Giant photoluminescence emission in crystalline faceted Si grains.

abstract：:Interaction between the epithelium and mesenchyme coordinates patterning and differentiation of oral cavity structures including teeth, palatal rugae and tongue papillae. SHH is one of the key signaling molecules for this interaction. Epithelial expression of Shh in the tooth buds and tongue papillae is regulated by a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sagai T,Amano T,Maeno A,Kiyonari H,Seo H,Cho SW,Shiroishi T

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomaterial injection is a novel therapy to treat ischemic heart failure (HF) that has shown to reduce remodeling and restore cardiac function in recent preclinical studies. While the effect of biomaterial injection in reducing mechanical wall stress has been recently demonstrated, the influence of biomaterials on the...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ramírez WA,Gizzi A,Sack KL,Guccione JM,Hurtado DE

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodevelopmental changes occur with asymmetric hearing loss, limiting binaural/spatial hearing and putting children at risk for social and educational challenges. These deficits may be mitigated by providing bilateral hearing in children through auditory prostheses. Effects on speech perception and spatial hearing w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Polonenko MJ,Papsin BC,Gordon KA

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:BEST1 is a Ca2+-activated Cl- channel predominantly expressed in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and over 250 genetic mutations in the BEST1 gene have been identified to cause retinal degenerative disorders generally known as bestrophinopathies. As most BEST1 mutations are autosomal dominant, it is of great biomedic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ji C,Li Y,Kittredge A,Hopiavuori A,Ward N,Yao P,Fukuda Y,Zhang Y,Tsang SH,Yang T

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a comparative study of plasmonic antennas fabricated by electron beam lithography and direct focused ion beam milling. We have investigated optical and structural properties and chemical composition of gold disc-shaped plasmonic antennas on a silicon nitride membrane fabricated by both methods to identify t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Horák M,Bukvišová K,Švarc V,Jaskowiec J,Křápek V,Šikola T

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The fly Ormia ochracea has the remarkable ability, given an eardrum separation of only 520 μm, to pinpoint the 5 kHz chirp of its cricket host. Previous research showed that the two eardrums are mechanically coupled, which amplifies the directional cues. We have now performed a mechanics and optimization analysis whic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu H,Currano L,Gee D,Helms T,Yu M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One current concept suggests that unchecked proliferation of clonally selected precursors of endothelial cells (ECs) contribute to severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We hypothesized that clonally selected ECs expressing the progenitor marker CD117 promote severe occlusive pulmonary hypertension (PH). The re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bhagwani AR,Farkas D,Harmon B,Authelet KJ,Cool CD,Kolb M,Goncharova E,Yoder MC,Clauss M,Freishtat R,Farkas L

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Scaling up atmospheric pressure glow discharge to large volume is desirable for low-temperature plasma applications. In this paper, an approach to generate a glow discharge in a planar shape with a fairly large volume is proposed in atmospheric pressure air through utilizing a direct-current excited rod array electrod...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li X,Zhang P,Jia P,Chu J,Chen J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) play a key role in the development of chronic liver disease (CLD). Liraglutide, well-established in type 2 diabetes, showed anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. We evaluated the effects of liraglutide on HSC phenotype and hepatic microvascular function using diverse pre-clinical ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： de Mesquita FC,Guixé-Muntet S,Fernández-Iglesias A,Maeso-Díaz R,Vila S,Hide D,Ortega-Ribera M,Rosa JL,García-Pagán JC,Bosch J,de Oliveira JR,Gracia-Sancho J

更新日期：2017-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-matrix adhesions are of great interest because of their contribution to numerous biological processes, including cell migration, differentiation, proliferation, survival, tissue morphogenesis, wound healing, and tumorigenesis. Adhesions are dynamic structures that are classically defined on two-dimensional (2D) s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Broussard JA,Diggins NL,Hummel S,Georgescu W,Quaranta V,Webb DJ

更新日期：2015-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:New strategies are needed to develop better tools to control TB, including identification of novel antigens for vaccination. Such Mtb antigens must be expressed during Mtb infection in the major target organ, the lung, and must be capable of eliciting human immune responses. Using genome-wide transcriptomics of Mtb in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Coppola M,van Meijgaarden KE,Franken KL,Commandeur S,Dolganov G,Kramnik I,Schoolnik GK,Comas I,Lund O,Prins C,van den Eeden SJ,Korsvold GE,Oftung F,Geluk A,Ottenhoff TH

更新日期：2016-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A potted experiment with Populus × euramericana 'Neva' was carried out to assess whether there are positive effects of magnetic treatment of saline water (MTSW) on nitrogen metabolism under controlled conditions in a greenhouse. Growth properties, nitrogen contents, enzyme activities and metabolite concentrations were...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu X,Zhu H,Wang L,Bi S,Zhang Z,Meng S,Zhang Y,Wang H,Song C,Ma F

更新日期：2019-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Hfq is a pleiotropic regulator that mediates several aspects of bacterial RNA metabolism. The protein notably regulates translation efficiency and RNA decay in Gram-negative bacteria, usually via its interaction with small regulatory RNA. Besides these RNA-related functions, Hfq has also been described as one of the n...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Malabirade A,Partouche D,El Hamoui O,Turbant F,Geinguenaud F,Recouvreux P,Bizien T,Busi F,Wien F,Arluison V

更新日期：2018-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) is an emerging sustainable source of vegetable oil, in particular for the biofuel industry. The present study exploited genome assemblies of the Brassica diploids, Brassica nigra and Brassica oleracea, to discover over 10,000 genome-wide SNPs using genotype by sequencing ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Khedikar Y,Clarke WE,Chen L,Higgins EE,Kagale S,Koh CS,Bennett R,Parkin IAP

