Wavelength-adaptable effective q-plates with passively tunable retardance.

abstract：:Phase transition is a natural phenomenon happened around our daily life, represented by the process from ice to water. While melting and solidifying at a certain temperature, a high heat of fusion is accompanied, classified as the latent heat. Phase change material (PCM) has been widely applied to store and release la...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen R,Cui Y,Tian H,Yao R,Liu Z,Shu Y,Li C,Yang Y,Ren T,Zhang G,Zou R

更新日期：2015-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Betel quid is one of the most widely used psychoactive substances, and is consumed by approximately 10% of the world's population. In addition to its carcinogenicity, betel quid has also been reported to affect many organs, including the brain, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs. As betel qu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chan YH,Liu TC,Liao CK,Cheng YF,Tsai CH,Lu YC,Hu CJ,Lin HJ,Lee YL,Wu CC,Hsu CJ

更新日期：2019-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression level of folate receptor alpha (FRα) is located highly rate in ovarian cancer though it is remained absent in normal tissues. This highly tumor restricted expression profile makes FRα a promising target for tumor therapy and diagnosis. In this research we report a FRα binding peptide C7(Met-His-Thr-Ala-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xing L,Xu Y,Sun K,Wang H,Zhang F,Zhou Z,Zhang J,Zhang F,Caliskan B,Qiu Z,Wang M

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy is attracting increasing attention, but how to increase its tumor-specificity remains a daunting challenge. Herein we report a theranostic probe (azo-PDT) that integrates pyropheophorbide α as a photosensitizer and a NIR fluorophore for tumor imaging. The two functionalities are linked with a hypo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang C,Wang S,Wang Y,Wu H,Bao K,Sheng R,Li X

更新日期：2020-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) Objective: Greenhouse workers are considered a special occupational group who are exposed to more toxic and harmful substances than ordinary farmers. The health problem of this group is a public health problem that warrants attention. Taking greenhouse workers in Ningxia, China, as the research sample, this study ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xie Y,Li J,Guo X,Zhao J,Yang B,Xiao W,Yang H

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The NOON state, and its experimental approximation the Holland-Burnett state, have important applications in phase sensing measurement with enhanced sensitivity. However, most of the previous Holland-Burnett state interference (HBSI) experiments only investigated the area of the interference pattern in the region imme...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jin RB,Fujiwara M,Shimizu R,Collins RJ,Buller GS,Yamashita T,Miki S,Terai H,Takeoka M,Sasaki M

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The cumulative effects of hepatic injury due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections and aflatoxin-B1 (AFB1) exposure are the major risk factors of HCC. Understanding early metabolic changes involving these risk factors in an animal model closely resembling human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is critical for biomarker ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yaligar J,Teoh WW,Othman R,Verma SK,Phang BH,Lee SS,Wang WW,Toh HC,Gopalan V,Sabapathy K,Velan SS

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerosol particles emitted from various human activities deteriorate air quality and are suggested to increase public health risk. Numerous studies have emphasized the relationship between the mass and/or number concentration of aerosols (or commonly known as particulate matter (PM)) in the atmosphere and the incidence...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ching J,Kajino M

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Phelan-McDermid Syndrome (PMS), which is defined by a deletion within 22q13, demonstrates significant phenotypic variation. Given that six mitochondrial genes are located within 22q13, including complex I and IV genes, we hypothesize that mitochondrial complex activity abnormalities may explain phenotypic variation in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Frye RE,Cox D,Slattery J,Tippett M,Kahler S,Granpeesheh D,Damle S,Legido A,Goldenthal MJ

更新日期：2016-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the synergistic effect on the corrosion protection properties of Mg alloys subjected to plasma electrolytic oxidation and chemically treated with thiourea as an inhibitor is investigated by surface microstructure analysis, evaluation of the electrochemical performance, and chemical quantum calcul...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Al Zoubi W,Ko YG

更新日期：2018-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Thaumarchaeota and the gene encoding for a subunit of ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) are ubiquitous in Polar Seas, and some Thaumarchaeota also have a gene coding for ureC, diagnostic for urease. Using quantitative PCR we investigated the occurrence of genes and transcripts of ureC and amoA in Arctic samples from winter...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pedneault E,Galand PE,Potvin M,Tremblay JÉ,Lovejoy C

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical image segmentation is an important tool for current clinical applications. It is the backbone of numerous clinical diagnosis methods, oncological treatments and computer-integrated surgeries. A new class of machine learning algorithm, deep learning algorithms, outperforms the results of classical segmentation ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Renard F,Guedria S,Palma N,Vuillerme N

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Topological quantum computation has been extensively studied in the past decades due to its robustness against decoherence. One way to realize the topological quantum computation is by adiabatic evolutions-it requires relatively long time to complete a gate, so the speed of quantum computation slows down. In this work...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shi ZC,Wang W,Yi XX

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The β5 subunit of the proteasome has been shown in worms and in human cell lines to be regulatory. In these models, β5 overexpression results in upregulation of the entire proteasome complex which is sufficient to increase proteotoxic stress resistance, improve metabolic parameters, and increase longevity. However, fu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nguyen NN,Rana A,Goldman C,Moore R,Tai J,Hong Y,Shen J,Walker DW,Hur JH

