Potential health risk of heavy metals in the leather manufacturing industries in Sialkot, Pakistan.

abstract：:The global DNA methylation degree may be a ubiquitous and early biomarker to distinguish cancer cells from benign cells. However, its usefulness in clinical diagnosis was scarcely demonstrated, because the cancer cells isolated from patients were usually very rare. Even if 10 mL of peripheral blood was sampled from a ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Si X,Zhao Y,Yang C,Zhang S,Zhang X

更新日期：2015-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the efficacy and tolerability of intravenous ibuprofen in the improvement of post-operative pain control and the reduction of opioid usage. Patients were randomly divided into placebo, ibuprofen 400 mg and ibuprofen 800 mg groups. All patients received patient-controlled intravenous morphine analge...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu X,Wang X,Zhao W,Wei L,Zhang P,Han F

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common malignancy worldwide, predominantly developing from squamous cell epithelia (HNSCC). The main HNSCC risk factors are tobacco, excessive alcohol use, and the presence of human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV positive (+) cancers are etiologically different from other HNSCC and of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Božinović K,Sabol I,Dediol E,Milutin Gašperov N,Manojlović S,Vojtechova Z,Tachezy R,Grce M

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the importance of soil microbial community composition on explaining the difference in heterotrophic soil respiration (R(h)) across forests, a field investigation was conducted on Rh and soil physiochemical and microbial properties in four subtropical forests in southern China. We observed that Rh differed ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei H,Xiao G,Guenet B,Janssens IA,Shen W

更新日期：2015-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The ST2/IL33 signalling pathway has been associated with ulcerative colitis (UC). ST2, encoded by the IL1RL1 gene, is expressed as both a membrane-anchored receptor (ST2L) activated by IL33 and as a soluble receptor (sST2) with anti-inflammatory properties. In UC patients, sST2 is further increased by corticosteroid t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Díaz-Jiménez D,Núñez L,De la Fuente M,Dubois-Camacho K,Sepúlveda H,Montecino M,Torres-Riquelme A,García-González P,Chnaiderman J,Vossenkamper A,MacDonald TT,Simian D,González MJ,Cidlowski JA,Quera R,Hermoso MA

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:While neurofilament light chain (NfL) measurement in serum is a well-established marker of neuroaxonal damage in multiple sclerosis (MS), data on astroglial markers in serum are missing. In our study, glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) and NfL were measured in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum of MS patients and p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Abdelhak A,Huss A,Kassubek J,Tumani H,Otto M

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Infertility is currently a major public health problem. Anti-sperm antibodies (ASAs) markedly reduce sperm quality, which can subsequently lead to male and/or female infertility. The accurate detection of ASAs derived from specific spermatozoa is, therefore, clinically useful. We have focused on the spermatozoa-specif...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fu J,Yao R,Luo Y,Yang D,Cao Y,Qiu Y,Song W,Miao S,Gu Y,Wang L

更新日期：2016-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Blowflies and houseflies are mechanical vectors inhabiting synanthropic environments around the world. They feed and breed in fecal and decaying organic matter, but the microbiome they harbour and transport is largely uncharacterized. We sampled 116 individual houseflies and blowflies from varying habitats on three co...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Junqueira ACM,Ratan A,Acerbi E,Drautz-Moses DI,Premkrishnan BNV,Costea PI,Linz B,Purbojati RW,Paulo DF,Gaultier NE,Subramanian P,Hasan NA,Colwell RR,Bork P,Azeredo-Espin AML,Bryant DA,Schuster SC

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation mechanisms, the dynamics of C functional groups and macroaggregation were studied synchronously through aggregate fractionation and (13)C NMR spectroscopy in sandy loam soil following an 18-year application of compost and fertilizer in China. Compared with no fertilize...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yu H,Ding W,Chen Z,Zhang H,Luo J,Bolan N

