The effect of magnesium supplementation on serum concentration of lipid profile: an updated systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials by Mitra Hariri, Masoudreza Sohrabi, Ali Gholami

“…Methods In line with conducting this study first, relevant articles were found through searching databases, including five databases: Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed until January 2024. Following fulfilling the first aim, their mean differences and standard deviations were calculated to conduct the meta-analysis. …”
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Análise da produção científica do Programa Antártico Brasileiro (PROANTAR) by Paula Carina de Araújo, Roberto Dantas de Pinho, Andrea Cancela da Cruz Kaled

“…As bases de dados Lens, Scopus e Web of Science são utilizadas para coleta de dados da produção científica identificada por meio desta pesquisa. …”
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The Effect of Community Based Intervention on People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Systematic Review by M Agung Akbar, Junaiti Sahar, Etty Rekawati, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika, Prateek Gupta

“…Data collection involved five major databases: Scopus, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, and Clinical Key, covering publications from January 2013 to May 2024. …”
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Food loss in Pacific Island Countries: a scoping review of the literature by Christian-Yves Amato-Ali, Viliamu Iese, Gayathri Mekala, Daniela Hidalgo, Hilda Sakiti-Waqa

“…A comprehensive literature search was conducted using the databases of JSTOR, Scopus, Science Direct and Web of Science. A total of 5,787 studies for food loss interventions were identified and out of these only 49 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Improving the publication activity of Ukrainian scientists: problems, solutions, the use of mathematical and statistical methods by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…The article analyses the publication activity (1996–2022) of Ukrainian scientists in scientific journals indexed in the international scientometric database Scopus.…”
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Social vulnerability among Brazilian children in early childhood: a scoping review by Alcina M. Brito, Deisiane O. Souto, Luana C. Silva, Hércules R. Leite, Rosane L.S. Morais

“…Searches were conducted in the MEDLINE/PubMed, Scielo, EMBASE, Cochrane, Scopus, CINAHL, Web of Science, PEDro, and LILACS databases. …”
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Desarrollo de la conducta para el tratamiento del dolor by Beatriz Ramírez López, Malena de los Milagros Zelada Pérez, Amy Torres Monte de Oca

“…Desarrollo: Se realizó revisión bibliográfica de 33 artículos, 13 de corte histórico, 13 sobre el tratamiento del dolor y 7 sobre las actitudes y conductas sociales ante el dolor, desde el año 2001 al 2021; se consultaron a través de la Biblioteca Virtual de Salud fuentes de las bases de datos PubMed, PubMed Central, SciELO, Ebsco, ClinicalKey, Scopus y Cochrane Library. Las estrategias de búsqueda formuladas fueron: historia; dolor; analgesia; alivio en inglés y español. …”
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Comparison of Approaches for Stroke Prophylaxis in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: Network Meta-Analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials. by Navkaranbir S Bajaj, Rajat Kalra, Nirav Patel, Taimoor Hashim, Hemant Godara, Sameer Ather, Garima Arora, Tilak Pasala, Thomas T Whitfield, David C McGiffin, Mustafa I Ahmed, Steven G Lloyd, Nita A Limdi, Pankaj Arora

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We searched SCOPUS from 1945 till October 2015 for randomized controlled trials comparing these strategies and reporting efficacy and safety outcomes. …”
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Capacity-building interventions for health extension workers in Ethiopia: A scoping review. by Tigist Astale, Helina Mesele, Sarah-Louise Pasquino, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Aklilu Endalamaw, Yibeltal Assefa, Getnet Mitike

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used keywords (health extension workers, capacity building, competencies) and related terminologies to search PubMed, Scopus, and Embase for published studies on capacity-building interventions for Ethiopian HEWs, and Google Scholar for unpublished studies and reports. …”
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Management outcome of knee septic arthritis in neonates and infants:A systematic review by Hilmi Muhammad, Rahadyan Magetsari, Alfin Ihza Trimahendra, Paramita Ayu Saraswati

“…In October 2022, a thorough search was first conducted on PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and Web of Science. We focused on including findings with the population of interest being infants with knee SA who underwent various types of therapy consisting of surgical intervention and antibiotic administration with detailed outcomes. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic tools and strategies for the screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and infection: a scoping review by Colin A Russell, Morten Ruhwald, Brooke E Nichols, Shaukat Khan, Tom Ockhuisen, Alexandra de Nooy, Helen E Jenkins, Alvin Han, Sarah Girdwood, Mikashmi Kohli

