Publisher Correction: Sensory attenuation in Parkinson's disease is related to disease severity and dopamine dose.

abstract：:The microbiota colonized on human body is renowned as "a forgotten organ" due to its big impacts on human health and disease. Recently, microbiome studies have identified a large number of microbes differentially regulated in a variety of conditions, such as disease and diet. However, methods for discovering biologica...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ma W,Huang C,Zhou Y,Li J,Cui Q

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroenterologists are still unable to differentiate between some of the most ordinary disorders of the gut and consequently patients are misdiagnosed. We have developed a swallowable gas sensor capsule for addressing this. The gases of the gut are the by-product of the fermentation processes during digestion, affect...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ou JZ,Cottrell JJ,Ha N,Pillai N,Yao CK,Berean KJ,Ward SA,Grando D,Muir JG,Harrison CJ,Wijesiriwardana U,Dunshea FR,Gibson PR,Kalantar-Zadeh K

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of 32 candidate reference genes was used to identify the most stable genes for gene normalisation in quantitative RT-PCR studies using endometrial biopsies obtained from women with endometrial cancer (type 1 or type 2) and without cancer (controls). RNA from the biopsies was isolated, examined for purity and q...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ayakannu T,Taylor AH,Konje JC

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans interact with the oceans in diverse and profound ways. The scope, magnitude, footprint and ultimate cumulative impacts of human activities can threaten ocean ecosystems and have changed over time, resulting in new challenges and threats to marine ecosystems. A fundamental gap in understanding how humanity is af...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Halpern BS,Frazier M,Afflerbach J,Lowndes JS,Micheli F,O'Hara C,Scarborough C,Selkoe KA

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that non-selective autophagy of infected hepatocytes could facilitate the development of malaria in the liver stage, but the fate of parasites following selective autophagy of infected hepatocytes is still not very clear. Here, we confirmed that sporozoite infection can induce a selective autophag...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhao C,Liu T,Zhou T,Fu Y,Zheng H,Ding Y,Zhang K,Xu W

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of non-poplar extracts, cutin, and wax layer in the wheat straw outer surface (WOS) greatly limit its application in bio-composite preparation. In this study, a dielectric-barrier-discharge plasma using water vapor as feeding gas was used to fast modify the WOS. The morphology, free radical concentrations...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen W,Xu Y,Shi S,Cao Y,Chen M,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the response of the plant community to increasing nitrogen (N) deposition is helpful for improving pasture management in semi-arid areas. We implemented a 5-year N addition experiment in a Stipa krylovii steppe of Inner Mongolia, northern China. The aboveground biomass (AGB) and species richness were mea...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He K,Qi Y,Huang Y,Chen H,Sheng Z,Xu X,Duan L

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of hexagonal phase NaYF4:Er(3+) nanorods synthesized by hydrothermal method changed greatly after a continuing calcination, along with a phase transformation to cubic phase. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra indicated that mid-infrared (MIR) emission was obtained in both hexagonal and cubic phase NaYF4:Er(...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang D,Chen D,He H,Pan Q,Xiao Q,Qiu J,Dong G

更新日期：2016-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are widely used in regenerative medicine. In some applications, they must survive under low nutrient conditions engendered by avascularity. Strategies to improve hMSCs survival may be of high relevance in tissue engineering. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 C (CPT1C) is a pseudoenz...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Roa-Mansergas X,Fadó R,Atari M,Mir JF,Muley H,Serra D,Casals N

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to evaluate intervention components of an alcohol reduction app: Drink Less. Excessive drinkers (AUDIT>=8) were recruited to test enhanced versus minimal (reduced functionality) versions of five app modules in a 25 factorial trial. Modules were: Self-monitoring and Feedback, Action Planning, Identity Chang...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Crane D,Garnett C,Michie S,West R,Brown J

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Carabids are considered beneficial arthropods in agroecosystems, where they prey on crop pests or consume weed seeds. Therefore, knowledge of the spatial distribution of carabids in agricultural landscapes is crucial to efficiently manage the ecosystem services that they provide. In the present study, we investigated ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Knapp M,Seidl M,Knappová J,Macek M,Saska P

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery of nutrients and energy from municipal wastewater has attracted much attention in recent years; however, its efficiency is significantly limited by the low-strength properties of municipal wastewater. Herein, we report a pilot-scale forward osmosis (FO) system using a spiral-wound membrane module to concentra...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Z,Zheng J,Tang J,Wang X,Wu Z

更新日期：2016-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Halyomorpha halys is a global invasive species, native to Southeast Asia, that is threatening agriculture in invaded regions. Our objectives were to: 1) establish the attractiveness of semiochemical stimuli paired with field-deployed traps in Europe (Greece, Hungary, Italy, and Switzerland), compared with Maryland, US...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Morrison WR 3rd,Milonas P,Kapantaidaki DE,Cesari M,Di Bella E,Guidetti R,Haye T,Maistrello L,Moraglio ST,Piemontese L,Pozzebon A,Ruocco G,Short BD,Tavella L,Vétek G,Leskey TC

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobility of people and goods during the Upper Paleolithic has proven difficult to reconstruct given the relative rareness of remains. Nevertheless, archaeological contexts like the Late Pleistocene horizon of Borsuka Cave (Southern Poland) represent a unique opportunity to explore patterns of objects' transportation a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kowalik N,Anczkiewicz R,Wilczyński J,Wojtal P,Müller W,Bondioli L,Nava A,Gasparik M

