Improving ultrasound images with elevational angular compounding based on acoustic refraction.

abstract：:Oxalate decarboxylase (OXDC) enzyme has immense biotechnological applications due to its ability to decompose anti-nutrient oxalic acid. Flammulina velutipes, an edible wood rotting fungus responds to oxalic acid by induction of OXDC to maintain steady levels of pH and oxalate anions outside the fungal hyphae. Here, w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kamthan A,Kamthan M,Kumar A,Sharma P,Ansari S,Thakur SS,Chaudhuri A,Datta A

更新日期：2015-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play important roles in various biological processes; however, many of their functions remain unclear. In this study, we present a novel approach to identify the lncRNA-associated protein-protein interaction (PPI) modules and ascertain their functions in human lung squ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu CH,Hsu CL,Lu PC,Lin WC,Juan HF,Huang HC

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In many cancers, incidence, treatment efficacy and overall prognosis vary between geographic populations. Studies disentangling the contributing factors may help in both understanding cancer biology and tailoring therapeutic interventions. Ancestry estimation in such studies should preferably be driven by genomic data...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang Q,Baudis M

更新日期：2020-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiating cardiac amyloidosis (CA) from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains a clinical challenge, particularly in those with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and similar hypertrophy. This study aimed to use left ventricular global function index (LVGFI) and myocardial contraction fractio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Huang S,Xu HY,Diao KY,Shi K,He Y,He S,Zhang Y,Gao Y,Shen MT,Guo YK,Yang ZG

更新日期：2020-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We use satellite gravity measurements in the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) to estimate terrestrial water storage (TWS) change in the continental United States (US) from 2003 to 2012, and establish a GRACE-based Hydrological Drought Index (GHDI) for drought monitoring. GRACE-inferred TWS exhibits oppo...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yi H,Wen L

更新日期：2016-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation provides a rich understanding of what the matter is composed of and how it can be quantified using spectrometers. In many cases, however, the calibration of the spectrometer changes as a function of time (such as in electron spectrometers), or the absolute c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chatzidakis M,Botton GA

更新日期：2019-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid precursor protein (APP) intracellular domain (AICD) is a product of APP processing with transcriptional modulation activity, whose overexpression causes various Alzheimer's disease (AD)-related dysfunctions. Here we report that 1-(3',4'-dichloro-2-fluoro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl)-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid) (CHF50...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Branca C,Sarnico I,Ruotolo R,Lanzillotta A,Viscomi AR,Benarese M,Porrini V,Lorenzini L,Calzà L,Imbimbo BP,Ottonello S,Pizzi M

更新日期：2014-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Roots have important roles for plants to withstand adverse environmental conditions, including salt stress. Biostimulant application was shown to enhance plant resilience towards abiotic stresses. Here, we studied the effect of a tannin-based biostimulant on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown under salt stress con...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Campobenedetto C,Mannino G,Beekwilder J,Contartese V,Karlova R,Bertea CM

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Wavelength, polarization and orbital angular momentum of light are important degrees of freedom for processing and encoding information in optical communication. Over the years, the generation and conversion of orbital angular momentum in nonlinear optical media has found many novel applications in the context of opti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dasgupta A,Gao J,Yang X

更新日期：2019-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increasing amount of research work in surface studies, a more effective method of producing patterned microstructures is highly desired due to the geometric limitations and complex fabricating process of current techniques. This paper presents an efficient and cost-effective method to generate customizable mi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： He R,Wang S,Andrews G,Shi W,Liu Y

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Given that observational associations may be inaccurate, we used offspring blood pressure (BP) to provide alternative estimates of the associations between own BP and mortality. Observational associations between BP and mortality, estimated as hazard ratios (HRs) from Cox regression, were compared to HRs obtained usin...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wade KH,Carslake D,Nilsen TI,Timpson NJ,Davey Smith G,Romundstad P

更新日期：2015-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The ecosystem of the Source Region of Yangtze River (SRYR) is highly susceptible to climate change. In this study, the spatial-temporal variation of NPP from 2000 to 2014 was analyzed, using outputs of Carnegie-Ames-Stanford Approach model. Then the correlation characteristics of NPP and climatic factors were evaluate...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yuan Z,Wang Y,Xu J,Wu Z

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Colour polymorphism may be maintained within a population by disruptive-selection. One hypothesis proposes that different morphs are adapted to different ambient light conditions, with lighter morphs having a selective advantage in bright conditions and darker morphs having advantages in darker conditions. The mechani...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tate GJ,Amar A

更新日期：2017-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In specific cases, chromatin clearly forms long-range loops that place distant regulatory elements in close proximity to transcription start sites, but we have limited understanding of many loops identified by Chromosome Conformation Capture (such as Hi-C) analyses. In efforts to elucidate their characteristics and fu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sobhy H,Kumar R,Lewerentz J,Lizana L,Stenberg P

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian cochlea has historically resisted attempts at high-resolution, non-invasive imaging due to its small size, complex three-dimensional structure, and embedded location within the temporal bone. As a result, little is known about the relationship between an individual's cochlear pathology and hearing functi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Iyer JS,Batts SA,Chu KK,Sahin MI,Leung HM,Tearney GJ,Stankovic KM

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein electrochemistry represents a powerful technique for investigating the function and structure of proteins. Currently available biochemical assays provide limited information related to the conformational state of proteins and high costs. This work provides novel insights into the electrochemical investigation ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tonello S,Stradolini F,Abate G,Uberti D,Serpelloni M,Carrara S,Sardini E

