Processing of fair and unfair offers in the ultimatum game under social observation.

abstract：:Licorice-induced pseudoaldosteronism is a common adverse effect in traditional Japanese Kampo medicine, and 3-monoglucuronyl glycyrrhetinic acid (3MGA) was considered as a causative agent of it. Previously, we found 22α-hydroxy-18β-glycyrrhetyl-3-O-sulfate-30-glucuronide (1), one of the metabolites of glycyrrhizin (GL...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ishiuchi K,Morinaga O,Ohkita T,Tian C,Hirasawa A,Mitamura M,Maki Y,Kondo T,Yasujima T,Yuasa H,Minamizawa K,Namiki T,Makino T

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory function deficits induced by Alzheimer's disease (AD) are believed to be one of the causes of an increased risk of tripping in patients. Working memory contributes to accurate stepping over obstacles during locomotion, and AD-induced deficits of this memory function may lead to an increased risk of contact with...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Setogawa S,Yamaura H,Arasaki T,Endo S,Yanagihara D

更新日期：2014-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelination is critical for transduction of neuronal signals, neuron survival and normal function of the nervous system. Myelin disorders account for many debilitating neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and leukodystrophies. The lack of experimental models and tools to observe and manipulate this process...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Espinosa-Hoyos D,Jagielska A,Homan KA,Du H,Busbee T,Anderson DG,Fang NX,Lewis JA,Van Vliet KJ

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrandrine (Tet) could enhance the antitumor effect of Paclitaxel (Ptx) by increasing intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) levels, which leads to the possibility of co-delivery of both drugs for synergistic antitumor effect. In the current study, we reported an efficient, local therapeutic strategy employing e...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang H,Tian Y,Zhu Z,Xu H,Li X,Zheng D,Sun W

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of various prebiotics (indigestible dextrin, α-cyclodextrin, and dextran) on human colonic microbiota at a dosage corresponding to a daily intake of 6 g of prebiotics per person (0.2% of dietary intake). We used an in vitro human colonic microbiota model based on batch fermentation s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sasaki D,Sasaki K,Ikuta N,Yasuda T,Fukuda I,Kondo A,Osawa R

更新日期：2018-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene plasmonics has become a highlighted research area due to the outstanding properties of deep-subwavelength plasmon excitation, long relaxation time, and electro-optical tunability. Although the giant conductivity of a graphene layer enables the low-dimensional confinement of light, the atomic scale of the laye...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kim Y,Yu S,Park N

更新日期：2017-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are known to induce cytotoxicity in various cancer cell lines through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the studies on its potential to induce toxicity in normal cell lines and in vivo system are limited and ambiguity still exists. Additionally, small molecules ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ansari MO,Parveen N,Ahmad MF,Wani AL,Afrin S,Rahman Y,Jameel S,Khan YA,Siddique HR,Tabish M,Shadab GGHA

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodinated contrast agent (ICA)-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) following acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a frequent complication, which may lead to chronic kidney disease and increased mortality. Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) of the retina is new tool delivering a rapid and noninvasive assessment...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alan G,Guenancia C,Arnould L,Azemar A,Pitois S,Maza M,Bichat F,Zeller M,Gabrielle PH,Bron AM,Creuzot-Garcher C,Cottin Y

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyze a transition from single peaked to bimodal velocity distribution in a relativistic fluid under increasing temperature, in contrast with a non-relativistic gas, where only a monotonic broadening of the bell-shaped distribution is observed. Such transition results from the interplay between the raise in therm...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mendoza M,Araújo NA,Succi S,Herrmann HJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Garcinia L. (Clusiaceae) fruits are a rich source of (-)-hydroxycitric acid, and this has gained considerable attention as an anti-obesity agent and a popular weight loss food supplement. In this study, we assessed adulteration of morphologically similar samples of Garcinia using DNA barcoding, and used NMR to quantif...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Seethapathy GS,Tadesse M,Urumarudappa SKJ,V Gunaga S,Vasudeva R,Malterud KE,Shaanker RU,de Boer HJ,Ravikanth G,Wangensteen H

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We report highly efficient continuous-wave terahertz (THz) photoconductive antenna based photomixer employing nano-gap electrodes in the active region. The tip-to-tip nano-gap electrode structure provides strong THz field enhancement and acts as a nano-antenna to radiate the THz wave generated in the active region of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tanoto H,Teng JH,Wu QY,Sun M,Chen ZN,Maier SA,Wang B,Chum CC,Si GY,Danner AJ,Chua SJ

更新日期：2013-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The beetle Homalinotus depressus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major pest of coconuts in the Northern region of Brazil, for which environmentally friendly methods of control are desired. Behavioral responses of H. depressus to airborne volatile extracts from conspecifics suggested the presence of a male-produced ag...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vidal DM,Moreira MAB,Coracini MDA,Zarbin PHG

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite widespread use of the interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the initiation rate of and factors associated with LTBI treatment among healthcare workers (HCWs) have not been studied in depth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the initiation rate of LTBI tre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee H,Koo GW,Min JH,Park TS,Park DW,Moon JY,Kim SH,Kim TH,Yoon HJ,Sohn JW

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Podocyte loss is the initial event in the development of glomerulosclerosis, the structural hallmark of progressive proteinuric nephropathies. Understanding mechanisms underlying glomerular injury is the key challenge for identifying novel therapeutic targets. In mice with protein-overload induced by bovine serum albu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Morigi M,Locatelli M,Rota C,Buelli S,Corna D,Rizzo P,Abbate M,Conti D,Perico L,Longaretti L,Benigni A,Zoja C,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2016-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Intuition and insight can be deployed on the same continuum. Intuition is the unconscious ability to create links between information; insight is a process by which a sudden comprehension and resolution of a situation arises (i.e. euréka). In the present study, real and virtual environments were used to trigger intuit...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Eskinazi M,Giannopulu I

