Nonpharmacological Complementary Interventions for the Management of Pain after Third Molar Surgery: An Umbrella Review of Current Meta-Analyses by Parsa Firoozi, Saulo Gabriel Moreira Falci, Seong-Gon Kim, Leon A. Assael

“…To provide a nonbiased, complete assessment of what the evidence from meta-analyses informs us about complementary and nonpharmacological treatment options for the management of pain after third molar surgery, as well as highlight any discordancy, gaps, or lack of evidence among meta-analyses. …”
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Interventions for the management of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID): protocol for a living systematic review and network meta-analysis by Paul Garner, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Jason W Busse, Dena Zeraatkar, Thomas Agoritsas, Ariel Izcovich, Tari Turner, Lyn Turkstra, Roger S McIntyre, Rachel J Couban, Tyler Pitre, Sarah Kirsh, Tanvir Jassal, Michael Ling, Samantha Chakraborty, Signe A Flottorp

“…The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) approach will guide our assessment of the certainty of evidence.We will update our living review biannually, on the publication of a seminal trial, or when new evidence emerges that may change clinical practice.Conclusion This living systematic review and network meta-analysis will provide comprehensive, trustworthy and up-to-date summaries of the evidence addressing the benefits and harms of interventions for the treatment and management of long COVID. …”
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The Impact of Sira Vedha (Phlebotomy) at the Right Elbow Joint in the Treatment of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - A Research Report by Gaurav Sawarkar, Punam Sawarkar

“…Sushruta recommended Sira Vedha at the right elbow joint for liver diseases, but clinical evidence for its efficacy in NAFLD is lacking. This clinical trial aimed to generate evidence for Sira Vedha in NAFLD patients. …”
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French subject doubling by Yiming Liang, Caterina Donati, Heather Burnett

“…On the other hand, we argue based on new evidence that lexical subjects are topicalized, as in the dislocation analysis. …”
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WASA’IL ITHBAT DALAM UNDANG-UNDANG KETERANGAN ISLAM: ANALISIS PERUNDANGAN TERHADAP KEABSAHAN DOKUMEN ELEKTRONIK DI MAHKAMAH SYARIAH MALAYSIA by Mohamad Aniq Aiman Alias, Wan Abdul Fattah Wan Ismail, Ahmad Syukran Baharuddin, Muzaffar Syah Mallow

“…Therefore, this article aims to clarify the position of electronic document evidence in Malaysian Islamic evidence law by examining the concept of electronic documents as wasa’il ithbat, the relevant Islamic legal justifications (holy Quran, hadith and qawāʿid fiqhiyyah), and the statutory provisions applicable within the context of Islamic law of evidence in Malaysia. …”
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STAR Guideline Terminology (I): Planning and Launching by LI Zhewei, SHI Qianling, LIU Hui, LUO Xufei, WANG Zijun, TIAN Jinhui, GE Long, CHEN Yaolong, Methodology and Technology Specialisation Committee of the STAR Working Group

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Maternal Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Risk of Obesity among Offspring: A Systematic Review by Erica Y. Lau, Junxiu Liu, Edward Archer, Samantha M. McDonald, Jihong Liu

“…To systematically review the evidence from prospective and retrospective cohort studies on the association between gestational weight gain (GWG) and offspring’s body weight. …”
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Supported employment interventions for workplace mental health of persons with mental disabilities in low-to-middle income countries: A scoping review. by Edwin Mavindidze, Clement Nhunzvi, Lana Van Niekerk

“…Deductive thematic analysis was used to synthesize evidence on the supported employment interventions implemented in LMICs, capturing evidence of their outcomes for persons with mental disabilities securing competitive work.…”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Hospital-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review by Michelle Ng, Patrizia Maria Carrieri, Lindila Awendila, Maria Eugenia Socías, Rod Knight, Lianping Ti

“…There was less consistent evidence of a relationship between HCV and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Predictive value of bedside diaphragmatic ultrasonography for extubation success in critically ill patients after general anaesthesia: A meta-analysis with trial sequential analysi... by Lan Ma, Na Zhou, Kaiming Yuan, Zihao Xue, Kai Lv, Jingying Huang

