Comparison of Microbiota in Zirconia and Titanium Implants: A Qualitative Systematic Review by Majid Bonyadi Manesh, Neda Vatankhah, Fatemeh Bonyadi Manesh

“…A thorough systematic search was carried out in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Two reviewers independently assessed the reports against the Participants, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcomes criteria, including the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Effects of elastic band resistance training on the physical and mental health of elderly individuals: A mixed methods systematic review. by Aiying Li, Yan Sun, Meng Li, Dongyang Wang, Xiaofeng Ma

“…The extensive search strategy included electronic database searches in the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Google Scholar, MEDLINE, and CINAHL. The researchers rigorously screened the literature, extracted and analyzed the data, and evaluated the quality of the included studies using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT).…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intra-household gender disparities in the Middle East and North Africa region: A scoping review protocol. by Malak Ghezzawi, Sasha Fahme, Salpy Naalbandian, Jocelyn DeJong, WOMENA Study Group

“…Following PRISMA guidelines for Scoping Reviews, a comprehensive search will be conducted in APA PsycINFO, Arab World Research Source: Al Masdar, EconLit, Global Health, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science Core Collection, in consultation with an information specialist. …”
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Neuroplasticity of Acupuncture for Stroke: An Evidence-Based Review of MRI by Jinhuan Zhang, Chunjian Lu, Xiaoxiong Wu, Dehui Nie, Haibo Yu

“…After searching PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases, 24 human and five animal studies were identified. …”
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Effect of Physical Exercise on Telomere Length: Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis by Juan Luis Sánchez-González, Juan Luis Sánchez-Rodríguez, Rogelio González-Sarmiento, Víctor Navarro-López, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Jesús Pérez, Javier Martín-Vallejo

“…Data sources included PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. We selected systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized and nonrandomized controlled clinical trials evaluating the effect of physical exercise on TL. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Infant Motor Profile (IMP): A scoping review protocol. by Luiza Ribeiro Machado, Carolina Fioroni Ribeiro da Silva, Mijna Hadders-Algra, Eloisa Tudella

“…The search will be performed in Pubmed, Lilacs, PEDro, Scielo, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Ovid PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, as well as in gray literature sources following the University of Toronto library guidelines. …”
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Drug-Coated versus Uncoated Balloon for Side Branch Protection in Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated with Provisional Stenting Using Drug-Eluting Stents: A Meta-analysis by Zhi-Ming Jiang, Le Liu

“…Relevant randomized and nonrandomized studies were identified by searching the Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, and CNKI databases. We used a random-effect model to pool the data by incorporating the heterogeneity between the included studies. …”
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Exploring the inequalities experienced by health and care workforce and their bases - A scoping review protocol. by Roomi Aziz, Anuj Kapilashrami, Reza Majdzadeh

“…This scoping review protocol aims to map and present the available evidence on inequalities experienced by health and care workforce, the socio-economic, cultural and other bases of these inequalities, and their outcomes/ consequences. PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and SCOPUS will be used to identify relevant literature. …”
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Invasive Treatment of Lower Limb Varicose Veins - Comparison of Treatment Methods by Ewa Piekarska, Krzysztof Dobrzeniecki, Remigiusz Luter

“…Review methods: The literature review utilized databases covering sources from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science and Scopus. Keywords included: ‘varicose veins of the lower limbs’; ‘spider veins’; ‘EVLT (endovenous laser treatment of the small saphenous vein and great saphenous vein)’; ‘sclerotherapy’; ‘diode laser’; ‘varicose vein surgeries of the lower limbs’. …”
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Application value of different imaging methods in the early diagnosis of small hepatocellular carcinoma: a network meta-analysis by Jian Dong, Zhen Wang, Si-Rui Wang, Huan Zhao, Jun Li, Ting Ma

“…ObjectiveTo determine the diagnostic value of ultrasound, multi-phase enhanced computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging of small hepatocellular carcinoma.MethodsExperimental studies on diagnosing small hepatocellular carcinoma in four databases: PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase, were comprehensively searched from October 2007 to October 2024. …”
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Digital Teaching and Learning Media for Nursing and Health Care Courses in Germany: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Jann Niklas Vogel, Jaqueline Letzin, Stefan Schmidt

“…The sources of information for the review include six bibliographic databases (MEDLINE via PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science Core Collection, ERIC, PROSPERO, and APA PsycInfo). …”
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Artificial intelligence in degenerative cervical disease: A systematic review of MRI-based diagnostic models by Qian Du, Xinxin Shao, Minbo Zhang, Guangru Cao

“…Methods A comprehensive literature search was conducted in three databases—PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science—covering studies published between January 2010 and March 2024. …”
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Social cognition in bipolar I and II disorders: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Bingren Zhang, Xuyu Chen, Nianhua Qiu

“…Methods A systematic literature search was conducted on Web of Science and PubMed from inception to 28 August 2024. …”
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Measurement tools in the assessment of body image in the dancing context: a systematic review by Natalia Fraga-Pena, Marta Bobo-Arce

“…Methodology: Following PRISMA guidelines, articles were gathered from Web of Science, Scopus and PubMed databases up to March 7th, 2023. …”
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Recent Fuzzy Generalisations of Rough Sets Theory: A Systematic Review and Methodological Critique of the Literature by Abbas Mardani, Mehrbakhsh Nilashi, Jurgita Antucheviciene, Madjid Tavana, Romualdas Bausys, Othman Ibrahim

“…On this subject, the Web of Science database has been chosen to select the relevant papers. …”
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Prediction of Survival Outcomes in Patients with Glioma Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mingfang Hu, Jinge Li, Zhangyu Li, Jian Shen

“…Methods: Review of the literature included the following databases: WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform; Google Scholar; Web of Science; PubMed; SIGLE; NYAM; Scopus; Randomized controlled trial (RCT); Virtual Health Library (VHL); Cochrane Collaboration; EMBASE; and Clinical Trials. …”
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Traditional funeral and burial rituals and Ebola outbreaks in West Africa: A narrative review of causes and strategy interventions by Chulwoo Park

“…Methods: A narrative review was conducted by using four electronic databases—PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, and Scopus—using search key terms and a manual search of Google Scholar and gray literature. …”

Publication Status of Graduate Theses of Internal Disease Nursing: A Systematic Review by Songül Karadağ, Ecem Özgül, Gülsüm Nihal Çürük

“…The publication rate of these theses was found by searching for the names of thesis author and supervisor on the following databases: PubMed, Thomson Reuters Web of Science, Google Scholar, Turkish Medline, and Turkish Academic Network and Information Center National Academic Network.Results: More than thirty (31.4%) of 616 theses included in the study were published in Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, 3.5% in Emerging Sources Citation Index, 25.0% in other international refereed journals, 19.9% in national academic network and information center, and 20.2% in other national refereed journals.Conclusion: It was determined that less than half of the master's theses in the field of internal medicine nursing were published and that, of these published theses, less than half appeared in journals covered by Science Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, or Social Sciences Citation Index. …”
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Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Breakthrough in Improvement of Clinical Outcomes? by Alexander E. Berezin, Alexander A. Berezin

“…The authors searched the bibliographic databases (Embase, Medline, and the Web of Science) and the Cochrane Central to find English-written publications satisfying the purpose of this study. …”
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A meta-analytic evaluation of the reliability of work-family and family-work conflict scales by Lawrence Ejike Ugwu, Erhabor Sunday Idemudia

“…Registered with PROSPERO (ID: CRD42024509030), we systematically searched four major databases: EBSCOhost, Web of Science, Scopus, and ScienceDirect, yielding 506 potential studies. …”
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