Siliceous spicules in a vauxiid sponge (Demospongia) from the Kaili Biota(Cambrian Stage 5), Guizhou, South China.

abstract：:In this study, nanowires/nanowalls were generated on a silicon wafer through a chemical etching method. Octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS) was deposited onto the nanowire/nanowall surfaces to alter their hydrophobicity. The hydrophobic characteristics of the surfaces were further modified via a 1.5-μm-thick layer of n-oct...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yilbas BS,Salhi B,Yousaf MR,Al-Sulaiman F,Ali H,Al-Aqeeli N

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective randomized double-masked study investigated the effects of 20 mg lutein supplementation with two different capsules (beeswax or glycerol fatty acid esters) for 6 months on the fellow eyes of 39 Japanese patients with unilateral age-related macular degeneration, and assessed the factors associated with...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sawa M,Shunto T,Nishiyama I,Yokoyama A,Shigeta R,Miura S,Kawasaki R

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing attention to the luminescent nanocarriers is strongly stimulated by their potential application as drug delivery systems and by the necessity to monitor their distribution in cells and tissues. In this communication we report on the synthesis of amphiphilic polypeptides bearing C-terminal phosphorescent la...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vlakh EG,Grachova EV,Zhukovsky DD,Hubina AV,Mikhailova AS,Shakirova JR,Sharoyko VV,Tunik SP,Tennikova TB

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is caused by mutation or deletion of the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. Decreased levels of, cell-ubiquitous, SMN protein is associated with a range of systemic pathologies reported in severe patients. Despite high levels of SMN protein in normal liver, there is no comprehensive stu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Szunyogova E,Zhou H,Maxwell GK,Powis RA,Muntoni F,Gillingwater TH,Parson SH

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is associated with learning and affective behavioural regulation. Its diverse functionality is segregated along the septotemporal axis from the dorsal to ventral hippocampus. However, features distinguishing immature neurons in these regions have yet to be characterized. Additionally, al...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mahar I,MacIsaac A,Kim JJ,Qiang C,Davoli MA,Turecki G,Mechawar N

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA is responsible for the fine-tuning of fundamental cellular activities and human disease development. The altered availability of microRNAs, target mRNAs, and other types of endogenous RNAs competing for microRNA interactions reflects the dynamic and conditional property of microRNA-mediated gene regulation th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shu J,Silva BVRE,Gao T,Xu Z,Cui J

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory condition with variable clinical presentation and disease progression. Importantly, animal models of RA are widely used to examine disease pathophysiology/treatments. Here, we exploited known vendor colony-based differences in endocrine/immune responses to gain insig...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bodnar TS,Taves MD,Lavigne KM,Woodward TS,Soma KK,Weinberg J

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Scattering of H2 on CO is of great importance in astrophysics and also is a benchmark system for comparing theory to experiment. We present here a new 6-dimensional potential energy surface for the ground electronic state of H2-CO with an estimated uncertainty of about 0.6 cm(-1) in the global minimum region, several ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Faure A,Jankowski P,Stoecklin T,Szalewicz K

更新日期：2016-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic semiconductors such as III-V materials are very important in our everyday life as they are used for manufacturing optoelectronic and microelectronic components with important applications span from energy harvesting to telecommunications. In some applications, these components are required to operate in hars...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ng WH,Lu Y,Liu H,Carmalt CJ,Parkin IP,Kenyon AJ

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades, which play crucial roles in plant development processes, are universal modules of signal transduction in eukaryotes and consist of a core module of three sequentially phosphorylated kinases: MAPK, MAPK kinase (MAPKK), and MAPKK kinase (MAPKKK). This is the first re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jing T,Wang L,Liu H,Wuyun TN,Du H

更新日期：2017-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:PARTICLE (Gene PARTICL- 'Promoter of MAT2A-Antisense RadiaTion Induced Circulating LncRNA) expression is transiently elevated following low dose irradiation typically encountered in the workplace and from natural sources. This long non-coding RNA recruits epigenetic silencers for cis-acting repression of its neighbour...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： O'Leary VB,Hain S,Maugg D,Smida J,Azimzadeh O,Tapio S,Ovsepian SV,Atkinson MJ

更新日期：2017-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+ release-activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels elevate cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration, which is essential for T cell activation, differentiation and effector functions. T cell receptor stimulation induces depletion of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ stores, which is sensed by stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1). S...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Woo JS,Sun Z,Srikanth S,Gwack Y

更新日期：2020-09-02 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：:Proteins are of interest in nano-bio electronic devices due to their versatile structures, exquisite functionality and specificity. However, quantum transport measurements produce conflicting results due to technical limitations whereby it is difficult to precisely determine molecular orientation, the nature of the mo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sheu SY,Yang DY

更新日期：2017-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:While designing the anti-inflammatory agents targeting cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), we first identified a water loop around the heme playing critical role in the enzyme catalysis. The results of molecular dynamic studies supported by the strong hydrogen-bonding equilibria of the participating atoms, radical stabilization...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kaur M,Kaur B,Kaur J,Kaur A,Bhatti R,Singh P

