A literature review of recent advances in gastric cancer treatment: exploring the cross-talk between targeted therapies by Reza Panahizadeh, Padideh Panahi, Vahid Asghariazar, Shima Makaremi, Ghasem Noorkhajavi, Elham Safarzadeh

“…A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed literature was performed using databases such as Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus. The selection criteria included peer-reviewed articles published primarily within the last 10 years, with a focus on studies that provided insights into targeted therapies and their mechanisms of action, clinical efficacy, and safety profiles. …”
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A scoping review on the association between early childhood caries and life on land: The Sustainable Development Goal 15. by Morẹ Nikẹ Oluwátóyìn Foláyana, Robert J Schroth, Duangporn Duangthip, Ola B Al-Batayneh, Jorma I Virtanen, Ivy Guofang Sun, Arheiam Arheiam, Carlos A Feldens, Maha El Tantawi

“…Formal literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus in March 2023 using key search terms. …”
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Health professionals’ perceptions, barriers and knowledge towards oral health care of dependent people in nursing homes: a systematic review by Joana Pombo-Lopes, Inês Rodrigues, Joana Costa, Ana Catarina Gomes, Jorge Fonseca, Jorge Fonseca, José Grillo-Evangelista

“…IntroductionThis review aimed to evaluate the perceived barriers, knowledge, and training, of different health care professionals in relation to the oral health of dependent people in nursing homes and access, as well, how this data was evaluated.MethodsThree electronic databases—PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and LILACS—were searched independently by two researchers for relevant studies published up to December 2023. …”
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Informing climate-health adaptation options through mapping the needs and potential for integrated climate-driven early warning forecasting systems in South Asia-A scoping review. by Festus A Asaaga, Emmanuel S Tomude, Nathan J Rickards, Richard Hassall, Sunita Sarkar, Bethan V Purse

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We searched Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus and PubMed using title, abstract and keywords only for papers focussing on climate-and water-sensitive diseases and explicit mention of either forecasting or surveillance systems in south Asia. …”
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The Potential Applications of Stem Cell Conditioned Medium Secretome in Knee Cartilage Regeneration: A Systematic Review by I Gusti Ngurah Wien Aryana, Febyan Febyan, Nyoman Gede Grenata Nanda Ustriyana

“…The search, encompassing PubMed, MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, and Science Direct from January 10, 2023, to July 27, 2023, was conducted utilizing Google Chrome as the search engine. …”
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A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the relationships between interleukin-7 levels and COVID-19 severity by Michal MATUSZEWSKI, Michal PRUC, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alla NAVOLOKINA, Katarzyna KIEZUN, Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriella NUCERA, Yuriy STEPANOVSKYY, Murat YILDIRIM, Anna HILFANOVA, Anastasia BONDARENKO

“…Four main electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched from January 1st, 2020 to September 2nd, 2022, to find papers investigating the prognostic significance of interleukin-7 in COVID-19-hospitalized adults. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials by K M Saif-Ur-Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Anupam Sarker, Rina Das, Saraban Ether

“…A total of six electronic databases including MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov and International Clinical Trials Registry Platform were searched in February 2021 using a comprehensive search strategy.Two sets of independent reviewers performed screening, risk of bias (ROB) assessment using the Cochrane ROB tool and data extraction. …”
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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…Searches will be carried out in the following databases: Medline, Embase, PsycInfo, PsycArticles, CINAHL and Web of Science. Search for grey literature will be conducted in Google, Google Scholar and Websites dedicated to information on visual impairment. …”
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Pharmacological interventions for hidradenitis suppurativa: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials and non-randomised studies by Phichayut Phinyo, Surapon Nochaiwong, Naritthorn Aroonsakul, Lalita Lumkul, Nutcha Jarupanich, Jacek Szepietowski, Mati Chuamanochan

“…Therefore, we plan to conduct a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) to summarise the benefits and harms of different pharmacological interventions for treating people living with HS.Methods and analysis We will search electronic databases, including Medline, Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL and Cochrane Library beginning from their inception dates with no language restrictions. …”
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Global hotspots and trends of nutritional supplements for sick populations from 2000 to 2024 by Chaofan Shi, Haitao Liu, Haitao Liu, Haitao Liu, Te Fu, Yuanquan Li, Haichang Zhao, Feiyue Liu

