Temporal changes in the spatial distribution of carabid beetles around arable field-woodlot boundaries.

abstract：:The Late Pleistocene Campanian Ignimbrite (CI) super-eruption (Southern Italy) is the largest known volcanic event in the Mediterranean area. The CI tephra is widely dispersed through western Eurasia and occurs in close stratigraphic association with significant palaeoclimatic and Palaeolithic cultural events. Here we...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Giaccio B,Hajdas I,Isaia R,Deino A,Nomade S

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cover crops (plants grown in an agricultural rotation between cash crops) can significantly improve soil quality via sequestering carbon, retaining nutrients, decreasing soil erosion, and maintaining belowground biodiversity. However, little is known about the effects of such plants upon soil structure. The aim of the...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bacq-Labreuil A,Crawford J,Mooney SJ,Neal AL,Ritz K

更新日期：2019-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Strongly coupled quantum dot-cavity systems provide a non-linear configuration of hybridized light-matter states with promising quantum-optical applications. Here, we investigate the coherent interaction between strong laser pulses and quantum dot-cavity polaritons. Resonant excitation of polaritonic states and their ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dory C,Fischer KA,Müller K,Lagoudakis KG,Sarmiento T,Rundquist A,Zhang JL,Kelaita Y,Vučković J

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic materials have found wide application ranging from electronics and memories to medicine. Essential to these advances is the control of the magnetic order. To date, most room-temperature applications have a fixed magnetic moment whose orientation is manipulated for functionality. Here we demonstrate an iron-ox...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin AL,Rodrigues JN,Su C,Milletari M,Loh KP,Wu T,Chen W,Neto AH,Adam S,Wee AT

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Although increases in cardiovascular load (pressure overload) are known to elicit ventricular remodeling including cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis, the molecular mechanisms of pressure overload or AngII -induced cardiac interstitial fibrosis remain elusive. In this study, serpinE2/protease nexin-1 ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li X,Zhao D,Guo Z,Li T,Qili M,Xu B,Qian M,Liang H,E X,Chege Gitau S,Wang L,Huangfu L,Wu Q,Xu C,Shan H

更新日期：2016-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies have reported that upper limb tightness is a risk factor for shoulder/elbow pain in high school baseball pitchers; but there has been insufficient research on the relationship between lower limb tightness and shoulder and elbow pain in pitchers. This study aimed to clarify the correlation among pre-season...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hamano N,Shitara H,Tajika T,Ichinose T,Sasaki T,Kamiyama M,Miyamoto R,Kuboi T,Endo F,Yamamoto A,Takagishi K,Chikuda H

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterised changes in reproductive hormones-LH, FSH, SHBG and AMH-by chronological age and time around the menopause (reproductive age) in mid-life women and explored their associations with lifestyle and reproductive factors. We used data from 1608 women from a UK cohort who had repeat hormone measures and expe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Soares AG,Kilpi F,Fraser A,Nelson SM,Sattar N,Welsh PI,Tilling K,Lawlor DA

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This work aimed to prepare solvent-free or green Bi2O2CO3 for quantum dot nanostructures (QDNSs) based on cellulose as a stabilizer and green capping agent to sorafenib delivery for liver targeting. Because the walnut tree is one of the most abundant trees in Iran, it was tried to synthesize Bi2O2CO3 QDNSs using a wal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Samarehfekri H,Rahimi HR,Ranjbar M

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The conservation of plant and animal genetic heritage is not a purpose in itself, but it represents the sine qua non condition for practicing a sustainable agriculture and to ensure nutrition and food security on long-term. Our research focused on identifying the areas with the richest genetic diversity of vegetables ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maxim A,Străjeru S,Albu C,Sandor M,Mihalescu L,Pauliuc SE

