Alteration of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with cirrhosis and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS).

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journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Capdessus R,King M,Sorbo DD,Duff M,Ridgers CP,McKenna P

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement of the critical current density (Jc) of superconducting wires/tapes is one of the key issues in the field of superconductivity applications. Here we report the fabrication of a silver-sheathed Ba1-xNaxFe2As2 (BaNa-122) superconducting tape by using a powder-in-tube technique and its superconducting propert...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Imai S,Itou S,Ishida S,Tsuchiya Y,Iyo A,Eisaki H,Matsuzaki K,Nishio T,Yoshida Y

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:MALDI-TOF spectrometry has not been used for urinary exosome analysis. We used it for determining UC biomarkers. From 2012 to 2015, we enrolled 129 consecutive patients with UC and 62 participants without UC. Exosomes from their urine were isolated, and analyzed through MALDI-TOF spectrometry. Immunohistochemical (IHC...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lin SY,Chang CH,Wu HC,Lin CC,Chang KP,Yang CR,Huang CP,Hsu WH,Chang CT,Chen CJ

更新日期：2016-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic diversity of marine bacteria belonged to the Bacillus cereus group has not been well investigated. Here, we present the genetic diversity and population structure of 71 bacteria from diverse marine environments, using a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) approach and the analyses of digital DNA-DNA hyb...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu Y,Lai Q,Du J,Shao Z

更新日期：2017-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Diapause, a programmed developmental arrest, is common in insects, enabling them to survive adverse seasons. It is well established that pupal diapause is regulated by ecdysteroids secreted by the prothoracic glands (PGs), with cessation of ecdysteroid secretion after pupal ecdysis leading to pupal diapause. A major f...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yamada N,Kataoka H,Mizoguchi A

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The peptidoglycan of Staphylococcus aureus is highly amidated. Amidation of α-D-isoglutamic acid in position 2 of the stem peptide plays a decisive role in the polymerization of cell wall building blocks. S. aureus mutants with a reduced degree of amidation are less viable and show increased susceptibility to methicil...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nöldeke ER,Muckenfuss LM,Niemann V,Müller A,Störk E,Zocher G,Schneider T,Stehle T

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-enzymatic browning, namely Maillard reaction is commonly invoked to account for abiotic chemical transformations of organic matter. Here we report a new reaction pathway via the Maillard reaction to systematically synthesize a series of nitrogen-doped carbon dots (C-dots) with superhigh quantum yield (QY) and ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wei W,Xu C,Wu L,Wang J,Ren J,Qu X

更新日期：2014-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:For many malignancies, inflammation-based scores correlate with survival. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) are immunonutritional indices associated with postoperative outcomes in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We evaluated whether a combined preoperative NL...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liu C,Li L,Lu WS,Du H,Yan LN,Yang JY,Wen TF,Zeng GJ,Jiang L,Yang J

更新日期：2017-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a novel method to determine the complex amplitude of each eigenfunction composing a vibrational wavepacket of / molecular ions evolving with a ~10 fs time scale. We find that the two-dimensional spectrogram of the kinetic energy release (KER) of H(+)/D(+) fragments plotted against the time delay of the prob...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nabekawa Y,Furukawa Y,Okino T,Amani Eilanlou A,Takahashi EJ,Yamanouchi K,Midorikawa K

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Photonic structure designs based on optimization algorithms provide superior properties compared to those using intuition-based approaches. In the present study, we numerically and experimentally demonstrate subwavelength focusing of light using wavelength scale absorption-free dielectric scattering objects embedded i...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bor E,Turduev M,Kurt H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FcRn mediates recycling and transcytosis of IgG and albumin in various cell types. The MHC-class-I-like protein of the FcRn heterodimer is encoded by FCGRT. Few determinants of variable FCGRT expression in humans have been identified so far. In this study, we investigated the presence of DNA methylation in regulatory ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cejas RB,Ferguson DC,Quiñones-Lombraña A,Bard JE,Blanco JG

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A mathematical model is proposed for the autonomic control of cardiovascular system, which takes into account two separated self-exciting sympathetic control loops of heart rate and peripheral vascular tone. The control loops are represented by self-exciting time-delay systems and their tone depends on activity of the...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ishbulatov YM,Karavaev AS,Kiselev AR,Simonyan MA,Prokhorov MD,Ponomarenko VI,Mironov SA,Gridnev VI,Bezruchko BP,Shvartz VA

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal low-protein (MLP) diet can lead to hepatic steatosis, which only develops with ageing. It is still unclear whether the young offspring show any signs of past exposure to prenatal adverse conditions. We hypothesized that early nutritional insult would first affect the dynamic responsiveness to nutritional chal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sato N,Sudo K,Mori M,Imai C,Muramatsu M,Sugimoto M

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The ryanodine receptor 1 is a large calcium ion channel found in mammalian skeletal muscle. The ion channel gained a lot of attention recently, after multiple independent authors published near-atomic cryo electron microscopy data. Taking advantage of the unprecedented quality of structural data, we performed molecula...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Heinz LP,Kopec W,de Groot BL,Fink RHA

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-induced sensitization represents a process whereby prior exposure to severe stressors leaves animals or humans in a hyper-responsive state to further stressors. Indeed, this phenomenon is assumed to be the basis of certain stress-associated pathologies, including post-traumatic stress disorder and psychosis. On...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Belda X,Nadal R,Armario A

