The prevalence of frailty among older adults with maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic by Juanjuan Li, Wenyi Xiao, Lijuan Wang, Miao Zhang, Yurong Ge

“…Random effects meta-analysis was used to pool estimates from different studies. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were performed to explore potential sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Role of Appendectomy in the Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer by M.I. A. Nezhad, N. P. Yabandeh

“…The meta-analysis revealed a pooled HR of 1.04 (95 % CI: 1.0–1.08) for developing CRC following appendectomy. …”
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SMC-YOLO: A High-Precision Maize Insect Pest-Detection Method by Qinghao Wang, Yongkang Liu, Qi Zheng, Rui Tao, Yong Liu

“…First, the Spatial Pyramid Convolutional Pooling Module (SPCPM) is utilized in lieu of the Spatial Pyramid Pooling-Fast (SPPF) to enrich the diversity of feature information. …”
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Therapeutic potential of adipose-derived stem cells for diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed A. Abu Elainein, Mohamad Mahmoud Whdan, Mahmoud Samir, Nada G. Hamam, Mohamed Mansour, Mohamed Abdel Mohsen Mohamed, Mahmoud Mostafa Snosy, Mahmoud Ayman Othman, Ahmed Sayed Sobieh, Mahmoud Gamal Saad, Mohamed A. Labna, Salma Allam

“…(pooled mean difference = −19.33, 95% CI [−37.36, −1.29], P = 0.04). …”
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The prevalence of sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by V. Shaygannejad, O. Mirmosayyeb, S. Vaheb, N. Nehzat, M. Ghajarzadeh

“…The pooled prevalence of erectile dysfunction was 49% (95% CI: 47%–50%). …”
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Trends in the prevalence of antenatal and postnatal depression in Bangladesh: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad Injamul Hoq, Md Mohotasin Hossain, Mohammad Aktar Sayeed, Md Jakaria

“…In the 2000s, the pooled prevalence was 22.78 % (95 % CI: 17.82 %–27.73 %, I2: 96.65 %). …”
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The prognostic utility of the ratio of lymphocyte to monocyte in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Pingping Mei, Li Huang, Lu Lin, Yan Chen, Xiutian Guo

“…Random-effects models or fixed-effects models were used to determine the pooled risk ratio (HR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for each outcome indicator. …”
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Functional characterization of endocytic signals in the SynDIG/PRRT family members SynDIG1 and SynDIG4 in heterologous cells and neurons by David J. Speca, Chun-Wei He, Christina M. Meyer, Erin C. Scott, Erin C. Scott, Elva Díaz

“…However, how SynDIG4 establishes and maintains these pools is unclear. Previous studies suggested that endocytic machinery is important for maintaining a pool of mobile surface AMPARs, and that proteins associated with such cellular machinery are critical for proper protein trafficking and internalization. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of malaria among the displaced population in refugee camps in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtu Debash, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Hussen Ebrahim, Ousman Mohammed, Daniel Gebretsadik, Mihret Tilahun, Alemu Gedefie

“…A random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence and associated factors of malaria. …”
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Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Its Associated Factors among Adult People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hagos Degefa Hidru, Haftay Gebremedhine, Alem Gebretsadik, Hirut Teame, Hadush Negash, Meresa Berwo Mengesha

“…Hence, this review gave special emphasis on adult people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to estimate the pooled prevalence of food insecurity and its associated factor at the national level in Ethiopia. …”
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The impact of age on comparative diagnostic accuracy of temporal artery thermometers and non-contact infrared thermometers for fever detection: a systematic review and meta-analysi... by Kwo-Chen Lee, Yun-Ping Lin, Ya-Ling Tzeng, Wen-Chun Liao, Chyi Lo, Pei-Yun Chen, Shu-Hua Lu

