Abstract:
:The purpose of this paper is to develop a lightweight apron that will be used for shielding low intensity radiation in medical imaging radiography room and to apply it to a custom-made effective shielding. The quality of existing aprons made for protecting our bodies from direct radiation are improved so that they are suitable for scattered X-rays. Textiles that prevent bodies from radiation are made by combining barium sulfate and liquid silicon. These materials have the function of shielding radiation in a manner like lead. Three kinds of textiles are produced. The thicknesses of each textile are 0.15 mm, 0.21 mm, and 0.29 mm and the corresponding lead equivalents are 0.039 mmPb, 0.095 mmPb, 0.22 mmPb for each. The rate of shielding space scattering rays are 80% from the distance of 0.5 m, 86% from 1.0 m, and 97% from 1.5 m. If we intend to approach with the purpose of shielding scattering X-rays and low intensity radiations, it is possible to reduce the weight of the apron to be 1/5 compared to that of the existing lead aprons whose weight is typically more than 4 kg. We confirm, therefore, that it is possible to produce lightweight aprons that are used for the purpose of shielding low dose radiations.
journal_name
Sci Repjournal_title
Scientific reportsauthors
Kim SC,Choi JR,Jeon BKdoi
10.1038/srep27721subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-07-27 00:00:00pages
27721issn
2045-2322pii
srep27721journal_volume
6pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Novel proanthocyanidin fractions from grape stem extracts were purified using Amberlite XAD-1180N, Sephadex-LH-20, Toyopearl HW40F and reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Two key compounds were estimated as epigallocatechin-(epicatechin)7 gallate using electron-spray ionization time-of-flight mass sp...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48603-5
更新日期:2019-08-19 00:00:00
abstract::The Lesotho guidelines for the management of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) recommend initiation of patients diagnosed with rifampicin resistant (RR)-TB on a standardized drug resistant regimen while awaiting confirmation of rifampicin resistant TB (RR-TB) and complete drug susceptibility test results. Review of dia...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58690-4
更新日期:2020-02-05 00:00:00
abstract::We theoretically investigate the problem of finding optimal characteristics of photon pairs, produced in the spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) process, for fiber-based quantum communication protocols. By using the accessible setup parameters, the pump pulse duration and the extended phase-matching function...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-77662-2
更新日期:2020-11-30 00:00:00
abstract::The proinflammatory cytokine Interleukin 17A (hereafter named IL-17A) or IL-17A producing cells are elevated in breast tumors environment and correlate with poor prognosis. Increased IL-17A is associated with ER(-) or triple negative tumors and reduced Disease Free Survival. However, the pathophysiological role of IL-...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep03456
更新日期:2013-12-09 00:00:00
abstract::In January 2016, the Arctic experienced an extremely anomalous warming event after an extraordinary increase in air temperature at the end of 2015. During this event, a strong intrusion of warm and moist air and an increase in downward longwave radiation, as well as a loss of sea ice in the Barents and Kara seas, were...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep40051
更新日期:2017-01-04 00:00:00
abstract::Subclinical hypothyroidism has been associated with dyslipidemia, hypertension, and increased risk of coronary artery disease. However, limited is known for its effect on renal function. Here we aimed to investigate whether subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGF...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-19693-4
更新日期:2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Water, methane, and ammonia are commonly considered to be the key components of the interiors of Uranus and Neptune. Modelling the planets' internal structure, evolution, and dynamo heavily relies on the properties of the complex mixtures with uncertain exact composition in their deep interiors. Therefore, characteris...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-019-46561-6
更新日期:2019-07-12 00:00:00
abstract::Geographically diverse samples from strawberry exhibiting symptoms of Strawberry Green Petal (SbGP), periwinkle plants with virescence, and blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry plants displaying yellowing and inedible fruits, were assayed for the presence of phytoplasma DNA. PCR targeting the 16S rRNA-encoding gene an...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00895-1
更新日期:2017-04-19 00:00:00
abstract::Steep-slope transistors allow to scale down the supply voltage and the energy per computed bit of information as compared to conventional field-effect transistors (FETs), due to their sub-60 mV/decade subthreshold swing at room temperature. Currently pursued approaches to achieve such a subthermionic subthreshold swin...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00359-6
更新日期:2017-03-23 00:00:00
abstract::Organochlorine (OC) pesticides and the more persistent polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have well-established dose-dependent toxicities to birds, fish and mammals in experimental studies, but the actual impact of OC pollutants on European marine top predators remains unknown. Here we show that several cetacean species...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep18573
更新日期:2016-01-14 00:00:00
abstract::Although guidelines recommend BRCA testing for all women with non-mucinous epithelial ovarian cancer, there is significant variability in access to testing across the UK. A germline BRCA mutation (BRCAm) in ovarian cancer patients provides prognostic and predictive information and influences clinical management, such ...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-60149-5
更新日期:2020-02-25 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep20683
更新日期:2016-02-12 00:00:00
abstract::Soil microbial communities directly affect soil functionality through their roles in the cycling of soil nutrients and carbon storage. Microbial communities vary substantially in space and time, between soil types and under different land management. The mechanisms that control the spatial distributions of soil microb...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-30005-8
更新日期:2018-08-06 00:00:00
