL oligomycin (complex V inhibitor), 300 nM FCCP (proton gradient uncoupler), and 100 nM rotenone (complex I inhibitor). …”

Ultrastructure and immunofluorescent staining of the macrodactylous enlarged nerve (MEN) and normal digital nerve (NDN) tissue. by Xi Yang (112884)

“…(B) MEN tissue showed a significant decrease in the number of myelinated nerve fibers compared with those in NDN tissue (scale bars, 5.0 nm) and collagen density of the nerve fibers was distinctly increased (B, white arrows) (C) The diameter of the myelinated fiber was apparently reduced in the new regenerative nerve structures (C, yellow arrows), which was found in Berrettini anastomosis (BA) (scale bars, 5.0 nm). …”

DataSheet1_Modeling semiconducting silicene nanostrips: electronics and THz plasmons.docx by Talia Tene (15443348)

“…This study aims to investigate the electronic and plasmonic properties of SiNSs with a minimum width of 100 nm using a semi-analytical model that utilizes the carrier velocity of silicene. …”

Progression of ET-1-induced regenerative Ca²⁺ depletion wave in the absence of extracellular Ca²⁺. by Mitra Esfandiarei (280455)

“…At 600 s, ET-1 (100 nM) is added, which elicits a delayed decrease in luminal Ca²⁺ around 1160 s post-treatment. …”

Metabolic dysfunction of cardiomyocytes is dependent on the presence of rVλ6Wil fibrils. by Helen P. McWilliams-Koeppen (116503)

“…<p>(A) Supernatants from a suspension of rVλ6Wil fibrils generated by centrifugation of a fibril suspension at either 435,000 x g or 16,000 x g do not decrease MTT reduction by cardiomyocytes (supernatants were used at a 1x or 10x volume equivalent [vol. eq] to the unfractionated fibril suspension). …”

Tunable Polymer Embolic Implant for Vascular Occlusion by Selva Jeganathan (4277980)

“…To investigate homogeneous vascular distribution and occlusion control, the TPVEI was directly injected into the portal vein of a rat and imaged with microCT. Changing the solvent ratio of NMP/BB from 100/0 to 50/50 showed a significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) decrease in vessel size occluded from 675 ± 20 to 170 ± 25 μm, respectively. …”

Supplementary Material for: One-Year Mortality Rates in US Children with End-Stage Renal Disease by Chavers B.M. (3631768)

“…One-year mortality rates showed evidence of a decrease in the number of peritoneal dialysis patients (6.03 per 100 patient-years, 1995; 2.43, 2010; p = 0.0263). …”

Inhibition of MMP-9 mRNA expression in PMA-activated astrocytes by MVC. by Pasqua Gramegna (285543)

“…<p>Primary astrocytes (1×10⁵ cells/ml), incubated in serum-free DMEM (Control), were activated with 100 nM PMA (positive control) and simoultaneusly treated with MVC at the indicated concentrations. …”