Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 381 studies (the meta-TENS... by Gareth Jones, Mark I. Johnson, Carole A. Paley, Matthew R. Mulvey, Priscilla G. Wittkopf

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for relief of pain in adults.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Medline, Cochrane Central, Embase (and others) from inception to July 2019 and updated on 17 May 2020.Eligibility criteria for study selection Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing strong non-painful TENS at or close to the site of pain versus placebo or other treatments in adults with pain, irrespective of diagnosis.Data extraction and synthesis Reviewers independently screened, extracted data and assessed risk of bias (RoB, Cochrane tool) and certainty of evidence (Grading and Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation). …”
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Efficacy of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yalun Guo, Mengdie Pan, Meidi Xiong, Miao Liu, Na Zhu, Haoxu Dong, Chunhua Zhang

“…The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science database were searched since inception up to March 2024. A random-effects model was used to pool data, and sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to explore the stability of outcomes and potential sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Evaluation of the Outcomes of Coronectomy Procedure versus Surgical Extraction of Lower Third Molars Which Have a High Risk for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review by Nedal Abu-Mostafa, Lulwah M. AlRejaie, Fahad A. Almutairi, Ruba A. Alajaji, Maram M. Alkodair, Nourah A. Alzahem

“…A computerized literature search was conducted on the databases PubMed, SCOPUS, and ScienceDirect to gather information regarding the coronectomy procedure from inception till June 5, 2020. A total of 97 articles were identified, and seven studies were finally included for conducting qualitative analysis: 3 randomized clinical trials and 4 clinical controlled trials. …”
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Convolutional neural networks for accurate real-time diagnosis of oral epithelial dysplasia and oral squamous cell carcinoma using high-resolution in vivo confocal microscopy by Rishi S. Ramani, Ivy Tan, Lindsay Bussau, Lorraine A. O’Reilly, John Silke, Christopher Angel, Antonio Celentano, Lachlan Whitehead, Michael McCullough, Tami Yap

“…To analyse the 9168 images frames obtained, three tandem applied pre-trained Inception-V3 convolutional neural network (CNN) models were developed using transfer learning in the PyTorch framework. …”
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Levobupivacaine versus ropivacaine for brachial plexus block: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Abdullah M. Alharran, Muteb N. Alotaibi, Yaqoub Y. Alenezi, Yousef M. Alharran, Ahmad A. Alahmad, Abdulmuhsen Alqallaf, Mohammad F. Al-Mutairi, Abdulbadih R. Saad, Mohammed H. Alazemi, Duaij S. Saif, Ebraheem Albazee, Ahmad Y. Almohammad

“…Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis synthesising randomised controlled trials (RCTs), retrieved by systematically searching PubMed, EMBASE, WOS, SCOPUS, Google Scholar, and CENTRAL since inception till June 2024. Continuous and dichotomous outcome variables were pooled using mean difference (MD) and risk ratio (RR), with a 95% confidence interval (CI), using Stata v. 17. …”
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Integration of planetary health in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education: protocol for a scoping review by Lindsey Sikora, Daniel I McIsaac, Husein Moloo, Rajajee Selvam, Nieve Seguin, Lisa Zhang, Ariane Lacaille-Ranger

“…The search strategy was run on the following databases from inception to 22 June 2021: Medline, Embase, APA PsycINFO, CINAHL, Global Health, Scopus. …”
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Prophylactic antibiotics in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Reducing postoperative infection risk–A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis by Shufeng Wang, Qing Gao, Xiaogang Qi, Lihua Hong, Hai Huang

“…Methods: Multiple databases including PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Web of Science were systematically searched to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from inception to January 23, 2024. This study analyzed endpoints such as infection complications (IC) and surgical site infections (SSI). …”
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Health State Utility Values in Children and Adolescents with Disabilities: A Systematic Review by Lucy Kanya, PhD, Nana Anokye, PhD, Ahmad Hecham Alani, PharmD, Nandini Jayakumar, MSc, Jennifer M. Ryan, PhD

“…Study design: English-language studies from MEDLINE (via PubMed), PsychInfo, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, EconLit, and Embase were searched from inception to November 2024. Two reviewers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full texts. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty and Systemic Medical Therapy in Asian Patients with Acute Primary Angle Closure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled... by Wenting Cai, Qiyang Lou, Jiaqi Fan, Donghui Yu, Tianyi Shen, Jing Yu

“…We searched the electronic databases from the inception of the databases to August 2018. The primary outcomes included the IOP reduction (IOPR), percent reduction in IOP (IOPR%) from baseline to the endpoint and peripheral anterior synechiae (PAS). …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic surgery versus small bone window craniotomy for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage: a meta-analysis and trial sequentia... by Chen Guo, Yang Bai, Xiaobin Zhang, Pinjing Zhang, Song Han, Di Fan

