The rice production practices of high yield and high nitrogen use efficiency in Jiangsu, China.

abstract：:We have designed a fully automated optical microscope running at high-speed and achieving a very high spatial resolution. In order to overcome the resolution limit of optical microscopes, it exploits the localized surface plasmon resonance phenomenon. The customized setup using a polarization analyzer, based on liquid...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alexandrov A,Asada T,De Lellis G,Di Crescenzo A,Gentile V,Naka T,Tioukov V,Umemoto A

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Anterior-posterior body axis in all bilaterians is determined by the Hox gene clusters that are activated in a spatio-temporal order. This expression pattern of Hox genes is established and maintained by regulatory mechanisms that involve higher order chromatin structure and Polycomb group (PcG) and trithorax group (t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vasanthi D,Nagabhushan A,Matharu NK,Mishra RK

更新日期：2013-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Controlling dynamics of a network from any initial state to a final desired state has many applications in different disciplines from engineering to biology and social sciences. In this work, we optimize the network structure for pinning control. The problem is formulated as four optimization tasks: i) optimizing the ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Orouskhani Y,Jalili M,Yu X

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis induced cardiac dysfunction (SIC) is a severe complication to sepsis which significantly worsens patient outcomes. It is known that bacteria have the capacity to release outer membrane vesicles (OMVs), which are nano-sized bilayered vesicles composed of lipids and proteins, that can induce a fatal inflammatory ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Svennerholm K,Park KS,Wikström J,Lässer C,Crescitelli R,Shelke GV,Jang SC,Suzuki S,Bandeira E,Olofsson CS,Lötvall J

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Sigma-1 and sigma-2 receptors are emerging therapeutic targets. We have identified that simple ammonium salts bind to these receptors and are effective in vivo. Radioligand binding assays were used to obtain structure-activity relationships of these salts. MTS assays were performed to determine their effect on growth ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Brimson JM,Akula KK,Abbas H,Ferry DR,Kulkarni SK,Russell ST,Tisdale MJ,Tencomnao T,Safrany ST

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the significant anti-cancer capacity of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) on dozens of cancer cell lines has been demonstrated in vitro and in mice models. Conventionally, CAP was directly applied to irradiate cancer cells or tumor tissue. Over past three years, the CAP irradiated media was also found to kill can...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan D,Talbot A,Nourmohammadi N,Cheng X,Canady J,Sherman J,Keidar M

更新日期：2015-12-17 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： Hegde A,Suresh S,Mitra R

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) has shown beneficial effects in models of Parkinson's disease. The mild results observed in the double-blind clinical trial by intraputamenal infusion of recombinant GDNF proteins warrant a search for alternative delivery methods. In this study, we investigated the functio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ren Z,Wang J,Wang S,Zou C,Li X,Guan Y,Chen Z,Zhang YA

更新日期：2013-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of locomotor activity in Svalbard reindeer reported the temporary absence of diel rhythms under Arctic photic conditions. However, using Lomb-Scargle periodogram analyses with high statistical power we found diel or circadian rhythmicity throughout the entire year in measures of behaviour, temperature in the r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Arnold W,Ruf T,Loe LE,Irvine RJ,Ropstad E,Veiberg V,Albon SD

更新日期：2018-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited retinal dystrophy (IRD) patients often experience photophobia. However, its mechanism has not been elucidated. This study aimed to investigate the main wavelength of light causing photophobia in IRD and difference among patients with different phenotypes. Forty-seven retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and 22 cone-rod...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Otsuka Y,Oishi A,Miyata M,Oishi M,Hasegawa T,Numa S,Ikeda HO,Tsujikawa A

更新日期：2020-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanocrystals of Ln3+ (Ln = Yb, Tm and Ho) doped β-NaLuF4 with average diameter about 200 nm are dispersed in silica-based microtube (MT) by a simple flame heating method. The fabricated microtube has a diameter range from 2 μm to 30 μm and lengths up to hundreds microns. The fluorescence of upconversion nanocrystals (...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li H,Wang Y,Li H,Zhang Y,Yang J

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Shigella spp., emerging from multiple origins of Escherichia coli, poses a significant health threat as a causative agent of bacillary dysentery. While multiple serotypes of four different species have evolved via independent lineages, Shigella spp. are designated as a single pathotype, primarily because of their comm...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Thomas AK,Preetha S,Omanakuttan A,Vidyullata L,Ashokan A,Rajachandran V,Chattopadhyay S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a monogenic neurodegenerative disorder and the leading genetic cause of infantile mortality. While several functions have been ascribed to the SMN (survival motor neuron) protein, their specific contribution to the disease has yet to be fully elucidated. We hypothesized that some, but ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Osman EY,Bolding MR,Villalón E,Kaifer KA,Lorson ZC,Tisdale S,Hao Y,Conant GC,Pires JC,Pellizzoni L,Lorson CL

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the first-order synchronization transition has been studied in systems of coupled phase oscillators. In this paper, we propose a framework to investigate the synchronization in the frequency-weighted Kuramoto model with all-to-all couplings. A rigorous mean-field analysis is implemented to predict the possib...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu C,Sun Y,Gao J,Qiu T,Zheng Z,Guan S

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact roles of acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) in synaptic plasticity remain elusive. Here, we address the contribution of ASIC1a to five forms of synaptic plasticity in the mouse hippocampus using an in vitro multi-electrode array recording system. We found that genetic deletion or pharmacological blockade of A...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu MG,Li HS,Li WG,Wu YJ,Deng SN,Huang C,Maximyuk O,Sukach V,Krishtal O,Zhu MX,Xu TL

