Polycaprolactone/Cellulose acetate loaded psidium guajava essential oil electrospun nanofibrous mat dressing for healing wounds by Nor Naimah, Hussin @ Hassan, Noor Suhana, Adzahar, Lee, Thong Chuan, Izan Izwan, Misnon, Venugopal, Jayarama Reddy

“…In this study, electrospinning for applications in antimicrobial activity and drug delivery systems was used to develop biocomposite nanofibers of Polycaprolactone (PCL)/Cellulose Acetate (CA) and Psidium guajava essential oil (PGEO). Images from the FESEM revealed that the mean fire diameters were 120 nm for the PCL/CA and 223 nm for PCL/CA/PGEO biocomposite nanofibers. …”
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A hybrid meta-heuristic approach for buffer allocation in remanufacturing environment / by Vahid Abbasgholi Pourghadim, 1981- 600015, Noordin Mohd. Yusof, supervisor 238361, Wong, Kuan Yew, supervisor 185071, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal 8081

Do dual-mobility cups reduce revision risk in femoral neck fractures compared with conventional tha designs?... by Farey, JE, Masters, J, Cuthbert, AR, Iversen, P, van Steenbergen, LN, Prentice, HA, Adie, S, Sayers, A, Whitehouse, MR, Paxton, EW, Costa, ML, Overgaard, S, Rogmark, C, Rolfson, O, Harris, IA

“…To determine a global hazard ratio of all-cause revision for dual-mobility compared with conventional THA designs, we used a pseudoindividual patient data approach to pool Kaplan-Meier prosthesis revision data from each registry and perform a meta-analysis. …”

Meta-analysis of GHG mitigation potentials of the application of anaerobic digestion in dairy farms by Miranda, N

“…</p> <p>The second step of the meta-analysis consists of applying uni- and multi-variate tests to the database. …”

Prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Salari, Nader, Sadeghi, Narges, Hosseinian-Far, Amin, Hasheminezhad, Razie, Khazaie, Habibolah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud

“…Background: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) patients face several challenges due to the nature of the disease and its physical and psychological complications. …”
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Home-based physical symptom management for family caregivers: systematic review and meta-analysis by Schoth, DE, Holley, S, Johnson, M, Stibbs, E, Renton, K, Harrop, E, Liossi, C

“…A narrative synthesis was conducted, along with a meta-analysis comparing outcomes in those who received an intervention to those who did not, or to preintervention scores. …”

A meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies of dyslexia in alphabetic words and chinese characters. by Kwok, Fu Yu.

“…With the recent development of neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI, research trend has also shifted from examining the effect of dyslexia at the behavioral level to the brain level, which aids in the understanding of the neural basis of dyslexia. Thus far, three meta-analyses have been published on dyslexia in the alphabetical languages (Maisog, Einbinder, Flowers, Turkeltaub, & Eden, 2008; Richlan, Kronbichler, & Wimmer, 2009, 2011). …”
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International trends in shoulder replacement: a meta-analysis from 11 public joint registers by Rupani, N, Combescure, C, Silman, A, Lübbeke, A, Rees, J

“…Existing differences now relate to use of newer implant types and methodology of PROMs collection, which prevents international comparison and outcome analysis.…”

Prevalence of complications in older adults after hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Goh, EL, Khatri, A, Costa, A, Ting, A, Steiner, K, Png, ME, Metcalfe, D, Cook, J, Costa, M

Meta-analysis indicates better climate adaptation and mitigation performance of hybrid engineering-natural coastal defence measures by Huynh, Lam Thi Mai, Su, Jie, Wang, Quanli, Stringer, Lindsay C., Switzer, Adam D., Gasparatos, Alexandros

“…Mindful of risk context, our results provide strong an evidence-base for integrating and upscaling nature-based components into coastal defences in lower risk areas.…”
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Predictive factors for the diagnosis of coeliac disease in children and young people in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Farrier, CE, Wanat, M, Harnden, A, Paterson, A, Roberts, N, Saatci, D, Hirst, J

“…The final three were associated with lower risk of CD diagnosis. Discussion: This is the first systematic review and meta-analysis of predictive factors for CD in children. …”

Variations of the femoral artery position in relation to femoral vein and mid-inguinal point: a cadaveric study by Taib, Che Norma Mat, Nasir, Aina Amira Mohamad, Ahmad, Nurul Arina, Moklas, Mohamad Aris Mohd

