A mesophotic black coral forest in the Adriatic Sea.

abstract：:In the Ultimatum Game, two players are offered a chance to win a pie. The proposer suggests how to split the pie. The responder can either accept or reject the deal. If an agreement is not reached, neither player gets anything. Both game theory and evolutionary game theory predict the rational solution that the propos...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wang X,Chen X,Wang L

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological carcinoma due to the lack of diagnostic markers and effective drug targets. Discovery of new therapeutic targets in OC to improve the treatment outcome is urgently needed. We performed proteomic analysis of OC specimens and the paired normal tissues and revealed tha...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guo J,Li X,Zhang W,Chen Y,Zhu S,Chen L,Xu R,Lv Y,Wu D,Guo M,Liu X,Lu W,Deng H

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer worldwide. The mutational frequency of EGFR and KRAS genes in lung adenocarcinoma varies worldwide per ethnicity and smoking. The impact of EGFR and KRAS mutations in Brazilian lung cancer remains poorly explored. Thus, we investigated the frequency of EGFR and KRAS mutations in a l...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Leal LF,de Paula FE,De Marchi P,de Souza Viana L,Pinto GDJ,Carlos CD,Berardinelli GN,Miziara JE,da Silva CM,Silva ECA,Pereira R,de Oliveira MA,Scapulatempo-Neto C,Reis RM

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) are expected to be both a revolutionary cell source for regenerative medicine and a powerful tool to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying human cell development in vitro. In the present study, we tried to elucidate the steroidogenic differentiation processes usi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Matsuo K,Sone M,Honda-Kohmo K,Toyohara T,Sonoyama T,Taura D,Kojima K,Fukuda Y,Ohno Y,Inoue M,Ohta A,Osafune K,Nakao K,Inagaki N

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that boys are born heavier and longer than girls, but it remains unclear whether birth size in twins is affected by the sex of their co-twin. We conducted an individual-based pooled analysis of 21 twin cohorts in 15 countries derived from the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometri...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jelenkovic A,Sund R,Yokoyama Y,Hur YM,Ullemar V,Almqvist C,Magnusson PK,Willemsen G,Bartels M,Beijsterveldt CEV,Bogl LH,Pietiläinen KH,Vuoksimaa E,Ji F,Ning F,Pang Z,Nelson TL,Whitfield KE,Rebato E,Llewellyn CH,Fi

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Strengthening by precipitation of second phase is the guiding principle for the development of a host of high strength structural alloys, in particular, aluminium alloys for transportation sector. Higher efficiency and lower emission demands use of alloys at higher operating temperatures (200 °C-250 °C) and stresses, ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kumar Makineni S,Sugathan S,Meher S,Banerjee R,Bhattacharya S,Kumar S,Chattopadhyay K

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Driven diffusive systems have been a paradigm for modelling many physical, chemical, and biological transport processes. In the systems, spatial correlation plays an important role in the emergence of a variety of nonequilibrium phenomena and exhibits rich features such as pronounced oscillations. However, the lack of...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hao QY,Jiang R,Hu MB,Jia B,Wang WX

更新日期：2016-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence of extinction debts for the global distributions of forest-dwelling reptiles, mammals and amphibians was tested and the debt magnitude was estimated and mapped. By using different correlation tests and variable importance analysis, the results showed that spatial richness patterns for the three forest-dwellin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen Y,Peng S

更新日期：2017-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with HIV acquisition and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Recurrence after metronidazole treatment is high. HIV-negative, non-pregnant Rwandan BV patients were randomized to four groups (n = 17/group) after seven-day oral metronidazole treatment: behavioral counseling only (control), ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： van de Wijgert JHHM,Verwijs MC,Agaba SK,Bronowski C,Mwambarangwe L,Uwineza M,Lievens E,Nivoliez A,Ravel J,Darby AC

