abstract：:Low Haemoglobin concentration (Hb) among women of reproductive age is a severe public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the effects of putative socio-demographic factors on maternal Hb at different points of the conditional distribution of Hb concentration. We utilised quantile regression t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Amugsi DA,Dimbuene ZT,Kyobutungi C

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients hospitalised with COVID-19 have a high mortality. Identification of patients at increased risk of adverse outcome would be important, to allow closer observation and earlier medical intervention for those at risk, and to objectively guide prognosis for friends and family of affected individuals. We conducted ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gue YX,Tennyson M,Gao J,Ren S,Kanji R,Gorog DA

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Applying a circular economy approach, this research explores the use of cheese whey permeate (CWP), by-product of whey ultrafiltration, as cheap substrate for the production of bacterial cellulose (BC) and Sakacin-A, to be used in an antimicrobial packaging material. BC from the acetic acid bacterium Komagataeibacter ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Rollini M,Musatti A,Cavicchioli D,Bussini D,Farris S,Rovera C,Romano D,De Benedetti S,Barbiroli A

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been reported in Down syndrome (DS) owing to the coexistence of multiple predisposing factors related to its genetic abnormality, posing a challenge for the management of OSA. We hypothesized that DS mice recapitulate craniofacial abnormalities and upper airway ob...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Takahashi T,Sakai N,Iwasaki T,Doyle TC,Mobley WC,Nishino S

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the production of ferromagnetic graphene as an extremely important matter in spintronics has made a revolution in future technology, a great deal of efforts has recently been done to reach a simple and cost-effective method. Up to now, controlling the magnetic properties at extremely low temperature have been in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Alimohammadian M,Sohrabi B

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In unpredictable environments in which reliable cues for predicting environmental variation are lacking, a diversifying bet-hedging strategy for diapause exit is expected to evolve, whereby only a portion of diapausing forms will resume development at the first occurrence of suitable conditions. This study focused on ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tarazona E,Lucas-Lledó JI,Carmona MJ,García-Roger EM

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between biodiversity and ecological functioning is a central issue in freshwater ecology, but how this relationship is influenced by hydrological connectivity stress is still unknown. In this study we analyzed the dynamic of the phytoplankton alpha diversity indices and their relationships with trophi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Meng F,Li Z,Li L,Lu F,Liu Y,Lu X,Fan Y

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are vital for diverse biological functions, including vision, smell, and aging. They are involved in a wide range of diseases, and are among the most important targets of medicinal drugs. Tools that facilitate GPCR studies or GPCR-based technologies or therapies are thus critical to...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Tegler L,Corin K,Pick H,Brookes J,Skuhersky M,Vogel H,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Habitats along linear infrastructure, such as roads and electrical transmission lines, can have high local biodiversity. To determine whether these habitats also contribute to landscape-scale biodiversity, we estimated species richness, evenness and phylogenetic diversity of plant, butterfly and bumblebee communities ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dániel-Ferreira J,Bommarco R,Wissman J,Öckinger E

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The coiled-coil domain containing 50 (CCDC50) protein is a phosphotyrosine-dependent signalling protein stimulated by epidermal growth factor. It is highly expressed in neuronal cells in the central nervous system; however, the roles of CCDC50 in neuronal development are largely unknown. In this study, we showed that ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Min JS,Halder D,Yoon JY,Jeon SJ,Jun SY,Lee JR,Lee JJ,Choi MH,Jung CR,Lee D,Kim BJ,Kim NS

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This work aimed to prepare solvent-free or green Bi2O2CO3 for quantum dot nanostructures (QDNSs) based on cellulose as a stabilizer and green capping agent to sorafenib delivery for liver targeting. Because the walnut tree is one of the most abundant trees in Iran, it was tried to synthesize Bi2O2CO3 QDNSs using a wal...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Samarehfekri H,Rahimi HR,Ranjbar M

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to assess the cognitive dysfunction and physical disability after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), to explore the potential factors influencing disability regression after AHSCT and to estimate the safety of low-dose immunosuppressive therapy in highly active Multiple Sclerosis (...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Giedraitiene N,Kizlaitiene R,Peceliunas V,Griskevicius L,Kaubrys G

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to predict others' behaviour represents a crucial mechanism which allows individuals to react faster and more appropriately. To date, several studies have investigated humans' ability to predict conspecifics' behaviour, but little is known on our ability to predict behaviour in other species. Here, we aime...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Donnier S,Kovács G,Oña LS,Bräuer J,Amici F

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrated the usefulness of radiomic features based on the Hessian index of differential topology for the prediction of prognosis prior to treatment in head-and-neck (HN) cancer patients. The Hessian index, which can indicate tumor heterogeneity with convex, concave, and other points (saddle points), was...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Le QC,Arimura H,Ninomiya K,Kabata Y

