Reproducibility of peer review in clinical neuroscience. Is agreement between reviewers any greater than would be expected by chance alone? by Rothwell, P, Martyn, C

“…We aimed to determine the reproducibility of assessments made by independent reviewers of papers submitted for publication to clinical neuroscience journals and abstracts submitted for presentation at clinical neuroscience conferences. …”

Using theory of change in child health service interventions: a scoping review protocol by Jones, B, Nagraj, S, English, M

“…The inclusion criteria will be applied during the process of title and abstract screening, by two independent reviewers and disagreements resolved by a third independent reviewer. …”

Combination of different noninvasive brain stimulation treatments for upper limb recovery in stroke patients: A systematic review by Alfredo Lerín‐Calvo, David Rodríguez‐Martínez, Juan‐José Bernal‐Jiménez, Sergio Lerma‐Lara, Raúl Ferrer‐Peña

“…Abstract We report a review of Pubmed (Medline), CENTRAL, Web of Science, and Scopus to test the effectiveness of the combined application of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation in the improvement of different functional variables of the upper limb in people with stroke. Two independent reviewers assessed eligibility and evaluated the quality of the studies. …”
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Use of serious games with older adults: systematic literature review by Bárbara-Mariana Gutiérrez-Pérez, Antonio-Víctor Martín-García, Alicia Murciano-Hueso, Ana-Paula de Oliveira Cardoso

“…The framework of Search, Appraisal, Synthesis, and Analysis (SALSA) was used, with screening by three independent reviewers and phrase searching and combining search terms. …”
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers and cancer risk: an updated meta-analysis of observational studies by Kayeong Shin, Jiwoo Yang, Yeuni Yu, Eunjeong Son, Kihun Kim, Yun Hak Kim

“…Two researchers independently reviewed the literature and assessed the title and abstract of each publication. …”
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The effectiveness of Pilates exercise in people with chronic low back pain: a systematic review. by Cherie Wells, Gregory S Kolt, Paul Marshall, Bridget Hill, Andrea Bialocerkowski

“…STUDY SELECTION:Two independent reviewers were involved in the selection of evidence. …”
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Can behavioural change interventions improve self-efficacy and exercise adherence among people with Parkinson’s? A systematic review protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dr Ruth McCullagh, Leanne Ahern, Prof Sarah E Lamb, Prof Suzanne Timmons

“…Data will be extracted by two independent reviewers. The outcomes of interest will be self-efficacy outcomes and measures of exercise adherence. …”
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Perceived Barriers and Facilitators of Adolescent Friendly Reproductive Health Services in the World: A Qualitative Systematic Review Protocol by Farzane Alidost, Tayebeh Darooneh, Haniyeh Nazem, Mojdeh Banaei

“…Selected studies will be critically appraised by two independent reviewers using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist for qualitative research. …”
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The effect of machine learning algorithms in the prediction, and diagnosis of meningitis: A systematic review by Kosar Ghaddaripouri, Maryam Ghaddaripouri, Atefeh Sadat Mousavi, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, Masoumeh Rezaei Sarsari, Fatemeh Dahmardeh Kemmak, Mohammad Reza Mazaheri Habibi

“…The eligibility requirements were used to independently review the titles and abstracts. The whole text was then obtained and independently reviewed in accordance with the eligibility requirements. …”
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The Influence of Sound-Based Interventions on Motor Behavior After Stroke: A Systematic Review by Tamaya Van Criekinge, Tamaya Van Criekinge, Kristiaan D'Août, Jonathon O'Brien, Eduardo Coutinho

“…Disagreements were resolved by a third independent reviewer.Results: Of the 858 studies obtained from all databases, 12 studies and 240 participants met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Selection of representative histologic slides in interobserver reproducibility studies: Insights from expert review for ovarian carcinoma subtype classification by Marios A Gavrielides, Brigitte M Ronnett, Russell Vang, Fahime Sheikhzadeh, Jeffrey D Seidman

