Floating photocatalyst of B-N-TiO2/expanded perlite: a sol-gel synthesis with optimized mesoporous and high photocatalytic activity.

abstract：:AKT is an important signal transduction protein that plays a crucial role in cancer development. Therefore, we evaluated associations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the AKT promoter region and gastric cancer (GCa) risk in a case-control study of 1,110 GCa patients and 1,114 matched cancer-free contr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang MY,He J,Zhu ML,Teng XY,Li QX,Sun MH,Wang XF,Yang YJ,Wang JC,Jin L,Wang YN,Wei QY

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Coleoid cephalopods have an elaborate camera eye whereas nautiloids have primitive pinhole eye without lens and cornea. The Nautilus pinhole eye provides a unique example to explore the module of lens formation and its evolutionary mechanism. Here, we conducted an RNA-seq study of developing eyes of Nautilus and pygmy...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ogura A,Yoshida MA,Moritaki T,Okuda Y,Sese J,Shimizu KK,Sousounis K,Tsonis PA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atmospheric new particle formation (NPF) and growth significantly influences climate by supplying new seeds for cloud condensation and brightness. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of whether and how marine biota emissions affect aerosol-cloud-climate interactions in the Arctic. Here, the aerosol population ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dall Osto M,Beddows DCS,Tunved P,Krejci R,Ström J,Hansson HC,Yoon YJ,Park KT,Becagli S,Udisti R,Onasch T,O Dowd CD,Simó R,Harrison RM

更新日期：2017-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Human travel impacts the spread of infectious diseases across spatial and temporal scales, with broad implications for the biological and social sciences. Individual data on travel patterns have been difficult to obtain, particularly in low-income countries. Travel survey data provide detailed demographic information,...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wesolowski A,Stresman G,Eagle N,Stevenson J,Owaga C,Marube E,Bousema T,Drakeley C,Cox J,Buckee CO

更新日期：2014-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Antenna systems serve to absorb light and to transmit excitation energy to the reaction center (RC) in photosynthetic organisms. As the emitted (bacterio)chlorophyll fluorescence competes with the photochemical utilization of the excitation, the measured fluorescence yield is informed by the migration of the excitatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maróti P,Kovács IA,Kis M,Smart JL,Iglói F

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver repopulation by transplanted hepatocytes has not been achieved previously in a normal liver microenvironment. Here we report that adult rat hepatocytes transduced ex vivo with a lentivirus expressing a human YapERT2 fusion protein (hYapERT2) under control of the hepatocyte-specific transthyretin (TTR) promoter r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yovchev M,Jaber FL,Lu Z,Patel S,Locker J,Rogler LE,Murray JW,Sudol M,Dabeva MD,Zhu L,Shafritz DA

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We report evidence of the transition from n- to p-type conduction of InN with increasing Mg dopant concentration by using photoconductivity (PC) measurement at room temperature. This transition is depicted as a conversion from negative to positive PC under above-bandgap optical excitation. The n- to p-type transition ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guo L,Wang XQ,Zheng XT,Yang XL,Xu FJ,Tang N,Lu LW,Ge WK,Shen B,Dmowski LH,Suski T

更新日期：2014-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major impediment to cancer treatment. Here, for the first time, we investigated the chemo-sensitizing effect of Noscapine (Nos) at low concentrations in conjunction with docetaxel (DTX) to overcome drug resistance of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). In vitro experiments showed that...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Doddapaneni R,Patel K,Chowdhury N,Singh M

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most prevalent functional gastrointestinal disorders, and more and more multicomponent drugs represented by traditional Chinese medicines have provided a favorable therapeutic effect in its treatment. However, their precise localization in the clinic, as well as corresponding me...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei J,Man Q,Guo F,Xian M,Wang T,Tang C,Zhang Y,Li D,Tang D,Yang H,Huang L

更新日期：2019-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing and managing the impact of large-scale epidemics considering only the individual risk and severity of the disease is exceedingly difficult and could be extremely expensive. Economic consequences, infrastructure and service disruption, as well as the recovery speed, are just a few of the many dimensions along...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Massaro E,Ganin A,Perra N,Linkov I,Vespignani A

