Pitch sensation involves stochastic resonance.

abstract：:The influence of meteorological determinants on tuberculosis (TB) incidence remains severely under-discussed, especially through the perspective of time series analysis. In the current study, we used a distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) to analyze a 10-year series of consecutive surveillance data. We found that, a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiao Y,He L,Chen Y,Wang Q,Meng Q,Chang W,Xiong L,Yu Z

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of three-dimensional facial contour and dynamic evaluation decoding on factors of smile esthetics is essential for facial beauty improvement. However, the kinematic features of the facial smile contour and the contribution from the soft tissue and underlying skeleton are uncharted. Here, the cheekbone-ma...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin Y,Lin H,Lin Q,Zhang J,Zhu P,Lu Y,Zhao Z,Lv J,Lee MK,Xu Y

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) experience persistent disrupted coordination in interpersonal synchronisation that is thought to be associated with deficits in neural connectivity. Robotic interventions have been explored for use with ASD children worldwide revealing that robots encourage one-to-one so...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Giannopulu I,Etournaud A,Terada K,Velonaki M,Watanabe T

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A comprehensive analysis of heavy metal pollution was conducted in the representative limnetic ecosystems of eastern China, which are subject to rapid economic development and population growth. The results demonstrated that the average contents with standard deviations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in the surface sedi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tang W,Shan B,Zhang H,Zhang W,Zhao Y,Ding Y,Rong N,Zhu X

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetron sputtering techniques were used to prepare molecularly smooth titanium thin films possessing an average roughness between 0.18 nm and 0.52 nm over 5 μm × 5 μm AFM scanning areas. Films with an average roughness of 0.52 nm or lower were found to restrict the extent of P. aeruginosa cell attachment, with less ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ivanova EP,Truong VK,Webb HK,Baulin VA,Wang JY,Mohammodi N,Wang F,Fluke C,Crawford RJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual field (VF) testing has usually been performed with the central gaze as a fixed point. Recent publications indicated optic nerve head deformations induced by optic nerve traction force can promote the progression of optic neuropathies, including glaucoma. We generated a new static test protocol that adds 6° addu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shoji T,Mine I,Kumagai T,Kosaka A,Yoshikawa Y,Shinoda K

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Ophidian accidents are considered an important neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization. Particularly in Latin America, Bothrops snakes are responsible for the majority of the snakebite envenomings that are not efficiently treated by conventional serum therapy. Thus, the search for simple and effici...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Salvador GHM,Cardoso FF,Gomes AA,Cavalcante WLG,Gallacci M,Fontes MRM

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasites and pathogens of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) are key factors underlying colony losses, which are threatening the beekeeping industry and agriculture as a whole. To control the spread and development of pathogen infections within the colony, honey bees use plant resins with antibiotic activity, but little ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Annoscia D,Zanni V,Galbraith D,Quirici A,Grozinger C,Bortolomeazzi R,Nazzi F

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, nanowires/nanowalls were generated on a silicon wafer through a chemical etching method. Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) was deposited onto the nanowire/nanowall surfaces to alter their hydrophobicity. The hydrophobic characteristics of the surfaces were further modified via a 1.5-μm-thick layer of n-oct...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yilbas BS,Salhi B,Yousaf MR,Al-Sulaiman F,Ali H,Al-Aqeeli N

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), Vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA) and heterogeneous VISA (hVISA) are subject to vancomycin treatment failure. The aim of the present study was to determine their precise prevalence and investigate prevalence variability depending on different years and location...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shariati A,Dadashi M,Moghadam MT,van Belkum A,Yaslianifard S,Darban-Sarokhalil D

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian influenza viruses (AIV) are classified into 16 hemagglutinin (HA; H1-H16) and 9 neuraminidase (NA; N1-N9) subtypes. All AIV are low pathogenic (LP) in birds, but subtypes H5 and H7 AIV can evolve into highly pathogenic (HP) forms. In the last two decades evolution of HPAIV H7 from LPAIV has been frequently repor...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Scheibner D,Ulrich R,Fatola OI,Graaf A,Gischke M,Salaheldin AH,Harder TC,Veits J,Mettenleiter TC,Abdelwhab EM

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aims to develop a generalized model calculation model to be applicable to the general theory of interaction potentials with reference to the stoichiometric elpasolite type crystals. In this study, we have chosen to report both a theoretical model and a calculation strategy to undertake semi empirical calc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Soto A,Shajahan S,Acevedo R

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the spin and valley dependent transport in a silicene superlattice under the influence of a magnetic exchange field, a perpendicular electric field and a voltage potential. It is found that a gate-voltage-controllable fully spin and valley polarized current can be obtained in the proposed device, and the spin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Q,Chan KS,Li J

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) related signaling is one of the most important signaling pathways regulating early developmental events. Smad2 and Smad3 are structurally similar and it is mostly considered that they are equally important in mediating TGFβ signals. Here, we show that Smad3 is an insensitive ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu L,Liu X,Ren X,Tian Y,Chen Z,Xu X,Du Y,Jiang C,Fang Y,Liu Z,Fan B,Zhang Q,Jin G,Yang X,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitylation is a protein modification implicated in several cellular processes. This process is reversible by the action of deubiquinating enzymes (DUBs). USP45 is a ubiquitin specific protease about which little is known, aside from roles in DNA damage repair and differentiation of the vertebrate retina. Here, by ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Conte C,Griffis ER,Hickson I,Perez-Oliva AB

