Evaluation of PCR amplification bias and PCR amplification efficiency. by Trang Thi Quynh Tran (20485595)

“…The CT values have a strong linear relationship with the DNA input for both primer sets (R² > 0.99); however, the amplification efficiency (E value) of the reference amplicon strongly differs from that of the rDNA amplicon (24% difference). …”

Additional properties of Nutritional Compensation in <i>Neurospora crassa</i>. by Christina M. Kelliher (3383657)

“…Many traces showed a decrease in bioluminescence at approximately 100 hours, and this correlates with the fungal growth front reaching and surpassing the end of the device’s recording area (<b>A</b>) (see <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001961#pbio.3001961.s013" target="_blank">S1 Movie</a>). …”

Supplementary Material for: Health Technology Assessment of Computer-Assisted Pap Test Screening in Italy by Dalla Palma P. (4139419)

“…<b><i>Methods:</i></b> A working group was formed that included researchers from the largest centers already using instrumentation. …”

Crenarchaeal Biofilm Formation under Extreme Conditions by Andrea Koerdt (236802)

“…While flagella mutants had no phenotype in two days old static biofilms of <em>S. solfataricus</em>, a UV-induced pili deletion mutant showed decreased attachment of cells.…”

TIRF/FLIM Analysis of the Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer between α5-GFP and <i>m</i>Nrp1-Cherry by Donatella Valdembri (268183)

“…</p> <p>(A,C) Fluorescent intensity images of α5-GFP excited in TIRF with a 473-nm laser show the expected α5-GFP localization in adhesion sites.…”

Experiment 1 model performance. by Omisa Jinsi (13367452)

“…<b>(A)</b> Validation set accuracy. Gray corresponds to models trained with <i>non-blurred</i> images, blue to models trained with images whose blur decreases linearly over the first 50 epochs (<i>linear-blur</i> condition), and green to models trained with images whose blur decreases according to a logarithmic function over the first 50 epochs (<i>nonlinear-blur</i> condition). …”

Tuning of Redox Potentials for the Design of Ruthenium Anticancer Drugs − an Electrochemical Study of [<i>trans</i>-RuCl₄L(DM<i>S</i>O)]^- and [<i>trans</i>-Ru... by Erwin Reisner (1298334)

“…The <i>E</i>_L parameter was estimated for indazole showing that this ligand behaves as a weaker net electron donor than imidazole or triazole. …”

Excess axonal wire originates from nature of bouton distribution, ‘bouton-free’ internodal length, and branching complexity. by Julian M. L. Budd (251785)

“…<p>(A) Whole arbor wire economy was negatively correlated with the proportion of boutons on first- and second-order branches (Spearman rank correlation, r_s = −0.84, p<10⁻⁶, one-sided; linear regression (solid grey line), slope  = −109.21, intercept  = 183.35). …”

Meta-Analysis - Geese - DN Adli by Danung Nur Adli (10055480)

“…However, the blood parameters, probiotics decreased triglycerides (p < 0.001) and concomitantly decreased albumin (p < 0.01) in geese. …”

Proteomic and phosphoproteomic time course over sexual differentiation. by Melvin Bérard (7907558)

“…<p>(<b>A</b>) Experimental design. <i>h+</i> and <i>h- cycΔ5 fus1</i>^<i>opto</i> cells were either plated at a 1:1 ratio on the same MSL-N plate (mating samples) or onto separate MSL-N plates (starvation samples) and mixed only at the time of sample collection, every 45 min from time of plating. …”

Induced fluorescence of testis cells analyzed by flow cytometry. by Alexander Froschauer (765700)

“…(C) Treatment with 1 μM Shield-1 causes a strong induction of fluorescence in the largest cells that comprise the stem cell fraction. …”

The effect of dendritic distribution of CaL on PIC patterns and firing types. by Yi Cheng (317041)

“…Increasing the dendritic length increased the I_onset and reduced I_offset non-linearly with a decrease in ΔI. <b>E.</b> The relationship between the amplitude of a-PIC & d-PIC and percentage of dendrite length. …”

The effect of the generation time on the sex-averaged yearly rate of replication-driven mutations. by Ziyue Gao (845550)

“…Depending on the age of puberty (<i>P</i>), generation time (<i>G</i>), and the per cell division mutation rates, a linear fit to the number of mutations after puberty (dotted purple line) could have a zero, positive, or negative intercept at age zero, and the slope of this linear fit represents the yearly mutation rate after puberty. …”

Evaluation of Solid Waste From H2S Removal Process in Natural Gas Treatment Incorporated Into Red Ceramic by Charles Cosme de Souza (7232483)

“…<div><p>Waste incorporation into clay ceramic is a worldwide accepted recycling procedure for environmentally friendly reuse of spent industrial materials. …”

Variations in nitrogen isotopic abundances under starvation depending on associated metabolic changes (Simulation #4). by Nathalie Poupin (195134)

“…Scenario a corresponds to a 155% increase in %ox_M (%ox_M = 75% vs 29% before starvation, through an 80% increase in k_oxM and a 75% decrease in k_sM) without changing k<sub>dM.…”

Data Sheet 1_Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and platelet to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio: evidence from two population-based studies.doc... by Ming Wang (172316)

“…RCS analysis further supported a linear negative association of 25(OH)D with PHR. …”

Effect of sEH expression on subcellular localization. by Jonathan W. Nelson (2802394)

“…Images from this figure were acquired on a Nikon A1R Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope and analyzed for mean pixel intensity and Pearson’s correlation coefficient using Elements (Nikon). …”

Table_1_Global Data Analysis Shows That Soil Nutrient Levels Dominate Foliar Nutrient Resorption Efficiency in Herbaceous Species.DOCX by Zhiqiang Wang (48987)

“…<p>Nutrient resorption plays an important role in ecology because it has a profound effect on subsequent plant growth. However, our current knowledge about patterns of nutrient resorption, particularly among herbaceous species, at a global scale is still inadequate. …”

Tie2-EPCR mice show increased activation of coagulation both in lung homogenates and plasma. by Liesbeth M. Kager (367131)

“…After 24, 48 and 72 hours coagulation activation (TATc) was measured in lung homogenates (A) and plasma (B). At all time points decreased activation of coagulation was seen in Tie2-EPCR mice when compared to WT mice. …”

<i>Mll2^Gdf9</i> cKO females show impaired ovulation. by Claudia V. Andreu-Vieyra (243666)

“…(B) PAS-stained ovaries from superovulated 3-wk-old <i>Mll2^Gdf9</i> cKO mice showed trapped oocytes (yellow arrowheads), which correlated with decreased ovulation rates in this mouse line. (C) In vitro oocyte maturation studies; representative single plane confocal laser microscopy micrographs of peri-ovulatory oocytes cultured for 16 h to allow resumption of meiosis; arrows show lagging chromosomes. …”