Correlated factors of posttraumatic growth in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dingyuan Wei, Xue Wang, Mengxing Wang, Jiayan Wang, Fangping Chen, Luyang Jin, Xuemei Xian

“…The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed via the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) methodology checklist and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was utilized to indicate effect size. …”
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The efficacy of core decompression combined with regenerative therapy in early femoral head necrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis involving 954 subjects by Haiwei Tang, Tingxian Ling, Enze Zhao, Mingke You, Xi Chen, Gang Chen, Kai Zhou, Zongke Zhou

“…Bias was evaluated using the Cochrane ROB 2.0 for RCTs and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for cohort studies. The primary outcome was disease progression, measured by the incidence of staging advancement and total hip arthroplasty (THA) conversion. …”
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Intravenous nicardipine and labetalol use in hypertensive patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of end-organ damage in the emergency department: a subgroup analysis of the CLU... by Brian Hiestand, Phillip Levy, W Frank Peacock, Brigitte M Baumann, Richard M Nowak, Amy Hsu, Joseph Varon, Chad M Cannon, David M Cline, Pierre Borczuk, Abhinav Chandra, Deborah B Diercks, Preeti Jois, Brian Kaminski, Jon W Schrock

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Rationale and design of APOLLO: a personalized rehAbilitation PrOgram in aLLOgeneic bone marrow transplantation by Edith Pituskin, Stephen Foulkes, Rachel J. Skow, Thomas McMurtry, Calvin Kruger, Janet E. Bates, Daena Lamoureux, Joseph Brandwein, Elena Lieuw, Cynthia Wu, Nancy Zhu, Peng Wang, Daniel Sawler, Minakshi Taparia, Marlene Hamilton, Tiffany Comfort-Riddle, Tara Meyer, Gabor T. Gyenes, Ian Paterson, Carla M. Prado, Mark J. Haykowsky, Justin G. Greiner, Margaret L. McNeely, Puneeta Tandon, Richard B. Thompson

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Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

“…Two unblinded independent reviewers manually extracted data and rated study quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Meta-analysis was conducted using random effects models. …”
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A sea ice deformation and rotation rate dataset (2017–2023) from the Environment and Climate Change Canada automated sea ice tracking system (ECCC-ASITS) by M. Plante, J.-F. Lemieux, L. B. Tremblay, A. Bouchat, D. Ringeisen, D. Ringeisen, P. Blain, S. Howell, M. Brady, A. S. Komarov, B. Duval, L. Yakuden, F. Labelle

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Prevalence of dengue and leptospirosis coinfection and associated mortality rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Suraj Tiwari, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Rekha MM, Mandeep Kaur, Girish Chandra Sharma, Puneet Sudan, K. Satyam Naidu, Rajesh Singh, Teena Vishwakarma, Sonam Puri, Muhammed Shabil, Anuradha Yadav, Takveer Singh, Sahil Khurana, Rachana Mehta, Prakasini Satapathy, Renu Sah, Abhay M Gaidhane, Ganesh Bushi

“…Data extraction and quality assessment were performed independently by two reviewers using the Modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Statistical analyses, including prevalence and mortality estimation, sensitivity analysis were conducted using R, with heterogeneity evaluated by the I² statistic. …”
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Anemia during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Rui Wang, Shan Xu, Xiaoyu Hao, Xingyi Jin, Da Pan, Hui Xia, Wang Liao, Ligang Yang, Shaokang Wang, Shaokang Wang

“…Two researcher-authors independently assessed study quality with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. After extracting data, we analyzed heterogeneity and used a random-effects model for higher heterogeneity and a fixed-effects model for low heterogeneity in the meta-analysis while also systematically synthesizing and narratively describing findings in the systematic review.ResultsA total of 31 cohort studies were included. …”
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Investigating neuropathological correlates of hyperactive and psychotic symptoms in dementia: a systematic review by Giulia Negro, Giulia Negro, Michele Rossi, Camillo Imbimbo, Alberto Gatti, Andrea Magi, Andrea Magi, Ildebrando Marco Appollonio, Ildebrando Marco Appollonio, Alfredo Costa, Alfredo Costa, Tino Emanuele Poloni, Tino Emanuele Poloni

“…Records were screened using PICO software, and data quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and CARE guidelines. A narrative synthesis was conducted due to heterogeneity in the data.ResultsFrom 846 records identified, 37 studies met inclusion criteria. …”
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study by Lauren Kelenc, Brittany Wiles, Fareha Nishat, Chitra Lalloo, Anya Nair, Craig Eling, Melanie Kirby-Allen, Ewurabena Simpson, Roona Sinha, Richard Ward, William T. Zempsky, Sara Ahola Kohut, Jennifer N. Stinson

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A Systematic Review on Poisoned Patients as Potential Organ Donors by Kattamreddy Ananth Rupesh, Anirudh Suseel Nalumaru, Mohit Kumar Moses Thathapudi, Omkarnath Sivarchaka, Deekshitha Alla