更新日期：2015-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinct regions of long-range genetic fixation in the human MHC region, known as conserved extended haplotypes (CEHs), possess unique genomic characteristics and are strongly associated with numerous diseases. While CEHs appear to be homogeneous by SNP analysis, the nature of fine variations within their genomic stru...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lam TH,Tay MZ,Wang B,Xiao Z,Ren EC

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Hologram memory is expected to be the next-generation of optical data storage technology. Bismuth-substituted yttrium iron garnet is typically used for rewritable magnetic hologram media. The diffraction efficiency of magnetic holography depends on the Faraday rotation angle, but the experimental diffraction efficienc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shirakashi Z,Goto T,Takagi H,Nakamura Y,Lim PB,Uchida H,Inoue M

更新日期：2017-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Among vector-borne diseases malaria is the leading cause of morbidity in the world, with more than 200 million cases per year and a large number of deaths. The techniques traditionally used for the detection of Plasmodium in humans and Anopheles mosquitoes include microscopy, IRMA, ELISA, antibody or molecular assays,...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Murillo E,Muskus C,Agudelo LA,Vélez ID,Ruiz-Lopez F

更新日期：2019-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mumps incidence in mainland China remains at a high level. Genotype F has been the predominant genotype of mumps virus (MuV) in the last 20 years in mainland China. To better understand the genetic characteristics of MuV in China, the sequences of the Small Hydrophobic (SH), Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase (HN) and Fusion...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cui A,Rivailler P,Zhu Z,Deng X,Hu Y,Wang Y,Li F,Sun Z,He J,Si Y,Tian X,Zhou S,Lei Y,Zheng H,Rota PA,Xu W

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Statistical learning is a key mechanism for detecting regularities from a variety of sensory inputs. Precocial newborn domestic chicks provide an excellent model for (1) exploring unsupervised forms of statistical learning in a comparative perspective, and (2) elucidating the ecological function of statistical learnin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Santolin C,Rosa-Salva O,Lemaire BS,Regolin L,Vallortigara G

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Left ventricular mass index (LVMI) increase has been described in hypertension (HTN), but less is known about its association with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). As these conditions frequently co-exist, we investigated the association of T2DM, HTN and both with echocardiographic parameters, and hypothesized that patients wit...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Seferovic JP,Tesic M,Seferovic PM,Lalic K,Jotic A,Biering-Sørensen T,Giga V,Stankovic S,Milic N,Lukic L,Milicic T,Macesic M,Gajovic JS,Lalic NM

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is associated with substantial morbidity, costs, and decreased life expectancy, and continues to rise worldwide. While etiological understanding is needed for prevention, epidemiological studies indicated that colonization with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) may affect body mass index (BMI), but with inconsis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： den Hollander WJ,Broer L,Schurmann C,Meyre D,den Hoed CM,Mayerle J,Hofman A,Homuth G,Uitterlinden AG,Lerch MM,Kuipers EJ

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV) is one of the main yield-limiting factors of maize in the Mediterranean. However, knowledge about the interactions between the agroecosystem and the virus-vector-host relationship continues to be limited. We used multi-model inference to test a landscape-scale approach together with vari...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Clemente-Orta G,Albajes R,Batuecas I,Achon MA

更新日期：2021-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus epidermidis is the predominant cause of recalcitrant biofilm-associated infections, which are often highly resistant to antibiotics. Thus, the use of physico-chemical agents for disinfection offers a more effective approach to the control of S. epidermidis biofilm infections. However, the underlying tol...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Olwal CO,Ang'ienda PO,Ochiel DO

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysing the link between terrestrial ecosystem productivity (i.e., Net Primary Productivity: NPP) and extreme climate conditions is vital in the context of increasing threats due to climate change. To reveal the impact of changing extreme conditions on NPP, a copula-based probabilistic model was developed, and the s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jha S,Das J,Goyal MK