“…To this end, PubMed, EMBASE and SCOPUS were used to identify any English language reports on the cost-effectiveness of TB infection/disease screening/diagnostic strategies published between 1 January 2017 and 7 October 2023. …”
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Therapeutic effects of acupuncture therapy for kidney function and common symptoms in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan Liu, Fan Zhang, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong, Yi Li

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the therapeutic role of acupuncture therapy in kidney function and common symptoms in CKD patients.Methods We searched Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang, and WeiPu for randomized controlled trials comparing acupuncture treatment with control or placebo groups. …”
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Circulating visfatin concentrations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and meta-analysis by Nahid Aboutaleb, Alireza Moradi, Hamzeh Mirshekari Jahangiri, Mohammad Reza Aslani, Mohammad Reza Aslani

“…ObjectiveThe current study was designed with the aim of conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the circulating levels of visfatin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared to healthy individuals.MethodsUntil March 2024, we searched the Web of Science, PubMed/Medline, and Scopus databases. The analysis included case–control studies assessing the association between circulating visfatin and COPD. …”
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Current challenges and implications for dengue, chikungunya and Zika seroprevalence studies worldwide: A scoping review. by Camille Fritzell, Dominique Rousset, Antoine Adde, Mirdad Kazanji, Maria D Van Kerkhove, Claude Flamand

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Relevant studies were retrieved through a literature search of MEDLINE, WHOLIS, Lilacs, SciELO and Scopus (2000 to 2018). In total, 1389 publications were identified. …”
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Estrategias en educación física para optimizar la condición física de los escolares: un metaanálisis de intervenciones by Samuel Alfredo Islas Guerra, Carlos Javier Ortiz Rodríguez, Arturo Iván Chávez Erives, Arturo Martínez Trevizo, Raúl Josué Nájera Longoria

“…Metodología: se revisaron estudios publicados entre 2000-2023 en bases de datos como PubMed, Scopus y Web of Science. Se incluyeron 16 estudios con un total de 5,486 participantes, que analizaron intervenciones de ejercicios aeróbicos y de resistencia, realizadas al menos tres veces por semana durante un período de 12 semanas o más.  …”
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Optimal needle characteristics for classical inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: a systematic review by Mennat Allah Ashraf Abd-Elsabour, Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser

“…Materials and methods A systematic search was performed on MedLine via Pubmed, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Science Open, EBSCOhost, Scopus, Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), and Google scholar; beside searching grey literature and hand searching. …”
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Cardiopulmonary fitness in children/adolescents with chronic kidney disease and the impact of exercise training: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational study and ra... by Fan Zhang, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong

“…Background This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate differences in cardiopulmonary fitness between healthy controls and children/adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the effects of exercise training.Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science were searched for published studies from reception to 14 June 2023, and updated search on 15 October 2023. …”
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Effectiveness and adverse effects of immersive technologies used for rehabilitation of patients with non-specific neck pain: a systematic review by Joanna S. Kostka, Agnieszka Zawadzka-Fabijan, Dariusz Działa, Bogumiła Bruc, Magdalena Pruszyńska, Gabriela Figas, Rory J. O'Connor, Antti Malmivaara, Jolanta E. Kujawa

“…Methods: A systematic literature search of randomized controlled trials was conducted using Medline (PubMed), Embase (Ovid), Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, WHO, Pedro, and ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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Competencias digitales en la formación de especialistas en Gastroenterología: un impulso hacia el futuro by Ignacio Morales Martinez, Nancy Andreu Gómez, Rafael Armiñana García, Juana Trinidad Martínez Arbeláez

“…La búsqueda fue realizada en las bases de datos SciELO, Google Académico y Scopus. Se llevó a cabo la lectura de los títulos, resúmenes y palabras clave para comprobar su pertinencia con el estudio. …”
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Public health programmes to promote mental health in young people: a systematic integrative review protocol by Mihiri Chami Wettasinghe, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Tine Van Bortel, Antony Morgan, Antonis A Kousoulis, Nelum Samarutilake, Julie Feiler

“…Introduction In light of the ever-growing mental health disease burden among young people worldwide, we aim to systematically review the global literature to identify the public health programmes targeted at promoting mental health and well-being in young people, the reported/anticipated mental health-related outcomes of the implemented public health programmes and the reported facilitators and barriers in relation to the implementation of those public health programmes.Methods and analysis A comprehensive literature search will be carried out in the following electronic bibliographic databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Scopus, ASSIA, Web of Science, Global Health, AMED, Health Source and The Cochrane Library. …”
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