Author Correction: Apparent Power Law Scaling of Variable Range Hopping Conduction in Carbonized Polymer Nanofibers.

abstract：:The interpenetrating morphology formed by the electron donor and acceptor materials is critical for the performance of polymer:fullerene bulk heterojunction (BHJ) photovoltaic (PV) cells. In this work we carried out a systematic investigation on a high PV efficiency (>6%) BHJ system consisting of a newly developed 5,6...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiao T,Xu H,Grancini G,Mai J,Petrozza A,Jeng US,Wang Y,Xin X,Lu Y,Choon NS,Xiao H,Ong BS,Lu X,Zhao N

更新日期：2014-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:At the basis of a trophic web, coprophagous animals like dung beetles (Scarabaeoidea) utilize resources that may have advantages (easy gain and handling) as well as drawbacks (formerly processed food). Several studies have characterized the nutrients, e.g. C/N ratios and organic matter content, for specific types of d...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Frank K,Brückner A,Hilpert A,Heethoff M,Blüthgen N

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:IncX4 plasmids are associated with the dissemination of the mcr-1 genes in Enterobacteriaceae. We screened IncX4 plasmids among 2,470 isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and determined the mcr-1 positive isolates. Forty-three isolates were observed to carry IncX4 type plasmid, among which 13 were identified to carry mcr-1 ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun J,Fang LX,Wu Z,Deng H,Yang RS,Li XP,Li SM,Liao XP,Feng Y,Liu YH

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A large amount of energy, perhaps twice the total amount of all other hydrocarbon reserves combined, is trapped within gas hydrate deposits. Despite emerging as a potential energy source for the world over the next several hundred years and one of the key factors in causing future climate change, gas hydrate is poorly...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Palodkar AV,Jana AK

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:During bipedal walking, modern humans dorsiflex their forefoot at the metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPJs) prior to push off, which tightens the plantar soft tissues to convert the foot into a stiff propulsive lever. Particular features of metatarsal head morphology such as "dorsal doming" are thought to facilitate this...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fernández PJ,Holowka NB,Demes B,Jungers WL

更新日期：2016-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Halogen bonding between a carbazole-based, pyridine-substituted organic semiconductor and a common halogen-bond donor (pentafluoroiodobenzene) yields efficient halogen-bond-driven fluorescence modulation in solution. Steady-state, time-resolved emission and absorption spectroscopy as well as density functional theory ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Salunke JK,Durandin NA,Ruoko TP,Candeias NR,Vivo P,Vuorimaa-Laukkanen E,Laaksonen T,Priimagi A

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:CD8+ T cells directed against beta cell autoantigens are considered relevant for the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes. Using single cell T cell receptor sequencing of CD8+ T cells specific for the IGRP265-273 epitope, we examined whether there was expansion of clonotypes and sharing of T cell receptor chains in autorea...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fuchs YF,Eugster A,Dietz S,Sebelefsky C,Kühn D,Wilhelm C,Lindner A,Gavrisan A,Knoop J,Dahl A,Ziegler AG,Bonifacio E

更新日期：2017-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) share common genetic polymorphisms. We conducted meta-analysis and subgroup analysis of all available variants and determined the effects of confounding and experimental components on the genetic association ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu L,Cui L,Tam WH,Ma RC,Wang CC

更新日期：2016-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ghrelin is the only orexigenic peptide currently known and a potent prokinetic by promoting gastric motility but novel insights suggest that its role extends beyond satiety regulation. Whereas ghrelin was shown to provide somatic and colonic antinociception, its impact on gastric sensitivity is unknown even though sto...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Meleine M,Mounien L,Atmani K,Ouelaa W,Bôle-Feysot C,Guérin C,Depoortere I,Gourcerol G

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advances in renovascular disease (RVD) research, gaps remain between experimental and clinical outcomes, translation of results, and the understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms. A predictive tool to indicate support (or lack of) for biological findings may aid clinical translation of therapies. We creat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Williams E,Chade AR

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the relationship between the heterogeneity of HCC on preoperative non-contrast-enhanced CT and patient prognosis. The heterogeneity of CT images from 122 patients was assessed and texture feature parameters such as mean, standard deviation (SD), entropy, mean of the positive pixels (MPP), skewness, and kur...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kiryu S,Akai H,Nojima M,Hasegawa K,Shinkawa H,Kokudo N,Yasaka K,Ohtomo K

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The metal-free nitrogen-doped graphitic-carbon@graphene (Ng-C@G) is prepared from a composite of polyaniline and graphene by a facile polymerization following by pyrolysis for electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Pyrolysis creates a sponge-like with ant-cave-architecture in the polyaniline derived nitrogen...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Begum H,Ahmed MS,Kim YB

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasciolosis is common in UK beef cattle, but it is unclear at what levels liver fluke burdens cause production losses. This study aimed to address these uncertainties by estimating the impact of liver fluke infection on UK beef cattle productivity and investigating the use of diagnostic tests in a quantitative manner....