更新日期：2019-02-28 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 new era of spintronics promises the development of nanodevices, where the electron spin will be used to store information and charge currents will be replaced by spin currents. For this, ferromagnetic semiconductors at room temperature are needed. We report on significant room-temperature spin polarization of EuS ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pappas SD,Poulopoulos P,Lewitz B,Straub A,Goschew A,Kapaklis V,Wilhelm F,Rogalev A,Fumagalli P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Charge noise is critical in the performance of gate-controlled quantum dots (QDs). Such information is not yet available for QDs made out of the new material graphene, where both substrate and edge states are known to have important effects. Here we show the 1/f noise for a microscopic graphene QD is substantially lar...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Song XX,Li HO,You J,Han TY,Cao G,Tu T,Xiao M,Guo GC,Jiang HW,Guo GP

更新日期：2015-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-derived insecticidal protein genes have been commercially available for over 15 years and are providing significant value to growers. However, there remains the need for alternative insecticidal actives due to emerging insect resistance to certain Bt proteins. A screen of b...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yalpani N,Altier D,Barry J,Kassa A,Nowatzki TM,Sethi A,Zhao JZ,Diehn S,Crane V,Sandahl G,Guan R,Poland B,Perez Ortega C,Nelson ME,Xie W,Liu L,Wu G

更新日期：2017-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Coral reefs face a crisis due to local and global anthropogenic stressors. A large proportion of the ~50% coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef has been attributed to outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns-seastar (COTS). A widely assumed cause of primary COTS outbreaks is increased larval survivorship due to higher food ava...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Uthicke S,Logan M,Liddy M,Francis D,Hardy N,Lamare M

更新日期：2015-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated bioactive glass graft (S53P4) in patients undergoing Le Fort I osteotomy, with non-grafted patients as controls. Computed tomography facial scans of the 25 patients submitted for Le Fort I were divided into two groups: Group 1-S53P4 group and Group 2-without grafting. CT scans were analyzed in the immedia...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： de Souza Cruz EL,de Souza FJ Jr,de Menezes LM,Tuji FM,Carneiro JT Jr

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioprosthetic valves for tricuspid valve replacement (TVR) have become increasingly popular in recent years, but mechanical valves remain valuable, particularly for the patients who want to avoid reoperation for bioprostheses malfunction. The aim of this study was to review our 10-year experience in adult patients who...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhu X,Luo Y,Zhang E,An Q,Xiao X,Dong L,Guo Y,Dian K,Wu Z

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The cartilaginous and non-neopterygian bony fishes have an electric sense typically comprised of hundreds or thousands of sensory canals distributed in broad clusters over the head. This morphology facilitates neural encoding of local electric field intensity, orientation, and polarity, used for determining the positi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Berquist RM,Galinsky VL,Kajiura SM,Frank LR

更新日期：2015-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural and anthropogenic stressors can cause phase shifts from coral-dominated to algal-dominated states. In the Caribbean, over-fishing of large herbivorous fish and disease among the long-spined urchin, Diadema, have facilitated algal growth on degraded reefs. We found that diminutive species of urchin and parrotfi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kuempel CD,Altieri AH

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated nitrogen associated with global change is believed to promote the invasion of many vigorous exotic plants. However, it is unclear how a weak exotic plant will respond to elevated nitrogen in the future. In this study, the competitive outcome of a weak invasive plant (Galinsoga quadriradiata) and two non-invas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu G,Yang YB,Zhu ZH

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) is a ligand-activated nuclear receptor which controls lipid and glucose metabolism. It is also the master regulator of adipogenesis. In adipocytes, ligand-dependent PPARγ activation is associated with proteasomal degradation; therefore, regulation of PPARγ degradati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li JJ,Wang R,Lama R,Wang X,Floyd ZE,Park EA,Liao FF

更新日期：2016-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-stage anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a promising method for converting the waste from the largest agricultural industry in Southeast Asia into a clean and sustainable energy. This study investigates the degradation of acid-rich effluent from the dark fermentation stage for the production o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mahmod SS,Azahar AM,Luthfi AAI,Abdul PM,Mastar MS,Anuar N,Takriff MS,Jahim JMD

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic silencing through promoter hypermethylation is an important hallmark for the inactivation of tumor-related genes in carcinogenesis. Here we identified the ATP-binding cassette sub-family B member 4 (ABCB4) as a novel epigenetically silenced target gene. We investigated the epigenetic regulation of ABCB4 in ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kiehl S,Herkt SC,Richter AM,Fuhrmann L,El-Nikhely N,Seeger W,Savai R,Dammann RH

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We study the rotational dynamics of solid chiral and birefringent microparticles induced by elliptically polarized laser light in optical tweezers. We find that both reflection of left circularly polarized light and residual linear retardance affect the particle dynamics. The degree of ellipticity of laser light neede...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Donato MG,Mazzulla A,Pagliusi P,Magazzù A,Hernandez RJ,Provenzano C,Gucciardi PG,Maragò OM,Cipparrone G

更新日期：2016-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Crop wild relatives are valuable resources for future genetic improvement. Here, we report the de novo genome assembly of Musa itinerans, a disease-resistant wild banana relative in subtropical China. The assembled genome size was 462.1 Mb, covering 75.2% of the genome (615.2Mb) and containing 32, 456 predicted protei...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu W,Yang YL,He WM,Rouard M,Li WM,Xu M,Roux N,Ge XJ

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue macrophage-derived apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM, encoded by cd5l gene) is a circulating protein that has suppressive functions in a broad range of diseases including obesity, liver steatosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and acute kidney injury (AKI). In healthy states, high levels of AIM circulate...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sugisawa R,Komatsu G,Hiramoto E,Takeda N,Yamamura KI,Arai S,Miyazaki T

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00