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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Adaptive Servo-Ventilation for Central Sleep Apnea in Systolic Heart Failure

Martín Cowie, Holger Woehrle, Karl Wegscheider et al. · 2015 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Central sleep apnea is associated with poor prognosis and death in patients with heart failure. Adaptive servo-ventilation is a therapy that uses a noninvasive ventilator to treat central sleep apnea by delivering…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

RIBBON-1: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase III Trial of Chemotherapy With or Without Bevacizumab for First-Line Treatment of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative, Locally Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Nicholas J. Robert, Véronique Dièras, John A. Glaspy et al. · 2011 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

PURPOSE: This phase III study compared the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab (BV) when combined with several standard chemotherapy regimens versus those regimens alone for first-line treatment of patients with human epidermal growth…

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Replication FailureOpen accessMedicine

Trial of Solanezumab for Mild Dementia Due to Alzheimer’s Disease

Lawrence S. Honig, Bruno Vellas, Mark Woodward et al. · 2018 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease is characterized by amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. The humanized monoclonal antibody solanezumab was designed to increase the clearance from the brain of soluble Aβ, peptides that may…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Randomized Trial of Benznidazole for Chronic Chagas’ Cardiomyopathy

Carlos A. Morillo, José Antônio Marin‐Neto, Álvaro Avezum et al. · 2015 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: The role of trypanocidal therapy in patients with established Chagas' cardiomyopathy is unproven. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, multicenter, randomized study involving 2854 patients with Chagas' cardiomyopathy who…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings

Richard Klein, Michelangelo Vianello, Fred Hasselman et al. · 2018 · Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science

We conducted preregistered replications of 28 classic and contemporary published findings, with protocols that were peer reviewed in advance, to examine variation in effect magnitudes across samples and settings. Each protocol was…

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Negative / Null Result ReportBusiness, Management and Accounting

The influence of relational competencies on supply chain resilience: a relational view

Andreas Wieland, Carl Marcus Wallenburg · 2013 · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the resilience domain, which is important in the field of supply chain management; it investigates the effects relational competencies have for resilience and the effect resilience, in…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental Science

Is CO 2 an Indoor Pollutant? Direct Effects of Low-to-Moderate CO 2 Concentrations on Human Decision-Making Performance

Usha Satish, Mark J. Mendell, Krishnamurthy Shekhar et al. · 2012 · Environmental Health Perspectives

BACKGROUND: Associations of higher indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations with impaired work performance, increased health symptoms, and poorer perceived air quality have been attributed to correlation of indoor CO2 with concentrations of other indoor air pollutants that are also influenced by rates of outdoor-air ventilation. OBJECTIVES: We assessed direct effects of increased CO2, within the range of indoor concentrations, on decision making. METHODS: Twenty-two participants were exposed to CO2 at 600, 1,000, and 2,500 ppm in an office-like chamber, in six groups. Each group was exposed

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

5-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Vivek Y. Reddy, Shephal K. Doshi, Saibal Kar et al. · 2017 · Journal of the American College of Cardiology

BACKGROUND: The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic Protection in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) trial demonstrated that left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the Watchman device (Boston Scientific, St.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Scale-free networks are rare.

Broido, Anna D, Clauset, Aaron · 2019 · CU Scholar (University of Colorado Boulder)

Real-world networks are often claimed to be scale free, meaning that the fraction of nodes with degree k follows a power law k-α, a pattern with broad implications for the structure and dynamics of complex systems. However, the universality of scale-free networks remains controversial. Here, we organize different definitions of scale-free networks and construct a severe test of their empirical prevalence using state-of-the-art statistical tools applied to nearly 1000 social, biological, technological, transportation, and information networks. Across these networks, we find robust evidence that

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Replication FailureOpen accessMedicine

A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia

Ventura Simonovich, Leandro Daniel Burgos Pratx, Paula Scibona et al. · 2020 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Convalescent plasma is frequently administered to patients with Covid-19 and has been reported, largely on the basis of observational data, to improve clinical outcomes. Minimal data are available from adequately powered…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

P.J. Devereaux, Marko Mrkobrada, Daniel I. Sessler et al. · 2014 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: There is substantial variability in the perioperative administration of aspirin in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, both among patients who are already on an aspirin regimen and among those who are not. METHODS: Using a…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNursing

n–3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Dysglycemia

The ORIGIN Trial Investigators · 2012 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: The use of n-3 fatty acids may prevent cardiovascular events in patients with recent myocardial infarction or heart failure. Their effects in patients with (or at risk for) type 2 diabetes mellitus are unknown. METHODS: In this…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss at 5 Years Among Patients With Morbid Obesity

