Monitoring Agricultural Land Changes in Peri-Urban Oran, Algeria: A Mixed Methods Analysis by Rabia Samah Choukri, Tarik Ghodbani, Muhammad Salem

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Effects of proprioceptive training in the recovery of patients submitted to meniscus surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis by Song Jin, Xiaoxiao Liu, Di Zhang, Ju Wang, Tianyu Zhao, Jiang Ma, Huaimin Lu

“…Objective To evaluate the effects of proprioceptive training on rehabilitation of knee after arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM).Design PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Technology Periodical Database, WanFang Data and China Biology Medicine were searched until December 2021 for randomised controlled trials.Participants Patients who have undergone APM for meniscus injury caused by traumatic tear.Results A total of 9 studies with 453 patients were included in this study for meta-analysis, and 2/9 with high quality, 6/9 with moderate quality. …”
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Kinetic Analysis of the Reaction between Tannic Acid (TA) and L-Lysine Diisocyanate (LDI) Systems by Ali Karbasi, Reza Darvishi, AmirHossein Enayati Gerdroodbar, Ghasem Payam

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Effect of exercise on kidney-relevant biomarkers in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paul Welsh, Carlos Celis-Morales, Patrick Mark, Qiaoling Liu, Jennifer Lees

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Efficacy and safety of tripterygium glycosides combined with ACEI/ARB on diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis by Zhuan’E. Yao, Zhuan’E. Yao, Pengbo Wang, Qinjuan Fu, Qiong Song, Haojian Xu, Peng Zhang

“…This study only included randomized controlled trials of tripterygium glycosides combined with ACEI/ARB in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy, and the final included studies were identified according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and meta-analysis of data was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.ResultsA total of 44 RCTs with 3537 DN patients were included in the study. …”
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In-hospital mortality among neonates with necrotising enterocolitis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Addisu Getie, Adam Wondmieneh, Melaku Bimerew, Manay Ayalneh, Freweyni Gebreegziabher Araya, Nigatu Dessalegn

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Epidemiological characterization of COVID-19 in children under 18 years old in Mexico: an analysis of the pandemic by Isamu Daniel Takane-Cabrera, Fanny Yasmin Ortega-Vargas, Ilen Adriana Díaz-Torres, Aldo Agustin Herrera-González, Antonio R. Villa, Miguel Leonardo García-León, Patricia Bautista-Carbajal, Miguel A. Pérez-Sastre, Luis Alberto Cortazar-Maldonado, Jorge Baruch Díaz-Ramírez, Rosa Maria Wong-Chew

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Effects of levothyroxine therapy on bone and mineral metabolism in hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaotao Li, Taotao Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Limin Tian

“…Results Thirteen of the 5996 published articles were included in this meta-analysis. No significance was found in bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine between SCH patients treated with LT4 and control group either at baseline or after intervention. …”
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Relationship between serum lipid level and colorectal cancer: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Shuai Lu, Zhenpeng Yang, Huazhen Tang, Xibo Sun, Benqiang Rao

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The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Li Li, Ying Wu, Ying Zhang, Lingyun Tian, Yinglan Li

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The contextual awareness, response and evaluation (CARE) diabetes project: study design for a quantitative survey of diabetes prevalence and non-communicable disease risk in Ga Mas... by Swaib Abubaker Lule, Sandra Boatemaa Kushitor, Carlos S. Grijalva-Eternod, Kafui Adjaye-Gbewonyo, Olutobi Adekunle Sanuade, Mawuli Komla Kushitor, Lydia Okoibhole, Raphael Awuah, Leonard Baatiema, Irene Akwo Kretchy, Daniel Arhinful, Ama de-Graft Aikins, Kwadwo Koram, Edward Fottrell, the CARE Diabetes Team

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Assessing the Clinical and Functional Status of COPD Patients Using Speech Analysis During and After Exacerbation by Mayr W, Triantafyllopoulos A, Batliner A, Schuller BW, Berghaus TM

“…We evaluated a machine learning analysis of speech for classifying the disease severity of COPD.Methods: In this single centre study, non-consecutive COPD patients were prospectively recruited for comparing their speech characteristics during and after an acute COPD exacerbation. …”
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Analysis in Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Nan Yu, Yadi Zhang, Lei Kang, Ying Gao, Junqing Zhang, Yuan Wu

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Cost Analysis and Clinical Outcomes of Ambulatory Care Monitoring in Medicare Patients: Describing the Diagnostic Odyssey by Renée JG Arnold, Andrew Layton

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Efficacy and Safety of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Treatment of Complex Perianal Fistulas: A Meta-Analysis by Fang Cheng, Zhong Huang, Zhi Li

“…Therefore, we performed the meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of local MSC therapy for complex perianal fistula. …”
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The impact of social networking addiction on the academic achievement of university students globally: A meta-analysis by Nader Salari, Hosna Zarei, Shabnam Rasoulpoor, Hooman Ghasemi, Amin Hosseinian-Far, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Heterogeneity of studies was assessed using the I2 index, analysis of eligible studies was completed be embracing the random effects model, and the data analysis was performed within the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (v.2) software. …”
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Prognostic correlation analysis of multiple myeloma based on HALP score of peripheral blood before chemotherapy by CHEN Min, AN Liying, LIN Xiaojing, ZHAO Pan, ZOU Xingli, WEI Jin, NI Xun

“…The HALP score was calculated, and the optimal cutoff value for HALP was determined using X-tile software. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves for high HALP and low HALP groups. …”
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Treatment of e-cigarette use among hospitalised adolescents and young adults: a protocol for intervention development and evaluation of preliminary efficacy and implementation outc... by Delwyn Catley, Kimber P Richter, Karen Wilson, Shelbie Wooten, Melissa K Miller, Abbey Masonbrink

“…We aim to fill this gap by developing an e-cigarette use intervention and evaluating preliminary efficacy and implementation outcomes among hospitalised AYAs.Methods and analysis We will enrol 144 hospitalised AYAs (14–21 years) who report past 30-day e-cigarette use and randomise 2:1 to intervention or control arms. …”
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Steroid use for established bronchopulmonary dysplasia: study protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Roy K Philip, Joanna Seliga-Siwecka, Eduardo Villamor, Maria Pierro, Niazy Al Assaf, Sabina Strashun, Roberto Chioma, Kinga Zielińska, Krzysztof Włodarczyk

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The Effect of Educational Intervention on Improvement of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Azam Maleki, Elham Faghihzadeh, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Self-efficacy is an important psychological and motivational factor in breastfeeding, and it is a valuable framework that predicts breastfeeding outcomes and demonstrates maternal confidence in breastfeeding. The meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of educational interventions on improving breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSE). …”
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