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WASTE indexes published research — it does not host or republish full papers. Each entry is a metadata record (title, authors, DOI) compiled from open scholarly databases, with the abstract shown in full only where the paper is openly licensed (e.g. Creative Commons); otherwise a short excerpt is shown for reference under fair use. WASTE classifies each work by failure type; classifications are automated and approximate.

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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…

View details →DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.1386Cited by 842
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndromes

Aneesh B. Singhal · 2011 · Archives of Neurology

OBJECTIVES: To compare the clinical, laboratory, and imaging features of patients with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes evaluated at 2 academic centers, compare subgroups, and investigate treatment effects. DESIGN:…

View details →DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.68Cited by 611
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental Science

Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Cognitive Function in a Cohort of Older Men

Melinda C. Power, Marc G. Weisskopf, Stacey Alexeeff et al. · 2010 · Environmental Health Perspectives

BACKGROUND: Traffic-related particles induce oxidative stress and may exert adverse effects on central nervous system function, which could manifest as cognitive impairment. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the association between black carbon (BC), a marker of traffic-related air pollution, and cognition in older men. METHODS: A total of 680 men (mean ± SD, 71 ± 7 years of age) from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study completed a battery of seven cognitive tests at least once between 1996 and 2007. We assessed long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution using a validat

View details →DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002767Cited by 448
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Multimodality neuroimaging brain-age in UK biobank: relationship to biomedical, lifestyle, and cognitive factors

James H. Cole · 2020 · Neurobiology of Aging

The brain-age paradigm is proving increasingly useful for exploring aging-related disease and can predict important future health outcomes. Most brain-age research uses structural neuroimaging to index brain volume. However, aging affects multiple aspects of brain structure and function, which can be examined using multimodality neuroimaging. Using UK Biobank, brain-age was modeled in n = 2205 healthy people with T1-weighted MRI, T2-FLAIR, T2∗, diffusion-MRI, task fMRI, and resting-state fMRI. In a held-out healthy validation set (n = 520), chronological age was accurately predicted (r = 0.78,

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.03.014Cited by 395
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Formation and dissociation of M 1 muscarinic receptor dimers seen by total internal reflection fluorescence imaging of single molecules

Jonathan A. Hern, Asma Baig, Gregory I. Mashanov et al. · 2010 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of transmembrane signaling proteins in the human genome. Events in the GPCR signaling cascade have been well characterized, but the receptor composition and its membrane…

View details →DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0907915107Cited by 383
Negative / Null Result ReportBusiness, Management and Accounting

Open innovation: Are inbound and outbound knowledge flows really complementary?

Bruno Cassiman, Giovanni Valentini · 2015 · Strategic Management Journal

One novel implication of the open innovation paradigm is that inflows and outflows of knowledge are complementary. We argue that engaging simultaneously in buying and selling knowledge should allow firms to increase innovation outcomes. At…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/smj.2375Cited by 354
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Added Value of Gadoxetic Acid–enhanced Hepatobiliary Phase MR Imaging in the Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Sung Soo Ahn, Myeong‐Jin Kim, Joon Seok Lim et al. · 2010 · Radiology

PURPOSE: To determine the added value of hepatobiliary phase images in gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Institutional review board approved…

View details →DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10091388Cited by 331
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental Science

Realized niche shift during a global biological invasion

Reid Tingley, Marcelo Vallinoto, Fernando Sequeira et al. · 2014 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Accurate forecasts of biological invasions are crucial for managing invasion risk but are hampered by niche shifts resulting from evolved environmental tolerances (fundamental niche shifts) or the presence of novel biotic and abiotic…

View details →DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1405766111Cited by 326
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Deep neural networks and kernel regression achieve comparable accuracies for functional connectivity prediction of behavior and demographics

Tong He, Ru Kong, Avram J. Holmes et al. · 2019 · NeuroImage

There is significant interest in the development and application of deep neural networks (DNNs) to neuroimaging data. A growing literature suggests that DNNs outperform their classical counterparts in a variety of neuroimaging…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116276Cited by 312
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Imaging patterns predict patient survival and molecular subtype in glioblastoma via machine learning techniques

Luke Macyszyn, Hamed Akbari, Jared Pisapia et al. · 2015 · Neuro-Oncology

BACKGROUND: MRI characteristics of brain gliomas have been used to predict clinical outcome and molecular tumor characteristics. However, previously reported imaging biomarkers have not been sufficiently accurate or reproducible to enter…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nov127Cited by 310
Negative / Null Result ReportBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Response Monitoring of Breast Cancer During Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Relevance of Breast Cancer Subtype

Claudette E. Loo, Marieke E. Straver, Sjoerd Rodenhuis et al. · 2011 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

