Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Postprandial Distress Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jihang Du, Yinhao Feng, Qiang Yuan, Haiping Gong, Jie An, Liu Wu, Qian Dai, Bojun Xu, Haozhong Wang, Jian Luo

“…Strictly according to inclusion and exclusion quality assessment standards, the qualified ones are used to study the optimum extraction and data by two independent reviewers. Stata 15.0 software was used for meta-analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) Centers for Improving Physical Fitness for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wei Xin, Dan Xu, Zulin Dou, Angela Jacques, Josephine Umbella, Anne-Marie Hill

“…Seven English and two Chinese electronic databases were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental studies that were conducted by centers providing CBR. Independent reviewers screened, quality-appraised and extracted data. …”
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Animal to human translation: a systematic scoping review of reported concordance rates by Cathalijn H. C. Leenaars, Carien Kouwenaar, Frans R. Stafleu, André Bleich, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Rob B. M. De Vries, Franck L. B. Meijboom

“…All abstracts and full-text papers were screened by two independent reviewers. Our scoping review comprises 121 references, with various units of measurement: compound or intervention (k = 104), study/experiment (k = 10), and symptom or event (k = 7). …”
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The Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy and the Need of Dialysis in Patients Receiving Angiography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mei-Yi Wu, Mei-Yi Wu, Mei-Yi Wu, Mei-Yi Wu, Wei-Cheng Lo, Wei-Cheng Lo, Yun-Chun Wu, Tsu-Chen Lin, Tsu-Chen Lin, Chun-Hung Lin, Mai-Szu Wu, Mai-Szu Wu, Mai-Szu Wu, Yu-Kang Tu, Yu-Kang Tu

“…Observational studies investigating the association between contrast induced nephropathy after angiography and the need of dialysis were included, and summary risks were estimated. Two independent reviewers extracted the data, followed with random effects model to calculate the overall pooled incidence of contrast induced nephropathy and the need of dialysis after angiography. …”
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Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Primiparous Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shampa Saha, Atima Bharti, Arpita Rai, Amit Kumar, Kumari Sandhya

“…Randomised controlled trials comparing TT and massage therapy with usual intranatal care in primiparous women with singleton foetus and without any risk factors for pregnancy were included in this review. Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the quality of the trials. …”
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Inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox) use in the outpatient and ambulatory setting: a systematic review by Paul Smith, T Justin Clark, Prathiba M De Silva, Bibi Zeyah Fatemah Sairally

“…Objective We assessed whether Penthrox (methoxyflurane) can provide better pain relief for elective, outpatient interventional procedures compared with other methods of pain control.Design Systematic review.Data sources Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial, MEDLINE, Emcare, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature were searched from inception to 6 November 2023.Eligibility criteria All published studies including randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cohort studies and case–control studies investigating Penthrox for pain relief, during and/or after an interventional procedure, were included.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers identified eligible studies and retrieved data. …”
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Community Health Worker Videoconferencing Interventions for Disease Management and Health Promotion: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Sonja France, Amy Dettori, Seda Ekici, Lilian McKinley, Sana Patel, Teresa Jewell, Mary E Crocker

“…Abstracts and then full texts will be reviewed to determine inclusion by 2 independent reviewers; conflicts at each stage will be resolved by a third reviewer. …”
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Sexual health promotion for sexual and gender minorities in primary care: a scoping review protocol by Anna Yeung, Ann N Burchell, Carolyn Ziegler, Darrell HS Tan, Paige Homme, Robinson Truong, Jenny Gong, Cassandra Freitas

“…We defined sexual health interventions in the inclusion framework as: (1) promote positive sexual health, or sex and relationship education; (2) reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections; (3) reduce unintended pregnancies; or (4) change prejudice, stigma and discrimination around sexual health, or increase awareness surrounding positive sex. Two independent reviewers will select articles meeting inclusion criteria and extract data. …”
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Can atopic eczema and psoriasis coexist? A systematic review and meta‐analysis by A. Cunliffe, S. Gran, U. Ali, D. Grindlay, S. J. Lax, H. C. Williams, E. Burden‐Teh

“…Studies were selected, data extracted and critically appraised by two independent reviewers. Data were extracted on the method of diagnosis: health professional (dermatologist, criteria, other), self‐reported, not specified. …”
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Characteristics and efficacy of physical activity interventions to improve cardiometabolic and psychosocial outcomes in people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol for... by SZ Mabweazara, J Manne-Goehler, M Hamer, J Cellini, MJ Siedner

“…We will include randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental study designs. Two independent reviewers will screen all abstracts and full-text articles. …”
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Machine Learning Applications in Mental Health and Substance Use Research Among the LGBTQ2S+ Population: Scoping Review by Anasua Kundu, Michael Chaiton, Rebecca Billington, Daniel Grace, Rui Fu, Carmen Logie, Bruce Baskerville, Christina Yager, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Robert Schwartz

