Test-photostability of pulsed laser deposited amorphous thin films from Ge-As-Te system.

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is used to localize recurrent disease in prostate cancer (PCa). The tracer 68Ga-PSMA-11 visualizes lesions overexpressing prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), while 11C-acetate visualizes lesions with increased anabolic metabolism. The aim of this study was to compare t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Regula N,Kostaras V,Johansson S,Trampal C,Lindström E,Lubberink M,Velikyan I,Sörensen J

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined different types of neurological signs in patients with first-episode schizophrenia and their relationships with neurocognitive functions. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs were adopted with the use of the abridged Cambridge Neurological Inventory which comprises items capturing m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chan RCK,Dai S,Lui SSY,Ho KKY,Hung KSY,Wang Y,Geng FL,Li Z,Cheung EFC

更新日期：2015-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) catalyzes the hydroxylation of L-tyrosine to L-DOPA. This is the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the catecholamines - dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE), and epinephrine (EP). Catecholamines (CA) play a key role as neurotransmitters and hormones. Aberrant levels of CA are associated...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Weinberg RP,Koledova VV,Subramaniam A,Schneider K,Artamonova A,Sambanthamurthi R,Hayes KC,Sinskey AJ,Rha C

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptor guanylate cyclases (rGCs) in animals serve as sensitive chemoreceptors to detect both chemical and environmental cues. In reproduction, rGCs were shown to be expressed on sperm and serve as receptors for egg-derived sperm-activating and sperm-attracting factors in some echinoderms and mammals. However, sp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Y,Chiu YL,Chen CJ,Ho YY,Shinzato C,Shikina S,Chang CF

更新日期：2019-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct measures of energy expenditure are difficult to obtain in marine mammals, and accelerometry may be a useful proxy. Recently its utility has been questioned as some analyses derived their measure of activity level by calculating the sum of accelerometry-based values and then comparing this summation to summed (t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ladds MA,Rosen DAS,Slip DJ,Harcourt RG

更新日期：2017-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a hyperglycaemic imbalance first recognized during pregnancy, and affects up to 22% of pregnancies worldwide, bringing negative maternal-fetal consequences in the short- and long-term. In order to better characterize GDM in pregnant women, 100 blood plasma samples (50 GDM and 50 ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bernardes-Oliveira E,de Freitas DLD,de Morais CLM,Cornetta MDCM,Camargo JDAS,de Lima KMG,Crispim JCO

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess differences between secondary high myopia (SHM) due to congenital glaucoma and primary high myopia (PHM) and non-highly myopic eyes (NHM) in the relationships between axial length and Bruch's membrane (BM) thickness and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) density. The histomorphometric study included human glob...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jonas JB,Li D,Holbach L,Panda-Jonas S

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals have evolved limb proportions adapted to different environments, but it is not yet clear to what extent these proportions are directly influenced by the environment during prenatal development. The developing skeleton experiences mechanical loading resulting from embryo movement. We tested the hypothesis that ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pollard AS,Charlton BG,Hutchinson JR,Gustafsson T,McGonnell IM,Timmons JA,Pitsillides AA

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A particular type of miniature ceramic vessel locally known as "veneneras" is occasionally found during archaeological excavations in the Maya Area. To date, only one study of a collection of such containers successfully identified organic residues through coupled chromatography-mass spectrometry methods. That study i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zimmermann M,Brownstein KJ,Pantoja Díaz L,Ancona Aragón I,Hutson S,Kidder B,Tushingham S,Gang DR

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Supercontinuum generation in Kerr media has become a staple of nonlinear optics. It has been celebrated for advancing the understanding of soliton propagation as well as its many applications in a broad range of fields. Coherent spectral broadening of laser light is now commonly performed in laboratories and used in c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ciret C,Gorza SP,Husko C,Roelkens G,Kuyken B,Leo F

更新日期：2018-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of the chromatin state is crucial for biological processes such as the regulation of transcription, DNA replication, and DNA damage repair. Here we show that knockdown of the BRD8 bromodomain protein - a subunit of the p400/Tip60 complex - leads to p21 induction, and concomitant cell cycle arrest in G1/S. W...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lashgari A,Fauteux M,Maréchal A,Gaudreau L

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a combined experimental and theoretical study of the electronic properties of close-spaced dangling-bond (DB) pairs in a hydrogen-passivated Si(001):H p-doped surface. Two types of DB pairs are considered, called "cross" and "line" structures. Our scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) data show that, althou...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Engelund M,Zuzak R,Godlewski S,Kolmer M,Frederiksen T,García-Lekue A,Sánchez-Portal D,Szymonski M

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) is a promising raw material for silage fermentation due to its high residual nutritive, but the efficient fermentation strategy of SSB has not been reported yet. This study evaluated the effects of microbial inoculant on the fermentation quality, chemical composition and microbial community...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dong M,Li Q,Xu F,Wang S,Chen J,Li W

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology is a powerful tool to manipulate the genome with extraordinary simplicity and speed. To generate genetically modified animals, CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing is typically accomplished by microinjectio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ma X,Chen C,Veevers J,Zhou X,Ross RS,Feng W,Chen J

