Does drug dispensing influence patients’ medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Elizabete Priscila Costa Santana, Haidelucia Rodrigues Vieira Javarini, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Tiago Marques Reis, Genival Araujo dos Santos-Junior, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha

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Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Junyu Chen, Shuxia Yan, Haiyan Yin, Dan Lin, Ziqi Mei, Zichun Ding, Meng Wang, Yamei Bai, Guihua Xu

“…We screened the literature, extracted data and evaluated the bias risk of included RCTs, and used RevMan software for meta-analysis. …”
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Age-stratified analysis of the BMI-kidney stone relationship: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Liuliu Zhou, Wei Gu, Yufeng Jiang, Haimin Zhang

“…BackgroundThe association between body mass index (BMI) and kidney stone formation may vary across different age groups and follow nonlinear patterns.MethodsThis study analyzed data from NHANES 2009–2018, including 14,880 participants aged ≥20 years, to evaluate the association between BMI and the risk of kidney stones. …”
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Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis in Determining Factors Associated with Socioeconomic Status of Household in Tepi Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Mesfin Esayas Lelisho, Abebe Argaw Wogi, Seid Ali Tareke

“…In addition, to come up with a better model, we compared fitted ordinal logistic models with the likelihood-ratio test and AIC criteria. We performed data analysis using STATA version 16. Results. Of all 382 household heads, 170 (45.5%), 120 (31.4%), and 92 (24.1%) were at low, medium, and high SES of households, respectively. …”
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ARE QUALITY INDICATORS IMPORTANT IN COLONOSCOPIES? ANALYSIS OF 3,076 EXAMS IN A PRIVATE TERTIARY SERVICE IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL by Adriana Borgonovi CHRISTIANO, Danielle Rossana Queiroz Martins BONILHA, Mauro Augusto MARCHIORI JUNIOR, Priscilla de Sene Portel OLIVEIRA, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko AYRIZONO

“…AIMS: The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of colonoscopy examinations performed in a private tertiary service by calculating the polyp detection rate (PDR) and adenoma detection rate (ADR) and comparing these rates with literature data. METHODS: This retrospective observational study evaluated colonoscopies performed at Hospital Centro Médico de Campinas between 2018 and 2020. …”
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An Embedding-Based Semantic Analysis Approach: A Preliminary Study on Redundancy Detection in Psychological Concepts Operationalized by Scales by Zhen Huang, Yitian Long, Kaiping Peng, Song Tong

“…As psychological research progresses, the issue of concept overlap becomes increasing evident, adding to participant burden and complicating data interpretation. This study introduces an Embedding-based Semantic Analysis Approach (ESAA) for detecting redundancy in psychological concepts, which are operationalized through their respective scales, using natural language processing techniques. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the impact of left bundle branch area pacing on right ventricular function by Lei Yin, Lianxia Wang, Jiankang Meng, Qian Liu, Yan Zhang, Yanlei Zhao, Mingwang Li, Ling You

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to systematically evaluate and perform a meta-analysis on the effects of LBBAP on right ventricular (RV) function by collecting data on Right Ventricular Fractional Area Change (RV-FAC), Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion (TAPSE), Interventricular Mechanical Delay (IVMD), and the incidence of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) worsening in Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) patients.MethodsA comprehensive search was conducted for studies published from the establishment of the respective databases until October 2024 in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. …”
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Beneficiaries’ satisfaction with health insurance and associated factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abubeker Alebachew Seid, Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Molla Getie Mehari, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro

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Acupuncture for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with dry eye: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Li, Xin Xu, Juan Wei, Qingbo Wei, Zhouyu Xie, Xiangyu Bian, Yunchuan Wu

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Artificial intelligence in kidney transplantation: a 30-year bibliometric analysis of research trends, innovations, and future directions by Ying Jia He, Pin Lin Liu, Tao Wei, Tao Liu, Yi Fei Li, Jing Yang, Wen Xing Fan

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Oral Contraceptive Use and Alveolar Osteitis Following Third Molar Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Madison Tang, Daniela Gurpegui Abud, Jaffer A. Shariff

“…Additional variables such as sex, analgesic, and antibiotic use were documented and included in the analysis. The data were analyzed in R using the Mantel-Haenszel method. …”
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Impact of cancer types on COVID-19 infection and mortality risk: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Ning Cui, Yu Wu, Jianhua Zou, Zhanshuo Xiao, Jingyan Yang, Liusheng Li, Tengteng Hao, Jiao Wu

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Relationships of dermatologic symptoms and quality of life in patients with psoriatic arthritis: analysis of two tofacitinib phase III studies by Peter C. Taylor, Andrew G. Bushmakin, Joseph C. Cappelleri, Pamela Young, Rebecca Germino, Joseph F. Merola, Gil Yosipovitch

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Can a physical activity program improve functional capacity and fatigue in people with cancer? A retrospective analysis by Aline Reinmann, Edouard Laré, Anne-Violette Bruyneel, Joseph Gligorov, Alexandre Bodmer, Thibaud Koessler

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Effects of falls prevention interventions on falls outcomes for hospitalised adults: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis by Anne-Marie Hill, Meg E Morris, David L Carey, Susan C Slade

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Classification of User Expressions on Social Media Using LSTM and GRU Models by I Gede Putra Mas Yusadara, I Gusti Ayu Desi Saryanti

“…The research process includes data preprocessing, training, and model performance evaluation. …”
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Noninvasive high-frequency oscillation ventilation as post- extubation respiratory support in neonates: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Rameshwar Prasad, Bijan Saha, Md Habibullah Sk, Jagdish Prasad Sahoo, Bhupendra Kumar Gupta, Subhash Chandra Shaw

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Acceptability of digital vending machines to improve access to sexual and reproductive health in Brighton, UK: a qualitative analysis by Jaime H Vera, Richard Cooper, Syra Dhillon, John Mear, Gillian Louise Dean, Rhys D Wenlock

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Unveiling the ultimate advantage: a meta-analysis of 3D visualization and problem-based learning in orthopedic education by Ting Li, Yidan Hu, Ruohong Song, Hangyu Liu, Xin Gao, Fei Wang, Chengwei Xiao, Xilin Liu

“…Relevant studies were selected based on established eligibility criteria, with clinical data carefully extracted for analysis. Eighteen randomized controlled trials involving a total of 1,077 participants were included in the analysis. …”
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Multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled trial to evaluate hexaminolevulinate photodynamic therapy (Cevira) as a novel treatment in patients with high-grade squamous intraep... by Fei Chen, Jinghe Lang, Peter Hillemanns, Youzhong Zhang, Zoltán Novák, Long Sui, Ling Han, Christian Dannecker, Ctirad Mokráš, Zhixue You

“…All patients in the Cevira group will be enrolled in an open, long-term extension study for 6 months to collect additional efficacy and safety data (study extension endpoints).Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the ethics committee of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Hannover Medical University, Germany. …”
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