Magnetic-charge ordering and phase transitions in monopole-conserved square spin ice.

abstract：:Bacterial infections are a major threat to the health of patients in healthcare facilities including hospitals. One of the major causes of patient morbidity is infection with Staphylococcus aureus. One of the the most dominant nosocomial bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been reported t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Leyland NS,Podporska-Carroll J,Browne J,Hinder SJ,Quilty B,Pillai SC

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:When searching for food, foraging fishes expose themselves to hidden predators. The strategies that maximize the survival of foraging fishes are not well understood. Here, we describe a novel type of mobbing behaviour displayed by foraging Scolopsis affinis. The fish direct sharp water jets towards the hidden sessile ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lachat J,Haag-Wackernagel D

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Src kinase is known to regulate fibroblast migration. However, the contribution of integrin and Src kinase interaction to lung fibrosis has not been mechanistically investigated. Our data demonstrate that integrin alpha v (αV) recruited Src kinase and that leads to subsequent Src activation in fibroblasts plated on fi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lu YY,Zhao XK,Yu L,Qi F,Zhai B,Gao CQ,Ding Q

更新日期：2017-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost half of the groundwater in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) contains salt water originally derived from paleo-seawater due to the Holocene transgression, which then generates intense physicochemical gradients in the mixing zone between freshwater and saltwater. Although some studies have been conducted on the hydrol...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sang S,Zhang X,Dai H,Hu BX,Ou H,Sun L

更新日期：2018-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) had been reported to be the predominant carbapenemase among Escherichia coli in Taiwan. However, studies focusing on the clonal background and epidemiology of plasmids carrying NDM genes were limited. Between 2016 and 2018, all clinical E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates tha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang YS,Tsai WC,Li JJ,Chen PY,Wang JT,Chen YT,Chen FJ,Lauderdale TL,Chang SC

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The kidney is a high-energy demand organ rich in mitochondria especially renal tubular cells. Emerging evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction, redox imbalance and kidney injury are interconnected. Artemether has biological effects by targeting mitochondria and exhibits potential therapeutic value for kidney ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Han P,Cai Y,Wang Y,Weng W,Chen Y,Wang M,Zhan H,Yu X,Wang T,Shao M,Sun H

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection promotes a generalized activation of host responses that involves not only CD4 T cells, but also cells of the microenvironment, which are not directly infected, such as endothelial cells. The mechanisms triggering HIV-1-associated vascular alterations remain poorly...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Balducci E,Leroyer AS,Lacroix R,Robert S,Todorova D,Simoncini S,Lyonnet L,Chareyre C,Zaegel-Faucher O,Micallef J,Poizot-Martin I,Roll P,Dignat-George F

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The current flowing through a Mott spin junction depends on the relative spin orientation of the two ferromagnetic layers comprising the "source" and "drain" sides of the junction. The resulting current asymmetry is detected as giant or tunnelling magnetoresistance depending on whether the two ferromagnets are separat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： De Pietro L,Bertolini G,Peter Q,Cabrera H,Vindigni A,Gürlü O,Pescia D,Ramsperger U

更新日期：2017-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing optically transparent magnets at room temperature is an important challenge. They would bring many innovations to various industries, not only for electronic and magnetic devices but also for optical applications. Here we introduce FeCo-(Al-fluoride) nanogranular films exhibiting ferromagnetic properties wi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kobayashi N,Masumoto H,Takahashi S,Maekawa S

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to find the circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) co-related with the severity of coronary artery calcification (CAC), and testify whether the selected miRNAs could reflect the obstructive coronary artery disease in symptomatic patients. Patients with chest pain and moderated risk for coronary a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu W,Ling S,Sun W,Liu T,Li Y,Zhong G,Zhao D,Zhang P,Song J,Jin X,Xu Z,Song H,Li Q,Liu S,Chai M,Dai Q,He Y,Fan Z,Zhou YJ,Li Y

更新日期：2015-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) is a potential lignocellulosic feedstock for biofuel production due to its exceptional biomass accumulation ability, high convertible carbohydrate content and a favorable energy input/output ratio. Genetic modification of biofuel traits to improve biomass conversion requires an under...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kasirajan L,Hoang NV,Furtado A,Botha FC,Henry RJ

更新日期：2018-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids are potential antibacterial agents. However, key substituents and mechanism for their antibacterial activity have not been fully investigated. The quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) and molecular docking of flavonoids relating to potent anti-Escherichia coli agents were investigated. Compar...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fang Y,Lu Y,Zang X,Wu T,Qi X,Pan S,Xu X

更新日期：2016-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Intractable diseases such as cancer are associated with breakdown in multiple individual functions, which conspire to create unhealthy phenotype-combinations. An important challenge is to decipher how these functions are coordinated in health and disease. We approach this by drawing on dynamical systems theory. We pos...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Deritei D,Aird WC,Ercsey-Ravasz M,Regan ER

更新日期：2016-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose and demonstrate an on-chip optofluidic device allowing active oscillatory microrheological measurements with sub-μL sample volume, low cost and high flexibility. Thanks to the use of this optofluidic microrheometer it is possible to measure the viscoelastic properties of complex fluids in the frequency rang...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vitali V,Nava G,Zanchetta G,Bragheri F,Crespi A,Osellame R,Bellini T,Cristiani I,Minzioni P

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) may be effective in removing toxic lead and mercury ions (Pb(II) and Hg(II)) from wet flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater through anaerobic sulfite reduction. To confirm this hypothesis, a sulfite-reducing up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor was set up to treat FGD...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang L,Lin X,Wang J,Jiang F,Wei L,Chen G,Hao X

