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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Impact of a Symptom Checker App on Patient-Physician Interaction Among Self-Referred Walk-In Patients in the Emergency Department: Multicenter, Parallel-Group, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Malte L Schmieding, Marvin Kopka, Myrto Bolanaki et al. · 2025 · Journal of Medical Internet Research

BACKGROUND: Symptom checker apps (SCAs) are layperson-facing tools that advise on whether and where to seek care, or possible diagnoses. Previous research has primarily focused on evaluating the accuracy, safety, and usability of their recommendations. However, studies examining SCAs' impact on clinical care, including the patient-physician interaction and satisfaction with care, remain scarce. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the effects of an SCA on satisfaction with the patient-physician interaction in acute care settings. Additionally, we examined its influence on patients' anxiety a

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Identifying SCS Trial Responders Immediately After Postoperative Programming with ECAP Dose-Controlled Closed-Loop Therapy

Jason E. Pope, Ajay Antony, Erika Petersen et al. · 2024 · Pain and Therapy

INTRODUCTION: Drawbacks of fixed-output spinal cord stimulation (SCS) screening trials may lead to compromised trial outcomes and poor predictability of long-term success. Evoked compound action potential (ECAP) dose-controlled closed-loop…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Cetuximab Reduces the Accumulation of Radiolabeled Bevacizumab in Cancer Xenografts without Decreasing VEGF Expression

Sandra Heskamp, Otto C. Boerman, Janneke D.M. Molkenboer‐Kuenen et al. · 2014 · Molecular Pharmaceutics

Bevacizumab and cetuximab are approved for the treatment of cancer. However, in advanced colorectal cancer, addition of cetuximab to chemotherapy with bevacizumab did not improve survival. The reason for the lack of activity remains…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering

Bridging the missing middle in osseointegration: meso-scale topography between macro design and microroughness

Takahiro Ogawa, Rune Shibata, Keiji Komatsu et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Implant Dentistry

PURPOSE: Despite decades of clinical success with microrough implant surfaces, persistent challenges-particularly the biological trade-off between osteoblast proliferation and differentiation-highlight the need for novel surface design strategies. This review investigates the potential of meso-scale topography (10-500 μm) as a promising and underexplored dimension in implant surface engineering, situated between macro-level implant geometry and conventional microroughness. METHODS: A systematic review, supplemented by a targeted literature search, was conducted to evaluate the biological and m

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBusiness, Management and Accounting

Family Firm Leader’s Socioemotional Wealth Importance Perceptions: The Influence of Negative Forms of Conflict

Özgür Atılgan, Franz W. Kellermanns · 2025 · Family Business Review

We investigate how negative types of intra-family conflicts (i.e., status conflict and relationship conflict) influence the family firm leader’s socioemotional wealth importance (SEWi). Based on 159 matched responses from family firm…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The Functional Role of Polyphenols Across the Human Lifespan

Bekir Enes Koca, Sümeyye Sarıtaş, Mikhaël Bechelany et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Polyphenols are bioactive molecules that occur naturally in plants and exhibit a diverse array of properties, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-obesity effects, all of which have been supported by numerous studies. They are categorized into four main groups: flavonoids, phenolic acids, stilbenes, and lignans. Polyphenols demonstrate a wide range of health-promoting effects throughout human life, from the womb to old age. They can exert these effects by modulating signaling pathways, regulating gut microbiota, influencing gene expression, and regulating epigenetic pathways. Thi

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Apology Cost Is More Strongly Associated With Perceived Sincerity Than Forgiveness

Yohsuke Ohtsubo, Miyu Higuchi · 2022 · Letters on Evolutionary Behavioral Science

This study aimed at replicating a previously reported pattern: costly apologies are perceived as more sincere than non-costly apologies even when the transgression was unintentional, while costly apologies do not foster forgiveness more than non-costly apologies when the transgression was unintentional. We conducted a vignette study with a 2 (apology cost: costly vs. non-costly) × 3 (intention: no vs. ambiguous vs. malicious intention) between-participants factorial design. We failed to replicate the aforementioned pattern. Instead, we found that costly apologies promote not only perceived sin

