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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

What are the benefits of mind wandering to creativity?

Samuel Murray, Nathan Liang, Nicholaus P. Brosowsky et al. · 2021 · Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts

A primary aim of mind-wandering research has been to understand its influence on task performance. While this research has typically highlighted the costs of mind wandering, a handful of studies have suggested that mind wandering may be…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Clinical and Genomic Characteristics of Adult Diffuse Midline Glioma

Changhee Park, Tae Min Kim, Jeong Mo Bae et al. · 2020 · Cancer Research and Treatment

PURPOSE: The treatment outcomes and genomic profiles of diffuse midline glioma (DMG) in adult patients are rarely characterized. We performed a retrospective study to evaluate the clinicogenomic profiles of adult patients with brain DMG.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Fuzzy constructs in technology usage scales

Brittany I Davidson, Heather Shaw, David A. Ellis · 2022 · Computers in Human Behavior

The mass adoption of digital technologies raises questions about how they impact people and society. Associations between technology use and negative correlates (e.g., depression and anxiety) remain common. However, pre-registered studies have failed to replicate these findings. Regardless of direction, many designs rely on psychometric scales that claim to define and quantify a construct associated with technology engagement. These often suggest clinical manifestations present as disorders or addictions. Given their importance for research integrity, we consider what these scales might be mea

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessHealth Professions

Care of pressure sores: a controlled study of the use of a hydrocolloid dressing compared with wet saline gauze compresses

Anders Alm, AM. Hornmark, Per-Arne Fall et al. · 2026 · Acta Dermato Venereologica

An occlusive hydrocolloid dressing (Comfeel Ulcus) was compared with a conventional wet saline gauze dressing regarding the effect on ulcer cleansing and healing processes, experience of pain and the consumption of nursing time, in a…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

Deep Rest-UV JWST/NIRSpec Spectroscopy of Early Galaxies: The Demographics of C iv and N-emitters in the Reionization Era

Michael W. Topping, Dan Stark, Peter Senchyna et al. · 2025 · The Astrophysical Journal

Abstract JWST has recently discovered a subset of reionization era galaxies with ionized gas that is metal-poor in oxygen and carbon but heavily enriched in nitrogen. This abundance pattern is almost never seen in lower-redshift galaxies but is commonly observed in globular cluster stars. We have recently demonstrated that this peculiar abundance pattern appears in a compact (≃20 pc) metal-poor galaxy undergoing a strong burst of star formation. This galaxy was originally selected based on strong C iv emission, indicating a hard radiation field rarely seen locally. In this paper, we present JW

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Adjuvant durvalumab for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, phase II study

Seo‐Young Park, Jong‐Mu Sun, Yoon‐La Choi et al. · 2022 · ESMO Open

•The adjuvant durvalumab therapy failed to demonstrate the survival benefit in ESCC who underwent neoadjuvant CCRT.•This is the first report on the role of adjuvant immunotherapy in both pathologic complete response (ypCR) and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Beta amyloid deposition and cognitive decline in Parkinson’s disease: a study of the PPMI cohort

Alexander Mihaescu, Mikaeel Valli, Carme Uribe et al. · 2022 · Molecular Brain

Abstract The accumulation of beta amyloid in the brain has a complex and poorly understood impact on the progression of Parkinson’s disease pathology and much controversy remains regarding its role, specifically in cognitive decline symptoms. Some studies have found increased beta amyloid burden is associated with worsening cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease, especially in cases where dementia occurs, while other studies failed to replicate this finding. To better understand this relationship, we examined a cohort of 25 idiopathic Parkinson’s disease patients and 30 healthy controls f

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Relaxin reverses inflammatory and immune signals in aged hearts

Brian Martin, Beth A. Gabris-Weber, Rajiv P. Reddy et al. · 2018 · PLoS ONE

BACKGROUND: 'Healthy' aging drives structural and functional changes in the heart including maladaptive electrical remodeling, fibrosis and inflammation, which lower the threshold for cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Despite mixed results in recent clinical trials, Relaxin-therapy for 2-days could reduce mortality by 37% at 180-days post-treatment, in patients with acute decompensated HF. Relaxin's short life-span (hours) but long-lasting protective actions led us to test the hypothesis that relaxin acts at a genomic level to reverse maladaptive

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine in hospitalised patients with confirmed COVID-19: a randomised double-blinded placebo-controlled trial

Pradeesh Sivapalan, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, Thérèse Lapperre et al. · 2021 · European Respiratory Journal

Background Combining the antibiotic azithromycin and hydroxychloroquine induces airway immunomodulatory effects, with the latter also having in vitro antiviral properties. This may improve outcomes in patients hospitalised for coronavirus…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental Science

Benefits of Aerosolized Phages for the Treatment of Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus: An Experimental Study in Rats

J Prazák, Luca G. Valente, Manuela Iten et al. · 2021 · The Journal of Infectious Diseases

BACKGROUND: The optimal method for delivering phages in the context of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is unknown. In the current study, we assessed the utility of aerosolized phages (aerophages) for experimental…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Effect of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization prior to surgical resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

Hiroki Nishikawa, Akira Arimoto, Tomoko Wakasa et al. · 2012 · International Journal of Oncology

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of preoperative transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) on survival after surgical resection (SR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Two hundred and thirty-five HCC…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A phase 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study of oral seletalisib in primary Sjögren’s syndrome

