Mapping species richness using opportunistic samples: a case study on ground-floor bryophyte species richness in the Belgian province of Limburg.

abstract：:Optimized mesoporous photocatalyst endowed with high specific surface area and large pore size was synthesized by sol-gel method. These large pore mesoporous materials (33.39 nm) were conducive to the movement of larger molecules or groups in pore path and for effective use of active sites. The high specific surface a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xue H,Jiang Y,Yuan K,Yang T,Hou J,Cao C,Feng K,Wang X

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performance of CSF biomarkers for predicting risk of clinical decline and conversion to dementia in non-demented patients with cognitive symptoms. CSF samples from patients in two multicentre longitudinal studies (ADNI, n = 619; BioFINDER, n = 431) were analysed. Aβ(1-42), tTau and pTau CSF concentrat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Blennow K,Shaw LM,Stomrud E,Mattsson N,Toledo JB,Buck K,Wahl S,Eichenlaub U,Lifke V,Simon M,Trojanowski JQ,Hansson O

更新日期：2019-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To date there are thirteen species validly assigned to the genus Anaerococcus. Most of the species in this genus are anaerobic and of human origin. Anaerococcus urinimassiliensis sp. nov., strain Marseille-P2143T is member of family Peptoniphilaceae, which was isolated from the urine of a 17-year-old boy affected by a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Morand A,Tall ML,Kuete Yimagou E,Ngom II,Lo CI,Cornu F,Tsimaratos M,Lagier JC,Levasseur A,Raoult D,Fournier PE

更新日期：2021-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Croup is the leading infectious disease resulting in pediatric upper airway obstruction. Our purpose is to analyze diverse features of neck radiographs could be seen as an objective tool to predict outcomes in patients with croup. One hundred and ninety-two patients were prospectively recruited in pediatric emergency ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang WC,Hsu YL,Chen CY,Peng YC,Chen JN,Fu YC,Chang YJ,Lee EP,Lin MJ,Wu HP

更新日期：2019-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate recording of large, earthquake-induced ground shaking is critical for our understanding of earthquake physics as well as seismic hazard assessment. Extremely large accelerations with the peak value of 3.2 times the gravity acceleration were recorded at seismic station WTMC located in northern South Island of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goto H,Kaneko Y,Young J,Avery H,Damiano L

更新日期：2019-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmaceutical applications of methylene blue, especially as photosensitizer, have been limited due to its rapid enzymatic reduction in the biological systems. In this study nano-platelet zirconium phosphate was synthesized and its biocompatibility was evaluated. The synthesized material was considered as drug deliver...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hosseinzadeh R,Khorsandi K

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has shown satisfactory surgical results for the treatment of thoracic myelopathy (TM) caused by ossification of the ligamentum flavum (OLF). This study investigated the prognostic factors following MIS and was based on the retrospective analysis of OLF patients who underwent percutaneo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li X,An B,Gao H,Zhou C,Zhao X,Ma H,Wang B,Yang H,Zhou H,Guo X,Zhu H,Qian J

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncertainty in the form of risk or ambiguity can arise from the interaction with nature and other players, while strategic uncertainty arises only in interactions with others. Here, we systematically compare binary decisions between a safe option and a potentially higher paying but uncertain option in four experimenta...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chierchia G,Nagel R,Coricelli G

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:To study quantitatively replicative senescence as a tumor suppressor mechanism, we investigate the distribution of a growing clonal cell population restricted by Hayflick's limit. We find that in the biologically relevant range of parameters, if the imbalance between cell division and death is moderate or low (high de...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rodriguez-Brenes IA,Wodarz D,Komarova NL

更新日期：2015-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to reprogram adult somatic cells into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and the subsequent development of protocols for their differentiation into disease-relevant cell types have enabled in-depth molecular analyses of multiple disease states as hitherto impossible. Neurons differentiated from patient...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Heman-Ackah SM,Bassett AR,Wood MJ

更新日期：2016-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplification of liver injury is mediated by macrophages but the signaling by which the macrophage inflammasome enhances liver injury is not completely understood. The CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein-β (C/EBPβ) is a critical signaling molecule for macrophages because expression of a dominant inhibitor of C/EBPβ DNA-bin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Buck M,Solis-Herruzo J,Chojkier M

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Human motor skill learning is driven by the necessity to adapt to new situations. While supportive contacts are essential for many tasks, little is known about their impact on motor learning. To study the effect of contacts an innovative full-body experimental paradigm was established. The task of the subjects was to ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rueckert E,Čamernik J,Peters J,Babič J

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process in which epithelial cells translate into a mesenchymal phenotype with invasive capacities, contributing to tumour progression, metastasis, and the acquisition of chemotherapy resistance. To identify new therapeutic targets for cancers, it is important ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goto M,Osada S,Imagawa M,Nishizuka M

更新日期：2017-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Rice stripe virus-infected females of the small brown planthopper (SBPH, Laodelphax striatellus) usually lay fewer eggs with a longer hatch period, low hatchability, malformation and retarded or defective development compared with healthy females. To explore the molecular mechanism of those phenomena, we analyzed the ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu B,Qin F,Liu W,Wang X