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Maximizing the Utility of Alzheimer's Disease Trial Data: Sharing of Baseline A4 and LEARN Data

Gustavo Jimenez‐Maggiora, Arndt‐Peter Schulz, Michael Donohue et al. · 2024 · The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease

BACKGROUND: The Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer's Disease (A4) and Longitudinal Evaluation of Amyloid Risk and Neurodegeneration (LEARN) studies were conducted between 2014 and 2023, with enrollment completed in 2017 and final study results reported in 2023. The study screening process involved the collection of initial clinical, cognitive, neuroimaging, and genetic measures to determine eligibility. Once randomized, enrolled participants were assessed every four weeks over a 4.5-year follow-up period during which longitudinal clinical, cognitive, and neuroimaging measures wer

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessChemistry

Contribution of the Locus of Heat Resistance to Growth and Survival of Escherichia coli at Alkaline pH and at Alkaline pH in the Presence of Chlorine

Tongbo Zhu, Zhiying Wang, Lynn M. McMullen et al. · 2021 · Microorganisms

The locus of heat resistance (LHR) confers resistance to extreme heat, chlorine and oxidative stress in Escherichia coli. This study aimed to determine the function of the LHR in maintaining bacterial cell envelope homeostasis, the regulation of the genes comprising the LHR and the contribution of the LHR to alkaline pH response. The presence of the LHR did not affect the activity of the Cpx two-component regulatory system in E. coli, which was measured to quantify cell envelope stress. The LHR did not alter E. coli MG1655 growth rate in the range of pH 6.9 to 9.2. However, RT-qPCR results ind

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering

Smartphone-Based Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) Probe-Assisted Potentiometric Biosensor for Point-of-Care Testing of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid

Tuğba Özer, Sakda Jampasa, Atchara Lomae et al. · 2026 · Analytical Chemistry

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Herein, we present a potentiometric biosensor based on amine magnetic beads functionalized with electrostatically neutral peptide nucleic acids (PNA) for the detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A screen-printed carbon electrode was modified with a plasticized polymeric membrane. A SARS-CoV-2 specific peptide nucleic acid probe was designed and synthesized. We exploited the advantage of neutral PNAs to remove the negatively charged DNA probes that cause fouling due to the attraction of positively charged b

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

The Pressure Is on: How Geopolitical Tensions Impact Institutional Fiscal and External Stability Responses

António Afonso, José Alves, João Jalles et al. · 2026 · Scottish Journal of Political Economy

ABSTRACT We examine how geopolitical risks (GPR) affect fiscal (FS) and external sustainability (ES) across 27 European Union economies over 2001Q4–2022Q3. We apply a two‐step strategy: first, estimating time‐varying FS and ES coefficients…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science

No one-size-fits-all: a study of prompt techniques and large language models to enhance AI’s mathematics educational quality

Sebastian Schorcht, Fabian Anton Müller, Nils Frederik Buchholtz · 2026 · ZDM

Abstract Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly discussed as tools for supporting mathematical problem solving. However, existing research predominantly evaluates LLM performance in terms of correctness, while the mathematics educational quality of AI-generated worked-out solutions remains largely unexplored. This study investigates how the mathematics educational quality (a set of quality criteria relating to teaching and learning mathematics) of AI-generated problem solutions can be influenced by model choice and prompt engineering. Four LLMs (Gemini 1.5 Pro (Advanced), Claude 3.5 Son

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Fluorescence-based mapping of condensate dielectric permittivity uncovers hydrophobicity-driven membrane interactions

Elias Sabri, Agustín Mangiarotti, Rumiana Dimova · 2026 · Nature Communications

Biomolecular condensates, essential for cellular organization, possess mesoscale properties largely governed by hydrophobicity, influencing molecule partitioning and material characteristics like viscosity, surface tension, and hydration. While hydrophobicity's role is increasingly recognized, its impact on membrane-condensate interactions remains unexplored. Here, we combine hyperspectral imaging of an environment-sensitive dye and phasor analysis, to quantitatively map the local dielectric permittivity of both condensates and their environment with pixel resolution. This robust method senses