Paulina Salminen, Mika Helmiö, Jari Ovaska et al. · 2018 · JAMA

Importance: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for treatment of morbid obesity has increased substantially despite the lack of long-term results compared with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Objective: To determine whether laparoscopic…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Scale-free networks are rare

Anna D. Broido, Aaron Clauset · 2019 · Nature Communications

, a pattern with broad implications for the structure and dynamics of complex systems. However, the universality of scale-free networks remains controversial. Here, we organize different definitions of scale-free networks and construct a severe test of their empirical prevalence using state-of-the-art statistical tools applied to nearly 1000 social, biological, technological, transportation, and information networks. Across these networks, we find robust evidence that strongly scale-free structure is empirically rare, while for most networks, log-normal distributions fit the data as well or be

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Gemcitabine Plus Bevacizumab Compared With Gemcitabine Plus Placebo in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Phase III Trial of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 80303)

Hedy L. Kindler, Donna Niedzwiecki, Donna Hollis et al. · 2010 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

PURPOSE: The combination of gemcitabine plus bevacizumab produced a 21% response rate and a median survival of 8.8 months in a multicenter phase II trial in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. These encouraging data led Cancer and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Dark Matter Search Results from the CDMS II Experiment

The CDMS II Collaboration · 2010 · Science

Astrophysical observations indicate that dark matter constitutes most of the mass in our universe, but its nature remains unknown. Over the past decade, the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (CDMS II) experiment has provided world-leading…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Tremelimumab With Standard-of-Care Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Melanoma

Antoni Ribas, Richard Kefford, Margaret Marshall et al. · 2013 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

PURPOSE: In phase I/II trials, the cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4-blocking monoclonal antibody tremelimumab induced durable responses in a subset of patients with advanced melanoma. This phase III study evaluated overall…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Mark R. Thursz, Paul Richardson, Michael Allison et al. · 2015 · New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Alcoholic hepatitis is a clinical syndrome characterized by jaundice and liver impairment that occurs in patients with a history of heavy and prolonged alcohol use. The short-term mortality among patients with severe disease…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBusiness, Management and Accounting

Job satisfaction and organizational commitment effect in the transformational leadership towards employee performance

Anis Eliyana, Syamsul Maarif, Muzakki Muzakki · 2019 · European Research on Management and Business Economics

This research focuses on the discussion regarding antecedent variable of transformational leadership with its effect to work performance of the middle-level leaders at the organization of Pelabuhan Indonesia III Inc. The samples used in…

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Negative / Null Result ReportPsychology

Our Princess Is in Another Castle

Michael Young, Stephen T. Slota, Andrew B. Cutter et al. · 2012 · Review of Educational Research

Do video games show demonstrable relationships to academic achievement gains when used to support the K-12 curriculum? In a review of literature, we identified 300+ articles whose descriptions related to video games and academic…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Impact of Remote Telemedical Management on Mortality and Hospitalizations in Ambulatory Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Friedrich Koehler, Sebastian Winkler, Michael Schieber et al. · 2011 · Circulation

BACKGROUND: This study was designed to determine whether physician-led remote telemedical management (RTM) compared with usual care would result in reduced mortality in ambulatory patients with chronic heart failure (HF). METHODS AND…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Critical aspects of using bacterial cell viability assays with the fluorophores SYTO9 and propidium iodide

Philipp Stiefel, Sabrina Schmidt-Emrich, Katharina Maniura‐Weber et al. · 2015 · BMC Microbiology

BACKGROUND: Viability staining with SYTO9 and propidium iodide (PI) is a frequently used tool in microbiological studies. However, data generated by such routinely used method are often not critically evaluated for their accuracy. In this study we aim to investigate the critical aspects of this staining method using Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa as the model microorganisms for high throughput studies in microtiter plates. SYTO9 or PI was added alone or consecutively together to cells and the fluorescence intensities were measured using microplate reader and confocal laser sc

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Using Psychological Artificial Intelligence (Tess) to Relieve Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Randomized Controlled Trial

Russell Fulmer, Angela Joerin, Breanna Gentile et al. · 2018 · JMIR Mental Health

BACKGROUND: Students in need of mental health care face many barriers including cost, location, availability, and stigma. Studies show that computer-assisted therapy and 1 conversational chatbot delivering cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offer a less-intensive and more cost-effective alternative for treating depression and anxiety. Although CBT is one of the most effective treatment methods, applying an integrative approach has been linked to equally effective posttreatment improvement. Integrative psychological artificial intelligence (AI) offers a scalable solution as the demand for affor

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