A persistent memory advantage is specific to grapheme-colour synaesthesia.

abstract：:CdTe/CdS core/shell quantum dots (QDs) are formed in aqueous synthesis via the partial decomposition of hydrophilic thiols, used as surface ligands. In this work, we investigate the influence of the chemical nature (functional group and chain length) of the used surface ligands on the shell formation. Four different s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Vale BRC,Mourão RS,Bettini J,Sousa JCL,Ferrari JL,Reiss P,Aldakov D,Schiavon MA

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex differentiation is a puzzling problem in fish due to the variety of reproductive systems and the flexibility of their sex determination mechanisms. The Sparidae, a teleost family, reflects this remarkable diversity of sexual mechanisms found in fish. Our aim was to capture the transcriptomic signature of different...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tsakogiannis A,Manousaki T,Lagnel J,Sterioti A,Pavlidis M,Papandroulakis N,Mylonas CC,Tsigenopoulos CS

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Enamel proteins form a scaffold for growing hydroxyapatite crystals during enamel formation. They are then almost completely degraded during enamel maturation, resulting in a protein content of only 1% (w/v) in mature enamel. Nevertheless, this small amount of remaining proteins has important effects on the mechanical...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Baumann T,Carvalho TS,Lussi A

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of paternal obesity to pregnancy outcomes has been little described. Our aims were to determine whether the effect of an antenatal maternal dietary and lifestyle intervention among women who are overweight or obese on newborn adiposity, was modified by paternal obesity. We conducted a secondary analys...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dodd JM,Du Plessis LE,Deussen AR,Grivell RM,Yelland LN,Louise J,Mcphee AJ,Robinson JS,Owens JA

更新日期：2017-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of metabolic phenotyping in clinical and epidemiological studies is limited by a poor understanding of inter-individual, intra-individual and temporal variability in metabolic phenotypes. Using 1H NMR spectroscopy we characterised short-term variability in urinary metabolites measured from 20 children ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maitre L,Lau CE,Vizcaino E,Robinson O,Casas M,Siskos AP,Want EJ,Athersuch T,Slama R,Vrijheid M,Keun HC,Coen M

更新日期：2017-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-assembly of biological molecules on solid materials is central to the "bottom-up" approach to directly integrate biology with electronics. Inspired by biology, exquisite biomolecular nanoarchitectures have been formed on solid surfaces. We demonstrate that a combinatorially-selected dodecapeptide and its variants...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hayamizu Y,So CR,Dag S,Page TS,Starkebaum D,Sarikaya M

更新日期：2016-09-22 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：:Understanding the chemical and physical properties of metal/graphene oxide (M/GO) interfaces is important when GO is used in electronic and electrochemical devices because the metal layer must be firmly attached to GO. Here, permeation of metal from the surface into GO paper bulk at the M/GO interface was observed at ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ogata C,Koinuma M,Hatakeyama K,Tateishi H,Asrori MZ,Taniguchi T,Funatsu A,Matsumoto Y

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a simple method to characterize the topological charge associated with the orbital angular momentum of a m-order elliptic light beam. This method consists in the observation of the far field pattern of the beam carrying orbital angular momentum, diffracted from a triangular aperture. We show numerically a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Melo LA,Jesus-Silva AJ,Chávez-Cerda S,Ribeiro PHS,Soares WC

更新日期：2018-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Relative gene expression analyses by RT-qPCR (reverse transcription-quantitative PCR) are highly dependent on the reference genes in normalizing the expression data of target genes. Therefore, inappropriate endogenous control genes will lead to inaccurate target gene expression profiles, and the selection and validati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liang L,He Z,Yu H,Wang E,Zhang X,Zhang B,Zhang C,Liang Z

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 185 cases (150 retrospectively and 35 prospectively) of malignant liver masses were collected. In the retrospectively collected cases hyperenhancement during wash-in was the most common feature in HCCs but there was a high percentage of cases showing no enhancement or hypo/isoenhancement. ICCs displayed a l...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Burti S,Zotti A,Rubini G,Orlandi R,Bargellini P,Bonsembiante F,Banzato T

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder mainly caused by mutations in the gene encoding the transcriptional regulator Methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2), located on the X chromosome. Many RTT patients have breathing abnormalities, such as apnea and breathing irregularity, and respiratory infection is th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kida H,Takahashi T,Nakamura Y,Kinoshita T,Hara M,Okamoto M,Okayama S,Nakamura K,Kosai KI,Taniwaki T,Yamashita Y,Matsuishi T

更新日期：2017-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrices for sustained release of drugs have been based on polymers, biomaterials and oxides. The use of the major family of metals as matrices for sustained release is, to the best of our knowledge, unknown. In this context we describe a new family of bio-composites for sustained release of drugs, namely analgesic dr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Menagen B,Pedahzur R,Avnir D

更新日期：2017-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a table-top beamline providing a soft X-ray supercontinuum extending up to 370 eV from high-order harmonic generation with sub-13 fs 1300 nm driving pulses and simultaneous production of sub-5 fs pulses centered at 800 nm. Optimization of high harmonic generation in a long and dense gas medium yields a phot...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Barreau L,Ross AD,Garg S,Kraus PM,Neumark DM,Leone SR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral aneurysms are abnormal focal dilatations of arterial vessel walls with pathological vessel structure alterations. Sudden rupture can lead to a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which is associated with a high mortality. Therefore, the origin of cerebral aneurysms as well as the progression to the point of rupture need...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sehm T,Uckermann O,Galli R,Meinhardt M,Rickelt E,Krex D,Schackert G,Kirsch M

