abstract：:Confirmatory tests for the diagnosis of brain death in addition to clinical findings may shorten observation time required in some countries and may add certainty to the diagnosis under specific circumstances. The practicability of Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography to confirm cerebral circulatory arre...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Luchtmann M,Beuing O,Skalej M,Kohl J,Serowy S,Bernarding J,Firsching R

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Exotic pattern formation as a result of drying of an aqueous solution containing DNA and silica nanoparticles is reported. The pattern due to segregation was found to critically depend on the relative ratio of nanoparticles and DNA, as revealed by polarization microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and fluorescence...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Joksimovic R,Watanabe S,Riemer S,Gradzielski M,Yoshikawa K

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergence and time evolution of micro-structured new-phase domains play a crucial role in determining the macroscopic physical and mechanical behaviors of iron under shock compression. Here, we investigate, through molecular dynamics simulations and theoretical modelings, shock-induced phase transition process of iron...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Pang WW,Zhang P,Zhang GC,Xu AG,Zhao XG

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to wirelessly power electrical devices is becoming of greater urgency as a component of energy conservation and sustainability efforts. Due to health and safety concerns, most wireless power transfer (WPT) schemes utilize very low frequency, quasi-static, magnetic fields; power transfer occurs via magneto-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lipworth G,Ensworth J,Seetharam K,Huang D,Lee JS,Schmalenberg P,Nomura T,Reynolds MS,Smith DR,Urzhumov Y

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:By using highly aligned carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets of excellent optical transmittance and mechanical stretchability as both the current collector and active electrode, high-performance transparent and stretchable all-solid supercapacitors with a good stability were developed. A transmittance up to 75% at the wavelen...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen T,Peng H,Durstock M,Dai L

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a technique for imaging single mRNAs in living cells based on fluorescent protein (FP) complementation. We employ the high affinity interaction between the bacterial phage MS2/PP7 coat proteins and their respective RNA binding motifs as an RNA scaffold to bring two halves of a split-FP together to image si...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu B,Chen J,Singer RH

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated a proof-of-principle experiment of reference-frame-independent phase coding quantum key distribution (RFI-QKD) over an 80-km optical fiber. After considering the finite-key bound, we still achieve a distance of 50 km. In this scenario, the phases of the basis states are related by a slowly time-va...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Liang WY,Wang S,Li HW,Yin ZQ,Chen W,Yao Y,Huang JZ,Guo GC,Han ZF

更新日期：2014-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Electromagnetic resonances in conducting structures give rise to the enhancement of local fields and extinction efficiencies. Conducting structures are conventionally fabricated with a fixed geometry that determines their resonant response. Here, we challenge this conventional approach by demonstrating the photo-gener...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Georgiou G,Tyagi HK,Mulder P,Bauhuis GJ,Schermer JJ,Rivas JG

更新日期：2014-01-07 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：:A photovoltaic reactor was designed for artificial photosynthesis, based on the reactions involved in high energy hydrogen atoms, which were produced from water electrolysis. Water and CO2, under the conditions studied, were converted to oxalate (H2C2O4) and a polymer. This was the first time that the oxalates and oxa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nong G,Chen S,Xu Y,Huang L,Zou Q,Li S,Mo H,Zhu P,Cen W,Wang S

更新日期：2014-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells and non-cancer cells differ in their metabolism and they emit distinct volatile compound profiles, allowing to recognise cancer cells by their scent. Insect odorant receptors are excellent chemosensors with high sensitivity and a broad receptive range unmatched by current gas sensors. We thus investigated...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Strauch M,Lüdke A,Münch D,Laudes T,Galizia CG,Martinelli E,Lavra L,Paolesse R,Ulivieri A,Catini A,Capuano R,Di Natale C

更新日期：2014-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage loss is a leading cause of disability among adults and effective therapy remains elusive. Neonatal chondrocytes (NChons) are an attractive allogeneic cell source for cartilage repair, but their clinical translation has been hindered by scarce donor availability. Here we examine the potential for catalyzing c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lai JH,Kajiyama G,Smith RL,Maloney W,Yang F

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Forest cutting is a major anthropogenic disturbance that affects forest carbon (C) storage and fluxes. Yet its characteristics and impacts on C cycling are poorly understood over large areas. Using recent annualized forest inventory data, we estimated cutting-related loss of live biomass in the eastern United States w...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhou D,Liu S,Oeding J,Zhao S

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Teleportation plays an important role in the communication of quantum information between the nodes of a quantum network and is viewed as an essential ingredient for long-distance Quantum Cryptography. We describe a method to teleport the quantum information carried by a photon in a superposition of a number d of ligh...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goyal SK,Konrad T

