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The interplay of night eating syndrome with resting metabolic rate, anthropometric measures, and sleep quality in normal-weight female university students: a case-control study.

Aslan S, Sozlu S, Bozkurt O et al. · 2026 · Journal of eating disorders

Aims Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by food consumption during bedtime or late night. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between NES and resting metabolic rate (RMR), anthropometric measurements, and sleep quality.…

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Corticosteroids with or without antiviral therapy in elderly patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the Omicron era: A multicenter real-world study.

Xu S, Huang Z, Zou X et al. · 2026 · Journal of virus eradication

Background Elderly patients remain at high risk for adverse outcomes from COVID-19 despite the generally reduced pathogenicity of the Omicron variant. Corticosteroids are commonly used in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, particularly…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Trueness and precision of direct-printed and thermoformed clear aligners after artificial saliva exposure: A comparative in vitro study.

Dantagnan CA, Salem C, Charavet C et al. · 2026 · American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics

Introduction This study aimed to compare the effect of artificial saliva (AS) aging on the trueness and precision of direct-printed aligners vs thermoformed aligners. Methods Four types of aligners were manufactured from the same reference…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

In Vitro Evaluation of the Fracture Resistance of CAD/CAM-Manufactured Zirconia Crowns on Primary Teeth: A Comparison of Two Different Cement Types and Gap Widths.

Güngör İlhan GM, Erdoğan Y, Özbey İpek H et al. · 2026 · Nigerian journal of clinical practice

Background This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different cement types on the fracture strength of zirconia crowns fabricated at varying occlusal cement gap widths for primary molars using a computer-aided design and manufacturing…

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Foliar application of inorganic fertilizers mitigates mercury and methylmercury accumulation in dryland Crops: A plant-soil-microorganism synergistic regulation.

Luo G, He T, Yin D et al. · 2026 · Journal of environmental management

Foliar application technology has received considerable research attention due to its potential to mitigate the accumulation of heavy metals such as cadmium and lead in crops. However, to date, there are very few inorganic foliar sprays…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Global Postural Re-Education Versus Deep Neck Flexor Activation on Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain with Forward Head Posture.

Abd Elhamed HB, Mohamed Ahmed EA, Youssif EF et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine

Background and Objectives : Chronic nonspecific neck pain (NSNP) is among the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Global postural re-education (GPR) might be effective in decreasing neck pain (NP) and dysfunction and improving forward…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

ACL Reconstruction for Combined ACL/MCL Injuries in Professional Soccer and Rugby Players: No Difference in Career Longevity Compared to Uninjured Matched Controls.

Jones M, Motesharei A, Abdul W et al. · 2026 · The American journal of sports medicine

Background Combined anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are common in professional sport, but there is little evidence available regarding the long-term impact of them on players' sporting…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Willingness to work for sucrose: Impact of schedules, reinforcer alternatives, homeostatic value, and individual differences in male mice.

Arias-Sandoval E, Carratalá-Ros C, Matas-Navarro P et al. · 2026 · Learning & behavior

Motivated behavior is characterized by a high degree of behavioral activation and effort. Preclinical models of operant effort-based decision-making are useful for studying motivational symptoms seen in many psychopathologies as well as…

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Replication Failure

Pyruvate and α-ketoglutarate precursor feeding combined with methyl jasmonate elicitation increases anthraquinone accumulation in hairy root cultures of Rubia tinctorum

Kalapuj Y, Perassolo M, Rodrïguez JM et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Abstract Anthraquinones (AQs) are specialized metabolites produced by Rubia tinctorum that have traditionally been used as dyes, but also have important biological activities. The present research studied the effects of the addition of…

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