Plasmonically Enhanced Schottky Photovoltaic Devices.

abstract：:Evaluation of facial asymmetry generally involves landmark-based analyses that cannot intuitively assess differences in three-dimensional (3D) stereoscopic structures between deviation and non-deviation sides. This study tested a newly developed similarity index that uses a mirroring technique to intuitively evaluate ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kwon SM,Hwang JJ,Jung YH,Cho BH,Lee KJ,Hwang CJ,Choi SH

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical dissimilarity of tellurium oxide with silica glass increases phase separation and crystallization tendency when mixed and melted for making a glass. We report a novel technique for incorporating an Er(3+)-doped tellurite glass composition into silica substrates through a femtosecond (fs) laser generated plasm...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chandrappan J,Murray M,Kakkar T,Petrik P,Agocs E,Zolnai Z,Steenson DP,Jha A,Jose G

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic surface is fabricated by simply coating silica nanospheres onto a glass fiber membrane through a sol-gel process. Such membrane has a complex framework with micro and nano structures covering and presents a high efficiency (more than 98%) of oil-in-water emulsion separ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen Y,Liu N,Cao Y,Lin X,Xu L,Zhang W,Wei Y,Feng L

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven new formyl phloroglucinol meroterpenoids (FPMs), namely eucalrobusones J-P (1-7), as well as three known ones (8-10) were isolated from the leaves of Eucalyptus robusta. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic data analysis, and their absolute configurations were determined by applications of the Snatz...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shang ZC,Yang MH,Liu RH,Wang XB,Kong LY

更新日期：2016-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans biofilm formation is governed by a regulatory circuit comprising nine transcription factors which control a network of target genes. However, there are still unknown genes contributing to biofilm features. Thus, the GRACE library was screened to identify genes involved in mature biofilm development. T...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Costa ACBP,Omran RP,Correia-Mesquita TO,Dumeaux V,Whiteway M

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-VEGF drugs are as the first-line therapies for diabetic macular edema (DME). In this study, we investigated the association between hyperreflective foci in the outer retinal layers and functional efficacy in DME patients who received intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) injections. We retrospectively reviewed 77 eyes o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yoshitake T,Murakami T,Suzuma K,Dodo Y,Fujimoto M,Tsujikawa A

更新日期：2020-01-21 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： Nakagawa A,Naito AT,Sumida T,Nomura S,Shibamoto M,Higo T,Okada K,Sakai T,Hashimoto A,Kuramoto Y,Oka T,Lee JK,Harada M,Ueda K,Shiojima I,Limbourg FP,Adams RH,Noda T,Sakata Y,Akazawa H,Komuro I

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Intelligent development is an inevitable choice for the green development of manufacturing enterprises, environmental regulations and green innovation play an important role in the intelligent development of manufacturing enterprises. By analyzing the interrelationships between environmental regulations, green innovat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Meng F,Xu Y,Zhao G

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue fibrosis underlies the majority of human mortality to date with close to half of all reported deaths having a fibrotic etiology. The progression of fibrosis is very complex and reputed irreversible once established. Although some preventive options are being reported, therapeutic options are still scarce and in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nono JK,Fu K,Mpotje T,Varrone G,Aziz NA,Mosala P,Hlaka L,Kamdem SD,Xu D,Spangenberg T,Brombacher F

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the performance of arrival-time-insensitive (ATI) and arrival-time-sensitive (ATS) computed tomography perfusion (CTP) algorithms in Philips IntelliSpace Portal (v9, ISP) and to investigate optimal thresholds for ATI regarding the prediction of final infarct volume (FIV). Retro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pennig L,Thiele F,Goertz L,Laukamp KR,Perkuhn M,Kabbasch C,Schlamann M,Fink GR,Borggrefe J

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term daylight deprivation such as during the Antarctic winter has been shown to lead to delayed sleep timing and sleep fragmentation. We aimed at testing whether retinal sensitivity, sleep and circadian rest-activity will change during long-term daylight deprivation on two Antarctic bases (Concordia and Halley VI...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kawasaki A,Wisniewski S,Healey B,Pattyn N,Kunz D,Basner M,Münch M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are among the most versatile nanomaterials, but their exploitation is hindered by limited dispersibility, especially in aqueous solvents. Here, we show that AP-LYS, a highly cationic soluble derivative of denatured hen egg lysozyme, is a very effective tool for the unbundling and solubilisation...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Siepi M,Donadio G,Dardano P,De Stefano L,Monti DM,Notomista E

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:GPR88 is an orphan G-protein-coupled receptor with predominant expression in reward-related areas in the brain. While the lack of GPR88 has been demonstrated to induce behavioral deficits, the potential function of the receptor in the control of food intake and energy balance remains unexplored. In this work, the role...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lau J,Farzi A,Enriquez RF,Shi YC,Herzog H

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft ferromagnetic Fe-based bulk metallic glass key-shaped specimens with a maximum and minimum width of 25.4 and 5 mm, respectively, were successfully produced using a high pressure die casting (HPDC) method, The influence of die material, alloy temperature and flow rate on the microstructure, thermal stability and s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ramasamy P,Szabo A,Borzel S,Eckert J,Stoica M,Bárdos A

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Bats are the only mammals capable of true, powered flight, which drives an extremely high metabolic rate. The "Free Radical Theory of Ageing" (FTRA) posits that a high metabolic rate causes mitochondrial heteroplasmy and the progressive ageing phenotype. Contrary to this, bats are the longest-lived order of mammals gi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jebb D,Foley NM,Whelan CV,Touzalin F,Puechmaille SJ,Teeling EC

