Light guiding and switching using eccentric core-shell geometries.

abstract：:Lightweight multifunctional electromagnetic (EM) absorbing materials with outstanding thermal properties, chemical resistance and mechanical stability are crucial for space, aerospace and electronic devices and packaging. Therefore, 3D porous graphene aerogels are attracting ever growing interest. In this paper we pre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cheraghi Bidsorkhi H,D'Aloia AG,Tamburrano A,De Bellis G,Delfini A,Ballirano P,Sarto MS

更新日期：2019-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR inhibitors in clinical specimens negatively affect the sensitivity of diagnostic PCR and RT-PCR or may even cause false-negative results. To overcome PCR inhibition, increase the sensitivity of the assays and simplify the detection protocols, simple methods based on quantitative nested real-time PCR and RT-PCR wer...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cai D,Behrmann O,Hufert F,Dame G,Urban G

更新日期：2018-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality GaN epitaxial films have been grown on Si substrates with Al buffer layer by the combination of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technologies. MBE is used to grow Al buffer layer at first, and then PLD is deployed to grow GaN epitaxial films on the Al buffer layer. The surfac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang W,Wang H,Yang W,Zhu Y,Li G

更新日期：2016-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that orthographic transparency and age changes may affect the relationship between visual attention span (VAS) deficit and reading difficulty. The present study explored the developmental trend of VAS in children with developmental dyslexia (DD) in Chinese, a logographic language with a deep orth...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhao J,Liu M,Liu H,Huang C

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate a tool for quantitative measurements in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectral region measuring spatially resolved atomic ionization products at the focus of an EUV beam. The ionizing radiation is a comb of the 11(th)-15(th) harmonics of a Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser beam produced in a Xenon gas jet. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tsatrafyllis N,Bergues B,Schröder H,Veisz L,Skantzakis E,Gray D,Bodi B,Kuhn S,Tsakiris GD,Charalambidis D,Tzallas P

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process in which epithelial cells translate into a mesenchymal phenotype with invasive capacities, contributing to tumour progression, metastasis, and the acquisition of chemotherapy resistance. To identify new therapeutic targets for cancers, it is important ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goto M,Osada S,Imagawa M,Nishizuka M

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Midlatitude storm tracks are preferred regions of intense activity of synoptic eddies shaping the day-to-day weather and several aspects of surface climate. Here statistical analyses of observationally-based atmospheric data and observed Arctic sea ice concentration (SIC) in the period 1979-2017 are used to identify l...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Schlichtholz P

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Frataxin is a highly conserved protein encoded by the frataxin (FXN) gene. The full-length 210-amino acid form of protein frataxin (1-210; isoform A) expressed in the cytosol of cells rapidly translocates to the mitochondria, where it is converted to the mature form (81-210) by mitochondrial processing peptidase. Matu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guo L,Wang Q,Weng L,Hauser LA,Strawser CJ,Mesaros C,Lynch DR,Blair IA

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of testicular cancer includes unilateral orchiectomy and chemotherapy and is curative for most patients. However, observational studies revealed an association with depression, anxiety and cognitive impairment. It is unclear whether these side effects are caused by chemotherapy, hemicastration or the dis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Borbélyová V,Renczés E,Chovanec M,Mego M,Celec P

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Banana production is severely hindered by plant-parasitic nematodes in acidic, sandy soil. This study investigated the possibility of applying a novel fumigation agent based on ammonium bicarbonate as a strategy for controlling plant-parasitic nematodes under sealed conditions. Moreover, its effects on the nematode co...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Su L,Ruan Y,Yang X,Wang K,Li R,Shen Q

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

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

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Garcia E,Hayden A,Birts C,Britton E,Rogerson C,Bleaney CW,Cowie A,Pickard K,Mellone M,Choh C,Derouet M,Duriez P,Noble F,White MJ,Primrose JN,Strefford JC,Rose-Zerilli M,Thomas GJ,Ang Y,Sharrocks AD,Fitzgerald RC,

