However, we should know that these methodologies did not completely exclude biases, because there might have been rejection or even non-submission of negative results.
Earnings were divided among eight CM targets; two PN-related (PN visits; paperwork completion; 26% of possible earnings), four health-related (HIV care visits, lab blood draw visits, medication check, viral load suppression; 47% of possible earnings) and two drug-use abatement (treatment entry; submission of drug negative UAs; 27% of earnings).
The submission notes that abolition of negative gearing was done to "partially close off a generally recognised tax shelter" and that such a rationale remained "broadly valid".
The BBC couched this as a minor technical change, and Ofcom held a very short, very quiet consultation, but was overwhelmed by a flood of negative submissions from the public and from technologists who understood the implications of this move.
The submission of studies with statistically negative results needs to be encouraged, especially in basic science.
Based on the results of our study, there is subtle evidence for publication bias in gastroenterological research, expressed by a low proportion of negative outcome abstract submissions, especially in basic science, and by a lower proportion of high impact publications if the results are statistically negative.
PRRSV detected then usually represent submissions from either PRRS outbreaks due to new breakdowns of negative herds or uncontrolled PRRSV in positive herds.
The authors themselves may be not only less enthusiastic about publication of negative study results [ 89], but also about their prior submission to scientific meetings.
A submission was considered closed either in case of signature of the administrative agreement or in case of negative EC opinion.
My submission received negative comments and was deemed unpublishable in its submitted form.
As well, the very low proportion of negative outcome reports in BSS (4%), may represent another form of positive outcome bias at the pre-submission stage.
