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Negative / Null Result ReportImmunology and Microbiology

Comparing identified and statistically significant lipids and polar metabolites in 15‐year old serum and dried blood spot samples for longitudinal studies

Jennifer Kyle, Cameron Casey, Kelly G. Stratton et al. · 2016 · Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

RATIONALE: The use of dried blood spots (DBS) has many advantages over traditional plasma and serum samples such as the smaller blood volume required, storage at room temperature, and ability to sample in remote locations. However,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessImmunology and Microbiology

TCR repertoire diversity in Multiple Sclerosis: High-dimensional bioinformatics analysis of sequences from brain, cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood

Roberta Amoriello, Maria Chernigovskaya, Victor Greiff et al. · 2021 · EBioMedicine

BACKGROUND: T cells play a key role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Although several studies recently investigated the T-cell receptor…

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Negative / Null Result ReportEngineering

Evaluating performance of selected vehicle following models using trajectory data under mixed traffic conditions

Narayana Raju, Shriniwas Arkatkar, Gaurang Joshi · 2019 · Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems

This research work is focused on modeling vehicle following behavior under mixed traffic conditions. Vehicle-following behavior can be potentially utilized in building real-time drivers’ assistance systems or identifying collision escaping…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Treatment of premenstrual dysphoria with continuous versus intermittent dosing of oral contraceptives: Results of a three-arm randomized controlled trial

Tory A. Eisenlohr‐Moul, Susan S. Girdler, Jacqueline L. Johnson et al. · 2017 · Depression and Anxiety

BACKGROUND: Although traditionally dosed combined oral contraceptives (COCs) (21 days of active pills, 7 days of inactive pills) have not been demonstrated as superior to placebo for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoria (PMD), some…

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Statistically supported real driving emission calibration: Using cycle generation to provide vehicle-specific and statistically representative test scenarios for Euro 7

Johannes Claßen, Stefan Pischinger, Sascha Krysmon et al. · 2020 · International Journal of Engine Research

The progression of emission legislation has intensified the efforts of the automotive industry to develop improved exhaust gas after-treatment systems. The requirement to fulfill Euro 6d-TEMP in real-world driving scenarios, the already…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Direct stimulation of somatosensory cortex results in slower reaction times compared to peripheral touch in humans

David J. Caldwell, Jeneva A. Cronin, Jing Wu et al. · 2019 · Scientific Reports

Direct cortical stimulation (DCS) of primary somatosensory cortex (S1) could help restore sensation and provide task-relevant feedback in a neuroprosthesis. However, the psychophysics of S1 DCS is poorly studied, including any comparison to cutaneous haptic stimulation. We compare the response times to DCS of human hand somatosensory cortex through electrocorticographic grids with response times to haptic stimuli delivered to the hand in four subjects. We found that subjects respond significantly slower to S1 DCS than to natural, haptic stimuli for a range of DCS train durations. Median respon

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Differences between performance of F1 crossbreds and Holsteins at different production levels

Julie Clasen, Anders Fogh, Morten Kargo · 2018 · Journal of Dairy Science

Crossbreeding in dairy cattle has recently become of increased interest. However, farmers in Scandinavian countries are reluctant to implement crossbreeding in their herds, and one reason is the common opinion that only herds at a poor…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMathematics

Can Computer-Assisted Discovery Learning Foster First Graders’ Fluency With the Most Basic Addition Combinations?

Arthur J. Baroody, Michael D. Eiland, David J. Purpura et al. · 2013 · American Educational Research Journal

In a 9-month training experiment, 64 first graders with a risk factor were randomly assigned to computer-assisted structured discovery of the add-1 rule (e.g., the sum of 7 + 1 is the number after “seven” when we count), unstructured…

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Negative / Null Result ReportEnvironmental Science

Statistical Downscaling Multimodel Forecasts for Seasonal Precipitation and Surface Temperature over the Southeastern United States

Di Tian, Christopher J. Martinez, W. D. Graham et al. · 2014 · Journal of Climate

Abstract This study compared two types of approaches to downscale seasonal precipitation (P) and 2-m air temperature (T2M) forecasts from the North American Multimodel Ensemble (NMME) over the states of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida in the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effects of a Combined Intervention of Computerized Cognitive Training Preceded by Physical Exercise for Improving Frailty Status and Cognitive Function in Older Adults

