Tunable plasmon lensing in graphene-based structure exhibiting negative refraction.

abstract：:Understanding the processes that shaped contemporary pathogen populations in agricultural landscapes is quite important to define appropriate management strategies and to support crop improvement efforts. Here, we took advantage of an historical record to examine the adaptation pathway of the rice pathogen Xanthomonas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Quibod IL,Perez-Quintero A,Booher NJ,Dossa GS,Grande G,Szurek B,Vera Cruz C,Bogdanove AJ,Oliva R

更新日期：2016-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare pulmonary disease in which the abnormalities in alveolar surfactant accumulation are caused by impairments of GM-CSF pathway attributing to defects in a variety of genes. However, hereditary PAP is extremely uncommon and a detailed understanding in the genetic inheritance...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chiu CY,Su SC,Fan WL,Lai SH,Tsai MH,Chen SH,Wong KS,Chung WH

更新日期：2017-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse models have contributed to the bulk of knowledge on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Nevertheless, substantial differences exist between human and mouse immune system. We aimed to establish and characterise a SLE model mediated by human immune system. Injection of pristane into immunodeficient mice reconstitu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gunawan M,Her Z,Liu M,Tan SY,Chan XY,Tan WWS,Dharmaraaja S,Fan Y,Ong CB,Loh E,Chang KTE,Tan TC,Chan JKY,Chen Q

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Faithful DNA replication is a prerequisite for cell proliferation. Several cytological studies have shown that chromosome structures alter in the S-phase of the cell cycle. However, the molecular mechanisms behind the alteration of chromosome structures associated with DNA replication have not been elucidated. Here, w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ruan K,Yamamoto TG,Asakawa H,Chikashige Y,Kimura H,Masukata H,Haraguchi T,Hiraoka Y

更新日期：2015-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present work, we demonstrated the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by highly stable, economic and eco-friendly method using leaf extract of Terminalia arjuna (T. arjuna) and employing as a catalyst for the degradation of methyl orange (MO), methylene blue (MB), congo red (CR) and 4- nitrophenol (4-N...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Raj S,Singh H,Trivedi R,Soni V

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional transistor electronics are reaching their limits in terms of scalability, power dissipation, and the underlying Boolean system architecture. To overcome this obstacle neuromorphic analogue systems are recently highly investigated. Particularly, the use of memristive devices in VLSI analogue concepts provi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hansen M,Zahari F,Kohlstedt H,Ziegler M

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicon is the second most common element on the Earth's crust and its oxide (SiO(2)) the most abundant mineral. Silica and silicates are widely used in medicine and industry as well as in micro- and nano-optics and electronics. However, the fabrication of glass fibres and components requires high temperature and non-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Polini A,Pagliara S,Camposeo A,Cingolani R,Wang X,Schröder HC,Müller WE,Pisignano D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), regarded as a precancerous condition, is characterized by juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction followed by fibro-elastic change in the lamina properia and epithelial atrophy. The pathologic mechanisms of OSF still need to be further clarified. In the study, we investigated the function...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yu CC,Yu CH,Chang YC

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ti-24Nb-4Zr-8Sn (Ti2448), a new β-type Ti alloy, consists of nontoxic elements and exhibits a low uniaxial tensile elastic modulus of approximately 45 GPa for biomedical implant applications. Nevertheless, the bio-corrosion resistance and biocompatibility of Ti2448 alloys must be improved for long-term clinical use. I...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu CF,Lee TH,Liu JF,Hou WT,Li SJ,Hao YL,Pan H,Huang HH

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are among the most commonly used vehicles for in vivo gene delivery. However, their tropism is limited, and additionally their efficacy can be negatively affected by prevalence of neutralizing antibodies in sera. Methodologies to systematically engineer AAV capsid properties...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Katrekar D,Moreno AM,Chen G,Worlikar A,Mali P

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic prokaryotes that make major contributions to the production of the oxygen in the Earth atmosphere. The photosynthetic machinery in cyanobacterial cells is housed in flattened membrane structures called thylakoids. The structural organization of cyanobacterial cells and the arrangement ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Stingaciu LR,O'Neill H,Liberton M,Urban VS,Pakrasi HB,Ohl M

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances in calcium metabolism are common in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but whether they are associated with subsequent kidney function decline is less clear. In a CKD 3-5 cohort of 15,755 adult citizens of Stockholm with creatinine tests taken during 2006-2011 and concurrent calcium testing at...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Janmaat CJ,van Diepen M,Gasparini A,Evans M,Qureshi AR,Ärnlöv J,Barany P,Elinder CG,Rotmans JI,Vervloet M,Dekker FW,Carrero JJ

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Compact and power-efficient plastic electronic synapses are of fundamental importance to overcoming the bottlenecks of developing a neuromorphic chip. Memristor is a strong contender among the various electronic synapses in existence today. However, the speeds of synaptic events are relatively slow in most attempts at...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li Y,Zhong Y,Xu L,Zhang J,Xu X,Sun H,Miao X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Baiocchini A,Del Nonno F,Taibi C,Visco-Comandini U,D'Offizi G,Piacentini M,Falasca L

更新日期：2020-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropeptide oxytocin has been shown to affect social interaction. Meanwhile, the underlying mechanism remains highly debated. Using an interpersonal finger-tapping paradigm, we investigated whether oxytocin affects the ability to synchronise with and adapt to the behaviour of others. Dyads received either oxytoci...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gebauer L,Witek MAG,Hansen NC,Thomas J,Konvalinka I,Vuust P

