Racialized migrant women’s discrimination in maternal care: a scoping review by Jasmine Therese Arcilla, Alexandra Nanou, Sarah Hamed, Fatumo Osman

“…Methodology This scoping review mapped out all available English-language scientific empirical literature published between 2012 and 2023. …”
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Assessing SPECT/CT for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint: A systematic review by Larissa Rix, Samuel Tushingham, Karina Wright, Martyn Snow

“…Results: PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Knowledge, and NHS databases were searched for English language articles focusing on the diagnostic value of SPECT/CT for knee chondral lesions and knee pain. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic tools and strategies for the screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and infection: a scoping review by Colin A Russell, Morten Ruhwald, Brooke E Nichols, Shaukat Khan, Tom Ockhuisen, Alexandra de Nooy, Helen E Jenkins, Alvin Han, Sarah Girdwood, Mikashmi Kohli

“…To this end, PubMed, EMBASE and SCOPUS were used to identify any English language reports on the cost-effectiveness of TB infection/disease screening/diagnostic strategies published between 1 January 2017 and 7 October 2023. …”
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Cognitive, linguistic, and methodological considerations in teaching professional vocabulary to information technology (IT) students. by V. Borshchovetska, T. Harbuza, A. Durdas, V. Semidotska

“…The article examines modern facets of English language teaching to IT students in Ukraine. A mixed-methods approach was taken for the research: a review of modern approaches to teaching professional vocabulary to IT students; assessment of the effectiveness of the various approaches; use of questionnaires to obtain information from students; and observation of teaching and the learning process by the authors. …”
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Intermittent versus daily oral iron folic acid supplementation and pregnancy outcome in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental stud... by Serawit Lakew Chillo, Endrias Markos Woldesemayat, Mesay Hailu Dangisso

“…The included studies were trials with English language reports. The population was pregnant women. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael Vincent DiCaro, Brianna Yee, KaChon Lei, Kavita Batra, Buddhadeb Dawn

“…A systematic search of bibliographical databases, including Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane was conducted from inception to June 2023 to identify English-language human studies with adult patients receiving MSC therapy and optimal medical therapy for acute MI in comparison with respective controls. …”
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Adjunctive Therapies to Cerclage for the Prevention of Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review by Emily A. DeFranco, Amy Miyoshi Valent, Tondra Newman, Jodi Regan, Jessica Smith, Louis J. Muglia

“…We searched PubMed and Cochrane databases without date criteria with restriction to English language and human studies and performed additional bibliographic review of selected articles and identified 305 total studies for review. …”
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Formation of Ethical Competences for AI Use in English Foreign Language Teachings by Clara Abisheva, Zina Koldasbaeva, Nazym Nossiyeva, Nazilya Irgebaeva, Аinash Aipova, Saule Doldinova, Samat Smoilov, Ryskeldy Aykenova, Lyazzat Umirzakova, Mapruza Idrissova

“…Using a mixed-methods approach, quantitative and qualitative data from survey and semi-structured interviews (further coded, and thematically analyzed) were collected from 60 English language teachers from different universities in Kazakhstan. …”
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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…This scoping review will include publications in English language with no date restrictions exploring the protective and risk factors of mental health of our study population. …”
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El papel de la gramática en la enseñanza de lengua extranjera: representaciones y prácticas docentes en México by Sara Quintero Ramírez, México, Sonny A. Castro Yáñez

“…Abstract (English) The aim of this research was to identify three English language teachers’ representations about the role of grammar in language teaching and analyze their teaching practice according to the same topic. …”
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Goal attainment scaling as an outcome measure for randomised controlled trials: a scoping review by Elaine Pascoe, Andrea Viecelli, Ruth Hubbard, Benignus Logan, Dev Jegatheesan

“…Objectives (1) Identify the healthcare settings in which goal attainment scaling (GAS) has been used as an outcome measure in randomised controlled trials. (2) Describe how GAS has been implemented by researchers in those trials.Design Scoping review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews approach.Data sources PubMed, CENTRAL, EMBASE and PsycINFO were searched through 28 February 2022.Eligibility criteria English-language publications reporting on research where adults in healthcare settings were recruited to a randomised controlled trial where GAS was an outcome measure.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers completed data extraction. …”
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Is it Time to Normalize Scapular Dyskinesis? The Incidence of Scapular Dyskinesis in Those With and Without Symptoms: a Systematic Review of the Literature by Paul A. Salamh, William J. Hanney, Trey Boles, Daniel Holmes, Alex McMillan, Austin Wagner, Morey J. Kolber