Ruby Yu, Grace Leung, Jean Woo · 2021 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

(1) Objective: This study examined the effects of a combined intervention of Brainastic computerized cognitive training (CCT) preceded by physical exercise (PE) for improving frailty status and cognitive function in older adults. (2) Methods: Older adults aged 50 years or older attending elderly centers, without frailty/history of cognitive impairment, were randomly allocated into either a 12-week (i) multi-domain CCT + PE (n = 117), (ii) two-domain CCT + PE (n = 116) or (iii) video watching + PE (i.e., control, n = 114). Brainastic is an online application for cognitive training through video

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Current Therapeutic Approaches in Metastatic and Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma

Michael Huang, Kenneth G. Lucas · 2010 · Sarcoma

Ewing sarcoma (ES) is the second most common type of primary bone malignancy in children and young adults. Survival rates for localized ES have improved to upwards of 70% with aggressive chemotherapy and local control. On the other hand, there has been little improvement in survival rates for patients with metastatic or recurrent ES. Herein we review the different current therapeutic approaches available, including the different upfront and salvage chemotherapy regimens, the role for stem cell transplantation, and potential use of immunotherapy.

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Selective decontamination of the oral and digestive tract in surgical versus non-surgical patients in intensive care in a cluster-randomized trial

Wilhelmina G. Melsen, Anne Marie G. A. de Smet, Jan Kluytmans et al. · 2011 · British journal of surgery

BACKGROUND: Selective digestive decontamination (SDD) and selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) are effective in improving survival in patients under intensive care. In this study possible differential effects in surgical and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Efficacy of Different Nitric Oxide-Based Strategies in Preventing Experimental Cerebral Malaria by Plasmodium berghei ANKA

Yuri Chaves Martins, Graziela Maria Zaniní, John A. Frangos et al. · 2012 · PLoS ONE

BACKGROUND: Low nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability plays a role in the pathogenesis of human as well as of experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) caused by Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA). ECM is partially prevented by administration of the NO-donor dipropylenetriamine NONOate (DPTA-NO) at high concentration (1 mg/mouse), which also induces major side effects such as a sharp drop in blood pressure. We asked whether alternative strategies to improve NO bioavailability with minor side effects would also be effective in preventing ECM. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Mice were infected with PbA and pro

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Crystal Structure and Subsequent Ligand Design of a Nonriboside Partial Agonist Bound to the Adenosine A2A Receptor

Tasia Amelia, Jacobus P. D. van Veldhoven, Matteo Falsini et al. · 2021 · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

receptor bound to a partial agonist and compared it to structures cocrystallized with either a full agonist or an antagonist/inverse agonist. The interaction between the partial agonist, belonging to a class of dicyanopyridines, and amino…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Pharmacological Evaluation of the SCID T Cell Transfer Model of Colitis: As a Model of Crohn's Disease

Thomas Lindebo Holm, Steen Seier Poulsen, Helle Markholst et al. · 2012 · International Journal of Inflammation

Animal models are important tools in the development of new drug candidates against the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In order to increase the translational value of these models, it is important to increase knowledge relating to standard drugs. Using the SCID adoptive transfer colitis model, we have evaluated the effect of currently used IBD drugs and IBD drug candidates, that is, anti-TNF-α, TNFR-Fc, anti-IL-12p40, anti-IL-6, CTLA4-Ig, anti-α4β7 integrin, enrofloxacin/metronidazole, and cyclosporine. We found that anti-TNF-α, antibiotics, anti-IL-

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Switching HIV Treatment in Adults Based on CD4 Count Versus Viral Load Monitoring: A Randomized, Non-Inferiority Trial in Thailand

Gonzague Jourdain, Sophie Le Cœur, Nicole Ngo‐Giang‐Huong et al. · 2013 · PLoS Medicine

BACKGROUND: Viral load (VL) is recommended for monitoring the response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) but is not routinely available in most low- and middle-income countries. The purpose of the study was to determine whether a CD4-based monitoring and switching strategy would provide a similar clinical outcome compared to the standard VL-based strategy in Thailand. METHODS AND FINDINGS: The Programs for HIV Prevention and Treatment (PHPT-3) non-inferiority randomized clinical trial compared a treatment switching strategy based on CD4-only (CD4) monitoring versus viral-load (VL

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessImmunology and Microbiology