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cirrhosis is a severe disease with major impact on the overall health of the patient including poor oral health. Lately, there has been increasing focus on oral diseases as cirrhosis-related complications due to the potential impact on systemic health and ultimately mortality. Periodontitis is one of the most co...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jensen A,Ladegaard Grønkjær L,Holmstrup P,Vilstrup H,Kilian M

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports on direct reprogramming of cancer cells (iPCs) which results in reduced tumorigenic potential has attributed the importance of epigenetics in tumorigenesis, but lacked genome-wide analysis. Here we describe successful generation of iPCs from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines. Following repro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mahalingam D,Kong CM,Lai J,Tay LL,Yang H,Wang X

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) causes significant morbidity and mortality, and pharmacological treatment options are limited. In this study, we evaluated the PCSK9 inhibitor alirocumab, a monoclonal antibody that robustly reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), for the treatment of ALD using a rat model of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee JS,Mukhopadhyay P,Matyas C,Trojnar E,Paloczi J,Yang YR,Blank BA,Savage C,Sorokin AV,Mehta NN,Vendruscolo JCM,Koob GF,Vendruscolo LF,Pacher P,Lohoff FW

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterodonty is one of the hallmarks of mammals. It has been suggested that, homeobox genes, differentially expressed in the ectomesenchyme of the jaw primordium along the distal-proximal axis, would determine the tooth classes (homeobox code model) based on mouse studies. Because mouse has highly specialized tooth pat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wakamatsu Y,Egawa S,Terashita Y,Kawasaki H,Tamura K,Suzuki K

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate recovery of multispecies oral biofilms following chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) and CHX with surface modifiers (CHX-Plus) treatment. Specifically, we examine the percentage of viable bacteria in the biofilms following their exposure to CHX and CHX-Plus for 1, 3, and 10 minutes, respectively. Before antim...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shen Y,Zhao J,de la Fuente-Núñez C,Wang Z,Hancock RE,Roberts CR,Ma J,Li J,Haapasalo M,Wang Q

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:β-Glucosidases are enzymes that hydrolyze β-glycosidic bonds to release non-reducing terminal glucosyl residues from glycosides and oligosaccharides, and thus have significant application potential in industries. However, most β-glucosidases are feedback inhibited by the glucose product, which restricts their applicat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang Y,Zhang X,Yin Q,Fang W,Fang Z,Wang X,Zhang X,Xiao Y

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To manage a stressful stimulus animals react both behaviorally and physiologically to restore the homeostasis. In stable horses, a stressful stimulus can be represented by social separation, riding discomfort or the presence of novel objects in their environment. Although Heart Rate Variability is a common indicator o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Scopa C,Palagi E,Sighieri C,Baragli P

更新日期：2018-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) can enzymatically transferred acetyl functional group from protein or lysine residues of histone, so they can regulate the expression of lots of genes. Now HDACs are used as drug targets and many HDAC inhibitors (HDACis) were approved for cancer therapy or in clinical trials. However, the ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song Q,Li M,Fan C,Liu Y,Zheng L,Bao Y,Sun L,Yu C,Song Z,Sun Y,Wang G,Huang Y,Li Y

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced fibrosis and portal hypertension influence short-term mortality. Lipocalin 2 (LCN2) regulates infection response and increases in liver injury. We explored the role of intrahepatic LCN2 in human alcoholic hepatitis (AH) with advanced fibrosis and portal hypertension and in experimental mouse fibrosis. We foun...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen J,Argemi J,Odena G,Xu MJ,Cai Y,Massey V,Parrish A,Vadigepalli R,Altamirano J,Cabezas J,Gines P,Caballeria J,Snider N,Sancho-Bru P,Akira S,Rusyn I,Gao B,Bataller R

