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. …”

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

“…This study uses a systematic review and meta-analysis to pool the reported prevalence of sleep disorders among AS patients. …”
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The (lack of) distortionary effects of proxy-means tests: Results from a nationwide experiment in Indonesia by Banerjee, Abhijit, Hanna, Rema, Olken, Benjamin A., Sumarto, Sudarno

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What we mean when we say semantic: Toward a multidisciplinary semantic glossary by Reilly, Jamie, Shain, Cory, Borghesani, Valentina, Kuhnke, Philipp, Vigliocco, Gabriella, Peelle, Jonathan E., Mahon, Bradford Z., Buxbaum, Laurel J., Majid, Asifa, Brysbaert, Marc, Borghi, Anna M., De Deyne, Simon, Dove, Guy, Papeo, Liuba

“…Tulving characterized semantic memory as a vast repository of meaning that underlies language and many other cognitive processes. …”
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How companies restrain means–ends decoupling: a comparative case study of CSR implementation by Athanasopoulou, A, Marti, E, Risi, D, Schlindwein, E

“…Specifically, we ask: How do companies restrain (versus fail to restrain) means–ends decoupling? We answer this question through a comparative case study of four multinational companies with different levels of means–ends decoupling. …”

The association of sleep duration with the risk of chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Koh, Jin Hean, Yeo, Brian Sheng Yep, Tan, Timothy Wei En, See, Mark Yong Siang, Ng, Adele Chin Wei, Loh, Shaun Ray Han, Gooley, Joshua, Tan, Chieh Suai, Toh, Song Tar

“…In total, 42 studies (2 613 971 patients) with a mean age of 43.55 ± 14.01 years were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Copper-catalyzed meta-selective arylation of phenol derivatives: an easy access to m-aryl phenols by Maraswami, Manikantha, Hirao, Hajime, Loh, Teck-Peng

“…Achieving selective meta-functionalization of phenols is a significant challenge. …”
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Quantitative Oculomotor and Vestibular Profile in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 6 – Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tarnutzer, AA, Garces, P, Antoniades, CA

Efficacy of cannabinoids for the prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chow, R, Basu, A, Kaur, J, Hui, D, Im, J, Prsic, E, Boldt, G, Lock, M, Eng, L, Ng, TL, Zimmermann, C, Scotte, F

“…The aim of this meta-analysis is to examine the relative efficacy of cannabinoids for prophylaxis of CINV. …”

Interventions for prevention and treatment of trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Wang, Y, Xu, J, Xie, Y, Zhou, D, Guo, M, Qin, Y, Yi, K, Tian, J, You, T

“…This umbrella review synthesizes evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses on cardioprotective interventions during trastuzumab treatment. …”

International trends in shoulder replacement: a meta-analysis from 11 public joint registers by Rupani, N, Combescure, C, Silman, A, Lübbeke, A, Rees, J

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Patient characteristics, indication and year of surgery, type of replacement, and collection methods of patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) was extracted from 11 public joint registries. Meta-analyses examined use of reverse total shoulder replacement (RTSR) for osteoarthritis, cuff tear arthropathy, and acute fracture; use of anatomical total shoulder replacement (TSR) for osteoarthritis; and use of humeral hemiarthroplasty for fracture.…”

The global prevalence of sexual disorder in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Salari, Nader, Hesampour, Arian, Abdolmaleki, Amir, Heidarian, Pegah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud

Spatial fuzzy c-mean sobel algorithm with grey wolf optimizer for MRI brain image segmentation / by Iman Omidvar Tehrani, 1983-, author 623414, Habibollah Haron, supervisor 255448, Fakulti Kejuruteraan. Sekolah Komputeran 619086

Spatial fuzzy c-mean sobel algorithm with grey wolf optimizer for MRI brain image segmentation / by Iman Omidvar Tehrani, 1983-, author 623414

What Do We Mean When We Write About Ethics, Equity, and Justice in Engineering Design? by Das, Madhurima, Roeder, Gillian, Ostrowski, Anastasia K, Yang, Maria C, Verma, Aditi

“…We conduct a review of three leading scholarly engineering design venues to investigate how, when, and why these terms — “ethics,” “equity,” and “justice,” and variations — appear in the engineering design literature and what scholars mean when they use them. We find that these terms are minimally present within the field’s scholarship and posit that design researchers may be using other terms to refer to their work that is aligned with principles of ethics, equity, and justice. …”
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What Do We Mean When We Write About Ethics, Equity, and Justice in Engineering Design? by Das, Madhurima, Roeder, Gillian, Ostrowski, Anastasia K, Yang, Maria C, Verma, Aditi

“…We conduct a review of three leading scholarly engineering design publications to investigate how, when, and why these terms—“ethics,” “equity,” and “justice,” and variations—appear in the engineering design literature and what scholars mean when they use them. We find that these terms are minimally present within the field's scholarship and posit that design researchers may be using other terms to refer to their work that is aligned with principles of ethics, equity, and justice. …”
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Optimal leak factor selection for the output-constrained leaky filtered-input least mean square algorithm by Shi, Dongyuan, Lam, Bhan, Gan, Woon-Seng, Wen, Shulin

“…The leaky filtered-input least mean square (LFxLMS) algorithm is widely used in active noise control applications to minimize the degradation of attenuation performance due to output saturation distortion. …”
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Big data challenges of high-dimensional continuous-time mean-variance portfolio selection and a remedy by Chiu, Mei Choi, Pun, Chi Seng, Wong, Hoi Ying

“…This article investigates the big data challenges of two mean‐variance optimal portfolios: continuous‐time precommitment and constant‐rebalancing strategies. …”
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Evaluating factors affecting mean glandular dose in mammography: insights from a retrospective study in Dubai by Mohammad Noor, Kaltham Abdulwahid, Mohd Norsuddin, Norhashimah, Abdul Karim, Muhammad Khalis, Che Isa, Iza Nurzawani, Ulaganathan, Vaidehi

“…Background/Objective: This study evaluates the mean glandular dose (MGD) in mammography screening for women aged 40–69 in Dubai, based on a retrospective analysis of a dose survey involving 2599 participants. …”
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Use of smartphones to detect diabetic retinopathy : scoping review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Tan, Choon Han, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Smith, Helen, Tan, Colin Siang Hui, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…This review is reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies guidelines. …”
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