Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…Meta-analyses were performed using random effects models to calculate the pooled effect size, expressed as odds ratio (OR) with corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) of each outcome.…”
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from chicken droppings on poultry farms in Gondar city, Northwe... by Mitkie Tigabie, Muluneh Assefa, Yalewayker Gashaw, Azanaw Amare, Aklilu Ambachew, Sirak Biset, Feleke Moges

“…A total of 87 poultry farms were included in this study, and pooled chicken dropping samples were collected. The samples were subsequently transferred to buffered peptone water and cultured on MacConkey agar. …”
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Sistem Akuaponik untuk Peternakan Lele dan Tanaman Kangkung Hidroponik Berbasis IoT dan Sistem Inferensi Fuzzy by Fachrul Rozie, Iwan Syarif, Muhammad Udin Harun Al Rasyid, Edi Satriyanto

“…This study aims to develop a smart system in aquaponic cultivation by utilizing Internet of Things technology which is equipped with several types of sensors to monitor and control water quality by applying the Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) algorithm to regulate the speed of pool water circulation in order to save electric power on the pump. …”
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Development of a Comprehensive Fall Risk Assessment Tool for Older People in Elderly Care Institutions and Its Test by LUO Yuan, ZHANG Hua, WANG Sanxiang, ZHANG Mengxi, DENG Yuqian, RAN Haiye, LIU Jiaxin, ZHANG Yi, CHEN Xi, WU Yibo, ZHAO Liping

“…Methods From March to December 2021, the initial item pool of the tool was developed through a literature review, semi-structured interviews and 2 rounds of expert consultation and pre-investigation. …”
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Regular versus as-needed treatments for mild asthma in children, adolescents, and adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Prapaporn Pornsuriyasak, Sunatee Sa-nguansai, Kunlawat Thadanipon, Pawin Numthavaj, Gareth J. McKay, John Attia, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…The two-stage network meta-analysis (NMA) was used to pool risk ratios (RR) or mean differences for treatment outcomes. …”
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Molecular epidemiology of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemases-producing Shigella in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Namwin Siourimè Somda, Rabbi Nyarkoh, Abel Tankoano, Ouindgueta Juste Isidore Bonkoungou, Patience B. Tetteh-Quarcoo, Eric S. Donkor

“…Results Out of the 583 research articles, only 18 (3.1%) articles representing eleven countries were included in the meta-analysis. The overall pooled prevalence of ESBL and Carbapenem Resistant (CR)-producing Shigella was estimated as 41.2% (95% CI: 22.8–62.4; I2 = 93.7%, p < 0.05). …”
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Roles of Rufy3 in experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage-induced early brain injury via accelerating neuronal axon repair and synaptic plasticity by Yang Wang, Jianguo Xu, Wanchun You, Haitao Shen, Xiang Li, Zhengquan Yu, Haiying Li, Gang Chen

“…The SAH rat model was induced by infusing autologous blood into the optic chiasma pool and treating the rats with lentivirus-negative control 1 (LV-NC1), lentivirus-Rufy3 shRNA (LV-shRNA), lentivirus-negative control 2 (LV-NC2), lentivirus-Rufy3 (LV-Rufy3), or 8-pCPT-2′-O-Me-cAMP (8p-CPT) (Rap1 agonist). …”
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Closing the gap while standing still: clinimetric properties of a low-cost balance platform and a user-friendly app for posturography by Tom Vredeveld, John F. Stins, Annelies J. van Vliet, Vincent C.M. Tuinder, Stephan P.J. Ramaekers, Michel W. Coppieters, Annelies L. Pool-Goudzwaard

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Comparison of efficacy and safety between palonosetron and ondansetron to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing non-laparoscopic surgery: A systematic re... by Babu Lal, Ragavi Alagarsamy, Jitendra Kumar, Anshul J. Rai, Vineeta Yadav, Rajnish Joshi, Md. Yunus

