Musculoskeletal Pain during the Menopausal Transition: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chang-bo Lu, Peng-fei Liu, Yong-sheng Zhou, Fan-cheng Meng, Tian-yun Qiao, Xiao-jiang Yang, Xu-yang Li, Qian Xue, Hui Xu, Ya Liu, Yong Han, Yang Zhang

“…The MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and PubMed databases were searched from inception to July 2020, and 16 studies were retrieved for the current meta-analysis. …”
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Exploring predisposing factors of hearing loss in prematurely born children: A nationwide case-control study by Pei-Chen Tsao, Hung-Chih Lin, Shang-Po Shen, Yu-Chia Chang

“…Data were abstracted from the concatenation of three nationwide databases for overall risk factors till the diagnosis of HL. …”
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Bibliometric and Altmetric Analysis of the 100 Most Cited Articles on Piriformis Syndrome by Burak Tayyip Dede, Muhammed Oguz, Fatih Bagcier, Ebru Aytekin

“…Further research using larger databases to examine interactions across countries is needed.…”
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Association between wide-ranging food intake and Parkinson’s disease: a comprehensive mendelian randomization study by Yana Su, Yulei Hao, Wanhui Dong, Ruqing Qiu, Ying Zhang

“…Utilizing data from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and dietary databases, we constructed genetic instruments for various dietary factors, including fruit, vegetable, meat, fish, dairy, and grain intake, among others, totaling 170 different food items. …”
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Closer look at circulating nitric oxide levels and their association with polycystic ovary syndrome: A meta-analytical exploration by Seyed Sobhan Bahreiny, Akram Ahangarpour, Elnaz Harooni, Mahdi Amraei, Mojtaba Aghaei, Reza Mohammadpour Fard

“…Materials and Methods: A systematic review was conducted in several electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, EMBASE, and Google Scholar, to identify relevant studies published up to January 2024. …”
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The effect of acute sleep deprivation on cortisol level: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifei Chen, Wenhui Xu, Yiru Chen, Jiayu Gong, Yanyan Wu, Shutong Chen, Yuan He, Haitao Yu, Lin Xie

“…The PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CLINAHL and Cochrane databases were searched for eligible studies published up to June 7, 2023. …”
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The impact of energy drinks on health of children and young adults - review of latest research by Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Maria Morawska, Aleksandra Tomczyk, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Klaudia Drewko, Kinga Jarosz

“…Materials and methods  Systematic literature review was conducted using PubMed and Google Scholar databases to obtain most accurate and recent results. …”
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Efficacy of single dose praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoni in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Miseganaw Sisay, Tadesse Hailu, Destaw Damtie, Kindu Geta, Lamesgen Zelalem, Degisew Misganaw

“…Articles were searched from PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. In total, 87 published articles were retrieved. …”
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Physical activity, exercise, and mental health of healthy adolescents: A review of the last 5 ​years by Eva Ruiz-Ranz, Iván Asín-Izquierdo

“…The search was carried out in four databases. PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus and SportDiscuss, were searched up to December 31, 2022, following the general model. …”
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Voices of Wisdom: Geriatric Interviews on Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the United States—A Systematic Review and Metasynthesis by David F. Lo, Ahmed Gawash, Kunal P. Shah, Jasmine Emanuel, Brandon Goodwin, Don D. Shamilov, Gaurav Kumar, Nathan Jean, Christian P. White

“…A wide search was conducted in health-oriented databases, including CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library, while gray literature was excluded. …”
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Osteopontin as a Biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease by Georgia R. Layton, Ibrahim Antoun, Alice Copperwheat, Zaidhan Latif Khan, Sanjay S. Bhandari, Riyaz Somani, André Ng, Mustafa Zakkar

“…Electronic searches of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were undertaken from inception until July 2024. …”
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Phytochemical and pharmacological review of Erica Genus (L.) Ericaceae plants by Francis Adu-Amankwaah, Hleziphi V. Mpundu, Kudakwashe Nyambo, Paula Strauss, Kudzanai Ian Tapfuma, Ndivhuwo Tshililo, Motunrayo Victoria Badejo, Lawrence Mabasa, Vuyo Mavumengwana, Lucinda Baatjies