“…To assess the risk of bias and quality of the included studies, the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklists and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale were used. Results: The initial search yielded 349 studies, from which 68 duplicates were removed before screening. …”
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Expression pattern of lncRNA H19 in oral squamous cell carcinoma tissues in comparison to normal tissues. A systematic review by Ramya Sekar, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Saranya Varadarajan, Thodur Madapusi Balaji, Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan, Prabhu Shankar Dayasankar, Dharshini Devi J

“…The Risk of Bias in the included studies was evaluated using the Newcastle Ottawa scale (NOS). Results: Of 95 articles obtained (55 from PubMed, 19 from Scopus, 20 from Clinical Key, and 1 from cross-reference), 56 duplicates or irrelevant articles were eliminated. …”
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Finding the right dose: a scoping review examining facilitation as an implementation strategy for evidence-based stroke care by Oyebola Fasugba, Heilok Cheng, Simeon Dale, Kelly Coughlan, Elizabeth McInnes, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Ngai W. Cheung, Kelvin Hill, Kirsty Page, Estela Sanjuan Menendez, Emily Neal, Vivien Pollnow, Julia Slark, Eileen Gilder, Anna Ranta, Christopher Levi, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Sandy Middleton

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Community benefits of mass distribution of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets against malaria prevalence in Tanzania: evidence from a 3-year clust... by Eliud Andrea Lukole, Jackie Cook, Jacklin F Mosha, Nancy S Matowo, Manisha A Kulkarni, Elizabeth Mallya, Tatu Aziz, Jacklin Martin, Mark Rowland, Immo Kleinschmidt, Alphaxard Manjurano, Franklin W Mosha, Natacha Protopopoff

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Comparative-effectiveness research of COVID-19 treatment: a rapid scoping review by Sharon E Straus, Jesmin Antony, Andrea C Tricco, Rachel Warren, Erin Macdonald, Ba Pham, Milan Patel, Fatemeh Yazdi, Amruta Radhakrishnan, Marco Ghassemi, Patricia Rios, Chantal Williams, Naveeta Ramkissoon, Matthew P Muller, Nazia Darvesh, Gordon V Cormack, Maura R Grossman, Melissa Kampman, Reid Robson

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Adapting the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist to High-Income Settings: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial Protocol by Nathan Turley, MA, MBA, Karolina Kogut, BA, Barbara Burian, PhD, Rachel Moyal-Smith, DrPH, PA-C, James Etheridge, MD, MPH, Yves Sonnay, MScPH, William Berry, MD, MPH, Alan Merry, MD, MBChB, Alexander Hannenberg, MD, Alex B. Haynes, MD, MPH, Roger D. Dias, MD, PhD, MBA, Kathryn Hagen, MD, George Molina, MD, MPH, Lisa Spruce, DNP, RN, Carla Williams, RN, MHSM, Mary E. Brindle, MD, MPH, FRCSC

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Hormonal Contraception and Bone Metabolism: Emerging Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies on Post-Pubertal and Reproductive-Age Women by Alice Tassi, Ambrogio P Londero, Anjeza Xholli, Giulia Lanzolla, Serena Bertozzi, Luca Savelli, Federico Prefumo, Angelo Cagnacci

“…The quality of the studies was assessed using the Cochrane tool for RCTs and the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for prospective studies. The selected indicators for primary and secondary outcomes were ascertained by standardized mean change (SMC), displaying the difference between conditions before and after treatment. …”
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Comparison of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Metrics in Normal-Appearing White Matter to Cerebrovascular Lesions and Correlation with Cerebrovascular Disease Risk Factors and Severity by Seyyed M. H. Haddad, Christopher J. M. Scott, Miracle Ozzoude, Courtney Berezuk, Melissa Holmes, Sabrina Adamo, Joel Ramirez, Stephen R. Arnott, Nuwan D. Nanayakkara, Malcolm Binns, Derek Beaton, Wendy Lou, Kelly Sunderland, Sujeevini Sujanthan, Jane Lawrence, Donna Kwan, Brian Tan, Leanne Casaubon, Jennifer Mandzia, Demetrios Sahlas, Gustavo Saposnik, Ayman Hassan, Brian Levine, Paula McLaughlin, J. B. Orange, Angela Roberts, Angela Troyer, Sandra E. Black, Dar Dowlatshahi, Stephen C. Strother, Richard H. Swartz, Sean Symons, Manuel Montero-Odasso, null ONDRI Investigators, Robert Bartha

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Towards a histological diagnosis of childhood small vessel CNS vasculitis by Maryam Nabavi Nouri, Anastasia Dropol, Pascal N. Tyrrell, Sheila Sheikh, Marinka Twilt, Jean Michaud, Benjamin Ellezam, Harvey B. Sarnat, Christopher Dunham, Peter W. Schutz, Julia Keith, David G. Munoz, Harry V. Vinters, Cynthia Hawkins, Susanne M. Benseler

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From fear to food: predation risk shapes deer behaviour, their resources and forest vegetation by Martin, Jean-Louis, Chamaillé-Jammes, Simon, Salomon, Anne, Gomez Pourroy, Devana Veronica, Schlaeflin, Mathilde, Le Saout, Soizic, Lucas, Annick, Bentaleb, Ilham, Chollet, Simon, Pattison, Jake, Martin-Blangy, Soline, Gaston, Anthony James

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