Quantum key distribution over 120 km using ultrahigh purity single-photon source and superconducting single-photon detectors.

abstract：:The bilateral controlled NOT (CNOT) operation plays a key role in standard entanglement purification process, but the CNOT operation may not be the optimal joint operation in the sense that the output entanglement is maximized. In this paper, the CNOT operations in both the Schmidt-projection based entanglement concen...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kong FZ,Xia HZ,Yang M,Yang Q,Cao ZL

更新日期：2016-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We show a hybrid structure consisting of Si film with photonic crystal surface and random triangular gold grooves reflector at the bottom, which is capable of realizing efficient, broad-band, wide-angle optical absorption. It is numerically demonstrated that the enhanced absorption in a broad wavelength range (0.3-9.9...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen ZH,Qiao N,Yang Y,Ye H,Liu S,Wang W,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine-to-Inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing is the most prevalent post-transcriptional modification of RNA molecules. Researchers have attempted to find reliable RNA editing using next generation sequencing (NGS) data. However, most of these attempts suffered from a high rate of false positives, and they did not conside...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hwang W,Calza S,Silvestri M,Pawitan Y,Lee Y

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) activates NF-κB during infection. We examined the ability of all 22 PRRSV genes for NF-κB regulation and determined the nucleocapsid (N) protein as the NF-κB activator. Protein inhibitor of activated STAT1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1) ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ke H,Lee S,Kim J,Liu HC,Yoo D

更新日期：2019-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ge-monopnictides (GeAs) plays critical role in high-tech industry, especially in the field of advanced optical devices and infrared. As a secondary material, coal fly ash could be further recycled to retrieve germanium and prepare GeAs material with high added values. Hence, the aim of this paper is to propose a one-p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang L,Xu Z

更新日期：2017-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Endonuclease V (EndoV) is a ubiquitous protein present in all three kingdoms of life, responsible for the specific cleavages at the second phosphodiester bond 3' to inosine. E. coli EndoV (EcEndoV) is the first member discovered in the EndoV family. It is a small protein with a compact gene organization, yet with a wi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Z,Jia Q,Zhou C,Xie W

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate substitution rate and imprints of natural selection on parvovirus B19 genotype 1. Studied datasets included 137 near complete coding B19 genomes (positions 665 to 4851) for phylogenetic and substitution rate analysis and 146 and 214 partial genomes for selection analyses in open r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Stamenković GG,Ćirković VS,Šiljić MM,Blagojević JV,Knežević AM,Joksić ID,Stanojević MP

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3D cell culture is preferred to 2D cell culture since it allows cells to grow in all directions in vitro, similar to how they would in vivo. 3D cell culture plates currently used in tissue engineering research have limited access to control the geometry. Furthermore, 3D cell culture plate manufacturing methods are r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee D,Pathak S,Jeong JH

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogels have been developed and applied to various biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility. However, understanding of modulation between cells to hydrogel interface is still unclear, and parameters to explain the interaction are not sophisticated enough. In this report, we studied the effect of polymer...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee J,Song B,Subbiah R,Chung JJ,Choi UH,Park K,Kim SH,Oh SJ

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Present study focuses on rainfall over Western Ghats (WG), a complex topographic region (elevation > 500 m) of India to evaluate and to better understand the satellite behavior in contrast with a flat region (FR) (elevation < 500 m) of central India from 1998 to 2016 using the combinatory data sets of TMPA and IMERG (...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Thakur MK,Kumar TVL,Koteswara Rao K,Barbosa H,Rao VB

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical abnormalities and oxidative stress during pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis could lead to alteration of trace elements. We studied the alteration of major trace elements during the pathogenesis of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)-induced hepatic fibrosis in rats. The biochemical and pathological indices of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： George J,Tsutsumi M,Tsuchishima M

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational studies considering both thermodynamic and kinetic aspects revealed that graphyne, a carbon material that has recently been of increasing interest, favours unprecedented homogeneous "in-plane" addition reactions. The addition of dichlorocarbene to the C(sp)-C(sp) bond, a site with outstanding regioselect...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zheng JJ,Zhao X,Zhao Y,Gao X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased filaggrin expression was found to be correlated with severity scores in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU); however, the role of filaggrin breakdown products (FBPs) in CSU has not been studied. We collected stratum corneum (SC) specimens from the volar forearms of 10 CSU patients, 10 AD patients, and 10 hea...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pham DL,Lim KM,Joo KM,Park HS,Leung DYM,Ye YM

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Routers, switches, and repeaters are essential components of modern information-processing systems. Similar devices will be needed in future superconducting quantum computers. In this work we investigate experimentally the time evolution of Autler-Townes splitting in a superconducting phase qubit under the application...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li J,Paraoanu GS,Cicak K,Altomare F,Park JI,Simmonds RW,Sillanpää MA,Hakonen PJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the unique selection rule, hyper-Raman scattering (HRS) can provide spectral information that linear Raman and infrared spectroscopy cannot obtain. However, the weak signal is the key bottleneck that restricts the application of HRS technique in study of the molecular structure, surface or interface behavio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhu S,Fan C,Ding P,Liang E,Hou H,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement techniques that allow the global analysis of cellular responses while retaining single-cell sensitivity are increasingly needed in order to understand complex and dynamic biological processes. In this context, compromises between sensitivity, degree of multiplexing, throughput, and invasiveness are often u...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pavillon N,Smith NI