更新日期：2020-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The artificial earthquake of mb 6.1 related to the North Korea's sixth nuclear test occured at Mt. Mantap, North Korea on September 3, 2017. It was reported that a large and complex surface deformation was caused by the event. The surface deformation was composed of expansion of explosions, collapse, compaction and la...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Baek WK,Jung HS,Kim TS

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical records indicate that extensive cultural, commercial and technological interaction occurred between European and Asian populations. What have been the biological consequences of these contacts in terms of gene flow? We systematically estimated gene flow between Eurasian groups using genome-wide polymorphism...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Qin P,Zhou Y,Lou H,Lu D,Yang X,Wang Y,Jin L,Chung YJ,Xu S

更新日期：2015-04-02 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 marine bacterial strain Desulfovibrio ferrophilus IS5, known for its lithotrophic growth ability to use metallic iron as a sole electron donor and for causing corrosion of steel, was used in the current study. Four commonly used biocides in the oil and gas industry, namely tetrakis(hydroxymethyl) phosphonium sulfa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sharma M,Liu H,Chen S,Cheng F,Voordouw G,Gieg L

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:New treatments for oropharyngeal gonorrhoea are required to address rising antimicrobial resistance. We aimed to examine the efficacy of a 14-day course of mouthwash twice daily compared to standard treatment (antibiotic) for the treatment of oropharyngeal gonorrhoea. The OMEGA2 trial was a parallel-group and open-lab...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chow EPF,Maddaford K,Hocking JS,Bradshaw CS,Wigan R,Chen MY,Howden BP,Williamson DA,Fairley CK

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:An understanding of all aspects of fluoride metabolism is critical to identify its biological effects and avoid fluoride toxicity in humans. Fluoride metabolism and subsequently its body retention may be affected by physiological responses to acute exercise. This pilot study investigated the effect of exercise on plas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： V Zohoori F,Innerd A,Azevedo LB,Whitford GM,Maguire A

更新日期：2015-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid approximately 9 km in diameter hit the hydrocarbon- and sulfur-rich sedimentary rocks in what is now Mexico. Recent studies have shown that this impact at the Yucatan Peninsula heated the hydrocarbon and sulfur in these rocks, forming stratospheric soot and sulfate aerosols and...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kaiho K,Oshima N

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the dynamics of the interaction between spin-polarized photo-created carriers and Mn ions on InGaAs/GaAs: Mn structures. The carriers are confined in an InGaAs quantum well and the Mn ions come from a Mn delta-layer grown at the GaAs barrier close to the well. Even though the carriers and the Mn ions a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Balanta MA,Brasil MJ,Iikawa F,Mendes UC,Brum JA,Danilov YA,Dorokhin MV,Vikhrova OV,Zvonkov BN

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial focused ultrasound (US) has been demonstrated to stimulate neurons in animals and humans, but the mechanism of this effect is unknown. It has been hypothesized that US, a mechanical stimulus, may mediate cellular discharge by activating mechanosensitive ion channels embedded within cellular membranes. To ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kubanek J,Shi J,Marsh J,Chen D,Deng C,Cui J

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous results regarding the associations between esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) risk and smoking/alcohol drinking in high-risk areas are inconsistent. We performed a large population-based case-control study from 2010 to 2013 in a high-incidence area of China, and enrolled 1353 ESCC cases and 1961 contro...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yang X,Chen X,Zhuang M,Yuan Z,Nie S,Lu M,Jin L,Ye W

更新日期：2017-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study, we aimed to investigate whether NADPH oxidase, a major ROS-producing enzyme, was involved in the antioxidant effect of acupuncture on cognitive impairment after cerebral ischaemia. The cognitive function, infract size, neuron cell loss, level of superoxide anion and expression of NADPH oxidase su...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shi GX,Wang XR,Yan CQ,He T,Yang JW,Zeng XH,Xu Q,Zhu W,Du SQ,Liu CZ

更新日期：2015-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects have evolved multiple mechanisms to adapt to variations in environmental temperatures, including postural control of solar input, variations in diurnal activity, external morphological structures and selecting/generating microhabitats. Foam produced by Mahanarva fimbriolata nymphs (also known as root spittlebu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tonelli M,Gomes G,Silva WD,Magri NTC,Vieira DM,Aguiar CL,Bento JMS

更新日期：2018-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the effects of temperature (constant at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 °C) on adult longevity, oviposition, and nymph development of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens, on susceptible and resistant rice varieties. The resistant variety contained the BPH32 gene. In our experiments, nymphs failed to de...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Horgan FG,Arida A,Ardestani G,Almazan MLP

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural isomers, molecules having the same chemical formula but with atoms bonded in different order, are hard to identify using conventional spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. They exhibit virtually indistinguishable mass spectra when ionized by electrons. Laser mass spectrometry based on photoionization of the i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alharbi A,Boguslavskiy AE,Austin D,Thiré N,Wood D,Hawkins P,McGrath F,Johnson AS,Lopez-Quintas I,Schmidt B,Légaré F,Marangos JP,Le AT,Bhardwaj R

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Reprogramming of somatic cells has become a versatile tool for biomedical research and for regenerative medicine. In the current study, we show that manipulating alternative splicing (AS) is a highly potent strategy to produce cells for therapeutic applications. We demonstrate that silencing of hTAF4-TAFH activity of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kazantseva J,Sadam H,Neuman T,Palm K

更新日期：2016-08-08 00:00:00