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Honey bees are under pressure due to abnormal high colony death rates, especially during the winter. The infestation by the Varroa destructor mite and the viruses that this ectoparasite transmits are generally considered as the bees' most important biological threats. Almost all efforts to remedy this dual infection h...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： de Graaf DC,Laget D,De Smet L,Claeys Boúúaert D,Brunain M,Veerkamp RF,Brascamp EW

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is conventionally diagnosed using serum antibody testing, microbial culture, and genetic testing. Recently, immunochromatography-based rapid mycoplasma antigen test kits have been developed and commercialised for rapid diagnosis of M. pneumoniae infection. However, as these kits do not ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Namkoong H,Yamazaki M,Ishizaki M,Endo I,Harada N,Aramaki M,Tanaka Y,Kaburagi S,Ichikawa M,Ohata T,Sakaguchi S,Saito F,Nakao A,Yuki H,Mitamura K

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally assumed that an investment into cognitive abilities and their associated cost is particularly beneficial for long-lived species, as a prolonged lifespan allows to recoup the initial investment. However, ephemeral organisms possess astonishing cognitive abilities too. Invertebrates, for example, are cap...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liedtke J,Fromhage L

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Global temperature changes have emphasized the need to understand how species adapt to thermal stress across their ranges. Genetic mechanisms may contribute to variation in thermal tolerance, providing evidence for how organisms adapt to local environments. We determine physiological thermal limits and characterize ge...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pimsler ML,Oyen KJ,Herndon JD,Jackson JM,Strange JP,Dillon ME,Lozier JD

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:If the components of a battery, including electrodes, separator, electrolyte and the current collectors can be designed as paints and applied sequentially to build a complete battery, on any arbitrary surface, it would have significant impact on the design, implementation and integration of energy storage devices. Her...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Singh N,Galande C,Miranda A,Mathkar A,Gao W,Reddy AL,Vlad A,Ajayan PM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of quantitative analysis software has enabled application of several standardised uptake values (SUV) for bone analysis in single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). The present retrospective study aimed to develop a reliable method of monitoring bone inflammatory activity in antiresorptive agent-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hata H,Kitao T,Sato J,Asaka T,Ohga N,Imamachi K,Hirata K,Shiga T,Yamazaki Y,Kitagawa Y

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (sNRIs) provide an effective class of approved antipsychotics, whose inhibitory mechanism could facilitate the discovery of privileged scaffolds with enhanced drug efficacy. However, the crystal structure of human norepinephrine transporter (hNET) has not been determined ye...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zheng G,Xue W,Wang P,Yang F,Li B,Li X,Li Y,Yao X,Zhu F

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We discovered a technical solution of such outstanding importance that it can trigger new approaches in silicon wet etching processing and, in particular, photovoltaic cell manufacturing. The so called inverted pyramid arrays, outperforming conventional pyramid textures and black silicon because of their superior ligh...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Y,Yang L,Liu Y,Mei Z,Chen W,Li J,Liang H,Kuznetsov A,Xiaolong D

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Leaching of nitrate from fertilisers diminishes nitrogen use efficiency (the portion of nitrogen used by a plant) and is a major source of agricultural pollution. To improve nitrogen capture, grasses such as brachiaria are increasingly used, especially in South America and Africa, as a cover crop, either via intercrop...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Galdos MV,Brown E,Rosolem CA,Pires LF,Hallett PD,Mooney SJ

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The rectifying properties of α,ω-dithiol terminated oligo(phenylene ethynylene) molecules sandwiched between heterometallic electrodes, including the molecular length and side group effects, are theoretically investigated using the fully self-consistent nonequilibrium Green's function method combined with density func...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fu XX,Zhang RQ,Zhang GP,Li ZL

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We consider the electromagnetic response of a topological Weyl semimetal (TWS) with a pair of Weyl nodes in the bulk and corresponding Fermi arcs in the surface Brillouin zone. We compute the frequency-dependent complex conductivities σαβ(ω) and also take into account the modification of Maxwell equations by the topol...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kargarian M,Randeria M,Trivedi N

