Fermented Ophiocordyceps sinensis mycelium products for preventing contrast-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Fenglan Pu, Tianli Li, Chen Shen, Yingqiao Wang, Chunmei Tang, Xiaowen Zhang, Lijiao Yan, Qihe Xu, Jianping Liu

“…There was no statistical difference in adverse events between these two groups.Conclusions Low certainty evidence suggests that preventive oral use of FOSM products as an adjuvant agent was safe and might decrease the incidence of CA-AKI. …”
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The impacts of antipsychotic medications on eating-related outcomes: A mixed methods systematic review. by Rasha Alkholy, Karina Lovell, Penny Bee, Rebecca Pedley, Helen Louise Brooks, Richard J Drake, Prathiba Chitsabesan, Anam Bhutta, Abigail Brown, Rebecca L Jenkins, Andrew Grundy

“…Given the lack of direct evidence from high-quality placebo-controlled trials, it is pertinent to interpret the quantitative findings with caution. …”
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Community interventions for pandemic preparedness: A scoping review of pandemic preparedness lessons from HIV, COVID-19, and other public health emergencies of international concer... by Sali Hafez, Sharif A Ismail, Zandile Zibwowa, Nadin Alhamshary, Reem Elsayed, Mandeep Dhaliwal, Fiona Samuels, Ade Fakoya

“…There was little robust evidence on the role of CICICE interventions in building preparedness. …”
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Culture and end of life care: a scoping exercise in seven European countries. by Marjolein Gysels, Natalie Evans, Arantza Meñaca, Erin Andrew, Franco Toscani, Sylvia Finetti, H Roeline Pasman, Irene Higginson, Richard Harding, Robert Pool, Project PRISMA

“…We explore and compare socio-cultural issues that shape EoL care in seven European countries and critically appraise the existing research evidence on cultural issues in EoL care generated in the different countries.…”
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Digital Strategy, Digital Leadership, Organizational Agility, and Digital Transformation for Agricultural Business Sustainability: A Human Resource Management Review by Zulkifli Zulkifli, Adnan Hakim

“…There is already a lot of evidence of a company failing and experiencing severe decline due to ignoring digital transformation. …”
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Scoping review of cytolytic vaginosis literature. by Roni Kraut, Fabiola Diaz Carvallo, Richard Golonka, Sandra M Campbell, Anoush Rehmani, Oksana Babenko, Mao-Cheng Lee, Pedro Vieira-Baptista

“…The most frequent topics included: diagnosis (19%, n = 12), prevalence (17%, n = 11), and overview of CV (50%, n = 32). Evidence for prevalence in symptomatic women (median prevalence of 5%, interquartile range 3%-8%) was based only on 16% of studies (n = 10) with minimal evidence on prevalence in asymptomatic women and across different geographic regions. …”
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The microeconomics of abortion: A scoping review and analysis of the economic consequences for abortion care-seekers. by Ernestina Coast, Samantha R Lattof, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Brittany Moore, Cheri Poss

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Delays underpinned by economic factors can thwart care-seeking, affect the type of care sought, and impact the gestational age at which care is sought or reached. The evidence base includes little evidence on the micro-level costs for adolescents. …”
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Network approaches and interventions in healthcare settings: A systematic scoping review. by Ameneh Ghazal Saatchi, Francesca Pallotti, Paul Sullivan

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>We found little evidence for SNA-based intervention programs in healthcare settings. …”
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Promotive, preventive, and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: A protocol for two scoping reviews including systematic analyses of intervent... by James Steel, Fantacy Twagira, Maaike L Seekles, Angela I Obasi

“…A systematic review element will collate evidence of intervention effectiveness from (cluster) Randomised Controlled Trials.…”
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The effectiveness of rural community health workers in improving health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review by Neema Kaseje, Meghna Ranganathan, Monica Magadi, Kevin Oria, Andy Haines

