The N400-like modulation of metaphorical expressions showed a greater difference between congruent and incongruent categories over the left anterior region, compared with the literal expressions.
To account for the possibility that older participants showed a greater difference in reaction times between sequence and random trials due to slower baseline reaction times, the percentage skill improvement was calculated across all four blocks of the task.
These data highlight the effect of the training programme, where analyst 1 showed a greater difference in scoring objects as 2++ between experiments, while analyst 2, as anticipated, showed a greater difference in scoring objects in the 3+++ category.
Indeed the first and third treatments in the SG showed a greater difference pre- and post-treatment.
This finding was consistent with some reports [ 14, 31], while a systematic review showed a greater difference in the weighted prevalence of frailty between men and women (9.6% vs. 5.2%) [ 5].
In agreement with the study of Piyakul et al., our data which analyzed MDR isolates of P. aeruginosa, showed a greater difference of resistance rates between meropenem and imipenem compared to Piyakul et al.[ 26].
For males, significantly downregulated miRNAs are dotted on the left side and significantly upregulated miRNAs are on the right side: overexpressed miRNAs in males showed a greater difference in mean fluorescence with respect to females.
