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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

A network analysis of female sexual function: comparing symptom networks in women with decreased, increased, and stable sexual desire

Annika Gunst, Marlene Werner, Lourens Waldorp et al. · 2018 · Scientific Reports

Problems related to low sexual desire in women are common clinical complaints, and the aetiology is poorly understood. We investigated predictors of change in levels of sexual desire using a novel network approach, which assumes that mental disorders arise from direct interactions between symptoms. Using population-based data from 1,449 Finnish women, we compared between-subject networks of women whose sexual desire decreased, increased, or remained stable over time. Networks were estimated and analyzed at T1 (2006) and replicated at T2 (2013) using R. Domains included were, among others, sexu

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Polyprotein Processing as a Determinant for in Vitro Activity of Semliki Forest Virus Replicase

Maija K. Pietilä, Irina C. Albulescu, Martijn J. van Hemert et al. · 2017 · Viruses

Semliki Forest virus (SFV) is an arthropod-borne alphavirus that induces membrane invaginations (spherules) in host cells. These harbor the viral replication complexes (RC) that synthesize viral RNA. Alphaviruses have four replicase or nonstructural proteins (nsPs), nsP1-4, expressed as polyprotein P1234. An early RC, which synthesizes minus-strand RNA, is formed by the polyprotein P123 and the polymerase nsP4. Further proteolytic cleavage results in a late RC consisting of nsP1-4 and synthesizing plus strands. Here, we show that only the late RCs are highly active in RNA synthesis in vitro. F

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Complex trait methylation scores in the prediction of major depressive disorder

Miruna C. Barbu, Carmen Amador, Alex S. F. Kwong et al. · 2022 · EBioMedicine

BACKGROUND: DNA methylation (DNAm) is associated with time-varying environmental factors that contribute to major depressive disorder (MDD) risk. We sought to test whether DNAm signatures of lifestyle and biochemical factors were associated with MDD to reveal dynamic biomarkers of MDD risk that may be amenable to lifestyle interventions. METHODS: , N=565), using CpG sites reported in previous well-powered methylome-wide association studies. We also compared their predictive accuracy for MDD to a MDD MS in an independent GS sub-sample (N=4,432). FINDINGS: =-0.069-0.083) remained significantly a

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnergy

Charge‐Transport Divergence in Ultrastable Heterometal‐Oxo Clusters Exerting Significant Effect on Photoreactivity

Jingwen Shi, Ning Li, Yan Liang et al. · 2025 · Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Abstract The transfer path of photogenerated charges greatly affects the final photocatalytic performance, but this important fact has not been clearly demonstrated experimentally. Here, we construct an ultrastable crystalline catalytic…

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Negative / Null Result ReportNeuroscience

How does Stroop interference change with practice? A reappraisal from the musical Stroop paradigm.

Laurent Grégoire, Pierre Perruchet, Bénédicte Poulin-Charronnat · 2014 · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition

Most earlier studies investigating the evolution of the Stroop effect with the amount of reading practice have reported data consistent with an inverted U-shaped curve, whereby the Stroop effect appears early during reading acquisition,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMaterials Science

Significant effect on annealing temperature and enhancement on structural, optical and electrical properties of zinc oxide nanowires

Suriati Paiman, T. Hui Ling, M. Husham et al. · 2020 · Results in Physics

This paper focused on the growth of zinc oxide nanowires on unannealed and annealed indium tin oxide-coated-coated glass substrates on the structural, optical, and electrical properties towards surface acoustic wave (SAW) piezoelectric…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A cross-sectional study to assess response generated by ChatGPT and ChatSonic to patient queries about Epilepsy

Aditya Kumar Gudimella Tirumala, Shubham Mishra, Nritya Trivedi et al. · 2023 · Telematics and Informatics Reports