“…Background Rural community health workers [CHWs] play a critical role in improving health outcomes during non-pandemic times, but evidence on their effectiveness during the COVID-19 pandemic is limited. …”
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Effects of Tai Chi Exercise on Balance Function in Stroke Patients: An Overview of Systematic Review by Caixia Hu, Xiaohui Qin, Minqing Jiang, Miaoqing Tan, Shuying Liu, Yuhua Lu, Changting Lin, Richun Ye

“…Risk of bias was the most common factor leading to downgrading of evidence, followed by inconsistency, imprecision, publication bias, and indirectness. …”
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Use of Condition-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Clinical Trials among Patients with Wrist Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review by Steven M. McPhail, Karl S. Bagraith, Mandy Schippers, Paula J. Wells, Anna Hatton

“…This paper aimed to identify condition-specific patient-reported outcome measures used in clinical trials among people with wrist osteoarthritis and summarise empirical peer-reviewed evidence supporting their reliability, validity, and responsiveness to change. …”
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Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Tewelde Yohanes, David Kariuki, Maritza Titus, Charles Batungwanayo, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Araia Berhane, Jacinta Nzinga, David Njuguna, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Edith Andrews Annan, Benson Droti

“…We aimed to address this by conducting a scoping review of existing evidence following the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis and preregistered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/bvg4z). …”
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Cross-Culturally Adapted Versions of Patient Reported Outcome Measures for the Lower Extremity by Yongni Zhang, Jiayi Ren, Yaning Zang, Wenhao Guo, Ashley Disantis, Robroy L Martin

“…International researchers and clinicians may use this information to more consistently implement PROMs with the most appropriate psychometric evidence available to support their use. # Level of evidence 3a…”
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A meta-analysis on the impact of concurrent or pre-existing cancer diagnosis on acute myocardial infarction outcomes. by Jie Wang, Jia Yu

“…The certainty of the evidence was assessed using the standard GRADE approach.…”
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Use of Procalcitonin to Guide Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Persistent Intra-Abdominal Collections: A Case Series by Gabriel Motoa, Amy Pate, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Leila Hojat

“…Objective. Limited evidence exists for the use of procalcitonin (PCT) to guide the duration of antimicrobial therapy in patients with intra-abdominal abscesses (IAA). …”
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Fecal Immunochemical Tests Compared with Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Tests for Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening by Linda Rabeneck, R Bryan Rumble, Frank Thompson, Michael Mills, Curtis Oleschuk, Alexandra Whibley, Hans Messersmith, Nancy Lewis, The FIT Guidelines Expert Panel

“…The present report describes the findings and recommendations of Cancer Care Ontario’s Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) Guidelines Expert Panel, which was convened in September 2010 by the Program in Evidence-Based Care. The purpose of the present guideline is to evaluate the existing evidence concerning FIT to inform the decision on how to replace the current guaiac fecal occult blood test with FIT in the Ontario ColonCancerCheck Program. …”
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The effectiveness of community-wide screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review by Susanna S. van Wyk, Ntombifuthi Blose, Lester Kapanda-Phiri, Mareli Claassens, Taryn Young

“…Results were not pooled. Certainty of the evidence was assessed using GRADE. PROSPERO: CRD42023453356. …”
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Assessing the impact of antimicrobial resistance policies on antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance-associated mortality in children and adults in low and middle-income countr... by Günther Fink, Jay Patel, Kyaw Zay Ya

“…In general, a multifaceted approach will likely be needed to fight AMR and preserve antibiotics’ effectiveness, including evidence-based policies, targeted education and research.…”
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Complete Coverage Path Planning in an Unknown Underwater Environment Based on D-S Data Fusion Real-Time Map Building by Mingzhong Yan, Daqi Zhu, Simon X. Yang

“…The system, using the AUV's onboard sensor information, includes a neurodynamics model proposed for complete coverage path planning and an evidence theoretic method proposed for map building. …”
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