Identification and prevalence of frailty in diabetes mellitus and association with clinical outcomes: a systematic review protocol by David A McAllister, Frances S Mair, Peter Hanlon, Isabella Fauré, Neave Corcoran, Elaine Butterly, Jim Lewsey

“…Study quality will be assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for observational studies. Clinical and methodological heterogeneity will be assessed, and a random effects meta-analysis performed if appropriate. …”
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A Comprehensive Review on Limitations of Autonomous Driving and Its Impact on Accidents and Collisions by Amit Chougule, Vinay Chamola, Aishwarya Sam, Fei Richard Yu, Biplab Sikdar

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Prognostic value of albumin-bilirubin grade in patients with cholangiocarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahyaar Omouri-Kharashtomi, Seyedeh Yasaman Alemohammad, Negin Moazed, Inas Afzali Nezhad, Hamed Ghoshouni

“…The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS). The final meta-analysis was performed using R version 4.3.1. …”
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Iron deficiency and fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review. by Stephanie Sartain, Maryam Al-Ezairej, Martin McDonnell, Catherine Westoby, Vasiliki Katarachia, Stephen A Wootton, J R Fraser Cummings

“…Assessment of bias was conducted using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale. Studies were grouped for syntheses according to whether exposure was iron deficiency without anaemia (IDWA) or ID regardless of haemoglobin level.…”
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Sex and gender in perioperative cardiovascular research: protocol for a scoping review by Ana Sjaus, Nicole Fakhory

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Predictive factors for the diagnosis of coeliac disease in children and young people in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Christian E Farrier, Marta Wanat, Anthony Harnden, Amy Paterson, Nia Roberts, Defne Saatci, Jennifer Hirst

“…Risk of Bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Random effects meta-analysis was performed for factors reported in ≥5 studies to calculate pooled odds ratios (OR) or standardized mean differences (SMD).…”
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Effects of spinal deformities on lower limb kinematics during walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fateme Khorramroo, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, Reza Rajabi

“…We searched Four databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase from their inception through 29th December 2024. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was applied to assess quality of included studies and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE system) was employed to assess the overall quality of the evidence in the meta-analysis. …”
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Clinical outcomes following shock team implementation for cardiogenic shock: a systematic review by Mohamed Abdelnabi, Ahmed Saad Elsaeidy, Aya Moustafa Aboutaleb, Amit Johanis, Ahmed K. Ghanem, Hazem Rezq, Basel Abdelazeem

“…We included primary studies (prospective and retrospective) only and evaluated their quality using the Newcastle–Ottawa Quality Scale. This review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023440354). …”
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Poor school attendance and exclusion: a systematic review protocol on educational risk factors for self-harm and suicidal behaviours by Sophie Epstein, Emmert Roberts, Rosemary Sedgwick, Katie Finning, Tamsin Ford, Rina Dutta, Johnny Downs

“…Study quality will be assessed using a modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. A descriptive analysis will be performed, and where appropriate, results will be combined in meta-analyses.Ethics and dissemination This is a systematic review of published literature, and therefore ethical approval will not be sought. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in South Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Masum Ali, Md Mahbub Alam, M. A. Rifat, Sonjida Mesket Simi, Sneha Sarwar, Md Ruhul Amin, Sanjib Saha

“…The quality of the included articles was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. Both random-effect (Der Simonian-Laird inverse variance) and fixed-effect models were used to perform meta-analyses followed by meta-regression. …”
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Patient safety indicators for virtual consultations in primary care: A systematic review protocol. by Tetiana Lunova, Ulrik Bak Kirk, Geva Greenfield, Andrée Rochfort, Ara Darzi, Ana Luisa Neves

“…The quality of randomized controlled trials will be assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool, and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale will be used to analyze risk of bias in observational studies.…”
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Knowledge and attitude towards ankle sprain management among primary care physicians in the department of family medicine, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah A. Alzahrani, Norah A. AlQarni, Fahad S. Alghamdi, Tariq A. Alghamdi