“…TSA indicated that the cumulative evidence was insufficient. Conclusions: Diaphragmatic ultrasound, particularly DE and DTF, is useful for predicting extubation success, but current evidence is inconclusive. …”
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Is there a role for acromioclavicular (AC) joint capsular repair and reconstruction in high-grade AC separations? A systematic review by Al-Achraf Khoriati, Tony Antonios, Zien Alabdin Fozo, Aliya Choudhury, Magnus Arnander, Eyiyemi Pearse, Duncan Tennent

“…Purpose: To evaluate the clinical and biomechanical evidence for the addition of acromioclavicular (AC) ligament repair and reconstruction in the surgical management of high-grade AC joint (ACJ) dislocation. …”
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Investigative (search) and covert investigative (search) actions as means of proof in criminal proceedings related to illegal trafficking in firearms or ammunition by S. V. Kozachenko

“…It has been proved that these actions form the instrumental basis for the formation of the evidence base in the course of criminal investigations. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction Masquerading as Necrotizing Fasciitis by Kalyana C. Janga, Ankur Sinha, Perry Wengrofsky, Phone Oo, Sheldon Greenberg, Regina Tarkovsky, Kavita Sharma

“…A computerized tomogram (CT) of the thigh revealed evidence of edema with no evidence of a focal collection or gas formation noted. …”
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mHealth education for patients with chronic kidney disease: protocol for a scoping review by Anders Nikolai Ørsted Schultz, Kristian Kidholm, Jan Dominik Kampmann, Caroline Moos, Eithne Hayes Bauer

“…Therefore, we will conduct a scoping review to examine the currently available evidence on mHealth education for patients with CKD and, thus, explore the existing evidence regarding feasibility, effectiveness outcomes and outcome measures, patient and/or provider perception and implementation challenges.Methods and analysis A scoping review will be conducted in accordance with Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis chapter on scoping reviews.MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and PsycINFO will be searched. …”
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How Do We Treat Children with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome and Is the Biopsychosocial Model Also Being Applied? A Scoping Review by Anke P. C. Top, Thomas G. de Leeuw, Wichor M. Bramer, Bernadette C. M. de Mol, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Maaike Dirckx

“…Background. Evidence-based guidelines for managing anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES) in children are absent. …”
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Analgesic effect of intravesical lignocaine in urology surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ka T. Ng, Wei E. Lim, Wan Y. Teoh, Ahmad N. B. Fadzli, Mohd F. B. Z. Abidin

“…GRADEpro was used to evaluate the quality of the evidence. Results: Compared to the control group, our pooled analysis of three RCTs showed that intravesical lignocaine significantly reduced the incidence of severe catheter-related bladder discomfort (OR: 0.27, 95% confidence interval (Cl): 0.12, 0.58, P = 0.0008, grade of evidence: low) and the incidence of moderate catheter-related bladder discomfort (OR: 0.31, 95% Cl: 0.14, 0.67, P = 0.003, grade of evidence: low). …”
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Theory-informed refinement and tailored implementation of a quality improvement program in maternity care to reduce unwarranted clinical variation across a health service network by Kym Warhurst, Zephanie Tyack, Michael Beckmann, Bridget Abell

“…It utilised clinician-performed process auditing, built upon existing evidence for audit and feedback, and employed evidence-based implementation strategies to promote clinician behaviour change. …”
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The effect of the APOE4 genotype on physiological and cognitive health in randomised controlled trials with an exercise intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Felicity S. E. Spencer, Richard J. Elsworthy, Leigh Breen, Jon R. B. Bishop, Connor Dunleavy, Sarah Aldred

“…Very low quality evidence indicated that there was no evidence of difference between APOE4 carriers and non-carriers on physical function outcomes in meta-analysis. …”
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Alternative healthcare delivery arrangements in Nepal: a systematic review of comparative effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness studies by Rachelle Buchbinder, Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Denise A O’Connor, Ilana Ackerman, Pramila Rai

“…No meta-analyses were performed. Low certainty evidence indicates task shifting of medical abortion by doctors to midlevel providers may result in equivalent complete abortion (RR: 2.55, 95% CI: 0.82 to 4.27). …”
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A methodology to compile multi-hazard interrelationships in a data-scarce setting: an application to the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal by H. E. Thompson, J. C. Gill, R. Šakić Trogrlić, F. E. Taylor, B. D. Malamud

“…We collated 58 sources of evidence for single hazard types and 21 sources of evidence for multi-hazard interrelationships. …”
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