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the pathogenicity and low incidence of avian influenza virus infections in humans, the immune correlates of protection for avian influenza vaccines cannot be determined from clinical studies. Here, we used the ferret model to address this for an avian influenza H5N1 vaccine. Using oil-in-water adjuvants, we...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wong SS,Duan S,DeBeauchamp J,Zanin M,Kercher L,Sonnberg S,Fabrizio T,Jeevan T,Crumpton JC,Oshansky C,Sun Y,Tang L,Thomas P,Webby R

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:It is recently appreciated that many bacterial chemoreceptors have ligand-binding domains (LBD) of the dCACHE family, a structure with two PAS-like subdomains, one membrane-proximal and the other membrane-distal. Previous studies had implicated only the membrane-distal subdomain in ligand recognition. Here, we report ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Machuca MA,Johnson KS,Liu YC,Steer DL,Ottemann KM,Roujeinikova A

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:High quality factor (High-Q) and transmission optical devices are required for various applications in the fields of physics and engineering. Critical for these applications is the realization of a structure with high-Q, complete transmission and small volume. A robust high-Q filter with complete transmission by conju...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin YC,Chou SH,Hsueh WJ

更新日期：2020-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:New computer vision solutions combined with artificial intelligence algorithms can help recognize patterns in biological images, reducing subjectivity and optimizing the analysis process. The aim of this study was to propose an approach based on interactive and traditional machine learning methods to classify soybean ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： de Medeiros AD,Capobiango NP,da Silva JM,da Silva LJ,da Silva CB,Dos Santos Dias DCF

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of all aspects of fluoride metabolism is critical to identify its biological effects and avoid fluoride toxicity in humans. Fluoride metabolism and subsequently its body retention may be affected by physiological responses to acute exercise. This pilot study investigated the effect of exercise on plas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： V Zohoori F,Innerd A,Azevedo LB,Whitford GM,Maguire A

更新日期：2015-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of locomotor activity in Svalbard reindeer reported the temporary absence of diel rhythms under Arctic photic conditions. However, using Lomb-Scargle periodogram analyses with high statistical power we found diel or circadian rhythmicity throughout the entire year in measures of behaviour, temperature in the r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Arnold W,Ruf T,Loe LE,Irvine RJ,Ropstad E,Veiberg V,Albon SD

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/srep30212. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu H,Chen X,Xu X,Shi R,Suo S,Cheng K,Zheng Z,Wang M,Wang L,Zhao Y,Tian B,Hua Y

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet aggregation and adhesion are critically involved in both normal hemostasis and thrombosis during vascular injury. Before any surgery, it is important to identify the number of platelets and their functionality to reduce the risk of bleeding; therefore, platelet function testing is a requirement. We introduce ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jeon HJ,Qureshi MM,Lee SY,Badadhe JD,Cho H,Chung E

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining the advantages of structured random measurement matrix and chaotic structure, this paper introduces a color image encryption algorithm based on a structural chaotic measurement matrix and random phase mask. The Chebyshev chaotic sequence is used in the algorithm to generate the flip permutation matrix, the s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang X,Su Y

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Porous three-dimensional hydrogel scaffolds have an exquisite ability to promote tissue repair. However, because of their high water content and invasive nature during surgical implantation, hydrogels are at an increased risk of bacterial infection. Recently, we have developed elastic biomimetic cryogels, an advanced ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Joshi Navare K,Colombani T,Rezaeeyazdi M,Bassous N,Rana D,Webster T,Memic A,Bencherif SA

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:End stage renal disease (ESRD) patients depend on hemodialysis (HD) as a life-sustaining treatment, but HD membrane properties play a critical role in blood activation during HD and can lead to severe patient outcomes. This study reports on a series of investigations on the common clinical HD membranes available in Ca...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Westphalen H,Saadati S,Eduok U,Abdelrasoul A,Shoker A,Choi P,Doan H,Ein-Mozaffari F

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium-activated potassium ion channel-3.1 (KCa3.1) plays a pivotal role in the potassium-calcium exchange involved in atopy. This study aimed to explore the impact of lentiviral-mediated shRNA silencing KCa3.1 on allergic response in a murine allergic rhinitis (AR) model. The BALB/c mice were divided into four group...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin H,Zheng C,Li J,Yang C,Hu L

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferroelectric tunneling junctions (FTJs) with tunable tunneling electroresistance (TER) are promising for many emerging applications, including non-volatile memories and neurosynaptic computing. One of the key challenges in FTJs is the balance between the polarization value and the tunneling current. In order to achie...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ryu H,Wu H,Rao F,Zhu W

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Several microbes, including Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis), a Gram-positive bacterium, live inside the human nasal cavity as commensals. The role of these nasal commensals in host innate immunity is largely unknown, although bacterial interference in the nasal microbiome may promote ecological competition...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen HW,Liu PF,Liu YT,Kuo S,Zhang XQ,Schooley RT,Rohde H,Gallo RL,Huang CM

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have designed a new type of composite materials which not only has a Young's modulus much larger than the Voigt limit, but also is always nearly isotropic. Moreover, its Poisson's ratio can be designed at a desired value, e.g. positive, or negative, or zero. We have also demonstrated that structural hierarchy can h...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhu HX,Fan TX,Zhang D

更新日期：2015-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:MCR-1 is a phosphoethanolamine (pEtN) transferase that modifies the pEtN moiety of lipid A, conferring resistance to colistin, which is an antibiotic belonging to the class of polypeptide antibiotics known as polymyxins and is the last-line antibiotic used to treat multidrug resistant bacterial infections. Here we det...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hu M,Guo J,Cheng Q,Yang Z,Chan EWC,Chen S,Hao Q

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00