Melatonin enhances the developmental competence of porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos by preventing DNA damage induced by oxidative stress.

abstract：:Communication between neurons involves presynaptic neurotransmitter release which can be evoked by action potentials or occur spontaneously as a result of stochastic vesicle fusion. The Ca2+-binding double C2 proteins Doc2a and -b were implicated in spontaneous and asynchronous evoked release, but the mechanism remain...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bourgeois-Jaarsma Q,Verhage M,Groffen AJ

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of paternal obesity to pregnancy outcomes has been little described. Our aims were to determine whether the effect of an antenatal maternal dietary and lifestyle intervention among women who are overweight or obese on newborn adiposity, was modified by paternal obesity. We conducted a secondary analys...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dodd JM,Du Plessis LE,Deussen AR,Grivell RM,Yelland LN,Louise J,Mcphee AJ,Robinson JS,Owens JA

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Metasurfaces, owing to their attractive features, provide a wide range of potential applications. Electromagnetic absorbers based on metasurfaces have significantly improved responses compared to the earlier absorbers made from composite materials. Active metasurfaces, in contrast to the passive designs, can exhibit m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ghosh S,Lim S

更新日期：2018-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:NiFe nanoparticles-decorated & N-doped graphene is introduced as an effective and stable non-precious electrocatalyst for ORR in the acid medium. Compared to conventional Pt/C electrodes under the same conditions, the proposed nanocatalyst shows closer onset potential and current density. Typically, the observed onset...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Barakat NAM,El-Deen AG,Ghouri ZK,Al-Meer S

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia marcescens is one of the important nosocomial pathogens which rely on quorum sensing (QS) to regulate the production of biofilm and several virulence factors. Hence, blocking of QS has become a promising approach to quench the virulence of S. marcescens. For the first time, QS inhibitory (QSI) and antibiofilm...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sethupathy S,Ananthi S,Selvaraj A,Shanmuganathan B,Vigneshwari L,Balamurugan K,Mahalingam S,Pandian SK

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play important roles in various biological processes; however, many of their functions remain unclear. In this study, we present a novel approach to identify the lncRNA-associated protein-protein interaction (PPI) modules and ascertain their functions in human lung squ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu CH,Hsu CL,Lu PC,Lin WC,Juan HF,Huang HC

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We present active manipulation of the structural vibrations of an elastic body to generate an acoustic illusion. The resultant illusion misrepresents the nature, size and number of objects in the exterior acoustic domain. We demonstrate our technique, herein termed active structural acoustic illusion, using an elastic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Eggler D,Kessissoglou N

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:"Missing heritability" in genome wide association studies, the failure to account for a considerable fraction of heritability by the variants detected, is a current puzzle in human genetics. For solving this puzzle the involvement of genetic variants like rare single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and copy number var...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nagao Y

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-free enzymatic reaction cascades combine the advantages of well-established in vitro biocatalysis with the power of multi-step in vivo pathways. The absence of a regulatory cell environment enables direct process control including methods for facile bottleneck identification and process optimization. Within this ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gmelch TJ,Sperl JM,Sieber V

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascertaining the existence of hidden objects in a complex system, objects that cannot be observed from the external world, not only is curiosity-driven but also has significant practical applications. Generally, uncovering a hidden node in a complex network requires successful identification of its neighboring nodes, ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Su RQ,Lai YC,Wang X,Do Y

更新日期：2014-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological phylogenies stand in a major conflict with molecular hypotheses regarding the phylogeny of Cryptodira, the most diverse and widely distributed clade of extant turtles. However, molecular hypotheses are often considered a better estimate of phylogeny given that it is more consistent with the stratigraphic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou CF,Rabi M

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals execute sensorimotor sequences to optimize performance of complex actions series. However, the sensory aspects of these sequences and their dynamic control are often poorly understood. We trained bats to fly to targets at different distances, and analysed their sensory behavior before and during flight to test...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Amichai E,Yovel Y

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Many species of chiton are known to deposit magnetite (Fe3O4) within the cusps of their heavily mineralized and ultrahard radular teeth. Recently, much attention has been paid to the ultrastructural design and superior mechanical properties of these radular teeth, providing a promising model for the development of nov...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nemoto M,Ren D,Herrera S,Pan S,Tamura T,Inagaki K,Kisailus D

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The usage of gelatin hydrogel is limited due to its instability and poor mechanical properties, especially under physiological conditions. Divalent metal ions present in gelatin such as Ca(2+) and Fe(2+) play important roles in the gelatin molecule interactions. The objective of this study was to determine the impact ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xing Q,Yates K,Vogt C,Qian Z,Frost MC,Zhao F

更新日期：2014-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been used for cell-based therapies in regenerative medicine, with increasing importance in central and peripheral nervous system repair. However, MSCs grafting present disadvantages, such as, a high number of cells required for transplantation and low survival rate when transplanted ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Martins LF,Costa RO,Pedro JR,Aguiar P,Serra SC,Teixeira FG,Sousa N,Salgado AJ,Almeida RD