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanistic exploration of the origins of the unparalleled soil microbial biodiversity represents a vast and uncharted scientific frontier. Quantification of candidate mechanisms that promote and sustain such diversity must be linked with microbial functions and measurable biophysical interactions at appropriate scale...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang G,Or D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overuse of antibiotics results in the development of antibiotic resistance and limits the useful life of these drugs in fighting bacteria, including Aeromonas hydrophila, a well-known opportunistic pathogen that causes serious infections in fish and other animals. In this study, we investigated the adaptive resist...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yao Z,Li W,Lin Y,Wu Q,Yu F,Lin W,Lin X

更新日期：2016-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) has been assembled with poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate) (P(VP-co-VAc)) gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) which have been incorporated with binary salt and an ionic liquid. The potential of this combination was studied and reported. The binary salt system GPEs w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ming NH,Ramesh S,Ramesh K

更新日期：2016-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the survival times after percutaneous irreversible electroporation (IRE) in inoperable liver tumors not amenable to thermal ablation. 71 patients (14 females, 57 males, median age 63.5 ± 10.8 years) with 103 liver tumors were treated in 83 interventions using IRE (Nan...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Niessen C,Thumann S,Beyer L,Pregler B,Kramer J,Lang S,Teufel A,Jung EM,Stroszczynski C,Wiggermann P

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaussia luciferase (GLuc) is a small luciferase (18.2 kDa; 168 residues) and is thus attracting much attention as a reporter protein, but the lack of structural information is hampering further application. Here, we report the first solution structure of a fully active, recombinant GLuc determined by heteronuclear mul...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu N,Kobayashi N,Tsuda K,Unzai S,Saotome T,Kuroda Y,Yamazaki T

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(x)Zn(1-x)O alloys are potential candidates to achieve wide band-gap, which might significantly promote the band gap engineering and heterojunction design. We performed a crystal structure search for CaO-ZnO system under pressure, using an ab initio evolutionary algorithm implemented in the USPEX code. Four stable o...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sha X,Tian F,Li D,Duan D,Chu B,Liu Y,Liu B,Cui T

更新日期：2015-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) have a considerably higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The initial symptoms are very insidious at onset. We investigated the alterations in spontaneous brain activity and network connectivity through regional homogeneity (ReHo) and grap...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiong Y,Chen X,Zhao X,Fan Y,Zhang Q,Zhu W

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial flagellar motor is a unique supramolecular complex which converts ion flow into rotational force. Many biological devices mainly use two types of ions, proton and sodium ion. This is probably because of the fact that life originated in seawater, which is rich in protons and sodium ions. The polar flagell...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Onoue Y,Iwaki M,Shinobu A,Nishihara Y,Iwatsuki H,Terashima H,Kitao A,Kandori H,Homma M

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Behaviour problems are common in companion felines, and problematic behaviour may be a sign of chronic stress. In laboratory animals, early weaning increases the risk for aggression, anxiety, and stereotypic behaviour. However, very few studies have focused on early weaning in one of the world's most popular pets, the...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ahola MK,Vapalahti K,Lohi H

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a tick-borne bunyavirus, can cause a life-threatening hemorrhagic syndrome in humans but not in its animal host. The virus is widely distributed throughout southeastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Disease management has proven difficult and there are no bro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rodriguez SE,Cross RW,Fenton KA,Bente DA,Mire CE,Geisbert TW

更新日期：2019-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The SMC (Structural Maintenance of Chromosomes) complexes are composed of SMC dimers, kleisin and kleisin-interacting (HAWK or KITE) subunits. Mutual interactions of these subunits constitute the basal architecture of the SMC complexes. In addition, binding of ATP molecules to the SMC subunits and their hydrolysis dri...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vondrova L,Kolesar P,Adamus M,Nociar M,Oliver AW,Palecek JJ

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulated by a recent experiment observing successfully two superconducting states with even- and odd-number of electrons in a nanowire topological superconductor as expected from the existence of two end Majorana quasiparticles (MQs) [Albrecht et al., Nature 531, 206 (2016)], we propose a way to manipulate Majorana ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang Z,Huang WC,Liang QF,Hu X

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Healthy neonates exhibit a well-functioning haemostatic system despite peculiarities regarding composition of clotting factors and inhibitors as well as impaired platelet aggregation. Thrombocytopenia and severe bleeding events are feared in sick infants. Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is a haemostatic agent used as...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Haidl H,Pohl S,Leschnik B,Gallistl S,Muntean W,Schlagenhauf A

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to model longitudinal data to create predictive growth charts for weight in preterm infants from birth till discharge, that took into account the differing growth rates post-birth when compared to in-utero growth and therefore was more representative of the data than the UK1990 reference charts. Data from bir...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Watkins WJ,Farewell D,Banerjee S,Nasef H,James A,Chakraborty M

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major health concern worldwide; however, the molecular mechanism underlying its development is poorly understood. The hormone amylin is postulated to be involved, as human amylin forms amyloid in the pancreases of diabetic patients, and oligomers have been shown to be cytotoxic to β-cells...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nie T,Zhang S,Vazhoor Amarsingh G,Liu H,McCann MJ,Cooper GJS

更新日期：2019-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The Acer truncatum Bunge is a particular widespread forest tree species in northern China. VLCFAs are important to eukaryotes survival and play diverse roles throughout the development. So far, there are reports that the Acer truncatum seeds fatty acid (FA) rich in VLCFAs, but little is known about the physiological m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang R,Liu P,Fan J,Li L

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00