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A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on choice of central venous access device for delivery of chemotherapy by Yeow, Marcus, Soh, Shauna, Yap, Ryan, Tay, Desiree, Low, Yi Fen, Goh, Serene Si Ning, Yeo, Charleen Shanwen, Lo, Joseph Zhiwen

“…Ensuring reliable central venous access with the fewest complications is vital for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. …”
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Association of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis by Cowdell, I, Beck, K, Hey, M, Portwood, C, Sexton, H, Kumarendran, M, Brandon, Z, Kirtley, S, Hemelaar, J

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods of data synthesis:</strong> Random-effects meta-analysis.</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 22 cohort studies including 124,478 WLHIV met the eligibility criteria. …”

Efficacy and safety of rapid-acting insulin analogs in special populations with Type 1 Diabetes or Gestational Diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis by Nørgaard, Kirsten, Sukumar, Nithya, Rafnsson, Snorri Bjorn, Saravanan, Ponnusamy

“…In the pediatric population, glycemic control was similar with rapid-acting insulin analogs and RHI, with no safety concerns. Meta-analysis indicated severe hypoglycemic events were comparable for rapid-acting insulin analogs versus RHI (risk difference: 0.00 [95% confidence interval − 0.01; 0.01]). …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care lung ultrasound for community-acquired pneumonia in children in ambulatory settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hughes-Davies, H, Ukwatte, U, Roberts, N, Turner, PJ, Hayward, GN, Fanshawe, TR, Bird, C

“…Risk of bias was assessed using the Quality Assessment Tool for Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2) tool. Meta-analysis of included studies.</p> <p><strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>The six studies included in this systematic review described point-of-care lung ultrasound performed primarily by paediatric emergency medicine clinicians on a total of 1099 paediatric patients, with a reference standard of chest radiography or chest radiography with clinical findings. …”

Effectiveness of fludrocortisone plus hydrocortisone versus hydrocortisone alone in septic shock: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Teja, B, Berube, M, Pereira, TV, Law, AC, Schanock, C, Pang, B, Wunsch, H, Walkey, AJ, Bosch, NA

“…<p><strong> Methods: </strong></p> A systematic review and a Bayesian network meta-analysis of peer-reviewed randomized trials were conducted. …”

Lying and rumination time as predictors of subclinical ketosis, metritis, and hypocalcaemia in dairy cows during the periparturient period: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sadiq, Mohammed B., Zaini, Syamira-Syazuana, Shaik Mossadeq, Wan Mastura, Ramanoon, Siti Zubaidah, Syed-Hussain, Sharifah Salmah

“…Egger’s test for publication biases was not significant for most outcomes of interest. Meta-regression depicted a lower predicted value for MD in the LT from pasture-based cows and RT from primiparous compared to free-stalls and primiparous cows, respectively. …”
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Gametocyte carriage in uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malaria following treatment with artemisinin combination therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual pat... by Abdulla, S, Achan, J, Yeka, A, D'Alessandro, U, Adam, I, Alemayehu, B, Allan, R, Temu, E, Allen, E, Barnes, K, Anvikar, A, Valecha, N, Arinaitwe, E, Ashley, E, Carrara, V, McGready, R, Nosten, F, Lee, S, White, N, Asih, P, Awab, G, Dondorp, A, Fanello, C, Woodrow, C, Dahal, P, Guerin, P, Humphreys, G, Moreira, C, Nsanzabana, C, Price, R, Sibley, C, Stepniewska, K, Bassat, Q, Gonzalez, R, Baudin, E, Checchi, F, Espie, E, Grandesso, F, Nabasumba, C, Schramm, B, Björkman, A, Bompart, F, Lameyre, V, Bonnet, M, Borrmann, S, Bousema, T, Cenci, F, Cot, M, Faucher, J, Kapulu, M, Marsh, K, Mayxay, M, Newton, P, Roper, C, Deloron, P, Djimde, A, Fofana, B, Doumbo, O, Sagara, I, Dorsey, G, Rosenthal, P, Drakeley, C

“…An individual patient clinical data meta-analysis was undertaken to identify the determinants of gametocyte carriage and the comparative effects of four ACTs: artemether-lumefantrine (AL), artesunate/amodiaquine (AS-AQ), artesunate/mefloquine (AS-MQ), and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP).…”

Methodology for assessing the sustainability of hollow fiber membrane system for wastewater treatment / by Salwa Mahmood, 1988-, author 544543, Muhamad Zameri Mat Saman, supervisor 211657, Noordin Mohd. Yusof, supervisor 238361, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Mekanikal 8081