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of the androgen receptor (AR) by second-generation anti-androgens is a standard treatment for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but it inevitably leads to the development of resistance. Since the introduction of highly efficient AR signalling inhibitors, approximately 20% of mCRPC pat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Handle F,Prekovic S,Helsen C,Van den Broeck T,Smeets E,Moris L,Eerlings R,Kharraz SE,Urbanucci A,Mills IG,Joniau S,Attard G,Claessens F

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid carbon films composed of graphene film and porous carbon film may give full play to the advantages of both carbon materials, and have great potential for application in energy storage and conversion devices. Unfortunately, there are very few reports on fabrication of hybrid carbon films. Here we demonstrate a s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei H,Wei S,Tian W,Zhu D,Liu Y,Yuan L,Li X

更新日期：2014-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated coke (AC) has great potential in the field of low-temperature NO removal (DeNOx), especially the branch prepared by blending modification. In this study, the AC-based pyrolusite and/or titanium ore blended catalysts were prepared and applied for DeNOx. The results show blending pyrolusite and titanium ore pr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang L,Yao L,Lai Y,Jiang X,Jiang W

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium graminearum pathogens constitutes a major threat to agricultural production because it frequently reduces the yield and quality of the crop. The disease severity is predicted to increase in various regions owing to climate change. Integrated management where biocontrol pla...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Timmusk S,Copolovici D,Copolovici L,Teder T,Nevo E,Behers L

更新日期：2019-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Refracture of cemented vertebrae occurs commonly after vertebroplasty (VP) for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF). It can result in severe pain or neurological deficit, but no preventive medication is available. Owing to the bone anabolic benefits of teriparatide (TP), this study was aimed to compare t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang YS,Tsou YS,Lo WC,Chiang YH,Lin JH

更新日期：2020-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports preparation of a crosslinked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) network via dynamic transesterification reaction between PDMS-diglycidyl ether and pripol 1017 with Zn(OAc)2 as the catalyst. The thermal dynamic nature of the network was investigated by the creep-recovery and stress-relaxation tests. The s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang H,Cai C,Liu W,Li D,Zhang J,Zhao N,Xu J

更新日期：2017-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has shown that neighborhood-level variables such as social deprivation, social fragmentation or rurality are related to suicide risk, but most of these studies have been conducted in the U.S. or northern European countries. The aim of this study was to analyze the spatio-temporal distribution of suic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Marco M,Gracia E,López-Quílez A,Lila M

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Multigene expression signatures provide a molecular subdivision of early breast cancer associated with patient outcome. A gap remains in the validation of such signatures in clinical treatment groups of patients within population-based cohorts of unselected primary breast cancer representing contemporary disease stage...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vallon-Christersson J,Häkkinen J,Hegardt C,Saal LH,Larsson C,Ehinger A,Lindman H,Olofsson H,Sjöblom T,Wärnberg F,Ryden L,Loman N,Malmberg M,Borg Å,Staaf J

更新日期：2019-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat is an important model for liver regeneration. However, there is no in vitro culture system that can capture the massive proliferation that can be observed after partial hepatectomy in rats. We here describe the generation of rat liver stem cell lines. Rat liver stem cells, which grow as cystic organoids, were ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kuijk EW,Rasmussen S,Blokzijl F,Huch M,Gehart H,Toonen P,Begthel H,Clevers H,Geurts AM,Cuppen E

更新日期：2016-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue dysfunction is considered an important contributor to systemic insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Recently, a novel family of endogenous lipids, palmitic acid hydroxy stearic acids (PAHSAs), was discovered. These have anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects in mice and are reduced in seru...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hammarstedt A,Syed I,Vijayakumar A,Eliasson B,Gogg S,Kahn BB,Smith U