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated in this paper a novel bilayer composite obtained by sol-gel and spin coating of the ferroelectric 0.92Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.08BaTiO3 (abbreviated as BNT-BT0.08) and ferromagnetic CoFe2O4 phases, for miniature low-frequency magnetic sensors and piezoelectric sensors. This heterostructure, deposited on Si-Pt ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cernea M,Vasile BS,Surdu VA,Trusca R,Bartha C,Craciun F,Galassi C

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Domoic acid (DA, 1), a potent neurotoxin that causes amnesic shellfish poisoning, has been found in diatoms and red algae. While biosynthetic pathway towards DA from geranyl diphosphate and L-glutamate has been previously proposed, its late stage is still unclear. Here, six novel DA related compounds, 7'-methyl-isodom...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Maeno Y,Kotaki Y,Terada R,Cho Y,Konoki K,Yotsu-Yamashita M

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, one kind of novel non-periodic spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs) with H-shaped cells is proposed. As we all know, the cutoff frequency exists inherently for the conventional comb-shaped SSPPs, which is a kind of periodic groove shape structures and fed by a conventional coplanar waveguide (CPW). ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gao X,Che W,Feng W

更新日期：2018-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The spreading of invasive species in new continents can vary from slow and limited diffusion to fast colonisations over vast new areas. We studied the sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus along a 31-year period, from 1989 to 2019, with particular attention to the first area of release in NW Italy. We collected data on...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cucco M,Alessandria G,Bissacco M,Carpegna F,Fasola M,Gagliardi A,Gola L,Volponi S,Pellegrino I

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel amorphous iron hydrides (AIHs) are synthesized for the first time under ambient conditions by employing novel "quiescent reaction", without stirring for mixing solutions, during a conventional aqueous reduction-precipitation process. The kind and morphology of AIHs are dependent on the processing condition, wher...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Taguchi K,Shinozaki K,Okumura H,Michioka C,Yoshimura K,Ishihara KN

更新日期：2020-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike the constant nature of elastic coefficients of isotropic bulk materials, the Young's (E) and shear (μ) moduli of nano-structured (NS) gyroid metamaterials change with relative density (ρ), but at different rates depending on the cell size of the structure. These elastic behaviors displayed by E and μ cause cros...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Park JH,Lee JC

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:There is widespread transcriptional dysregulation in Huntington's disease (HD) brain, but analysis is inevitably limited by advanced disease and postmortem changes. However, mutant HTT is ubiquitously expressed and acts systemically, meaning blood, which is readily available and contains cells that are dysfunctional i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hensman Moss DJ,Flower MD,Lo KK,Miller JR,van Ommen GB,'t Hoen PA,Stone TC,Guinee A,Langbehn DR,Jones L,Plagnol V,van Roon-Mom WM,Holmans P,Tabrizi SJ

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:HPIVs are serologically and genetically grouped into four species that account for up to 10% of all hospitalizations due to acute respiratory infection in children under the age of five. Genetic and epidemiological data for the four HPIVs derived from two pediatric cohorts in Viet Nam are presented. Respiratory sample...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Linster M,Do LAH,Minh NNQ,Chen Y,Zhe Z,Tuan TA,Tuan HM,Su YCF,van Doorn HR,Moorthy M,Smith GJD

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:The pharmacokinetic compatibility of short-acting CDRI candidate antimalarial trioxane derivative, 99-411, was tested with long-acting prescription antimalarials, lumefantrine and piperaquine. LC-ESI-MS/MS methods were validated for simultaneous bioanalysis of lumefantrine and 99-411 and of piperaquine and 99-411 comb...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Taneja I,Raju KS,Singh SP,Wahajuddin M

更新日期：2015-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to light at night (LAN) is associated with insomnia in humans. Light provides the main input to the master clock in the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) that coordinates the sleep-wake cycle. We aimed to develop a rodent model for the effects of LAN on sleep. Therefore, we exposed male Wistar rats t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Stenvers DJ,van Dorp R,Foppen E,Mendoza J,Opperhuizen AL,Fliers E,Bisschop PH,Meijer JH,Kalsbeek A,Deboer T

