Table_2_Genetic variation and response to selection of photosynthetic and forage characteristics in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) ecotypes under drought conditions.docx by Nikwan Shariatipour (11550820)

“…</p>Results and discussion<p>Drought stress had negative effects on evaluated photosynthesis parameters and significantly reduced dry and fresh forage yields. On average, FY with a 45% decrease and g_s with a 326% decrease under drought stress conditions showed the highest reduction rate among forage yield and photosynthesis traits, respectively. …”

Time course development of insulin resistance, adipose and liver inflammation. by Petra Mulder (462809)

“…(B) HFD feeding resulted in a gradual decrease of tissue-specific uptake of glucose into white adipose tissue (WAT). …”

Table_1_Genetic variation and response to selection of photosynthetic and forage characteristics in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) ecotypes under drought conditions.docx by Nikwan Shariatipour (11550820)

“…</p>Results and discussion<p>Drought stress had negative effects on evaluated photosynthesis parameters and significantly reduced dry and fresh forage yields. On average, FY with a 45% decrease and g_s with a 326% decrease under drought stress conditions showed the highest reduction rate among forage yield and photosynthesis traits, respectively. …”

Combination of cetuximab and trametinib was more effective in the partially responsive group ex vivo. by Takahiro Tashiro (827031)

“…E, Western blots of lysates from the reconstituted spheroids treated with or without 100 nM cetuximab, 5 nM trametinib, or a combination of 100 nM cetuximab and 5 nM trametinib for 2 h with or without stimulation with 10 ng/ml EGF for 15 min.…”

Table_2_The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Reproductive Health.docx by Niamh Phelan (10450682)

“…</p>Results<p>1031 women completed the survey. Mean age was 36.7 ± 6.6 years (range, 15–54). 693/70% reported recording their cycles using an app or diary. 233/23% were using hormonal contraception. 441/46% reported a change in their menstrual cycle since the beginning of the pandemic. 483/53% reported worsening premenstrual symptoms, 100/18% reported new menorrhagia (p = 0.003) and 173/30% new dysmenorrhea (p < 0.0001) compared to before the pandemic. 72/9% reported missed periods who not previously missed periods (p = 0.003) and the median number of missed periods was 2 (1–3). 17/21% of those who “occasionally” missed periods pre-pandemic missed periods “often” during pandemic. 467/45% reported a reduced libido. …”

Table_2_The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Reproductive Health.docx by Phelan Niamh (10342460)

“…</p>Results<p>1031 women completed the survey. Mean age was 36.7 ± 6.6 years (range, 15–54). 693/70% reported recording their cycles using an app or diary. 233/23% were using hormonal contraception. 441/46% reported a change in their menstrual cycle since the beginning of the pandemic. 483/53% reported worsening premenstrual symptoms, 100/18% reported new menorrhagia (p = 0.003) and 173/30% new dysmenorrhea (p < 0.0001) compared to before the pandemic. 72/9% reported missed periods who not previously missed periods (p = 0.003) and the median number of missed periods was 2 (1–3). 17/21% of those who “occasionally” missed periods pre-pandemic missed periods “often” during pandemic. 467/45% reported a reduced libido. …”

Table_1_The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Reproductive Health.docx by Niamh Phelan (10450682)

“…</p>Results<p>1031 women completed the survey. Mean age was 36.7 ± 6.6 years (range, 15–54). 693/70% reported recording their cycles using an app or diary. 233/23% were using hormonal contraception. 441/46% reported a change in their menstrual cycle since the beginning of the pandemic. 483/53% reported worsening premenstrual symptoms, 100/18% reported new menorrhagia (p = 0.003) and 173/30% new dysmenorrhea (p < 0.0001) compared to before the pandemic. 72/9% reported missed periods who not previously missed periods (p = 0.003) and the median number of missed periods was 2 (1–3). 17/21% of those who “occasionally” missed periods pre-pandemic missed periods “often” during pandemic. 467/45% reported a reduced libido. …”

Table_1_The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Reproductive Health.docx by Phelan Niamh (10342460)