“…This study provides a broad overview of the field of NS for sick people through bibliometrics and visualization analysis, to analyze the status and development dynamics, explore the popular research questions and directions, and reveal the development trends and research frontiers.MethodsWe searched the Web of Science Core Collection databases for literature related to NS for diseased populations from 2000 to 2024. …”
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A systematic review of the impact of artificial intelligence on educational outcomes in health professions education by Eva Feigerlova, Hind Hani, Ellie Hothersall-Davies

“…Methods A systematic literature search was conducted using electronic databases (CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, Proquest, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science) to identify studies published until October 1st 2024, analyzing the impact of AI-based tools/interventions in health profession assessment and/or training on educational outcomes. …”
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Bibliotecas universitárias e serviços de apoio à pesquisa: uma revisão sistematizada da literatura by Mara Karoline Lins Teotônio Osdoski, Michelli Costa

“…O levantamento foi realizado no segundo trimestre de 2023 nas bases de dados Library and Information Science Abstracts, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Brapci, Web of Science, Scopus e Dialnet. O levantamento resultou em 55 estudos de caso ou relatos de experiência de serviços de apoio à pesquisa. …”
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Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review by G Lorimer Moseley, Marianne Gillam, Martin Jones, Sandra Walsh, Richard John Gray, Trevor Barker, Tesfahun Eshetie, Kate M. Gunn, Kham Tran

“…In addition, we wanted to understand whether there were any reported changes in that pain, and how and who delivered BA.Eligibility criteria Primary research published in English.Sources of evidence We searched seven databases MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, Ovid Emcare, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science, for primary research. No initial date limit was used with the date the searches were conducted used as the end date limit (1 July 2021).Charting methods A customised data extraction table was developed, piloted and used.Results 551 papers were screened for inclusion, with 15 papers included in our review. …”
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Hybrid Quality-Based Recommender Systems: A Systematic Literature Review by Bihi Sabiri, Amal Khtira, Bouchra El Asri, Maryem Rhanoui

“…The study covers the state of the art of the relevant research over the last four years regarding four knowledge bases (ACM, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Springer), as well as all Web of Science articles regardless of their date of publication. …”
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Self-efficacy instruments for individuals with coronary artery disease: a systematic review protocol by Karolinne Souza Monteiro, Jose Alexandre Barbosa Almeida, Rêncio Bento Florêncio, Darllane Azevedo Lemos, Jéssica Costa Leite, Lucien Peroni Gualdi

“…The following databases will be searched: MEDLINE (Ovid), Web of Science, EMBASE and PsycINFO. Studies assessing measurement properties of cardiac self-efficacy instruments for individuals with CAD will be included. …”
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Scientometric Evaluation of Research Productivity on Diabetes from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the Last Two Decades (2000-2019) by Zohair Jamil Gazzaz, Nadeem Shafique Butt, Nadeem Alam Zubairi, Ahmad Azam Malik

“…Data was extracted from the Web of Science (WoS) platform and later bibliometric analysis performed using the “R-Bibliometrix” package. …”
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Ineffective health maintenance behaviors in people with chronic conditions: Systematic review of etiology and risk by Ana Clara Dantas, Barbara Ebilizarda Coutinho Borges, Jéssica Naiara de Medeiros Araújo, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Amanda Barbosa da Silva, Allyne Fortes Vitor

“…Methods: A systematic review of related factors conducted in Scopus (Elsevier), Web of Science, Science Direct (Elsevier), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE/PubMed), CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO), EMBASE (Elsevier) and Google Scholar. …”
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Identification of Cognitive Training for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review by Marina Francesca Gattoni, Silvia Gobbo, Sarah Feroldi, Anna Salvatore, Jorge Navarro, Sandro Sorbi, Francesca Lea Saibene

“…<b>Methods</b>: PRISMA guidelines were followed to select studies in the following databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Two independent reviewers conducted the different phases of the review, and a third expert was called in to address any doubts/conflicts. …”
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Identifying the snake: First scoping review on practices of communities and healthcare providers confronted with snakebite across the world. by Isabelle Bolon, Andrew M Durso, Sara Botero Mesa, Nicolas Ray, Gabriel Alcoba, François Chappuis, Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Epidemiological studies of snakebite in humans that provide information on biting snake identification were systematically searched in Web of Science and Pubmed from inception to 2nd February 2019. …”
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Outcomes of operative and nonoperative management of myotendinous Achilles tendon ruptures: a systematic review by Darius L. Lameire, Luca Ramelli, Mansur Halai, David Wasserstein, Sam Si-Hyeong Park

“…A systematic search of Web of Science, Embase, and Medline databases was performed for all studies published from database inception to April 13, 2024. …”
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