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A common belief is that, unlike today, ancient urban areas developed in a sustainable way within the environmental limits of local natural resources and the ecosystem's capacity to respond. This long-held paradigm is based on a weak knowledge of the processes underpinning the emergence of urban life and the rise of an...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kaniewski D,Van Campo E,Morhange C,Guiot J,Zviely D,Shaked I,Otto T,Artzy M

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Chicken anemia virus (CAV) is an important pathogen that causes severe immunosuppression in young chickens. We have characterized 13 CAVs isolated from different commercial farms in southern China between 2011 and 2012. We discovered 92 variable residues compared to 37 other CAV complete genome sequences from other pa...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zhang X,Liu Y,Wu B,Sun B,Chen F,Ji J,Ma J,Xie Q

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface and soil core samples from northeast China were analyzed for Pu isotopes. The measured (240)Pu/(239)Pu atomic ratios and (239 + 240)Pu/(137)Cs activity ratios revealed that the global fallout is the dominant source of Pu and (137)Cs at these sites. Migration behavior of Pu varying with land type and human acti...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xu Y,Qiao J,Hou X,Pan S

更新日期：2013-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:By using a half soap bubble heated from below, we obtain large isolated single vortices whose properties as well as their intensity are measured under different conditions. By studying the effects of rotation of the bubble on the vortex properties, we found that rotation favors vortices near the pole. Rotation also in...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Meuel T,Xiong YL,Fischer P,Bruneau CH,Bessafi M,Kellay H

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Shortest paths are not always simple. In planar networks, they can be very different from those with the smallest number of turns--the simplest paths. The statistical comparison of the lengths of the shortest and simplest paths provides a non trivial and non local information about the spatial organization of these gr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Viana MP,Strano E,Bordin P,Barthelemy M

更新日期：2013-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a technique developed to treat the ever-increasing global incidence of cancer. This technique utilises singlet oxygen ((1)O2) generation via a laser excited photosensitiser (PS) to kill cancer cells. However, prolonged sensitivity to intensive light (6-8 weeks for lung cancer), relatively...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sokolovski SG,Zolotovskaya SA,Goltsov A,Pourreyron C,South AP,Rafailov EU

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Negative diagonal magneto-conductivity/resistivity is a spectacular- and thought provoking-property of driven, far-from-equilibrium, low dimensional electronic systems. The physical response of this exotic electronic state is not yet fully understood since it is rarely encountered in experiment. The microwave-radiatio...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mani RG,Kriisa A

更新日期：2013-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The proinflammatory cytokine Interleukin 17A (hereafter named IL-17A) or IL-17A producing cells are elevated in breast tumors environment and correlate with poor prognosis. Increased IL-17A is associated with ER(-) or triple negative tumors and reduced Disease Free Survival. However, the pathophysiological role of IL-...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Cochaud S,Giustiniani J,Thomas C,Laprevotte E,Garbar C,Savoye AM,Curé H,Mascaux C,Alberici G,Bonnefoy N,Eliaou JF,Bensussan A,Bastid J

更新日期：2013-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:O antigen (O-Ag) in many bacteria is synthesized via the Wzx/Wzy-dependent pathway in which Wzy polymerizes lipid-linked O-Ag subunits to modal lengths regulated by Wzz. Characterization of 83 site-directed mutants of Wzy from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 (WzyPa) in topologically-mapped periplasmic (PL) and cytoplasmic...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Islam ST,Huszczynski SM,Nugent T,Gold AC,Lam JS

更新日期：2013-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Graphene has shown enormous potential for innovation in various research fields. The current chemical approaches based on exfoliation of graphite via graphite oxide (GO) are potential for large-scale synthesis of graphene but suffer from high cost, great operation difficulties, and serious waste discharge. We report a...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Hong Y,Wang Z,Jin X

更新日期：2013-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-invasive high-resolution spatial mapping of cell metabolism within tissues could provide substantial advancements in assessing the efficacy of stem cell therapy and understanding tissue development. Here, using two-photon excited fluorescence microscopy, we elucidate the relationships among endogenous cell flu...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Quinn KP,Sridharan GV,Hayden RS,Kaplan DL,Lee K,Georgakoudi I

更新日期：2013-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Spin switching of organometallic complexes by ferromagnetic surfaces is an important topic in the area of molecular nanospintronics. Moreover, graphene has been shown as a 2D surface for physisorption of molecular magnets and strain engineering on graphene can tune the spin state of an iron porphyrin (FeP) molecule fr...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Bhandary S,Eriksson O,Sanyal B

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli establish urinary tract infections by attaching to host epithelial cells using adhesive organelles called fimbriae. Fimbriae are helix-like structures with a remarkable adaptability, offering safeguarding for bacteria exposed to changing fluid forces in the urinary tract. We c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Mortezaei N,Singh B,Bullitt E,Uhlin BE,Andersson M

