Recent advances in systemic therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis using reconstructed RCT survival data by Zhihao Li, Daniel Aliseda, Owen Jones, Luckshi Rajendran, Christian Magyar, Robert Grant, Grainne M. O’Kane, Anna Saborowski, Gonzalo Sapisochin, Arndt Vogel

“…The majority (68.9%) were diagnosed with intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and 80% had metastatic disease at the time of treatment. The pooled median OS in the GemCis group was 11.6 months (95% CI 11.3–12.2 months). …”
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Unveiling neurogenic biomarkers for the differentiation between sepsis patients with or without encephalopathy: an updated meta-analysis by Jiyun Hu, Wenchao Li, Shucai Xie, Ya Liao, Tao Chen, Xinrun Wang, Weiping Xia, Fang Huang, Zhaoxin Qian, Lina Zhang

“…For biomarkers reported in two or more studies, pooled standardized mean differences and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. …”
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“Restoration of the Past Scenery-Realm”: A Research on the Scenery-Realm Restoration of Jiang’s Fu Garden During Qing Dynasty in the Historical Revolution of the Humble Administrat... by Qian BIAN

“…In terms of scenery construction, the research reveals the “Chi Shang Shan Lin” (hills and groves above the pool) as the core characteristic of the garden’s scenery, and the interaction between and transformation of various scenes within this core scenery provide the key basis for achieving the garden’s realm experience of “Shan Lin Zhi Xing” (nature of hills and groves) and “Xian Kuang Zhi Yu” (leisurely and spacious domain). …”
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Evaluation of treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing and field measurement results in women’s youth and adult national team water polo players by Mark Zamodics, Mate Babity, Attila Mihok, Csaba Bognar, Agnes Bucsko-Varga, Panka Kulcsar, Dora Boroncsok, Regina Benko, Alexandra Fabian, Balint Lakatos, Hajnalka Vago, Attila Kovacs, Bela Merkely, Orsolya Kiss

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Effects of Physical Fatigue on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality by Lifeguards: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis  by Filipe Maia

“…The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Tool. The pooled data analysis was conducted using a random-effects model, with heterogeneity assessed using I2. …”
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Three in four children age 12–23 months missed opportunities for vaccination in Sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel mixed effect analysis of demographic health and surveys... by Melak Jejaw, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos, Getachew Teshale, Mikias Mered Tilahun, Wubshet D. Negash, Kaleb Assegid Demissie

“…Conclusion and recommendation The overall pooled prevalence of missed opportunities for vaccination in Sub-Saharan remains high. …”
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Comments on: “Early High-Titer Convalescent Plasma Therapy in Patients with Moderate and Severe COVID-19” [Transfusion and Apheresis Science 61 (2022) 103321] by Seyed Reza Hosseiniara

“…Furthermore, a recent systematic review and meta-analysis encompassing 39 studies reported an overall pooled case fatality rate of 10% among COVID-19 patients.3 Other studies have indicated in-hospital mortality rates ranging from 4.5% to 8.8% among Iranian patients,4,5 while the mortality rate in intensive care units was found to be as high as 67.6%.6 Investigations conducted in other Asian populations have demonstrated mortality rates of 5-7.2% for patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.7,8 These findings are particularly relevant, as they suggest lower fatality rates than those observed in the study by Fazeli et al.,1 among Iranian patients treated with convalescent plasma therapy.Fazeli et al. conducted a multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the effectiveness of high-titer convalescent plasma therapy in patients with moderate COVID-19. …”
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Safety and effects of anti-obesity medications on weight loss, cardiometabolic, and psychological outcomes in people living with overweight or obesity: a systematic review and meta... by Leiling Liu, Zhiqi Li, Wenrui Ye, Pu Peng, Yurong Wang, Luqing Wan, Jiangnan Li, Mei Zhang, Yihua Wang, Runqi Liu, Danyan Xu, Jingjing Zhang

“…The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system was used to assess the certainty of evidence for each pooled analysis. PROSPERO registration: CRD42024547905. …”
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Effects of Conditioning Temperature on Pellet Quality, Nutrients Digestibility, and Metabolizable Energy of Broilers Diet by Seyedeh Vajiheh Shakhese Emampour, Abolghasem Golian, Heydar Zarghi, Ali Reza Hesabi Nameghi

“…Daily collections were immediately dried, pooled within a replicate, mixed, weighed and representative samples ground (0.5 mm sieve), and stored in airtight plastic containers (−20°C) until to analysis. …”
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Deviant Behaviors of Students in Educational System: A Meta-synthesis Model-Building Theory by Mehdi Mohammaadi, Farzane Deimehkar Haghighi

“…As a result, 32 articles were discarded from an initial pool of 177 studies. Next, we reviewed the abstracts of the remaining articles, leading to the removal of 27 additional irrelevant articles. …”
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Replication Study of “Visual Fixation on the Thorax Predicts Bystander Breathing Detection in Simulated Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest” by Marco Pedrotti

“…The main outcome was success in detecting breathing.Results: Study 2 was underpowered and failed to support the findings of Study 1. Pooling together the results of the two studies (n = 170) supports the findings of Study 1: Success rate at post-allocation did not differ between the experimental (83%) and the control group (80%), but it significantly increased from pre-allocation (65%) to post-allocation (81%; χ2 = 10.88,p < .001). …”
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Presenting the model of recruitment and selection of human resources of the public sector with the approach of the entrepreneurial government by Atieh sarayani, Vahid pourshahabi, Nourmohammad yaghobi, Amin reza kamaliyan

“…Specifically, such activities should create a pool of desirable candidates; increase their interest and attraction to the organization as an employer, and increase the likelihood that they will accept a job offer (Teimouri et al, 2018). …”
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Analysis of the impact of the quality of service to the elderly on their loyalty through a Memorable experience and satisfaction among the elderly in 5-star hotels in Mashhad. by tina ezazi, vajihe hoshyar

“…., (2022) conducted a study entitled "Investigation of aesthetic factors and service quality on the perceived value, loyalty and satisfaction of customers of swimming pools in Kermanshah province". The results showed that there is a positive and significant effect between service quality and customer loyalty and performance. …”
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Analysis of the focal relationship of level five leadership with school organizational excellence by Hosein Majooni, Siroos Ghanbari

“…By identifying qualified teachers and then set goals according to them; being bound by discipline and promoting this culture among teachers; encouraging and persuading school colleagues to use technology in carrying out assigned tasks; as well as pooling the ability and improving the performance of teachers; these leaders cause the continuous progress of the school in all dimensions and its organizational excellence. …”
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Multi-cancer early detection tests for general population screening: a systematic literature review by Ros Wade, Sarah Nevitt, Yiwen Liu, Melissa Harden, Claire Khouja, Gary Raine, Rachel Churchill, Sofia Dias

“…Owing to the differences in the number of cancer types detected, study design and populations, statistical pooling of results was not considered appropriate. …”
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