“…Methods A systematic search was performed in the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases from inception to June 30, 2024. The primary outcomes assessed were the 6-month favorable functional outcome rate and the hematoma evacuation rate. …”
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Gross and applied anatomy pedagogical approaches in occupational therapy education: protocol for a scoping review by Emily S Ho, Anne Agur, Andrea Duncan, Erica Dove, Kelly Hennessy, Athena Kirou-Mauro, Lorna Aitkens

“…The purpose of this scoping review is to map the types of musculoskeletal gross and applied anatomy pedagogical approaches used in occupational therapy curricula.Methods and analysis Using Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) six-stage scoping review framework, approximately 304 different search combinations will be searched across five electronic library databases (ie, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, AMED and ERIC) from their inception to December 2021, in addition to conducting consultation exercises with relevant stakeholders. …”
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First-line treatment for advanced or metastatic EGFR mutation-positive non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis by Mengyao Zhang, Lan Sun

“…Our objective is to conduct a network meta-analysis that includes various treatment modalities, enabling both direct and indirect comparisons for a more thorough assessment.MethodsWe conducted a search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases from inception until May 8, 2024, to identify eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs). …”
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Effects of antioxidant nutrients on muscle mass, strength and function in COPD patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Qinman He, Pan Yang, Ye Wang, Wanmei Xu, Yi Feng, Fei Xie, Guixiang Xu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were comprehensively searched from the inception to January 3, 2024. The quality of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was measured using the Jadad scale. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of oral vancomycin for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a systematic review and pooled analysis by Wassel Sannaa, Mazen Almasry, Mustafa Peedikayil, Alyssa A. Grimshaw, Mashary Attamimi, Abdulelah AlMutairdi, Badr Al-Bawardy

“…Data sources and methods: A systematic search was conducted in Cochrane Library, Embase, Google Scholar, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from database inception to June 3, 2024. We included adult and pediatric studies that reported on clinical response (defined as any improvement in IBD-related clinical symptoms) of IBD-PSC patients treated with OVT (including pre- and post-liver transplantation cohorts). …”
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Impact of physician’s sex/gender on processes of care, and clinical outcomes in cardiac operative care: a systematic review by Louise Y Sun, Sylvain Boet, Amy Johnston, Katina Zheng, Mimi Deng, Fadi Mansour, Hussein Said, Cole Etherington

“…Objectives This systematic review aimed to assess the role of physician’s sex and gender in relation to processes of care and/or clinical outcomes within the context of cardiac operative care.Design A systematic review.Data sources Searches were conducted in PsycINFO, Embase and Medline from inception to 6 September 2018. The reference lists of relevant systematic reviews and included studies were also searched.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Quantitative studies of any design were included if they were published in English or French, involved patients of any age undergoing a cardiac surgical procedure and specifically assessed differences in processes of care or clinical patient outcomes by physician’s sex or gender. …”
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Relationship between serum lipid level and colorectal cancer: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Shuai Lu, Zhenpeng Yang, Huazhen Tang, Xibo Sun, Benqiang Rao

“…We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective published studies to clarify the relationship between serum lipid and CRC risk.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data Sources PubMed and Embase from inception until December 2020.Eligibility criteria We considered prospective cohort and case–control studies that evaluated differences in serum lipid levels with the risk of developing CRC.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers screened and included the studies using standardised electronic data extraction forms. …”
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Automatic image generation and stage prediction of breast cancer immunobiological through a proposed IHC-GAN model by Afaf Saad, Noha Ghatwary, Safa M. Gasser, Mohamed S. ElMahallawy

“…The proposed approach exhibits significant enhancements over current GAN models, including an 88% reduction in Frechet Inception Distance (FID), a 4% enhancement in Learned Perceptual Image Patch Similarity (LPIPS), a 10% increase in Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), and a 45% reduction in Mean Squared Error (MSE). …”
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Advancing dynamic quantum crystallography: enhanced models for accurate structures and thermodynamic properties by Helena Butkiewicz, Michał Chodkiewicz, Anders Ø. Madsen, Anna A. Hoser

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) has evolved significantly since its inception, becoming a crucial tool for material structure characterization. …”
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Increased Risk of Cancer in relation to Gout: A Review of Three Prospective Cohort Studies with 50,358 Subjects by Weijie Wang, Donghua Xu, Bin Wang, Shushan Yan, Xiaochen Wang, Yin Yin, Xuehao Wang, Beicheng Sun, Xiaoyang Sun

“…A comprehensive literature search in PubMed and Embase databases from their inception up to July 1, 2014, was performed to identify eligible studies. …”
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Ethnic disparities in rapid tranquillisation use and justifications in adult mental health inpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alessio Bricca, John Baker, Trine Munk-Olsen, Martin Locht Pedersen, Ole Schjerning, Frederik Alkier Gildberg

“…We aimed to investigate the association between ethnicity and RT use in adult mental health inpatient settings and to explore explanations for RT use in relation to ethnicity.Study selection and analysis We searched six databases, grey sources, and references from their inception to 15 April 2024. We included studies reporting the association between RT and ethnic groups in adult mental health inpatient settings. …”
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