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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Final results of a phase II study of CHOEP plus lenalidomide as initial therapy for patients with stage II–IV peripheral T‐cell lymphoma

Robert Stuver, Steven M. Horwitz, Ranjana H. Advani et al. · 2023 · British Journal of Haematology

There remains no one standard induction for nodal-based peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). We conducted a phase II study of lenalidomide plus CHOEP as a novel induction strategy. Patients received CHOEP at standard doses in combination…

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Clinical benefit of treatment with eribulin mesylate for metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer: Long‐term outcomes of patients treated in the US community oncology setting

Sarah S. Mougalian, Ronda Copher, Jonathan Kish et al. · 2018 · Cancer Medicine

INTRODUCTION: Real-world data are critical to demonstrate the consistency of evidence and external generalizability of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This study examined characteristics and outcomes of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) patients treated with eribulin mesylate at community oncology practices in the United States. METHODS: Physicians identified mTNBC patients initiating eribulin between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2014 and abstracted data into an electronic case report form (eCRF). Eribulin treatment in the metastatic setting was categorized as early use (EU

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The Clinical Features of Children With Acute Fulminant Myocarditis and the Diagnostic and Follow-Up Value of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Jianli Lv, Bo Han, Cuiyan Wang et al. · 2019 · Frontiers in Pediatrics

Objective To investigate the clinical features and the diagnostic and follow-up value of acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM) in children. Methods 20 children diagnosed with AFM admitted to our department were reviewed, and the clinical manifestations; pathogenic examination results; myocardial injury biomarkers; and electrocardiography, echocardiogram and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) results were analyzed. Results The initial symptoms were abdominal pain, vomiting, fatigue, syncope, and convulsions. All children had significantly increased hs-cTnT and NT-pro BNP. In addition to nonspe

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The COLIBRE project: cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of galaxy formation and evolution

Joop Schaye, Evgenii Chaikin, Matthieu Schaller et al. · 2026 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

ABSTRACT We present the COLIBRE galaxy formation model and the COLIBRE suite of cosmological hydrodynamical simulations. COLIBRE includes new models for radiative cooling, dust grains, star formation, stellar mass loss, turbulent diffusion, pre-supernova stellar feedback, supernova feedback, supermassive black holes, and active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback. The multiphase interstellar medium is explicitly modelled without a pressure floor. Hydrogen and helium are tracked in non-equilibrium, with their contributions to the free electron density included in metal-line cooling calculations. Th

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Motivational Computing: Transformer-Based Automation of Implicit Motive Coding

Joyce S. Pang, Hiram Ring, Kate Y Huang et al. · 2026 · Journal of Personality Assessment

Implicit motives have a clear relation to observed behavior but are time-consuming to measure. Automating the content coding of implicit motives has been a pursuit since the 1960s, but has not been widely adopted due to limitations with…

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Generative AI in Academic Writing: A Comparison of DeepSeek, Qwen, ChatGPT, Gemini, Llama, Mistral, and Gemma

Ömer Aydın, Enis Karaarslan, Fatih Safa Erenay et al. · 2026 · Turkish Journal of Engineering

DeepSeek v3, developed in China, was released in December 2024, followed by Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 Max in January 2025 and Qwen3 235B in April 2025. These free and open-source models offer significant potential for academic writing and content…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

The Role of Economic and Environmental Variables in Green Growth: Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Ihsen Abid · 2025 · Engineering Technology & Applied Science Research

Saudi Arabia, as one of the world’s leading oil producers, faces critical challenges in transitioning to sustainable economic growth. The heavy reliance on oil exports, coupled with rapid urbanization and environmental degradation, underscores the urgent need for green growth strategies tailored to the Kingdom’s unique socioeconomic and environmental context. This study aims to investigate the factors influencing the Green Growth Index (GGI), which measures sustainable economic growth, and analyze the short-term and long-term relationships between key variables such as environmental technology

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Medium-sized protein language models perform well at transfer learning on realistic datasets

