Selective spatial attention modulates bottom-up informational masking of speech.

abstract：:Ionic currents, whether measured as conductance amplitude or as ion channel transcript numbers, can vary many-fold within a population of identified neurons. In invertebrate neuronal types multiple currents can be seen to vary while at the same time their magnitudes are correlated. These conductance amplitude correlat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tran T,Unal CT,Severin D,Zaborszky L,Rotstein HG,Kirkwood A,Golowasch J

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy is characterised by the excessive amount of extracellular matrix in glomeruli and tubulointerstitial space. Lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) is elevated in renal fibrosis and known to play key roles in ECM stabilisation by facilitating collagen cross-links, epithelial to mesenchymal transition and myo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Stangenberg S,Saad S,Schilter HC,Zaky A,Gill A,Pollock CA,Wong MG

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A major limitation hindering the widespread use of synthetic phages in medical and industrial settings is the lack of an efficient phage-engineering platform. Classical T4 phage engineering and several newly proposed methods are often inefficient and time consuming and consequently, only able to produce an inconsisten...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Duong MM,Carmody CM,Ma Q,Peters JE,Nugen SR

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient hematopoietic reconstitution of wild type mice requires preconditioning. Established experimental protocols exist to transplant hematopoietic stem cells into lethally irradiated or chemically myeloablated adult mice or unirradiated immunodeficient mice. We sought to develop a protocol to reconstitute immuno-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Laky K,Dugan P,Frischmeyer-Guerrerio PA

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of the mechanisms underlying cell tropisms and the efficiency of viral infection is critical for the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs for viral diseases. In this study, we worked on the entry mechanisms of guinea pig cytomegalovirus and found that endogenous expression of a combinatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Okumura M,Matsuura-Miura M,Makino R,Miura T,Noguchi K,Majima R,Koshizuka T,Inoue N

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Switching magnetizations with femtosecond circularly polarized lasers may have revolutionary impacts on magnetic data storage and relevant applications. Achievements in ferrimagnetic and ferromagnetic materials of various structures strongly imply a general phenomenon of fundamental atom-laser interaction. Rotating an...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen XJ

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Predicting regions at risk from introductions of non-native species and the subsequent invasions is a fundamental aspect of horizon scanning activities that enable the development of more effective preventative actions and planning of management measures. The Asian cyprinid fish topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva ha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fletcher DH,Gillingham PK,Britton JR,Blanchet S,Gozlan RE

更新日期：2016-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:To ensure the reliability of the planned multi-center clinical trial, we assessed the consistence and comparability of the quantitative parameters of the eight PET/CT units that will be used in this trial. PET/CT images were scanned using a PET NEMA image quality phantom (Biodex) on the eight units of Discovery PET/CT...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhu Y,Geng C,Huang J,Liu J,Wu N,Xin J,Xu H,Yu L,Geng J

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholine binding proteins (AChBPs) are unique spatial homologs of the ligand-binding domains of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs), and they reproduce some pharmacological properties of nAChRs. X-ray crystal structures of AСhBP in complex with α-conotoxins provide important insights into the interactions ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin B,Xu M,Zhu X,Wu Y,Liu X,Zhangsun D,Hu Y,Xiang SH,Kasheverov IE,Tsetlin VI,Wang X,Luo S

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective was to establish and evaluate a method for manufacture of custom trays for edentulous jaws using computer aided design and fused deposition modeling (FDM) technologies. A digital method for design the custom trays for edentulous jaws was established. The tissue surface data of ten standard mandibular ede...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen H,Yang X,Chen L,Wang Y,Sun Y

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional enhancers are non-coding segments of DNA that play a central role in the spatiotemporal regulation of gene expression programs. However, systematically and precisely predicting enhancers remain a major challenge. Although existing methods have achieved some success in enhancer prediction, they still su...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu F,Li H,Ren C,Bo X,Shu W

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains to be clarified. In this study, we explored this association in a large population in Southwest China. This was a cross-sectional study, with pooled adult health data. Multivariate logistic regression analysis, controlling ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan LB,Liao J,Han N,Zhou LY,Wang XE,Wang YJ,Tang H

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the cerebellar cortex to learn from experience ensures the accuracy of movements and reflex adaptation, processes which require long-term plasticity at granule cell (GC) to Purkinje neuron (PN) excitatory synapses. PNs also receive GABAergic inhibitory inputs via GCs activation of interneurons; despite ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Binda F,Dorgans K,Reibel S,Sakimura K,Kano M,Poulain B,Isope P

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Quaternized polyacrylic polymer has many applications in water treatment because of its ion exchange effects, but its further industrial applications are largely restricted because of its poor mechanical strength. In this work, a magnetic anion exchange resin with a polyacrylic matrix (MAP) was prepared by incorporati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang G,Li S,Shuang C,Mu Y,Li A,Tan L

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual hierarchy of the ventral stream has been widely studied. However, it remains unclear how the hierarchical system organizes its functional coupling during top-down cognitive process. The present fMRI study investigated task-dependent functional connectivity along the ventral stream, while twenty-eight partic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jo HG,Ito J,Schulte Holthausen B,Baumann C,Grün S,Habel U,Kellermann T

