Figure 6 by Kevin T. Williams (353973)

“…<p>Densitometry Histograms showing changes in NFkB, c-Fos and c-Jun and pSTAT3 levels in response to sCD154 and C4BP stimulation determined using Western blotting (see <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0000159#pone-0000159-g005" target="_blank">figure 5</a>). …”

The effect of sonication and heat treatment on the physicochemical, nutritional and microbiological properties of different sugarcane variants by Nazariah JASMI (8183856)

“…Both sugarcane variants were subjected to heat and sonication treatments for 5 and 15 minutes as a method for preservation. …”

Inhibition of full-length wild-type capsid polymerization kinetics by two CA binding agents. by Magdeleine Hung (158371)

“…Assembly reactions were induced by 2-fold dilution of capsid protein into buffer containing 50 mM sodium phosphate pH 7.5, 4 M NaCl at 25°C. The increase of turbidity (absorbance at 350 nm) of 40 µM solution of WT CA in the presence of increasing concentrations of inhibitor (depicted on the right side of kinetic traces) was plotted as a function of time. …”

Drought-induced leaf dehydration in soybean transgenic and WT lines. by Humberto H. Carvalho (516219)

“…Leaf water potential was measured by using a Scholander pump. The leaf ψ_w of stressed wild-type plants declined to a maximum stress of −2.0 MPa, whereas the leaf ψ_w of transgenic plants did not decrease below −1.5 MPa. …”

Sensitivity analysis for the most influential inputs (below the bars). by Niels Rutten (171120)

“…<p>For each surveillance system only inputs are shown that cause at least a 5% increase and decrease of total costs. Surveillance system acronyms: The first part is the sampled material either blood (<u>B</u>), eggs (<u>E</u>) or a combination of blood and eggs (<u>BE</u>). …”

Nucleotide substitutions within the fold-back arms of the novel pre-miR159 genes and the corresponding pairing in the secondary structure among 42 <i>Phalaenopsis</i> species. by Chi-Chu Tsai (668824)

“…</p><p>*Represents increasing stability (new base pairing) of the fold-back structure; ** Represents a minor change in fold-back stability (increase or decrease) without destroying the nucleotide pairing (i.e., A-U→G-U, G-C→G-U, G-U→G-C, or G-U→A-U); *** Represents no change in the fold-back stability or substitutions located in the internal loops</p><p>Nucleotide substitutions within the fold-back arms of the novel pre-miR159 genes and the corresponding pairing in the secondary structure among 42 <i>Phalaenopsis</i> species.…”

The effect of sonication and heat treatment on the physicochemical, nutritional and microbiological properties of different sugarcane variants by Nazariah JASMI (8183856)

“…Both sugarcane variants were subjected to heat and sonication treatments for 5 and 15 minutes as a method for preservation. …”

Time-frequency representation of the non-phase locked EEG responses to trigeminal and olfactory chemosensory stimulation (CWT-SINGLE). by Caroline Huart (329943)

“…The upper panels show the group-level average time-frequency maps of oscillation amplitude (group-level average; electrode Cz vs. A1A2), expressed as percentage increase or decrease relative to baseline (−0.4 to −0.1 s) (ER%). …”

Highly and rarely activated <i>var</i> genes. <i>var</i> gene were sorted by their relative mRNA levels to the total <i>var</i> transcript of the entire family, at each time point... by Yair Fastman (175460)

“…Comparison of overall upsA transcript levels between the first 4 time points and the last 5 time points shows significant decrease in transcription levels of upsA <i>var</i> genes over time (<i>P = 0.007</i>; Mann-Whitney U test (<b>C</b>), <i>var</i> genes that have high probability to be activated. …”

Cytokine changes in supernatants the splenocytes. by Chen Yang (207381)

“…The injection of MSC in the OVA+MSC group conspicuously decreased IL-4, IL-5 and IL-10 levels but increased IFN-γ level. …”

Age and emplacement of the Permian–Jurassic Menghai batholith, Western Yunnan, China by Elizabeth J. Catlos (3318813)

