Author Correction: Distinct effects of social motivation on face evaluations in adolescents with and without autism.

abstract：:The S385Y/D469T/R520Q variant of E. coli transketolase was evolved previously with three successive smart libraries, each guided by different structural, bioinformatical or computational methods. Substrate-walking progressively shifted the target acceptor substrate from phosphorylated aldehydes, towards a non-phosphor...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Affaticati PE,Dai SB,Payongsri P,Hailes HC,Tittmann K,Dalby PA

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine bacterial strains are of great interest for their ability to produce secondary metabolites with anticancer potentials. Isolation, identification, characterization and anticancer activities of isolated bacteria from El-Hamra Lake, Wadi El-Natrun (Egypt) were the objectives of this study. The isolated bacteria we...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： El-Garawani IM,El-Sabbagh SM,Abbas NH,Ahmed HS,Eissa OA,Abo-Atya DM,Khalifa SAM,El-Seedi HR

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine (Gln) is converted to excitatory (glutamate, aspartate) and inhibitory (γ-amino butyric acid) amino acid neurotransmitters in brain, and is a source of energy during glucose deprivation. Current research utilized an Analytical Quality by Design approach to optimize levels and combinations of critical gas pre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bheemanapally K,Ibrahim MMH,Briski KP

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Many tissues exhibit subatmospheric interstitial pressures under normal physiologic conditions. The mechanisms by which the lymphatic system extracts fluid from these tissues against the overall pressure gradient are unknown. We address this important physiologic issue by combining experimental measurements of contrac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jamalian S,Jafarnejad M,Zawieja SD,Bertram CD,Gashev AA,Zawieja DC,Davis MJ,Moore JE Jr

更新日期：2017-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional methods employed to discover new antibiotics are both a time-consuming and financially-taxing venture. This has led researchers to mine existing libraries of clinical molecules in order to repurpose old drugs for new applications (as antimicrobials). Such an effort led to the discovery of auranofin, a drug...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Thangamani S,Mohammad H,Abushahba MF,Sobreira TJ,Hedrick VE,Paul LN,Seleem MN

更新日期：2016-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared with natural materials, chiral metamaterials have been demonstrated with orders of magnitude stronger chiroptical response, which provides the basis for applications such as ultracompact polarization components and plasmonic-enhanced biosensing. Terahertz chiral metamaterials that allow dynamic polarization c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang S,Kang L,Werner DH

更新日期：2018-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of sedimentary cycles is difficult in fine-grained or homogenous sediments but is a prerequisite for the interpretation of depositional environments. Here we use a new autocorrelation analysis to detect cycles in a homogenous sediment core, E602, from the northern shelf of the South China Sea. Autocorrelatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiao S,Li R,Chen M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascertaining the existence of hidden objects in a complex system, objects that cannot be observed from the external world, not only is curiosity-driven but also has significant practical applications. Generally, uncovering a hidden node in a complex network requires successful identification of its neighboring nodes, ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Su RQ,Lai YC,Wang X,Do Y

更新日期：2014-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) known as "master producers" and macrophages as "master regulators", are the key cell types that strongly contribute to the progression of liver fibrosis. Since Notch signaling regulates multiple cellular processes, we aimed to study the role of Notch signaling in HSCs differentiation and ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bansal R,van Baarlen J,Storm G,Prakash J

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In chickens, the sensory organs for taste are the taste buds in the oral cavity, of which there are ~240-360 in total number as estimated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). There is not an easy way to visualize all taste buds in chickens. Here, we report a highly efficient method for labeling chicken taste buds in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rajapaksha P,Wang Z,Venkatesan N,Tehrani KF,Payne J,Swetenburg RL,Kawabata F,Tabata S,Mortensen LJ,Stice SL,Beckstead R,Liu HX

更新日期：2016-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A hybrid optoplasmonic amplifier, injection-seeded by an internally-generated Raman signal and operating in the visible (563-675 nm), is proposed and evidence for amplification is presented. Comprising a gain medium tethered to a whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonator with a protein, and a plasmonic surface, the opti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gartia MR,Seo S,Kim J,Chang TW,Bahl G,Lu M,Liu GL,Eden JG

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine whether shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is associated with more rapid pulmonary function decline in a longitudinal study of World Trade Center (WTC) responders. WTC responders (N = 284) participating in a monitoring study underwent blood sampling and were followed pro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Clouston SAP,Edelman NH,Aviv A,Stewart C,Luft BJ

更新日期：2019-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Restenosis remains a significant problem after angioplasty of hemodialysis vascular access. Both experimental and clinical studies have shown a protective effect of antioxidants against post-angioplasty restenosis. A prospective, randomized, feasibility study was conducted to investigate the effect of ascorbic acid to...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang CW,Wu CC,Luo CM,Chuang SY,Chen CH,Shen YF,Tarng DC

更新日期：2019-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the association of plasma biomarkers linked to inflammation (bacterial translocation, inflammatory response, and endothelial dysfunction), coagulopathy, and angiogenesis with the severity of liver cirrhosis (assessed by the Child-Pugh-Turcotte score, CTP) and Child-Pugh B cirrhosis (CTP 7-9) in pa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Salgüero S,Medrano LM,González-García J,Berenguer J,Montes ML,Diéz C,Garcia-Broncano P,Llop-Herrera E,Pérez-Latorre L,Bellóno JM,Jiménez-Sousa MÁ,Resino S

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Transport of mesoscale particles due to driving flow fields or external forces on a periodic surface appears in many areas. Geometrical and physical characteristics of particles affect the velocities of the particles in these periodic landscapes. In this paper, we present a numerical simulation based on solving the La...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Madadi E,Biagooi M,Mohammadjafari F,Nedaaee Oskoee S