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ongoing challenge in biomedical research is the search for simple, yet robust assays using 3D cell cultures for toxicity screening. This study addresses that challenge with a novel spheroid assay, wherein spheroids, formed by magnetic 3D bioprinting, contract immediately as cells rearrange and compact the spheroid ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tseng H,Gage JA,Shen T,Haisler WL,Neeley SK,Shiao S,Chen J,Desai PK,Liao A,Hebel C,Raphael RM,Becker JL,Souza GR

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformable elastomeric spheres are evaluated experimentally as they skip multiple times over a lake surface. Some spheres are embedded with small inertial measurement units to measure the acceleration experienced during water surface impact. A model for multiple impact events shows good agreement between measured acce...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hurd RC,Belden J,Bower AF,Holekamp S,Jandron MA,Truscott TT

更新日期：2019-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a surface-active enzyme, lipase was immobilized in polyethyleneimine (PEI) microcapsules and then modified with oxidized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The resulting lipase microcapsules exhibited higher activity and stability, since the activity of microcapsules was 21.9 folds than that of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Su F,Li G,Fan Y,Yan Y

更新日期：2016-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress and recovery from stress significantly affect interactions between the central nervous system, endocrine pathways, and the immune system. However, the influence of acute stress on circulating immune-endocrine mediators in humans is not well known. Using a double-blind, randomized study design, we administered a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Koelsch S,Boehlig A,Hohenadel M,Nitsche I,Bauer K,Sack U

更新日期：2016-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ball-milling utilizes mechanical stress to modify properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) including size, capping, and functionalization. Ball-milling, however, may introduce structural defects resulting in altered CNT-biomolecule interactions. Nanomaterial-biomolecule interactions result in the formation of the biocoro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Raghavendra AJ,Fritz K,Fu S,Brown JM,Podila R,Shannahan JH

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Since it has been demonstrated that spatial cognition can be affected in visually impaired children, training strategies that exploit the plasticity of the human brain should be early adopted. Here we developed and tested a new training protocol based on the reinforcement of audio-motor associations and thus supportin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cappagli G,Finocchietti S,Cocchi E,Giammari G,Zumiani R,Cuppone AV,Baud-Bovy G,Gori M

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, and its incidence is on a constant rise. Previous studies suggest that higher levels of plasma prolactin are associated with escalated risk of breast cancer, however, these results are contradictory and inconclusive. PubMed and Medline were used to search and identi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang M,Wu X,Chai F,Zhang Y,Jiang J

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced near-infrared reflectance observed in September 1973 in Skylab images of the western flank of Mt. Etna has been interpreted as an eruption precursor of the January 1974 eruption. Until now, it has been unclear when this signal started, whether it was sustained and which process(es) could have caused it. By ana...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Seiler R,Houlié N,Cherubini P

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The food supply is being increasingly challenged by climate change and water scarcity. However, incremental changes in traditional cropping systems have achieved only limited success in meeting these multiple challenges. In this study, we applied a systematic approach, using model simulation and data from two groups o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Meng Q,Wang H,Yan P,Pan J,Lu D,Cui Z,Zhang F,Chen X

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma (BMSCC) is one of major subsites of oral cancer and is associated with a high rate of metastasis and poor prognosis. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) act as potential prognostic biomarkers in many cancer types. However, the role of HSPD1 in oral cancer, especially in BMSCC, is still unk...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kang BH,Shu CW,Chao JK,Lee CH,Fu TY,Liou HH,Ger LP,Liu PF

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic sexing strains (TSS) that carry conditional female lethal genes are advantageous for genetic control programs based on the sterile insect technique (SIT). It is desirable if females die early in development as larval diet is a major cost for mass production facilities. This can be achieved by using a gene p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan Y,Linger RJ,Scott MJ

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In this decade coherent X-ray diffraction imaging has been demonstrated to reveal internal structures of whole biological cells and organelles. However, the spatial resolution is limited to several tens of nanometers due to the poor scattering power of biological samples. The challenge is to recover correct phase info...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Takayama Y,Maki-Yonekura S,Oroguchi T,Nakasako M,Yonekura K

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we study theoretically and experimentally the multi-particle structure of the so-called type-II quantum dots with spatially separated electrons and holes. Our calculations based on customarily developed full configuration interaction ap- proach reveal that exciton complexes containing holes interacting wi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Klenovský P,Steindl P,Geffroy D

更新日期：2017-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have consistently reported an association between circulating levels of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) or adipokines and insulin resistance; however, the association between BCAA and adipokine levels remains to be clarified. In this cross-sectional study involving 678 participants (435 men) withou...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Katagiri R,Goto A,Budhathoki S,Yamaji T,Yamamoto H,Kato Y,Iwasaki M,Tsugane S

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the survival times after percutaneous irreversible electroporation (IRE) in inoperable liver tumors not amenable to thermal ablation. 71 patients (14 females, 57 males, median age 63.5 ± 10.8 years) with 103 liver tumors were treated in 83 interventions using IRE (Nan...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Niessen C,Thumann S,Beyer L,Pregler B,Kramer J,Lang S,Teufel A,Jung EM,Stroszczynski C,Wiggermann P

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00