“…Studies were excluded if: (a) they were not published in the English language; (b) they were a case report design; (c) the presence of SD was part of the studies inclusion criteria; (d) data were not present distinguishing the number of subjects with or without SD; (e) they did not define participants as having or not having SD. …”
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Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor sources and ethics review in peer-reviewed publications involving organ transplantation in China: a scoping review by Angela Ballantyne, Wendy Rogers, Matthew P Robertson, Brette Blakely, Ruby Catsanos, Robyn Clay-Williams, Maria Fiatarone Singh

“…Objectives The objective of this study is to investigate whether papers reporting research on Chinese transplant recipients comply with international professional standards aimed at excluding publication of research that: (1) involves any biological material from executed prisoners; (2) lacks Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and (3) lacks consent of donors.Design Scoping review based on Arksey and O’Mallee’s methodological framework.Data sources Medline, Scopus and Embase were searched from January 2000 to April 2017.Eligibility criteria We included research papers published in peer-reviewed English-language journals reporting on outcomes of research involving recipients of transplanted hearts, livers or lungs in mainland China.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted by individual authors working independently following training and benchmarking. …”
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Effectiveness of Single-Tablet Combination Therapy in Improving Adherence and Persistence and the Relation to Clinical and Economic Outcomes by Carly J. Paoli, Jörg Linder, Khushboo Gurjar, Deepika Thakur, Julie Wyckmans, Stacy Grieve

“…Original research articles were included; case reports, case series, and non-English-language sources were excluded. Databases searched included EconLit, Embase, and Ovid MEDLINE® ALL. …”
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Phytochemistry and pharmacological advances of Ascophyllum nodosum in the management of human diseases: A comprehensive review by Brijesh Singh Chauhan, Yash Pal Singh

“…Additionally, the search included only English-language articles published within the last decade, with an emphasis on research from the past five years to ensure currency and relevance. …”
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The Americanization of Arnold Schoenberg?. Theory, Analysis, and Reception by John Covach

“…This article surveys the reception of Arnold Schoenberg’s theoretical ideas in English-language music theory, with a primary (though not exclusive) focus on their reception in the United States. …”
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In-hospital mortality among neonates with necrotising enterocolitis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Addisu Getie, Adam Wondmieneh, Melaku Bimerew, Manay Ayalneh, Freweyni Gebreegziabher Araya, Nigatu Dessalegn

“…Objective To assess the pooled in-hospital mortality among neonates with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in Ethiopia.Design This was a systematic review and meta-analysis reported based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis guideline.Data sources African Journals Online, PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and repositories of Ethiopian Universities.Eligibility criteria Published and unpublished articles that had reported the in-hospital mortality among neonates with NEC in Ethiopia were included, whereas, articles with no abstracts and/or inaccessible full texts, citations, reviews, commentaries editorials, conference abstracts, anonymous reports and articles reported in non-English language were excluded.Data extraction and synthesis Articles that passed the eligibility criteria were assessed for their quality using the quality appraisal criteria for prevalence studies. …”
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Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Lucy Alpine, Emer Barrett, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Julie Broderick

“…Studies may report the design and/or implementation and/or evaluation of PBA education programmes. Relevant English language publications will be sought from January 2000 to October 2022. …”
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Menstrual disorders and associated factors among rural and tribal adolescent girls in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Rashni Chatterjee, Suman Chakrabarty

“…The whole protocol was registered on PROSPERO (Registration ID: CRD42024385046). Articles (English language) related to menstrual irregularities among 10 to 19-year-old adolescent girls in India were collected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria from 2000 to 2023 followed by selected keywords. …”
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Co-design for stroke intervention development: Results of a scoping review. by Hardeep Singh, Natasha Benn, Agnes Fung, Kristina M Kokorelias, Julia Martyniuk, Michelle L A Nelson, Heather Colquhoun, Jill I Cameron, Sarah Munce, Marianne Saragosa, Kian Godhwani, Aleena Khan, Paul Yejong Yoo, Kerry Kuluski

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A scoping review informed by Joanna Briggs Institute and Arksey & O'Malley methodology was conducted by searching nine databases on December 21, 2022, to locate English-language literature that used co-design to develop a stroke intervention. …”
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