更新日期：2016-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucus is responsible for controlling transport and barrier function in biological systems, and its properties can be significantly affected by compositional and environmental changes. In this study, the impacts of pH and CaCl2 were examined on the solution-to-gel transition of mucin, the primary structural component o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Curnutt A,Smith K,Darrow E,Walters KB

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysfunction of energy metabolism is involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study was designed to investigate the potential of astragaloside IV (ASIV), an active ingredient of Radix Astragalus, to ameliorate colonic mucosal injury, with focusing on the implication of energy restoration in the underlying mec...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jiang XG,Sun K,Liu YY,Yan L,Wang MX,Fan JY,Mu HN,Li C,Chen YY,Wang CS,Han JY

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Layered Sn-based chalcogenides and heterostructures are widely used in batteries and photocatalysis, but its utilizations in a supercapacitor is limited by its structural instability and low conductivity. Here, SnSx thin films are directly and conformally deposited on a three-dimensional (3D) Ni-foam (NF) substrate by...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ansari MZ,Parveen N,Nandi DK,Ramesh R,Ansari SA,Cheon T,Kim SH

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) seems not to image the choroidal blood flow pattern in the normal individual because of the OCT light attenuation. Our purpose in the current study was to visualize the large choroidal blood flow pattern after subtraction of the choriocapillaris projection artifact in no...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maruko I,Kawano T,Arakawa H,Hasegawa T,Iida T

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous androgenic steroids applied to pregnant sheep programmes a PCOS-like phenotype in female offspring. Via ultrasound guidance we applied steroids directly to ovine fetuses at d62 and d82 of gestation, and examined fetal (day 90 gestation) and postnatal (11 months old) pancreatic structure and function. Of thre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ramaswamy S,Grace C,Mattei AA,Siemienowicz K,Brownlee W,MacCallum J,McNeilly AS,Duncan WC,Rae MT

更新日期：2016-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We report transport studies on the 5 nm thick Bi₂Se₃ topological insulator films which are grown via molecular beam epitaxy technique. The angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy data show that the Fermi level of the system lies in the bulk conduction band above the Dirac point, suggesting important contribution of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang H,Liu H,Chang CZ,Zuo H,Zhao Y,Sun Y,Xia Z,He K,Ma X,Xie XC,Xue QK,Wang J

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomically realistic organ replicas or phantoms allow for accurate studies and reproducible research. To recreate a human kidney, mimicry of the elastic properties of the human kidney is crucial. However, none of the related work addressed the design and development of a kidney phantom using only silicone as materia...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hattab G,Ahlfeld T,Klimova A,Koepp A,Schuerer M,Speidel S

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:For lung and many other cancers, prognosis is essentially important, and extensive modeling has been carried out. Cancer is a genetic disease. In the past 2 decades, diverse molecular data (such as gene expressions and DNA mutations) have been analyzed in prognosis modeling. More recently, histopathological imaging da...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang S,Fan Y,Zhong T,Ma S

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Under specific reaction conditions, levansucrase from Bacillus subtilis (SacB) catalyzes the synthesis of a low molecular weight levan through the non-processive elongation of a great number of intermediates. To deepen understanding of the polymer elongation mechanism, we conducted a meticulous examination of the fruc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Raga-Carbajal E,López-Munguía A,Alvarez L,Olvera C

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS; endotoxin) not only causes rapid production of proinflammatory cytokines, but also induces a state of LPS hypo-responsiveness to a second LPS stimulation (endotoxin tolerance (ET)). Murine bone marrow-derived MCs (BMMCs) and peritoneal MCs (PMCs) developed ET as shown by an ab...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Poplutz M,Levikova M,Lüscher-Firzlaff J,Lesina M,Algül H,Lüscher B,Huber M

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Priming improves an organism's performance upon a future stress. To test whether cold priming supports protection in spring and how it is affected by cold acclimation, we compared seven Arabidopsis accessions with different cold acclimation potentials in the field and in the greenhouse for growth, photosynthetic perfo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cvetkovic J,Müller K,Baier M

更新日期：2017-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) remains unsatisfactory and, despite major advances in genomic studies, the biological mechanisms underlying chemoresistance are still poorly understood. We conducted for the first time a large-scale differential multi-omics ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fornecker LM,Muller L,Bertrand F,Paul N,Pichot A,Herbrecht R,Chenard MP,Mauvieux L,Vallat L,Bahram S,Cianférani S,Carapito R,Carapito C

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass waste products from green algae have recently been given new life, as these polysaccharides have potential applications in industry, agriculture, and medicine. One such polysaccharide group called ulvans displays many different, potentially useful properties that arise from their structural versatility. Hence,...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Melcher RL,Neumann M,Fuenzalida Werner JP,Gröhn F,Moerschbacher BM

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of vaccines and antiviral treatment, along with the increasing number of cases of Zika virus (ZIKV) and Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infections, emphasize the need for searching for new therapeutic strategies. In this context, the marine brown seaweed Canistrocarpus cervicornis has been proved to hold great anti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cirne-Santos CC,de Souza Barros C,de Oliveira MC,Rabelo VW,Azevedo RC,Teixeira VL,Ferreira DF,de Palmer Paixão ICN

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Phomopsis sp. XP-8, an endophytic fungus from the bark of Tu-Chung (Eucommia ulmoides Oliv) showed capability to biosynthesize pinoresinol (Pin) and pinoresinol diglucoside (PDG) from glucose (glu) and phenylalanine (Phe). To verify the mass flow in the biosynthesis pathway, [13C6]-labeled glu and [13C6]-labeled Phe w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Y,Shi J,Ni Y,Liu Y,Zhao Z,Zhao X,Gao Z

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00