Backward spoof surface wave in plasmonic metamaterial of ultrathin metallic structure.

abstract：:This research investigates the applicability of an ANN and genetic algorithms for modeling and multiobjective optimization of the thermal conductivity and viscosity of water-based spinel-type MnFe2O4 nanofluid. Levenberg-Marquardt, quasi-Newton, and resilient backpropagation methods are employed to train the ANN. The ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Amani M,Amani P,Kasaeian A,Mahian O,Pop I,Wongwises S

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria play critical roles in meeting cellular energy demand, in cell death, and in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and stress signaling. Most Caenorhabditis elegans loss-of-function (lf) mutants in nuclear-encoded components of the respiratory chain are non-viable, emphasizing the importance of respiratory functi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wojtovich AP,Wei AY,Sherman TA,Foster TH,Nehrke K

更新日期：2016-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative effects of internal fixation strategies for intertrochanteric fracture after operation remain uncertain. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to address this important issue. We searched PubMed, EMBASE and CENTRAL for RCTs that compared different intern...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yu J,Zhang C,Li L,Kwong JS,Xue L,Zeng X,Tang L,Li Y,Sun X

更新日期：2015-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to estimate the influence of regenerated tobacco on the extraction of Cd from two acidic soils as well as to address the problem of how to deal with contaminated leaves following phytoextraction. Results showed that a coppicing tobacco led to a decline in Cd concentration in regenerated leave...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang Y,Ge Y,Zeng H,Zhou X,Peng L,Zeng Q

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerular permeability and subsequent albuminuria are early clinical markers for glomerular injury in hypertensive nephropathy. Albuminuria predicts mortality and cardiovascular morbidity. AT1 receptor blockers protect from albuminuria, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A blood pressure independent, molecular m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Königshausen E,Zierhut UM,Ruetze M,Potthoff SA,Stegbauer J,Woznowski M,Quack I,Rump LC,Sellin L

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal delivery with obstetrical trauma is a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse later in life. Loss of fibulin-5 (FBLN5), an elastogenesis-promoting cellular matrix protein, results in prolapse in mice. Here, we evaluated effects of pregnancy, parturition, and obstetrical injury on FBLN5 content, elastic fibers, b...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hamner J,Florian-Rodriguez M,Acevedo J,Shi H,Word RA

更新日期：2020-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary information is lacking in most of small to mid-sized carnivores due to their elusive predatory behaviour and versatile feeding habits. The leopard cat (LPC; Prionailurus bengalensis) and the Asiatic golden cat (AGC; Catopuma temminckii) are two important yet increasingly endangered carnivore species in the tem...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiong M,Wang D,Bu H,Shao X,Zhang D,Li S,Wang R,Yao M

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell sorting via flow cytometry is a powerful tool to select subpopulations of cells in many biological fields. Selection of fertilisation-prone sperm is a critical step to ensure a stable and high fertilisation rate in in vitro fertilisation (IVF). However, a combination of conventional cell sorting and IVF system ha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nakao S,Takeo T,Watanabe H,Kondoh G,Nakagata N

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbonatites, usually occurring within intra-continental rift-related settings, have strong light rare earth element (LREE) enrichment; they rarely contain economic heavy REE (HREE). Here, we report the identification of Late Triassic HREE-Mo-rich carbonatites in the northernmost Qinling orogen. The rocks contain abun...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song W,Xu C,Smith MP,Kynicky J,Huang K,Wei C,Zhou L,Shu Q

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate responses to environmental stresses are essential for cell survival. The regulation of cellular energetics that involves mitochondrial energy production and oxidative stress is central in the process of stress adaptation and response. The p38α signalling pathway plays a key role in the response to stress stim...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Trempolec N,Muñoz JP,Slobodnyuk K,Marin S,Cascante M,Zorzano A,Nebreda AR

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The F1F0-ATP synthase, an enzyme complex, is mainly located on the mitochondrial inner membrane or sometimes cytomembrane to generate or hydrolyze ATP, play a role in cell proliferation. This study focused on the role of F1F0-ATP synthase in keratinocyte differentiation, and its relationship with intracellular and ext...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiaoyun X,Chaofei H,Weiqi Z,Chen C,Lixia L,Queping L,Cong P,Shuang Z,Juan S,Xiang C

更新日期：2017-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of coordinated Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) count data from the last 30 years showed a 38.1% decrease in wintering numbers in North-West Europe, from 309,000 during 1988-1991 to c.192,300 individuals during 2015-2018. Annual trends in wintering numbers differed throughout the range. Numbers decreased in the ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Marchowski D,Ławicki Ł,Fox AD,Nielsen RD,Petersen IK,Hornman M,Nilsson L,Haas F,Wahl J,Kieckbusch J,Nehls HW,Calbrade N,Hearn R,Meissner W,Fitzgerald N,Luigujoe L,Zenatello M,Gaudard C,Koschinski S

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:As a potential alternative to antibiotics, phages can be used to treat multi-drug resistant bacteria. As such, the biological characteristics of phages should be investigated to utilize them as effective antimicrobial agents. In this study, phage PaoP5, a lytic virus that infects Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, was isola...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shen M,Le S,Jin X,Li G,Tan Y,Li M,Zhao X,Shen W,Yang Y,Wang J,Zhu H,Li S,Rao X,Hu F,Lu S