This article presents a study comparing the responses of two AI chatbots, ChatGPT and ChatSonic, regarding inquiries about epilepsy. Overall, ChatGPT and ChatSonic are very similar in terms of their capabilities and limitations and they…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A Single Dose of Baicalin Has No Clinically Significant Effect on the Pharmacokinetics of Cyclosporine A in Healthy Chinese Volunteers

Ruijuan Liu, Xia Li, Jingyao Wei et al. · 2019 · Frontiers in Pharmacology

Despite its narrow therapeutic window and large inter-individual variability, cyclosporine A (CsA) is the first-line therapy following organ transplantation. Metabolized mainly by CYP3A and being a substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp), CsA is susceptible to drug-drug interactions. Baicalin (BG) is a drug used for adjuvant therapy of hepatitis in traditional Chinese medicine. Since its aglycone Baicalein (B) inhibits CYP3A and P-gP, co-administration might affect CsA pharmacokinetics. This study investigated the effect of BG on CsA pharmacokinetics. In a two-period study, 16 healthy volunteers re

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Biomimetic Human Lung Alveolar Interstitium Chip with Extended Longevity

Kun Man, Jiafeng Liu, Cindy Liang et al. · 2023 · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Determining the mechanistic causes of lung diseases, developing new treatments thereof, and assessing toxicity whether from chemical exposures or engineered nanomaterials would benefit significantly from a preclinical human lung alveolar…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering

Functional evaluation of a real-time EMG controlled prosthetic hand

Amlan Jyoti Kalita, Maibam Pooya Chanu, Nayan M. Kakoty et al. · 2025 · Wearable Technologies

Electromyogram (EMG)-controlled prosthetic hands have advanced significantly during the past two decades. However, most of the currently available prosthetic hands fail to replicate human hand functionality and controllability. To measure the emulation of the human hand by a prosthetic hand, it is important to evaluate the functional characteristics. Moreover, incorporating feedback from end users during clinical testing is crucial for the precise assessment of a prosthetic hand. The work reported in this manuscript unfolds the functional characteristics of an EMG-CoNtrolled PRosthetIC Hand ca

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Testing the Magnitude of Correlations Across Experimental Conditions

Simone Di Plinio · 2022 · Frontiers in Psychology

Correlation coefficients are often compared to investigate data across multiple research fields, as they allow investigators to determine different degrees of correlation to independent variables. Even with adequate sample size, such differences may be minor but still scientifically relevant. To date, although much effort has gone into developing methods for estimating differences across correlation coefficients, adequate tools for variable sample sizes and correlational strengths have yet to be tested. The present study evaluated four different methods for detecting the difference between two

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

High-sensitivity troponin I with or without ultra-sensitive copeptin for the instant rule-out of acute myocardial infarction

Fabrizio Ricci, Franz–Josef Neumann, Nicole Rübsamen et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background The instant, single-sampling rule-out of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still an unmet clinical need. We aimed at testing and comparing diagnostic performance and prognostic value of two different single-sampling biomarker strategies for the instant rule-out of AMI. Methods From the Biomarkers in Acute Cardiac Care (BACC) cohort, we recruited consecutive patients with acute chest pain and suspected AMI presenting to the Emergency Department of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. We compared safety, effectiveness and 12-month incidence of the comp

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Disruption of adenylyl cyclase type V does not rescue the phenotype of cardiac-specific overexpression of Gαqprotein-induced cardiomyopathy

Valeriy Timofeyev, C. A. Porter, Dipika Tuteja et al. · 2010 · American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Adenylyl cyclase (AC) is the principal effector molecule in the β-adrenergic receptor pathway. AC(V) and AC(VI) are the two predominant isoforms in mammalian cardiac myocytes. The disparate roles among AC isoforms in cardiac hypertrophy…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Induction TPF followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer: a preliminary analysis of a randomized phase 2 trial