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rho-family small GTPase Cdc42 localizes at plasma membrane and Golgi complex and aside from protrusion and migration operates in vesicle trafficking, endo- and exocytosis as well as establishment and/or maintenance of cell polarity. The formin family members FMNL2 and -3 are actin assembly factors established to r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kage F,Steffen A,Ellinger A,Ranftler C,Gehre C,Brakebusch C,Pavelka M,Stradal T,Rottner K

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bicomponent alkyd system was designed to decrease the usage of Cobalt-based drier due to its latent carcinogensis. The system was polymerized using a Cobalt-salt complex as an air-sensitive drier and an isopropylthioxanthone photoinitiator as a light-sensitive accelerator, as well as using irradiation in the f...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou H,Song D,Zhong C,Ye G

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamond have been used as ultrasensitive magnetometers to perform nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of statistically polarized samples at 1-100 nm length scales. However, the spectral linewidth is typically limited to the kHz level, both by the NV sensor coherence time and ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Schwartz I,Rosskopf J,Schmitt S,Tratzmiller B,Chen Q,McGuinness LP,Jelezko F,Plenio MB

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Several epidemiological studies have found a positive association between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), but the findings are varied or even contradictory. In the work, we performed a meta-analysis to ascertain the relationship between DR and SCH. We searched relevant studies on the re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu J,Yue S,Geng J,Liu L,Teng W,Liu L,Chen L

更新日期：2015-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) represents a complication of bisphosphonate treatment that responds poorly to standard treatment. In a retrospective cohort study we investigated a possible role of Actinomyces spp. in the pathogenesis of MRONJ. Deep biopsies of necrotic bone were collected during su...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Russmueller G,Seemann R,Weiss K,Stadler V,Speiss M,Perisanidis C,Fuereder T,Willinger B,Sulzbacher I,Steininger C

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ichthyoarchaeological evidence is uncommon at ancient hunter-gatherer sites from various regions and timeframes. This research contributes to the development of microarchaeological techniques useful for identifying fishing economies in situations where classifiable bones are unavailable. Specifically, traces of heat a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Butler DH,Shahack-Gross R

更新日期：2017-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-syndromic cleft lip and/or palate (NSCLP) is a common congenital malformation with a multifactorial model of inheritance. Although several at-risk alleles have been identified, they do not completely explain the high heritability. We postulate that epigenetic factors as DNA methylation might contribute to this mis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alvizi L,Ke X,Brito LA,Seselgyte R,Moore GE,Stanier P,Passos-Bueno MR

更新日期：2017-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report transport studies on the 5 nm thick Bi₂Se₃ topological insulator films which are grown via molecular beam epitaxy technique. The angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy data show that the Fermi level of the system lies in the bulk conduction band above the Dirac point, suggesting important contribution of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang H,Liu H,Chang CZ,Zuo H,Zhao Y,Sun Y,Xia Z,He K,Ma X,Xie XC,Xue QK,Wang J

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

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：:Although plants are essentially sessile in nature, these organisms are very much in tune with their environment and are capable of a variety of movements. This may come as a surprise to many non-botanists, but not to Charles Darwin, who reported that plants do produce movements. Following Darwin's specific interest on...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guerra S,Peressotti A,Peressotti F,Bulgheroni M,Baccinelli W,D'Amico E,Gómez A,Massaccesi S,Ceccarini F,Castiello U

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:sp-Hybridized carbon atomic wires are appealing systems with large property tunability. In particular, their electronic properties are intimately related to length, structure, and type of functional end-groups as well as to other effects such as the intermolecular charge transfer with metal nanoparticles. Here, by a c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Milani A,Barbieri V,Facibeni A,Russo V,Li Bassi A,Lucotti A,Tommasini M,Tzirakis MD,Diederich F,Casari CS

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha defensins are anti-microbial peptides of the innate immune system. The defensin A1 and A3 genes are located in a repeat array of variable copy number (the DEFA1A3 locus) and encode the human neutrophil peptides 1, 2 and 3. The possibility that copy number variation (CNV) may be associated with infection suscepti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hughes T,Hansson L,Akkouh I,Hajdarevic R,Bringsli JS,Torsvik A,Inderhaug E,Steen VM,Djurovic S

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the efficacy and tolerability of intravenous ibuprofen in the improvement of post-operative pain control and the reduction of opioid usage. Patients were randomly divided into placebo, ibuprofen 400 mg and ibuprofen 800 mg groups. All patients received patient-controlled intravenous morphine analge...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu X,Wang X,Zhao W,Wei L,Zhang P,Han F

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinct regions of long-range genetic fixation in the human MHC region, known as conserved extended haplotypes (CEHs), possess unique genomic characteristics and are strongly associated with numerous diseases. While CEHs appear to be homogeneous by SNP analysis, the nature of fine variations within their genomic stru...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lam TH,Tay MZ,Wang B,Xiao Z,Ren EC

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired cholesteatoma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by both hyperkeratinized squamous epithelial overgrowth and bone destruction. Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation and subsequent inflammatory cytokine production are closely associated with inflammatory bone disease. However, the expression and fun...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Si Y,Chen YB,Chen SJ,Zheng YQ,Liu X,Liu Y,Jiang HL,Xu G,Li ZH,Huang QH,Xiong H,Zhang ZG

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00