Influence of DPYD Genetic Polymorphisms on 5-Fluorouracil Toxicities in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Qiang Li, Ying Liu, Hong-Mei Zhang, Yin-Peng Huang, Tian-Yi Wang, Dong-Sheng Li, Hong-Zhi Sun

“…The MEDLINE (1966∼2013), the Cochrane Library Database (Issue 12, 2013), EMBASE (1980∼2013), CINAHL (1982∼2013), Web of Science (1945∼2013), and the Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM) (1982∼2013) were searched without language restrictions. …”
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The impact of bariatric surgery on gut microbiota: a bibliometric analysis of research trends and scientific contributions by Shuaichang Gong, Xiabiao Zhang, Xiabiao Zhang, Xiaoliang Chen, Ping Wan, Longfei Zhou, Jun Zhang

“…However, there has been no systematic bibliometric analysis exploring the relationship between BS and GM to date.MethodsWe conducted a literature search on BS and GM from January 1, 1981, to May 25, 2024, within the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). We utilized Excel 2021, VOSviewer 1.6.19, CiteSpace 6.2.R3, and the R package “bibliometrix” 4.3.0, along with the online bibliometric analysis platform (https://bibliometric.com/app), to visualize publishing trends and research hotspots in this field.ResultsA total of 2,542 articles meeting the criteria were included. …”
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Effects of Anti-Obesity Strategies on Bone Mineral Density: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Myung Jin Kim, Seonok Kim, Han Na Jung, Chang Hee Jung, Woo Je Lee, Yun Kyung Cho

“…Methods : The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases were searched to find articles published from database inception until June 2023. …”
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Four Decades of <i>Bacillus</i> Biofertilizers: Advances and Future Prospects in Agriculture by Xinmai Wu, Yan Liu, Baolei Jia, Lili Tao, Han Li, Jingbang Wang, Ziqi Yuan, Xiaobao Sun, Yanlai Yao

“…This research utilizes bibliometric analysis based on 3,242 documents sourced from the Web of Science database to map the development, key contributions, and innovation within the field from 1985 to 2023. …”
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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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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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Probiotics Reduce Postoperative Infections in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Peng Cheng Liu, Yu Ke Yan, Yu Jing Ma, Xiang Wen Wang, Jie Geng, Man Cai Wang, Feng Xian Wei, Ya Wu Zhang, Xiao Dong Xu, You Cheng Zhang

“…PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and the Web of Science were searched up to January 2016. According to the results, only randomized controlled trials that compared the efficacy of probiotics on patients with colorectal resection were included for meta-analysis. …”
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Pretreatment attrition after rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis diagnosis with Xpert MTB/RIF or ultra in high TB burden countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tom Decroo, Palmer Masumbe Netongo, Tinne Gils, Christelle Geneviève Jouego

“…No systematic review has quantified the proportion of pretreatment attrition in RR-TB patients diagnosed with Xpert in high TB burden countries.Pretreatment attrition for RR-TB represents the gap between patients diagnosed and those who effectively started anti-TB treatment regardless of the reasons (which include pretreatment mortality (death of a diagnosed RR-TB patient before starting adequate treatment) and/or pretreatment loss to follow-up (PTLFU) (drop-out of a diagnosed RR-TB patient before initiation of anti-TB treatment).Methods In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we queried EMBASE, PubMed and Web of science to retrieve studies published between 2011 and 22 July 2024, that described pretreatment attrition for RR-TB using Xpert in high TB burden countries. …”
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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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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Remineralizing Agents: Outcomes on White Spot Lesions by Ana Josefina Monjarás-Ávila, Louis Hardan, Carlos Enrique Cuevas-Suárez, Norma Verónica Zavala Alonso, Miguel Ángel Fernández-Barrera, Carol Moussa, Jamal Jabr, Rim Bourgi, Youssef Haikel

“…The literature search included the following five databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Scielo, SCOPUS, and EMBASE from the period 2012 to October 2022. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of lifestyle interventions on children's body composition management: A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Xiwen Su, Mohamed A. Hassan, HyunJoon Kim, Zan Gao

“…Methods: PubMed (MEDLINE), Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science were systematically searched for this network meta-analysis. …”
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Investigating the Effectiveness of Serious Games in Educating Neonatal Resuscitation: A Systematic Review by Parisa Farshid, Kayvan Mirnia, Peyman Rezaei-Hachesu, Elham Maserat, Taha Samad-Soltani

“…Methods: This systematic review followed the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines and utilized a comprehensive search strategy across multiple databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane and ProQuest) using keywords and MeSH terms related to neonatal resuscitation and SGs. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of rhein in the treatment of tumors by Lan Jiang, Lan Jiang, Lan Jiang, Qian Huang, Zhongquan Shi, Yi Yang

“…However, a comprehensive bibliometric review of this field has not yet been published.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate and evaluate the current research trends and directions about the antitumor properties of rhein using bibliometric analysis.MethodsThe literature related to rhein in cancer treatment from 2003 to 2023 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, and the annual number of publications, main authors, major institutions, keyword clustering, and keyword bursts were visually analyzed using CiteSpace 6.3.R1 software. …”
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Effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on psychological distress and health-related quality of life among patients with maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic review and... by Liyuan Zhang, Li Zou, Lijuan Zhou

“…Nine databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, CNKI, WanFang, VIP, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, were searched from the inception to the 8th of July 2023. …”
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Evolution and trend of landslide research in India based on a decade long publication record by Ashutosh Kainthola, Vishnu Himanshu Ratnam Pandey, Gaurav Kushwaha, Kumari Priya, P. K. Singh, T. N. Singh

“…Abstract This study analyses trends in landslide publication in India, between 2010 and 2020, focusing on 79 studies, sourced from platforms like Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. The analysis reveals that approximately 65% of the publications were featured in Q1 and Q2 journals, with significant contributions from premium institutions like IIT-B (Mumbai), IIT-ISM (Dhanbad), and WIGH (Dehradun). …”
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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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Analyse bibliométrique pour saisir la place de la fréquentation des espaces naturels dans le champ de recherche des Informations Géographiques Volontaires by Robin Lesné, Marc Langenbach, Pascal Mao, Hugues François, Nicolas Robinet

“…Nous réalisons une analyse bibliométrique à partir d’une scoping study des 1 001 publications recensées sur le Web of Science traitant des IGV. Premièrement, nous identifions l’évolution de leur production depuis 2009 et leur rattachement très important à la géographie et aux sciences techniques et de l’ingénierie. …”
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Efficacy and safety of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qiuman Liang, Siyi Wang, Beibei Wang, Yanyan Hong

“…ObjectivesTo report the first and largest systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to evaluated the efficacy and safety of post-discharge oral nutritional supplements (ONS) for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesRCT which evaluated the efficacy and/or safety of post-discharge ONS for patients with gastric cancer undergoing gastrectomy.Data sourcesWe conducted a systematic literature retrieval via PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane until April, 2023 for relevant RCTs.Data analysisOutcomes of meta-analysis included absolute change of body weight, % change of body weight, absolute change of body composition, absolute change of laboratory parameters and adverse events. …”
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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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