Sulphur and carbon isotopes as tracers of past sub-seafloor microbial activity.

abstract：:Artificially structured coatings are widely employed to minimize materials deterioration and corrosion, the annual direct cost of which is over 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) for industrial countries. Manufacturing higher performance anticorrosive coatings is one of the most efficient approaches to reduce this...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen B,Guizar-Sicairos M,Xiong G,Shemilt L,Diaz A,Nutter J,Burdet N,Huo S,Mancuso J,Monteith A,Vergeer F,Burgess A,Robinson I

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the altered activation of the immune system in the prognosis of patients affected by laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC). We analyzed 56 patients with advanced LSCC divided into two groups according to their prognosis: the first group relapsed within 24 months after treatment, the secon...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tagliabue M,Maffini F,Fumagalli C,Gandini S,Lepanto D,Corso F,Cacciola S,Ranghiero A,Rappa A,Vacirca D,Cossu Rocca M,Alterio D,Guerini Rocco E,Cattaneo A,Chu F,Zorzi S,Curigliano G,Chiocca S,Barberis M,Viale G,Ans

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The large and complex genome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which consists of significant portions (up to 20%) of transferable genetic elements contributes to the rapid development of antibiotic resistance. The whole genome sequences of 22 strains isolated from eye and cystic fibrosis patients in Australia and India betwe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Subedi D,Vijay AK,Kohli GS,Rice SA,Willcox M

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Hysteresis, which is the history dependence of physical systems, is one of the most important topics in physics. Interestingly, bi-stability of plasma with a huge hysteresis loop has been observed in inductive plasma discharges. Despite long plasma research, how this plasma hysteresis occurs remains an unresolved ques...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee HC,Chung CW

更新日期：2015-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrochemical nanosensors based on nanoporous gold leaf (NPGL) and molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) are developed for pharmaceutical analysis by using metronidazole (MNZ) as a model analyte. NPGL, serving as the loading platform for MIP immobilization, possesses large accessible surface area with superb electric ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li Y,Liu Y,Liu J,Liu J,Tang H,Cao C,Zhao D,Ding Y

更新日期：2015-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver repopulation by transplanted hepatocytes has not been achieved previously in a normal liver microenvironment. Here we report that adult rat hepatocytes transduced ex vivo with a lentivirus expressing a human YapERT2 fusion protein (hYapERT2) under control of the hepatocyte-specific transthyretin (TTR) promoter r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yovchev M,Jaber FL,Lu Z,Patel S,Locker J,Rogler LE,Murray JW,Sudol M,Dabeva MD,Zhu L,Shafritz DA

更新日期：2016-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The cuticle of the beetle Chrysina chrysargyrea reflects left-handed polarized light in the broad spectral range from 340 to 1000 nm. Interference oscillations in the experimental Mueller-matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry data reveal that transparent materials comprise the cuticle. A spectral analysis of the interfere...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mendoza-Galván A,Del Río LF,Järrendahl K,Arwin H

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:One strategy to address new potential dangers is to generate defensive responses to stimuli that remind learned threats, a phenomenon called fear generalization. During a threatening experience, the brain encodes implicit and explicit memory traces. Nevertheless, there is a lack of studies comparing implicit and expli...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Manassero E,Mana L,Concina G,Renna A,Sacchetti B

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Video game play induces a generalized recovery of a range of spatial visual functions in the amblyopic brain. Here we ask whether video game play also alters temporal processing in the amblyopic brain. When visual targets are presented in rapid succession, correct identification of the first target (T1) can interfere ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li RW,Ngo CV,Levi DM

更新日期：2015-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common inflammatory diseases resulting from habitual smoking. Impaired clearance of apoptotic cell by airway macrophages contributes to lung inflammation. Milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8), as a link between apoptotic cells and phagocytes, facilitate...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Y,Luo G,Chen J,Jiang R,Zhu J,Hu N,Huang W,Cheng G,Jia M,Su B,Zhang N,Cui T

