Thoracic perfusion of antiangiogenic agents combined with chemotherapy for treating malignant pleural effusion in non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis by Yan Xu, Wei Si, Yingying Cui, Liming Jiang, Yinan Yu, Xiaohua Zhu

“…Here, we performed a network meta-analysis to reveal optimal combinations of antiangiogenic agents and chemical agents and assess their effectiveness and safety.Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed/Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Wanfang, VIP Database and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched from inception to May 2023. Eligible studies were randomised controlled trials that reported on curative effect of MPE.Data extraction and synthesis The Cochrane Collaboration tool was used to assess risk of bias. …”
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Assessment of using transfer learning with different classifiers in hypodontia diagnosis by Tansel Uyar, Didem Sakaryalı Uyar

“…Pretrained convolutional neural network models (AlexNet, DarkNet-19, DarkNet-53, DenseNet-201, EfficientNet, GoogLeNet, InceptionV3, IncResV2, MobileNetV2, NasNet-Mobile, Places365, ResNet-18, ResNet-50, ResNet-101, ShuffleNet, SqueezeNet, VGG-16, VGG-19, and Xception) were used for training with the fine-tuning method and different machine learning classifiers (decision trees, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, naive Bayes, support vector machines, nearest neighbor, ensemble method, and artificial neural network). …”
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The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy for Migraine: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies on Rats by An Y, Zhang J, Ren Q, Liu J, Liu Z, Cao K

“…Our goal is to systematically analyze and evaluate this efficacy mechanism in migraine treatment-related basic research.Methods: To retrieve animal experiments investigating the action mechanism of acupuncture in migraine treatment, We conducted a literature search in major databases, the search period was the inception of each database to April 1, 2024. Literature was screened and data were extracted independently based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Public perceptions on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a qualitative meta-synthesis by Jing Gao, Xinyu Chen, Xiaolian Jiang, Chenxi Wu, Huiqiong Xu, Dingxi Bai

“…The search was conducted from database inception to 25 December 2021. The meta-aggregation approach of JBI was used to summarise findings from qualitative studies, focusing on the public’s perception of the application of AI in healthcare.Results Of the 5128 studies screened, 12 met the inclusion criteria, hence were incorporated into analysis. …”
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Efficacy and safety of anticoagulants on venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Weijie Fu, Maolin Zhao, Sheng Ding, Mei Xin, Ke Yang, Li Jiang, Fan Wu, Xiaochen Wu, Jian Wang, Jie Chen, Feng Gao, Siyi He

“…The present study intends to comprehensively compare the efficacy and safety of various anticoagulants in VTE.MethodsMedline, Embase, and Cochrane Library from their inception up to August 2023 were searched to compare the efficacy and safety of various anticoagulants in VTE. …”
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The predictive role of tertiary lymphoid structures in the prognosis and response to immunotherapy of lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Liu, Wu Lv, Danxue Huang, Hongxia Cui

“…Methods We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases from database inception to November 1, 2023. The hazard ratio (HR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), recurrence-free survival (RFS), progression-free survival (PFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) were extracted and merged with STATA 14.0. …”
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Burnout among Nurses Working in Ethiopia by Abrha Hailay, Woldu Aberhe, Guesh Mebrahtom, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklehaimanot Haile

“…All published articles starting from inception to February 2020 were included, and we did not find unpublished studies. …”
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Effect of metformin on the clinical outcomes of stroke in patients with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jianming Zhu, Jun Wen, Zhihua Huang, Jianyi Liu, Fuqun Luo, Yizhi Guo, Yandeng Li

“…In this study, we aim to scrutinise the effects of metformin on the clinical outcomes of stroke in diabetic patients.Design This study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Data sources PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched between their inception and 5 December 2023.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Studies investigating the effect of metformin on the clinical outcomes of stroke in patients with diabetes were included.Data extraction and synthesis The effect of metformin on the clinical outcomes of stroke in patients with diabetes was identified using combined ORs and 95% CIs.Results A total of 11 studies involving 18 525 participants were included in this review. …”
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Early versus late nephrology referral and patient outcomes in chronic kidney disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Linan Cheng, Nan Hu, Di Song, Li Liu, Yuqing Chen

“…Methods We searched online database from inception to June 1, 2022, to obtain all eligible literature reporting outcomes of patients referred early versus late to nephrologists. …”
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The Role of Myeloid Cells on the Development of Hepatic Metastases in Gastrointestinal Cancer by Austin R. Dosch, Mary P. Martos, Samara Singh, Karishma Kodia, Nipun B. Merchant, Nagaraj S. Nagathihalli