更新日期：2019-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural sensory signals have nonlinear structures dynamically composed of the carrier frequencies and the variation of the amplitude (i.e., envelope). How the human brain processes the envelope information is still poorly understood, largely due to the conventional analysis failing to quantify it directly. Here, we us...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nguyen KT,Liang WK,Lee V,Chang WS,Muggleton NG,Yeh JR,Huang NE,Juan CH

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-mediated phosphorylation cascade is a vital component of plant cellular signalling. Despite this, MAPK signalling cascade is less characterized in crop legumes. To fill this void, we present here a comprehensive phylogeny of MAPK kinases (MKKs) and MAPKs identified from 16 l...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Purayannur S,Kumar K,Kaladhar VC,Verma PK

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Human and animal infections of Enterocytozoon bieneusi (E. bieneusi) have consistently been reported worldwide, garnering public attention; however, the molecular epidemiology of E. bieneusi in the giant panda remains limited. We surveyed captive giant pandas in China for the presence of E. bieneusi by using PCR and s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Li W,Zhong Z,Song Y,Gong C,Deng L,Cao Y,Zhou Z,Cao X,Tian Y,Li H,Feng F,Zhang Y,Wang C,Li C,Yang H,Huang X,Fu H,Geng Y,Ren Z,Wu K,Peng G

更新日期：2018-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Auxin response factors (ARFs) are the transcription factors that regulate auxin responses in various aspects of plant growth and development. Although genome-wide analysis of ARF gene family has been done in some species, no information is available regarding ARF genes in chickpea. In this study, we identified 28 ARF ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Singh VK,Rajkumar MS,Garg R,Jain M

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of α-fetoprotein and β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin are used as biomarkers for the management of central nervous system (CNS) germ cell tumors (GCTs). However, additional discriminating biomarkers are required. Especially, biomarkers to differentiate non-germinomat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Takayasu T,Shah M,Dono A,Yan Y,Borkar R,Putluri N,Zhu JJ,Hama S,Yamasaki F,Tahara H,Sugiyama K,Kurisu K,Esquenazi Y,Ballester LY

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:With Motor imagery (MI), movements are mentally rehearsed without overt actions; this procedure has been adopted in motor rehabilitation, primarily in brain-damaged patients. Here we rather tested the clinical potentials of MI in purely orthopaedic patients who, by definition, should maximally benefit of mental exerci...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zapparoli L,Sacheli LM,Seghezzi S,Preti M,Stucovitz E,Negrini F,Pelosi C,Ursino N,Banfi G,Paulesu E

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Unexpected reactor accidents and radioisotope production and consumption have led to a continuous increase in the global-scale contamination of radionuclides. In particular, anthropogenic radioiodine has become critical due to its highly volatile mobilization and recycling in global environments, resulting in widespre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lee SY,Lee JY,Min JH,Kim SS,Baik MH,Chung SY,Lee M,Lee Y

更新日期：2016-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the development of crystal engineering, it remains a great challenge to predict the crystal structure even for the simplest molecules, and a clear link between molecular and crystal symmetry is missing in general. Here we demonstrate that the two-dimensional (2D) crystallization of heterocirculenes on a Au(111...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiao WD,Zhang YY,Tao L,Aït-Mansour K,Chernichenko KY,Nenajdenko VG,Ruffieux P,Du SX,Gao HJ,Fasel R

更新日期：2014-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment in social communication and restricted/repetitive behavior patterns or interests. Antagonists targeting histamine H3 receptor (H3R) are considered potential therapeutic agents for the therapeutic management of different brain...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Eissa N,Jayaprakash P,Azimullah S,Ojha SK,Al-Houqani M,Jalal FY,Łażewska D,Kieć-Kononowicz K,Sadek B

更新日期：2018-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Next generation sequencing (NGS) together with protein expression analysis is back bone of molecularly targeted therapy in precision medicine. Our retrospective study shows our experience with NGS of 324 genes in combination with protein expression in patients with advanced breast cancer (aBC). The primary purpose was...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hempel D,Ebner F,Garg A,Trepotec Z,Both A,Stein W,Gaumann A,Güttler L,Janni W,DeGregorio A,Hempel L,Milani V

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of three remarkable complexes [PMo12O40]@[Cu6O(TZI)3(H2O)9]4·OH·31H2O (H3TZI = 5-tetrazolylisophthalic acid; denoted as HLJU-1, HLJU = Heilongjiang University), [SiMo12O40]@[Cu6O(TZI)3(H2O)9]4·32H2O (denoted as HLJU-2), and [PW12O40]@[Cu6O(TZI)3(H2O)6]4·OH·31H2O (denoted as HLJU-3) have been isolated by using...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sun JW,Yan PF,An GH,Sha JQ,Li GM,Yang GY

更新日期：2016-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel imaging-driven technique with an integrated fluorescence signature to enable automated enumeration of two species of cyanobacteria and an alga of somewhat similar morphology to one of the cyanobacteria is presented to demonstrate proof-of-concept that high accuracy, imaging-based, rapid water quality analysis ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Jin C,Mesquita MMF,Deglint JL,Emelko MB,Wong A

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of pruritic (itchy) stimuli is mediated by a variety of receptors and channels expressed by primary sensory neurons. The G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) MRGPRD is selectively expressed by a subset of mouse non-peptidergic nociceptors and functions as the molecular receptor for the itch-inducing chemica...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dong P,Guo C,Huang S,Ma M,Liu Q,Luo W

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Harvesting light for optical torque is of significant importance, owing to its ability to rotate nano- or micro-objects. Nevertheless, applying a strong optical torque remains a challenging task: angular momentum must conserve but light is limited. A simple argument shows the tendency for two objects with strong mutua...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen J,Wang N,Cui L,Li X,Lin Z,Ng J

更新日期：2016-06-13 00:00:00