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The specification and growth of organs is controlled simultaneously by networks of transcription factors. While the connection between these transcription factors with fate determinants is increasingly clear, how they establish the link with the cell cycle is far less understood. Here we investigate this link in the d...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Neto M,Naval-Sánchez M,Potier D,Pereira PS,Geerts D,Aerts S,Casares F

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the response of the plant community to increasing nitrogen (N) deposition is helpful for improving pasture management in semi-arid areas. We implemented a 5-year N addition experiment in a Stipa krylovii steppe of Inner Mongolia, northern China. The aboveground biomass (AGB) and species richness were mea...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He K,Qi Y,Huang Y,Chen H,Sheng Z,Xu X,Duan L

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Demands for tomato local varieties are increasing worldwide, especially in organic farming mainly for their high sensory value and attractive appearance. This is the case of the "Moruno" tomato type, widely grown in the Mediterranean countries and greatly due to its highly appreciated organoleptic attributes but low y...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Moreno MM,Villena J,González-Mora S,Moreno C

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:De novo mutations (DNMs), including germinal and postzygotic mutations (PZMs), are a strong source of causality for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). However, the biological processes involved behind them remain unexplored. Our aim was to detect DNMs (germinal and PZMs) in a Spanish ASD cohort (360 trios) and to explore...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alonso-Gonzalez A,Calaza M,Amigo J,González-Peñas J,Martínez-Regueiro R,Fernández-Prieto M,Parellada M,Arango C,Rodriguez-Fontenla C,Carracedo A

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We discovered a technical solution of such outstanding importance that it can trigger new approaches in silicon wet etching processing and, in particular, photovoltaic cell manufacturing. The so called inverted pyramid arrays, outperforming conventional pyramid textures and black silicon because of their superior ligh...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Y,Yang L,Liu Y,Mei Z,Chen W,Li J,Liang H,Kuznetsov A,Xiaolong D

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The continuous search for natural products that attenuate age-related losses has increasingly gained notice; among them, those applicable for skin care have drawn significant attention. The bioester generated from the Chenopodium quinoa's oil is a natural-origin ingredient described to produce replenishing skin effect...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Camillo-Andrade AC,Santos MDM,Fischer JSG,Swinka BB,Bosquetti B,Schuck DC,Pincerati MR,Lorencini M,Carvalho PC

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) shut down host cellular cap-dependent mRNA translation while initiating the translation of viral late mRNAs in a cap-independent manner. HAdV 5' untranslated regions (5'UTRs) are crucial for cap-independent initiation, and influence mRNA localization and stability. However, HAdV translationa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ramke M,Lee JY,Dyer DW,Seto D,Rajaiya J,Chodosh J

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Because histologic types are subjective and difficult to reproduce between pathologists, tissue morphology often takes a back seat to molecular testing for the selection of breast cancer treatments. This work explores whether a deep-learning algorithm can learn objective histologic H&E features that predict the clinic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rawat RR,Ortega I,Roy P,Sha F,Shibata D,Ruderman D,Agus DB

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Many stroke survivors with aphasia in the acute period experience spontaneous recovery within the first six months after the stroke. However, approximately 30-40% sustain permanent aphasia and the factors determining incomplete recovery are unclear. Suboptimal recovery may be influenced by disruption of areas seemingl...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Marebwa BK,Fridriksson J,Yourganov G,Feenaughty L,Rorden C,Bonilha L

更新日期：2017-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Floating macrophytes, including water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), are dominant invasive organisms in tropical aquatic systems, and they may play an important role in modifying the gas exchange between water and the atmosphere. However, these systems are underrepresented in global datasets of greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Attermeyer K,Flury S,Jayakumar R,Fiener P,Steger K,Arya V,Wilken F,van Geldern R,Premke K

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated virioplankton decay rates and their responses to changes in temperature and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in the western Pacific Ocean. The mean decay rates for total, high-fluorescence, and low-fluorescence viruses were 1.64 ± 0.21, 2.46 ± 0.43, and 1.57 ± 0.26% h-1, respect...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei W,Zhang R,Peng L,Liang Y,Jiao N

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study aimed to investigate the effect of Pap smear screening on stage at diagnosis of cervical cancer in a heterogeneous population of Thai women. Data was merged from the population-based cancer registry and screening registry based on unique identification numbers from 2006 to 2014. Patients being screened had l...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Niu L,Virani S,Bilheem S,Sriplung H

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a common neuropsychiatric disorder with a lifetime risk of 1%. Accumulation of common polygenic variations has been found to be an important risk factor. Recent studies showed a role for the enrichment of minor alleles (MAs) of SNPs in complex diseases such as Parkinson's disease. Here we similarly st...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He P,Lei X,Yuan D,Zhu Z,Huang S

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of bone tissue quantity and quality in contact with the surface of orthopedic and dental implants is a strong determinant of the surgical outcome but remains difficult to be assessed quantitatively. The aim of this study was to investigate the performance of a quantitative ultrasound (QUS) method to meas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fraulob M,Vayron R,Le Cann S,Lecuelle B,Hériveaux Y,Albini Lomami H,Flouzat Lachaniette CH,Haïat G

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycans are biologically important structures synthesised by glycosyltransferase (GT) enzymes. Disruptive genetic null variants in GT genes can lead to serious illness but benign phenotypes are also seen, including antigenic differences on the red blood cell (RBC) surface, giving rise to blood groups. To characterise ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jöud M,Möller M,Olsson ML

更新日期：2018-04-16 00:00:00