Heterogeneity of Clostridioides difficile asymptomatic colonization prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniel De-la-Rosa-Martínez, Rodrigo Villaseñor-Echavarri, Diana Vilar-Compte, Virna Mosqueda-Larrauri, Paola Zinser-Peniche, Seth Blumberg

“…We searched MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Scopus for articles published between 2000 and 2023 on tCDAC. …”
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What is the learning effect of video review in postgraduate medical education: a systematic review by Marieke Robbrecht, Myriam Van Winckel, Antonius Mulder, Mieke Embo

“…Databases of MEDLINE (Pubmed), Web of Science, Embase and ERIC (through Webquest) were searched. …”
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Culturally competent healthcare - A scoping review of strategies implemented in healthcare organizations and a model of culturally competent healthcare provision. by Oriana Handtke, Benjamin Schilgen, Mike Mösko

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>A systematic literature search was carried out using three databases (Pubmed, PsycINFO and Web of Science) to identify studies which have implemented and evaluated cultural competence interventions in healthcare facilities. …”
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Comunicación de conocimiento. ?(spanish)Habilidad de los profesores universitarios? by J. Licea de Arenas, J.V. Rodríguez, J.A. Gómez, M. Arenas

“…Objetivo:Determinar, a través de sus publicaciones en las revistas de la vertiente principal aparecidas en el periodo 1994-2001, el grado en que el personal académico de la Universidad de Murcia está alfabetizado en información Métodos:Se utilizaron las tres bases de datos de la Web of Science para identificar las revistas centrales en las que los profesores de la Universidad de Murcia comunican los resultados de sus investigaciones, así como en el Journal Citation Reports para asignar las disciplinas en que publicaron. …”
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Depression after Stroke and Risk of Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Francesco Bartoli, Nicoletta Lillia, Annamaria Lax, Cristina Crocamo, Vittorio Mantero, Giuseppe Carrà, Elio Agostoni, Massimo Clerici

“…A systematic search of articles using PubMed and Web of Science databases was performed. Odds ratios (ORs) and hazard ratios (HRs) were used as association measures for pooled analyses, based on random-effects models. …”
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Economic Evaluations of Health Service Interventions Targeting Patients with Multimorbidities: A Scoping Literature Review by Lucia Ferrara, Vittoria Ardito, Valeria D. Tozzi, Rosanna Tarricone

“…Methods: We conducted a scoping review of papers published between 2010 and 2021 on PubMed, Science Direct, EconLit and Web Of Science. The search strategy was built around three keyword blocks: service interventions, multimorbidity, economic evaluations. …”
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The Role of Platelet Concentrates and Growth Factors in Facial Rejuvenation: A Systematic Review with Case Series by Giuseppina Malcangi, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo, Laura Ferrante, Giulia Latini, Irma Trilli, Paola Nardelli, Marialuisa Longo, Andrea Palermo, Francesco Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A comprehensive literature search was performed on PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus, focusing on human clinical trials published between February 2019 and February 2024 related to PRP and facial esthetics. …”
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A systematic scoping review to identify the design and assess the performance of devices for antenatal continuous fetal monitoring. by Kajal K Tamber, Dexter J L Hayes, Stephen J Carey, Jayawan H B Wijekoon, Alexander E P Heazell

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search was conducted using MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, EMCARE, BNI, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Pubmed databases. Following the deletion of duplicates, the articles' titles and abstracts were screened and suitable papers underwent a full-text assessment prior to inclusion in the review by two independent assessors.…”
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Current knowledge on spinal meningiomas: a systematic review protocol by Erik Edström, Adrian Elmi-Terander, Gustav Burström, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Jenny Pettersson Segerlind

“…This systematic review of the literature will therefore assess studies describing spinal meningiomas, their epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment and outcomes.Methods and analysis Electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science and Embase, will be searched using the keywords “spinal” and “meningioma”. …”
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Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Junyu Chen, Shuxia Yan, Haiyan Yin, Dan Lin, Ziqi Mei, Zichun Ding, Meng Wang, Yamei Bai, Guihua Xu

