Evaluation of short interval cortical inhibition and intracortical facilitation from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with schizophrenia.

abstract：:This study was aimed at elucidating the changes of mandible symmetry in a rabbit model with low estrogen levels induced by ovariectomy (OVX) combined with temporomandibular joint (TMJ) anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADDWoR). 32 growing rabbits were randomly allocated into 4 groups; OVX group, ADDWoR gro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jiao Z,Wang X,Zhang X,Yang C

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of cardiac troponins (cTn) is the gold standard for diagnosing myocardial infarction. Independent of myocardial infarction (MI), however, sex, age and kidney function affect cTn levels. Here we developed a method to adjust cTnI levels for age, sex, and renal function, maintaining a unified cut-off value such a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Boeckel JN,Palapies L,Klotsche J,Zeller T,von Jeinsen B,Perret MF,Kleinhaus SL,Pieper L,Tzikas S,Leistner D,Bickel C,Stalla GK,Lehnert H,Lindahl B,Wittchen HU,Silber S,Baldus S,Maerz W,Dimmeler S,Blankenberg S,Mün

更新日期：2018-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Models of exchange-bias in thin films have been able to describe various aspects of this technologically relevant effect. Through appropriate choices of free parameters the modelled hysteresis loops adequately match experiment, and typical domain structures can be simulated. However, the use of these parameters, notab...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Benassi A,Marioni MA,Passerone D,Hug HJ

更新日期：2014-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the design and multiple functions of a new hierarchical nanotheronostic platform consisting of an upconversion nanoparticle (UCNP) core: shell with an additional mesoporous silica (mSiO2) matrix load shell containing sealed, high concentration of ICG molecules. We demonstrate that this UCNP@mSiO2-ICG na...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lv R,Wang D,Xiao L,Chen G,Xia J,Prasad PN

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematics of Oriental freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) is poorly known. Here, we present an integrative revision of the genus Trapezoideus Simpson, 1900 to further understanding of freshwater mussel diversity in the region. We demonstrate that Trapezoideus as currently circumscribed is non-monophyletic, ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Konopleva ES,Pfeiffer JM,Vikhrev IV,Kondakov AV,Gofarov MY,Aksenova OV,Lunn Z,Chan N,Bolotov IN

更新日期：2019-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Gait is an important health indicator and poor gait is strongly associated with disability and risk of falls. Thyroid dysfunction is suggested as a potential determinant of gait deterioration, but this has not been explored in a population-based study. We therefore investigated the association of thyroid function with...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bano A,Chaker L,Darweesh SK,Korevaar TI,Mattace-Raso FU,Dehghan A,Franco OH,van der Geest JN,Ikram MA,Peeters RP

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to compare the image quality and radiation dose of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) from prospectively triggered 128-slice CT (128-MSCT) versus dual-source 64-slice CT (DSCT). The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee at Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Sci...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gu J,Shi HS,Han P,Yu J,Ma GN,Wu S

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In cloud water, microorganisms are exposed to very strong stresses especially related to the presence of reactive oxygen species including H2O2 and radicals, which are the driving force of cloud chemistry. In order to understand how the bacterium Pseudomonas graminis isolated from cloud water respond to this oxidative...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wirgot N,Lagrée M,Traïkia M,Besaury L,Amato P,Canet I,Sancelme M,Jousse C,Diémé B,Lyan B,Delort AM

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A high throughput method for species identification and classification through chemometric processing of direct analysis in real time (DART) mass spectrometry-derived fingerprint signatures has been developed. The method entails introduction of samples to the open air space between the DART ion source and the mass spe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Musah RA,Espinoza EO,Cody RB,Lesiak AD,Christensen ED,Moore HE,Maleknia S,Drijfhout FP

更新日期：2015-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The ecological consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation have been intensively studied on a broad, landscape-wide scale, but have less been investigated on the finer scale of individual habitat patches, especially when considering dynamic turnovers in the habitability of sites. We study changes to individual patc...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kun Á,Oborny B,Dieckmann U

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the arguments have existed in the strengthening mechanism and microstructural model of the nanocomposite film due to lack of the convincible experimental evidences. In this investigation, the quarternary TiSiCN nanocomposite films with the different C and Si contents are synthesized by the reactive-magnetro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li W,Liu P,Xue Z,Ma F,Zhang K,Chen X,Feng R,Liaw PK

更新日期：2017-05-18 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：:Studies on the transcriptional control of gene expression play an important role in many areas of biology. Reference genes, which are often referred to as housekeeping genes, such as GAPDH, G3PDH, EF2, RpL7A, RpL10, TUBα and Actin, have traditionally been assumed to be stably expressed in all conditions, and they are ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Płachetka-Bożek A,Augustyniak M

更新日期：2017-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) is the earliest clinical episode in multiple sclerosis (MS). Low environmental exposure to UV radiation is implicated in risk of developing MS, and therefore, narrowband UVB phototherapy might delay progression to MS in people with CIS. Twenty individuals with CIS were recruited, and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Trend S,Jones AP,Cha L,Cooper MN,Geldenhuys S,Fabis-Pedrini MJ,Carroll WM,Cole JM,Booth DR,Lucas RM,French MA,Byrne SN,Kermode AG,Hart PH

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports suggest that offspring of mothers who smoke during pregnancy have greater risk of developing depression. However, it is unclear whether this is due to intrauterine effects. Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) from the UK (N = 2,869), the Nord-Trøndelag health s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Taylor AE,Carslake D,de Mola CL,Rydell M,Nilsen TIL,Bjørngaard JH,Horta BL,Pearson R,Rai D,Galanti MR,Barros FC,Romundstad PR,Davey Smith G,Munafò MR

