IRS4, a novel modulator of BMP/Smad and Akt signalling during early muscle differentiation.

abstract：:This work demonstrates the first application of direct broadband (1 GHz-30 GHz) quality (Q) factor measurements of the uniform precession mode in magnetised garnet spheres for the accurate determination of the room-temperature intrinsic ferromagnetic linewidth (ΔH). The spheres were enclosed in a subwavelength cavity,...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pacewicz A,Krupka J,Salski B,Aleshkevych P,Kopyt P

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oceanic submesoscale currents (SMCs) occur on an scale of 0.1-10 km horizontally and have a large influence on the oceanic variability and on ecosystems. At the mesoscale (10-250 km), oceanic thermal and current feedbacks are known to have a significant influence on the atmosphere and on oceanic dynamics. However, air...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Renault L,McWilliams JC,Gula J

更新日期：2018-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Current etching routes to process large graphene sheets into nanoscale graphene so as to open up a bandgap tend to produce structures with rough and disordered edges. This leads to detrimental electron scattering and reduces carrier mobility. In this work, we present a novel yet simple direct-growth strategy to yield ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang M,Fu L,Gan L,Zhang C,Rümmeli M,Bachmatiuk A,Huang K,Fang Y,Liu Z

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban climate is determined by a variety of factors, whose knowledge can help to attenuate heat stress in the context of ongoing urbanization and climate change. We study the influence of city size and urban form on the Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon in Europe and find a complex interplay between UHI intensity and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou B,Rybski D,Kropp JP

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfracture of cartilage defects may induce alterations of the subchondral bone in the mid- and long-term, yet very little is known about their onset. Possibly, these changes may be avoided by an enhanced microfracture technique with additional application of bone marrow aspirate. In this study, full-thickness chond...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao L,Orth P,Müller-Brandt K,Goebel LK,Cucchiarini M,Madry H

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The controllability of a network is a theoretical problem of relevance in a variety of contexts ranging from financial markets to the brain. Until now, network controllability has been characterized only on isolated networks, while the vast majority of complex systems are formed by multilayer networks. Here we build a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Menichetti G,Dall'Asta L,Bianconi G

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Autonomic modulation and cardiorespiratory variables are influenced by numerous factors, including anthropometric variables. We investigated autonomic recovery following aerobic exercise in healthy men with different waist-stature ratio (WSR) values. The study was conducted with 52 healthy men aged 18 to 30 years, div...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fontes AMGG,de Oliveira LS,Vanderlei FM,Garner DM,Valenti VE

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:HPIVs are serologically and genetically grouped into four species that account for up to 10% of all hospitalizations due to acute respiratory infection in children under the age of five. Genetic and epidemiological data for the four HPIVs derived from two pediatric cohorts in Viet Nam are presented. Respiratory sample...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Linster M,Do LAH,Minh NNQ,Chen Y,Zhe Z,Tuan TA,Tuan HM,Su YCF,van Doorn HR,Moorthy M,Smith GJD

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains vary in their ability to develop and enhance sensory attributes of alcoholic beverages and are often found growing in mixed strain fermentations; however, quantifying individual strains is challenging due to quantification inaccuracies, low marker longevity, and compromised kinetics. W...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gustafsson FS,Whiteside MD,Jiranek V,Durall DM

更新日期：2014-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids and lignans are polyphenol classes with anticarcinogenic activities against colorectal cancer (CRC). However, very limited epidemiological evidence exists on their effects on CRC prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the association between flavonoid and lignan intakes with the risk of CRC recurrence and ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zamora-Ros R,Guinó E,Alonso MH,Vidal C,Barenys M,Soriano A,Moreno V

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Apparently mundane, amorphous nanostructures of carbon have optical properties which are as exotic as their crystalline counterparts. In this work we demonstrate a simple and inexpensive mechano-chemical method to prepare bulk quantities of self-passivated, amorphous carbon dots. Like the graphene quantum dots, the wa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Siddique AB,Pramanick AK,Chatterjee S,Ray M

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the role of lateral angle ratio (LA ratio) and daughter artery ratio (DA ratio) for predicting aneurysmal presence in main cerebral arterial bifurcations, three-dimensional cerebral angiographic data of major cerebral artery bifurcations were used for measurement of artery diameters and bifurca...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang XJ,Hao WL,Zhang DH,Gao BL

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We fabricate a nonlinear optical device based on a fiber pigtail cross-section coated with a single-layer graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. Using the fabricated graphene-assisted nonlinear optical device and employing Nyquist 16-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) signal, we experiment...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hu X,Zeng M,Long Y,Liu J,Zhu Y,Zou K,Zhang F,Fu L,Wang J

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Sustainable wastewater treatment has been attracting increasing attentions over the past decades. However, the production of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent GHG, from the energy-efficient granule-based autotrophic nitrogen removal is largely unknown. This study applied a previously established N2O model, which incorpora...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Peng L,Sun J,Liu Y,Dai X,Ni BJ

更新日期：2017-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we study the entropy of the Gibbs state corresponding to a graph. The Gibbs state is obtained from the Laplacian, normalized Laplacian or adjacency matrices associated with a graph. We calculated the entropy of the Gibbs state for a few classes of graphs and studied their behavior with changing graph orde...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Glos A,Krawiec A,Pawela Ł

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Quaternized polyacrylic polymer has many applications in water treatment because of its ion exchange effects, but its further industrial applications are largely restricted because of its poor mechanical strength. In this work, a magnetic anion exchange resin with a polyacrylic matrix (MAP) was prepared by incorporati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang G,Li S,Shuang C,Mu Y,Li A,Tan L