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) produced by Gram-negative bacteria have roles in cell-to-cell signaling, biofilm formation, and stress responses. Here, the effects of abiotic stressors on OMV contents and composition from biofilm cells of the plant health-promoting bacterium Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 (PcO6) are exami...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Potter M,Hanson C,Anderson AJ,Vargis E,Britt DW

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterised changes in reproductive hormones-LH, FSH, SHBG and AMH-by chronological age and time around the menopause (reproductive age) in mid-life women and explored their associations with lifestyle and reproductive factors. We used data from 1608 women from a UK cohort who had repeat hormone measures and expe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Soares AG,Kilpi F,Fraser A,Nelson SM,Sattar N,Welsh PI,Tilling K,Lawlor DA

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Up to 30% of all breast cancer cases may be inherited and up to 85% of those may be due to segregation of susceptibility genes with low and moderate risk [odds ratios (OR) ≤ 3] for (mostly peri- and post-menopausal) breast cancer. The majority of low/moderate-risk genes, particularly those with minor allele frequencie...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Moslehi R,Tsao HS,Zeinomar N,Stagnar C,Fitzpatrick S,Dzutsev A

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mortality risk prediction can greatly improve the utilization of resources in intensive care units (ICUs). Existing schemes in ICUs today require laborious manual input of many complex parameters. In this work, we present a scheme that uses variations in vital signs over a 24-h period to make mortality risk assessment...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Baker S,Xiang W,Atkinson I

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficulties in the production of lignin from rice straw because of high silica content in the recovered lignin reduce its recovery yield and applications as bio-fuel and aromatic chemicals. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop a novel method to reduce the silica content in lignin from rice straw more ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Do NH,Pham HH,Le TM,Lauwaert J,Diels L,Verberckmoes A,Do NHN,Tran VT,Le PK

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) have a considerably higher risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The initial symptoms are very insidious at onset. We investigated the alterations in spontaneous brain activity and network connectivity through regional homogeneity (ReHo) and grap...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xiong Y,Chen X,Zhao X,Fan Y,Zhang Q,Zhu W

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental study deals with the investigation of the effect of diverse crystallinity of imidazolium ionic-liquid-based SPE on conductivity and current fluctuations. The experimental study was carried out on samples consisting of [EMIM][TFSI] as ionic liquid, PVDF as a polymer matrix and NMP as a solvent. After t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sedlak P,Gajdos A,Macku R,Majzner J,Holcman V,Sedlakova V,Kubersky P

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Fear is an adaptive emotion that elicits defensive behavioural responses against aversive threats in animals. In mammals, serotonin receptors (5-HTRs) have been shown to modulate fear-related neural circuits in the basolateral amygdala complex (BLA). To understand the phylogenetic continuity of the neural basis for fe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fujita T,Aoki N,Mori C,Fujita E,Matsushima T,Homma KJ,Yamaguchi S

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently a lack of effective drugs to cure recurrent aphthous stomatitis. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of probiotics alone or as an adjunct in recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) patients. Seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included, of which three were included in quantitative analy...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cheng B,Zeng X,Liu S,Zou J,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal piglet mortality is an important factor in pig production from economic and animal welfare perspectives; however, the statistical analysis of mortality is difficult because of its categorical nature. Recent studies have suggested that a binomial model for the survival of each specific piglet with a logit app...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Varona L,Noguera JL,Casellas J,de Hijas MM,Rosas JP,Ibáñez-Escriche N

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in genes that encode components of tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2) are associated with tuberous sclerosis complex disease. TSC2 interacts with tuberous sclerosis complex 1 to form a complex that negatively regulates cell growth and proliferation via the inactivation of mechanistic target of rapamycin com...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Gen S,Matsumoto Y,Kobayashi KI,Suzuki T,Inoue J,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the effect of binder decay rather than a change in the pigments on the blurring of ancient wall paintings was researched. The simulated wall paintings were prepared by brushing an aqueous solution containing gelatine and ochre grains on the surface of cylindrical compressed soil samples. Then, the dried...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zheng L,Wang Z,Shen S,Xia Y,Li Y,Hu D

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) have an increased risk for fractures. Currently, many studies have reported inferior outcomes in PD patients after orthopedic procedures. However, there are very few studies assessing the outcome of upper extremity fractures (UEF) in PD patients. In this study, we revi...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chou TA,Chang CY,Wang JP,Huang YC,Chen WM,Huang TF

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory performance results from plasticity, the ability to change with experience. We show that benefit from practice over a few trials, learning slope, is predictive of long-term recall and hippocampal volume across a broad age range and a long period of time, relates to memory training benefit, and is heritable. Fir...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Walhovd KB,Bråthen ACS,Panizzon MS,Mowinckel AM,Sørensen Ø,de Lange AG,Krogsrud SK,Håberg A,Franz CE,Kremen WS,Fjell AM

