Modeling of soil organic carbon loss by water erosion on a tropical watershed by Guilherme Henrique Expedito Lense (4704619)

“…The applied methodology represents a cost-effective and relatively fast method to estimate the soil organic carbon loss by water erosion and allows the determination of the areas that most need intervention, aiming to decrease the impact of agriculture on greenhouse gas emissions. …”

Efficacy and Safety of Using Antifibrinolytic Agents in Spine Surgery: a Meta-Analysis by Chaoqun Yuan (432828)

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of using antifibrinolytic agents in reducing blood loss and blood transfusions in spine surgery. </p> <p>Methods</p><p>A systematic search of all related studies written in English published by October 2012 was conducted using the MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library databases. …”

40 years of immunization in Mozambique: a narrative review of literature, accomplishments, and perspectives by Marta Cassocera (8748219)

“…Our analysis have shown important improvements in national immunization, characterized by an overall increase in the national and provincial coverage and a decrease in the number of children that did not receive any vaccine. …”

Stimulus-specific adaptation in a recurrent network model of primary auditory cortex by Tohar S. Yarden (2042380)

“…SSA occurs in this network when deviants elicit a PS but standards do not, and we demarcate the regions in parameter space that allow SSA. …”

Transport of gaseous pollutants by convective boundary layer around a human body by Dusan Licina (805207)

“…The results also indicate that a decrease in personal exposure to pollutants released from or around the human body increases the extent to which the pollution spreads to the surroundings. …”

Oxytocin Effect on Collective Decision Making: A Randomized Placebo Controlled Study by Uri Hertz (226974)

“…<div><p>Collective decision making often benefits both the individuals and the group in a variety of contexts. However, for the group to be successful, individuals should be able to strike a balance between their level of competence and their influence on the collective decisions. …”

Herbal Medicines for Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Tae-Hun Kim (62458)

Schistosoma mansoni associated glomerulopathy with IgA mesangial deposits: case report by Fabiana Oliveira Gonçalves (10467328)

“…<div><p>Abstract Introduction: Renal involvement is a severe form of schistosomiasis and occurs in 10% to 15% of patients with the hepatosplenic form of the disease. …”

Interface-Induced Disassembly of a Self-Assembled Two-Component Nanoparticle System by Yan Gao (93649)

“…Surface tension vs time measurements of an aqueous solution of these polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles (PCNs) show a concentration-dependent biphasic adsorption to the air/water interface while interfacial microrheology data show a concentration-dependent initial increase in the surface viscosity (up to 10^–7 N·m/s), followed by a sharp decrease (10^–9 N·m/s). …”

Bio-remediation of cracks – a novel technique to self-heal cracks in the concrete by Jagan Sivamani (14551152)

“…The study concluded that concrete containing bacterial species improves mechanical and durability properties compared to control concrete, and the concrete mixtures with <i>B. subtilis</i> performed better than <i>Escherichia coli</i>. A maximum of 12.8% increase in the strength of the concrete and a 62.1% decrease in water absorption was observed with <i>B. subtilis</i> at 10⁵ cells/ml concentration. …”

ConDeTri - A Content Dependent Read Trimmer for Illumina Data by Linnéa Smeds (200503)

“…</p> <h3>Availability and implementation</h3><p>Freely available on the web at <a href="http://code.google.com/p/condetri">http://code.google.com/p/condetri</a>.…”

DataSheet1_A Survey of Robotic Systems for Nursing Care.docx by Celia Nieto Agraz (12363229)

“…<p>An increase of the aging population with a decrease in the available nursing staff has been seen in recent years. …”

A Bayesian framework for the analysis of systems biology models of the brain - Fig 4 by Joshua Russell-Buckland (6640268)

“…Fig 4b shows that higher blood pressures causes a decrease in cerebral blood flow for lower <i>r_t</i>, as opposed to an increase at the normal value of <i>r_t</i> = 0.018 cm. …”

Analysis of the functional performance of infants with congenital zika syndrome: a longitudinal study by Danielly Laís Pereira Lima (7031624)

“…In the sample of 16 infants, we observed a change in the classification from normal to delay in the domains of self-care and social function, with a significant decrease in normative scores (p=0.001 and p<0.001, respectively); in the mobility, individuals initially classified with delay also presented reduction of normative scores (p=0.001), remaining in the same classification. …”

Removal of bisphenol A by adsorption on organically modified clays from Burkina Faso by Issaka Garikoé (9604658)

“…The pH effect on the adsorption showed a remarkable decrease in the quantity of BPA removed when pH ≥ 10. …”

Interface-Induced Disassembly of a Self-Assembled Two-Component Nanoparticle System by Yan Gao (93649)

“…Surface tension vs time measurements of an aqueous solution of these polyelectrolyte complex nanoparticles (PCNs) show a concentration-dependent biphasic adsorption to the air/water interface while interfacial microrheology data show a concentration-dependent initial increase in the surface viscosity (up to 10^–7 N·m/s), followed by a sharp decrease (10^–9 N·m/s). …”

Length Scale of the Dendritic Array Tailoring Strength of a 5052 Aluminum Alloy by Cínthia Toshimi Ogata (6046400)

“…The 5052 alloys containing higher Mg content may induce a decrease in λ2 for a certain growth velocity. …”

Anaerobic digestion of urban wastes: integration and benefits of a small-scale system by J. R. Bautista Angeli (10691854)

“…<p>This work presents an integrated approach of anaerobic digestion (AD) at the urban scale, based on on-site collected wastes, experimentation in a pilot reactor, and model approach. To cope with urban waste limitations (season inflow, organic matter decrease, limited area), it was proposed a settlement of wastewater (WW), a drying of food waste (FW), and silage of green waste (GW). …”

Data from: Responses of the collared flycatcher to the changing climate: a comprehensive view by Laczi (14826043)

“…For example, an advance in breeding onset and a decrease in wind speed were observed. The phenological mismatch between prey availability and breeding has notably increased in the last decade. …”

Data_Sheet_1_The Diurnal Timing of Starvation Differently Impacts Murine Hepatic Gene Expression and Lipid Metabolism – A Systems Biology Analysis Using Self-Organizing Maps.pdf by Christiane Rennert (5733134)

“…<p>Organisms adapt their metabolism and draw on reserves as a consequence of food deprivation. The central role of the liver in starvation response is to coordinate a sufficient energy supply for the entire organism, which has frequently been investigated. …”