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Oceanic archipelagos are the ideal setting for investigating processes that shape species assemblages. Focusing on keyhole limpets, genera Fissurella and Diodora from Cape Verde Islands, we used an integrative approach combining molecular phylogenetics with ocean transport simulations to infer species distribution pat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cunha RL,Assis JM,Madeira C,Seabra R,Lima FP,Lopes EP,Williams ST,Castilho R

更新日期：2017-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Broadband on-chip optical frequency combs (OFCs) are important for expanding the functionality of photonic integrated circuits. Here, we demonstrate a huge local optical nonlinearity enhancement using graphene. A waveguide is decorated with graphene by precisely manipulating graphene's area and position. Our approach ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ishizawa A,Kou R,Goto T,Tsuchizawa T,Matsuda N,Hitachi K,Nishikawa T,Yamada K,Sogawa T,Gotoh H

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The existing molecular cloning methods are often limited by the availability of suitable restriction sites. It is still a challenge for simultaneous cloning of multiple fragments into different sites of a single vector. Here we developed a novel method named improved overlap extension PCR (IOEP) for restriction enzyme...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guo W,Xie B,Jiang M,Zhu XJ,Qiu M,Dai ZM

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyze the performance of a force detector based on balanced measurements with a Mach-Zehnder interferometer incorporating a standard optomechanical cavity. The system is driven by a coherent superposition of coherent light and squeezed vacuum field, providing quantum correlation along with optical coherence in or...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee CW,Lee JH,Seok H

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we tested whether the volatile metabolome was altered by mutations of the Alzheimer's disease (AD)-implicated amyloid precursor protein gene (APP) and comprehensively examined urinary volatiles that may potentially serve as candidate biomarkers of AD. Establishing additional biomarkers in screeni...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kimball BA,Wilson DA,Wesson DW

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2013, U.S. swine producers were confronted with the disruptive emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhoea (PED). Movement of animals among farms is hypothesised to have played a role in the spread of PED among farms. Via this or other mechanisms, the rate of spread may also depend on the geographic density of farms an...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： O'Dea EB,Snelson H,Bansal S

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Adaptation of visual responses enhances visual information processing mainly by preserving the full dynamic range of neuronal responses during changing light conditions and is found throughout the whole visual system. Although adaptation in the primate superior colliculus neurons has received much attention little is ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bytautiene J,Baranauskas G

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection of pure spin current using a nonlocal geometry is a promising method for controlling magnetization in spintronic devices from the viewpoints of increasing freedom in device structure and avoiding problems related to charge current. Here, we report an experimental demonstration of magnetization switching of a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Suto H,Nagasawa T,Kanao T,Yamada K,Mizushima K

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a mechanically active cell culture substrate that produces complex strain patterns and generates extremely high strain rates. The transparent miniaturized cell stretcher is compatible with live cell microscopy and provides a very compact and portable alternative to other systems. A cell monolayer is culture...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Poulin A,Imboden M,Sorba F,Grazioli S,Martin-Olmos C,Rosset S,Shea H

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, a primary cause of genital cancer, is also related to the increasing incidence of oropharyngeal cancer among young men. Relatively little is known about the concurrence of oral and genital infection among healthy individuals. Oral and genital swab exfoliated cells were collected s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu F,Hang D,Deng Q,Liu M,Xi L,He Z,Zhang C,Sun M,Liu Y,Li J,Pan Y,Ning T,Guo C,Liang Y,Xu R,Zhang L,Cai H,Ke Y

更新日期：2015-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass burning aerosols mainly consist of black carbon (BC) and organic aerosols (OAs), and some of OAs are brown carbon (BrC). This study simulates the colors of BrC, BC and their mixture with scattering OAs in the ambient atmosphere by using a combination of light scattering simulations, a two-stream radiative tran...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu C,Chung CE,Zhang F,Yin Y

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), glucose dynamics are influenced by insulin reactions, diet, lifestyle, etc., and characterized by instability and nonlinearity. With the objective of a dependable decision support system for T1DM self-management, we aim to model glucose dynamics using their nonlinear c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Frandes M,Timar B,Timar R,Lungeanu D

更新日期：2017-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Beneficial effects of CO2 on photosynthetic organisms will be a key driver of ecosystem change under ocean acidification. Predicting the responses of macroalgal species to ocean acidification is complex, but we demonstrate that the response of assemblages to elevated CO2 are correlated with inorganic carbon physiology...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cornwall CE,Revill AT,Hall-Spencer JM,Milazzo M,Raven JA,Hurd CL

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychological and behavioural interventions may be effective in reducing menopause-related symptoms. This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in reducing menopause-related symptoms by comparing with an active control group, the menopause educatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wong C,Yip BH,Gao T,Lam KYY,Woo DMS,Yip ALK,Chin CY,Tang WPY,Choy MMT,Tsang KWK,Ho SC,Ma HSW,Wong SYS

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), including dopamine receptors, represent a group of important pharmacological targets. An increased formation of dopamine receptor D2 homodimers has been suggested to be associated with the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Selective labeling and ligand-induced modulation of dimeriz...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tabor A,Weisenburger S,Banerjee A,Purkayastha N,Kaindl JM,Hübner H,Wei L,Grömer TW,Kornhuber J,Tschammer N,Birdsall NJ,Mashanov GI,Sandoghdar V,Gmeiner P

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Many efforts have been made in the last 30 years to develop more relevant in vitro models to study genotoxic responses of drugs and environmental contaminants. While 2D HepaRG cells are one of the most promising models for liver toxicology, a switch to 3D cultures that integrate both in vivo architecture and cell-cell...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mandon M,Huet S,Dubreil E,Fessard V,Le Hégarat L

更新日期：2019-07-22 00:00:00