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual field (VF) testing has usually been performed with the central gaze as a fixed point. Recent publications indicated optic nerve head deformations induced by optic nerve traction force can promote the progression of optic neuropathies, including glaucoma. We generated a new static test protocol that adds 6° addu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Shoji T,Mine I,Kumagai T,Kosaka A,Yoshikawa Y,Shinoda K

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates physicochemical impact of ultrasonic irradiations on surface topography of woven fabrics. In a simultaneous in-situ sonochemical method, the synthesis and coating of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on woven textiles were successfully achieved. Different instruments i.e. Alambeta, moisture ma...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Noman MT,Petru M,Amor N,Louda P

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplast biotechnology is a route for novel crop metabolic engineering. The potential bio-confinement of transgenes, the high protein expression and the possibility to organize genes into operons represent considerable advantages that make chloroplasts valuable targets in agricultural biotechnology. In the last 3 d...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Occhialini A,Pfotenhauer AC,Frazier TP,Li L,Harbison SA,Lail AJ,Mebane Z,Piatek AA,Rigoulot SB,Daniell H,Stewart CN Jr,Lenaghan SC

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of energy thresholding and acquisition mode for metal artifact reduction in Photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) compared to conventional energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT) was performed. Images of a hip prosthesis phantom placed in a water bath were acquired on a scanner with PCD-CT and EID-CT (tub...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Do TD,Sawall S,Heinze S,Reiner T,Ziener CH,Stiller W,Schlemmer HP,Kachelrieß M,Kauczor HU,Skornitzke S

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Biology is adapted to Earth's gravity force, and the long-term effects of varying gravity on the development of animals is unclear. Previously, we reported that high gravity, called hypergravity, increases defects in the development of motor neuron axons in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we show that a mut...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kalichamy SS,Alcantara AV Jr,Kim BS,Park J,Yoon KH,Lee JI

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclasts are specialised bone resorbing cells that control both physiological and pathological bone turnover. Functional changes in the differentiation and activity of osteoclasts are accompanied by active metabolic reprogramming. However, the biological significance and the in vivo relevance of these events has re...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Taubmann J,Krishnacoumar B,Böhm C,Faas M,Müller DIH,Adam S,Stoll C,Böttcher M,Mougiakakos D,Sonnewald U,Hofmann J,Schett G,Krönke G,Scholtysek C

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoene desaturases catalyse from two to six desaturation reactions on phytoene, generating a large diversity of molecules that can then be cyclised and produce, depending on the organism, many different carotenoids. We constructed a phylogenetic tree of a subset of phytoene desaturases from the CrtI family for which...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Fournié M,Truan G

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Propolis and Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. (Brahmi) are natural products that contain many active substances and possess anticancer properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical composition of Polish propolis extract (PPE) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), B. monnieri extracts (BcH, B...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Moskwa J,Naliwajko SK,Markiewicz-Żukowska R,Gromkowska-Kępka KJ,Nowakowski P,Strawa JW,Borawska MH,Tomczyk M,Socha K

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on density functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function formalism, we explore the effect of Fe atom in Au-Fe@C20-Au monomer and dimer systems in comparison with the C20 fullerene molecular junctions. We calculate the spin-dependent transmission coefficient, spin polarization and also their spin thermoe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Khalatbari H,Vishkayi SI,Soleimani HR

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitous in nature, polyamines (PAs) are a class of low-molecular aliphatic amines critically involved in cell growth, survival and differentiation. The polycation behavior is validated as a successful strategy in delivery systems to enhance oligonucleotide loading and cellular uptake. In this study, the chemical fe...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Della Rosa G,Di Corato R,Carpi S,Polini B,Taurino A,Tedeschi L,Nieri P,Rinaldi R,Aloisi A

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an optimized non-thermal atmospheric plasma (NTAP)-based reaction-discharge system that was applied for a continuous-flow treatment of apple juice (AJ). To optimize this system for a high-throughput production of AJ with ameliorated properties, the effect of several parameters was studied using design of ex...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Dzimitrowicz A,Bielawska-Pohl A,Pohl P,Cyganowski P,Motyka-Pomagruk A,Klis T,Policht M,Klimczak A,Jamroz P

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to determine ANGPTL3 serum levels in healthy young lean and obese non-diabetic men during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and correlate them with anthropometric, biochemical and hormonal parameters. A case-control study was carried out and 30 young obese non-diabetic (23.90 ± 3.84 years and BMI ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Garcés MF,Buell-Acosta JD,Rodríguez-Navarro HA,Pulido-Sánchez E,Rincon-Ramírez JJ,Moreno-Ordóñez DC,Franco-Vega R,Roncancio-Muñoz JS,Burgos-Cardenas AJ,Lacunza E,Castaño JP,Diéguez C,Nogueiras R,Sanchez E,Caminos JE

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00