“…In a follow-up study, each individual slide was independently reviewed in a randomized order by the same pathologists (section-based review). …”
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Improving primary care referral to specialist services: a protocol for a 10-year global systematic review in the Australian context by Patricia Valery, Siyaguna Kosgamage Dilum Manthinda Ekanayake, Aletha E Ward, Diane Heart, Jeffrey Soar

“…Articles not published in English, Spanish or Portuguese will not be included. Two independent reviewers will conduct the initial screening, disagreements will be resolved by a third independent reviewer, following which data extraction and selection of eligible sources will be carried out. …”
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Interventions for intimate partner violence during the perinatal period: a scoping review protocol by Katherine A Muldoon, Kari Sampsel, Yu Fu, Mark Walker, Shi Wu Wen, Kelly Cobey, Malia S Q Murphy, Nieve Seguin, Karine Fournier

“…Full-text documents will be extracted and reviewed by two independent reviewers. Conflicts between reviewers will be resolved by a third independent reviewer. …”
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A scoping review of the evidence for the impact of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions on shift work related sleep disturbance in an occupational setting [version... by Nia Roberts, David Ray, Andrew Farmer, Rebecca Conway-Jones, Simon Kyle, Ella Dunlop

“…Citations were screened by two independent reviewers, a third reviewer resolved disagreements. …”
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Gut Microbial and Associated Metabolite Markers for Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis by Areej A. Alhhazmi, Renad M. Alhamawi, Reema M. Almisned, Hanouf A. Almutairi, Ahdab A. Jan, Shahad M. Kurdi, Yahya A. Almutawif, Waleed Mohammed-Saeid

“…Three independent reviewers evaluated the quality of the studies using the <i>Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions</i>. …”
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Disposition to pediatric intensive care unit post supraglottoplasty repair: a systematic review by Esther ShinHyun Kang, Sena Turkdogan, Jeffrey C. Yeung

“…Risk of bias was assessed by two independent reviewers using QUADAS-2. Findings were critically appraised by three independent reviewers and pooled proportions of criteria meeting PICU admission were calculated for meta-analysis. …”
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Multicomponent (bio)markers for obesity risk prediction: a scoping review protocol by Laurent Malisoux, Rikke Andersen, Josep A Tur, Sarah Forberger, Coralie Dessenne, Farhad Vahid, Cristina Bouzas, Yvan Devaux, Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida, Antoni Sureda, Mahesh S Desai, Jonathan D Turner, Elsa Lamy, Maria Perez-Jimenez, Gitte Ravn-Haren, Rajini Nagrani, Yacine Ouzzahra, Michele Filippo Fontefrancesco, Maria Giovanna Onorati, Gino Gabriel Bonetti, Tiziana de-Magistris, Torsten Bohn

“…Once downloaded into EndNote for deduplication, CADIMA will be employed to review and select abstracts and full-text articles in a two-step procedure, by two independent reviewers. Data extraction will then be carried out by several independent reviewers. …”
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Risk factors for malignant transformation of hepatocellular adenoma to hepatocellular carcinoma: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Johann Pratschke, Tharusan Thevathasan, Teresa Colbatzky, Moritz Schmelzle, Felix Krenzien

“…Disagreements will be resolved by consensus with a third independent reviewer. The primary outcome will be the odds ratio (OR) of developing HCC in patients with prediagnosed HCA depending on the exposure to risk factors. …”
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Proactive career management for female health professionals: a scoping review protocol by Wayne Freeman Chong, Junjie Chua, Li Zi Leong, Helen Elizabeth Smith, Kang Yang Trevor Yu

“…Extracted data will be narratively synthesised by two independent reviewers using Braun and Clarke’s six steps of thematic analysis. …”
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Development of a definition and rules for causal attribution of post-colonoscopy bleeding. by Robert J Hilsden, Courtney M Maxwell, Nauzer Forbes, Ronald J Bridges, Alaa Rostom, Catherine Dube, Devon Boyne, Darren Brenner, Steven J Heitman

“…A validation set of 32 bleeding events were then reviewed to assess their interrater reliability by having three endoscopists and one research assistant complete independent reviews and three endoscopists complete a consensus review. …”
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