Long term cost-effectiveness analysis of IDegLira in the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients compared to GLP-1RA added to basal insulin after IDegLira entered the national reimbu... by Dunming Xiao, Junling Weng, Lei Zhang, Chang Xing, Yan Wei, Yingyao Chen

“…Other cost and utility data are sourced from published literature. The health outcome indicator is quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). …”
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Large Language Models in Healthcare: A Bibliometric Analysis and Examination of Research Trends by Gencer G, Gencer K

“…Gülcan Gencer,1 Kerem Gencer2 1Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey; 2Department of Computer Engineering, Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Engineering, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyCorrespondence: Gülcan Gencer, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, Email gencergulcan@gmail.comBackground: The integration of large language models (LLMs) in healthcare has generated significant interest due to their potential to improve diagnostic accuracy, personalization of treatment, and patient care efficiency.Objective: This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to identify current research trends, main themes and future directions regarding applications in the healthcare sector.Methods: A systematic scan of publications until 08.05.2024 was carried out from an important database such as Web of Science.Using bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace, we analyzed data covering publication counts, citation analysis, co-authorship, co- occurrence of keywords and thematic development to map the intellectual landscape and collaborative networks in this field.Results: The analysis included more than 500 articles published between 2021 and 2024. The United States, Germany and the United Kingdom were the top contributors to this field. …”
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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

“…Methods A thorough search was undertaken across various medical databases, namely PubMed, CNKI, EMBASE, Web of Science, and WanFang, until October 1, 2024, to determine published articles pertinent to OSAHS. The present research conducted a comprehensive review of the literature concerning cystatin C levels in both patients with OSAHS and controls, variations in cystatin C levels pre-and post-surgery/CPAP treatment, the Pearson/Spearman correlation coefficients between cystatin C levels and sleep monitoring indices, and the hazard ratio (HR) associated with cystatin C levels concerning the onset of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among patients with OSAHS. …”
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Design of an RCT on cost-effectiveness of group schema therapy versus individual schema therapy for patients with Cluster-C personality disorder: the QUEST-CLC study protocol by Iuno Z. Groot, Anne-Sophie S. M. Venhuizen, Nathan Bachrach, Simone Walhout, Bregje de Moor, Kasper Nikkels, Susanne Dalmeijer, Myrte Maarschalkerweerd, Joël R. van Aalderen, Hinde de Lange, Renske Wichers, Agatha Ph. Hollander, Silvia M. A. A. Evers, Raoul P. P. P. Grasman, Arnoud Arntz

“…The only controlled cost-effectiveness study published so far found Individual Schema Therapy (IST) to be superior to Treatment as Usual (TAU). …”
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Application of amorphous zirconium (hydr)oxide/MgFe layered double hydroxides composite in fixed-bed column for phosphate removal from water by A. Nuryadin, T. Imai

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Breathing time: a longue-durée multidisciplinary study of respiratory illnesses and airborne diseases in Switzerland (16th–21st century CE) by Tobias Hofstetter, Aude Fauvel, Silke Grabherr, Negahnaz Moghaddam

“…It reviews historical, demographical, statistical, medical, and bioarchaeological, primary and secondary data originating from archive material or previously published specific analyses into the topic (n = 55). …”
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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pattern in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…Electronic search in PubMed/MEDLINE and Google was used to find published literature with reference lists of relevant articles searched manually. …”
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Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Ben Singh, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Bruno G.G. da Costa, José Castro-Piñero, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Carol Maher, Nuria Marín-Jiménez, Ryan McGrath, Pablo Molina-García, Jonathan Myers, Bethany Gower, Francisco B. Ortega, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…We included full-text refereed cohort studies published in English that quantified the association (using risk estimates with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs)) of objectively measured, exercise-estimated, and non-exercise-estimated CRF with all-cause and CVD mortality in adults. …”
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Total neoadjuvant therapy based on short-course radiotherapy versus standard long-course chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenji Pu, Wenqi Chen, Haiman Jing, Jishi Li, Yong Jiang, Shasha Li, Weijie Wen, Zhiyuan Xu, Jing Jin

“…BackgroundWe conducted the meta-analysis to compare the therapeutic effects of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) based on short-course radiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy (SCRT/CCT) and long-course chemoradiotherapy (LCCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) according to certain significant randomized controlled trials (RCTs).MethodsThe researchers retrieved several databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library, to collect all the relevant literature published since the establishment of the databases until July 30, 2024, and then screened to determine the qualified literature and extracted the relevant information. …”
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Pesticide Residues, Glyphosate Adsorption and Degradation Characteristics in Ethiopian Agricultural Soils by Bereket Ayenew, Endalkachew Getu