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic skyrmions are hailed as a potential technology for data storage and other data processing devices. However, their stability against thermal fluctuations is an open question that must be answered before skyrmion-based devices can be designed. In this work, we study paths in the energy landscape via which the t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cortés-Ortuño D,Wang W,Beg M,Pepper RA,Bisotti MA,Carey R,Vousden M,Kluyver T,Hovorka O,Fangohr H

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a common health concern with significant social, psychological, and cognitive implications. Moderate levels of acoustic overstimulation associated with tinnitus and impaired speech perception cause cochlear synaptopathy, characterized physiologically by reduction in wave I of the s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rouse SL,Matthews IR,Li J,Sherr EH,Chan DK

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the time-development processes of spin and charge transport phenomena in a topological Dirac semimetal attached to a ferromagnetic insulator with a precessing magnetization. Compared to conventional normal metals, topological Dirac semimetals manifest a large inverse spin Hall effect when a spin current is pu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Misawa T,Nomura K

更新日期：2019-12-23 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：:Successful establishment of invasive species is often related to the existence of vacant niches. Competition occurs when invaders use the same limiting resources as members of the recipient community, which will be reflected in some overlap of their trophic niches. The concept of isotopic niche has been used to study ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Karlson AM,Gorokhova E,Elmgren R

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantum Internet enables networking based on the fundamentals of quantum mechanics. Here, methods and procedures of resource prioritization and resource balancing are defined for the quantum Internet. We define a model for resource consumption optimization in quantum repeaters, and a strongly-entangled network str...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gyongyosi L,Imre S

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of drugs are administered on different mucosal surfaces. However, due to the poor mucoadhesion of the current formulations, their bioavailability is often very low. The development of efficient mucoadhesive drug delivery systems is thus crucial for improving the performance of these drugs. The mucoadhes...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ouellette M,Masse F,Lefebvre-Demers M,Maestracci Q,Grenier P,Millar R,Bertrand N,Prieto M,Boisselier É

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation-based biological age (DNAm age), as well as genome-wide average DNA methylation, have been reported to predict breast cancer risk. We aimed to investigate the associations between these DNA methylation-based risk factors and 18 conventional breast cancer risk factors for disease-free women. A sample of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen M,Wong EM,Nguyen TL,Dite GS,Stone J,Dugué PA,Giles GG,Southey MC,Milne RL,Hopper JL,Li S

更新日期：2019-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked genetic disorder resulting from mutations in the dystrophin gene. The mdx/utrn -/- mouse, lacking in both dystrophin and its autosomal homologue utrophin, is commonly used to model the clinical symptoms of DMD. Interestingly, these mice are infertile but the mechanisms ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen HC,Chin YF,Lundy DJ,Liang CT,Chi YH,Kuo P,Hsieh PCH

更新日期：2017-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The abundance and sinking of particulate black carbon (PBC) were examined for the first time in the western Arctic and Subarctic Oceans. In the central Arctic Ocean, high PBC concentrations with a mean of 0.021 ± 0.016 μmol L(-1) were observed in the marginal ice zone (MIZ). A number of parameters, including temperatu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fang Z,Yang W,Chen M,Zheng M,Hu W

更新日期：2016-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The esophageal gland duct may serve as a pathway for the spread of early esophageal squamous cell neoplasia (ESCN) to a deeper layer. Deep intraductal tumor spreading cannot be completely eradicated by ablation therapy. However, the risk factors of ductal involvement (DI) in patients with ESCNs have yet to be investig...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang WL,Chang IW,Hsu MH,Chen TH,Tseng CM,Tseng CH,Tai CM,Wang HP,Lee CT

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Challenges in social communication and interaction are core features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for which social skills group training (SSGT) is a commonly used intervention. SSGT has shown modest and heterogeneous effects. One of the major genetic risk factors in ASD is rare copy number variation (CNV). Howeve...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tammimies K,Li D,Rabkina I,Stamouli S,Becker M,Nicolaou V,Berggren S,Coco C,Falkmer T,Jonsson U,Choque-Olsson N,Bölte S

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:MDN1/Rea1, as an AAA-type ATPase, is predicted to be the largest protein involved in pre-ribosome maturation in most organisms. However, its function in plant growth and development is poorly understood. Here, we characterized a novel Arabidopsis mutant, dwarf &short root (dsr) 1, which shows pleiotropic developmental...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li PC,Yu SW,Li K,Huang JG,Wang XJ,Zheng CC

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional genetic switch from the lactococcal bacteriophage TP901-1, deciding which of two divergently transcribing promoters becomes most active and allows this bi-stable decision to be inherited in future generations requires a DNA region of less than 1 kb. The fragment encodes two repressors, CI and MOR, transcr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pedersen M,Neergaard JT,Cassias J,Rasmussen KK,Lo Leggio L,Sneppen K,Hammer K,Kilstrup M

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:P130CAS/BCAR1 belongs to the CAS family of adaptor proteins, with important regulatory roles in cell migration, cell cycle control, and apoptosis. Previously, we and others showed that P130CAS mediates VEGF-A and PDGF signalling in vitro, but its cardiovascular function in vivo remains relatively unexplored. We charac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wisniewski L,French V,Lockwood N,Valdivia LE,Frankel P

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00