Nickel clusters embedded in carbon nanotubes as high performance magnets.

abstract：:Skin-derived dendritic cells (DCs) play a crucial role in the maintenance of immune homeostasis due to their role in antigen trafficking from the skin to the draining lymph nodes (dLNs). To quantify the spatiotemporal regulation of skin-derived DCs in vivo, we generated knock-in mice expressing the photoconvertible fl...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tomura M,Hata A,Matsuoka S,Shand FH,Nakanishi Y,Ikebuchi R,Ueha S,Tsutsui H,Inaba K,Matsushima K,Miyawaki A,Kabashima K,Watanabe T,Kanagawa O

更新日期：2014-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein, we demonstrate a simple yet novel luminescence assay for visual chiral discrimination of cysteine. Thioglycolic acid (TGA)-capped cadmium-telluride (CdTe) quantum dots (QDs) exposing green emission were directly synthesized in aqueous solution. The interaction between cysteine molecules and CdTe QDs induced th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ghasemi F,Hormozi-Nezhad MR,Mahmoudi M

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic steatosis (HS) can exacerbate acute pancreatitis (AP). This study aimed to investigate the relation between α1-antitrypsin (AAT) and acute pancreatitis when patients have HS. Using proteomic profiling, we identified 18 differently expressed proteins pots in the serum of rats with or without HS after surgical e...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Q,Du J,Yu P,Bai B,Zhao Z,Wang S,Zhu J,Feng Q,Gao Y,Zhao Q,Liu C

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of network topology provides insight into the function and behavior of physical, social, and biological systems. A natural step towards discovering the organizing principles of these complex topologies is to identify a reduced network representation using cohesive subgroups or communities. This procedure oft...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sinha A,Gleich DF,Ramani K

更新日期：2018-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei spp. The parasites are transmitted by tsetse flies and adapt to their different hosts and environments by undergoing a series of developmental changes. During differentiation, the trypanosome alters its prote...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wenzler T,Schumann Burkard G,Schmidt RS,Mäser P,Bergner A,Roditi I,Brun R

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulating the tumor microenvironment to promote an effective immune response is critical in managing any type of tumor. Melanoma is an aggressive skin cancer and the incidence rate is increasing worldwide. Potent protease inhibitors have recently been extensively researched as potential therapeutic agents against var...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ranasinghe SL,Rivera V,Boyle GM,McManus DP

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilm formation in flea gut is important for flea-borne transmission of Yersinia pestis. There are enhancing factors (HmsHFRS, HmsCDE, and HmsT) and inhibiting one (HmsP) for Yersinia pestis biofilm formation. The RcsAB regulatory complex acts as a repressor of Yesinia biofilm formation, and adaptive pseudogenizatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fang N,Yang H,Fang H,Liu L,Zhang Y,Wang L,Han Y,Zhou D,Yang R

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated a 45 μm core diameter Neodymium-doped all-solid silicate glass photonic crystal fiber laser with a single mode laser output. The structure parameters and modes information of the fiber are both demonstrated by theoretical calculations using Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method and experimen...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li W,Chen D,Qinling Z,Hu L

更新日期：2015-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular alignment underpins optical, mechanical, and thermal properties of materials, however, its direct measurement from volumes with micrometer dimensions is not accessible, especially, for structurally complex bio-materials. How the molecular alignment is linked to extraordinary properties of silk and its amorph...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ryu M,Balčytis A,Wang X,Vongsvivut J,Hikima Y,Li J,Tobin MJ,Juodkazis S,Morikawa J

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging concepts for on-chip biotechnologies aim to replace microfluidic flow by active, molecular-motor driven transport of cytoskeletal filaments, including applications in bio-simulation, biocomputation, diagnostics, and drug screening. Many of these applications require reliable detection, with minimal data acqui...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lard M,ten Siethoff L,Månsson A,Linke H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mangrove forests are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems on the planet, despite limited nitrogen (N) availability. Under such conditions, animal-microbe associations (holobionts) are often key to ecosystem functioning. Here, we investigated the role of fiddler crabs and their carapace-associated microbial...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zilius M,Bonaglia S,Broman E,Chiozzini VG,Samuiloviene A,Nascimento FJA,Cardini U,Bartoli M