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Prospective observation of hemodynamic changes before and after the formation of atherosclerotic stenosis in the carotid artery is difficult. Thus, a vessel surface repairing method was used for retrospective hemodynamic study before and after atherosclerotic stenosis formation in carotid artery. The three-dimensional...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li X,Sun B,Zhao H,Ge X,Liang F,Li X,Xu J,Liu X

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) triggers antibody diversification in B cells by catalysing deamination and subsequently mutating immunoglobulin (Ig) genes. Association of AID with RNA Pol II and occurrence of epigenetic changes during Ig gene diversification suggest participation of AID in epigenetic regul...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rodríguez-Cortez VC,Martínez-Redondo P,Català-Moll F,Rodríguez-Ubreva J,Garcia-Gomez A,Poorani-Subramani G,Ciudad L,Hernando H,Pérez-García A,Company C,Urquiza JM,Ramiro AR,Di Noia JM,Vaquero A,Ballestar E

更新日期：2017-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Advancing the design of thin-film composite membrane surfaces is one of the most promising pathways to deal with treating varying water qualities and increase their long-term stability and permeability. Although plasma technologies have been explored for surface modification of bulk micro and ultrafiltration membrane ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Reis R,Dumée LF,Tardy BL,Dagastine R,Orbell JD,Schutz JA,Duke MC

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incapacitating neurodegenerative disease. Patients with PD and their caregivers may have interactive effects on each other's psychological well-being. This study aimed to assess the dyadic dynamics of resilience, fatigue, and suicidal ideation on the depression severity of PD patients an...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee Y,Chiou YJ,Hung CF,Chang YY,Chen YF,Lin TK,Wang LJ

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito surveillance is a fundamental component of planning and evaluating vector control programmes. However, logistical and cost barriers can hinder the implementation of surveillance, particularly in vector-borne disease-endemic areas and in outbreak scenarios in remote areas where the need is often most urgent. T...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hoshi T,Brugman VA,Sato S,Ant T,Tojo B,Masuda G,Kaneko S,Moji K,Medlock JM,Logan JG

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Coupled networks are extremely fragile because a node failure of a network would trigger a cascade of failures on the entire system. Existing studies mainly focused on the cascading failures and the robustness of coupled networks when the networks suffer from attacks. In reality, it is necessary to recover the damaged...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gong M,Ma L,Cai Q,Jiao L

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are well known to have muscle toxicity problem. Herba Cistanches (HC) is a Chinese herb traditionally used for pain in the loins and knees. Our previous in vitro study suggested that it could protect against statin-induced muscle toxicity. However, its in vivo protective effect has never been investigated. The...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wat E,Ng CF,Koon CM,Zhang C,Gao S,Tomlinson B,Lau CBS

更新日期：2017-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this systematic review was to assess the performance of anthropometric tools to determine obesity in the general population (CRD42018086888). Our review included 32 studies. To detect obesity with body mass index (BMI), the meta-analyses rendered a sensitivity of 51.4% (95% CI 38.5-64.2%) and a specificity ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sommer I,Teufer B,Szelag M,Nussbaumer-Streit B,Titscher V,Klerings I,Gartlehner G

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria swim in sequences of straight runs that are interrupted by turning events. They drive their swimming locomotion with the help of rotating helical flagella. Depending on the number of flagella and their arrangement across the cell body, different run-and-turn patterns can be observed. Here, we present fluoresc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hintsche M,Waljor V,Großmann R,Kühn MJ,Thormann KM,Peruani F,Beta C

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low haemocompatibility of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) surfaces necessitates anticoagulative therapy. Endothelial cell (EC) seeding can support haemocompatibility, however, the availability of autologous ECs is limited. In contrast, allogeneic ECs are readily available in sufficient quantity, but HLA dispari...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Figueiredo C,Eicke D,Yuzefovych Y,Avsar M,Hanke JS,Pflaum M,Schmitto JD,Blasczyk R,Haverich A,Wiegmann B

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'brain regionalization genes' Six3/6, Otx, Pax2/5/8, Gbx, and Hox1 are expressed in a similar fashion in the deuterostome, ecdysozoan, and the cephalopod brain, questioning whether this holds also true for the remaining Mollusca. We investigated developmental Gbx-expression in representatives of both molluscan sis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wollesen T,Scherholz M,Rodríguez Monje SV,Redl E,Todt C,Wanninger A

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:At the post-synaptic density (PSD), large protein complexes dynamically form and dissociate in response to synaptic activity, comprising the biophysical basis for learning and memory. The use of detergents to isolate the PSD and release its membrane-associated proteins complicates studies of these activity-dependent p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lautz JD,Gniffke EP,Brown EA,Immendorf KB,Mendel RD,Smith SEP

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) is a common cause of functional colonic obstruction in children. The currently available genetic testing is often inadequate as it mainly focuses on RET and several other genes, accounting for only 15-20% of cases. To identify novel, potentially pathogenic variants, we isolated a panel of g...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Z,Li Q,Diao M,Liu N,Cheng W,Xiao P,Zou J,Su L,Yu K,Wu J,Li L,Jiang Q

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA is organized and compacted into higher-order structures in order to fit within nuclei and to facilitate gene regulation. Mechanisms by which higher order chromatin structures are established and maintained are poorly understood. In C. elegans, nuclear-localized small RNAs engage the nuclear RNAi machinery to regul...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fields BD,Kennedy S

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00