abstract::Transforming growth factor β-1 (TGFβ-1)-induced phosphorylation of transcription factors Smad2 and Smad3 plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, the molecular regulation of Smad2/Smad3 proteins stability remains a mystery. Here, we show that ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep33116
更新日期:2016-09-08 00:00:00
abstract::Observational studies suggest associations of triglyceride levels with longevity and frailty. This study aimed to test whether the associations are causal. We used data from the Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study, a population-based cohort study performed in Rugao, China. A variant in the APOA5 gene region (rs662799) wa...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep41579
更新日期:2017-01-30 00:00:00
abstract::Here we proposed a novel architectural design of a ternary MnO2-based electrode - a hierarchical Co3O4@Pt@MnO2 core-shell-shell structure, where the complemental features of the three key components (a well-defined Co3O4 nanowire array on the conductive Ti substrate, an ultrathin layer of small Pt nanoparticles, and a...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep02978
更新日期:2013-10-17 00:00:00
abstract::Diets high in advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are thought to be detrimental to cardiovascular health. However, there remains uncertainty about the beneficial effect of a low AGE diet on cardiovascular risk factors and inflammatory markers in overweight individuals. We thus performed a randomised, double blind, ...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-04214-6
更新日期:2017-06-23 00:00:00
abstract::Bacterial infection and sepsis are common complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD). A vicious cycle of increased gut permeability, endotoxemia, inadequate activation of the innate immune system and resulting innate immune dysfunction is hypothesized. We assessed endotoxemia, neutrophil function and its relation t...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep34534
更新日期:2016-10-04 00:00:00
abstract::All models of evolution of human behaviour depend on the correct identification and interpretation of bone surface modifications (BSM) on archaeofaunal assemblages. Crucial evolutionary features, such as the origin of stone tool use, meat-eating, food-sharing, cooperation and sociality can only be addressed through co...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24071-1
更新日期:2018-04-10 00:00:00
abstract::Phase estimation represents a crucial challenge in many fields of Physics, ranging from Quantum Metrology to Quantum Information Processing. This task is usually pursued by means of interferometric schemes, in which the choice of the input states and of the detection apparatus is aimed at minimizing the uncertainty in...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep26025
更新日期:2016-05-18 00:00:00
abstract::In day-to-day life, humans usually perceive the location of sound sources as outside their heads. This externalized auditory spatial perception can be reproduced through headphones by recreating the sound pressure generated by the source at the listener's eardrums. This requires the acoustical features of the recordin...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep37342
更新日期:2016-11-17 00:00:00
abstract::We investigate the timescales of the horizontal mass flux decay of wind remobilised volcanic particles in Argentina, associated with the tephra-fallout deposit produced by the 2011-2012 Cordón Caulle (Chile) eruption. Particle removal processes are controlled by complex interactions of meteorological conditions, surfa...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-71022-w
更新日期:2020-09-02 00:00:00
abstract::The pollination syndrome concept has provided powerful utility in understanding the evolution and adaptation of floral traits. However, the utility of this conception has been questioned on the grounds that flowers usually attract a broader spectrum of visitors than one might expect. Furthermore, the relationship betw...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-70954-7
更新日期:2020-08-18 00:00:00
abstract::The PIM1 serine/threonine protein kinase mediates growth factor and survival signalling, and cooperates potently with c-MYC during tumorigenesis. PIM1 is overexpressed in many human cancers and is a promising target for drug development. PIM1 levels are regulated mainly through cytokine-induced transcription and prote...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-03775-w
更新日期:2017-06-15 00:00:00
abstract::Accounting for about 1.5 million deaths annually, lung cancer is the prevailing cause of cancer deaths worldwide, mostly associated with long-term smoking effects. Numerous small-animal studies are performed currently in order to better understand the pathogenesis of the disease and to develop treatment strategies. Wi...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-017-00489-x
更新日期:2017-03-24 00:00:00
abstract::To develop a clinic-relevant protocol for systemic up-regulation of NFE2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) to prevent diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM), male db/db and age-matched wild-type (WT) mice were given sulforaphane (SFN, an Nrf2 activator) and its natural source, broccoli sprout extract (BSE) by gavage every other day for ...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/srep30252
更新日期:2016-07-26 00:00:00
abstract::The most common surgical emergency is suspected acute appendicitis, the lifetime risk of acute appendicitis is estimated to be 8.6% for men and 6.7% for women, with a male to female ratio of 1.4:1; correct diagnosis can be made in 70-80% of patients after the operations about 32% of appendectomies revealed normal appe...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-58847-1
更新日期:2020-02-06 00:00:00
abstract::Primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) diagnosis is based on IgA-dominant glomerular deposits and histological scoring is done on formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue (FFPE) sections using the Oxford classification. Our aim was to use this underexploited resource to extract RNA and identify genes that characterize active (...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-72026-2
更新日期:2020-09-16 00:00:00
abstract::Biomimetic scaffolds are of great interest to tissue engineering (TE) and tissue repair as they support important cell functions. Scaffold coating with soluble collagen-I has been used to achieve better tissue integration in orthopaedy, however, as collagen persistence was only temporary such efforts were limited. Ade...
journal_title:Scientific reports
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27760-z
更新日期:2018-06-20 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/s41598-020-78486-w
更新日期:2020-12-08 00:00:00