Risk, Predictors, and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units in Egypt.

abstract：:The human genome is persistently exposed to damage caused by xenobiotics, therefore the assessment of genotoxicity of substances having a direct contact with humans is of importance. Phthalates are commonly used in industrial applications. Widespread exposure to phthalates has been evidenced by their presence in human...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sicińska P,Mokra K,Wozniak K,Michałowicz J,Bukowska B

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemoparasites are responsible for some of the most prevalent and debilitating canine illnesses across the globe, whilst also posing a significant zoonotic risk to humankind. Nowhere are the effects of such parasites more pronounced than in developing countries in the tropics where the abundance and diversity of ectop...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huggins LG,Koehler AV,Ng-Nguyen D,Wilcox S,Schunack B,Inpankaew T,Traub RJ

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparan sulfate (HS) is a polysaccharide known to modulate many important biological processes, including Wnt signaling. However, the biochemical interaction between HS and Wnt molecules is not well characterized largely due to the lack of suitable methods. To determine the Wnt binding domain in HS, we used a Wnt sign...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao W,Xu Y,Liu J,Ho M

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential angiogenic effect of roxarsone, a feed additive widely used to promote animal growth worldwide, was demonstrated recently. We explored the mechanism of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor (VEGFR) in roxarsone promotion of rat vascular endothelial cells (ECs) and B16F10 mouse xenogr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen S,Xu J,Wei Q,Zhao Z,Chen X,Cui H,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent research has shown that the cerebellum is involved not only in motor control but also in higher-level activities, which are closely related to creativity. This study aimed to explore the role of the cerebellum in visual divergent thinking based on its intrinsic activity. To this end, we selected the resting-sta...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao Z,Liu X,Zhang D,Liu M,Hao N

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrasynovial tendon injuries are among the most challenging in orthopedics. Despite significant improvements in operative and rehabilitation methods, functional outcomes continue to be limited by adhesions, gap formation, and rupture. Adhesions result from excessive inflammation, whereas tendon gapping and rupture re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shen H,Jayaram R,Yoneda S,Linderman SW,Sakiyama-Elbert SE,Xia Y,Gelberman RH,Thomopoulos S

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Mask ventilation and coughing during oro-tracheal suctioning produce aerosols that enhance nosocomial transmission of respiratory infections. We examined the extent of exhaled air dispersion from a human-patient-simulator during mask ventilation by different groups of healthcare workers and coughing bouts. The simulat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chan MTV,Chow BK,Lo T,Ko FW,Ng SS,Gin T,Hui DS

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The d-band center model of Hammer and Nørskov is widely used in understanding and predicting catalytic activity on transition metal (TM) surfaces. Here, we demonstrate that this model is inadequate for capturing the complete catalytic activity of the magnetically polarized TM surfaces and propose its generalization. W...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bhattacharjee S,Waghmare UV,Lee SC

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Invariant Natural killer T (iNKT) cells rapidly produce copious amounts of multiple cytokines after in vivo activation, allowing for the direct detection of a number of cytokines directly ex vivo. However, for some cytokines this approach is suboptimal. Here, we report technical variations that allow the improved dete...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sag D,Özkan M,Kronenberg M,Wingender G

更新日期：2017-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:PP2A is a master controller of multiple inflammatory signaling pathways. It is a target in asthma; however the molecular mechanisms by which PP2A controls inflammation warrant further investigation. In A549 lung epithelial cells in vitro we show that inhibition of basal PP2A activity by okadaic acid (OA) releases rest...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rahman MM,Rumzhum NN,Morris JC,Clark AR,Verrills NM,Ammit AJ

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidences have suggested the potential association between Int7G24A (rs334354) polymorphism and cancer risk. However, results from epidemiological studies are controversial. We thus conducted this meta-analysis to clarify the association. Relevant studies were identified on electronic databases according ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu W,Tong Y,Wei X,Zhao Q,Pan X,Yu G,Lu Q

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase-15 (ADAM15) is a transmembrane protein involved in protein ectodomain shedding, cell adhesion and signalling. We previously cloned and characterised alternatively spliced variants of ADAM15 that differ in their intracellular domains and demonstrated correlation of the expression of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mattern J,Roghi CS,Hurtz M,Knäuper V,Edwards DR,Poghosyan Z

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A millisecond micro-RNA separation of a mixture of total RNA and genomic DNA, extracted from cultured HeLa cells, was successfully achieved using a hybrid structure of nanopillars and nanoslits contained inside a microchannel. The nanopillars, 250-nm in diameter and 100-nm in height, were fabricated with a 750-nm spac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu Q,Kaji N,Yasui T,Rahong S,Yanagida T,Kanai M,Nagashima K,Tokeshi M,Kawai T,Baba Y

更新日期：2017-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently discovered two-dimensional (2D) semimetal 1 T´-MoTe2 exhibits colossal magnetoresistance and superconductivity, driving a strong research interest in the material's quantum phenomena. Unlike the typical hexagonal structure found in many 2D materials, the 1 T´-MoTe2 lattice has strong in-plane anisotropy. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song Q,Wang H,Pan X,Xu X,Wang Y,Li Y,Song F,Wan X,Ye Y,Dai L