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessHealth Professions

Rethinking the ‘wellness influencer’: Medical doctors, lifestyle expertise and the question of credentials

Rachel O’Neill · 2025 · International Journal of Cultural Studies

Medical doctors are central to existing networks for wellness content on Instagram in and beyond the UK, yet remain overlooked within scholarship concerned with this terrain. Taking a case study approach, this article examines three such figures prominent in the UK context. In doing so, it challenges existing conceptualisations of the 'wellness influencer' and argues for an expanded understanding of the category, one that does not assume its representatives are 'lay' persons without recognised expertise in health and well-being. The analysis developed demonstrates that credentials cannot resol

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Biological aging and generational shifts in early-onset cancer risk

Ruiyi Tian, Xiaoyu Zong, Duo Ren et al. · 2026 · Nature Medicine

Abstract Incidence of early-onset cancer is rising globally in recent generations, which underscores the need to elucidate the influence of emerging generational risk factors. Systemic and organ-specific aging reflects the cumulative impact of exposures and may provide an integrative and complementary approach to understand early-onset cancer risk. Here among 154,169 young adults from the United Kingdom Biobank, systemic aging measured by PhenoAge increased across birth cohorts, with 23% s.d. increase for those born 1965–1974 versus 1950–1954, and was associated with early-onset solid cancer r

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

Threshold Effects on South Africa’s Renewable Energy–Economic Growth–Carbon Dioxide Emissions Nexus: A Nonlinear Analysis Using Threshold-Switching Dynamic Models

Luyanda Majenge, Sakhile Mpungose, Simiso Msomi · 2025 · Energies

The transition of South Africa from coal-dependent energy systems to renewable energy alternatives presents economic and environmental trade-off complexities that require empirical investigation. This study employed threshold-switching dynamic models, NARDL analysis, and threshold Granger causality tests to investigate nonlinear relationships between renewable energy generation, economic growth, and carbon dioxide emissions in South Africa from 1980 to 2023. The threshold-switching dynamic models revealed critical structural breakpoints: a 56.4% renewable energy threshold for carbon dioxide em

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering

Comparative Roles of Hydrogels, Deep Eutectic Solvents, and Ionic Liquids in Enzyme-Based Biosensors, Bioelectronics and Biomimetics Devices

Fhysmélia Firmino de Albuquerque, Rodrigo M. Iost, Frank N. Crespilho · 2025 · ACS Measurement Science Au

The development of enzyme-based bioelectronic devices, including biosensors and biomimetic systems, has significantly advanced with the introduction of innovative materials such as hydrogels, deep eutectic solvents (DES), and ionic liquids (ILs). These materials offer unique advantages in enhancing biodevice performance, particularly in enzyme stabilization, biocompatibility, and electrochemical sensitivity. Hydrogels, known for their high water content and flexibility, provide an ideal matrix for enzyme immobilization in biological applications but are limited by low ionic conductivity. DES,

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

A journey of seeking pressure and forces in the nucleon

Xiangdong Ji, Yang Chen · 2026 · Nuclear Physics B

Momentum current density (MCD) $T^{ij}$ is a general physics concept describing the momentum conservation through momentum flow generated from both the kinetic motion of particles and the interacting forces among them. It has been suggested by M. Polyakov et al. that the MCD in the nucleon, characterized by the form factor $C/D$ of the QCD energy-momentum tensor, can be interpreted as the pressure and shear forces between adjacent parts of the system because the nucleon interior approximates a continuous medium. While intuitively appealing, we find that the interpretation is hard to justify fr

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Assessing the stability of ultracompact spinning boson stars with nonlinear evolutions

Tamara Evstafyeva, Nils Peter Siemonsen, William E. East · 2026 · Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

We reinvestigate the stability properties of ultracompact spinning boson stars with a stable light ring using fully nonlinear 3+1 and 2+1 numerical relativity simulations and two different formulations of the Einstein equations. We find no…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessDecision Sciences

Enhancing the Ethical Culture of Organizations: A Longitudinal Study Using a Comprehensive Ethics Training

Pablo Ruiz‐Palomino, Juliana Toro‐Arias, María del Pilar Rodríguez‐Córdoba et al. · 2025 · Business Ethics the Environment & Responsibility

