Eco-activist imagery in literary texts for children (a case study of English postmodern fairy tales and short stories) by Alla Tsapiv, Mariia Andrieieva

“…The analysis of our case study reveals that the protagonists of eco-activist fairy tales are primarily children concerned about environmental issues. Shadow narratives and the point of view of the child-focaliser are realized by the visual means, i.e. visual metaphors, salience of definite objects on the pictures, interplay of colours and shapes. …”
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Work-related grief and bereavement experiences of social and community service workers working with people experiencing social disadvantage: a rapid scoping review by Kara Whitlock, Zahra Premji, Ashley Mollison, Carolina Posada, Mauricio Arias-Rojas, Charlotte Futcher, Kelli I. Stajduhar

“…Three main themes emerged from the narrative synthesis and thematic analysis: (1) Working in contexts of inequities, (2) Distress and its attributing factors, (3) Support needs and strategies. …”
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Cognitive prehabilitation for geriatric patients undergoing elective surgery: a PRISMA-P-compliant protocol for a systematic review by Yu He, Nianyi Sun, Wenchen Zou, Anren Zhang, Xiaochai Han, Caitao Chen

“…The Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale will be used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. A narrative or quantitative synthesis will be conducted based on the final data. …”
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How effective and cost-effective are behaviour change interventions in improving the prescription and use of antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries? A protocol for a... by Mishal Khan, Virginia Wiseman, Neha Batura, Carla Cuevas

“…Studies will be categorised by type of behaviour change intervention and experimental design. A meta-analysis or narrative synthesis will be conducted as appropriate, along with an appraisal of quality of studies using the Grading of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) checklist.Ethics and dissemination No individual patient data are used, so ethical approval is not required. …”
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Oral Antibacterial Drug Prescribing in Primary Care Out-of-Hours Services: A Scoping Review by Sarah Khalid Al Hussain, Rhian Deslandes, Deborah Edwards, Karen Louise Hodson

“…Data were summarised, tabulated, and presented narratively to explore themes and patterns that aligned with the review objectives. …”
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Partnering with Palliative Care: A Case Report of Severe Pain in Critical Limb Ischemia Treated Successfully with a Continuous Popliteal Nerve Catheter by Ryan S. D’Souza, Stephanie Shen, Frederick Ojukwu, Halena M. Gazelka, Bridget P. Pulos

“…We described the successful use of a continuous local anesthetic infusion via a popliteal nerve catheter to control severe refractory ischemic lower limb pain in a patient who failed surgical intervention and performed a brief narrative literature review on regional anesthesia for ischemic pain. …”
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Mapping the evidence on factors related to postpartum contraception among sub-Saharan African immigrant and refugee women in the United States of America: A scoping review protocol... by Comfort Z Olorunsaiye, Mariam A Badru, Augustus Osborne, Hannah M Degge, Sanni Yaya

“…Citations, abstracts, and full texts will be independently screened by two reviewers. We will use narrative synthesis to analyze the data using quantitative and qualitative methods. …”
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Multisectoral actions in primary health care: A realist synthesis of scoping review. by Resham B Khatri, Daniel Erku, Aklilu Endalamaw, Eskinder Wolka, Frehiwot Nigatu, Anteneh Zewdie, Yibeltal Assefa

“…We employed Pawson and Tilley's realist review approach to synthesize data following Realist and Meta-narrative Evidence Syntheses: Evolving Standards publication standards for realist synthesis. …”
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Investments for effective functionality of health systems towards Universal Health Coverage in Africa: A scoping review. by Humphrey Cyprian Karamagi, Ali Ben Charif, Solyana Ngusbrhan Kidane, Tewelde Yohanes, David Kariuki, Maritza Titus, Charles Batungwanayo, Aminata Binetou-Wahebine Seydi, Araia Berhane, Jacinta Nzinga, David Njuguna, Hillary Kipchumba Kipruto, Edith Andrews Annan, Benson Droti

“…We summarized data using a narrative approach involving thematic syntheses and descriptive statistics. …”
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Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: A scoping review. by Holly Blake, Juliet Hassard, Jasmeet Singh, Kevin Teoh

“…Data charting and synthesis was undertaken narratively, using the framework approach and thematic analysis. …”
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Taking stock of vaccine hesitancy among migrants: a scoping review protocol by Charles S Wiysonge, Sten H Vermund, Akhenaten Siankam Tankwanchi, Anelisa Jaca, Heidi J Larson