“…Results: Nineteen randomised controlled trials were included. Pooled risk ratio (RR) revealed that patients receiving palonosetron were significantly less likely to develop nausea [0–2 h, RR = 0.82 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.50, 1.34), P = 0.317, I2 = 15.3%], [0–6 h, RR = 0.76 (95% CI: 0.44, 1.29), P = 0.137, I2 = 45.7%], [12–24 h, RR = 0.39 (95%CI: 0.16, 0.96), P = 0.088, I2 = 54.2%], [24–48 h, RR = 0.44 (95% CI: 0.20, 0.96), P = 0.598, I2 = 0%], [24–72 h, RR 0.22 (95% CI: 0.08, 0.57), P = 0.119, I2 = 53.0%] and vomiting [0–2 h, RR = 0.59 (95% CI: 0.29, 1.23), P = 0.868, I2 = 0%], [0–6 h, RR = 1.42 (95% CI: 0.74, 2.72), P = 0.790, I2 = 0%], [12–24 h, RR = 0.14 (95% CI: 0.04, 0.51), P = 0.749, I2 = 0.0%], [24–48 h, RR = 0.24 (95%CI: 0.09, 0.62), P = 0.561, I2 = 0%], [24–72 h, RR = 0.11 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.58), P = 0.859, I2 = 0%]. …”
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Uncovering women's healthcare access challenges in low- and middle-income countries using mixed effects modelling approach: Insights for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals... by Bewuketu Terefe, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Gebreeyesus Abera Zeleke, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Agazhe Aemro, Berhan Tekeba, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Mulugeta Wassie, Mohammed Seid Ali

“…The Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and a P value < 0.05 was reported to indicate statistical significance and the degree of association in the final model.<h4>Results</h4>The pooled prevalence of the healthcare access problem was found to be 66.06 (95% CI: 61.86, 70.00) with highly heterogeneity across countries and regions. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yuzhao Huang, Qiufang Deng, Liuqing Yang, Jiahui Ma, Ziyang Wang, Dong Huang, Ling Luo, Haocheng Zhou

“…RF could relieve pain with −4.196 of pooled mean difference and improve knee function by decreasing 23.155 points in WOMAC. …”
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Surgeon Preference and Clinical Outcome of 3D Vision Compared to 2D Vision in Laparoscopic Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials by Rawin Amiri, BSc, Maurice J. W. Zwart, PhD, Leia R. Jones, BSc, Mohammad Abu Hilal, PhD, FRCS, Harrie P. Beerlage, PhD, FEBU, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, PhD, Wytze W. Lameris, PhD, Willem A. Bemelman, PhD, Marc G. Besselink, MD, MSc, PhD

“…Meta-analyses were performed using the random effects model to estimate the pooled effect size expressed in standard mean difference (SMD) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Long-term safety of tofacitinib up to 9.5 years: a comprehensive integrated analysis of the rheumatoid arthritis clinical development programme by Peter Nash, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kevin L Winthrop, Eun Bong Lee, Xavier Mariette, Jeffrey R Curtis, Kenneth Kwok, Connie Chen, Pinaki Biswas, Lisy Wang, Christina Charles-Schoeman, Ann Madsen, Stanley B Cohen, Andrea Shapiro, Jürgen Wollenhaupt

“…We report the largest integrated safety analysis of tofacitinib, as of March 2017, using data from phase I, II, III, IIIb/IV and long-term extension studies in adult patients with RA.Methods Data were pooled for patients with RA who received ≥1 tofacitinib dose. …”
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Differentiating Latent Tuberculosis from Active Tuberculosis Through Activation Phenotypes and Chemokine Markers HLA-DR, CD38, MCP-1, and RANTES: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analy... by Chaimae Kadi, Narjisse Ahmadi, Anass Houdou, Imad El Badisy, Oumnia Bouaddi, Zakaria Mennane, Nouhaila Najimi, Maryam Benlamari, Saber Boutayeb, Mohamed Khalis, Noureddine EL Mtili, Fouad Seghrouchni

“…Studies were included if they reported sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), and area under the curve (AUC) for the biomarkers in question. We calculated pooled diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, DOR, and AUC, and used the summary receiver operating characteristic curve (SROC) to summarize the diagnostic performance of each biomarker. …”
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Risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following use of fluoroquinolones: a retrospective multinational network cohort studyResearch in context by Jack L. Janetzki, Jung Ho Kim, Evan Minty, Jung Ah Lee, Daniel R. Morales, Rohan Khera, Chungsoo Kim, Thamir M. Alshammari, Scott L. DuVall, Michael E. Matheny, Thomas Falconer, Seonji Kim, Thanh-Phuc Phan, Phung-Anh Nguyen, Min-Huei Hsu, Jason C. Hsu, Rae Woong Park, Kenneth K.C. Man, Sarah Seager, Mui Van Zandt, James P. Gilbert, Patrick B. Ryan, Martijn J. Schuemie, Marc A. Suchard, George Hripcsak, Nicole Pratt, Seng Chan You