“…For TATs, 22 studies with 9,894 readings yielded a pooled sensitivity of 0.59 (95% CI: 0.40–0.76) and specificity of 0.91 (95% CI: 0.83–0.96). …”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Methods This was a post hoc analysis of pooled patient-level data from the global, real-world ACTION and ASCORE trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating abatacept. …”
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The prevalence of sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction in men with multiple sclerosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by V. Shaygannejad, O. Mirmosayyeb, S. Vaheb, N. Nehzat, M. Ghajarzadeh

“…The pooled prevalence of erectile dysfunction was 49% (95% CI: 47%–50%). …”
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Nitrification inhibitor promotes fertilizer N stabilization in soil as organic forms during a growing season of maize: a field 15N tracer study by Zhi Quan, Zhi Quan, Zhi Quan, Zhi Quan, Shanlong Li, Dong Liu, Chang Liu, Zhifeng Xun, Zhifeng Xun, Xin Chen, Xin Chen, Yunting Fang, Yunting Fang, Yunting Fang

“…In contrast, fertilizer-derived ON represented a relatively stable N pool, maintaining high content throughout the growing period and becoming the major form (82%–93%) in the pool of total soil 15N at the physiological maturity stage of maize. …”
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Forming ability of the WC-based ceramic metal composites with different Fe-based binders by unique laser beam modulation by H.S. Maurya, K. Juhani, F. Sergejev, R. Kumar, A. Hussain, K.G. Prashanth

“…The present study investigates the fabrication of WC-based Ceramic metal composites (CMC) with pure Fe and ferritic stainless steel (AISI Grade 430 L) green binders by controlling melt pool temperature during the Selective laser melting process. …”
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Prognostic value of the pretreatment Naples prognostic score in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hui Liu, Dailiang Zhu, Dequan Jiang, Huayang Pang, Xiaolian Yang

“…Subgroup analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed during the pooled analysis.ResultsEight studies including 2571 patients were included. …”
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Molecular Monitoring of Flavivirus Infections (West Nile Virus and Dengue Virus) Among Culicidae Mosquitoes in Southern Iran by Masoumeh Amin, Hamideh Edalat, Hamidreza Basseri, Morteza Zaim, Kourosh Azizi, Mostafa Salehi- Vaziri, Sahar Khakifirouz, Mohsen Kalantari, Mozaffar Vahedi, Saideh Yousefi, Parisa Amin

“…Molecular screening was conducted on the 8212 mosquitoes grouped into 150 pools based on sex, species, and trapping location. …”
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Rescue Therapy with a Proton Pump Inhibitor Plus Amoxicillin and Rifabutin for Helicobacter pylori Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaoqun Liu, Hui Wang, Zhifa Lv, Youhua Wang, Ben Wang, Yong Xie, Xiaojiang Zhou, Nonghua Lv

“…The total eradication rates of the test regimen were 70.4% by intent-to-treat (ITT) and 72.0% by per-protocol (PP) analyses. The pooled odds ratio (OR) was 0.55 using fixed effects model (P=0.283) for the test regimen versus other triple regimens. …”
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Nacre-mimetic alternating architecture of AgSnO2 contact: Highly-efficient synergistic enhancement of in-situ self-repairing erosion resistance and naturally evolving impact resis... by Changhu Xu, Kai Wen, Zhe Wang, Jun Wang, Hailin Lu, Zesen Mao, Tianci Mao, Chongqing Fan, Jun Li

“…Results show that the reconstructed SnO2 skeleton endowed with a highly continuous and anisotropic ‘flowering'-like structure forms a continuous interpenetrating network with Ag, optimizing the conductive pathways on the molten pool surface. Additionally, the Ag-rich regions in the deeper layers on both sides of the molten pool offers a stable ‘nutrient-supply’ for the continuous ‘flowering’ reconstruction of the skeleton, exhibiting excellent in-situ self-repairing erosion resistance. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Monofilament Tests for Detecting Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fengyi Wang, Jiaqi Zhang, Jiadan Yu, Shaxin Liu, Rengang Zhang, Xichao Ma, Yonghong Yang, Pu Wang

“…The pooled positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio were 4.56 (95% CI 2.93 to 7.10) and 0.53 (95% CI 0.35 to 0.81), respectively. …”
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