Discrimination of three Ephedra species and their geographical origins based on multi-element fingerprinting by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

abstract：:We compared markers of glucose homeostasis and their association with diabetes and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in Fukuoka, Japanese subjects (n = 1108) and age-, gender- and menopausal status-matched participants in the Framingham Offspring Study (n = 1096). The markers examined included fasting glucose, insulin, a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ikezaki H,Ai M,Schaefer EJ,Otokozawa S,Asztalos BF,Nakajima K,Zhou Y,Liu CT,Jacques PF,Cupples LA,Furusyo N

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The stethoscope is used as first line diagnostic tool in assessment of patients with pulmonary symptoms. However, there is much debate about the diagnostic accuracy of this instrument. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of lung auscultation for the most common respiratory pathologies. Studies ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Arts L,Lim EHT,van de Ven PM,Heunks L,Tuinman PR

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated social defeat stress (R-SDS) induces multiple behavioral changes in mice. However, the relationships between these behavioral changes were not fully understood. In the first experiment, to examine how the social avoidance is related to R-SDS-impaired behavioral flexibility, 10-week-old male C57BL/6N mice rece...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Higashida S,Nagai H,Nakayama K,Shinohara R,Taniguchi M,Nagai M,Hikida T,Yawata S,Ago Y,Kitaoka S,Narumiya S,Furuyashiki T

更新日期：2018-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Two active-source, high-resolution seismic profiles were acquired in the Solfatara tuff cone in May and November 2014, with dense, wide-aperture arrays. Common Receiver Surface processing was crucial in improving signal-to-noise ratio and reflector continuity. These surveys provide, for the first time, high-resolution...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bruno PPG,Maraio S,Festa G

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence suggests that neuroinflammatory processes are implicated in the initiation and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Previous reports have demonstrated an increase in microgliosis and astrogliosis in the lumbar spinal cord of SOD1G93A transgenic mice before the onset of symptoms, a ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Granucci EJ,Griciuc A,Mueller KA,Mills AN,Le H,Dios AM,McGinty D,Pereira J,Elmaleh D,Berry JD,Paganoni S,Cudkowicz ME,Tanzi RE,Sadri-Vakili G

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Do scientists follow hot topics in their scientific investigations? In this paper, by performing analysis to papers published in the American Physical Society (APS) Physical Review journals, it is found that papers are more likely to be attracted by hot fields, where the hotness of a field is measured by the number of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei T,Li M,Wu C,Yan XY,Fan Y,Di Z,Wu J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of host genetic variation in pneumonia development and outcome is poorly understood. We studied common polymorphisms in the genes of proinflammatory cytokines (IL6 rs1800795, IL8 rs4073, IL1B rs16944), anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL10 rs1800896, IL4 rs2243250, IL13 rs20541) and toll-like receptors (TLR2 rs57...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Smelaya TV,Belopolskaya OB,Smirnova SV,Kuzovlev AN,Moroz VV,Golubev AM,Pabalan NA,Salnikova LE

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we provide, at least to our knowledge, the first evidence that aripiprazole (APPZ) in the water blunts the stress response of exposed fish in a concentration ten times lower than the concentration detected in the environment. Although the mechanism of APPZ in the neuroendocrine axis is not yet determined, our res...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Barcellos HH,Kalichak F,da Rosa JG,Oliveira TA,Koakoski G,Idalencio R,de Abreu MS,Giacomini AC,Fagundes M,Variani C,Rossini M,Piato AL,Barcellos LJ

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The tick receptor for outer surface protein A (TROSPA) is the only identified factor involved in tick gut colonization by various Borrelia species. TROSPA is localized in the gut epithelium and can recognize and bind the outer surface bacterial protein OspA via an unknown mechanism. Based on earlier reports and our la...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Urbanowicz A,Lewandowski D,Szpotkowski K,Figlerowicz M