“…</p>Results<p>1031 women completed the survey. Mean age was 36.7 ± 6.6 years (range, 15–54). 693/70% reported recording their cycles using an app or diary. 233/23% were using hormonal contraception. 441/46% reported a change in their menstrual cycle since the beginning of the pandemic. 483/53% reported worsening premenstrual symptoms, 100/18% reported new menorrhagia (p = 0.003) and 173/30% new dysmenorrhea (p < 0.0001) compared to before the pandemic. 72/9% reported missed periods who not previously missed periods (p = 0.003) and the median number of missed periods was 2 (1–3). 17/21% of those who “occasionally” missed periods pre-pandemic missed periods “often” during pandemic. 467/45% reported a reduced libido. …”

Dietary <i>L. reuteri</i> rescues mice from age-associated testicular atrophy. by Theofilos Poutahidis (288280)

“…Hematoxylin and eosin. Bars = 100 µm. The y-axis in the bar graph stands for the mean±SEM of the atrophic/total ST ratio counted in each experimental group;**p<0.001. …”

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

“…Positive control MMP-2 and MMP-9 mRNA were set at 100%, and the treatments with MVC represented as percent of positive control (mean± SD). …”

Transitional dynamics of the mutually supporting scenario. by Guanghua Xu (319074)

“…Other parameters are kept constant (<i>n_o</i> = <i>n_d</i> = 100, <i>p_{c_oo}</i> = 0.1, <i>a/b</i> = 100, <i>p_m</i> = 0.01). …”

AS101 abolishes collagen type 1 production induced by high glucose in-vitro. by Itay Israel Shemesh (669254)

“…#p<0.05 decrease compared to HG group. Collagen in control cells (30.523 µg/100 mg protein) was normalized to 100%.…”

Stochastic pulsing mediated by interlinked positive and negative feedback and tuned by inducer levels. by Javier Garcia-Bernardo (463578)

“…The salicylate-responsive variants (<i>Wildtype</i> and <i>Only Negative</i>) show a decrease in CV upon induction. (D) Noise strength (var/mean) of MarA as a function of salicylate. …”

Epidemiological characterization and prognostic factors in patients with confirmed cerebral cryptococcosis in central Taiwan by Chang-Hua Chen (5668046)

“…</p>Conclusions<p>We strongly recommend early administration of an antifungal agent to each suspected cryptococcal meningitis patient to decrease both the delay by doctors in administering therapy and the mortality risk. …”

Supplementary Material for: Nomograms of Fetal Right Ventricular Fractional Area Change by 2D Echocardiography by Guirado L. (6174176)

“…In contrast, RV FAC showed a slight quadratic decrease throughout gestation (mean RV FAC ranged from 36% at 18 weeks of gestation [10–90th centiles: 25–47%, respectively] to 29% at 41 weeks [10–90th centiles: 18–40%, respectively]). …”

Intracellular GSH and GSH/GSSG ratio in monolayer cultures upon induced oxidative stress. by Mireille M. J. P. E. Sthijns (12245491)

“…<p>A) Exposing the monolayer cultures of 0:100, 50:50 and 100:0 INS1E:alphaTC1 cells to 500 μM H₂O₂ only induced a significant decrease in intracellular GSH compared to a monolayer culture not exposed to H₂O₂ in the ratios of 50:50 and 0:100 INS1E:alphaTC1. …”

Dynamic light scattering measurements of <i>in vitro</i> λ-DNA solutions of varying condensation state. by Stephen T. Spagnol (845832)

“…At 50 mg/mL, the solution is above a threshold concentration of PEG 6000 and we observe a reduction in the λ-DNA diffusivity distribution, including a sharp decrease beyond the overlap concentration for PEG 6000 at 100 mg/mL (shades of yellow-orange). …”

Reversible down-regulation of Kit in response to Epo. by Olivier Kosmider (372523)

“…<p>Switch from Epo to SCF (A) and switch from SCF to Epo (B): 663 and 812 cells continuously cultured with Epo (1 U/mL) or SCF (100 ng/mL) were extensively washed with medium without cytokine and then expanded for 48 hrs with SCF (100 ng/mL) or Epo (1 U/mL), respectively. …”

Perturbations of specific cell types in spontaneous and feedforward-driven states. by Giulia Moreni (15063785)

“…Red signifies an increase in mean firing rate by more than 20% above baseline, blue indicates a decrease by more than 20%, and white denotes changes less than 20%. …”

Plot of the percentage of messages in the event-triggered communication solver for various values of horizon <i>h</i> and decay <i>d</i>. by Soumyadip Ghosh (2305387)

“…We see that as the decay and horizon increases, the percentage of messages starts to decrease.…”