Are tai chi and qigong effective in the treatment of TBI? A systematic review protocol by Laskosky, Nicole Alexandra, Huston, Patricia, Lam, Wai Ching, Anderson, Charlotte, Zheng, Ya, Zhong, Linda Lidan

“…Method: Designed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, the following databases will be searched: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Database, Chinese Scientific Journal Database, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database. …”
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Data-efficient modeling for power consumption estimation of quadrotor operations using ensemble learning by Dai, Wei, Zhang, Mingcheng, Low, Kin Huat

“…Random forest and extreme gradient boosting, showing advantages in prediction, were chosen as base-models, and a linear regressor was used as the meta-model. The established stacking model can accurately estimate the power of a quadrotor. …”
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Turning trash into treasure: exploring the potential of AI in municipal waste management - an in-depth review and future prospects by El Jaouhari, Asmae, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Kumar, Anil, Mulat-Weldemeskel, Eyob, Luthra, Sunil, Kumar, Rajesh

“…To close this gap, this study conducts a thorough review of the relevant literature with an application of preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses-based methods, examining 229 peer-reviewed publications to explore the role of AI in different MWM areas, such as waste characteristics forecasting, waste bin level monitoring, process parameter prediction, vehicle routing, and MWM planning. …”
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Neural and psychological correlates of stuttering by Demirel, B

“…However, a lower uncorrected threshold revealed results consistent with earlier meta-analyses, such as overactivity in the right anterior insular cortex, while our novel finding was the bilateral overactivation in the red nucleus of PWS. …”

Social network structure in autistic individuals: a systematic review by Lei, J, Qian, X, Kim, KM

“…</p> <p><b>Methods:</b> Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, we searched across PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science to identify articles that examined how the social network structure is measured among autistic individuals and the characteristics of social network structure across the lifespan.…”

The fragmented COVID-19 therapeutics research landscape: a living systematic review of clinical trial registrations evaluating priority pharmacological interventions by McLean, ARD, Rashan, S, Tran, L, Arena, L, Lawal, A, Maguire, BJ, Adele, S, Antonio, ES, Brack, M, Caldwell, F, Carrara, VI, Charles, R, Citarella, BW, Epie, TB, Feteh, VF, Kennon, K, Makuka, GJ, Ngu, R, Nwosu, A-P, Obiesie, S, Ogbonnaa-Njoku, C, Paul, P, Richmond, C, Singh-Phulgenda, S, Strudwick, S, Tyrrell, CSB, Stepniewska, K, Strub-Wourgaft, N, White, NJ, Guérin, PJ

“…The sharing of individual participant data (IPD) from these studies would allow pooled IPD meta-analyses which could generate definitive conclusions, but most registered studies did not indicate that they were willing to share their data.…”

Mobile health (mHealth) interventions for health promotion during the perinatal period in India: a scoping review by Small, Z, Thompson, SE, Sharma, A, Majumdar, S, Thout, SR, Praveen, D, Hirst, JE

“…Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping reviews was used for study selection and screening and the mHealth evidence reporting and assessment checklist was used for evaluating mHealth interventions. …”

Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of antenatal screening for major structural anomalies during the first trimester of pregnancy: a decision model by Campbell, H, Karim, J, Papageorgiou, AT, Wilson, E, Rivero-Arias, O

“…Event probabilities, costs, and outcomes for the model were informed by meta-analyses, published literature, and expert opinion.…”

Deep learning methods for genome-based prediction of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Wang, C

“…We employ multi-task learning and meta-learning techniques to address this challenge. …”

Remote vital sign monitoring in admission avoidance hospital at home: a systematic review by Patel, R, Thornton-Swan, TD, Armitage, LC, Vollam, S, Tarassenko, L, Lasserson, DS, Farmer, AJ

“…Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias 2 tool. Random effects meta-analyses were performed, and narrative summaries provided stratified by vital sign monitoring approach.…”

Analisis kesan aplikasi TikTok terhadap kesejahteraan psikologi belia: sorotan literatur bersistematik by Ahmad Zukni, Asna Zukrina, Muhammad, Mazura Mastura, Anuar, Faizul Nizar

“…Metodologi Sorotan Karya Sistematik diaplikasikan dengan mengikuti panduan Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Penelitian ini berfokus pada ciri-ciri personaliti belia yang menggunakan aplikasi TikTok dengan motivasi untuk mendapatkan perhatian, keperluan untuk dimiliki, dan keperluan untuk dikagumi. …”
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A systematic review of customer Sharia compliance behaviour in Islamic banks: Determinants and behavioural intention by Roni, Andespa, Yulia Hendri, Yeni, Fernando, Yudi, Dessy Kurnia, Sari

“…Design/methodology/approach; This study used a bibliometric–systematic literature review analysis using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) technique by reviewing the articles published from 2013 to 2023. …”
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Turning the virtual into reality: China's role in the metaverse by Gong, Xue

“…However, since the American company Facebook, now known as Meta, began proliferating the concept, the metaverse has become a buzzword of interest to Chinese investors. …”
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Metamaterial inspired re-configurable monopole antenna for RF energy harvesting by Jagadeesan Aswin Babu

“…A meta-material inspired re-configurable monopole antenna for RF energy harvesting is proposed in this thesis. …”
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Community health workers: efficacy, taxonomy, and performance by Ballard, M

“…Objective one is addressed in Chapters 2-4: scoping review, systematic review, and meta-analytic methods are applied to establish the efficacy and effectiveness of CHW-led interventions in LMICs. …”

Improving antibiotic utilization in West Africa: enhancing interventions through systematic review and evidence synthesis by Donkor, ES, Osman, A, Aglomasa, BC, Awere-Duodu, A, Odoom, A, Opoku-Asare, B, Lazarus, G

“…Data were extracted from eligible papers for all the five domains under consideration and random-effects model meta-analysis was carried out for antibiotic consumption. …”

A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care data by Murrin, O, Mounier, N, Voller, B, Tata, L, Gallego-Moll, C, Roso-Llorach, A, Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Fox, C, Allan, LM, Woodward, RM, Liang, X, Valderas, JM, Khalid, S, Dudbridge, F, Lamb, SE, Mancini, M, Farmer, L, Boddy, K, Bowden, J, Melzer, D, Frayling, TM, Masoli, JAH, Pilling, LC, Violán, C, Delgado, J

“…Linkage disequilibrium score regression was used to estimate genetic similarity between pairs of conditions. Meta-analyses were conducted across databases, and up to three sources of genetic data, for each pair of conditions. …”

Investigating surgical site infection after hip fracture surgery by Masters, JPM

“…Data were extracted and meta-analysed. Secondly, administrative data were explored to look at the incidence of SSI after hip fracture. …”

Non-contact actuated snap-through buckling of a pre-buckled bistable hard-magnetic elastica by Zhang, Yingchao, Ma, Yinji, Yu, Jing, Gao, Huajian

“…Snap-through buckling of bistable structures is a classic topic in mechanics which has been widely studied and applied in various fields such as mechanical meta-materials and soft robotics. Obstacles that hinder broader applications of conventional bistable structures include the requirement of contact actuation to trigger instability and difficulty to control post-buckling configurations. …”
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Analyzing the contribution of WhatsApp in enhancing English writing skills among undergraduate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners: A systematic review by Khurram, Shugufta, Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi, Ali Chachar, Zulfiquar

“…This systematic review complies with the statement of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) standards. The review procedure included a thorough search of electronic databases like Web of Science, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Scopus. …”
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