Xi Luo, Xiaodong Huang, Jingwei Luo et al. · 2022 · BMC Cancer

PURPOSE: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is a standard treatment choice for locally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma. The aim of this study was to investigate whether induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by CCRT is superior to CCRT alone to treat locally advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Patients (n = 142) were randomized to receive two cycles of paclitaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (TPF) IC followed by CCRT or CCRT alone. The primary end point was overall survival (OS). The secondary end points included the larynx-preservation rate, progression-free survival (PFS),

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The impact of fluid resuscitation via colon on patients with severe acute pancreatitis

Tongtian Ni, Ying Chen, Bing Zhao et al. · 2021 · Scientific Reports

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) is a life-threatening disease. Fluid Resuscitation Via Colon (FRVC) may be a complementary therapy for early controlled fluid resuscitation. But its clinical application has not been reported. This study aims to explore the impact of FRVC on SAP. All SAP patients with the first onset within 72 h admitted to the hospital were included from January 2014 to December 2018 through electronic databases of Ruijin hospital and were divided into FRVC group (n = 103) and non-FRVC group (n = 78). The clinical differences before and after the therapy between the two groups

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Negative / Null Result ReportImmunology and Microbiology

Characterization of newly revealed sequences in the infectious myonecrosis virus genome in Litopenaeus vannamei

Duan S. Loy, Bradley J. Blitvich, John Dustin Loy et al. · 2015 · Journal of General Virology

Infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV) causes significant economic losses in farmed shrimp, where associated mortality in ponds can reach 70 %. To explore host/pathogen interactions, a next-generation sequencing approach using lymphoid organ…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Ilixadencel, a Cell-based Immune Primer, plus Sunitinib Versus Sunitinib Alone in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Randomized Phase 2 Study

Magnus Lindskog, Anna Laurell, Anders Kjellman et al. · 2022 · European Urology Open Science

Background: The prognosis of patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) is poor. Whereas single-agent tyrosine kinase inhibition (TKI) is clearly insufficient, the effects can be enhanced by combinations with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Innovative treatment options combining TKI and other immune-stimulating agents could prove beneficial. Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects on metastatic disease when two doses of allogeneic monocyte-derived dendritic cells (ilixadencel) are administrated intratumorally followed by nephrectomy and treatment with sunitinib compared

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Ocular Surface Ion Transport and Dry Eye Disease

Ethan S. Lindgren, Onur Çil, A. S. Verkman et al. · 2022 · Current Ophthalmology Reports

Purpose of Review: To review the role of ocular surface epithelial (corneal and conjunctival) ion transporters in the pathogenesis and treatment of dry eye disease (DED). Recent Findings: Currently, anti-inflammatory agents are the mainstay of DED treatment, though there are several agents in development that target ion transport proteins on the ocular surface, acting by pro-secretory or anti-absorptive mechanisms to increase the tear fluid Film volume. Activation or inhibition of selected ion transporters can alter tear fluid osmolality, driving water transport onto the ocular surface via osm

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comparison of Platelet Function Guided Versus Unguided Treatment With P2Y12 Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction (from the Hungarian Myocardial Infarction Registry)

András Komócsi, Dániel Aradi, Tibor Szük et al. · 2018 · The American Journal of Cardiology

Evidence is conflicting regarding the clinical benefits of selecting P2Y12 inhibitors based on platelet function testing (PFT). Between March 1, 2013 and March 1, 2014, we collected clinical characteristics and platelet function data in a…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): informing clinical practice for multidisciplinary teams in England

Helen L. Reeves, John Reicher, Georgia Priona et al. · 2022 · Frontline Gastroenterology

Objective: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) deaths are rising alarmingly. Many patients are unsuitable for available therapies. Poor response rates further hamper outcomes for those that are. Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) offers hope, although which patients benefit over standard approaches remains unclear. Design/method: As a quality/service improvement, we audited consecutive patients treated with SIRT (2015-2020) by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust HCC multidisciplinary team. Indications, Barcelona clinic liver cancer (BCLC) stage, treat

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNursing

The Impact of Higher Protein Intake in Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Shih‐Wei Huang, Horng‐Chyuan Lin, Yu-Feng Chou et al. · 2022 · Nutrients

Prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) is associated with poor outcomes and a high economic cost. The association between protein intake and PMV has rarely been investigated in previous studies. This study aimed to investigate the impact of protein intake on weaning from mechanical ventilation. Patients with the PMV (mechanical ventilation ≥6 h/day for ≥21 days) at our hospital between December 2020 and April 2022 were included in this study. Demographic data, nutrition records, laboratory data, weaning conditions, and survival data were retrieved from the patient’s electronic medical records.