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the presence of tear strips on the surface of a Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy sheet stretched at 960 °C. The test piece reveals a "bamboo"-shaped pattern on its surface, which severely affects the quality of the alloy. Microstructure analysis indicates that the formation mechanism of the tear strip is related ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zong Y,Shao B,Xu W,Guo B,Shan D

更新日期：2017-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Cassava is an important staple crop in tropical and sub-tropical areas. As a common farming practice, cassava is usually cultivated intercropping with other crops and subjected to various degrees of shading, which causes reduced productivity. Herein, a comparative transcriptomic analysis was performed on a series of d...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ding Z,Zhang Y,Xiao Y,Liu F,Wang M,Zhu X,Liu P,Sun Q,Wang W,Peng M,Brutnell T,Li P

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal obesity and overnutrition during pregnancy and lactation can program an increased risk of obesity in offspring. In this context, improving maternal metabolism may help reduce the intergenerational transmission of obesity. Here we show that, in Sprague-Dawley rats, selectively altering obese maternal gut micro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Paul HA,Bomhof MR,Vogel HJ,Reimer RA

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Protocadherin 19 (Pcdh19) is an X-linked gene belonging to the protocadherin superfamily, whose members are predominantly expressed in the central nervous system and have been implicated in cell-cell adhesion, axon guidance and dendrite self-avoidance. Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in humans result in the ch...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pederick DT,Homan CC,Jaehne EJ,Piltz SG,Haines BP,Baune BT,Jolly LA,Hughes JN,Gecz J,Thomas PQ

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are nicotine delivery devices that are proposed as tobacco harm reduction products to smokers. Nicotine delivery from ECs is potentially important in their efficacy as smoking substitutes. Herein, nicotine delivery from using a new-generation EC device (variable-wattage, set at 9 W) was eva...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Farsalinos KE,Spyrou A,Stefopoulos C,Tsimopoulou K,Kourkoveli P,Tsiapras D,Kyrzopoulos S,Poulas K,Voudris V

更新日期：2015-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The subjective experience of thermal pain follows the detection and encoding of noxious stimuli by primary afferent neurons called nociceptors. However, nociceptor morphology has been hard to access and the mechanisms of signal transduction remain unresolved. In order to understand how heat transducers in nociceptors ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dezhdar T,Moshourab RA,Fründ I,Lewin GR,Schmuker M

更新日期：2015-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we present a contactless transient carrier spectroscopy and imaging technique for traps in silicon. At each pixel, we fit the transient decay of the trap emission which allows us to obtain both the trap time constant and trap concentration. Here we show that this technique allows for high-resolution imag...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rougieux FE,Kwapil W,Heinz F,Siriwardhana M,Schubert MC

更新日期：2019-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural connectivity requires neuronal differentiation, axon growth, and precise target innervation. Midbrain dopaminergic neurons project via the nigrostriatal pathway to the striatum to regulate voluntary movement. While the specification and differentiation of these neurons have been extensively studied, the molecul...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hegarty SV,Wyatt SL,Howard L,Stappers E,Huylebroeck D,Sullivan AM,O'Keeffe GW

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The anisotropic hole and electron mobilities in N,N'-3,4,9,10-perylenediimide-1,7-phenoxy (PDIB-2OPh) and N,N'-3,4,9,10-perylenediimide (PDIB) were theoretically predicted using the Marcus-Hush theory. The substituent effect of phenoxy on their mobility rates, absorption spectra, electron affinities, and ionization po...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song P,Guan B,Zhou Q,Zhao M,Huang J,Ma F