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of artificial cell is a route for searching the origin of protocell. Here, we create a novel cell model of graphene capsules with selective ion channels, indicating that graphene might be an embryo of protocell membrane. Firstly, we found that the highly oxidized graphene and phospholipid-graphene oxide ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li Z,Wang C,Tian L,Bai J,Yao H,Zhao Y,Zhang X,Cao S,Qi W,Wang S,Shi K,Xu Y,Mingliang Z,Liu B,Qiu H,Liu J,Wu W,Wang X,Wenzhen A

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral infection triggers a series of signaling cascades, which converge to activate the transcription factors nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), thereby inducing the transcription of type I interferons (IFNs). Although not fully characterized, these innate antiviral responses are fine...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang H,Wang D,Zhong H,Luo R,Shang M,Liu D,Chen H,Fang L,Xiao S

更新日期：2015-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Terrestrial arthropod fauna have been suggested as a key indicator of ecological integrity in forest systems. Because phenotypic identification is expert-limited, a shift towards DNA metabarcoding could improve scalability and democratize the use of forest floor arthropods for biomonitoring applications. The objective...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Porter TM,Morris DM,Basiliko N,Hajibabaei M,Doucet D,Bowman S,Emilson EJS,Emilson CE,Chartrand D,Wainio-Keizer K,Séguin A,Venier L

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:With the advent of nanotechnology, a variety of nanoarchitectures with varied physicochemical properties have been designed. Owing to the unique characteristics, DNAs have been used as a functional building block for novel nanoarchitecture. In particular, a self-assembly of long DNA molecules via a piece DNA staple ha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song IH,Shin SW,Park KS,Lansac Y,Jang YH,Um SH

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma is the most lethal cutaneous cancer. New drugs have recently appeared; however, not all patients obtain a benefit of these new drugs. For this reason, it is still necessary to characterize melanoma at molecular level. The aim of this study was to explore the molecular differences between melanoma tumor subtyp...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Trilla-Fuertes L,Gámez-Pozo A,Prado-Vázquez G,Zapater-Moros A,Díaz-Almirón M,Fortes C,Ferrer-Gómez M,López-Vacas R,Parra Blanco V,Márquez-Rodas I,Soria A,Fresno Vara JÁ,Espinosa E

更新日期：2019-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is increasing but the effectiveness of large-scale diabetes screening programmes is debated. We assessed associations between coverage of a national cardiovascular and diabetes risk assessment programme in England (NHS Health Check) and detection and management of incident cases of non-diabetic h...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Palladino R,Vamos EP,Chang KC,Khunti K,Majeed A,Millett C

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The human sweet taste receptor (T1R2) monomer-a member of the G-protein coupled receptor family that detects a wide variety of chemically and structurally diverse sweet tasting molecules, is known to pose a significant threat to human health. Protein that lack crystal structure is a challenge in structure-based protei...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Arodola OA,Kanchi S,Hloma P,Bisetty K,Asiri AM,Inamuddin

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant microbiota is a key determinant of plant health and productivity. The composition and structure of plant microbiota varies according to plant tissue and compartment, which are specific habitats for microbial colonization. To investigate the structural composition of the microbiome associated with tomato roots un...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee SA,Kim Y,Kim JM,Chu B,Joa JH,Sang MK,Song J,Weon HY

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiexcitonic transitions and emission of several photons per excitation comprise a very attractive feature of semiconductor quantum dots for optoelectronics applications. However, these higher-order radiative processes are usually quenched in colloidal quantum dots by Auger and other nonradiative decay channels. To ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Matsuzaki K,Vassant S,Liu HW,Dutschke A,Hoffmann B,Chen X,Christiansen S,Buck MR,Hollingsworth JA,Götzinger S,Sandoghdar V

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined whether it is possible to identify individual subjects on the basis of brain anatomical features. For this, we analyzed a dataset comprising 191 subjects who were scanned three times over a period of two years. Based on FreeSurfer routines, we generated three datasets covering 148 anatomical regions (corti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Valizadeh SA,Liem F,Mérillat S,Hänggi J,Jäncke L