Penaeus monodon is protected against gill- associated virus by muscle injection but not oral delivery of bacterially expressed dsRNAs

Melony J. Sellars, M Rao, SJ Arnold et al. · 2011 · Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Gill-associated virus (GAV) is a nidovirus that commonly infects Penaeus monodon (black tiger shrimp) in eastern Australia, causing morbidity and mortalities in the acute stage of disease. Here we explored the possibility of inhibiting GAV…

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PTSD Symptoms in Survivors Bereaved by the Suicide of a Significant Other

Ann M. Mitchell, Lauren Terhorst · 2016 · Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

BACKGROUND: Although bereavement is not usually considered the type of stressor associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a risk factor often associated with poorer bereavement outcomes is when a death is sudden and unexpected.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intensive Antituberculosis Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis

Junjie Ding, Nguyễn Thụy Thương Thương, Toi Van Pham et al. · 2020 · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

The most effective antituberculosis drug treatment regimen for tuberculous meningitis is uncertain. We conducted a randomized controlled trial comparing standard treatment with a regimen intensified by rifampin 15 mg/kg and levofloxacin for the first 60 days. The intensified regimen did not improve survival or any other outcome. We therefore conducted a nested pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic study in 237 trial participants to define exposure-response relationships that might explain the trial results and improve future therapy. Rifampin 15 mg/kg increased plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) e

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessComputer Science

HuntGPT: Integrating Machine Learning-Based Anomaly Detection and Explainable AI with Large Language Models (LLMs)

Tarek Ali, Panos Kostakos, Saeid Sheikhi · 2026 · Telecom

Machine learning (ML) methods for network anomaly detection are emerging as effective proactive strategies in threat hunting, substantially reducing the time required for threat detection and response. However, the challenges in training and maintaining ML models, coupled with frequent false positives, diminish their acceptance and trustworthiness. In response, Explainable AI (XAI) techniques have been introduced to enable cybersecurity operations teams to assess alerts generated by AI systems more confidently. Despite these advancements, XAI tools have encountered limited acceptance from inci

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Private Environmental Governance

Michael P. Vandenbergh, Paul C Stern · 2026

Abstract Government laws and policies have produced substantial gains in environmental quality, but they have failed to achieve climate mitigation goals. Elinor Ostrom explored how resource users developed nongovernmental institutions to…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Insights into KMT2A rearrangements in acute myeloid leukemia: from molecular characteristics to targeted therapies

Sara Zehtabcheh, Hamed Soleimani Samarkhazan, Marjan Asadi et al. · 2025 · Biomarker Research

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with KMT2A rearrangements (KMT2A-r) represents a highly aggressive and prognostically unfavorable subtype of leukemia, often resistant to standard treatments and associated with high relapse rates. KMT2A-r, found in 3-10% of adult AML cases, disrupt epigenetic regulation by forming chimeric proteins that activate oncogenic pathways like HOXA and MEIS1. These fusion proteins recruit cofactors such as Menin and DOT1L, driving leukemogenesis through abnormal histone methylation. Diagnosing KMT2A-r AML requires precision, with traditional methods like FISH and RT-PCR b

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Cardiovascular benefit of continuous positive airway pressure according to high-risk obstructive sleep apnoea: a multi-trial analysis

Ali Azarbarzin, Daniel Vena, Neda Esmaeili et al. · 2025 · European Heart Journal

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Randomized trials of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in patients with cardiovascular disease have not detected reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

INHALE WP3, a multicentre, open-label, pragmatic randomised controlled trial assessing the impact of rapid, ICU-based, syndromic PCR, versus standard-of-care on antibiotic stewardship and clinical outcomes in hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Virve I. Enne, Susan Stirling, Julie Barber et al. · 2025 · Intensive Care Medicine

PURPOSE: INHALE investigated the impact of seeking pathogens by PCR on antibiotic stewardship and clinical outcomes in hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP and VAP). METHODS: This pragmatic multicentre, open-label RCT…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comparison of placebo and best available therapy for the treatment of myelofibrosis in the phase 3 COMFORT studies

Ruben A. Mesa, Jean‐Jacques Kiladjian, Srđan Verstovšek et al. · 2013 · Haematologica

Prior to Janus kinase inhibitors, available therapies for myelofibrosis were generally supportive and did not improve survival. This analysis compares efficacy outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis in the control arms (placebo [n=154]…

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