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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Comparative evaluation of tigecycline susceptibility testing methods for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii.

Shi Y, Li S, He L et al. · 2026 · Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials

Background In this study, we aimed to evaluate the performance of different tigecycline susceptibility testing methods for CRKP and CRAB using the broth microdilution (BMD) method as the gold standard, under different breakpoint criteria.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

The Diagnostic Value of English Language Sample Measures for Identifying Developmental Language Disorder in Bilingual Children.

Ramos MN, Bedore LM, Peña ED · 2026 · American journal of speech-language pathology

Purpose This study examines the diagnostic accuracy of four measures derived from English narrative language samples for identifying developmental language disorder (DLD) in 5- and 6-year-old Spanish-English bilinguals. Method Ninety-two…

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Abandoned HypothesisMedicine

Hermann J. Muller's research swan song: His long-term radiation dose-rate mutation investigations yielded no research publications, leaving questions of scientific misconduct.

Calabrese EJ · 2026 · Chemico-biological interactions

This paper evaluates the final major research effort of Hermann J. Muller, Nobel Laureate, to assess whether radiation displays a dose-rate process for radiation-induced germ cell mutation. Muller tried to extend the dose-rate findings of…

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Abandoned HypothesisOpen accessMedicine

Ugi multicomponent reactions of optically active aldehydes and chiral aminoindanols: diastereoselective synthesis of bisamides relevant to SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitors.

Ghosh AK, Bhattacharjee A, Jayashankar U et al. · 2026 · Organic & biomolecular chemistry

We have investigated diastereoselective Ugi-multicomponent reactions (Ugi-MCR) relevant to bis-amide scaffolds related to SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) inhibitors. The studies were mainly focussed on development of diastereoselective…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Development of a Prognostic Prediction Model for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Based on Lesion Zone and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value Quantification.

Ashouri R, Reynolds PS, Rajavel S et al. · 2026 · Urology

Objective To guide biopsy decision making via a predictive model for clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in men with positive imaging (PI-RADS 3-5). We aim to elucidate the influence of zone on the predictive accuracy of PI-RADS…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Early psychotherapeutic interventions for posttraumatic stress responses in children and adolescents: A scoping review.

Robinson E, Chapman C, Orchard F et al. · 2026 · Journal of child and adolescent mental health

Background: Exposure of children and young people to potentially traumatic events is common. There is a need for increased access to early interventions following a potentially traumatic event. Objective: This review aimed to identify…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Reassessing the Incidence and Risk Factors of Radiation Pneumonitis in Treatment-Naive EGFR-Mutant NSCLC With Concurrent Third-Generation EGFR-TKI and Thoracic Radiotherapy.

Zheng, Jia, Jing et al. · 2026 · International journal of cancer

This single-center retrospective study evaluated radiation pneumonitis (RP) in 209 treatment-naive EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients receiving first-line third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs)…

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Null DatasetMedicine

Establishment of an LNA-TaqMan Fluorescent Quantitative PCR Assay for Differential Diagnosis of Virulent and Attenuated Strains of Short Beak and Dwarfism Syndrome Virus.

Lin, Cheng, Chen et al. · 2026 · Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A

Abstract To enable differential detection of virulent and attenuated strains of duck short beak and dwarfism syndrome virus (SBDSV), we developed a fluorescent quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay based on locked nucleic acid (LNA)-TaqMan probes.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Efficacy of doxycycline in treatment of Staphylococcus spp. prosthetic joint infections: a CRIOGO multicentre case-control study.

Fiorenza, Millot, Lecomte et al. · 2026 · The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Prosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the hip and knee are most often caused by Staphylococcus spp. and require long-term treatment with rifampicin and fluoroquinolone as first-line treatment. However, resistance, contraindications or…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Implantation of Infant Platelet-Rich Plasma/Fibrin with Gingivoperiosteoplasty in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Alveolus.

Kobayashi, Yabuki, Sugiyama et al. · 2026 · The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

ObjectiveNo studies have examined the effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) alone and platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) without alveolar bone grafting or other bone substitutes for alveolar cleft repair during infancy. This study evaluated…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Is surgery always warranted for high-grade acromioclavicular dislocations?

Jamei-Martel, Garibaldi, Castroviejo Fernández et al. · 2026 · JSES international

The optimal management of high-grade acromioclavicular (AC) joint dislocations remains controversial. While surgical treatment improves radiographic alignment, its impact on functional outcomes remains debated. This study prospectively…

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