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mazeri S,Rydevik G,Handel I,Bronsvoort BMD,Sargison N

更新日期：2017-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Delivery of proteins has been regarded as the safest and most useful application in therapeutic application of stem cells, because proteins can regulate gene expression transiently without any genomic alteration. However, it is difficult to accurately measure efficiency or quantity of intracellular protein uptake. Her...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jo J,Hong S,Choi WY,Lee DR

更新日期：2014-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the toxic effects of phenoxyethanol (Phy-Et), which is widely used in cosmetic industry, has been investigated with Allium test by means of physiological, cytogenetic, anatomical and biochemical parameters. To determine the changes in physiological reactions weight gain, relative injury rate, germinatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Akgündüz MÇ,Çavuşoğlu K,Yalçın E

更新日期：2020-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathological skin phenotype caused by hyperglycemia is an important indicator for the progress of diabetes mellitus. An early detection of diabetes assures an early intervention to regulate the carbohydrate metabolism. In this publication a non-invasive detection principle based on the measurement of complex scatt...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dornuf F,Martín-Mateos P,Duarte B,Hils B,Bonilla-Manrique OE,Larcher F,Acedo P,Krozer V

更新日期：2017-07-19 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：:Nettles are commonly consumed in South Africa, Europe and Asia and are used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments. In this study, the nutritional value of the leaves of nettles (Laportea alatipes and Obetia tenax) was evaluated and compared, when cooked and uncooked. The results showed a decrease in t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mahlangeni NT,Moodley R,Jonnalagadda SB

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human iPS cells hold great promise for disease modeling and treatment of degenerative disorders including muscular dystrophies. Although a few research groups have used them for skeletal muscle differentiation, most were based on gene over-expression or long-term mesenchymal differentiation and retrospective identific...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu J,Hunt SD,Xue H,Liu Y,Darabi R

更新日期：2016-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the commonest Endocrine Disruptor Compounds worldwide. It interferes with vertebrate reproduction, possibly by inducing deregulation of epigenetic mechanisms. To determine its effects on female reproductive physiology and investigate whether changes in the expression levels of genes related...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Santangeli S,Maradonna F,Gioacchini G,Cobellis G,Piccinetti CC,Dalla Valle L,Carnevali O

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs), including exosomes and microvesicles, are nano-sized membrane vesicles containing proteins and nucleic acids, which act as intercellular messengers. They play an important role in a variety of physiological processes, as well as in pathological situations such as inflammation or cancer. H...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bonjoch L,Gironella M,Iovanna JL,Closa D

更新日期：2017-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Computational predictions of double gene knockout effects by flux balance analysis (FBA) have been used to characterized genome-wide patterns of epistasis in microorganisms. However, it is unclear how in silico predictions are related to in vivo epistasis, as FBA predicted only a minority of experimentally observed ge...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alzoubi D,Desouki AA,Lercher MJ

更新日期：2019-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus (P) is a non-renewable resource which may be depleted within next few decades; hence high P use efficiency is need of time. Plants have evolved an array of adaptive mechanisms to enhance external P acquisition and reprioritize internal utilization under P deficiency. Tissue specific biomass and P allocation...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Irfan M,Aziz T,Maqsood MA,Bilal HM,Siddique KHM,Xu M

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:All models of evolution of human behaviour depend on the correct identification and interpretation of bone surface modifications (BSM) on archaeofaunal assemblages. Crucial evolutionary features, such as the origin of stone tool use, meat-eating, food-sharing, cooperation and sociality can only be addressed through co...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Domínguez-Rodrigo M,Baquedano E

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and platelet count (PC) were shown to be prognostic in several solid malignancies. We analysed 603 R0 resected patients to assess whether NLR, PLR and PC correlate with other well-known prognostic factors and survival of patients with colorectal ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pedrazzani C,Mantovani G,Fernandes E,Bagante F,Luca Salvagno G,Surci N,Campagnaro T,Ruzzenente A,Danese E,Lippi G,Guglielmi A

更新日期：2017-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Hepatitis B virus (HBV) X gene mutations are frequently detected in HBV-related human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, causative HBx mutations in the development of HCC have not yet been determined. We herein identified C1485T and C1653T mutations in the HBx gene as independent risk of HCC for HBV thr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hagiwara S,Nishida N,Park AM,Komeda Y,Sakurai T,Watanabe T,Kudo M

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Etoposide (ETO) is a commonly used chemotherapeutic drug that inhibits topoisomerase II activity, thereby leading to genotoxicity and cytotoxicity. However, ETO has limited application due to its side effects on normal organs, especially the kidney. Here, we report the mechanism of ETO-induced cytotoxicity progression...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shin HJ,Kwon HK,Lee JH,Anwar MA,Choi S

更新日期：2016-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates the effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on persistent post-concussion syndrome (PCS). The study design was a randomized (coin toss), placebo controlled, and double-blind study. Thirty-seven participants with PCS were assessed for eligibility; 22 were randomised and 18 ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Moussavi Z,Suleiman A,Rutherford G,Ranjbar Pouya O,Dastgheib Z,Zhang W,Salter J,Wang X,Mansouri B,Lithgow B

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Milk is a major food of global economic importance, and its consumption is regarded as a classic example of gene-culture evolution. Humans have exploited animal milk as a food resource for at least 8500 years, but the origins, spread, and scale of dairying remain poorly understood. Indirect lines of evidence, such as ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Warinner C,Hendy J,Speller C,Cappellini E,Fischer R,Trachsel C,Arneborg J,Lynnerup N,Craig OE,Swallow DM,Fotakis A,Christensen RJ,Olsen JV,Liebert A,Montalva N,Fiddyment S,Charlton S,Mackie M,Canci A,Bouwman A,Rüh

更新日期：2014-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenylated indole diketopiperazine (DKP) alkaloids are important bioactive molecules or their precursors. In the context of synthetic biology, efficient means for their biological production would increase their chemical diversification and the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. Here, we prove the suitability of ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dubois P,Correia I,Le Chevalier F,Dubois S,Jacques I,Canu N,Moutiez M,Thai R,Gondry M,Lequin O,Belin P

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00