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial interface anisotropy is demonstrated in alternating Co/Pt and Co/Pd stripe patterns, providing a means of forming magnetic anisotropy using lithography. In-plane hysteresis loops measured along two principal directions are explained in depth by two competing shape and interface anisotropies, thus confirming...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kim SN,Nam YJ,Kim YD,Choi JW,Lee H,Lim SH

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Several single-center studies have investigated whether narrow-band imaging (NBI) cystoscopy is more effective in detecting primary and recurrent non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) compared with white-light imaging (WLI) cystoscopy. In this study, we further evaluated the diagnostic value of NBI cystoscopy com...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ye Z,Hu J,Song X,Li F,Zhao X,Chen S,Wang X,He D,Fan J,Ye D,Xing J,Pan T,Wang D

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:For a high-performance cocatalyst-modified photocatalyst, an effective interfacial separation of photogenerated electron from its corresponding holes and its following reduction reaction at the active sites are highly required. However, it is difficult for a single-component cocatalyst to simultaneously realize the cr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yu H,Tian J,Chen F,Wang P,Wang X

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological function of sterol glucosides (SGs), the most abundant sterol derivatives in higher plants, remains uncertain. In an effort to improve our understanding of these membrane lipids we examined phenotypes exhibited by the roots of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) lines carrying insertions in the UDP-Glc:s...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pook VG,Nair M,Ryu K,Arpin JC,Schiefelbein J,Schrick K,DeBolt S

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the safety and efficiency of using robotic staplers for intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy in reduced-port robotic gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma. We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent totally robotic and laparoscopic gastrectomy with intracorporeal gastroduodenostomy. Gastroduodenos...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kim JS,Batajoo H,Son T,Choi S,Seo WJ,Cho M,Kim YM,Lee JH,Kim HI,Hyung WJ

更新日期：2020-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:IFI16 and AIM2 are important DNA sensors in antiviral immunity. To characterize these two molecules in a woodchuck model, which is widely used to study hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, we cloned and analyzed the complete coding sequences (CDSs) of woodchuck IFI16 and AIM2, and found that AIM2 was highly conserved in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan Q,Li M,Liu Q,Li F,Zhu B,Wang J,Lu Y,Liu J,Wu J,Zheng X,Lu M,Wang B,Yang D

更新日期：2016-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The entire recrystallisation sequence and associated crystallographic texture evolution of Mg-0.8Zn-0.2Ca (wt.%) alloy was tracked using a quasi-in-situ electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) method. Characteristic "Rare Earth" (RE) texture was formed, originating mainly from double twins and twinning-related shear b...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Guan D,Liu X,Gao J,Ma L,Wynne BP,Rainforth WM

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Spintronic devices currently rely on magnetic switching or controlled motion of domain walls by an external magnetic field or spin-polarized current. Achieving the same degree of magnetic controllability using an electric field has potential advantages including enhanced functionality and low power consumption. Here w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lahtinen TH,Franke KJ,van Dijken S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outstanding optoelectronics and photovoltaic properties of metal halide perovskites, including high carrier motilities, low carrier recombination rates, and the tunable spectral absorption range are attributed to the unique electronic properties of these materials. While DFT provides reliable structures and stabil...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tao SX,Cao X,Bobbert PA

更新日期：2017-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bi-phasic or diauxic growth is often observed when microbes are grown in a chemically defined medium containing two sugars (for example glucose and lactose). Typically, the two growth stages are separated by an often lengthy phase of arrested growth, the so-called lag-phase. Diauxic growth is usually interpreted as an...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chu D,Barnes DJ

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant spin Hall effect (GSHE) has received significant attention for its potential in future spintronic applications. Spin current via GSHE-based thin films provides an effective and promising means to manipulate magnetization. However, an external in-plane magnetic field is required to consistently switch the perpend...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen W,Qian L,Xiao G

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the significant anti-cancer capacity of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) on dozens of cancer cell lines has been demonstrated in vitro and in mice models. Conventionally, CAP was directly applied to irradiate cancer cells or tumor tissue. Over past three years, the CAP irradiated media was also found to kill can...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Yan D,Talbot A,Nourmohammadi N,Cheng X,Canady J,Sherman J,Keidar M

更新日期：2015-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental pollutants as non-heritable factors are now recognized as triggers for multiple human inflammatory diseases involving T cells. We postulated that lipid antigen presentation mediated by cluster of differentiation 1 (CD1) proteins for T cell activation is susceptible to lipophilic environmental pollutants....

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sharma M,Zhang X,Zhang S,Niu L,Ho SM,Chen A,Huang S

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents new knowledge on primary defect formation in tungsten (W) and iron (Fe) irradiated by fission and high-energy neutrons at near-room temperature. Using a well-established method of positron-annihilation lifetime-spectroscopy (PALS), it was found that irradiation of W in the fission reactor and by hig...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Ogorodnikova OV,Majerle M,Čížek J,Simakov S,Gann VV,Hruška P,Kameník J,Pospíšil J,Štefánik M,Vinš M

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The methyl farnesoate receptor (MfR) orchestrates aspects of reproduction and development such as male sex determination in branchiopod crustaceans. Phenotypic endpoints regulated by the receptor have been well-documented, but molecular interactions involved in receptor activation remain elusive. We hypothesized that ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kakaley EK,Wang HY,LeBlanc GA

更新日期：2017-03-21 00:00:00