更新日期：2016-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:AgDNV is a powerful gene transduction tool and potential biological control agent for Anopheles mosquitoes. Using a GFP reporter virus system, we investigated AgDNV host range specificity in four arthropod cell lines (derived from An. gambiae, Aedes albopictus and Drosophila melanogaster) and six mosquito species from...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Suzuki Y,Barik TK,Johnson RM,Rasgon JL

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, oxytocin (OT) enhances prosocial behaviour. However, it is still unclear how the prosocial effects of OT are modulated by emotional features and/or individuals' characteristics. In a placebo-controlled design, we tested 20 healthy male volunteers to investigate these behavioural and neurophysiological modul...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hirosawa T,Kikuchi M,Higashida H,Okumura E,Ueno S,Shitamichi K,Yoshimura Y,Munesue T,Tsubokawa T,Haruta Y,Nakatani H,Hashimoto T,Minabe Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First identified in The Netherlands in 2004, human coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63) was found to cause worldwide infections. Patients infected by HCoV-NL63 are typically young children with upper and lower respiratory tract infection, presenting with symptoms including croup, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. Unfortunately, t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang F,Chen C,Tan W,Yang K,Yang H

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecological adaptations to seasonal changes are often observed in the phenotypic traits of plants and animals, and these adaptations are usually expressed through the production of different biochemical end products. In this study, ecological adaptations are observed in a biochemical pathway without alteration of the e...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hirata H,Ohnishi T,Tomida K,Ishida H,Kanda M,Sakai M,Yoshimura J,Suzuki H,Ishikawa T,Dohra H,Watanabe N

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcription quantitative-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is a routine method for gene expression analysis, and reliable results depend on proper normalization by stable reference genes. Caloric restriction (CR) is a robust lifestyle intervention to slow aging and delay onset of age-associated diseases vi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gong H,Sun L,Chen B,Han Y,Pang J,Wu W,Qi R,Zhang TM

更新日期：2016-12-06 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

authors： Nan L,Jacko AM,Tan J,Wang D,Zhao J,Kass DJ,Ma H,Zhao Y

更新日期：2016-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The histological spectrum of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD) ranges from hepatic steatosis to steatohepatitis and fibrosis. Berberine (BBR) is known for its therapeutic effect on obesity, hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia; however, its effect on NAFLD has yet to be thoroughly explored. Db/db mice and methioni...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Z,Li B,Meng X,Yao S,Jin L,Yang J,Wang J,Zhang H,Zhang Z,Cai D,Zhang Y,Ning G

更新日期：2016-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the prognostic value of a panel of 29 oncogenes derived from the analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA data) or from the recent literature on bladder tumors on a well-characterized series of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and non-MIBC (NMIBC) samples and tried to identify molecular prog...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Le Goux C,Vacher S,Schnitzler A,Barry Delongchamps N,Zerbib M,Peyromaure M,Sibony M,Allory Y,Bieche I,Damotte D,Pignot G

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Geometric mean concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria E. coli and enterococci are commonly used to evaluate the microbial quality of irrigation, recreation, and other types of waters, as well in watershed-scale microbial water quality modeling. It is not known how the uncertainty of those geometric mean concentrat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jeon DJ,Pachepsky Y,Harriger MD,Zhu R,Coppock C

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:During ice-free periods, the Northern Sea Route (NSR) could be an attractive shipping route. The decline in Arctic sea-ice extent, however, could be associated with an increase in the frequency of the causes of severe weather phenomena, and high wind-driven waves and the advection of sea ice could make ship navigation...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Inoue J,Yamazaki A,Ono J,Dethloff K,Maturilli M,Neuber R,Edwards P,Yamaguchi H

更新日期：2015-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study, we proposed that age-related mitochondrial respiration defects observed in elderly subjects are partially due to age-associated downregulation of nuclear-encoded genes, including serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2), which is involved in mitochondrial one-carbon (1C) metabolism. This assertio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tani H,Mito T,Velagapudi V,Ishikawa K,Umehara M,Nakada K,Suomalainen A,Hayashi JI

更新日期：2019-11-05 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： Hassan R,Tantawy M,Gouda NA,Elzayat MG,Gabra S,Nabih A,Diab AA,El-Hadidi M,Bakry U,Shoeb MR,Elanany M,Shalaby L,Sayed AA

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Outdoor air pollution is a growing public health concern, particularly in urban settings. However, there are limited epidemiological data on outdoor air pollution in rural areas with substantial levels of air pollution attributed to solid fuel burning for household cooking and heating. Xuanwei and Fuyuan are rural cou...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hu W,Downward G,Wong JYY,Reiss B,Rothman N,Portengen L,Li J,Jones RR,Huang Y,Yang K,Chen Y,Xu J,He J,Bassig B,Seow WJ,Hosgood HD,Zhang L,Wu G,Wei F,Vermeulen R,Lan Q

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Little-Parks effect names the oscillations in the superconducting critical temperature as a function of the magnetic field. This effect is related to the geometry of the sample. In this work, we show that this effect can be enhanced and manipulated by the inclusion of magnetic nanostructures with perpendicular magneti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： de Ory MC,Rollano V,Gomez A,Menghini M,Muñoz-Noval A,Gonzalez EM,Vicent JL

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:SNPs, abundant in human genome with lower mutation rate, are attractive to genetic application like forensic, anthropological and evolutionary studies. Universal SNPs showing little allelic frequency variation among populations while remaining highly informative for human identification were obtained from previous stu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang S,Bian Y,Zhang Z,Zheng H,Wang Z,Zha L,Cai J,Gao Y,Ji C,Hou Y,Li C

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00