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Oscillatory media can exhibit the coexistence of synchronized and desynchronized regions, so-called chimera states, for uniform parameters and symmetrical coupling. In a phase-balanced chimera state, where the totals of synchronized and desynchronized regions, respectively, are of the same size, the symmetry of the sy...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Haugland SW,Schmidt L,Krischer K

更新日期：2015-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Globally, Aedes aegypti is one of the most dangerous mosquitoes that plays a crucial role as a vector for human diseases, such as yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya. To identify (1) transcriptomic basis of midgut (2) key genes that are involved in the toxicity process by a comparative transcriptomic analysis betwee...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Batool K,Alam I,Wu S,Liu W,Zhao G,Chen M,Wang J,Xu J,Huang T,Pan X,Yu X,Guan X,Xu L,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:N-doped carbon nanosheets/vanadium nitride nanoparticles (N-CNS/VNNPs) are synthesized via a novel method combining surface-initiated in-situ intercalative polymerization and thermal-treatment process in NH3/N2 atmosphere. The pH value of the synthesis system plays a critical role in constructing the structure and enh...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tan Y,Liu Y,Tang Z,Wang Z,Kong L,Kang L,Liu Z,Ran F

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies have a variety of applications in research and medicine. Here, we report development of a new method for production of monoclonal antibodies. Our method relies on in vivo RNA transfection rather than peptide vaccination. We took advantage of RNA transcripts complexed with DOTMA and DOPE lipids to...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Romani B,Kavyanifard A,Allahbakhshi E

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrous scaffolds are used for bone tissue engineering purposes with great success across a variety of polymers with different physical and chemical properties. It is now evident that the correct degree of curvature promotes increased cytoskeletal tension on osteoprogenitors leading to osteogenic differentiation. Howe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ozdemir T,Bowers DT,Zhan X,Ghosh D,Brown JL

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its clonal evolution a tumor rarely contains multiple genomic alterations in the same pathway as disrupting the pathway by one gene often is sufficient to confer the complete fitness advantage. As a result, many cancer driver genes display mutual exclusivity across tumors. However, searching for mutually ex...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pulido-Tamayo S,Weytjens B,De Maeyer D,Marchal K

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Some herbivore-induced-plant volatiles (HIPVs) compounds are vital for the functioning of an ecosystem, by triggering multi-trophic interactions for natural enemies, plants and herbivores. However, the effect of these chemicals, which play a crucial role in regulating the multi-trophic interactions between plant-herbi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin Y,Qasim M,Hussain M,Akutse KS,Avery PB,Dash CK,Wang L

更新日期：2017-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The mode of action for oncolytic viruses (OVs) in cancer treatment is thought to depend on a direct initial cytotoxic effect against infected tumor cells and subsequent activation of immune cell responses directed against the neoplasm. To study both of these effects in a mouse model of glioblastoma (GBM), we employed ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alayo QA,Ito H,Passaro C,Zdioruk M,Mahmoud AB,Grauwet K,Zhang X,Lawler SE,Reardon DA,Goins WF,Fernandez S,Chiocca EA,Nakashima H

更新日期：2020-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical forces are critical to modulate cell spreading, contractility, gene expression, and even stem cell differentiation. Yet, existing tools that can apply controllable subcellular forces to a large number of single cells simultaneously are still limited. Here we report a novel ultrasound tweezing cytometry util...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fan Z,Sun Y,Di Chen,Tay D,Chen W,Deng CX,Fu J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We successfully realised plasmon-driven selective reduction reactions of 2-amino-5-nitrobenzenethiol (2A-5-NBT) to 3,3'-dimercapto-4,4'-diaminoazobenzene , an azobenzene derivative, using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy, and supported by the theoretical calculations. The SERS spectra demonstrated...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ding Q,Chen M,Li Y,Sun M

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the SOX2 amplification was identified in lung squamous cell carcinoma (lung SCC), SOX2 transcriptional downstream targets have been actively investigated; however, such targets are often cell line specific. Here, in order to identify highly consensus SOX2 downstream genes in lung SCC cells, we used RNA-seq data ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fukazawa T,Guo M,Ishida N,Yamatsuji T,Takaoka M,Yokota E,Haisa M,Miyake N,Ikeda T,Okui T,Takigawa N,Maeda Y,Naomoto Y

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Reverse transcription quantitative-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) is a routine method for gene expression analysis, and reliable results depend on proper normalization by stable reference genes. Caloric restriction (CR) is a robust lifestyle intervention to slow aging and delay onset of age-associated diseases vi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gong H,Sun L,Chen B,Han Y,Pang J,Wu W,Qi R,Zhang TM

更新日期：2016-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A wide network of interconnected areas was previously found in neuroimaging studies involving normal as well as pathological subjects; however literature seems to suffer from a lack of investigation in glucose metabolism behaviour under olfactory condition. Thus, the present work describe for the first time a pure olf...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alessandrini M,Micarelli A,Chiaravalloti A,Candidi M,Bruno E,Di Pietro B,Schillaci O,Pagani M

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Results on the relationships between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms and postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) susceptibility and bone mineral density (BMD) are conflicting. The aim of the study is to identify more eligible studies that calculated pooled OR and WMD with 95% CI to assess their associations. Ov...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang L,Yin X,Wang J,Xu D,Wang Y,Yang J,Tao Y,Zhang S,Feng X,Yan C

更新日期：2018-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Over-exploitation of groundwater and marked changes in climate over the years have imposed immense pressure on the global groundwater resources. As demand of potable water increases across the globe for human consumption, agriculture and industrial uses, the need to evaluate the groundwater potential and productivity ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Arulbalaji P,Padmalal D,Sreelash K

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00