更新日期：2016-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Rising global temperatures are proving to be detrimental for the agriculture. Hence, strategies are needed to induce thermotolerance in food crops to sustain the food production. GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid), a non-protein amino acid, can partially protect plants from high-temperature stress. This study hypothesises tha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Priya M,Sharma L,Kaur R,Bindumadhava H,Nair RM,Siddique KHM,Nayyar H

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The same copper phosphate catalysts were synthesized by obtaining the methods involving solid state as well as liquid state reactions in this work. And then the optimised p-n hybrid junction photocatalysts have been synthesized following the same solid/liquid reaction pathways. The synthesized copper phosphate photoca...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Samal A,Das DP,Madras G

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we examined the possible mechanisms of trehalose (Tre) in improving copper-stress (Cu-stress) tolerance in rice seedlings. Our findings indicated that pretreatment of rice seedlings with Tre enhanced the endogenous Tre level and significantly mitigated the toxic effects of excessive Cu on photosynthesis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mostofa MG,Hossain MA,Fujita M,Tran LS

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic surface is fabricated by simply coating silica nanospheres onto a glass fiber membrane through a sol-gel process. Such membrane has a complex framework with micro and nano structures covering and presents a high efficiency (more than 98%) of oil-in-water emulsion separ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen Y,Liu N,Cao Y,Lin X,Xu L,Zhang W,Wei Y,Feng L

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:One-year time series of current velocities and hydrographic parameters based on four deep moorings deployed east of the Luzon Strait are employed to study the deep current at the western boundary (DCWB) of the northern Philippine Basin. While the mean current is relatively weak, the DCWB is highly variable on an intra...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou C,Zhao W,Tian J,Yang Q,Huang X,Zhang Z,Qu T

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteasomes are a critical component of quality control that regulate turnover of short-lived, unfolded, and misfolded proteins. Proteasome activity has been therapeutically targeted and considered as a treatment option for several chronic lung disorders including pulmonary fibrosis. Although pharmacologic inhibition ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sitaraman S,Na CL,Yang L,Filuta A,Bridges JP,Weaver TE

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are obligate biotrophic parasites that invade plant roots and engage in prolonged and intimate relationships with their hosts. Nematode secretions, some of which have immunosuppressing activity, play essential roles in successful parasitism; however, their mechanisms of action remain largely...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Niu J,Liu P,Liu Q,Chen C,Guo Q,Yin J,Yang G,Jian H

更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Taking advantage of the magnetoelectric and its inverse effect, this article demonstrates strain-mediated magnetoelectric write and read operations simultaneously in Co60Fe20B20/Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.7Ti0.3O3 heterostructures based on a pseudo-magnetization µ ≡ mx2 - my2. By applying an external DC-voltage across a (011)-cu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shen T,Ostwal V,Camsari KY,Appenzeller J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natal habitat preference induction (NHPI) occurs when characteristics of the natal habitat influence the future habitat selection of an animal. However, the influence of NHPI after the dispersal phase has received remarkably little attention. We tested whether exposure to humans in the natal habitat helps understand w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Milleret C,Ordiz A,Sanz-Pérez A,Uzal A,Carricondo-Sanchez D,Eriksen A,Sand H,Wabakken P,Wikenros C,Åkesson M,Zimmermann B

更新日期：2019-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Milk is a major food of global economic importance, and its consumption is regarded as a classic example of gene-culture evolution. Humans have exploited animal milk as a food resource for at least 8500 years, but the origins, spread, and scale of dairying remain poorly understood. Indirect lines of evidence, such as ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Warinner C,Hendy J,Speller C,Cappellini E,Fischer R,Trachsel C,Arneborg J,Lynnerup N,Craig OE,Swallow DM,Fotakis A,Christensen RJ,Olsen JV,Liebert A,Montalva N,Fiddyment S,Charlton S,Mackie M,Canci A,Bouwman A,Rüh

更新日期：2014-11-27 00:00:00