“…The degree of pesticides sorption and degradation which influence the likelihood of environmental contamination from pesticides seeping into water bodies from soil has not yet been published for Ethiopian soils. The study aimed at to quantify the levels of pesticide residues, assess glyphosate’s adsorption capabilities and degradation rate in the soils. …”
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Diabetes self-management education (DSME) for older persons in Western countries: A scoping review. by Pilar Camargo-Plazas, Madison Robertson, Beatriz Alvarado, Geneviève C Paré, Idevania G Costa, Lenora Duhn

“…., MEDLINE, JBI EBP) to identify relevant English language papers published from 2000 to 2022. Titles and abstracts were screened to select eligible papers for full-text reading. …”
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Magnitude, risk factors and economic impacts of diabetic emergencies in developing countries: A systematic review. by Halefom Kahsay Haile, Teferi Gedif Fenta

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Following PRISMA (2020) guidelines, databases of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Scopus were searched for studies reporting on prevalence, risk factors, and direct costs of diabetes emergencies published in English from 2000 to 2023. Forty eligible studies were extracted and retrieved using manual data extraction form and automation tools. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of the impact of environmental degradation on women and the importance of women’s representation by Y.A. Pratama, M.Y.A. Kadir, A. Rivaldi, I.C. Mulya, S. Amirah, M. Iqhrammullah

“…Second, this study aims to highlight the urgent need for increased women’s participation in environmental policy-making and legislative processes.METHODS: This study used bibliometric analysis, examining metadata from published literature indexed in the Scopus database. …”
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Evidence of development of underutilised crops and their ecosystem services in Europe: a systematic mapping approach by Todd Jenkins, Sofie Landschoot, Kevin Dewitte, Geert Haesaert, John Reade, Nicola Randall

“…Faba bean was the most common crop in both European projects and published literature. No current projects had a focus on hull-less barley. …”
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Interventions to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Related Knowledge and Attitudes Among the Adolescents: Scoping Review by Putri YHS, Maryati I, Solehati T

“…Inclusion criteria included quantitative intervention research, quasi-experimental, or randomized controlled trials; involving adolescents aged 10– 19 years; describing at least one intervention to improve knowledge, attitudes, or awareness about reproductive health; and published in English or Indonesian between 2019– 2024. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Postoperative Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Dan Wang, Hongshuo Shi, Zhenguo Yang, Wenbin Liu, Lu Qi, Chengda Dong, Guomin Si, Qi Guo

“…We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about TEAS in treating postoperative pain that were published before November 2021. The primary outcome was visual analogue scale (VAS) within 24 h after surgery. …”
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Prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress, and suicide tendency among individual with long-COVID and determinants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Razieh Bidhendi-Yarandi, Akbar Biglarian, Jannike Lie Karlstad, Cathrine Fredriksen Moe, Enayatollah Bakhshi, Mohammad-Reza Khodaei-Ardakani, Samira Behboudi-Gandevani

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic literature search of databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and PsycINFO up to August 2024, targeting observational studies published in English. Study quality was assessed using structured standard tools. …”
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Russian Non-Interventional Study of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Rifaximin-α Therapy in Patients with Uncomplicated Diverticular Disease under the Conditions of Outpatient Prac... by O. S. Shifrin, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Korolev, T. I. Semenova, M. V. Shein, G. N. Leksikova, O. A. Tokareva, O. E. Davydova, P. S. Andreev, S. E. Katorkin, A. A. Chernov, A. V. Zhuravlev, O. S. Sek, A. A. Kopina, N. Yu. Samokhina, Yu. V. Gorozhankina, M. F. Samigullin, V. S. Groshilin, E. N. Borisova, T. A. Petrova, I. Yu. Pirogova, S. V. Mednikov, N. V. Smagin, A. S. Sarsenbaeva, N. V. Smirnova, L. G. Kirsanova, N. M. Malyutina, M. A. Smirnova, E. N. Shleikova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The data obtained confirm the previously published results of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy and safety of rifaximin-α in UDD.…”
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Contribution of Open Access Databases to Intensive Care Medicine Research: Scoping Review by Julien Kallout, Antoine Lamer, Julien Grosjean, Gaétan Kerdelhué, Guillaume Bouzillé, Thomas Clavier, Benjamin Popoff

“…However, the quality and clinical relevance of these studies remains highly heterogeneous, with a majority of articles being published in low–impact factor journals.…”
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Agent-Based Adaptive Dynamic Round Robin (AADRR) Scheduling Algorithm by Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muzafar Khan, Syed Nasir Mehmood Shah

“…Small, medium, and large datasets were used, with the small workload traces obtained from published studies and the large traces produced by the Monte Carlo simulation. …”
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