15 Result(s)

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Palaeoenvironments and hominin evolutionary dynamics in southeast Asia

Secure environmental contexts are crucial for hominin interpretation and comparison. The discovery of a Denisovan individual and associated fauna at Tam Ngu Hao 2 (Cobra) Cave, Laos, dating back to 164–131 ka,...

Anne-Marie Bacon, Nicolas Bourgon, Elise Dufour, Fabrice Demeter… in Scientific Reports (2023)

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Tuning the fluorescence of Dy³⁺ via the structure of borophosphate glasses

The optical characteristics of Dy³⁺-doped phosphate and borophosphate glasses with different divalent network modifiers prepared by melt-quenching are studied. The glass sets (A) with a molar composition of 40MO–...

Kristin Griebenow, Mai-Phuong Truong, Francisco Munoz, Robert Klement… in Scientific Reports (2023)

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Author Correction: Genetic variants of programmed cell death 1 are associated with HBV infection and liver disease progression

Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Pham Thi Minh Huyen, Mai Thanh Binh, Ngo Tat Trung… in Scientific Reports (2022)

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Adopting the Hirschman–Herfindahl Index to estimate the financial sustainability of Vietnamese public universities

Over several decades, the Vietnamese government has increasingly cut its investment in the public higher education system and has also introduced a cost-sharing mechanism. Under this scheme, Vietnamese public ...

Trung Thanh Le, Thuy Linh Nguyen… in Humanities and Social Sciences Communicati… (2021)

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A multi-proxy approach to exploring Homo sapiens’ arrival, environments and adaptations in Southeast Asia

The capability of Pleistocene hominins to successfully adapt to different types of tropical forested environments has long been debated. In order to investigate environmental changes in Southeast Asia during a...

Anne-Marie Bacon, Nicolas Bourgon, Frido Welker, Enrico Cappellini… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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Complete chloroplast genome of novel Adinandra megaphylla Hu species: molecular structure, comparative and phylogenetic analysis

Adinandra megaphylla Hu is a medicinal plant belonging to the Adinandra genus, which is well-known for its potential health benefits due to its bioactive compounds. This study aimed to assemble and annotate the c...

Huu Quan Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Lan Nguyen, Thi Nhung Doan… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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Sub-second and ppm-level optical sensing of hydrogen using templated control of nano-hydride geometry and composition

The use of hydrogen as a clean and renewable alternative to fossil fuels requires a suite of flammability mitigating technologies, particularly robust sensors for hydrogen leak detection and concentration moni...

Hoang Mai Luong, Minh Thien Pham, Tyler Guin… in Nature Communications (2021)

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Genetic variants of programmed cell death 1 are associated with HBV infection and liver disease progression

The inhibitory effects of programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) modulates T-cell depletion. T-cell depletion is one of the key mechanisms of hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistence, i...

Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Pham Thi Minh Huyen, Mai Thanh Binh, Ngo Tat Trung… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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Forager and farmer evolutionary adaptations to malaria evidenced by 7000 years of thalassemia in Southeast Asia

Thalassemias are inherited blood disorders that are found in high prevalences in the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. These diseases provide varying levels of resistance to malaria and are propos...

Melandri Vlok, Hallie R. Buckley, Justyna J. Miszkiewicz… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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Diagnostic and prognostic value of ^99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT for treatment planning of ⁹⁰Y-resin microsphere radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison with planar image

^99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (MAA) imaging is performed before transarterial radioembolization (TARE), in which SPECT/CT is presumed more precise than planar image. However, additive role of SPECT/CT has not bee...

Mai Hong Son, Le Ngoc Ha, Mai Hong Bang, Sungwoo Bae… in Scientific Reports (2021)

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Clinical significance of combined circulating TERT promoter mutations and miR-122 expression for screening HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma

Telomerase reverse-transcriptase (TERT) gene promoter mutations in circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) as well as the levels of circulating microRNA-122 (miR-122) have been reported as potential noninvasive biom...

Ngo Tat Trung, Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Pham Quang Trung, Mai Thanh Binh… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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Upregulation of SMYD3 and SMYD3 VNTR 3/3 polymorphism increase the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma

SMYD3 (SET and MYND domain-containing protein 3) is involved in histone modification, which initiates oncogenesis by activating transcription of multiple downstream genes. To investigate associations of variab...

Mai Thanh Binh, Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Dao Phuong Giang, Hoang Van Tong… in Scientific Reports (2020)

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PCR-based Sepsis@Quick test is superior in comparison with blood culture for identification of sepsis-causative pathogens

Sepsis is an acute, often fatal syndrome that requires early diagnosis and proper treatment. Blood culture (BC) is the gold standard for the identification of pathogens, however it has marked limitations, incl...

Ngo Tat Trung, Nguyen Sy Thau, Mai Hong Bang, Le Huu Song in Scientific Reports (2019)

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HDV infection rates in northern Vietnam

Hepatitis D caused by the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a serious health problem in many regions of the world. A total of 546 HBV-infected patients were enrolled from 2013 to 2015 and classified clinically in...

Mai Thanh Binh, Nghiem Xuan Hoan, Hoang Van Tong, Dao Phuong Giang… in Scientific Reports (2018)