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Quantitative and Qualitative Exploration of Meaningful Change on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (Vineland™-II) in Children and Adolescents with Autism Without Intellectual Disability Following Participation in a Clinical Trial

Susanne Clinch, Stacie Hudgens, Elizabeth Gibbons et al. · 2023 · Patient Related Outcome Measures

Purpose: Adaptive Behavior Scale is often used in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) trials. The Adaptive Behavior Composite Score (VABS-ABC) is the standardized overall score (the average of the Socialization, Communication and Daily Living…

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OXIDIZED LIPIDS DID NOT REDUCE LIFESPAN IN THE FRUIT FLY, Drosophila melanogaster

Oleh V. Lushchak, Dmytro V. Gospodaryov, Ihor S. Yurkevych et al. · 2015 · Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

Aging is often associated with accumulation of oxidative damage in proteins and lipids. However, some studies do not support this view, raising the question of whether high levels of oxidative damage are associated with lifespan. In the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering

Are There Any Significant Differences in Terms of Age and Sex in Pedestrian and Cyclist Accidents?

Christoph Leo, Maria C. Rizzi, N M Bos et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

This study has analyzed sex-specific differences in pedestrian and cyclist accidents involving passenger cars. The most frequently injured body regions, types of injuries, which show sex-specific differences and the general accident parameters of females and males were compared. Accident data from three different European countries (Austria, Netherlands, Sweden) were analyzed. The current analysis shows that for both, females and males, pedestrian and cyclist injuries are sustained mainly to the body regions head, thorax, upper extremities and lower extremities. The results show that the odds

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Factors correlating with significant differences between X-ray structures of myoglobin

Alexander A. Rashin, Marcin J. Domagalski, Michael T. Zimmermann et al. · 2014 · Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography

Validation of general ideas about the origins of conformational differences in proteins is critical in order to arrive at meaningful functional insights. Here, principal component analysis (PCA) and distance difference matrices are used to…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

<p>Effects of early administration of insulin-like growth factor-1 on cognitive function in septic encephalopathy</p>

Yang� Yang, Shengru Liang, Yuqian Li et al. · 2019 · Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

BACKGROUND: Both protective and therapeutic functions of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in brain injury have been reported, but its effects on cognitive sequelae after septic encephalopathy (SE) remain unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:…

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The addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy did not reduce the rate of distant metastases in low‐risk HPV‐related oropharyngeal cancer in a real‐world setting

Stephen F. Hall, Rebecca J. Griffiths, Brian O'Sullivan et al. · 2019 · Head & Neck

Abstract Background Distant metastases (DM) are a leading cause of death for patients with oropharyngeal cancer (OPSCC). The objective of this study was to compare the rates of DM after chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and radiotherapy alone (RT)…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Recursive seed amplification detects distinct α-synuclein strains in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson’s disease

Stefan Bräuer, Iñaki Schniewind, Elisabeth Dinter et al. · 2025 · Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorder with a wide range of clinical phenotypes. Pathologically, it is characterized by neuronal inclusions containing misfolded, fibrillar alpha-synuclein (aSyn). Prion-like properties of aSyn contribute to the spread of aSyn pathology throughout the nervous system as the disease progresses. Utilizing these properties, seed amplification assays (SAA) enable the detection of aSyn pathology in living patients. We hypothesized that structurally distinct aSyn aggregates, or strains, may underlie the clinical heterogeneity of PD. To t

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