Accumulation mechanism of biofilm under different water shear forces along the networked pipelines in a drip irrigation system.

abstract：:Habitat fragmentation can reduce population viability, especially for area-sensitive species. The Minimum Area Requirements (MAR) of a population is the area required for the population's long-term persistence. In this study, the response of occupancy probability of giant pandas against habitat patch size was studied ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Qing J,Yang Z,He K,Zhang Z,Gu X,Yang X,Zhang W,Yang B,Qi D,Dai Q

更新日期：2016-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTL) is an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma closely associated with Epstein-Barr virus and characterized by varying degrees of systemic inflammation. We aim to examine the prognostic significance of peripheral blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with N...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tan KM,Chia B,Lim JQ,Khoo LP,Cheng CL,Tan L,Poon E,Somasundaram N,Farid M,Tang TPL,Tao M,Cheah DMZ,Laurensia Y,Pang JWL,Song T,Tan J,Huang D,Kim SJ,Kim WS,Ong CK,Lim ST,Chan JY

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tract tracing with neuronal tracers not only represents a straightforward approach to identify axonal projection connection between regions of the nervous system at distance but also provides compelling evidence for axonal regeneration. An ideal neuronal tracer meets certain criteria including high labeling efficacy, ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mi D,Yuan Y,Zhang Y,Niu J,Wang Y,Yan J,Yang Y,Hu W

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed Tomography (CT) is a powerful method for non-destructive testing (NDT) and metrology awakes with expanding application fields. To improve the spatial resolution of high energy CT, a micro-spot gamma-ray source based on bremsstrahlung from a laser wakefield accelerator was developed. A high energy CT using the...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu YC,Zhu B,Li G,Zhang XH,Yu MH,Dong KG,Zhang TK,Yang Y,Bi B,Yang J,Yan YH,Tan F,Fan W,Lu F,Wang SY,Zhao ZQ,Zhou WM,Cao LF,Gu YQ

更新日期：2018-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrocarbons fuel our economy. Furthermore, intermediate goods and consumer products are often hydrocarbon-based. Beside all the progress they made possible, hydrogen-containing substances can have severe detrimental effects on materials exposed to them. Hydrogen-assisted failure of iron alloys has been recognised mor...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Röhsler A,Sobol O,Hänninen H,Böllinghaus T

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membrane surrounded structures released by cells, which have been increasingly recognized as mediators of intercellular communication. Recent reports indicate that EVs participate in important biological processes and could serve as potential source for cancer biomarkers. As an attract...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun Y,Xia Z,Shang Z,Sun K,Niu X,Qian L,Fan LY,Cao CX,Xiao H

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have discovered an intriguing nonstationary relationship between El Ninõ-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Western Pacific (WP) teleconnection pattern, one of the most prominent winter atmospheric circulation patterns in the North Pacific, with a regime-dependent interdecadal modulation of significant...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Park YH,Kim BM,Pak G,Yamamoto M,Vivier F,Durand I

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We construct two families of orthogonal product quantum states that cannot be exactly distinguished by local operation and classical communication (LOCC) in the quantum system of (2k+i) ⊗ (2l+j) (i, j ∈ {0, 1} and i ≥ j ) and (3k+i) ⊗ (3l+j) (i, j ∈ {0, 1, 2}). And we also give the tiling structure of these two famili...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang X,Tan X,Weng J,Li Y

更新日期：2016-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is a useful biomarker of various physiological conditions, including asthma and other pulmonary diseases. Herein a fast and sensitive analytical method has been developed for the quantitative detection of eNO based on extractive electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (EESI-MS). Exhaled NO...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pan S,Tian Y,Li M,Zhao J,Zhu L,Zhang W,Gu H,Wang H,Shi J,Fang X,Li P,Chen H

更新日期：2015-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fruit ripening is a complex and genetically programmed process. Brassinosteroids (BRs) play an essential role in plant growth and development, including fruit ripening. As a central component of BR signaling, the transcription factor BZR1 is involved in fruit development in tomato. However, the transcriptional network...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu L,Liu H,Li S,Zhang X,Zhang M,Zhu N,Dufresne CP,Chen S,Wang Q

更新日期：2016-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerotic arteries exhibit characteristic constrictions and substantial deviations from cylindrical shape. Therefore, determining the artery's cross-section along the centerline is challenging, although high-resolution isotropic three-dimensional data are available. Herein, we apply high-resolution computed tomo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Buscema M,Hieber SE,Schulz G,Deyhle H,Hipp A,Beckmann F,Lobrinus JA,Saxer T,Müller B

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic skyrmions are topological quasiparticles of great interest for data storage applications because of their small size, high stability, and ease of manipulation via electric current. However, although models exist for some limiting cases, there is no universal theory capable of accurately describing the structu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Büttner F,Lemesh I,Beach GSD

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Primates are now known to possess well-developed olfactory sensitivity and discrimination capacities that can play a substantial role in many aspects of their interaction with conspecifics and the environment. Several studies have demonstrated that olfactory cues may be useful in fruit selection. Here, using a conditi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nevo O,Orts Garri R,Hernandez Salazar LT,Schulz S,Heymann EW,Ayasse M,Laska M

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite widespread use of the interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the initiation rate of and factors associated with LTBI treatment among healthcare workers (HCWs) have not been studied in depth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the initiation rate of LTBI tre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee H,Koo GW,Min JH,Park TS,Park DW,Moon JY,Kim SH,Kim TH,Yoon HJ,Sohn JW