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysteine-rich receptor kinases (CRKs) belong to the receptor-like kinase family. Little is known about CRK genes in wheat. We isolated a wheat CRK gene TaCRK1 from Rhizoctonia cerealis-resistant wheat CI12633 based on a differentially expressed sequence identified by RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis. TaCRK1 was more ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang K,Rong W,Qi L,Li J,Wei X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2013-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In many human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), high density of infiltrating tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) is associated with poor prognosis. Most TAMs express a M2 phenotype subsequently supporting tumor growth. How tumor cells polarize these TAMs to a pro-tumor M2 phenotype is still poorly unde...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shiau DJ,Kuo WT,Davuluri GVN,Shieh CC,Tsai PJ,Chen CC,Lin YS,Wu YZ,Hsiao YP,Chang CP

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:State-of-art quantum key distribution (QKD) systems are performed with several GHz pulse rates, meanwhile privacy amplification (PA) with large scale inputs has to be performed to generate the final secure keys with quantified security. In this paper, we propose a fast Fourier transform (FFT) enhanced high-speed and l...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tang BY,Liu B,Zhai YP,Wu CQ,Yu WR

更新日期：2019-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the polarization-sensitive absorption of graphene under conditions of total internal reflection, a novel optical sensor combining graphene and a microfluidic structure was constructed to achieve the sensitive real-time monitoring of refractive indexes. The atomic thickness and strong broadband absorption of g...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xing F,Liu ZB,Deng ZC,Kong XT,Yan XQ,Chen XD,Ye Q,Zhang CP,Chen YS,Tian JG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid and efficient processing of external information by the brain is vital to survival in a highly dynamic environment. The key channel humans use to exchange information is language, but the neural underpinnings of its processing are still not fully understood. We investigated the spatio-temporal dynamics of neural...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shtyrov Y,MacGregor LJ

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective, single-blind, randomized study was designed to evaluate the effect of genotype-based warfarin dosing compared with standard warfarin dosing in Korean patients with mechanical cardiac valves. Patients were assigned to either the genotype-based dosing group or the standard dosing group using stratified...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee KE,Yee J,Lee GY,Chung JE,Seong JM,Chang BC,Gwak HS

更新日期：2020-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Orb2 is a functional amyloid that plays a key role in Drosophila long-term memory formation. Orb2 has two isoforms that differ in their N-termini. The N-terminus of the A isoform (Orb2A) that precedes its Q-rich prion-like domain has been shown to be important for Orb2 aggregation and long-term memory. However, beside...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cervantes SA,Bajakian TH,Soria MA,Falk AS,Service RJ,Langen R,Siemer AB

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel protein, designated as DOI, isolated from the Chinese yam (Dioscorea opposita Thunb.) could be the first protein drug for the treatment of menopausal syndrome and an alternative to hormone replacement therapy (HRT), which is known to have undesirable side effects. DOI is an acid- and thermo-stable protein with...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wong KL,Lai YM,Li KW,Lee KF,Ng TB,Cheung HP,Zhang YB,Lao L,Wong RN,Shaw PC,Wong JH,Zhang ZJ,Lam JK,Ye WC,Sze SC

更新日期：2015-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We design a novel long-range hybrid wedge plasmonic (LRHWP) waveguide composed of two identical dielectric nanowires symmetrically placed on two opposed wedges of a diamond shaped metal wire. With strong coupling between the dielectric nanowire mode and long-range surface plasmon polariton (SPP) mode, both deep subwav...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Z,Wang J

更新日期：2014-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study shows chronic adjustments in the myotendinous junction (MTJ) in response to different ladder-based resistance training (LRT) protocols. Thirty adult male Wistar rats were divided into groups: sedentary (S), calisthenics (LRT without additional load [C]), and resistance-trained (LRT with extra weight ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pimentel Neto J,Rocha LC,Barbosa GK,Jacob CDS,Krause Neto W,Watanabe IS,Ciena AP

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Probing the oligomeric state of abundant molecules, such as membrane proteins in intact cells, is essential, but has not been straightforward. We address this challenge with a simple counting strategy that is capable of reporting the oligomeric state of dense, membrane-bound protein complexes. It is based on single-mo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fricke F,Beaudouin J,Eils R,Heilemann M

更新日期：2015-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Unpleasant emotional distraction can impair the retention of non-emotional information in working memory (WM). Research links the prefrontal cortex with the successful control of such biologically relevant distractors, although the temporal changes in this brain mechanism remain unexplored. We use magnetoencephalograp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： García-Pacios J,Garcés P,Del Río D,Maestú F

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge about a tool's dynamics can be acquired from the visual configuration of the tool and through physical interaction. Here, we examine how visual information affects the generalization of dynamic learning during tool use. Subjects rotated a virtual hammer-like object while we varied the object dynamics separat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sadeghi M,Sheahan HR,Ingram JN,Wolpert DM

更新日期：2019-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural characteristics of the active layers in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices play a critical role in charge generation, separation and transport. Here we report on morphology and structural control of p-DTS(FBTTh2)2:PC71BM films by means of thermal annealing and 1,8-diiodooctane (DIO) solvent additive process...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Herath N,Das S,Keum JK,Zhu J,Kumar R,Ivanov IN,Sumpter BG,Browning JF,Xiao K,Gu G,Joshi P,Smith S,Lauter V

更新日期：2015-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Strain engineering is a widespread strategy used to enhance performance of devices based on semiconductor thin films. In ferroelectrics strain engineering is used to control the domain pattern: When an epitaxial film is biaxially compressed, e.g. due to lattice mismatch with the substrate, the film displays out-of-pla...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yamada T,Ito D,Sluka T,Sakata O,Tanaka H,Funakubo H,Namazu T,Wakiya N,Yoshino M,Nagasaki T,Setter N

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00