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. …”

Pacing during an ultramarathon running event in hilly terrain by Hugo Kerhervé (618369)

“…</b> There were no significant differences in normality, variances or means in the relative speed in 173-km and 103-km participants. Relative speed decreased in LEV, UH and DH. The main component of speed loss occurred between 5% and 50% of the event distance in LEV, and between 5% and 95% in UH and DH. …”

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. …”

Supplementary Material for: Polypharmacy and the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: Korean Cohort Study for Outcome in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Min H.K. (10922121)

“…Polypharmacy was defined as taking 6 or more medications at the time of enrollment; renal events were defined as a ≥50% decrease in kidney function from baseline values, doubling of the serum creatinine levels, or initiation of renal replacement treatment. …”

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.…”

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. …”

Reduction in testis size and near complete absence of mature spermatozoa in GC-Dcr1 and GC-Dgcr8 mutant mice. by Céline Zimmermann (558274)

“…<p>(A–C, M) At P60, testis weight showed a 55% and 50% reduction in GC-Dcr1 (n = 16) and GC-Dgcr8 mutants (n = 5) compared to control testes (n = 17). …”

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). …”

NHP MGIA methods optimisation experiments by Rachel Tanner (10150382)

“…Mycobacterial viability showed a progressive, albeit modest, </p><p>decrease for the first 3 hours, before beginning to recover at 4 hours (Figure 5A). …”

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. …”

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

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. …”

<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). …”

Supplementary Material for: The impact of age and body composition on the agreement between estimated and measured GFR in heart transplant recipients by Hornum M. (16418109)

“…At one year after HTx, limits of agreement on the Bland-Altman plot were -37.2–33.1 ml/min with a bias of -2.1 ml/min (Cl:-5.0–0.9). In patients <45 years, eGFR significantly overestimated mGFR by 7.1 ml/min (Cl:1.0–13.2) and showed a significant lower precision than patients >45 years. …”

Supplementary Material for: Peridialytic Erythropoietin versus Roxadustat in Hemodialysis-dependent CKD Patients by figshare admin karger (2628495)

“…A propensity score-matched analysis (1:1 ratio; caliper width: 0.02) was conducted to minimize the impact of confounding factors. …”

Grain Yield and Quality of Foxtail Millet (<i>Setaria italica</i> L.) in Response to Tribenuron-Methyl by Na Ning (622994)

“…An increase in TBM dosage led to a decrease in grain Mn, Cu, Fe, and Zn concentrations. …”