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural and anthropogenic stressors can cause phase shifts from coral-dominated to algal-dominated states. In the Caribbean, over-fishing of large herbivorous fish and disease among the long-spined urchin, Diadema, have facilitated algal growth on degraded reefs. We found that diminutive species of urchin and parrotfi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kuempel CD,Altieri AH

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are highly prevalent inflammatory cells that play a key role in tumor development and are considered therapeutic targets. MDSCs promote tumor growth by blocking T-cell-mediated anti-tumoral immune response through depletion of arginine that is essential for T-cell proliferation...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Najac C,Chaumeil MM,Kohanbash G,Guglielmetti C,Gordon JW,Okada H,Ronen SM

更新日期：2016-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) pathway plays an important role in liver failure. Recombinant alkaline phosphatase (recAP) deactivates LPS. The aim of this study was to determine whether recAP prevents the progression of acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). Eight groups of rats we...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Engelmann C,Adebayo D,Oria M,De Chiara F,Novelli S,Habtesion A,Davies N,Andreola F,Jalan R

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding factors associated with tie strength in social networks is essential in a wide variety of settings. With the internet and cellular phones providing additional avenues of communication, measuring and inferring tie strength has become much more complex. We introduce the social bow tie framework, which cons...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mattie H,Engø-Monsen K,Ling R,Onnela JP

更新日期：2018-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last forty years therapy outcomes for depression have remained the same with approximately 50% of patients responding to treatments. Advances are urgently required. We hypothesised that a recent treatment, metacognitive therapy (MCT), might be more effective, by targeting mental control processes that directly ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Callesen P,Reeves D,Heal C,Wells A

更新日期：2020-05-12 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：:Many studies have revealed the cognitive decline induced by microwave radiation. However, the systematic study on dose-dependent, frequency-dependent and accumulative effects of microwave exposure at different frequencies was lacking. Here, we studied the relationship between the effects and the power and frequency of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tan S,Wang H,Xu X,Zhao L,Zhang J,Dong J,Yao B,Wang H,Zhou H,Gao Y,Peng R

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioactive nanosilicates are emerging prominent next generation biomaterials due to their intrinsic functional properties such as advanced biochemical and biophysical cues. Recent studies show interesting dose-dependent effect of fluoride ions on the stem cells. Despite of interesting properties of fluoride ions as wel...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Veernala I,Giri J,Pradhan A,Polley P,Singh R,Yadava SK

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell therapies that invoke pleiotropic mechanisms may facilitate functional recovery in patients with stroke. Based on previous experiments using microglia preconditioned by oxygen-glucose deprivation, we hypothesized that the administration of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) preconditioned by oxygen-glucos...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hatakeyama M,Kanazawa M,Ninomiya I,Omae K,Kimura Y,Takahashi T,Onodera O,Fukushima M,Shimohata T

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Current theories describe learning in terms of cognitive or associative mechanisms. To assess whether cognitive mechanisms interact with automaticity of associative processes we devised a shape-discrimination task in which participants received both explicit instructions and implicit information. Instructions further ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nico D,Daprati E

更新日期：2015-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunotherapies demand for predictive biomarkers to avoid unnecessary adverse effects and costs. Analytic morphomics is the technique to use body composition measures as imaging biomarkers for underlying pathophysiology to predict prognosis or outcome to therapy. We investigated different body composition measures to ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Deike-Hofmann K,Gutzweiler L,Reuter J,Paech D,Hassel JC,Sedlaczek O,Radbruch A,Schlemmer HP,Bäumer P

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently evolved field of synthetic biology has revolutionized the way we think of biology as an "engineerable" discipline. The newly sprouted branch is constantly in need of simple, cost-effective and automatable DNA-assembly methods. We have developed a reliable DNA-assembly system, ZeBRα (Zero-Background Redα),...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Richter D,Bayer K,Toesko T,Schuster S

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous findings identified an association between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and impaired cognitive functions in patients with schizophrenia (SZ), little is currently known about the relationship between inflammation, cognition, and sex in SZ. The current study aimed to explore the association between...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dal Santo F,González-Blanco L,García-Álvarez L,de la Fuente-Tomás L,Velasco Á,Álvarez-Vázquez CM,Martínez-Cao C,Sáiz PA,García-Portilla MP,Bobes J

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations at positions 70 and/or 91 in the core protein of genotype-1b, hepatitis C virus (HCV) are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in Asian patients. To evaluate this in a US population, the relationship between the percentage of 70 and/or 91 mutant HCV quasispecies in baseline serum samples of ch...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： El-Shamy A,Pendleton M,Eng FJ,Doyle EH,Bashir A,Branch AD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish reproductive success is linked to the ability of couples to mate and produce clutches that successfully hatch. Environmental stressors like high temperature and low pH can jeopardize this energetically costly process. In this study, exposure to high temperature and low pH was tested on a marine temperate species,...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lopes AF,Faria AM,Dupont S

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs) are theoretically studied using a multiscale simulation flow from the ab initio level to the tight binding (TB) level. The scaling effects of both armchair PNRs (aPNRs) and zigzag PNRs (zPNRs) from material properties to device properties are explored. The much larger effe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lv Y,Chang S,Huang Q,Wang H,He J

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior ex vivo histological postmortem studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have shown gray matter microstructural abnormalities, however, in vivo examination of gray matter microstructure in ASD has remained scarce due to the relative lack of non-invasive methods to assess it. The aim of this work was to evaluate...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： McKenna F,Miles L,Donaldson J,Castellanos FX,Lazar M

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00