“…Findings will be reported through summary narratives, tables, flowcharts and evidence maps.Ethics and dissemination This review is exempted from ethical approval and will be published in a peer-reviewed open-access journal to ensure wide dissemination.…”
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Parent skills training for parents of children or adults with developmental disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Corrado Barbui, Chiara Servili, Brian Reichow, Cary Kogan, Isaac Smith, M Taghi Yasamy

“…To locate studies, we will conduct an extensive electronic database search and then use snowball methods, with no limits to publication year or language. We will present a narrative synthesis including visual displays of study effects on child and parental outcomes and conduct a quantitative synthesis of the effects of parent skills training programmes using meta-analytic techniques.Ethics and dissemination No ethical issues are foreseen and ethical approval is not required given this is a protocol for a systematic review. …”
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Reducing Hospital Readmissions in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Current Treatments and Preventive Strategies by Claudia Di Chiara, Giulia Sartori, Alberto Fantin, Nadia Castaldo, Ernesto Crisafulli

“…In the context of the literature concerning respiratory medicine, particularly COPD patients, our narrative review analyses recent evidence regarding the current management of COPD hospital readmissions, aiming to propose preventive strategies helpful in clinical practice. …”
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Microsimulation models on child and adolescent health: a scoping review protocol by Filipa Sampaio, Claire de Oliveira

“…We will extract relevant data on all studies retrieved and use the Quality Assessment Reporting for Microsimulation Models checklist to assess the reporting quality of each model. We will use a narrative synthesis with summary tables to describe our findings. …”
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Entrepreneurial opportunity decisions under uncertainty: Recognizing the complementing role of personality traits and cognitive skills by Emmanuel Kwasi Mensah, Lawrence Adu Asamoah, Vahid Jafari-Sadeghi

“…Methodology: The method of this research has been adapted the framework used by Garrett and Holland (2015), who developed propositions from the conceptual narratives of how environmental uncertainty and complexity differentially affect the motivations and cognition of independent entrepreneurs and corporate entrepreneurs to engage in entrepreneurial action. …”
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Justification for Interference? The Role of the Monroe Doctrine in the Stigmatization and Legitimation of Intervention in the US Foreign Policy in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries by I. A. Istomin

“…It is shown that the appeal to national interests suitable for solving the problems of domestic political legitimization, turns out to be ineffective in justifying interventions in the eyes of the international community and therefore gives way to references to established traditions and historical narratives. The paper examines the historical background of the 1823 presidential address and the ways how the US foreign policy establishment appealed to it later on, both to promote the idea of the inadmissibility of European interference in the affairs of the countries of the Western Hemisphere, and, subsequently, to justify American interventionism. …”
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Non-pharmacological delirium detection and management interventions for informal caregivers of older people at home: A scoping review protocol. by Mary T Fox, Ilo-Katryn Maimets, Jeffrey I Butler, Souraya Sidani, Christina Godfrey

“…Results will be summarised in narrative and tabular formats.…”
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An Update Review to Cast Light on the Possible Role of Altered Oropharyngeal Microbiota in Differentiating True Psychosis from Malingered Psychosis in a Forensic Psychiatric Settin... by Mohsen Khosravi, Domenico De Berardis, Sahel Sarabandi, Sakineh Mazloom, Amir Adibi, Negin Javan, Zahra Ghiasi, Mohammad Nafeli, Negar Rahmanian

“…Also, we adopted the narrative technique so that the material synthesis leads to a cohesive and compelling story. …”
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Gender-based stigma and the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS among older women: A scoping review protocol. by Thi Vu, Jasmine Manalel, Kate Nyhan, Katie Wang, Joan Monin

“…<h4>Results</h4>We will synthesize the findings through tables, charts, and narrative summaries. We will also identify gaps in the current literature and provide recommendations for future research. …”
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Sport and National Pride: A Literature Review by Rizal Kurniawan, Indriyani Santoso, Amin Akbar, Hanifa Dalimunthe, Hanny Damra, Iftita Rahmi, Anindra Guspa, Free Dwatra, Mario Pratama

“…Then, the researcher narrates the results of these studies. Most of the articles included in the study used a cross-sectional approach and were studied in the context of European countries. …”
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