更新日期：2013-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We combine matter-wave interferometry and cavity optomechanics to propose a coherent matter-light interface based on mechanical motion at the quantum level. We demonstrate a mechanism that is able to transfer non-classical features imprinted on the state of a matter-wave system to an optomechanical device, transducing...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Xuereb A,Ulbricht H,Paternostro M

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) nuclease (TALEN) is a site-specific nuclease, which can be freely designed and easily constructed. Numerous methods of constructing TALENs harboring different TALE scaffolds and repeat variants have recently been reported. However, the functionalities of structurally differ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Sakuma T,Ochiai H,Kaneko T,Mashimo T,Tokumasu D,Sakane Y,Suzuki K,Miyamoto T,Sakamoto N,Matsuura S,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The corrosion of steel in concrete is mainly due to the chemical reaction between the chloride ions and iron ions. Indeed, this is a serious threaten for reinforced concrete structure, especially for the reinforced concrete structure in the sea. So it is urgent and important to protect concrete against chloride ions c...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Zeng L,Song R

更新日期：2013-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-standing challenge for forming Al-based BMGs and their matrix composites with a critical size larger than 1 mm have not been answered over the past three decades. In this paper, we reported formation of a series of BMG matrix composites which contain a high Al content up to 55 at.%. These composites can be ca...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Chen ZP,Gao JE,Wu Y,Wang H,Liu XJ,Lu ZP

更新日期：2013-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermoelectrics is a challenging issue for modern and future energy conversion and recovery technology. Carbon nanotubes are promising active thermoelectic materials owing to their narrow bandgap energy and high charge carrier mobility, and they can be integrated into flexible thermoelectrics that can recover any wast...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Nonoguchi Y,Ohashi K,Kanazawa R,Ashiba K,Hata K,Nakagawa T,Adachi C,Tanase T,Kawai T

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the virtually infinite possible carbon feedstocks which support the highly efficient growth of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) using on the water-assisted chemical vapor deposition method. Our results demonstrate that diverse varieties of carbon feedstocks, in the form of hydrocarbons, spanning saturat...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kimura H,Goto J,Yasuda S,Sakurai S,Yumura M,Futaba DN,Hata K

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallic glass (MG) generally fails in a brittle manner under uniaxial tension loading at room temperature. The lack of plastic strain of MG is due to the severe plastic instability via the easily formed one dominate shear band. There have been several approaches to improve the ductility in MG, but achieving uniform t...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Lu XL,Lu QH,Li Y,Lu L

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the bacterial symbionts harbored by the model organism Paramecium, many still lack a recent investigation that includes a molecular characterization. The genus Lyticum consists of two species of large-sized bacteria displaying numerous flagella, despite their inability to move inside their hosts' cytoplasm. We p...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Boscaro V,Schrallhammer M,Benken KA,Krenek S,Szokoli F,Berendonk TU,Schweikert M,Verni F,Sabaneyeva EV,Petroni G

更新日期：2013-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Both Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 wild type and its mutant ΔomcA/mtrC are capable of transforming Au(III) into Au nanoparticles (AuNPs). Cyclic voltammetry reveals a decrease in redox current after the wild type is exposed to Au(III) but an increase in oxidation current for the mutant. The peak current of the wild type ...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Wu R,Cui L,Chen L,Wang C,Cao C,Sheng G,Yu H,Zhao F

更新日期：2013-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonequilibrium can be a source of order. This rather counterintuitive statement has been proven to be true through a variety of fluctuation-driven, self-organization behaviors exhibited by out-of-equilibrium, many-body systems in nature (physical, chemical, and biological), resulting in the spontaneous appearance of m...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Kim JH,Noe GT 2nd,McGill SA,Wang Y,Wójcik AK,Belyanin AA,Kono J

更新日期：2013-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been much interest recently in the discovery of thermally induced magnetisation switching using femtosecond laser excitation, where a ferrimagnetic system can be switched deterministically without an applied magnetic field. Experimental results suggest that the reversal occurs due to intrinsic material prope...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Barker J,Atxitia U,Ostler TA,Hovorka O,Chubykalo-Fesenko O,Chantrell RW

更新日期：2013-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leading Edge Vortex (LEV) is a universal mechanism enhancing lift in flying organisms. LEVs, generally illustrated as a single vortex attached to the wing throughout the downstroke, have not been studied quantitatively in freely flying insects. Previous findings are either qualitative or from flappers and tethered...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Johansson LC,Engel S,Kelber A,Heerenbrink MK,Hedenström A

更新日期：2013-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is clear that lipids are responsible for insulin resistance, it is poorly understood what types of lipids are involved. In this study, we verified the characteristic lipid species in skeletal muscle of a chronic exercise training model and a high-fat induced-obesity model. Three different lipidomics analys...

journal_title：Scientific reports

authors： Goto-Inoue N,Yamada K,Inagaki A,Furuichi Y,Ogino S,Manabe Y,Setou M,Fujii NL

更新日期：2013-11-20 00:00:00