更新日期：2015-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular structure of the hole transporting material (HTM) play an important role in hole extraction in a perovskite solar cells. It has a significant influence on the molecular planarity, energy level, and charge transport properties. Understanding the relationship between the chemical structure of the HTM's and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tiazkis R,Paek S,Daskeviciene M,Malinauskas T,Saliba M,Nekrasovas J,Jankauskas V,Ahmad S,Getautis V,Khaja Nazeeruddin M

更新日期：2017-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prolactin (PRL) and its receptor (PRLR) have been detected in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), their role in its pathogenesis remains unclear. Our aim was to explore their contribution in GBM pathogenesis. We detected PRL and PRLR in all GBM cell lines tested. PRLR activation or overexpression using plasmid tra...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Asad AS,Nicola Candia AJ,Gonzalez N,Zuccato CF,Abt A,Orrillo SJ,Lastra Y,De Simone E,Boutillon F,Goffin V,Seilicovich A,Pisera DA,Ferraris MJ,Candolfi M

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human milk delivers an array of bioactive components that safeguard infant growth and development and maintain healthy gut microbiota. Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is a biologically functional fraction of milk increasingly linked to beneficial outcomes in infants through protection from pathogens, modulation of th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He X,Parenti M,Grip T,Lönnerdal B,Timby N,Domellöf M,Hernell O,Slupsky CM

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian innate and acquired immune responses involve a coordinated, sequential, and self limiting sequence of events controlled by positive and negative regulatory mechanism. MicroRNAs have been implicated as a negative regulator for diverse biological events including immune responses. However, the involvement of m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jun H,Ying H,Daiwen C,Bing Y,Xiangbing M,Ping Z,Jie Y,Zhiqing H,Junqiu L

更新日期：2015-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a significant increase in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the last decades that cannot be exclusively attributed to better diagnosis and an increase in the communication of new cases. Patients with ASD often show dysregulation of proteins associated with synaptic plasticity, notably brain-derived neur...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Barbosa AG,Pratesi R,Paz GSC,Dos Santos MAAL,Uenishi RH,Nakano EY,Gandolfi L,Pratesi CB

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological and topochemical changes in wood tissues in compression wood of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) upon treated with two types of ionic liquids, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C2mim][Cl]) and 1-ethylpyridinium bromide ([EtPy][Br]) were investigated. Compression wood tracheids were swollen ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kanbayashi T,Miyafuji H

更新日期：2016-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper investigates the possibility of saving a network that is predicted to have a cascading failure that will eventually lead to a total collapse. We model cascading failures using the recently proposed KQ model. Then predict an impending total collapse by monitoring critical slowing down indicators and subseque...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou D,Elmokashfi A

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving dewaterability of sludge is important for the disposal of sludge in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). This study, for the first time, investigated the Fe(II) activated oxidization processes in improving anaerobically digested sludge (ADS) dewaterability. The combination of Fe(II) (0-100 mg/g total solids ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song K,Zhou X,Liu Y,Gong Y,Zhou B,Wang D,Wang Q

更新日期：2016-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a compact, fast large area multiphoton exoscope (FLAME) system with enhanced molecular contrast for macroscopic imaging of human skin with microscopic resolution. A versatile imaging platform, FLAME combines optical and mechanical scanning mechanisms with deep learning image restoration to produce depth-r...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fast A,Lal A,Durkin AF,Lentsch G,Harris RM,Zachary CB,Ganesan AK,Balu M

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ HfB2-SiC-VSi2 composite was fabricated by reactive pressureless sintering at the temperature of 2150 °C for 4 h under a vacuum atmosphere. In situ SiC and VSi2 reinforcements were formed using VC and Si powders as starting materials according to the following reaction: VC + 3Si = SiC + VSi2. Microstructural st...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ghadami S,Taheri-Nassaj E,Baharvandi HR,Ghadami F

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00