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Olanzapine is a second-generation antipsychotic (AP) drug commonly prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia. Recently, olanzapine has been found to cause brain tissue volume loss in rodent and primate studies; however, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Abnormal autophagy and oxidative stress have been imp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Boz Z,Hu M,Yu Y,Huang XF

更新日期：2020-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Living organisms dynamically and flexibly operate a great number of components. As one of such redundant control mechanisms, low-dimensional coordinative structures among multiple components have been investigated. However, structures extracted from the conventional statistical dimensionality reduction methods do not ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fujii K,Takeishi N,Kibushi B,Kouzaki M,Kawahara Y

更新日期：2019-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we propose and demonstrate an air-mode photonic crystal ring resonator (PhCRR) on silicon-on-insulator platform. Air mode is utilized to confine the optical field into photonic crystal (PhC) air holes, which is confirmed by the three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain simulation. PhCRR structure...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao G,Zhang Y,Zhang H,Wang Y,Huang Q,Xia J

更新日期：2016-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial secondary metabolites are valuable resources for novel drug discovery. In particular, actinomycetes expressed a range of antibiotics against a spectrum of bacteria. In genus level, strain Allosalinactinospora lopnorensis CA15-2(T) is the first new actinomycete isolated from the Lop Nor region, China. Antimic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang C,Leung RK,Guo M,Tuo L,Guo L,Yew WW,Lou I,Lee SMY,Sun C

更新日期：2016-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Asbestos is a potent carcinogen associated with malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer but its carcinogenic mechanisms are still poorly understood. Asbestos toxicity is ascribed to its particular physico-chemical characteristics, and one of them is the presence of and ability to adsorb iron, which may cause an alterat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pascolo L,Gianoncelli A,Schneider G,Salomé M,Schneider M,Calligaro C,Kiskinova M,Melato M,Rizzardi C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, an antidiabetic drug, promotes urinary excretion of glucose by blocking its reabsorption in the renal proximal tubules. It is unclear whether SGLT2 inhibition could attenuate nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and NASH-associated hepatocellular carcinoma. We examined...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shiba K,Tsuchiya K,Komiya C,Miyachi Y,Mori K,Shimazu N,Yamaguchi S,Ogasawara N,Katoh M,Itoh M,Suganami T,Ogawa Y

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We perform a detailed theoretical and experimental investigation of supercontinuum generation in large-mode-area photonic crystal fibers pumped by a high-energy, high-repetition rate picosecond Nd:YVO4 laser, with the goal of using it as the Stokes beam in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering setup. We analyze the in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shen Y,Voronin AA,Zheltikov AM,O'Connor SP,Yakovlev VV,Sokolov AV,Scully MO

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Urban water supplies are critical to the growth of the city and the wellbeing of its citizens. However, these supplies can be vulnerable to hydrological extremes, such as droughts and floods, especially if they are the main source of water for the city. Maintaining these supplies and preparing for future conditions is...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Obringer R,Nateghi R

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, a pathogenic flavivirus termed duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) caused widespread outbreak of egg-drop syndrome in domesticated ducks in China. Although the glycoprotein E of DTMUV is an important structural component of the virus, the B-cell epitopes of this protein remains uncharacterized. Using phage display and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li C,Bai X,Meng R,Shaozhou W,Zhang Q,Hua R,Liu JH,Liu M,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:All-dielectric nanophotonics lies at a forefront of nanoscience and technology as it allows to control light at the nanoscale using its electric and magnetic components. Bulk silicon does not experience any magnetic response, nevertheless, we demonstrate that the metasurface made of silicon parallelepipeds allows to e...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Terekhov PD,Baryshnikova KV,Greenberg Y,Fu YH,Evlyukhin AB,Shalin AS,Karabchevsky A

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical remission after transsphenoidal surgery is still unsatisfied in acromegaly patients with macroadenomas, especially with invasive macroadenomas. Concerning the impact of preoperative somatostatin analogues (SSAs) on surgical outcomes, previous studies with limited cases reported conflicting results. To asse...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang C,Li G,Jiang S,Bao X,Wang R

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 70 originally was established for glucansucrases of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) converting sucrose into α-glucan polymers. In recent years we have identified 3 subfamilies of GH70 enzymes (designated GtfB, GtfC and GtfD) as 4,6-α-glucanotransferases, cleaving (α1 → 4)-linkages in mal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gangoiti J,van Leeuwen SS,Meng X,Duboux S,Vafiadi C,Pijning T,Dijkhuizen L

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Coral reefs have been subject to mass coral bleaching, potentially causing rapid and widespread degradation of ecosystem services that depend on live coral cover, such as fisheries catch. Fisheries species in tropical waters associate with a wide range of habitats, so assessing the dependency of fisheries on coral ree...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Brown CJ,Taylor W,Wabnitz CCC,Connolly RM

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic rice producing insecticidal proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) could help protect the plants from damage by lepidopteran pests. However, one concern is the potential of Bt rice to harm non-target natural enemies, which play a vital role in pest control. In the present study, the potential effects of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tian JC,Romeis J,Liu K,Zhang FC,Zheng XS,Xu HX,Chen GH,He XC,Lu ZX

更新日期：2017-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant transformation results in increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Adaption to this toxic stress allows cancer cells to proliferate. Recently, piperlongumine (PL), a natural alkaloid, was identified to exhibit novel anticancer effects by targeting ROS signaling. PL induces apoptosis specifically in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li J,Sharkey CC,King MR

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00