Outcome measures in muscular dystrophy rehabilitation: an ICF content comparison approach to the most commonly used MD scales by Mihaela Taranu, Raquel Sebio-García, José C. Milisenda, Aida Alejaldre, Xavier Pastor, Sarah Laxe

“…Results: A total of 116 papers were included and all identified outcome measures were linked to the ICF. …”
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Association between Portal Vein Thrombosis and Survival in Non-Liver-Transplant Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Xingshun Qi, Junna Dai, Man Yang, Weirong Ren, Jia Jia, Xiaozhong Guo

“…PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for all relevant papers which evaluated the prognostic value of PVT in predicting the survival of liver cirrhosis. …”
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The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Cardiovascular System: Mechanisms of Damage, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies by Kinga Janowska, Joanna Szydziak, Aleksandra Hrapkowicz, Daria Dąbkowska, Olga Szeidl, Dominika Rehan, Agnieszka Mioskowska

“…Materials and methods: A literature review of English language papers was conducted to summarize the latest knowledge on the topic, focusing on the most recent papers. …”
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The impact of providing hiding spaces to farmed animals: A scoping review. by Hannah B Spitzer, Rebecca K Meagher, Kathryn L Proudfoot

“…Fourteen animal types were represented, most commonly chickens (48% of papers), cattle (9%), foxes (8%), and fish (7%). Relatively few papers were found on other species including deer, quail, ducks, lobsters, turkeys, and goats. …”
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IN THIS ISSUE: Indigenous knowledge at the food systems forefront by Duncan Hilchey

“…We see this column and the first special collection of papers as the beginning of an ongoing effort to solicit and publish the work of Indigenous food system researchers, and we are grateful for the support of First Nations Development Institute to make this happen. …”
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Quand des pesticides empoisonnent la recherche, la réglementation et la démocratie : by Louise Vandelac

“…To oppose opacity and lies, they therefore shed light on the Monsanto Papers (U.S. Right to Know [online] URL : https://usrtk.org/), provide access to scientific articles [online] URL : www.seralini.fr, and expose the landmarks of this saga in a recent seminar [online] URL : https://www.unicaen.fr/recherche/mrsh/forge/6930.…”
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Efficiency of selection in early generations of crop hybrids for high yield and yield components (a review) by S. B. Lepekhov

“…Sixty-seven scientific papers on direct or indirect selection in early generations have been analyzed. …”
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SARS-CoV-2: Molecular Structure, Pathogenesis, Potential Therapeutic Targets, and Immune Response of the Infected Subject by R. Wumba, M. Mandina, Y. Nlandu, J. R. Makulo, A. Tshimpi, P. Mbala, A. Mbangama, P. Kabututu, J. M. Kayembe

“…Of the 617 eligible papers, 417 could be retained after removing the duplicates. …”
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Unraveling Green Consumer Behaviour: A Systematic Literature Review by Pearl Fafa Bansah, Vanessa Gaffar, Disman Disman, Ayu Krishna Yeliawati

“…Only English-language research papers published between 2005 and 2023 were included. …”
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Machine-Learning-Powered Information Systems: A Systematic Literature Review for Developing Multi-Objective Healthcare Management by Maryam Bagheri, Mohsen Bagheritabar, Sohila Alizadeh, Mohammad (Sam) Salemizadeh Parizi, Parisa Matoufinia, Yang Luo

“…To address these gaps, we conducted a broad exploration of 306 state-of-the-art papers to present a novel taxonomy of ML-enabled IS for multi-objective healthcare management. …”
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Association of resting-state EEG with suicidality in depressed patients: a systematic review by Fatemeh Shamsi, Fatemeh Azadinia, Farzaneh Vafaee

“…Five of the eleven reviewed papers were classified as high-quality, and six had moderate quality. …”
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Voice of the nurse in paediatric intensive care: a scoping review by Denise Alexander, Maria Brenner, Michael Connolly, Kate Masterson

“…The initial search was conducted in June 2020 and was repeated in January 2023.Eligibility criteria The review included publications in English; published since 2010 in peer-reviewed journals; papers identified nurses in the population studied and conducted in PICU.Data extraction and synthesis The papers were screened by abstract and subsequently by reading the full text by two independent reviewers. …”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…We conducted a Boolean search in Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect until June 2024, identifying 137 papers, of which 60 were used for original data on snail bacterial communities in the gastrointestinal tract, hepatopancreas, and feces. …”
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Role of Injectable Platelet-Rich Fibrin in the Management of Soft and Hard Tissue Periodontal Regeneration in Dentistry: Protocol for a Systematic Review by Unnati Shirbhate, Pavan Bajaj, Mayur Wanjari, Manoj Patil

“…The included papers in this review and the reference lists of pertinent reviews will be manually searched. …”
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INTRODUCTORY PREFACE: Publication Patterns of the Central European Public Administration Review – A Bibliometric Analysis by Liliana Bunescu, Maja Klun

“…The data used in bibliometric analysis was extracted from Web of Science and covers the period 2018– 2023 (103 papers), while the data for authoring analysis was collected from the archives of journal volumes covering the period 2003–2023 (425 papers). …”
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Research Status and Trends in Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells: A Bibliometric Analysis over the Past Two Decades by Zhengyang Li, Jinyi Li, Shanshan Dai, Ruirui Liu, Qingyu Guo, Fei Liu

“…Two researchers browsed the included papers and recorded information such as the research type and research model. …”
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Evaluating the impact of local alcohol licensing decisions on outcomes for the community: a systematic review by Elizabeth Goyder, Mark Clowes, Lindsay Blank, Emma Hock, Marie Rogerson

“…We extracted and tabulated key data from the included papers and appraised study quality. We included topic expert and public consultation to confirm the scope of the evidence synthesis and suggest evidence for inclusion. …”
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Sweets and other sugary foods – a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 by Henna Vepsäläinen, Emily Sonestedt

“…The literature search resulted in 756 papers, of which 12 were included in this scoping review as sources of evidence. …”
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Characterization of original research presented at the COVID-19 First National Scientific Conference , CovidCien2021 by Luis Enrique Jiménez Franco, Claudia Díaz de la Rosa, Jayce Díaz Díaz

“…Descriptive observational studies (50; 87.7%) and quantitative studies (50; 87.7%) stood out. Papers with four and five authors prevailed (14; 24.6%). …”
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Efficacy of CAD/CAM Glass Fiber Posts for the Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth by Maira Alejandra Gutiérrez, Camilo Alejandro Guerrero, Paula Alejandra Baldion

“…The reference lists of the selected papers were reviewed to identify relevant papers. …”
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