“…Hazard ratios (HRs) were pooled using Bayesian random-effects meta-analysis. …”
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Redefining outcomes of ventricular arrhythmia for SGLT2 inhibitor medication in heart failure patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Miao Lin, Shiyu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Chengying Yang, Yang Luo, Yajin Peng, Xiaoqiu Tan, Qiang Wen, Xinrong Fan, Xianhong Ou

“…For the outcomes observed in the populations of the included trials and in specific subgroups, hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled and meta-analysed across the analyses. Results A total of 23 randomized trials (22 placebo-controlled trials and 1 active-controlled trial) involving 74,380 patients (37,372 receiving SGLT2 inhibitors and 37,008 in the control group) were included. …”
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Impact of antiparasitic therapy on cardiovascular outcomes in chronic Chagas disease. A systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Anis Rassi, Jr, Alyssa Grimshaw, Ashwin Sarwal, Ranjit Sah, Sangam Shah, Nelson I. Agudelo Higuita, Fabio Mahamed Rassi, Michaele Francesco Corbisiero, Hannah M. Kyllo, Jordan Stellern, Samantha Kaplan, Luis A. Marcos, Edgar A. Ramírez-García, Martin Casapia, Peter Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Shital Patel, Carlos Franco-Paredes, José Antonio Marin-Neto, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez

“…A customized risk of bias scale assessed the methodological quality of studies, and a random-effects model estimated the pooled risk ratios. This investigation was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023495755). …”
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Guideline: Neurorehabilitation in patients with disorder of consciousness. Recommendations from the Spanish Society of Neurorehabilitation by E. Noé, M.D. Navarro, B. Moliner, M. O’Valle, J. Olaya, A. Maza, R. Llorens, J. Ferri, R. Rodríguez, T. Pérez, M. Bernabéu, C. Colomer, A. Gómez, C. González, A. Juárez-Belaúnde, C. López, S. Laxe, R. Pelayo, M. Ríos, I. Quemada, Enrique Noé Sebastián, María Dolores Navarro Pérez, Belén Moliner Muñoz, Myrtha O’Valle Rodríguez, José Olaya Sanchez, Roberto Llorens Rodríguez, Anny Maza Pino, Joan Ferri Campos, Rubén Rodríguez Duarte, Teresa Pérez Nieves, Montserrat Bernabeu, Carolina Colomer Font, Antonio Gómez Blanco, Carlos González Alted, Alan Juárez Belaúnde, Cristina López Pascua, Sara Laxe García, Raúl Pelayo Vergara, Marcos Ríos Lago, Ignacio Quemada

“…Method: A total of 7 articles, corresponding to 5 clinical practice guidelines published between 2015 and 2022, were selected by the group of authors from a pool of 48 bibliographic references extracted from various databases in accordance with predefined search criteria. …”
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Efficacy and safety of gut microbiome-targeted treatment in patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bo Pan, Yiming Pan, Yu-Song Huang, Meng Yi, Yuwei Hu, Xiaoyu Lian, Hui-Zhong Shi, Mingwei Wang, Guifen Xiang, Wen-Yi Yang, Zhong Liu, Fangfang Xia

“…Results The study selection process identified 51,570 studies, of which 34 met the inclusion criteria. The overall pooled estimates showed that MTT significantly improved depression symptoms (SMD −0.26, 95% CI [−0.32, −0.19], I 2  = 54%) with acceptable safety. …”
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Development of a core outcome set and core measurement set for kangaroo mother care: a study protocol by Yuan Li, Xia Li, Qiong Chen, Ying Xin Li, Han Mei Peng, Xue Mei Guo, Xiao Wen Li, Yan Ling Hu, Xing Li Wan

“…In phases 1 and 2, we will conduct a systematic review and semistructured interviews to identify potential core outcomes and measurements, which will form an initial outcome pool. In phase 3, these outcomes will be categorised into domains based on the core outcome measures for effectiveness (COMET) classification, creating a long list of outcomes for the Delphi survey. …”
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