Microporous Polymer Particles via Phase Inversion in Microfluidics: Impact of Nonsolvent Quality by Christiana E. Udoh (2902540)

“…We investigate the impact of ternary phase behavior on the microstructure of porous polymer particles produced by solvent extraction of polymer solution droplets by a nonsolvent. …”

Schematic of the filtration setup and flowmeter device used in this study. by Corentin Fournier (5088941)

“…<p>We used overpressure filtration for plankton size-class filtration with three filters in series, (<i>i</i>) a 180-μm nylon net pre-filter to remove zooplankton and larger particles, and (<i>ii</i>) a 5.0-μm and (<i>iii</i>) a 0.2-μm pore-size polycarbonate membrane filter, in order to collect the nanoplankton and picoplankton, respectively, for DNA extraction. …”

DHA-induced apoptosis is caused by ROS. by Rui Kong (321043)

“…<p>(A) Apoptosis of pancreatic cancer cells. BxPC-3 and PANC-1 cells were treated with DHA (50 µmol/L) and Apo2L/TRAIL (100 ng/ml) as indicated. …”

Image_1_Altered gray matter structural covariance networks in drug-naïve and treated early HIV-infected individuals.PDF by Ruili Li (470065)

“…</p>Conclusion<p>Early HIV+ individuals exhibited a decrease in the efficiency of information transmission in sensory regions and a compensatory increase in the frontal lobe. …”

Overexpression of necdin ameliorates the motor axon outgrowth phenotype in <i>smn</i> morphant zebrafish. by Penelope J. Boyd (3936893)

“…Note the presence of the axonal outgrowth phenotype associated with <i>smn</i> knockdown (arrow heads) is reduced in the Ndn expressing animals. Scale bars = 50 μM. (D) Bar chart (mean & s.e.m.) showing a significant increase in the number of normal MNs, and a concomitant significant decrease in the number of severely affected MNs, in co-injected <i>smn</i> MO and Ndn mRNA embryos compared to single <i>smn</i> MO injected embryos at 30 hpf. …”

FOXC1 modulates MYOC secretion through regulation of the exocytic proteins RAB3GAP1, RAB3GAP2 and SNAP25 by Alexandra Rasnitsyn (4062982)

“…In addition, we found that FOXC1 regulation of RAB3GAP1, RAB3GAP2 and SNAP25 affects secretion of Myocilin (MYOC), a protein associated with juvenile onset glaucoma and steroid-induced glaucoma. …”

DataSheet_1_Assessing spatial and temporal variation in obligate resprouting, obligate seeding, and facultative seeding shrub species in California’s Mediterranean-type climate reg... by Emma C. Underwood (10489289)

“…Second, we assessed the spatial variability using (a) moisture availability (climatic water deficit and solar radiation) and found FS accounted for an increasingly greater proportion of total aboveground live biomass as water became limited, while OR biomass decreased; and (b) ecosystem productivity (NDVI) which showed the proportion of OS, OR, and tree biomass increased with productivity (with a corresponding dramatic decrease in herb biomass). …”

Predictors of 30-day mortality and the risk of recurrent systemic thromboembolism in cancer patients suffering acute ischemic stroke by Ki-Woong Nam (3829753)

“…</p><p>Aim</p><p>In this study, we evaluate the possibility of D-dimer as a predictor of 30-day mortality in stroke patients with active cancer.…”

The majority of spatial information in astrocytes is genuine spatial information that cannot be explained by tuning to visual cues. by Sebastiano Curreli (12192031)

“…<p><b>(A)</b> Fraction of astrocytic ROIs encoding reliable spatial information showing a significant decrease in their information content when position is shuffled within the same visual cue (see <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001530#sec003" target="_blank">Methods</a>). …”

Design, antimicrobial activity and mechanism of action of Arg-rich ultra-short cationic lipopeptides by Federica Armas (3626381)

“…<i>aureus</i> even at sub MIC concentrations and induced cell membranes permeabilization by producing visible cell surface alterations leading to a significant decrease in bacterial viability. …”

Table_1_Angiotensin System Autoantibodies Correlate With Routine Prognostic Indicators for COVID-19 Severity.docx by Carmen M. Labandeira (12217994)

“…</p>Results<p>Hemoglobin, lactate dehydrogenase and procalcitonin were selected. A decrease in one unit of hemoglobin, an increase in 0.25 units of procalcitonin, or an increase in 100 units of lactate dehydrogenase increased the severity of the disease by 35.27, 69.25, and 3.2%, respectively. …”

anti-FT antibody POM2 counteracts prion-induced neurotoxicity in COCS. by Uli S. Herrmann (124972)

“…Because of the different electrophoretic patterns of POM2-treated samples, we have opted to perform a quantification of the entire lane (right panel). …”

DataSheet1_Projected Changes in Precipitation Extremes Over Jiulongjiang River Basin in Coastal Southeast China.pdf by Chang Li (133800)

“…However, a remarkable decrease in RL50yr_RX5day is found in the south basin in the far future. …”

Biochemical characterization of the endolysins of the lactococcal phages P008, c2, 1358, and P335. by Frank Oechslin (4825476)

“…The concentrations used corresponded to their specific activities, which were defined as the amount of enzyme needed to decrease the absorbance by 50% in 15 min (<a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001740#pbio.3001740.s016" target="_blank">S1 Data</a>). …”

Contribution of different anti-gp120 specificities for the cross-reactive neutralizing activity of AC053 plasma. ( by Iliyana Mikell (120166)

“…(B) Log10 decrease in IC50 titers by elimination of anti-WT SF162 gp120 or anti-K160N SF162 antibodies, indicative of a glycan-specific cross-neutralizing response. …”

Identification of osmoadaptive strategies in the halophile, heterotrophic ciliate <i>Schmidingerothrix salinarum</i> by Lea Weinisch (4786002)

The effect of rottlerin on MACC1 expression. by Manisha Juneja (4059493)

“…MACC1 mRNA expression was analyzed by qRT-PCR. Samples with a 50% decrease in MACC1 mRNA levels are highlighted with black bars. …”

Identification of host factors required for HCV RNA replication or IRES-mediated translation. by Qisheng Li (522711)

“…Values relative to siNT in the heatmap are depicted in a continuum of blue (reduced infection - more than 50% decrease of the replicon activity after siRNA-mediated silencing; proviral) to red (enhanced infection - more than 50% increase of the replicon activity after siRNA-mediated silencing; antiviral). …”

<i>De Novo</i> Assembly of Human Herpes Virus Type 1 (HHV-1) Genome, Mining of Non-Canonical Structures and Detection of Novel Drug-Resistance Mutations Using Short- and Long-Read... by Timokratis Karamitros (2839292)

“…Hybrid genome assembly resulted in a decrease in the number of contigs in 6 out of 7 samples and an increase in N(G)50 and N(G)75 of all 7 samples sequenced by both technologies. …”

Household air pollution and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-Infected adults by Patrick D.M.C. Katoto (17807086)

“…</p><p dir="ltr">We recruited 435 cases and 842 controls (median age 41 years, [IQR] 33-50; 76% female). …”