“…Lastly, we describe burgeoning therapeutic approaches aimed at targeting specific myeloid populations to reduce liver metastases and highlight the inherent challenges that exist in studying the efficacy of these treatments in preclinical models. As the inception and outgrowth of liver metastases are primary drivers of prognosis in GI malignancies; further research into the complex mechanisms involved in this critical process is urgently needed.…”
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Facilitators and barriers to parental involvement in neonatal pain management in the NICU: a scoping review by Min Shi, Jie Jing, Binzhi Tang, Lu Feng, Linli Xie

“…PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, Scopus, Wanfang database (Chinese), CNKI (Chinese), VIP database(Chinese) and SinoMed (Chinese) were searched systematically for relevant studies published in English and Chinese from inception up to October 2023. We categorised the facilitators and barriers based on the socioecological model and analysed the results thematically in each category.Results Ten English qualitative studies were included in the final analysis. …”
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Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin (BPaLM) for multidrug- or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review by Denise Rossato Silva, Flávia Fonseca Fernandes, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira, Wanderley Bernando, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello

“…We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, LILACS, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases, from their inception to January 31, 2024, with no limitation as to language or year of publication. …”
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Predicting breast cancer recurrence using deep learning by Deepa Kumari, Mutyala Venkata Sai Subhash Naidu, Subhrakanta Panda, Jabez Christopher

“…Utilizing the Wisconsin Diagnostic Breast Cancer and Wisconsin Prognostic Breast Cancer datasets, the framework integrates multiple deep learning architectures- Multi layer Perceptron (MLP), Visual Geometry Group (VGG), Residual Network (ResNet), and Extreme Inception (Xception)-with traditional machine learning models such as Support Vector Machine (SVM), Decision Trees (DT), Random Forest (RF), and Logistic Regression (LR). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of New Oral Anticoagulants versus Warfarin in the Resolution of Atrial Fibrillation with Left Atrial/Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Met... by Guan-lian Mo, Jing Wen, Yu-yu Ye, Yong-qi Lu, Tian-ming Gan, Ying-jie Yang, Jin-yi Li

“…Methods: The CBM (China Biology Medicine disc), CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), VIP (Chinese Technology Periodical Database), Wanfang, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched for relevant studies from their inception to June 30, 2022. …”
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Home intravenous diuretic administration for heart failure management: A scoping review. by Morgan B Krauter, Katherine S McGilton, Stuti S Patel, Karen Harkness, Tracey J F Colella

“…A comprehensive search was conducted across six databases (CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsychINFO and Scopus) and grey literature to identify English studies from inception to April 13, 2024. Two independent reviewers screened articles and resources for inclusion and data was extracted using a form created by the authors in Covidence.…”
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Clinical efficacy of various resuscitation fluids in the management of sepsis in postoperative surgical and trauma patients: a systematic review and meta‑analysis by Yongjie Wang, Kewu Chen, Xiaolu Li, Jianing Guan

“…Materials and methods: A systematic search of 4 electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library) was conducted to identify relevant papers published in peer-reviewed journals since database inception until June 30, 2024. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% CIs were calculated to evaluate the impact of individual resuscitation fluids on improvements in hemodynamic parameters and all-cause mortality. …”
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Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in osteoarthritis: A systematic review of pre-clinical and human studies by Jacinta Cheng, Tia Solomon, Mahnuma Estee, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Yuan Z. Lim

“…Method: Ovid Medline, Embase and CINAHL were searched (inception to November 2024) using MeSH terms and key words to identify studies examining the association between GLP-1A use and outcomes related to osteoarthritis. …”
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Physical functioning outcome measures in the lumbar spinal surgery population and measurement properties of the physical outcome measures: protocol for a systematic review by Alison B Rushton, Jai Mistry, Michael J Lukacs, Katie L Kowalski, Maren Goodman

“…Using a two-staged approach, searches will be performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro and the grey literature from inception until 15 December 2021. Stage 1 will identify studies evaluating physical functioning with patient-reported or physical outcome measures in the lumbar spinal surgery population. …”
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Thresholds of handgrip strength for all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary systematic review with dose-response meta-analysis by Hao Chen, Fan Zhang, Liuyan Huang, Yan Bai, Yifei Zhong, Yi Li

“…Therefore, we examined dose-response relationships between handgrip strength and all-cause mortality in CKD patients based on previous studies by meta-analysis.Methods Data sources included three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase) from inception through October 2023. The included cohort was a CKD population not limited to disease stage, and their handgrip strength was objectively measured. …”
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Advancing precision agriculture with deep learning enhanced SIS-YOLOv8 for Solanaceae crop monitoring by Ruiqian Qin, Yiming Wang, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Helong Yu

“…The research introduces three key modules: 1) a Fusion-Inception Conv module to improve feature extraction against complex backgrounds like rain and haze; 2) a C2f-SIS module incorporating Style Randomization to enhance generalization ability for different crop diseases and extract more detailed disease features; and 3) an SPPF-IS module to boost model robustness through feature fusion. …”
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