Inhaled Long-Acting β2-Agonists Do Not Increase Fatal Cardiovascular Adverse Events in COPD: A Meta-Analysis by Ning Xia (196015)

“…In sensitivity analysis, there was still no increased risk of fatal cardiovascular events (RR 0.68, 95%CI 0.46 to 1.01, P = 0.06) after excluding the trial with the largest weight. …”

Estimating the NIH Efficient Frontier by Dimitrios Bisias (167004)

“…<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is among the world’s largest investors in biomedical research, with a mandate to: “…lengthen life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.” …”

MR-based spatial normalization improves [¹⁸F]MNI-659 PET regional quantification and detectability of disease effect in the Q175 mouse model of Huntington’s disease by Daniele Bertoglio (5467049)

“…However, BP_ND values were significantly higher for HET mice using the PET template compared to the MRI and CT ones (<i>p</i><0.0001), with an overestimation at lower activities. …”

Effect of tourniquet use during total knee arthroplasty on global inflammatory cytokine changes associated with ischemia- reperfusion injury by E. Todd Schroeder (4091569)

“…Overall, both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines (including tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 1β, 4, 5, 12, and monocyte chemtactic protein-1) were found to increase upon application of tourniquets during cementation and decrease without tourniquet use or upon application of operative tourniquets. …”

Vitamin A, vitamin E, iron and zinc status in a cohort of HIV-infected mothers and their uninfected infants by Jacqueline Pontes Monteiro (5094917)

“…The most common deficiency in the infants was α-tocopherol (81%) at birth; however, only 18.5% of infants had deficient levels at six months of age. Large percentages of infants had zinc (36.8%) and retinol (29.5%) deficiencies at birth; however, these percentages decreased to 17.5% and 18.5%, respectively, by six months of age. …”

Non-indigenous seaweeds in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Macaronesia: a critical synthesis of diversity, spatial and temporal patterns by Luna M. van der Loos (17462429)

“…Our dataset consisted of over 19,000 distribution records, half of which can be attributed to only five species (<i>Sargassum muticum</i>, <i>Bonnemaisonia hamifera</i>, <i>Asparagopsis armata</i>, <i>Caulerpa cylindracea</i> and <i>Colpomenia peregrina</i>), while 56 species (40%) are recorded no more than once or twice. …”

Enhancer-promoter pairs in the context of other interactions. by Boryana Doyle (648763)

“…(<i>left</i>) a single Drosophila <i>gypsy</i> element between an enhancer and a promoter did not change their interactions (<i>top</i>), however an additional <i>gypsy</i> element upstream of the enhancer decreased E-P interactions (<i>bottom</i>) <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003867#pcbi.1003867-Kyrchanova1" target="_blank">[21]</a>. …”

Data_Sheet_2_Alaska Volcano Observatory Alert and Forecasting Timeliness: 1989–2017.docx by Cheryl E. Cameron (5477414)

“…Eruption detection has improved in recent years, shown by a decrease in the time between eruption onset and notification. …”

Data_Sheet_2_Alaska Volcano Observatory Alert and Forecasting Timeliness: 1989–2017.docx by Cheryl E. Cameron (5477414)

“…Eruption detection has improved in recent years, shown by a decrease in the time between eruption onset and notification. …”

Temporal Sensitivity of Protein Kinase A Activation in Late-Phase Long Term Potentiation by MyungSook Kim (65534)

“…The induction of late-phase LTP (L-LTP) in the CA1 region of the hippocampus requires several kinases, including CaMKII and PKA, which are activated by calcium-dependent signaling processes and other intracellular signaling pathways. …”

Daylight saving time (DST) shifts appear to affect the relative risk (RR) of numerous diseases spanning several human biological systems. by Hanxin Zhang (4280524)

“…We selected all depicted signals automatically (see <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007927#pcbi.1007927.s001" target="_blank">S1 Appendix</a> Section 2.1), as the significant RR largest in effect size that were: (1) significantly greater than one in the spring DST shift analyses (colored), and: (2) <i>not</i> significantly greater than one in the negative control (gray) analyses, or <i>vice versa</i> for decreased signals. …”

Original data by Yaxuan Chen (20508155)

“…<p dir="ltr">In this study, we determined the soil properties, root traits, and microbial community as well as their correlations in two soil depths in <i>Populus tomentosa</i>,<i> Platycladus orientalis</i>, and <i>Sophora japonica</i> plantations with different forest ages. …”

Structural plasticity of the lamina is controlled by the parallel action of a circadian clock and a phototransduction-dependent mechanism. by Martin Barth (367106)

“…<b>d</b>, Rescue of circadian lamina-volume oscillations in <i>per⁰¹</i>-mutants by the transgenic expression of PER-protein exclusively in photoreceptor cells R1-6 using <i>per⁰¹; Rh1(−180)-per−1/+</i> flies. …”

Supplementary Material for: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial to Determine the Effects of Three Nostril Regulated Breathing Practices on Attention and Mood by figshare admin karger (2628495)

“…Materials and methods: Forty-five participants between 20 and 45 years (group mean age ± SD; 24.3±3.8 years; M;F 23:22) were assessed in five sessions in random order on five separate days. …”

Image_1_Differential Effects of Climate Warming on the Nectar Secretion of Early- and Late-Flowering Mediterranean Plants.PDF by Krista Takkis (5455049)

“…Optimal temperatures for nectar secretion were similar to the mean temperatures in the recent past (1958–2001) during the respective flowering time of each species. …”

Table_1_Calliterpenone, a natural plant growth promoter from a medicinal plant Callicarpa macrophylla, sustainably enhances the yield and productivity of crops.DOCX by Praveen Pandey (13860785)

“…Trials conducted at farmers' fields showed an overall ~12% increase in rice yield (mean of 11 farmers' fields ranging from 3.48 to 19.63%) and ~10% increase in wheat yield (ranging from 3.91 to 17.51%). …”

Data Sheet 1_Choroidal thickness as a biomarker of systemic inflammation in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica.docx by Laura Trives-Folguera (22449472)

“…Disease activity was assessed using the PMR Activity Score (PMR-AS) and its imputed version.</p>Results<p>Mean baseline CT was 242.10 ± 79.05 μm. Choroidal thickness decreased significantly after 3 months (229.85 ± 79.01 μm, p = 0.017) and after 6 months (220.37 ± 75.96 μm, p = 0.014) of corticosteroid treatment. …”

datasheet1_Efficacy and Safety of Immunosuppressive Monotherapy Agents for IgA Nephropathy: A Network Meta-Analysis.docx by Shisheng Han (10019855)

“…Relative risks (RRs) or standard mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using the random-effects model. …”

Image_1_The Effect of Normothermic Machine Perfusion on the Immune Profile of Donor Liver.tif by Andy Chao Hsuan Lee (12715943)

“…On the other hand, NK cell frequency significantly decreased by 1 hour of NMP and remained decreased for the duration of perfusion. …”

<b>Three-year follow-up after antiviral treatment in new-onset type 1 diabetes. Results from the Diabetes Virus Detection and Intervention trial.</b> by Ida M. Mynarek (20479470)

“…Antiviral treatment (pleconaril and ribavirin) or placebo was given for six months from diagnosis, and participants were followed for three years. …”