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has shown that the cerebellum is involved not only in motor control but also in higher-level activities, which are closely related to creativity. This study aimed to explore the role of the cerebellum in visual divergent thinking based on its intrinsic activity. To this end, we selected the resting-sta...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao Z,Liu X,Zhang D,Liu M,Hao N

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Fruit ripening is a complex and genetically programmed process. Brassinosteroids (BRs) play an essential role in plant growth and development, including fruit ripening. As a central component of BR signaling, the transcription factor BZR1 is involved in fruit development in tomato. However, the transcriptional network...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu L,Liu H,Li S,Zhang X,Zhang M,Zhu N,Dufresne CP,Chen S,Wang Q

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue hyperplasia with increased number of adipocytes is implicated in a protective rather than deleterious effect on obesity-associated metabolic disorder. It is poorly understood how the adipose tissue cellularity is regulated. Tc1 is a gene of vertebrates that regulates diverse downstream genes. Young Tc1-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jang H,Kim M,Lee S,Kim J,Woo DC,Kim KW,Song K,Lee I

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Control of parasite transmission is critical for the eradication of malaria. However, most antimalarial drugs are not active against P. falciparum gametocytes, responsible for the spread of malaria. Consequently, patients can remain infectious for weeks after the clearance of asexual parasites and clinical symptoms. H...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun W,Tanaka TQ,Magle CT,Huang W,Southall N,Huang R,Dehdashti SJ,McKew JC,Williamson KC,Zheng W

更新日期：2014-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) elicit antitumour effects by activating the host immunity and cause immune-related adverse events (irAEs). ICI-related interstitial lung disease (ICI-ILD) is a fatal irAE that is difficult to treat; moreover, its incidence is relatively higher in patients with lung cancer. Therefore...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Okada N,Matsuoka R,Sakurada T,Goda M,Chuma M,Yagi K,Zamami Y,Nishioka Y,Ishizawa K

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol (RES) is a natural polyphenol with potential as an adjunctive therapeutic modality for periodontitis. However, its inferior pharmacokinetics and toxicity concerns about its commonly used solvent dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) hinder translation to clinical applicability. Our study aimed to investigate the compa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lim YRI,Preshaw PM,Lim LP,Ong MMA,Lin HS,Tan KS

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations are contributing to ocean acidification (reduced seawater pH and carbonate concentrations), with potentially major ramifications for marine ecosystems and their functioning. Using a novel in situ experiment we examined impacts of reduced seawater pH on Antarctic sea ice-associat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cummings VJ,Barr NG,Budd RG,Marriott PM,Safi KA,Lohrer AM

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to convert photons of different wavelengths directly into mechanical motion is of significant interest in many energy conversion and reconfigurable technologies. Here, using few layer 2H-MoS2 nanosheets, layer by layer process of nanocomposite fabrication, and strain engineering, we demonstrate a reversibl...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rahneshin V,Khosravi F,Ziolkowska DA,Jasinski JB,Panchapakesan B

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Fermented foods play a major role in the diet of people in Africa, where a wide variety of raw materials are fermented. Understanding the microbial populations of these products would help in the design of specific starter cultures to produce standardized and safer foods. In this study, the bacterial diversity of Afri...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Diaz M,Kellingray L,Akinyemi N,Adefiranye OO,Olaonipekun AB,Bayili GR,Ibezim J,du Plessis AS,Houngbédji M,Kamya D,Mukisa IM,Mulaw G,Manthi Josiah S,Onyango Chienjo W,Atter A,Agbemafle E,Annan T,Bernice Ackah N,Buys EM

更新日期：2019-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant extracts contain many active compounds, which are tremendously fruitful for plant defence against several insect pests. The prime objectives of the present study were to calculate the extraction yield and to evaluate the leaf extracts of Citrullus colocynthis (L.), Cannabis indica (L.) and Artemisia argyi (L.) a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ahmed M,Peiwen Q,Gu Z,Liu Y,Sikandar A,Hussain D,Javeed A,Shafi J,Iqbal MF,An R,Guo H,Du Y,Wang W,Zhang Y,Ji M

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00