PURPOSE: To evaluate the relevance of breast cancer subtypes for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers for monitoring of therapy response during neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: MRI examinations were performed in…

View details →DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.31.1258Cited by 306
Negative / Null Result ReportBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Comparison of two cone beam computed tomographic systems versus panoramic imaging for localization of impacted maxillary canines and detection of root resorption

Ali Alqerban, Reinhilde Jacobs, Steffen Fieuws et al. · 2011 · European Journal of Orthodontics

The diagnostic accuracy for the localization of impacted canines and the detection of canine-induced root resorption of maxillary incisors were compared between conventional radiographic procedures using one two-dimensional (2D) panoramic…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ejo/cjq034Cited by 282
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Cellular-Resolution Population Imaging Reveals Robust Sparse Coding in the Drosophila Mushroom Body

Kyle S. Honegger, Robert A. A. Campbell, Glenn Turner · 2011 · Journal of Neuroscience

Sensory stimuli are represented in the brain by the activity of populations of neurons. In most biological systems, studying population coding is challenging since only a tiny proportion of cells can be recorded simultaneously. Here we…

View details →DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1099-11.2011Cited by 281
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental Science

Disturbance and the Dynamics of Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef (1995–2009)

Kate Osborne, Andrew M. Dolman, Scott C. Burgess et al. · 2011 · PLoS ONE

Coral reef ecosystems worldwide are under pressure from chronic and acute stressors that threaten their continued existence. Most obvious among changes to reefs is loss of hard coral cover, but a precise multi-scale estimate of coral cover dynamics for the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is currently lacking. Monitoring data collected annually from fixed sites at 47 reefs across 1300 km of the GBR indicate that overall regional coral cover was stable (averaging 29% and ranging from 23% to 33% cover across years) with no net decline between 1995 and 2009. Subregional trends (10-100 km) in hard coral w

View details →DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017516Cited by 255
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Ultrahigh-resolution microstructural diffusion tensor imaging reveals perforant path degradation in aged humans in vivo

Michael A. Yassa, L. Tugan Muftuler, Craig E.L. Stark · 2010 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The perforant path (PP) undergoes synaptic changes in the course of aging and dementia. Previous studies attempting to assess the integrity of the PP in humans using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) were limited by low resolution and the…

View details →DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1002113107Cited by 246
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Surgery With or Without Preoperative Paclitaxel and Carboplatin in Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Southwest Oncology Group Trial S9900, an Intergroup, Randomized, Phase III Trial

Katherine M.W. Pisters, Eric Vallières, John J. Crowley et al. · 2010 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

PURPOSE Patients with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have a poor prognosis even after complete resection. Earlier studies of preoperative (induction) chemotherapy in resectable NSCLC demonstrated feasibility and encouraging…

View details →DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.26.1685Cited by 246
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Hybrid working from home improves retention without damaging performance

Nicholas Bloom, Ruobing Han, James Liang · 2024 · Nature

Abstract Working from home has become standard for employees with a university degree. The most common scheme, which has been adopted by around 100 million employees in Europe and North America, is a hybrid schedule, in which individuals spend a mix of days at home and at work each week 1,2 . However, the effects of hybrid working on employees and firms have been debated, and some executives argue that it damages productivity, innovation and career development 3–5 . Here we ran a six-month randomized control trial investigating the effects of hybrid working from home on 1,612 employees in a Ch

View details →DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07500-2Cited by 225
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Carotid plaque thickness and carotid plaque burden predict future cardiovascular events in asymptomatic adult Americans

Henrik Sillesen, Samantha Sartori, Benjamin Sandholt et al. · 2017 · European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging

Introduction: Prediction of cardiovascular events improves using imaging, i.e. coronary calcium score and ultrasound assessment of carotid plaque. This study analysed the predictive value of two ultrasound measures of carotid plaque size:…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex239Cited by 199
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Metformin blunts muscle hypertrophy in response to progressive resistance exercise training in older adults: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, multicenter trial: The MASTERS trial

R. Grace Walton, Cory M. Dungan, Douglas E. Long et al. · 2019 · Aging Cell

Progressive resistance exercise training (PRT) is the most effective known intervention for combating aging skeletal muscle atrophy. However, the hypertrophic response to PRT is variable, and this may be due to muscle inflammation susceptibility. Metformin reduces inflammation, so we hypothesized that metformin would augment the muscle response to PRT in healthy women and men aged 65 and older. In a randomized, double-blind trial, participants received 1,700 mg/day metformin (N = 46) or placebo (N = 48) throughout the study, and all subjects performed 14 weeks of supervised PRT. Although respo