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymoquinone has been reported to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Inflammation plays an important role in pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This study investigated the effects of TQ on proliferation and apoptosis of Schwann cells exposed to high glucose conditions and electrophysiologi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen L,Li B,Chen B,Shao Y,Luo Q,Shi X,Chen Y

更新日期：2016-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of intraspecific variation in the magnitude and direction of plastic responses in ecology and evolution is increasingly recognized. However, the factors underlying intraspecific variation in plastic responses remain largely unexplored, particularly for the hypothesis that the herbivores' phenotypic response t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sentis A,Bertram R,Dardenne N,Ramon-Portugal F,Louit I,Le Trionnaire G,Simon JC,Magro A,Pujol B,Hemptinne JL,Danchin E

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoplasmas (class, Mollicutes) are insect-transmissible and plant-pathogenic bacteria that multiply intracellularly in both plants and insects through host switching. Our previous study revealed that phytoplasmal sigma factor rpoD of OY-M strain (rpoDOY) could be a key regulator of host switching, because the expres...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Miura C,Komatsu K,Maejima K,Nijo T,Kitazawa Y,Tomomitsu T,Yusa A,Himeno M,Oshima K,Namba S

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The overpopulation of abandoned and stray companion animals has become a global crisis. The main purpose of this study was to develop a novel nanomedicine-based antifertility compound for non-surgical castration of male animals. Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L) pericarp extract has been shown to exhibit anti-fertili...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yostawonkul J,Surassmo S,Namdee K,Khongkow M,Boonthum C,Pagseesing S,Saengkrit N,Ruktanonchai UR,Chatdarong K,Ponglowhapan S,Yata T

更新日期：2017-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We advance the concept that the charge factors of the simple overlap model and the polarizabilities of Judd-Ofelt theory for the luminescence of europium complexes can be effectively and uniquely modeled by perturbation theory on the semiempirical electronic wave function of the complex. With only three adjustable con...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dutra JD,Lima NB,Freire RO,Simas AM

更新日期：2015-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthracnose, caused by the Colletotrichum species of fungi, is one of the most serious diseases affecting jute in China. The disease causes chlorotic regions with black brown sunken necrotic pits on the surfaces of stems. In late stages of disease, plants undergo defoliation, dieback and blight, which make anthracnose...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Niu X,Gao H,Qi J,Chen M,Tao A,Xu J,Dai Z,Su J

更新日期：2016-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the infectious causes of hypertensive anterior uveitis, which is characterized by recurrent episodes of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and mild anterior uveitis. Despite the potentially vision-threatening complications of this disease, the underlying mechanisms remain largely undef...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Choi JA,Kim JE,Noh SJ,Kyoung Kim E,Park CK,Paik SY

更新日期：2017-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:ABX464 is a first-in-class, clinical-stage, small molecule for oral administration that has shown strong anti-inflammatory effects in the DSS-model for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and also prevents replication of the HIV virus. ABX464 which binds to cap binding complex (CBC) has demonstrated safety and efficacy i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vautrin A,Manchon L,Garcel A,Campos N,Lapasset L,Laaref AM,Bruno R,Gislard M,Dubois E,Scherrer D,Ehrlich JH,Tazi J

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There are at least two different principles of how ADP-ribose (ADPR) induces activation of TRPM2 channels. In human TRPM2, gating requires the C-terminal NUDT9H domain as ADPR-binding module, whereas in sea anemone, NUDT9H is dispensable and binding of ADPR occurs N-terminally. Zebrafish TRPM2 needs both, the N-termin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kühn FJP,Ehrlich W,Barth D,Kühn C,Lückhoff A

更新日期：2019-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast and nondestructive assessment of leaf nitrogen concentration (LNC) is critical for crop growth diagnosis and nitrogen management guidance. In the last decade, multispectral LiDAR (MSL) systems have promoted developments in the earth and ecological sciences with the additional spectral information. With more wavel...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun J,Shi S,Gong W,Yang J,Du L,Song S,Chen B,Zhang Z

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00