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:For treatment individualisation of patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) treated with primary radiochemotherapy, we explored the capabilities of different deep learning approaches for predicting loco-regional tumour control (LRC) from treatment-planning computed tomography images...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Starke S,Leger S,Zwanenburg A,Leger K,Lohaus F,Linge A,Schreiber A,Kalinauskaite G,Tinhofer I,Guberina N,Guberina M,Balermpas P,von der Grün J,Ganswindt U,Belka C,Peeken JC,Combs SE,Boeke S,Zips D,Richter C,Troost

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding source-sink dynamics is important for conservation management, particularly when climatic events alter species' distributions. Following a 2011 'marine heatwave' in Western Australia, we observed high recruitment of the endemic fisheries target species Choerodon rubescens, towards the cooler (southern) e...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cure K,Thomas L,Hobbs JA,Fairclough DV,Kennington WJ

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has not been fixed in the paper. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hu Q,Sun XZ,Parmenter CDJ,Fay MW,Smith EF,Rance GA,He Y,Zhang F,Liu Y,Irvine D,Tuck C,Hague R,Wildman R

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of inadequate nutrient and water supply, soils are often unproductive in Northwest China. We studied the effects of manure application at low (LM 7.5  t ha(-1)), medium (MM 15 t ha(-1)), and high (HM 22.5 t ha(-1)) rates combined with fixed levels of chemical fertilizers on maize growth and rainfall use effici...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang X,Jia Z,Liang L,Yang B,Ding R,Nie J,Wang J

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive dysfunction in fibromyalgia has been reported, especially memory. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been effective in enhancing this function. We tested the effects of eight sessions of tDCS and cognitive training on immediate and delaye...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Santos VSDSD,Zortea M,Alves RL,Naziazeno CCDS,Saldanha JS,Carvalho SDCR,Leite AJDC,Torres ILDS,Souza A,Calvetti PÜ,Fregni F,Caumo W

更新日期：2018-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD), predominantly occurs among infants and children. Previous studies have shown that suitable, stable temperatures favor HFMD virus reproduction; however, temperature fluctuations also affect virus transmission, and there are, so far, no studies concerning the association between suc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu C,Zhang X,Wang L,Zhou Y,Xiao G,Liao J

更新日期：2020-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the development of complete structural AlGaN-based deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes with an aluminum thin layer for increasing light extraction efficiency. A 217% enhancement in peak photoluminescence intensity at 294 nm is observed. Cathodoluminescence measurement demonstrates that the internal quantu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao N,Huang K,Li J,Li S,Yang X,Kang J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geometric frustration, in which competing interactions give rise to degenerate ground states, potentially induces various exotic quantum phenomena in magnetic materials. Minimal models comprising triangular units, such as triangular and Kagome lattices, have been investigated for decades to realize novel quantum phase...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yamaguchi H,Okubo T,Kittaka S,Sakakibara T,Araki K,Iwase K,Amaya N,Ono T,Hosokoshi Y

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The iron binding capacities (IBC) of fulvic acid (FA) and humic acid (HA) were determined in the salinity range from 5 to 40. The results indicated that IBC decreased while salinity increased. In addition, dissolved iron (dFe), FA and HA were also determined along the Yangtze River estuary's increasing salinity gradie...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang R,Su H,Qu S,Wang X

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:As a potential alternative to antibiotics, phages can be used to treat multi-drug resistant bacteria. As such, the biological characteristics of phages should be investigated to utilize them as effective antimicrobial agents. In this study, phage PaoP5, a lytic virus that infects Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, was isola...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shen M,Le S,Jin X,Li G,Tan Y,Li M,Zhao X,Shen W,Yang Y,Wang J,Zhu H,Li S,Rao X,Hu F,Lu S

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants experience a highly variable light environment over the course of the day. To reveal the molecular mechanisms of their photosynthetic response to fluctuating light, we examined the role of two cyclic electron flows around photosystem I (CEF-PSI)--one depending on PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 (PGR5) and one on N...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yamori W,Makino A,Shikanai T

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00