View details →DOI: 10.1111/acel.13039Cited by 198
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults

US Preventive Services Task Force, David C. Grossman, Susan J. Curry et al. · 2018 · JAMA

Importance: Because of the aging population, osteoporotic fractures are an increasingly important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Approximately 2 million osteoporotic fractures occurred in the United States in 2005,…

View details →DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.3185Cited by 195
Negative / Null Result ReportNeuroscience

The Animacy Continuum in the Human Ventral Vision Pathway

Long Sha, James V. Haxby, Hervé Abdi et al. · 2014 · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Major theories for explaining the organization of semantic memory in the human brain are premised on the often-observed dichotomous dissociation between living and nonliving objects. Evidence from neuroimaging has been interpreted to…

View details →DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00733Cited by 193
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

What Comes First? Multitissue Involvement Leading to Radiographic Osteoarthritis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Based Trajectory Analysis Over Four Years in the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Frank W. Roemer, C. Kent Kwoh, Michael J. Hannon et al. · 2015 · Arthritis & Rheumatology

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the presence of structural osteoarthritis (OA) features over as many as 4 years prior to incident radiographic OA increases the risk of radiographic OA in a nested, case-control design. METHODS: We studied 355…

View details →DOI: 10.1002/art.39176Cited by 193
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Diffusion and Perfusion MRI to Differentiate Treatment-Related Changes Including Pseudoprogression from Recurrent Tumors in High-Grade Gliomas with Histopathologic Evidence

Alisa J. Prager, Nina Martinez, Kathryn Beal et al. · 2015 · American Journal of Neuroradiology

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Treatment-related changes and recurrent tumors often have overlapping features on conventional MR imaging. The purpose of this study was to assess the utility of DWI and DSC perfusion imaging alone and in combination to differentiate treatment-related effects and recurrent high-grade gliomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively identified 68 consecutive patients with high-grade gliomas treated by surgical resection followed by radiation therapy and temozolomide, who then developed increasing enhancing mass lesions indeterminate for treatment-related changes versus

View details →DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4218Cited by 189
Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Identification of Therapeutic Benefit from Revascularization in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

Lee Fong Ling, Thomas H. Marwick, Demetrio Roland Flores et al. · 2013 · Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging

BACKGROUND: Although the recent surgical treatment of ischemic heart failure substudy reported that revascularization of viable myocardium did not improve survival, these results were limited by the viability imaging technique used and the…

View details →DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.112.000138Cited by 188
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessEnvironmental Science

Associations of wildfire smoke PM2.5 exposure with cardiorespiratory events in Colorado 2011–2014

Jennifer Stowell, Guannan Geng, Eri Saikawa et al. · 2019 · Environment International

BACKGROUND: exposure. OBJECTIVES: levels. METHODS: for overall and age-stratified outcomes using 2-day averaging windows for cardiovascular disease and 3-day windows for respiratory disease. RESULTS: were observed for asthma and combined respiratory disease in children, and for asthma, bronchitis, COPD, and combined respiratory disease in adults. No significant associations were found in older adults. DISCUSSION: exposure in a changing climate.

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.105151Cited by 179
Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Dystrophic microglia are associated with neurodegenerative disease and not healthy aging in the human brain

Ryan K. Shahidehpour, Rebecca E. Higdon, Nicole G. Crawford et al. · 2021 · Neurobiology of Aging

Loss of physiological microglial function may increase the propagation of neurodegenerative diseases. Cellular senescence is a hallmark of aging; thus, we hypothesized age could be a cause of dystrophic microglia. Stereological counts were…

View details →DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2020.12.003Cited by 174
Negative / Null Result ReportAgricultural and Biological Sciences

Who are the innovators? A field experiment with 2 passerine species

Julie Morand‐Ferron, Ella F. Cole, James E.C. Rawles et al. · 2011 · Behavioral Ecology

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of innovativeness among species are relatively well studied, but the significance of similar variation within species is much less well understood. Using automated foraging devices, we conducted the…

View details →DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr120Cited by 169
Negative / Null Result ReportHealth Professions

What you can and cannot see in TMJ imaging - an overview related to the RDC/TMD diagnostic system

Arne Petersson · 2010 · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

In the current version (I) of the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD), imaging of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is not required for a diagnosis. Research has shown that radiological findings of the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessSocial Sciences

Examining the consumption of radical content on YouTube

Homa Hosseinmardi, Amir Ghasemian, Aaron Clauset et al. · 2021 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Although it is under-studied relative to other social media platforms, YouTube is arguably the largest and most engaging online media consumption platform in the world. Recently, YouTube's scale has fueled concerns that YouTube users are…

View details →DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2101967118Cited by 163