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Open AccessComparative genomics reveals mobile pathogenicity chromosomes in Fusarium
Fusarium species are among the most important phytopathogenic and toxigenic fungi. To understand the molecular underpinnings of pathogenicity in the genus Fusarium, we compared the genomes of three phenotypically...
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Open AccessThermal spin injection and accumulation in CoFe/MgO/n-type Ge contacts
Understanding the interplay between spin and heat is a fundamental and intriguing subject. Here we report thermal spin injection and accumulation in CoFe/MgO/n-type Ge contacts with an asymmetry of tunnel spin po...
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Open AccessHigh-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide by a Dual-Function Chemical Reduction and Healing Process
A new chemical dual-functional reducing agent, thiophene, was used to produce high-quality reduced graphene oxide (rGO) as a result of a chemical reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and the healing of rGO. Thioph...
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Open AccessBetween Scylla and Charybdis: Hydrophobic Graphene-Guided Water Diffusion on Hydrophilic Substrates
The structure of water confined in nanometer-sized cavities is important because, at this scale, a large fraction of hydrogen bonds can be perturbed by interaction with the confining walls. Unusual fluidity pr...
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Open AccessTandem-structured, hot electron based photovoltaic cell with double Schottky barriers
We demonstrate a tandem-structured, hot electron based photovoltaic cell with double Schottky barriers. The tandem-structured, hot electron based photovoltaic cell is composed of two metal/semiconductor interf...
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Open AccessPhotoluminescent carbon nanotags from harmful cyanobacteria for drug delivery and imaging in cancer cells
Using a simple method of mass production of green carbon nanotags (G-tags) from harmful cyanobacteria, we developed an advanced and efficient imaging platform for the purpose of anticancer therapy. Approximate...
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Open AccessEnhanced heat transfer is dependent on thickness of graphene films: the heat dissipation during boiling
Boiling heat transfer (BHT) is a particularly efficient heat transport method because of the latent heat associated with the process. However, the efficiency of BHT decreases significantly with increasing wall...
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Open AccessInnovative three-dimensional (3D) eco-TiO2 photocatalysts for practical environmental and bio-medical applications
It is known that water purified by conventional TiO2 photocatalysts may not be safe enough for drinking, due to the toxicity by tiny existence of TiO2 nanoparticles after water treatment. We herein demonstrate a ...
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Open AccessStable semiconductor black phosphorus (BP)@titanium dioxide (TiO2) hybrid photocatalysts
Over the past few decades, two-dimensional (2D) and layered materials have emerged as new fields. Due to the zero-band-gap nature of graphene and the low photocatalytic performance of MoS2, more advanced semicond...
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Open AccessCarbonization of a stable β-sheet-rich silk protein into a pseudographitic pyroprotein
Silk proteins are of great interest to the scientific community owing to their unique mechanical properties and interesting biological functionality. In addition, the silk proteins are not burned out following...
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Open AccessEco-friendly carbon-nanodot-based fluorescent paints for advanced photocatalytic systems
Fluorescent carbon nanomaterials, especially zero-dimensional (0D) carbon nanodots (CDs), are widely used in broad biological and optoelectronic applications. CDs have unique characteristics such as strong flu...
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Open AccessGreen synthesis of carbon-supported nanoparticle catalysts by physical vapor deposition on soluble powder substrates
Metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) supported on high surface area carbon (NP/Cs) were prepared by the physical vapor deposition of bulk materials on an α-D-glucose (Glu) substrate, followed by the depos...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Tracking of dendritic cell migration into lymph nodes using molecular imaging with sodium iodide symporter and enhanced firefly luciferase genes
We sought to evaluate the feasibility of molecular imaging using the human sodium iodide symporter (hNIS) gene as a reporter, in addition to the enhanced firefly luciferase (effluc) gene, for tracking dendriti...
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Open AccessEpigenetic silencing of the MUPCDH gene as a possible prognostic biomarker for cyst growth in ADPKD
Although autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common genetic disease and is characterized by the formation of multiple fluid-filled cysts, which results in renal failure, early diagnosis a...
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Open AccessComplete chloroplast and ribosomal sequences for 30 accessions elucidate evolution of Oryza AA genome species
Cytoplasmic chloroplast (cp) genomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA (nR) are the primary sequences used to understand plant diversity and evolution. We introduce a high-throughput method to simultaneously obtain co...
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Open AccessCD11chi Dendritic Cells Regulate Ly-6Chi Monocyte Differentiation to Preserve Immune-privileged CNS in Lethal Neuroinflammation
Although the roles of dendritic cells (DCs) in adaptive defense have been defined well, the contribution of DCs to T cell-independent innate defense and subsequent neuroimmunopathology in immune-privileged CNS...
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Open AccessSynergistic multi-do** effects on the Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolyte for fast lithium ion conduction
Here, we investigate the do** effects on the lithium ion transport behavior in garnet Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) from the combined experimental and theoretical approach. The concentration of Li ion vacancy generated b...
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Open AccessMethylation-dependent regulation of HIF-1α stability restricts retinal and tumour angiogenesis
Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) mediates hypoxic responses and regulates gene expression involved in angiogenesis, invasion and metabolism. Among the various HIF-1α posttranslational modifications, HIF-1α...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: Green synthesis of carbon-supported nanoparticle catalysts by physical vapor deposition on soluble powder substrates
Scientific Reports 5: Article number: 14245; published online: 18 September 2015; updated: 08 February 2016. The original version of this Article contained typographical errors in the spelling of the authors J...
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Open AccessAn elegant route to overcome fundamentally-limited light extraction in AlGaN deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diodes: Preferential outcoupling of strong in-plane emission
While there is an urgent need for semiconductor-based efficient deep ultraviolet (DUV) sources, the efficiency of AlGaN DUV light-emitting diodes (LEDs) remains very low because the extraction of DUV photons i...