“…A systematic literature search was conducted using online databases to identify primary studies on the Erica genus. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Visual Evoked Potential and Parkinson’s Disease by Song-bin He, Chun-yan Liu, Lin-di Chen, Zhi-nan Ye, Ya-ping Zhang, Wei-guo Tang, Bin-da Wang, Xiang Gao

“…Case-control studies of PD were selected through an electronic search of the databases PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. …”
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Genetic and peripheral biomarkers of comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury: a systematic review by Kiriana Cowansage, Reshmi Nair, Jose M. Lara-Ruiz, Daniel E. Berman, Courtney C. Boyd, Tiffany L. Milligan, Daniel Kotzab, Dawn M. Bellanti, Lisa M. Shank, Maria A. Morgan, Derek J. Smolenski, Ida Babakhanyan, Nancy A. Skopp, Daniel P. Evatt, Marija S. Kelber

“…This PROSPERO-registered systematic review evaluates the current body of literature on genetic and peripheral biomarkers associated with comorbid TBI and PTSD.MethodsSearches were conducted in four databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, PTSDPubs, Scopus). We included published studies examining differences in peripheral biomarkers among civilian, military, and veteran participants with both TBI and PTSD compared to those with TBI alone as well as, in some cases, PTSD alone and healthy controls. …”
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The efficacy of telemedicine interventions on quality of life and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by YinHu Tan, Xue Liang, Wei Ming, HuiMin Xing, Yan Liang, Yang Wang, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Onodu

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to examine the impact of telemedicine interventions on the quality of life (QoL) and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).MethodsA literature search was conducted in four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library) from their inception to February 1, 2024. …”
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Management of Oro-Antral Communication: A Systemic Review of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies by Gianna Dipalma, Angelo Michele Inchingolo, Irma Trilli, Laura Ferrante, Angela Di Noia, Elisabetta de Ruvo, Francesco Inchingolo, Antonio Mancini, Stefan Cocis, Andrea Palermo, Alessio Danilo Inchingolo

“…Using targeted keywords, articles in English published within the last 10 years were analyzed from databases such as PubMed, WoS and Scopus, selecting only clinical studies on human patients. …”
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Blood transcriptome resources of chinstrap () and gentoo () penguins from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica by Bo-Mi Kim, Jihye Jeong, Euna Jo, Do-Hwan Ahn, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Jae-Sung Rhee, Hyun Park

“…Functional gene annotations through pathway analyses of the Gene Ontology, EuKaryotic Orthologous Groups, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) databases were performed for each blood transcriptome, resulting in a similar compositional order between the two transcriptomes. …”
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Clinical Evidence in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with Oral Appliances: A Systematic Review by Andrea Rossi, Antonino Lo Giudice, Camilla Di Pardo, Alberto Teodoro Valentini, Francesca Marradi, Nicola Vanacore, Cristina Grippaudo

“…All the abstracts which were published before February 18, 2019, have been identified in three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane). The Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias was used as an assessment tool in order to evaluate the quality of the selected studies. …”
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Evaluating the synergy: anxiety prevalence and alcohol consumption patterns in high-income countries using Granger causality analysis by Binguni Senarathne, Dinithi Palliyaguru, Anne Oshini, Janudi Gamage, Ruwan Jayathilaka, Lochana Rajamanthri, Colinie Wickramarachchi

“…Method By employing significant secondary data taken from the World Health Organization and Our World in Data online databases and covering the period from 1990 to 2019, this study seeks to explore various causality relationships over this period. …”
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Comprehensive Pan-Cancer Analysis and Functional Studies Reveal SLC2A6 as a Ferroptosis Modulator in Hepatocellular carcinoma by Guohong Yan, Hailian Huang, Ziyan Lu, Meifeng Chen, Xiang Wang, Pei Zhong, Chongjiu Qin, Shutian Mo, Chuangye Han, Xiaoling Luo, Xinping Ye

“…This study utilized multiple databases to investigate the relationship between SLC2A6 expression and clinical stage, methylation status, drug sensitivity, immune infiltration, and immune checkpoint regulation. …”
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