Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials by Mahdi E.

“…CE proposes a paradigm shift from a linear economy to a circular economy with the principles of 3Rs: reduce, reuse, and recycle. …”
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Lean mass as a determinant of bone mineral density of proximal femur in postmenopausal women by Rosangela Villa Marin-Mio (5834441)

“…Conclusion: LM in untreated women was better predictor of BMD than FM, especialy for distal femur, where it explained more than 30% of the BMD, suggesting that maintaining a healthy muscle mass may contribute to decrease osteoporosis risk. …”

On the development of gestural organization: A cross-sectional study of vowel-to-vowel anticipatory coarticulation by Elina Rubertus (5748872)

“…However, among children, a developmental decrease of vocalic coarticulation is only found for sequences including the alveolar stop /d/ which requires finer spatiotemporal coordination of the tongue’s subparts compared to labial and velar stops. …”

Structural Change and Welfare: A Micro Panel Data Evidence from Ghana by Richmond Atta-Ankomah (11134870)

“…Our results show that labour movements from agriculture to services improve welfare while a move from services to agriculture decreases welfare. …”

Degradation of aggregate-prone αA-crystallin mutant, R116C. by Ilangovan Raju (333566)

“…<p><i>A and C: Western blot analysis of cycloheximide treated cells:</i> HeLa cells were transfected with 2 µg of untagged pCDNA3.1 constructs of αA-wt and the mutant, R116C. …”

<i>STN1-u1</i> improves fitness of <i>cdc13-1</i> cells, decreases fitness of <i>yku70Δ</i> cells and causes short telomeres. by Victoria Torrance (5579201)

Transformation models for the compressibility properties of Finnish clays using a multivariate database by Monica Susanne Löfman (10344573)

“…The new transformation models are constructed by means of a 2-degree polynomial regression applied to the natural logarithms of the soil properties. …”

Increased serum phosphorylates retinoblastoma, Akt^Ser473, and AKT^Thr308 and decreases p27^KIP1 in confluent PASMC, but not in confluent PAEC. by Victor Solodushko (442553)

Increased cytotoxicity, decreased secretion of IL-6 and increased secretion of IFN-γ in co-cultures of NK cells with NFκB knock down UCLA-OSCCs and HOK-16B cells. by Han-Ching Tseng (245575)

Characterization of levels of calpain-3 activity in βA3cKO wild-type lenses. by Roy Joseph (152104)

“…About 10% decrease in calpain-3 activity in the presence of 3 mM Ca⁺² was observed by the βA3cKO lens homogenate relative wild-type lens homogenate.…”

WTA stimulates in vitro T-cell activation by a MHC-II dependent mechanism. by Christopher Weidenmaier (240364)

“…The inhibitors bafilomycin A (BafA), brefeldin A (BrefA), colchicine, and cytochalasin D (CytoCalD) decreased T-cell proliferation induced by wt WTA (wt WTA with BafA: <i>p</i> = 0.0399; wt WTA with BrefA: <i>p</i> = 0.0230; wt WTA with Colchicine: <i>p</i> = 0.0042; wt WTA with CytoCalD; <i>p</i> = 0.0036) and <i>dltA</i> WTA (<i>dlt</i> WTA with BafA: <i>p</i> = 0.0220; <i>dlt</i> WTA with BrefA: <i>p</i> = 0.0026; <i>dlt</i> WTA with Colchicine: <i>p</i> = 0.0032; <i>dlt</i> WTA with CytoCalD: <i>p</i> = 0.0527). …”

Blue lighting accelerates post-stress relaxation: Results of a preliminary study by Jesus Minguillon (4524511)

“…We conducted a study in which twelve healthy volunteers were stressed and then performed a relaxation session within a chromotherapy room with blue (test group) or white (control group) lighting. …”

Prospective evaluation of a patented DNA test for canine hip dysplasia (CHD) by Eberhard Manz (691126)

“…<div><p>Genetic testing has been propagated as a suitable means to specify individual risks for canine hip dysplasia (CHD). …”

Supplementary Material for: Efficacy of a non-pharmacological intervention in seasonal allergic rhinitis symptoms by Caimmi D. (4132261)

“…Results – Comparing results in patients challenged with and without the SNPA spray before the nasal challenge, we found a 57% mean decrease in symptoms, and a 62% average difference in inspiratory peak flow, after the use of the spray. …”

Suppression of nestin by RNA interference induces a G1/S cell cycle arrest. by Rudolph Reimer (190562)

“…(C) Cells expressing Nes-shRNA are arrested in G1/S transition, indicated by the altered cell cycle profile, the decrease in cyclin A expression, and maintenance of cyclin E expression (C, lane 3). …”

Participation coefficient as a function of coupling strength and η in simulations without time delays. by Michael Mackay (411250)

“…<b>b)</b> The low participation coefficient is correlated with a decrease in the mean distance of member nodes of a module to its centre of mass, showing the module becoming confined in space.…”

Box and whisker plots of measures of data dispersion: CV (left) and SD (right). by Andreas B. Gevaert (4884949)

“…Ath = ath-miR-159a spike-in normalization, CV = coefficient of variation, Cq = quantification cycle, ΔCq = relative expression of target miRNA (calculated by Cq of target miRNA—Cq of reference gene), GM = global mean normalization NF = NormFinder algorithm normalization, QB = Qbase normalization using geNorm algorithm, Raw = raw (not normalized) data, SD = standard deviation, U6 = U6 endogenous reference RNA normalization.…”

Density of states for the Hamiltonian on the π-flux cubic lattice model for different values of the anisotropy parameter <em>a</em> (from top to bottom, <em>a</em> = 0, 0.5, 1) by G Mazzucchi (557358)

“…The reason for such a choice is that the π-flux cubic lattice displays Dirac points and that decreasing the hopping coefficient in a spatial direction (say, <em>t_z</em>), these Dirac points are unaltered: it is then possible to study the 3D–2D interpolation towards the π-flux square lattice. …”

Data_Sheet_1_Activation PDGFR-α/AKT Mediated Signaling Pathways in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Promotes Anti-apoptosis and Decreased Sensitivity... by Jia Wang (51945)

“…JHU-012 and −019 cancer cells grown in co-culture were significantly less apoptotic (p < 0.001), expressed significantly higher levels of Bcl-2 (p < 0.04) with a concomitant significant decrease in bid expression (p < 0.001) compared to cancer cells grown alone. …”

Effect of KRG on pancreatic macrophage infiltration in CsA-induced pancreatic injury. by Sun Woo Lim (314458)

“…As in whole pancreatic tissues, quantitative analysis results showed that the immunoreactivities of iNOS, IL-6 and IL-17 were increased in the CsA group, but these increases were decreased markedly by KRG cotreatment. …”