“…A total of 55 (62.5%) of the study physicians utilize the Ottawa Ankle Rules to guide the need for X-ray imaging in ankle sprains, and 52 (59.1%) routinely provide information on preventive measures to patients diagnosed with an ankle sprain. …”
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Dietary pattern and risk of thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Kleyton Santos Medeiros, Jose Brandao-Neto, Yasmin Guerreiro Nagashima, Aline Alves Soares, Camila Xavier Alves, Marcia Marilia Gomes Dantas Lopes

“…Three impartial reviewers will choose the studies and extract data from the original publications. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Scale will assess the risk of bias, and the certainty of the evidence will be achieved by using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Level in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Addisu Tadesse Sahile, Girma Demissie Gizaw, Tennyson Mgutshini, Zewdu Minwuyelet Gebremariam, Getabalew Endazenaw Bekele

“…The Joanna Briggs Institute prevalence critical appraisal tools and the modified NewcastleOttawa Scale (NOS) were used to assess the quality of evidence. …”
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Effect of physical activity and interstimulus interval on an RSVP task: A replication of Raymond et al. (1992) by Bradley-Garcia, Meenakshie, Zhang, Anqi, Erbayav, Arda, Arranz, Artemis, Leclair, Danica, Kotch, Gabe, Mallet, Matthieu, Boivin, Thomas, Bensmaia, Sophia, Brisebois, Rosalie, Carraro, Francesca, Coulombe Grinham, Maya, Ekoly-Wambi, Rhema, Estephan, Rebecca, Josiah, Kathy, Lacroix, Émilie, Mayotte, Edwige, Meyerovich, Erika, Montminy-Bergeron, Charlotte, Muco, Annick, Pala, Deniz, Piquette, Amélie, Poirier, Isabelle, St-Aubin, Camille, T-Beauchamp, Cassandra

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The use of serious games for psychological education and training: a systematic review by Antonio Pio Facchino, Daniela Marchetti, Marco Colasanti, Lilybeth Fontanesi, Maria Cristina Verrocchio

“…Quality assessment was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Risk of Bias Tool for Randomized Trials.ResultsThe review identified three pivotal areas where serious games demonstrated significant educational impact: enhancing psychological traits and attitudes (e.g., prejudice, empathy), promoting theoretical knowledge acquisition (e.g., biopsychology), and developing professional skills (e.g., investigative interview with children). …”
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The impact of caesarean scar niche on fertility - a systematic review by M. M van den Tweel, S. van der Struijs, S. Le Cessie, K. E Boers

“…The quality of the included studies and their risk of bias were assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort studies. The results were graphically displayed in a forest plot.Results Six retrospective cohort studies could be included on fertility outcomes, with a total of 1083 persons with a niche and 3987 without a niche. …”
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Prevalence of the Patterns of Unhealthy Diet in the School and University Students of Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Neda SoleimanvandiAzar, Mahshid Roohravan Benis, Ali Mehrabi, Roya Vesal Azad, Marzieh Nojomi

“…Data bases including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science as well as Google Scholar and Persian resources were used. The Newcastle–Ottawa scale (NOS) checklist was used for quality assessment of studies. …”
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Epstein Barr Virus Reactivation during COVID-19 Hospitalization Significantly Increased Mortality/Death in SARS-CoV-2(+)/EBV(+) than SARS-CoV-2(+)/EBV(−) Patients: A Comparative Me... by Sivananthan Manoharan, Lee Ying Ying

“…Based on the inclusion and analysis of low risk of bias and high quality of articles graded with Newcastle–Ottawa Scale (NOS), when COVID-19 patients’ health state is gradually worsening, EBV reactivation needs to be suspected because EBV reactivation is a possible marker for COVID-19 disease severity.…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcoholic liver disease by Oluwatofunmi A. Abiola, Collin M. Lehmann, Khaled Moussawi, Hawre Jalal

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