更新日期：2017-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread use of electric light and electronic devices has resulted in an excessive exposure to light during the late-evening and at night. This late light exposure acutely suppresses melatonin and sleepiness and delays the circadian clock. Here we investigate whether the acute effects of late-evening light expos...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Te Kulve M,Schlangen LJM,van Marken Lichtenbelt WD

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A Quality Improvement bundle was implemented with the goal of standardizing the multidisciplinary approach to delivery room management. We used a Pre-Post Quality Improvement initiative with the following aims: (1) Placement of a functioning pulse oximeter by two minutes after birth, (2) Delayed intubation, (3) Normot...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sauer CW,Boutin MA,Fatayerji AN,Proudfoot JA,Fatayerji NI,Golembeski DJ

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The floral phenology, pollination ecology and breeding systems of two sympatric early-divergent angiosperms, Goniothalamus tapisoides and G. suaveolens (Annonaceae) are compared. The flowers are protogynous and morphologically similar, with anthesis over 23-25 h. Both species are predominantly xenogamous and pollinate...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lau JY,Pang CC,Ramsden L,Saunders RM

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:High tumor vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels are associated with poor treatment outcomes in prostate cancer (PCa), and immune deficiency in the PCa microenvironment, especially suppression of dendritic cell (DC) proliferation, has been confirmed. In this study, we (1) investigated whether VEGF participa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang W,Shou WD,Xu YJ,Bai WK,Hu B

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a persistent and unexplained pathological state characterized by exertional and severely debilitating fatigue, with/without infectious or neuropsychiatric symptoms, lasting at least 6 consecutive months. Its pathogenesis remains incompletely understood. Here, we performed comprehensiv...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yamano E,Sugimoto M,Hirayama A,Kume S,Yamato M,Jin G,Tajima S,Goda N,Iwai K,Fukuda S,Yamaguti K,Kuratsune H,Soga T,Watanabe Y,Kataoka Y

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns related to pulmonary toxicity and non-specificity of nanoparticles have limited their clinical applications for aerosol delivery of chemotherapeutics in lung cancer. We hypothesized that pulmonary surfactant mimetic nanoparticles that offer pH responsive release specifically in tumor may be a possible solutio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Joshi N,Shirsath N,Singh A,Joshi KS,Banerjee R

更新日期：2014-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between alcohol consumption and kidney function is intriguing, but study results are mixed and controversial. We examined the association of alcohol consumption with the overall change in kidney function over 12 years. We analyzed data from a population-based cohort that was part of the Korean Genome a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee YJ,Cho S,Kim SR

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:CoO nanocrystal/graphene nanosheets (GNS) composites, consisting of a triangular CoO nanocrystal of 2~20 nm on the surface of GNS, are synthesized by a mild synthetic method. First, cobalt acetate tetrahydrate is recrystallized in the alcohol solution at a low temperature. Then, graphene oxide mixed with cobalt-precur...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guan Q,Cheng J,Li X,Wang B,Huang L,Nie F,Ni W

更新日期：2015-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The hitherto difficult task of reliably estimating populations of wide-ranging megafauna has been enabled by advances in capture-recapture methodology. Here we combine photographic sampling with a Bayesian spatially-explicit capture-recapture (SCR) model to estimate population parameters for the endangered Asian eleph...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goswami VR,Yadava MK,Vasudev D,Prasad PK,Sharma P,Jathanna D

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Graft contracture is a common problem associated with the regeneration processes of tissue-engineered bladders. Currently, most strategies used for incorporating bioactive molecules into biomaterial designs do not work during all phases of tissue regeneration. In this study, we used a growth factor-PLGA nanoparticle t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jiang X,Lin H,Jiang D,Xu G,Fang X,He L,Xu M,Tang B,Wang Z,Cui D,Chen F,Geng H