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein ubiquitylation participates in a number of essential cellular processes including signal transduction and transcription, often by initiating the degradation of specific substrates through the 26S proteasome. Within the ubiquitin-proteasome system, deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) not only help generate and main...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hayama R,Yang P,Valverde F,Mizoguchi T,Furutani-Hayama I,Vierstra RD,Coupland G

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Personal values developed in adolescence may influence mental health and well-being over the life course. Using data from 684 respondents in the Youth Development Study (61.9% of respondents in the baseline survey), we explored the effects of work values at ages 14-15 on positive and negative emotions, as well as psyc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fukasawa M,Watanabe K,Nishi D,Kawakami N

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) regulate hard tissue formation, including bone and tooth. Growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5), a known BMP, is expressed in cartilage and regulates chondrogenesis, and mutations have been shown to cause osteoarthritis. Notably, GDF5 is also expressed in periodontal ligament tissue...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu J,Saito K,Maruya Y,Nakamura T,Yamada A,Fukumoto E,Ishikawa M,Iwamoto T,Miyazaki K,Yoshizaki K,Ge L,Fukumoto S

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Dogs (Canis familiaris) are the first animals to be domesticated by humans and the only ones domesticated by mobile hunter-gatherers. Wolves and humans were both persistent, pack hunters of large prey. They were species competing over resources in partially overlapping ecological niches and capable of killing each oth...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lahtinen M,Clinnick D,Mannermaa K,Salonen JS,Viranta S

更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Light beams with extraordinary spatial structures, such as the Airy beam (AB), the Bessel-Gaussian beam (BGB) and the Laguerre-Gaussian beam (LGB), are widely studied and applied in many optical scenarios. We report on preparation of light beams with controllable spatial structures through sum frequency generation (SF...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou ZY,Li Y,Ding DS,Jiang YK,Zhang W,Shi S,Shi BS,Guo GC

更新日期：2014-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal diseases generally are vision-threatening conditions that warrant appropriate clinical decision-making which currently solely dependents upon extensive clinical screening by specialized ophthalmologists. In the era where molecular assessment has improved dramatically, we aimed at the identification of biomarke...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kuiper JJ,Beretta L,Nierkens S,van Leeuwen R,Ten Dam-van Loon NH,Ossewaarde-van Norel J,Bartels MC,de Groot-Mijnes JD,Schellekens P,de Boer JH,Radstake TR

更新日期：2017-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pellagra is a photosensitivity syndrome characterized by three "D's": diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia as a result of niacin deficiency. However, the molecular mechanisms of photosensitivity dermatitis, the hallmark abnormality of this syndrome, remain unclear. We prepared niacin deficient mice in order to develop a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sugita K,Ikenouchi-Sugita A,Nakayama Y,Yoshioka H,Nomura T,Sakabe J,Nakahigashi K,Kuroda E,Uematsu S,Nakamura J,Akira S,Nakamura M,Narumiya S,Miyachi Y,Tokura Y,Kabashima K

更新日期：2013-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods to repair bone defects arising from trauma, resection, or disease, continue to be sought after. Cyclic mechanical loading is well established to influence bone (re)modelling activity, in which bone formation and resorption are correlated to micro-scale strain. Based on this, the application of mechanical stimu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Malhotra A,Walle M,Paul GR,Kuhn GA,Müller R

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of TLR4 by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages. Type 4 phosphodiesterases (PDE4) are key cAMP-hydrolyzing enzymes, and PDE4 inhibitors are considered as immunosuppressors to various inflammatory responses. We demonstrate here that P...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang JX,Hsieh KC,Chen YL,Lee CK,Conti M,Chuang TH,Wu CP,Jin SC

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:It was hypothesized that supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids could increase physical activity (PA) levels, where traditional interventions often fail. The aim of this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trail was to evaluate the effects of 15-week administration of omega-3 fatty acids on objectively measur...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Svensson V,Johansson E,Fischer M,Deng SL,Hagströmer M,Danielsson P

更新日期：2018-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the treatment and survival outcomes of patients with synchronous primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and gastric adenocarcinoma. The medical records of 10,783 patients with primary esophageal squamous cancer treated at our institution between 1995 and 2012 were retrospectively rev...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li X,Lin S,Zhang Y,Wang H

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Small for gestational age (SGA) newborns are often born from hypertensive pregnancies. This study aimed to compare the systemic metabolism of cortisol (F) in pregnancies with SGA and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants, considering both the normotensive (NT) and hypertensive patients. We hypothesized that th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Siemiątkowska A,Kosicka K,Szpera-Goździewicz A,Krzyścin M,Bręborowicz GH,Główka FK

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Komagataeibacter nataicola is an acetic acid bacterium (AAB) that can produce abundant bacterial cellulose and tolerate high concentrations of acetic acid. To globally understand its fermentation characteristics, we present a high-quality complete genome sequence of K. nataicola RZS01. The genome consists of a 3,485,1...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang H,Xu X,Chen X,Yuan F,Sun B,Xu Y,Yang J,Sun D

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing of cancer-related genes is a common cellular mechanism accounting for cancer cell transcriptome complexity and affecting cell cycle control, proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis. In this study, we describe the discovery and molecular cloning of thirty novel transcripts ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Adamopoulos PG,Kontos CK,Scorilas A

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver regeneration is a spontaneous process that occurs after liver injury, but acute liver failure is a complex and fatal disease which is difficult to treat. Cell-based therapies are promising alternative therapeutic approach for liver failure and different cell sources have been tested in this regard. We investigat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kumar A,Kumar V,Rattan V,Jha V,Pal A,Bhattacharyya S

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00