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Haze is a serious issue in China with increasing concerns, and understanding the factors driving decadal-scale variations in haze occurrence is relevant for government policymaking. Using a comprehensive observational haze dataset, we demonstrate notable decadal fluctuations in the number of haze days (HD) during wint...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhao S,Li J,Sun C

更新日期：2016-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The same prebiotics have produced inconsistent effects on microbiota when evaluated in different batch fermentation studies. To understand the reasons behind these discrepancies, we compared impact of one prebiotic formula on the same inoculated fecal microbiota in two frequently used batch systems: phosphate-buffered...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Long W,Xue Z,Zhang Q,Feng Z,Bridgewater L,Wang L,Zhao L,Pang X

更新日期：2015-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia are the resident phagocytic cells with various functions in the central nervous system, and the morphologies of microglia imply the different stages and functions. In optical nerve transection (ONT) model in the retina, the retrograde degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) induces microglial activatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yuan TF,Liang YX,Peng B,Lin B,So KF

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Harmaline (HAR), a natural occurrence β-carboline alkaloid, was isolated from the seeds of Peganum harmala and exhibited potent antitumor effect. In this study, the anti-gastric tumor effects of HAR were firstly investigated in vitro and in vivo. The results strongly showed that HAR could inhibit tumor cell proliferat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Y,Wang C,Jiang C,Zeng H,He X

更新日期：2015-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Baited remote underwater video cameras were deployed in the Eastern Canadian Arctic, for the purpose of estimating local densities of the long-lived Greenland shark within five deep-water, data-poor regions of interest for fisheries development and marine conservation in Nunavut, Canada. A total of 31 camera deploymen...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Devine BM,Wheeland LJ,Fisher JAD

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress and recovery from stress significantly affect interactions between the central nervous system, endocrine pathways, and the immune system. However, the influence of acute stress on circulating immune-endocrine mediators in humans is not well known. Using a double-blind, randomized study design, we administered a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Koelsch S,Boehlig A,Hohenadel M,Nitsche I,Bauer K,Sack U

更新日期：2016-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Coastal wetlands are important carbon sinks globally, but their ability to store carbon hinges on their nitrogen (N) supply and N uptake dynamics of dominant plant species. In terrestrial ecosystems, uptake of nitrate (NO3-) and ammonium (NH4+) through roots can strongly influence N acquisition rates and their respons...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cott GM,Caplan JS,Mozdzer TJ

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:As the global prevalence of childhood obesity continues to rise, researchers and clinicians have sought to develop more effective and personalized intervention techniques. In doing so, obesity interventions have expanded beyond the traditional context of nutrition to address several facets of a child's life, including...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Feldman K,Solymos GMB,de Albuquerque MP,Chawla NV

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of macroalgal biomass is critical to the health of coral reef ecosystems. Previous studies on relatively intact reefs with diverse and abundant fish communities have quantified rapid removal of macroalgae by herbivorous fishes, yet how these findings relate to degraded reef systems where fish diversity and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bauman AG,Hoey AS,Dunshea G,Feary DA,Low J,Todd PA

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Coral reefs are vital for the marine ecosystem and their potential disappearance can have unequivocal consequences on our environment. Aside from pollution-related threats (changes in water temperature, plastics, and acidity), corals can be injured by diseases, predators, humans and other invasive species. Diseases pl...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Contardi M,Montano S,Liguori G,Heredia-Guerrero JA,Galli P,Athanassiou A,Bayer IS

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted a lot of attention recently for energy-efficient tunneling-field-effect transistor (TFET) applications due to their excellent gate control resulting from their atomically thin dimensions. However, most TMDs have bandgaps (Eg) and effective masses (m(*)) outside...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ameen TA,Ilatikhameneh H,Klimeck G,Rahman R

更新日期：2016-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of entropy connects the number of possible configurations with the number of variables in large stochastic systems. Independent or weakly interacting variables render the number of configurations scale exponentially with the number of variables, making the Boltzmann-Gibbs-Shannon entropy extensive. In syst...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Balogh SG,Palla G,Pollner P,Czégel D

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the effects of temperature (constant at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 °C) on adult longevity, oviposition, and nymph development of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, on susceptible and resistant rice varieties. The resistant variety contained the BPH32 gene. In our experiments, nymphs failed to de...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Horgan FG,Arida A,Ardestani G,Almazan MLP

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between methylation of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) gene and tumorigenesis in cervical cancer tissues, the biopsy specimens of cervical cancer and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) (I-III) patients as well as normal controls were collected and analyzed. METHODS:The methylation ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ma D,Jiang C,Hu X,Liu H,Li Q,Li T,Yang Y,Li O

更新日期：2014-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Defect engineering is a promising route for controlling the electronic properties of monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials. Here, we demonstrate that the electronic structure of MoS2 depends sensitively on the defect charge, both its sign and magnitude. In particular, we study shallow bound states ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Aghajanian M,Mostofi AA,Lischner J

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:There are large health, societal, and economic costs associated with attrition from psychological services. The recently emerged, innovative statistical tool of complex network analysis was used in the present proof-of-concept study to improve the prediction of attrition. Fifty-eight patients undergoing psychological ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lutz W,Schwartz B,Hofmann SG,Fisher AJ,Husen K,Rubel JA

更新日期：2018-05-18 00:00:00