更新日期：2016-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The construction of three-dimensional graphene aerogels (GAs) is of great importance owing to their outstanding properties for various applications. Up to now, the combination of ultralow weight and super mechanical strength for GA remains a great challenge. Here we demonstrate the fabrication of cellular GAs by a fac...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang B,Zhang J,Sang X,Liu C,Luo T,Peng L,Han B,Tan X,Ma X,Wang D,Zhao N

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Inspired by adhesive mussel proteins, nanospherical self-assemblies were prepared from bolaamphiphiles containing 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) moieties, and a suspension of the bolaamphiphile assemblies was used for the preparation of a patterned surface that enhanced cell adhesion and viability. The abundant sur...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee C,Kim SH,Jang JH,Lee SY

更新日期：2017-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) are heme-thiolate proteins whose role as drug targets against pathogens, as well as in valuable chemical production and bioremediation, has been explored. In this study we performed comprehensive comparative analysis of P450s in 13 newly explored oomycete pathogens. Three hundred...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sello MM,Jafta N,Nelson DR,Chen W,Yu JH,Parvez M,Kgosiemang IKR,Monyaki R,Raselemane SC,Qhanya LB,Mthakathi NT,Sitheni Mashele S,Syed K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the spin-transfer torque (STT) in graphene based normal-metal/topological-insulator/ferromagnet heterostructures (N/TI/F), which is induced by the helical spin-polarized current in the quantum spin Hall insulator. We found that the STT is comparable in magnitude to the STT in ferromagnetic-normal- ferromagn...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang Q,Chan KS,Li J

更新日期：2018-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Two decades ago, a phenomenon resembling Landau damping was described in the synchronization of globally coupled oscillators: the evidence of a regime where the order parameter decays when linear theory predicts neutral stability for the incoherent state. We here show that such an effect is far more generic, as soon a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Qiu T,Zhang Y,Liu J,Bi H,Boccaletti S,Liu Z,Guan S

更新日期：2015-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are the key enzymes for protein synthesis. Glycine, alanine, serine and tyrosine are the major amino acids composing fibroin of silkworm. Among them, the genes of alanyl-tRNA synthetase (AlaRS) and glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GlyRS) have been cloned. In this study, the seryl-tRNA synthetase (Ser...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hu J,Tian J,Li F,Xue B,Hu J,Cheng X,Li J,Shen W,Li B

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A large volcanic sulfate increase observed in ice core records around 1450 C.E. has been attributed in previous studies to a volcanic eruption from the submarine Kuwae caldera in Vanuatu. Both EPMA-WDS (electron microprobe analysis using a wavelength dispersive spectrometer) and SEM-EDS (scanning electron microscopy a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hartman LH,Kurbatov AV,Winski DA,Cruz-Uribe AM,Davies SM,Dunbar NW,Iverson NA,Aydin M,Fegyveresi JM,Ferris DG,Fudge TJ,Osterberg EC,Hargreaves GM,Yates MG

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Human activating signal cointegrator homology (ASCH) domain-containing proteins are widespread and diverse but, at present, the vast majority of those proteins have no function assigned to them. This study demonstrates that the 103-amino acid Escherichia coli protein YqfB, previously identified as hypothetical, is a u...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Stanislauskienė R,Laurynėnas A,Rutkienė R,Aučynaitė A,Tauraitė D,Meškienė R,Urbelienė N,Kaupinis A,Valius M,Kaliniene L,Meškys R

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser radiation pressure is a basis of numerous applications in science and technology such as atom cooling, particle manipulation, material processing, etc. This light force for the case of scalar beams is proportional to the intensity-weighted wavevector known as optical current. The ability to design the optical cu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rodrigo JA,Alieva T

更新日期：2016-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite efforts during the past decades, loop modeling remains a difficult part of protein structure modeling. Several approaches have been developed in the framework of crystal structures. However, for homology models, the modeling of loops is still far from being solved. We propose DaReUS-Loop, a data-based approach...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Karami Y,Guyon F,De Vries S,Tufféry P

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00