Firing frequency and bursts number increment with time in culture. by Daniela Gavello (314289)

“…Prolonged bursts and higher frequency on 18 DIV were accompanied by decreased mean interburst interval (IBI). Young cultures presented a mean IBI value of 15±2 s while, in mature cells (18 DIV), this interval was reduced to 9.7±1.4 s (p<0.01).…”

NPS rapidly weakens evoked neuronal activity flow from the DG to area CA1 in hippocampal slices prepared from C57BL/6N mice. by Julien Dine (369093)

“…B, Time course of the experiments depicted for the CA1 output subfield of the VH. NPS (1 µM) decreased FDS peak amplitudes (84±5% of baseline, n = 7 slices from 6 mice). …”

Effect of oral potassium supplementation on urinary potassium excretion and its diagnostic value for primary aldosteronism by Ke Zhang (115386)

“…Urinary-to-serum potassium ratio (USR) decreased in 40% of patients, while it increased by 0–5, 5–10, and > 10 L/24 h in 25%, 25%, and 10% of patients, respectively. …”

Connectivity properties of the SOM-VIP motif support the amplification in the interneuron network. by Loreen Hertäg (2802439)

“…Smaller mutual inhibition strengths are sufficient to achieve an amplification index above the amplification threshold <i>A</i> = 0 (right). Inset: The dynamics of the mutual inhibition strength (’weight’) after a step increase of the presynaptic firing rate from 0/s to 5/s for three different values of the initial release probabilities. …”

Homogeneity and size of alignment domains depend on podium length. by Martin Hoffmann (52389)

“…Down-regulation of cell migration, i.e. simultaneous decrease in the number of podia from 3 to 2 (offset value from 3.5 to 2.5) and the independent probabilistic podium inactivation rate from 2 to 0/d, occurs linearly in the range between and nearest neighbors. is set to 1∶3 for all simulations except for the one shown in panel B (short podia) in which it is set to 0∶2, i.e. down-regulation of migration already occurs at lower cell densities and results in better short range alignment (compare <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0021960#pone-0021960-g009" target="_blank">Figure 9</a>). is the maximum length of a podium (Modeling methods section E).…”

Calvarial healing by histology. by Benjamin Levi (247128)

“…(C) Average defect width was calculated on the same specimens. As expected a significant decrease in defect width was appreciated with hASC implantation, with many slides showing complete healing. …”

Correlation of CD8+ T lymphocyte numbers and DENV viral load. by Andréia Manso de Matos (244954)

“…<p>In A, viral load was determined on different days of symptoms and a significant decrease was observed in days 5 and 6 when compared to days 1 and 2 after the onset of symptoms (p value = 0.0136). …”

Western blot analysis with affinity-purified rabbit antisera by Sharon D Luikart (2686)

“…<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Mactinin: a modulator of the monocyte response to inflammation"</p><p>Arthritis Research & Therapy 2003;5(6):R310-R316.…”

Shape of status distributions as functions of <i>α</i>, with <i>δ</i> = 0.14. by Joseph Hickey (6274097)

“…<p>Increasing <i>α</i> leads to an increase in the level of inequality of the society, while decreasing <i>α</i> leads to a decrease in the level of inequality. …”

The Portuguese version of the RhinoQOL Questionnaire: validation and clinical application, by Rui Cerejeira (12813544)

“…The questionnaire was easy and quick to administer (5.5 min). At three months, there was a significant decrease from baseline for all sub-scale scores, indicating clinical improvement, with an effect size considered as large. …”

Time profiles for complement regulators Factor H, CR1, DAF, vitronectin, clusterin, and CD59. by Nehemiah Zewde (2586811)

“…<p>(A, B) The concentrations of Factor H and CR1 decrease, with Factor H showing initially a linear like response. …”

Face validity using model-estimated change in functioning over time since study entry. by Nicole M. Armstrong (4284643)

“…The BECT had the longest period of follow-up and the lowest physical functioning factor across time since study entry, as compared with the other studies. There is a slight increase from study entry to 1.5 years and a slight decrease from 1.5 years to 2.75 years since study entry. …”

Sensitivity analysis of chosen slice introduced in Fig 4B. by Zoe Nahas (22250651)

“…<p>The stochastic color map from <a href="http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003395#pbio.3003395.g004" target="_blank">Fig 4B</a> (center) is shown with a 5% decrease (left) and a 5% increase (right) applied to parameters <i>S, D, v, K, Q,</i> and <i>η</i>. …”

Oral Health Policy in Brazil: transformations in the period 2015-2017 by Sônia Cristina Lima Chaves (4986536)

“…Between 2015 and 2017, there was a 5.8% increase in the number of Oral Health Teams and a 6.4% increase in the number of Dental Specialties Centers. …”

Treatment of ARDS tracheal aspirates with MMP-8 and MMP-9 inhibitors. by Michele Y. F. Kong (346852)

“…Tracheal aspirates from ARDS subjects (n = 4) with high MMP-9 activity were examined in the presence of different MMP inhibitors. MMP-9 activity decreased by 70–100% relative to basal activity in the presence of EDTA (5 mM; ^†<i>p = 0.008</i>) and a MMP-9 specific inhibitor (50 ng/ml; ^‡<i>p = 0.008</i>). …”

Zic3 binds specifically to its canonical motif. by Cecilia L. Winata (226096)

“…A positive shift is indicated by a decrease in mobility (red arrowheads).…”

LET-60 (Ras) activation is sufficient to cause tail swelling and is required for the Dar response to infection. by Rachel McMullan (183027)

“…Cell specific expression of constitutively active MEK- 2(S223E, S227D) (<i>egl-5p</i>::MEK-2*) (D) or constitutively active LET-60(G12V) (<i>egl- 5p</i>::LET-60*) (E) in the rectal epithelial cells using a 1.3 Kb <i>egl-5</i> promoter fragment resulted in tail swelling that phenocopied the Dar phenotype observed following infection and RHO-1* activation. …”

GAP and PPI ratios for the tinnitus⁽⁺⁾, tinnitus⁽⁻⁾ and control groups. by Edward Pace (457986)

“…<p>Gap-detection data showed tinnitus across all frequency bands and BBN at 1 to 2 and 5 to 6 weeks post-exposure in the tinnitus⁽⁺⁾ group (A). …”

Prebiotic diet containing scGOS/lcFOS significantly alters the composition of intestinal microbiota of IL-1Ra^-/- mice. by Rebecca Rogier (4171054)

“…<p>Phylogenetic tree created by Cytoscape software showing specific changes in intestinal microbial community at different taxonomic levels in the mice fed 2.5% scGOS/lcFOS diet compared to mice fed a control diet. …”

Effect of herb-drug interactions of Bacopa monnieri Linn. (Brahmi) formulation on the pharmacokinetics of amitriptyline in rats by Fowad Khurshid (12039023)

“…Pretreatment with B. monnieri produced a significant increase in the maximum plasma concentration (Cmax), area under the curve (AUC0-t) and elimination half-life (t1/2) of amitriptyline by 16.8%, 26.5%, and 15.5%, respectively, compared to amitriptyline alone. …”