“…We included original studies that used ML to explore mental health or substance use among the LGBTQ2S+ population and excluded studies of genomics and pharmacokinetics. Two independent reviewers reviewed all papers and extracted data on general study findings, model development, and discussion of the study findings. …”
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A systematic assessment of preclinical multilaboratory studies and a comparison to single laboratory studies by Victoria T Hunniford, Agnes Grudniewicz, Dean A Fergusson, Joshua Montroy, Emma Grigor, Casey Lansdell, Manoj M Lalu, On behalf of The Canadian Critical Care Translational Biology Group

“…Screening and data extractions were completed in duplicate by independent reviewers. Multilaboratory studies investigating interventions using in vivo animal models were included. …”
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Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis: hop (Humulus lupulus L.) for menopausal vasomotor symptoms by Fatemeh Abdi, Farideh Kazemi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Nasibeh Roozbeh

“…Prior to their inclusion in the review, the selected papers will be assessed by two independent reviewers for methodological validity. Any disagreements will be resolved through a third reviewer. …”
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Paediatric to adult healthcare transition in resource-limited settings: a narrative review by Christiana M Russ, Nirmala Priya Narla, Leah Ratner, Fernanda Viera Bastos, Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu, Angela Osei-Bonsu

“…Following deduplication, 1111 studies were screened and reviewed by two independent reviewers, of which 10 studies met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Self-reporting of psychoneurophysical (PNP) symptoms in adults with four chronic diseases: a protocol for a scoping review by Carielle Joy Rio, Catherine Blumhorst, Catherine A. Kwiat, Christopher M. Nguyen, Alicia A. Livinski, Leorey N. Saligan

“…Methods Four databases will be searched by a biomedical librarian: CINAHL Plus (EBSCOhost), Embase (Elsevier), PubMed (NLM), Web of Science: Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), and limited to publications written in the English language. Two independent reviewers will screen the records’ title, abstract, and then full text and extract the data from included articles using Covidence. …”
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Advancement in predictive biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and related outcomes: a scoping review by Fabricio Da Silva Costa, Hasini Rathnayake, Luhao Han, Cristiane Paganoti, Brett Dyer, Avinash Kundur, Indu Singh, Olivia J Holland

“…Studies were excluded if they evaluated drug effects, non-GDM diabetes types or involved twin pregnancies, microbiota, genetic analyses or non-English publications.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data. One reviewer extracted data from papers included in the scoping review using Covidence. …”
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Use of radiologic imaging to differentiate lipoma from atypical lipomatous tumor/well-differentiated liposarcoma: Systematic review by Muhammad Muhib, Syeda Labiba Fatima Abidi, Uzair Ahmed, Ahson Afzal, Anoosh Farooqui, Omer bin Khalid Jamil, Shayan Ahmed, Hifza Agha

“…Methods: A systematic review was conducted by using MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and clinical trail.gov to identify imaging studies published between 2001 and 2022. Two independent reviewers reviewed 221 record to scrutinize the studies. …”
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Predictors of aging out of heavy episodic drinking in emerging adults: a systematic review protocol by Tashia D. Petker, Jillian Halladay, Lana Vedelago, Mark A. Ferro, Jalie Tucker, Mark S. Goldman, James G. Murphy, James MacKillop

“…Methods A systematic search of observational cohort studies following drinking behaviours in age cohorts overlapping with the emerging adulthood period will be conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychInfo, and CINAHL. Two independent reviewers will evaluate identified studies for inclusion eligibility, extract study data, and assess the quality of included studies. …”
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Acute and chronic effects of inspiratory muscle training in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Zoé Breuil-Marsal, Clémence Godek, Amandine Lotti, Patrick Feiereisen, Isabela Roque Marçal, Patricia Rehder-Santos, Juliana Cristina Milan-Mattos, Raphael Martins de Abreu, Raphael Martins de Abreu

“…ObjectivesTo conduct a systematic review to determine the acute and chronic effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients on cardiac autonomic function, glucose variability, inspiratory muscle strength and endurance, hemodynamic variables, and exercise capacity.MethodsA search was carried out according to a specific search strategy, following the PRISMA statement, and three independent reviewers have undertaken the article selection process. …”
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The effectiveness of improving healthcare teams’ human factor skills using simulation-based training: a systematic review by Lotte Abildgren, Malte Lebahn-Hadidi, Christian Backer Mogensen, Palle Toft, Anders Bo Nielsen, Tove Faber Frandsen, Sune Vork Steffensen, Lise Hounsgaard

“…Using the PRISMA guidelines, the systematic search was conducted on September 28th, 2021, in eight major scientific databases. Three independent reviewers assessed title and abstract screening; full texts were evaluated by one reviewer. …”
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