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate a designed interaction between two isolated cell populations of Euglena gracilis and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, separately confined in two 25-square micro-aquariums of lab-on-chip size. The interaction was realized by interlinking two identical optical feedback systems, which measured the cell distribut...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ozasa K,Won J,Song S,Maeda M

更新日期：2016-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods to repair bone defects arising from trauma, resection, or disease, continue to be sought after. Cyclic mechanical loading is well established to influence bone (re)modelling activity, in which bone formation and resorption are correlated to micro-scale strain. Based on this, the application of mechanical stimu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Malhotra A,Walle M,Paul GR,Kuhn GA,Müller R

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrically pumped GaAsBi/GaAs quantum well lasers are a promising new class of near-infrared devices where, by use of the unusual band structure properties of GaAsBi alloys, it is possible to suppress the dominant energy-consuming Auger recombination and inter-valence band absorption loss mechanisms, which greatly i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Marko IP,Broderick CA,Jin S,Ludewig P,Stolz W,Volz K,Rorison JM,O'Reilly EP,Sweeney SJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arctic and alpine environments present extreme, but different, challenges to survival. We therefore studied the ecological adaptation of the arctic-alpine fritillary Boloria napaea in northern Sweden and compared these results with the eastern Alps. Using mark-release-recapture, we analysed phenology, mobility, activi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ehl S,Holzhauer SIJ,Ryrholm N,Schmitt T

更新日期：2019-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Proton-sensing ovarian cancer G-protein coupled receptor (OGR1) plays an important role in pH homeostasis. Acidosis occurs at sites of intestinal inflammation and can induce endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and the unfolded protein response (UPR), an evolutionary mechanism that enables cells to cope with stressful co...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maeyashiki C,Melhem H,Hering L,Baebler K,Cosin-Roger J,Schefer F,Weder B,Hausmann M,Scharl M,Rogler G,de Vallière C,Ruiz PA

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as positive psychological change in the wake of highly challenging circumstances. Healthcare workers in particular are more vulnerable to stressors and trauma than the general population. The current study examined the use and effectiveness of a novel positive psychological interv...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu X,Hu ML,Song Y,Lu ZX,Chen YQ,Wu DX,Xiao T

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound imaging is affected by coherent noise or speckle, which reduces contrast and overall image quality and degrades the diagnostic precision of the collected images. Elevational angular compounding (EAC) is an attractive means of addressing this limitation, since it reduces speckle noise while operating in real...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Afshari P,Zakian C,Ntziachristos V

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture maintains the world's largest collection of cowpea germplasm of over 15,000 accessions. A sub-set of 298 lines from the loosely composed mini core collection of 370 landraces were genotyped based on genotyping by sequencing (GBS). Ward's minimum variance hierarchical...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fatokun C,Girma G,Abberton M,Gedil M,Unachukwu N,Oyatomi O,Yusuf M,Rabbi I,Boukar O

更新日期：2018-10-30 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：:A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML version of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper. ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Aponte-Santamaría C,Fischer G,Båth P,Neutze R,de Groot BL

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Targetting the ubiquitin pathway is an attractive strategy for cancer therapy. The inhibitor of the ubiquitin-like molecule NEDD8 pathway, MLN4924 (Pevonedistat) is in Phase II clinical trials. Protection of healthy cells from the induced toxicity of the treatment while preserving anticancer efficacy is a highly antic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Malhab LJ,Descamps S,Delaval B,Xirodimas DP

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular adenosine, generated via the concerted action of CD39 and CD73, contributes to T-cell differentiation and function. Adenosine concentrations are furthermore influenced by adenosine deaminase binding protein CD26. Because aberrant T-cell phenotypes had been reported in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic auto-ant...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kling L,Benck U,Breedijk A,Leikeim L,Heitzmann M,Porubsky S,Krämer BK,Yard BA,Kälsch AI

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of the majority of AGC kinases is regulated by two phosphorylation events on two conserved serine/threonine residues located on the activation loop and on the hydrophobic motif, respectively. In AGC kinase family, phosphomimetic substitutions with aspartate or glutamate, leading to constitutive activati...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Somale D,Di Nardo G,di Blasio L,Puliafito A,Vara-Messler M,Chiaverina G,Palmiero M,Monica V,Gilardi G,Primo L,Gagliardi PA

更新日期：2020-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Combining MS-based proteomic data with network and topological features of such network would identify more clinically relevant molecules and meaningfully expand the repertoire of proteins derived from MS analysis. The integrative topological indexes representing 95.96% information of seven individual topological meas...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao SG,Liu RM,Zhao YG,Wang P,Ward DG,Wang GC,Guo XQ,Gu J,Niu WB,Zhang T,Martin A,Guo ZP,Feng XS,Qi YJ,Ma YF

更新日期：2016-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is often elevated in patients with ischemic stroke, and is associated with their prognosis. Since cTnI is also closely related to atrial fibrillation (AF), cTnI may be a sensitive prognostic indicator in patients with AF-related stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the association betwe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nam KW,Kim CK,Yu S,Chung JW,Bang OY,Kim GM,Jung JM,Song TJ,Kim YJ,Kim BJ,Heo SH,Park KY,Kim JM,Park JH,Choi JC,Park MS,Kim JT,Choi KH,Hwang YH,Seo WK,Oh K

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The vast majority of proteins do not form functional interactions in physiological conditions. We have considered several sets of protein pairs from S. cerevisiae with no functional interaction reported, denoted as non-interacting pairs, and compared their 3D structures to available experimental complexes. We identifi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Launay G,Ceres N,Martin J

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00