更新日期：2018-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloromethane (CH3Cl) is a toxic gas mainly produced naturally, in particular by plants, and its emissions contribute to ozone destruction in the stratosphere. Conversely, CH3Cl can be degraded and used as the sole carbon and energy source by specialised methylotrophic bacteria, isolated from a variety of environments...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Farhan Ul Haque M,Besaury L,Nadalig T,Bringel F,Mutterer J,Schaller H,Vuilleumier S

更新日期：2017-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To pattern electrical metal contacts, electron beam lithography or photolithography are commonly utilized, and these processes require polymer resists with solvents. During the patterning process the graphene surface is exposed to chemicals, and the residue on the graphene surface was unable to be completely removed b...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tien DH,Park JY,Kim KB,Lee N,Seo Y

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A long-standing problem in modeling of shock response of metals is the ability to model defect nucleation and evolution mechanisms during plastic deformation and failure at the mesoscales. This paper demonstrates the capability of the "quasi-coarse-grained dynamics" (QCGD) simulation method to unravel microstructural ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Agarwal G,Valisetty RR,Namburu RR,Rajendran AM,Dongare AM

更新日期：2017-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:When exploited as cell factories, Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are exposed to harsh environmental stresses impairing titer, yield and productivity of the fermentative processes. The development of robust strains therefore represents a pivotal challenge for the implementation of cost-effective bioprocesses. Altering ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Martani F,Marano F,Bertacchi S,Porro D,Branduardi P

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The attenuated Sabin strains contained in the oral poliomyelitis vaccine are genetically unstable, and their circulation in poorly immunized populations can lead to the emergence of pathogenic circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPVs). The recombinant nature of most cVDPV genomes and the preferential presence ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bessaud M,Joffret ML,Blondel B,Delpeyroux F

更新日期：2016-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:E. coli is the main causative agent of mastitis in dairy cows, but the mechanism of molecular regulation underlying the occurrence and development of mastitis has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, an E. coli-induced mastitis model was created and RNASeq technology was used to measure the miRNA expression p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Luoreng ZM,Wang XP,Mei CG,Zan LS

更新日期：2018-08-23 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： Pizato N,Luzete BC,Kiffer LFMV,Corrêa LH,Santos IO,Assumpção JAF,Ito MK,Magalhães KG

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects have evolved multiple mechanisms to adapt to variations in environmental temperatures, including postural control of solar input, variations in diurnal activity, external morphological structures and selecting/generating microhabitats. Foam produced by Mahanarva fimbriolata nymphs (also known as root spittlebu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tonelli M,Gomes G,Silva WD,Magri NTC,Vieira DM,Aguiar CL,Bento JMS

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) certainly represents the biggest challenge for the sustainability and the development of aquaculture. A large number of economically relevant fish species have proven to be susceptible to the disease. Conversely, gilthead sea bream has generally been considered resistant to VNN, although i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Toffan A,Pascoli F,Pretto T,Panzarin V,Abbadi M,Buratin A,Quartesan R,Gijón D,Padrós F

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies demonstrate that the invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer (GC) is closely associated with a multi-subunit vacuolar H+-ATPase (V-ATPase). Here we investigated the expression and role of the human ATP6V1A gene that encodes the catalytic subunit A of V-ATPase in GC. We found that ATP6V1A expression le...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang P,Wang L,Sha J,Lou G,Lu N,Hang B,Mao JH,Zou X

更新日期：2017-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The Synlestidae (Odonata: Zygoptera) of southern Africa comprise some highly localized species. All but one species are endemic to South Africa, and many to the Cape Floristic Region. Here we present the first phylogenetic reconstruction of the southern African Synlestidae using nuclear and mitochondrial molecular dat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Simaika JP,Ware JL,Garrison RW,Samways MJ

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00