Combined rTMS treatment targeting the Anterior Cingulate and the Temporal Cortex for the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus.

abstract：:Boron carbide (B4C) coating on diamond particle is synthesized by heating diamond particles in a powder mix of H3BO3 and B in Ar atmosphere. The composition, bond state and coverage fraction of boron carbide coating on diamond particles are investigated. The boron carbide coating favors to grow on diamond (100) surfac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun Y,He L,Zhang C,Meng Q,Liu B,Gao K,Wen M,Zheng W

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis regulates responses to internal and external stressors. Many patients diagnosed with conditions such as depression or anxiety also have hyperactivity of the HPA axis. Hyper-stimulation of the HPA axis results in sustained elevated levels of glucocorticoids which impair neu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gannon AL,O'Hara L,Mason JI,Rebourcet D,Smith S,Traveres A,Alcaide-Corral CJ,Frederiksen H,Jørgensen A,Milne L,Mitchell RT,Smith LB

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antidiabetic medication may modify the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to compare the use of different antidiabetic strategies and the incidence of HCC. PubMed, Embase.com and Cochrane Library databases were searched up to 31 October 2015 and randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies or...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou YY,Zhu GQ,Liu T,Zheng JN,Cheng Z,Zou TT,Braddock M,Fu SW,Zheng MH

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans is known to be a major causative agent of dental caries, and strains expressing the cell surface collagen-binding Cnm protein contribute to the development of several systemic diseases. A relationship between tonsillar immunity and glomerulonephritis has been recognized in IgA nephropathy (IgAN), ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ito S,Misaki T,Naka S,Wato K,Nagasawa Y,Nomura R,Otsugu M,Matsumoto-Nakano M,Nakano K,Kumagai H,Oshima N

更新日期：2019-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been increasing interest in diatom-based bio-assessment but we still lack a comprehensive understanding of how to capture diatoms' temporal dynamics with an appropriate sampling frequency (ASF). To cover this research gap, we collected and analyzed daily riverine diatom samples over a 1-year period (25 April...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu N,Faber C,Sun X,Qu Y,Wang C,Ivetic S,Riis T,Ulrich U,Fohrer N

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a highly dynamic network constantly remodeled by a fine-tuned protein formation and degradation balance. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) constitute key orchestrators of ECM degradation. Their activity is controlled by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) and glycosaminogly...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ruiz-Gómez G,Vogel S,Möller S,Pisabarro MT,Hempel U

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence of new molecules acting directly on the hepatitic C virus (HCV) has improved treatment outcomes. However, there is a risk of selecting viral escape mutants, so a new combination is needed using different inhibitors that target different steps of the HCV infectious cycle. Novel single tablet formulations were...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shiha G,Soliman R,Elbasiony M,Darwish NHE,Mousa SA

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a devastating disease of wheat worldwide. Fhb1 is the most consistently reported quantitative trait locus (QTL) for FHB resistance breeding. A pore-forming toxin-like (PFT) gene at Fhb1 was first cloned by map-based cloning and found to confer FHB resistance in wheat. Proteins often inter...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He Y,Wu L,Liu X,Zhang X,Jiang P,Ma H

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerosols impact clear-sky surface irradiance () through the effects of scattering and absorption. Linear or nonlinear relationships between aerosol optical depth (τa) and have been established to describe the aerosol direct radiative effect on (ADRE). However, considerable uncertainties remain associated with ADRE due...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xia X

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have discovered an intriguing nonstationary relationship between El Ninõ-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Western Pacific (WP) teleconnection pattern, one of the most prominent winter atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Pacific, with a regime-dependent interdecadal modulation of significant...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Park YH,Kim BM,Pak G,Yamamoto M,Vivier F,Durand I

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Using dedicated contrast agents high-quality X-ray imaging of soft tissue structures with isotropic micrometre resolution has become feasible. This technique is frequently titled as virtual histology as it allows production of slices of tissue without destroying the sample. The use of contrast agents is, however, ofte...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dudak J,Zemlicka J,Karch J,Patzelt M,Mrzilkova J,Zach P,Hermanova Z,Kvacek J,Krejci F

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal behavior is highly structured. Yet, structured behavioral patterns-or "statistical ethograms"-are not immediately apparent from the full spatiotemporal data that behavioral scientists usually collect. Here, we introduce a framework to quantitatively characterize rodent behavior during spatial (e.g., maze) navig...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Donnarumma F,Prevete R,Maisto D,Fuscone S,Irvine EM,van der Meer MAA,Kemere C,Pezzulo G

更新日期：2021-01-11 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：:Coral reefs all over the Indo-Pacific suffer from substantial damage caused by the crown-of-thorns seastar Acanthaster planci, a voracious predator that moves on and between reefs to seek out its coral prey. Chemoreception is thought to guide A. planci. As vision was recently introduced as another sense involved in se...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sigl R,Steibl S,Laforsch C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody based bio-molecular drugs are an exciting, new avenue of drug development as an alternative to the more traditional small chemical compounds. However, the binding mechanism and the effect on the conformational ensembles of a therapeutic antibody to its peptide or protein antigen have not yet been well studied...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bekker GJ,Fukuda I,Higo J,Kamiya N