Maria Juárez, Nieves Díaz, Geoffrey I. Johnston et al. · 2020 · Lara D. Veeken

OBJECTIVES: This phase 2 proof-of-concept study (NCT02610543) assessed efficacy, safety and effects on salivary gland inflammation of seletalisib, a potent and selective PI3Kδ inhibitor, in patients with moderate-to-severe primary…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Hypothalamic lesions in multiple sclerosis

Wei Qiu, Sonja Raven, Jing-Kun Wu et al. · 2010 · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of hypothalamic lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) using conventional MRI (cMRI) protocols. METHODS: Brain cMRI (1.5 Tesla) scans of 105 Caucasian patients with classical MS (50 with…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Modification of Diet in Renal Disease versus Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation to estimate glomerular filtration rate in obese patients

Antoine Bouquegneau, Emmanuelle Vidal‐Petiot, François Vrtovsnik et al. · 2013 · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a recognized risk factor for both the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Accurate estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is thus important in these patients. We tested the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Leveraging Multiple Layers of Data To Predict Drosophila Complex Traits

Fabio Morgante, Wen Huang, Peter Sørensen et al. · 2020 · G3 Genes Genomes Genetics

Abstract The ability to accurately predict complex trait phenotypes from genetic and genomic data are critical for the implementation of personalized medicine and precision agriculture; however, prediction accuracy for most complex traits is currently low. Here, we used data on whole genome sequences, deep RNA sequencing, and high quality phenotypes for three quantitative traits in the ∼200 inbred lines of the Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel (DGRP) to compare the prediction accuracies of gene expression and genotypes for three complex traits. We found that expression levels (r

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Prognostic indices in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a population-based comparison and validation study of multiple models

Jelena Jelicic, Karen Juul‐Jensen, Zoran Bukumirić et al. · 2023 · Blood Cancer Journal

Currently, the International Prognostic Index (IPI) is the most used and reported model for prognostication in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). IPI-like variations have been proposed, but only a few have been validated in different populations (e.g., revised IPI (R-IPI), National Comprehensive Cancer Network IPI (NCCN-IPI)). We aimed to validate and compare different IPI-like variations to identify the model with the highest predictive accuracy for survival in newly diagnosed DLBCL patients. We included 5126 DLBCL patients treated with immunochemotherapy wit

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMaterials Science

Crystallization kinetics of amorphous calcium carbonate in confinement

Jack Cavanaugh, Michael Whittaker, Derk Joester · 2019 · Chemical Science

In situ observation of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) confined in ∼500 pL emulsion droplets allows determination of the timing of individual crystal nucleation events. Statistical analysis of events in hundreds of droplets establishes…

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A statistically predictive model for future monsoon failure in India

Jacob Schewe, Anders Levermann · 2012 · Environmental Research Letters

Abstract Indian monsoon rainfall is vital for a large share of the world’s population. Both reliably projecting India’s future precipitation and unraveling abrupt cessations of monsoon rainfall found in paleorecords require improved…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Limiting Dynamic Driving Pressure in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation*

Martin Urner, Peter Jüni, L. Paloma Rojas-Saunero et al. · 2023 · Critical Care Medicine

OBJECTIVES: Previous studies reported an association between higher driving pressure (∆P) and increased mortality for different groups of mechanically ventilated patients. However, it remained unclear if sustained intervention on ∆P, in…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Poverty Reduction in Nigeria

M.B. Ogunniyi, Christiana Ogonna Igberi · 2014 · VNU Journal of Science: Natural Sciences and Technology (Vietnam National University)

Many developing countries are competing to attract foreign direct investment with a belief that it can be a tool for poverty reduction because it serves as supplements to domestic savings and it is often accompanied with technology and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessAgricultural and Biological Sciences

In-depth proteomic analysis of Varroa destructor: Detection of DWV-complex, ABPV, VdMLV and honeybee proteins in the mite

Tomáš Erban, Karel Harant, Martin Hubálek et al. · 2015 · Scientific Reports

We investigated pathogens in the parasitic honeybee mite Varroa destructor using nanoLC-MS/MS (TripleTOF) and 2D-E-MS/MS proteomics approaches supplemented with affinity-chromatography to concentrate trace target proteins. Peptides were detected from the currently uncharacterized Varroa destructor Macula-like virus (VdMLV), the deformed wing virus (DWV)-complex and the acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV). Peptide alignments revealed detection of complete structural DWV-complex block VP2-VP1-VP3, VDV-1 helicase and single-amino-acid substitution A/K/Q in VP1, the ABPV structural block VP1-VP4-VP2-

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPhysics and Astronomy

A statistically significant lack of debris discs in medium separation binary systems

Ben Yelverton, Grant M. Kennedy, K. Y. L. Su et al. · 2019 · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Abstract We compile a sample of 341 binary and multiple star systems with the aim of searching for and characterizing Kuiper belt-like debris discs. The sample is assembled by combining several smaller samples studied in previously…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Can recombinant human thrombomodulin increase survival among patients with severe septic-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation: a single-centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial

Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Noriko Tanaka, Tatsuki Uemura et al. · 2016 · BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether treatment with recombinant human thrombomodulin (rhTM) increases survival among patients with severe septic-induced disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). DESIGN: Single-centre, open-label, randomised…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Anti-Nerve Growth Factor Antibody Tanezumab in Subjects With Cancer Pain Due to Bone Metastasis

Marie Fallon, Maciej Sopata, Erika Dragon et al. · 2023 · The Oncologist

BACKGROUND: This phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study assessed the efficacy and safety of tanezumab in subjects with cancer pain predominantly due to bone metastasis receiving background opioid…

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