Luiz Carlos Vieira, Morgan L. Handojo, Claus O. Wilke · 2025 · Scientific Reports

Protein language models (pLMs) can offer deep insights into evolutionary and structural properties of proteins. While larger models, such as the 15 billion parameter model ESM-2, promise to capture more complex patterns in sequence space, they also present practical challenges due to their high dimensionality and high computational cost. We systematically evaluated the performance of various ESM-style models across multiple biological datasets to assess the impact of model size on transfer learning via feature extraction. Surprisingly, we found that larger models do not necessarily outperform

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TREM2 in Neurodegenerative Disorders: Mutation Spectrum, Pathophysiology, and Therapeutic Targeting

Hye-Won Yang, Danyeong Kim, YoungSoon Yang et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

TREM2 (triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2) is a membrane-bound receptor primarily expressed on microglia in the central nervous system (CNS). TREM2 plays a crucial role in regulating immune responses, phagocytosis, lipid metabolism, and inflammation. Mutations in the TREM2 gene have been linked to various neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), and Nasu–Hakola disease (NHD). These mutations are suggested to impair microglial activation and reduce the ability to clear amyloid aggregates, leading to ex

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

How warm-versus competent-toned AI apologies affect trust and forgiveness through emotions and perceived sincerity

Joon Soo Lim, Nalae Hong, Erika J. Schneider · 2025 · Computers in Human Behavior

As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes more integrated into corporate communication, its role in crisis messaging raises critical questions about audience perception and trust. Drawing on theories of machine heuristics, this…

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Artificial intelligence-based automated interpretation of images of electrocardiograms: development and multinational validation of ECG-GPT

Akshay Khunte, Veer Sangha, Evangelos K. Oikonomou et al. · 2026 · European Heart Journal - Digital Health

ABSTRACT Background Timely and accurate assessment of electrocardiograms (ECGs) is crucial for diagnosing, triaging, and clinically managing patients. Current workflows rely on computerized ECG interpretation tools built into ECG signal…

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A short training program improves the accuracy of portion-size estimates in future dietitians

Marta Arroyo‐Izaga, Concepción Martínez de la Pera, Laura Ansotegui et al. · 2026 · Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición

The objective of this study was to determine whether a short training program, using real foods, would decreased their portion-size estimation errors after training. 90 student volunteers (20.18+/-0.44 y old) of the University of the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science

Multimodal foundation models exploit text to make medical image predictions

Thomas A. Buckley, James A. Diao, Cam N. Srivastava et al. · 2026 · Nature Communications

Multimodal foundation models have shown compelling but conflicting performance in medical image interpretation. However, the ways in which these models integrate and prioritize different data modalities, including images and text, remain…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Retina-directed gene therapy: Achievements and remaining challenges

Josef Biber, Catharina Gandor, Elvir Bećirović et al. · 2025 · Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Gene therapy is an innovative medical approach that offers new treatment options for congenital and acquired diseases by transferring, correcting, inactivating or regulating genes to supplement, replace or modify a gene function. The approval of voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna), a gene therapy for RPE65-associated retinopathy, has marked a milestone for the field of retinal gene therapy, but has also helped to accelerate the development of gene therapies for genetic diseases affecting other organs. Voretigene neparvovec is a vector based on adeno-associated virus (AAV) that delivers a function

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Metabolic and immune crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and pancreatic cancer cells

Qiyao Zhang, Zhen Cao, Shangcheng Yan et al. · 2025 · Journal of Translational Medicine

Pancreatic cancer, specifically pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), is notorious for its aggressive nature and dismal prognosis, ranking as a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Despite advancements in surgical…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Targeting mitochondrial transporters and metabolic reprogramming for disease treatment

Mboneye Anselme, Huafeng He, Chengyang Lai et al. · 2025 · Journal of Translational Medicine

In the realm of cellular biochemistry, mitochondria have been increasingly recognized for their critical role in both cellular metabolism and the etiology of various diseases. Mitochondrial transporters (MTs) are essential for maintaining…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

