Thyroid function abnormalities in individuals with sickle cell disease: a meta-analysis by Sagad O. O. Mohamed, Hussein Ahmed, Mohammed A. H. Mohammednoor, Khalefa B. K. Alzubeir, Safaa Fadlelmoula, Osman O. A. Abdallah, Izzut Awad Ahmed

“…Methods Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a comprehensive search was conducted across Medline/PubMed, Google Scholar, World Health Organization Virtual Health Library Regional Portal, and ScienceDirect. Pooled prevalence and standardized mean difference (SMD) estimates with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software version 3.3. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Olfactory Stimulation in Preterm Infants: A Review Study by Hashem Lashgari Kalat, Mohammad Hasan Mohammadi, Shahabaddin Sorouri, Hossein Ali Kharazmi, Zahra Ramazanian Bafghi, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Najmeh Soltani Nejad

“…Methods: The major English databases, such as PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library and ISI Web of Science, were systematically reviewed without any time restrictions up to April 12, 2022. …”
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Association of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide with cognitive function and depression in elderly people with type 2 diabetes. by Insa Feinkohl, Naveed Sattar, Paul Welsh, Rebecca M Reynolds, Ian J Deary, Mark W J Strachan, Jackie F Price, Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study-ET2DS Investigators

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Access to support services for individuals who experience intimate partner violence during stressful life events (SLEs) in high-income countries: Protocol for a scoping review. by Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Ziad El-Khatib, Sanni Yaya

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Development of clinical decision support for patients older than 65 years with fall-related TBI using artificial intelligence modeling. by Biche Osong, Eric Sribnick, Jonathan Groner, Rachel Stanley, Lauren Schulz, Bo Lu, Lawrence Cook, Henry Xiang

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Barriers to healthcare professionals screening, recognizing, and managing delirium in the adult patients receiving specialist palliative care: a mixed-methods systematic review by Fang Qian, Danyang Yao, Huanhuan Shi, Tao-Hsin Tung, Dongjun Bi

“…Literature was sourced from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, and Clinical Trials databases from their inception to November 16, 2024, without language restrictions. …”
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Global Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Healthcare Workers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dechasa Adare Mengistu, Gebisa Dirirsa, Elsai Mati, Dinku Mekbib Ayele, Kefelegn Bayu, Wegene Deriba, Fekade Ketema Alemu, Yohannes Mulugeta Demmu, Yohanis Alemeshet Asefa, Abraham Geremew

“…For the review, the articles published in English were searched using the electronic databases (SCOPUS/Science Direct, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, DOAJ, and MedNar) with a combination of Boolean logic operators (AND, OR, and NOT), Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), and keywords. …”
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Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Healthcare Workers in Nigeria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Taagbara Jolly Abaate, Dabota Yvonne Buowari, Utchay A. Agiri, Tamunodiepiriye Inimgba, Vivian Ifeoma Ogbonna, Chizaram Onyeaghala, Glory Ovunda Worgu, Abiye Somiari, Emmanuella I. Ezebuiro, Ibe Arthur Onuah

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Nigerian healthcare professionals.MethodsAn extensive language-unrestricted literature search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, and the African Index Medicus to identify studies reporting hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccines among healthcare workers in Nigeria. …”
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Lower serum magnesium concentration and higher 24-h urinary magnesium excretion despite higher dietary magnesium intake in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Haixin Zhang, Ruwen Wang, Shanshan Guo, Qianqian Tian, Shuang Zhang, Liang Guo, Tiemin Liu, Ru Wang

“…A comprehensive systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane Library electronic databases, and other sources before April 5, 2021. …”
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Surgery and Medical Treatment in Microprolactinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jianglong Lu, Lin Cai, Zerui Wu, Weiwei Lin, Jiadong Xu, Zhangzhang Zhu, Chengde Wang, Qun Li, Zhipeng Su

“…A comprehensive literature search for studies and reports regarding microprolactinoma patients treated with DAs and/or surgery published between January 1970 and November 2020 was conducted using four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane Library). Clinical treatment outcome was evaluated by the biochemical remission of serum prolactin level to normal after treatment. …”
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Exploring the association between statins use or HMG-CoA reductase inhibition and migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hamdy A. Makhlouf, Amr K. Hassan, Nereen A. Almosilhy, Ahmed S.A. Osman, Shrouk Ramadan, Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd

“…Methods We conducted a comprehensive systematic search across multiple electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, from inception until October 2024, to include studies on the association between statins use and migraine. …”
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High prevalence of undocumented SARS-CoV-2 infections revealed by analysis of nucleocapsid-specific IgG responses in diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals. by Kim Blom, Ilias Galanis, Philip Bacchus, Klara Sondén, Ioana Bujila, Tatiana Efimova, Fredrik Garli, Mikael Mansjö, Elin Movert, Aleksandra Pettke, Marie Rapp, Maike Sperk, Sandra Söderholm, Karin Valentin Asin, Sarah Zanetti, Magnus Gisslén, Andreas Bråve, Ramona Groenheit, Jonas Klingström

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The drivers of mental health service utilisation among public primary healthcare workers in Negeri Sembilan. by Norhafizah Mohd Noor, Ahmad Azuhairi Ariffin, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Lim Poh Ying, Umi Adzlin Silim

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Assessment of antenatal care quality in Ethiopia: Facility-based study using service provision assessment data. by Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Alec Welsh, Theodros Getachew, Marjan Khajehei

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Diversity of lithophytic moss species in karst regions in response to elevation gradients. by Yalin Jin, Xiurong Wang

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Supplements to the <i>Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding</i>: dedicated to the 115th anniversary of the journal by article Editorial

“…It is seen as a good opportunity to trace how the prioritized research topics in the fields of botany, plant breeding and genetics changed over a century and to encourage readers to get acquainted with the primary sources, browsing through the old pages of VIR’s journal.The list was compiled by the staff members of VIR’s Library and Publishing Department: Irina V. Kotelkina, Elena A. …”
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Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amir Reza Bahadori, Parisa Javadnia, Sanaz Bordbar, Rasa Zafari, Tina Taherkhani, Afshan Davari, Abbas Tafakhori, Sajad Shafiee, Sara Ranji

“…Methods We conducted search according to PRISMA guidelines and comprehensively analyzed data from multiple databases, including Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, up to September 13th. Statistical analysis utilized the Comprehensive Meta-analysis software version 3.0. …”
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Sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors in heart failure: an updated meta‐analysis by Yang Cao, Pengxiao Li, Yi Li, Yaling Han

“…Methods and results PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched to identify randomized controlled trials comparing SGLT2i vs. placebo in HF patients. …”
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Reverse mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 spike BA.2.86 identifies epitopes contributing to immune escape from polyclonal sera by Najat Bdeir, Tatjana Lüddecke, Henrike Maaß, Stefan Schmelz, Ulfert Rand, Henning Jacobsen, Kristin Metzdorf, Upasana Kulkarni, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Markus Hoffmann, Stefan Pöhlmann, Wulf Blankenfeldt, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Georg M. N. Behrens, Luka Čičin-Šain

“…Here we generate 33 BA.2.86 mutants, each reverting a single mutation back to BA.2. We use this library in an approach that we call reverse mutational scanning to define distinct neutralization titers against each epitope. …”
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Cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Min Du, Shimo Zhang, Min Liu, Jue Liu

“…We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library for studies published up to September 14, 2023. …”
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