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Experts have the superior cognitive capability of quickly understanding complex information in their domain; however, little is known about the neural processes underlying this ability. Here, using a board game named shogi (Japanese chess), we investigated the brain activity in expert players that was involved in thei...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nakatani H,Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2014-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological validation of new radiotherapy modalities is essential to understand their therapeutic potential. Antiprotons have been proposed for cancer therapy due to enhanced dose deposition provided by antiproton-nucleon annihilation. We assessed cellular DNA damage and relative biological effectiveness (RBE) of a cl...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kavanagh JN,Currell FJ,Timson DJ,Savage KI,Richard DJ,McMahon SJ,Hartley O,Cirrone GA,Romano F,Prise KM,Bassler N,Holzscheiter MH,Schettino G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular leakage is a life-threatening complication of dengue virus (DENV) infection. Previously, association between "paracellular" endothelial hyperpermeability and plasma leakage had been extensively investigated. However, whether "transcellular" endothelial leakage is involved in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chanthick C,Kanlaya R,Kiatbumrung R,Pattanakitsakul SN,Thongboonkerd V

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A visible light active Bi0.9Ho0.1FeO3 nanoparticles/TiO2 composite thin films with different mol.% of Bi0.9Ho0.1FeO3 were successfully prepared via non-aqueous sol-gel method. The incorporation of 5, 10 and 20 mol.% Bi0.9Ho0.1FeO3 nanoparticles in the precursor solution of TiO2 brings modifications in the functional p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Islam MR,Zubair MA,Bashar MS,Rashid AKMB

更新日期：2019-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrotransposons can represent half of eukaryotic genomes. Retrotransposon dysregulation destabilizes genomes and has been linked to various human diseases. Emerging regulators of retromobility include RNA-DNA hybrid-containing structures known as R-loops. Accumulation of these structures at the transposons of yeast 1...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Todd LA,Hall AC,Pietrobon V,Chan JNY,Laflamme G,Mekhail K

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a rare condition characterized by abnormally 'short' QT intervals on the ECG and increased susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death. This simulation study investigated arrhythmia dynamics in multi-scale human ventricle models associated with the SQT2-related V307L KCNQ1 'gain-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Adeniran I,Whittaker DG,El Harchi A,Hancox JC,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein is essential for neuronal development. Val66Met (rs6265) is a functional polymorphism at codon 66 of the BDNF gene that affects neuroplasticity and has been associated with cognition, brain structure and function. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationshi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Roy N,Barry RJ,Fernandez FE,Lim CK,Al-Dabbas MA,Karamacoska D,Broyd SJ,Solowij N,Chiu CL,Steiner GZ

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious and devastating viral disease affecting mainly sheep and goats, but also a large number of wild species within the order Artiodactyla. A better understanding of PPR transmission dynamics in multi-host systems is necessary to efficiently control the disease, in pa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bataille A,Kwiatek O,Belfkhi S,Mounier L,Parida S,Mahapatra M,Caron A,Chubwa CC,Keyyu J,Kock R,Jones BA,Libeau G

更新日期：2019-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In Taiwan, beginning in 2013, the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) was provided free of charge to children 2-5 years of age. In 2014, this was extended to children 1-5 years old. During 2012-2014, 953 cases of culture-confirmed pneumococcal disease (CCPD), including 104 invasive pneumococcal disease (I...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Su LH,Kuo AJ,Chia JH,Li HC,Wu TL,Feng Y,Chiu CH

更新日期：2015-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present the preparation procedure and a computational model of a three-layered fibrous scaffold for prolonged drug release. The scaffold, produced by emulsion/sequential electrospinning, consists of a poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) fiber layer sandwiched between two poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) lay...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Milosevic M,Stojanovic DB,Simic V,Grkovic M,Bjelovic M,Uskokovic PS,Kojic M

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the multiple metabolic signals involved in the establishment of the hepatic zonation, oxygen could play a key role. Indeed, depending on hepatocyte position in the hepatic lobule, gene expression and metabolism are differently affected by the oxygen gradient present across the lobule. The aim of this study is to...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tonon F,Giobbe GG,Zambon A,Luni C,Gagliano O,Floreani A,Grassi G,Elvassore N

更新日期：2019-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Olanzapine is a second-generation antipsychotic (AP) drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia. Recently, olanzapine has been found to cause brain tissue volume loss in rodent and primate studies; however, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Abnormal autophagy and oxidative stress have been imp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Boz Z,Hu M,Yu Y,Huang XF

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Single photons are of paramount importance to future quantum technologies, including quantum communication and computation. Nonlinear photonic devices using parametric processes offer a straightforward route to generating photons, however additional nonlinear processes may come into play and interfere with these sourc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Husko CA,Clark AS,Collins MJ,De Rossi A,Combrié S,Lehoucq G,Rey IH,Krauss TF,Xiong C,Eggleton BJ

更新日期：2013-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing population has posed insurmountable challenges to agriculture in the provision of future food security, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where biophysical conditions are not well-suited for agriculture. Iran, as a major agricultural country in the MENA region, has long been in ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mesgaran MB,Madani K,Hashemi H,Azadi P

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence across species and memory domains shows that when an existing memory is reactivated, it becomes susceptible to modifications. However, the potential role of reward signals in these mechanisms underlying human memory dynamics is unknown. Leaning on a wealth of findings on the role of reward in rei...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dayan E,Laor-Maayany R,Censor N

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00