更新日期：2016-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroinflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative disorders. We show that lack of PINK1- a mitochondrial kinase linked to recessive familial PD - leads to glia type-specific abnormalities of innate immunity. PINK1 loss enhances LPS/IFN-γ stimulated pro-inflammato...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun L,Shen R,Agnihotri SK,Chen Y,Huang Z,Büeler H

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Metformin is one of the treatments used for PCOS pathology decreasing body weight, plasma androgen, FSH and glucose levels. Unfortunately, there is little known about metformin's effects on lipid metabolism, a crucial process in PCOS pathology. We have employed a lipidomic approach to explore alterations in the plasma...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pradas I,Rovira-Llopis S,Naudí A,Bañuls C,Rocha M,Hernandez-Mijares A,Pamplona R,Victor VM,Jové M

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) on the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation. Data of 195 patients were retrospectively analysed. Post-reperfusion aspartate (AST), alanine transaminase, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were the...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Grąt M,Krawczyk M,Wronka KM,Stypułkowski J,Lewandowski Z,Wasilewicz M,Krawczyk P,Grąt K,Patkowski W,Zieniewicz K

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Results from live cell imaging of fluorescently tagged Cellulose Synthase (CESA) proteins in Cellulose Synthesis Complexes (CSCs) have enhanced our understanding of cellulose biosynthesis, including the mechanisms of action of cellulose synthesis inhibitors. However, this method has been applied only in Arabidopsis th...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tran ML,McCarthy TW,Sun H,Wu SZ,Norris JH,Bezanilla M,Vidali L,Anderson CT,Roberts AW

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene grown directly on germanium is a possible route for the integration of graphene into nanoelectronic devices as well as it is of great interest for materials science. The morphology of the interface between graphene and germanium influences the electronic properties and has not already been completely elucidat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mendoza CD,Figueroa NS,Maia da Costa MEH,Freire FL Jr

更新日期：2019-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast Cdc48 is a well-conserved, essential chaperone of ATPases associated with diverse cellular activity (AAA) proteins, which recognizes substrate proteins and modulates their conformations to carry out many cellular processes. However, the fundamental mechanisms underlying the diverse pivotal roles of Cdc48 remain ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Esaki M,Islam MT,Tani N,Ogura T

更新日期：2017-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthurium amnicola Dressler possesses a number of desirable and novel ornamental traits such as a purple-colored upright spathe, profuse flowering, and floral scent, some of which have been introgressed into modern Anthurium cultivars. As a first step in identifying genes associated with these traits, the transcriptom...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Suzuki JY,Amore TD,Calla B,Palmer NA,Scully ED,Sattler SE,Sarath G,Lichty JS,Myers RY,Keith LM,Matsumoto TK,Geib SM

更新日期：2017-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the counterintuitive mechanism of increasing boiling heat transfer by incorporating low-conductivity materials at the interface between the surface and fluid. By embedding an array of non-conductive lines into a high-conductivity substrate, in-plane variations in the local surface temperature are created. Du...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rahman MM,Pollack J,McCarthy M

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Zebrafish (Danio rerio), largely used as a model for studying developmental processes, has also emerged as a valuable system for modelling human inflammatory diseases. However, in a context where even mice have been questioned as a valid model for these analysis, a systematic study evaluating the reproducibility of hu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Forn-Cuní G,Varela M,Pereiro P,Novoa B,Figueras A

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are known to induce cytotoxicity in various cancer cell lines through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the studies on its potential to induce toxicity in normal cell lines and in vivo system are limited and ambiguity still exists. Additionally, small molecules ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ansari MO,Parveen N,Ahmad MF,Wani AL,Afrin S,Rahman Y,Jameel S,Khan YA,Siddique HR,Tabish M,Shadab GGHA

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00