“…Material and methods Two authors independently searched EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang and Weipu databases up to October 20, 2023 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the application of VR in improving the gait and balance function in the elderly. …”
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Impact of physical activity on cardiovascular health in firefighters: Scoping review by Ghaleelullah Achmat, Charlene Erasmus, Jill Kanaley, Rucia November, Lloyd Leach

“…Method: The review followed PRISMA-ScR and PRISMA Protocol standards, involving a comprehensive search across databases like Cochrane, PubMed, Medline, EbscoHost, Web of Science, Academic Search Complete, CINAHL (EBSCO), SAGE Journals, ScienceDirect and Scopus, covering publications up to June 2023. …”
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Collaboration between general practitioners and social workers: a scoping review by Birgitta Weltermann, Patrick Mark, Samira Sommer, Cornelia Löwe

“…Objectives Aim of the study is to present an overview of collaboration structures and processes between general practitioners and social workers, the target groups addressed as well the quality of available scientific literature.Design A scoping review following the guidelines of the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews).Included sources and articles According to a pre-published protocol, three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, DZI SoLit) were searched using the participant-concept-context framework. …”
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Stakeholders' perceptions of personal health data sharing: A scoping review. by Prima Alam, Ana Bolio, Leesa Lin, Heidi J Larson

“…The authors searched three electronic databases-Embase, MEDLINE, and Web of Science-for articles published (2015-2023), using terms relating to health data and perceptions. …”
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Comparison of the recovery profile of sufentanil and remifentanil in total intravenous anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Igor Seror Cuiabano, Rafael Pagliaro Naves, Rodrigo Bouchabki de A. Diehl

“…Methods: The search strategy was performed in PubMed, CENTRAL, and Web of Science for RCTs comparing sufentanil and remifentanil as part of TIVA in adults undergoing noncardiac surgery. …”
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Role and knowledge of nurses in the management of non-communicable diseases in Africa: A scoping review. by Jean Toniolo, Edgard Brice Ngoungou, Pierre-Marie Preux, Pascale Beloni

“…Searches were conducted using five databases: MEDLINE, PyscINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Embase, between October 2021 and April 2023. …”
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Quality of life in people living with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: A scoping review study. by Kate Alford, Stephanie Daley, Sube Banerjee, Jaime H Vera

“…We searched PsychInfo, Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science along with hand-searching reference lists from relevant studies found. …”
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Towards global elimination of lymphatic filariasis: a systematic review of the application of spatial epidemiological methods to enhance surveillance and support elimination progra... by Angela Cadavid Restrepo, Colleen L Lau, Beatris Mario Martin, Helen J Mayfield

“…We use lymphatic filariasis (LF)—an NTD targeted for global elimination—as a case study to examine how spatial epidemiology has been used to enhance NTD surveillance.Methods We conducted a systematic literature review of spatial analytical studies of LF published in English across PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus databases, before 15 November 2022. …”
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Current Status and Global Research Trend Patterns of Insect Meal in Aquaculture From Scientometric Perspective: (2013–2022) by Raghuvaran N., Tincy Varghese, Prasanta Jana, Angela Brighty R. J., Muthiah Sethupathy A., Sudarshan S., Yahya Bin Abdullah Alrashdi, Adel Ehab Ibrahim, Sami El Deeb

“…In the scientometric analysis, a total of 354 papers published by 1800 authors in 124 different journals from the Web of Science (WoS) core collection were analyzed, evaluating the number of publications, most relevant authors, organizations, top cited countries, most globally cited publications, and trending research themes in this field. …”
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Sex differences in borderline personality disorder: A scoping review. by Xinyu Qian, Michelle L Townsend, Wan Jie Tan, Brin F S Grenyer

“…PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus and Web-of-Science were searched from January 1982 to July 2022 surrounding the key concepts of sex and BPD. …”
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Combined balloon plus stent technique for treatment of intracranial aneurysm: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad Amin Habibi, Mohammad Reza Arshadi, Hossein Gharedaghi, Farhang Rashidi, Ali Asgarzadeh

“…Methods PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase were systematically searched using the related key terms such as “Stent”, “Balloon”, “Intracranial”, and “Aneurysm” until July 22, 2024. …”
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