ABSTRACT A supportive ethical culture (EC) can encourage moral behavior among employees and help them avoid wrongdoing. One option for fostering EC is ethics training; its longer‐term effectiveness, however, has rarely been examined,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Reducing contrast media dosage for pulmonary embolism CTPA in PCD-CT: a comparative study of EID-CT and PCD-CT in the era of individualized protocolling

Lion Stammen, Eva J I Hoeijmakers, Thomas G. Flohr et al. · 2025 · European Radiology

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate diagnostic image quality (IQ) for pulmonary embolism detection in photon-counting detector CT (PCD-CT) with significantly reduced contrast media (CM) dose vs conventional energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT), using optimized and individualized CM protocols. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Consecutive CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans performed on the EID-CT (Jan 2024-Mar 2024) with an individualized kilovoltage (kV) and total body weight (TBW) adapted CM protocol, and on the PCD-CT (Aug 2023-Feb 2024) with a TBW adapted CM protocol matching the 70 kV EID-CT protocol, were

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Constraints on magnetism and correlations in RuO2 from lattice dynamics and Mössbauer spectroscopy

George Yumnam, Parul R. Raghuvanshi, J. D. Budai et al. · 2025 · Cell Reports Physical Science

We provide experimental evidence for the absence of a magnetic moment in bulk RuO 2 , a candidate altermagnetic material, by using a combination of Mössbauer spectroscopy, nuclear forward scattering, inelastic X-ray and neutron scattering,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Hidden Population III Descendants in Ultrafaint Dwarf Galaxies

M. Rossi, Stefania Salvadori, Á. Skúladóttir et al. · 2025 · The Astrophysical Journal

Abstract The elusive properties of the first (Population III or Pop III) stars can be indirectly unveiled by uncovering their true descendants. To this end, we exploit our data-calibrated model for the best-studied ultrafaint dwarf galaxy (UFD), Boötes I, which tracks the chemical evolution (from carbon to zinc) of individual stars from their formation to the present day. We explore the chemical imprint of Pop III supernovae (SNe), with different explosion energies and masses, showing that they leave distinct chemical signatures in their descendants. We find that UFDs are strongly affected by

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Highly ordered clustering of TNFα and BAFF ligand-receptor-intracellular adaptor complexes on a lipid membrane

Chan Seok Lim, Jisun Lee, Jisun Lee et al. · 2025 · Nature Communications

SUMMARY We report the cryo-EM structures of clusters of TNF receptor family proteins, TNFR1 and BAFFR. The receptor-ligand complexes were anchored to a flat lipid layer to mimic the membrane-bound state. We observed that the TNFα-TNFR1…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEngineering

Pulsatile sequential drug release system for cascade tumor deep penetration and differentiation therapy to enhance chemoimmunotherapy

Fengxiang Liu, Shipeng Ning, Xia Wang et al. · 2025 · Science Advances

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) contribute to chemoresistance and immunosuppression, constraining chemoimmunotherapy outcomes. Differentiation therapy, aiming to mature CSCs and MDSCs, shows great promise. However, its efficacy is hindered by limited accessibility in hypoxic deep tumor regions. Inspired by the apoptotic body (ApoBD)-mediated deep tumor penetration, we design a pulsatile sequential drug release system with a core-shell structure. The reversible acid-responsive shell protonates and swells in lysosomes to release doxorubicin, inducing lysosom

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEconomics, Econometrics and Finance

FinTech Investment, Geopolitical-Economic Uncertainty, and CO2 Emissions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from Dynamic Panel Models

Nurcan Kilinc‐Ata, Alia Al-Fori · 2026 · Journal of risk and financial management

The intersection of financial innovation and environmental sustainability offers important opportunities for low- and middle-income (LMI) countries. This study examines the association between FinTech investment, geopolitical-economic uncertainty, urbanization, economic development, and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in LMI countries. CO2 emissions per capita are used as an environmental outcome indicator rather than as a direct measure of green finance. Using a panel dataset covering 2010–2021, the study applies fixed-effects panel regressions as the main empirical approach and reports one-st

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