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Both CC and CXC-class chemokines drive inflammatory disease. Tick salivary chemokine-binding proteins (CKBPs), or evasins, specifically bind subsets of CC- or CXC-chemokines, and could precisely target disease-relevant chemokines. Here we have used yeast surface display to identify two tick evasins: a CC-CKBP, P1243 f...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alenazi Y,Singh K,Davies G,Eaton JRO,Elders P,Kawamura A,Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We collected Solidago altissima clones to explore their leaf damage resistance, and as a result identified five accessions that exhibited variable defense abilities against the generalist herbivore Spodoptera litura. In order to characterize molecules involved in such natural variation, we focused on ethylene response...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Takafuji K,Rim H,Kawauchi K,Mujiono K,Shimokawa S,Ando Y,Shiojiri K,Galis I,Arimura GI

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex condition with unclear pathophysiology. Molecular disruptions within limbic brain regions and the periphery contribute to depression symptomatology and a more complete understanding the diversity of molecular changes that occur in these tissues may guide the development of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hamilton PJ,Chen EY,Tolstikov V,Peña CJ,Picone JA,Shah P,Panagopoulos K,Strat AN,Walker DM,Lorsch ZS,Robinson HL,Mervosh NL,Kiraly DD,Sarangarajan R,Narain NR,Kiebish MA,Nestler EJ

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:P130CAS/BCAR1 belongs to the CAS family of adaptor proteins, with important regulatory roles in cell migration, cell cycle control, and apoptosis. Previously, we and others showed that P130CAS mediates VEGF-A and PDGF signalling in vitro, but its cardiovascular function in vivo remains relatively unexplored. We charac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wisniewski L,French V,Lockwood N,Valdivia LE,Frankel P

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation is a common adjunct used to promote bone healing; its efficacy, however, remains uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials to establish the efficacy of electrical stimulation for bone healing. We identified all trials randomizing patients to electrical or sham ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Aleem IS,Aleem I,Evaniew N,Busse JW,Yaszemski M,Agarwal A,Einhorn T,Bhandari M

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:TiNb6O17 and TiNb2O7 were synthesized using a solid-state method. The techniques were used to assess the electrochemical performance and lithium diffusion kinetics of TiNb6O17 related to the unit cell volume with TiNb2O7. The charge-discharge curves and cyclic voltammetry revealed TiNb6O17 to have a similar redox pote...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee YS,Ryu KS

更新日期：2017-11-30 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：:An industrial waste, 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP), is toxic and extremely recalcitrant to biodegradation. To date, no natural TCP degraders able to mineralize TCP aerobically have been isolated. In this work, we engineered a biosafety Pseudomonas putida strain KT2440 for aerobic mineralization of TCP by implantation o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gong T,Xu X,Che Y,Liu R,Gao W,Zhao F,Yu H,Liang J,Xu P,Song C,Yang C

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In summer 2010, a massive bloom appeared in the middle (16-25°N, 160-200°E) of the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG) creating a spectacular oasis in the middle of the largest oceanic desert on Earth. Peaked in June 2010 covering over two million km2 in space, this phytoplankton bloom is the largest ever recorded b...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chow CH,Cheah W,Tai JH,Liu SF

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Trastuzumab combined with chemotherapy is standard of care for HER2 positive advanced gastro-esophageal cancers. The reported prevalence of HER2 discordance between primary tumors and corresponding metastases varies, hampering uniform patient selection for HER2 targeted therapy. This meta-analysis explores the influen...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Creemers A,Ter Veer E,de Waal L,Lodder P,Hooijer GKJ,van Grieken NCT,Bijlsma MF,Meijer SL,van Oijen MGH,van Laarhoven HWM

更新日期：2017-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus, flying occurs soon after the last imaginal molt and precedes the mating behavior in natural conditions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that flying may improve subsequent behavioral performance in a novel environment in female crickets. We developed a behavioral set-up to test female...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mezheritskiy M,Vorontsov D,Lapshin D,Dyakonova V

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well known that mean annual rainfall (MAR) and rainfall seasonality have a key role in influencing the distribution of tree and grass cover in African tropical grassy biomes (TGBs), the impact of intra-seasonal rainfall variability on these distributions is less agreed upon. Since the prevalent mechanis...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： D'Onofrio D,Sweeney L,von Hardenberg J,Baudena M

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the 4-year results of 32 patients with T1N0 low-lying rectal adenocarcinoma treated solely with californium-252 (Cf-252) neutron intracavity brachytherapy (ICBT). Patients were solicited into the study from January 2008 to June 2011. All the patients had refused surgery or surgery was contraindica...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiong Y,Shan J,Liu J,Zhao K,Chen S,Xu W,Zhou Q,Yang M,Lei X

更新日期：2017-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In December 2015, four violent explosive episodes from Mt. Etna's oldest summit crater, the Voragine, produced eruptive columns extending up to 15 km a.s.l. and significant fallout of tephra up to a hundred km from the vent. A combined textural and compositional study was carried out on pyroclasts from three of the fo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pompilio M,Bertagnini A,Del Carlo P,Di Roberto A

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucosinolates (GSLs) and their hydrolysis products present in Brassicales play important roles in plants against herbivores and pathogens as well as in the protection of human health. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the formation of species-specific GSLs and their hydrolysed products in Raphanus sati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang J,Qiu Y,Wang X,Yue Z,Yang X,Chen X,Zhang X,Shen D,Wang H,Song J,He H,Li X

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00