The role of microglia in multiple sclerosis: implications for treatment with Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibitors

Patrick Vermersch, Laura Airas, Thomas Berger et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in Immunology

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS), characterized by inflammation and neurodegeneration. The pathophysiology of MS, especially its progressive forms, involves various cellular components, including microglia, the primary resident immune cells of the CNS. This review discusses the role of microglia in neuroinflammation, tissue repair, and neural homeostasis, as well as their involvement in MS and explores potential therapeutic strategies targeting microglial function. Methods: A literature search conducted in August 202

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Biochar and zeolites did not improve phosphorus uptake or crop productivity in a field trial performed in an irrigated intensive farming system

Margarida Arrobas, João V. Decker, Bruna L. Feix et al. · 2021 · Soil Use and Management

Abstract Soil conditioners, such as biochar and zeolites, may play an important role in agriculture if they increase nutrient use efficiency, in particular, that of phosphorus (P), due to the depletion of phosphate rocks from which…

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Lianas and Trees From a Seasonally Dry and a Wet Tropical Forest Did Not Differ in Embolism Resistance but Did Differ in Xylem Anatomical Traits in the Dry Forest

Chris M. Smith-Martin, Steven Jansen, Timothy J. Brodribb et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

One of the most prominent changes in neotropical forests has been the increase in abundance and size of lianas. Studies suggest that lianas have more acquisitive strategies than trees, which could allow them to take advantage of water more…

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Climate Change Can Drive a Significant Loss of Suitable Habitat for Polylepis quadrijuga, a Treeline Species in the Sky Islands of the Northern Andes

Lina Caballero-Villalobos, Francisco Fajardo-Gutiérrez, Mariasole Calbi et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

It is predicted that climate change will strongly affect plant distributions in high elevation “sky islands” of tropical Andes. Polylepis forests are a dominant element of the treeline throughout the Andes Cordillera in South America.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgricultural and Biological Sciences

Refining Pheromone Lures for the Invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Through Collaborative Trials in the United States and Europe

Tracy Leskey, Heather Andrews, Angelika Bády et al. · 2021 · Journal of Economic Entomology

Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is native to Asia and has invaded North America and Europe inflicting serious agricultural damage to specialty and row crops. Tools to monitor the spread of H. halys include traps baited with…

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Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in symptomatic patients shows significant association with genetically diverse infections, anaemia, and asexual stage density

Paul Sondo, Biébo Bihoun, Marc Christian Tahita et al. · 2021 · Malaria Journal

BACKGROUND: Multi-genotype malaria infections are frequent in endemic area, and people commonly harbour several genetically distinct Plasmodium falciparum variants. The influence of genetic multiplicity and whether some specific genetic variants are more or less likely to invest into gametocyte production is not clearly understood. This study explored host and parasite-related risk factors for gametocyte carriage, and the extent to which some specific P. falciparum genetic variants are associated with gametocyte carriage. METHODS: Gametocytes and asexual forms were detected by light microscopy

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Did advice on the prescription of sodium valproate reduce prescriptions to women? An observational study in three European countries between 2007 and 2016

Rachel Charlton, Christine Damase‐Michel, Caroline Hurault‐Delarue et al. · 2019 · Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Abstract Objectives In November 2014, the CMDh (a regulatory body representing EU Member States) advised doctors not to prescribe sodium valproate for epilepsy or bipolar disorder in preg nant women, in women who can become pregnant, or in…

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Single and repeated intra‐articular injections in the tarsocrural joint with allogeneic and autologous equine bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells are safe, but did not reduce acute inflammation in an experimental interleukin‐1β model of synovitis

Aimée C. Colbath, Steven W. Dow, Leone S. Hopkins et al. · 2020 · Equine Veterinary Journal

Abstract Background Allogeneic and autologous bone marrow‐derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMDMSCs) have been administered in equine joints for their anti‐inflammatory effects. However, allogeneic BMDMSC offer multiple clinical and…

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