更新日期：2017-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A binary metallic superoscillatory lens assisted with annular subwavelength slits is proposed, which generates a longitudinally-polarized super-resolution focal point. The annular slits are designed to selectively transmit radially-polarized light. Simulations using the finite element method show a 0.24 λ focal spot w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kim H,Rogers ETF

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotransmitters and peptide hormones are secreted into outside the cell by a vesicle fusion process. Although non-coding RNA (ncRNA) that include microRNA (miRNA) regulates gene expression inside the cell where they are transcribed, extracellular miRNA has been recently discovered outside the cells, proposing that m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gümürdü A,Yildiz R,Eren E,Karakülah G,Ünver T,Genç Ş,Park Y

更新日期：2017-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ce(3+)-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG:Ce) nanocrystals were successfully synthesized via a facile sol-gel method. Multiple characterization techniques were employed to study the structure, morphology, composition and photoluminescence properties of YAG:Ce nanophosphors. The YAG:Ce0.0055 sintered at 1030 °C exhibit...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He X,Liu X,Li R,Yang B,Yu K,Zeng M,Yu R

更新日期：2016-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:There a few reports of rhodamine-based fluorescent sensors for selective detection of only Al3+, due to the challenge of identifying a suitable ligand for binding Al3+ ion. The use of fluorophore moieties appended to a polymer backbone for sensing applications is far from mature. Here, we report a new fluorescent prob...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gandra UR,Courjaret R,Machaca K,Al-Hashimi M,Bazzi HS

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is crucial to the host immune response against fungi, such as Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus and Cryptococcus neoformans, but its importance in Cryptococcus gattii infection is unknown. Our study aimed to understand the role of TLR9 during the course of experimental C. gattii infec...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： da Silva-Junior EB,Firmino-Cruz L,Guimarães-de-Oliveira JC,De-Medeiros JVR,de Oliveira Nascimento D,Freire-de-Lima M,de Brito-Gitirana L,Morrot A,Previato JO,Mendonça-Previato L,Decote-Ricardo D,de Matos Guedes HL,Freire-de-Lima

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia is a neurocognitive disorder characterized by a progressive memory loss and impairment in cognitive and functional abilities. Autophagy and mitophagy are two important cellular processes by which the damaged intracellular components are degraded by lysosomes. To investigate the contribution of autophagy and m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Castellazzi M,Patergnani S,Donadio M,Giorgi C,Bonora M,Bosi C,Brombo G,Pugliatti M,Seripa D,Zuliani G,Pinton P

更新日期：2019-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aims at characterizing the mechanisms that allow humans to entrain the mind and body to incoming rhythmic sensory inputs in real time. We addressed this unresolved issue by examining the relationship between covert neural processes and overt behavior in the context of musical rhythm. We measured temp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nozaradan S,Peretz I,Keller PE

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The fabrication of Ru nanostructures by focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) requires suitable precursor molecules and processes to obtain the pure metal. So far this is problematic because established organometallic Ru precursors contain large organic ligands, such as cyclopentadienyl anions, that tend to...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rohdenburg M,Boeckers H,Brewer CR,McElwee-White L,Swiderek P

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zapico GF,Ohtake N,Akasaka H,Munoz-Guijosa JM

更新日期：2019-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This corrects the article DOI: 10.1038/srep42133. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Niu C,Yang P,Luo H,Huang H,Wang Y,Yao B

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in evaluating blunt abdominal trauma for patients presenting to the emergency department. Electronic search of Scopus and Pubmed was performed from inception to September 2016. Human studies investigating the diagnostic accuracy of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Z,Hong Y,Liu N,Chen Y

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccine trials and cohort studies in Plasmodium falciparum endemic areas indicate that naturally-acquired and vaccine-induced antibodies to merozoite surface protein 2 (MSP2) are associated with resistance to malaria. These data indicate that PfMSP2 has significant potential as a component of a multi-antigen malaria v...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Eacret JS,Gonzales DM,Franks RG,Burns JM Jr

更新日期：2019-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Elastography plays a key role in characterizing soft media such as biological tissue. Although this technology has found widespread use in both clinical diagnostics and basic science research, nearly all methods require direct physical contact with the object of interest and can even be invasive. For a number of appli...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ambroziński Ł,Song S,Yoon SJ,Pelivanov I,Li D,Gao L,Shen TT,Wang RK,O'Donnell M

更新日期：2016-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) play a key role in the progression of heart failure. Whether treatments limiting AGEs formation would prevent adverse left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction (MI) remain unknown. We investigated whether pyridoxamine (PM) could limit adverse cardiac outcome in MI. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Deluyker D,Ferferieva V,Driesen RB,Verboven M,Lambrichts I,Bito V

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical chaperones including arginine and its derivatives are widely used by biochemists working on the design of agents, which are able to efficiently suppress protein aggregation. To elucidate the mechanisms of anti-aggregation activity of chemical chaperones, methods based on registration of the increment in light...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Borzova VA,Markossian KA,Kleymenov SY,Kurganov BI

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Topological quantum computation is a promising technique to achieve large-scale, error-corrected computation. Quantum hardware is used to create a large, 3-dimensional lattice of entangled qubits while performing computation requires strategic measurement in accordance with a topological circuit specification. The spe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Paler A,Devitt SJ,Nemoto K,Polian I

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00