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:As a two-dimensional material, graphene has attracted increasing attention as heat dissipation material owing to its excellent thermal transport property. In this work, we fabricated sisal nanocrystalline cellulose/functionalized graphene papers (NPGs) with high thermal conductivity by vacuum-assisted self-assembly me...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ren L,Wang M,Lu S,Pan L,Xiong Z,Zhang Z,Peng Q,Li Y,Yu J

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the association between optical coherence tomography (OCT)-measured retinal layer thickness parameters with clinical and patient-centred visual outcomes in healthy eyes. Participants aged 40 and above were recruited from the Singapore Epidemiology of Eye Diseases Study, a multi-ethnic popu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Poh S,Tham YC,Chee ML,Dai W,Majithia S,Soh ZD,Fenwick EK,Tao Y,Thakur S,Rim TH,Sabanayagam C,Cheng CY

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone (TH) has long been believed to play a minor role in male reproduction. However, evidences from experimental model of thyrotoxicosis or hypothyroidism suggests its role in spermatogenesis. Cellular action of TH requires membrane transport via specific transporters such as monocarboxylate transporter 8 (...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bae HS,Jin YK,Ham S,Kim HK,Shin H,Cho GB,Lee KJ,Lee H,Kim KM,Koo OJ,Jang G,Lee JM,Lee JY

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Boonma K,Kumar A,Garcia-Castellanos D,Jiménez-Munt I,Fernández M

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Through a geomorphological study relying on statistically assessed classes of hilltop elevations, we reconstruct a suite of paleo-surfaces along the Tiber River Valley north of Rome that we identify as fluvial terraces formed by interplay between global sea-level fluctuations and regional upift. Using biostratigraphic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Marra F,Florindo F,Petronio C

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Habitat degradation is among the top drivers of the loss of global biodiversity. This problem is particularly acute in coral reef system. Here we investigated whether coral degradation influences predator risk assessment and learning for damselfish. When in a live coral environment, Ambon damselfish were able to learn...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chivers DP,McCormick MI,Allan BJ,Ferrari MC

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Lonicera japonica Thunb, rich in chlorogenic acid (CHA), is used for viral upper respiratory tract infection treatment caused by influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus, ect in China. It was reported that CHA reduced serum hepatitis B virus level and death rate of influenza virus-infected...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ding Y,Cao Z,Cao L,Ding G,Wang Z,Xiao W

更新日期：2017-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial secondary metabolites are valuable resources for novel drug discovery. In particular, actinomycetes expressed a range of antibiotics against a spectrum of bacteria. In genus level, strain Allosalinactinospora lopnorensis CA15-2(T) is the first new actinomycete isolated from the Lop Nor region, China. Antimic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang C,Leung RK,Guo M,Tuo L,Guo L,Yew WW,Lou I,Lee SMY,Sun C

更新日期：2016-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We study a three-mode (i.e., a clockwise mode, a counterclockwise mode, and a mechanical mode) coherent coupling regime of the optical whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) microresonator optomechanical system by considering a pair of counterpropagating modes in a general case. The WGM microresonator is coherently driven by a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang S,Li J,Yu R,Wang W,Wu Y

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oils are volatile compounds commonly used by several industries, easily degradable, which restrains their applications. Therefore, we developed and validated a methodology for producing microcapsules loaded with orange essential oil, using a spray-drying process. The experimental design results showed that t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Aguiar MCS,das Graças Fernandes da Silva MF,Fernandes JB,Forim MR

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Periconceptional supplementation with folic acid reduces the occurrence of neural tube defects (NTDs). The association between maternal abnormalities in homocysteine metabolism (e.g., hyperhomocysteinaemia, folate deficiency and low vitamin B12) and the risk of NTDs-affected pregnancies has been widely evaluated in re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tang KF,Li YL,Wang HY

更新日期：2015-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is implicated in increasing mortality in patients with alcoholic hepatitis but the underlying mechanisms are not well characterised. The objective of this study was to characterise neutrophil function, LPS and cytokine concentrations within the splanchnic circulation of alcoholic cirr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Macnaughtan J,Mookerjee RP,van der Merwe S,Jalan R

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal Fc-receptor (FcRn), the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-like Fc-receptor, transports immunoglobuline G (IgG) across cell layers, extending IgG half-life in circulation and providing newborns with humoral immunity. IgG1 and IgG2 have similar half-lives, yet IgG2 displays lower foetal than matern...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Stapleton NM,Brinkhaus M,Armour KL,Bentlage AEH,de Taeye SW,Temming AR,Mok JY,Brasser G,Maas M,van Esch WJE,Clark MR,Williamson LM,van der Schoot CE,Vidarsson G

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes central to drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination (ADME) also regulate numerous endogenous molecules. The Remote Sensing and Signaling Hypothesis argues that an ADME gene-centered network-including SLC and ABC "drug" transporters, "drug" metabolizing enzymes (DMEs), and regulatory genes-is ess...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rosenthal SB,Bush KT,Nigam SK

更新日期：2019-08-15 00:00:00