“…If recorded by syntectonic zircon crystallization, collision and closure of a branch of the Palaeo-Tethyan Ocean occurred here over an ~100 million years time period from the Permian (281.0 ± 13.0 Ma) to Jurassic (171.5 ± 5.4 Ma).…”

Assessment of sesquiterpene lactones isolated from <i>Mikania</i> plants species for their potential efficacy against <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> and <i>Leishmania</i> sp. by Laura C. Laurella (469416)

“…Deoxymikanolide presented the highest selectivity index for trypomastigotes (SI = 54) and amastigotes (SI = 12.5). In an <i>in vivo</i> model of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> infection, deoxymikanolide was able to decrease the parasitemia and the weight loss associated to the acute phase of the parasite infection. …”

Baseline predictors of short-term visual outcomes after intravitreal conbercept injection for neovascular age-related macular degeneration by Peng Zhang (2071)

“…Results: After the 6-month treatment, the mean best-corrected visual acuity improved from 1.10 ± 0.42 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) to 0.41 ± 0.18 logMAR, the mean retinal sensitivity increased from 5.13 ± 0.86 dB to 7.32 ± 1.21 dB, the mean central retinal thickness decreased from 440.38 ± 61.05 μm to 260.01 ± 24.86 μm, and the total number of hyperreflective dots and the number of hyperreflective dots in each retina layer were significantly reduced as compared with those before treatment (all p<0.05). …”

Baseline predictors of short-term visual outcomes after intravitreal conbercept injection for neovascular age-related macular degeneration by Peng Zhang (2071)

“…Results: After the 6-month treatment, the mean best-corrected visual acuity improved from 1.10 ± 0.42 logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) to 0.41 ± 0.18 logMAR, the mean retinal sensitivity increased from 5.13 ± 0.86 dB to 7.32 ± 1.21 dB, the mean central retinal thickness decreased from 440.38 ± 61.05 μm to 260.01 ± 24.86 μm, and the total number of hyperreflective dots and the number of hyperreflective dots in each retina layer were significantly reduced as compared with those before treatment (all p<0.05). …”

Subtropical high-montane forest climate refuges in Brazil by Guilherme Neto dos Santos (6721397)

“…The potential area of Crinodendron brasilense Reitz & L.B.Sm. decreased the most, by 82.11 % (RCP 4.5) and 90.06 % (RCP 8.5), respectively. …”

Estimates of air changes per hour (ACH). by Martin S. Zand (623236)

“…The recommended ACH for schools is ≥ 4.0 exchanges of fresh air per hour [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0291840#pone.0291840.ref005" target="_blank">5</a>, <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0291840#pone.0291840.ref009" target="_blank">9</a>]. …”

Data Sheet 1_The impact of prudent financial policies on the urban–rural household health expenditure disparity: evidence from China.docx by Wenxin Zou (625953)

“…</p>Results<p>The results show that the regulation significantly affects rural households’ medical expenditures (with a 20.5% decrease in guaranteed investment and a 1.3% increase in out-of-pocket payments), but has no significant impact on urban households. …”

Modeling Tuberculosis Dynamics, Detection and Control in Cattle Herds by Mohammed El Amine Bekara (634795)

“…The median duration of the latent period was estimated 3.5 <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108584#pone.0108584-Perez1" target="_blank">[2]</a>–<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0108584#pone.0108584-delaRuaDomenech2" target="_blank">[8]</a> months. …”

Table 1_Short term heat stress alters the hematological, immunological, and plasma metabolomic responses of Florida Cracker sheep.xlsx by Makenzie Harrison (22152829)

“…The THI for the HT and CTL groups ranged from 81.3 – 89.5 and from 73.5 – 75.6, respectively. The HT group exhibited a significant increase (P < 0.05) in respiratory rate compared to the CTL group. …”

Table_1_Bacterial communities during composting cultivation of oyster mushroom Pleurotus floridanus using broken eggs as the nitrogen source and study of agronomic and nutritional... by Jun Wei (208481)

“…The P3 treatment (initial C/N of 26:1) showed the highest biological efficiency (BE) of 100.19% and a low contamination rate (CR) of 7.00%, while the higher dosage of BEM (P4 and P5) led to a sharp decrease in BE and a sharp increase in CR. …”