Prevalence of diabetic retinopathy and its associated factors among adults in East African countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Tigabu Kidie Tesfie, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Muluken Chanie Agimas, Getaneh Awoke Yismaw, Gebrie Getu Alemu, Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh, Bantie Getnet Yirsaw

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We extensively searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Google for relevant studies. A forest plot was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of diabetic retinopathy using DerSimonian and Laird's random-effects model. …”
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Company's diversification strategy and crash risk stock prices emphasizing operational slack and management ability by Majid Moradi, Roqaye Talebi, Hamid Reza Pakdaman

“…Third, the prevailing consensus among management scholars is that diversification is essential regarding economic performance and risk reduction. …”
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The Systemic Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Systematic Review by Bradley C Miller, Alexander W Tirko, Justin M Shipe, Olivia R Sumeriski, Kelley Moran

“…Exclusion criteria for articles included only measuring local or distal musculoskeletal changes due to BFR training, examining only passive BFR or ischemic preconditioning, articles not originating from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal, CEBM level of evidence less than two, or PEDro score less than four. …”
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Climate change as a wildlife health threat: a scoping review by Sabrina S. Greening, Lucie R. Pascarosa, Avery L. Munster, Roderick B. Gagne, Julie C. Ellis

“…Here, we performed a scoping review to identify scholarly articles from 2008 onwards with a focus on climate change impacts on wildlife health. …”
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Practice and factors associated with sunlight exposure of infants among mothers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shambel Dessale Asmamaw, Tibebu Habte Zewde, Abiel Teshome, Esayas Nigussie

“…Methods Electronic search was carried out using databases (PubMed, HINARI, Science Direct, electronic databases, and Google Scholar) for relevant articles published from January 1, 2010, to March 27, 2024. …”
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Gender characteristics, social determinants, and seasonal patterns of malaria incidence, relapse, and mortality in Sistan and Baluchistan province and other province of Iran: A sys... by Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Fereshteh Yazdani, Koen Ponnet

“…Methods This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted through systematic and manual searches in electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and the Scientific Information Database. …”
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Early warning systems (EWSs) for chikungunya, dengue, malaria, yellow fever, and Zika outbreaks: What is the evidence? A scoping review. by Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Tatiana Rivera Ramírez, Axel Kroeger, Ernesto Gozzer, Silvia Runge-Ranzinger

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Data were extracted from Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Google Scholar, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), PubMed, Web of Science, and WHO Library Database (WHOLIS) databases until August 2019. …”
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Effect of short inter-pregnancy interval on perinatal and maternal outcomes among pregnant women in SSA 2023: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh, Simachew Animen Bantie, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic and a comprehensive literature searching mechanism were used without any restriction, through Google scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Sciences, and Grey literature databases for reporting the effect of short inter pregnancy interval. …”
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Síndrome de Sheehan: marcador de subdesarrollo by Alfredo Jácome Roca

“…Metodología: para elaborar esta revisión narrativa, se hizo una búsqueda de la literatura en las bases de datos de PubMed, Google Scholar, Lilacs y Scielo, utilizando los términos anotados como palabras clave y la revisión del listado de referencias (en “bola de nieve”) de los estudios seleccionados. …”
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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“… # Study Design Scoping Review # Methods An electronic search was conducted of CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, Google Scholar, and MEDLINE using the PRISMA method. Search terms included Boolean combinations of “cognition”, “concussion”, “ImPACT”, “cognitive deficit”, “mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)”, and “neuropsychological function” as cognitive descriptors and the terms “injury risk” and “lower extremity injury” as injury descriptors. …”
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Effect Of Exercise Therapy on Lipid Profile and Oxidative Stress Indicators in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Madeeha Jadoon, Shazia Zeb, Sajid Razaq, Munazza Khan, Muhammad Shoaib, Sara Mariyum

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Multi-Media Tools and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Bishop Berham University. by Barigye, Damas

“…The researcher got information from different and related sources or scholars, magazines, journals, and websites that all point and relate to this study, and information from the university library. …”
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Medical complexity in emergency and urgent care settings: a scoping review protocol by Diane Lorenzetti, Tanvir C Turin, Sumedh Bele, Eddy Lang, Doreen Rabi, Naomi Popeski, Marie-Claire Uwamahoro, Conne Lategan, Kate Yakubets, Cassandra Chisholm

“…A grey literature search will be conducted in Google and Google Scholar to identify additional information. Two reviewers will independently screen titles and abstracts for inclusion, followed by a screening of the full text of potentially relevant articles. …”
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The Beneficial Application of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) on Health and Egg Production, in Layers: A Review by Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Aiman Mohammed Baqir Al‐Dhalimy, Maryam Zokaei, Shadi Salimi, Mohammed Jawad Alnajar, Abhinav Kumar, Enas R. Alwaily, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Soura Alaa Hussein, Majid Gholami‐Ahangaran

“…Methods A systematic search was conducted in Google Scholar database to identify relevant studies published in peer‐reviewed journals. …”
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Investigating Maps of Science Using Contextual Proximity of Citations Based on Deep Contextualized Word Representation by Muhammad Roman, Abdul Shahid, Shafiullah Khan, Lisu Yu, Muhammad Asif, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi

“…Therefore, we have developed our own scholarly dataset, Citation Context Dataset with Intent (C2D-I), an extension of the C2D dataset. …”
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Modified sutureless and glue-free method versus conventional sutures for conjunctival autograft fixation in primary pterygium surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Faisal Aljahdali, Waleed Khayyat, Abdulelah T BinYamin, Sultan A Al-Qahtani, Mohammed D Alghamdi, Ali Saleh Alsudais, Husain A Alalgum, Halah Bin Helayel, Mohammed AlMutlak

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis compared the modified sutureless glue-free (MSGF) method with conventional sutures (CS) for conjunctival autograft fixation in primary pterygium surgery.Methods A comprehensive search was conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, Google Scholar and ClinicalTrials.gov for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing MSGF and CS conjunctival autografts. …”
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The diagnostic performance of International Ovarian Tumor Analysis: Simple Rules for diagnosing ovarian tumors—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Awadia Gareeballah, Moawia Gameraddin, Moawia Gameraddin, Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Amirah Alsaedi, Maisa Elzaki, Walaa Alsharif, Ibrahim Mohamed Daoud, Ibrahim Mohamed Daoud, Shrooq Aldahery, Magbool Alelyani, Elrashed AbdElrahim, Fahad H. Alhazmi, Zuhal Y. Hamd, Raga Ahmed Abouraida, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker, Mohamed Adam

“…This review aims to assess the diagnostic performance of IOTA-SR for classifying ovarian tumors as benign or malignant.MethodsA systematic review was conducted on MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. The terminologies “IOTA-SR”, “adnexal, mass”, and “ovarian tumors scoring” were employed. …”
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Approaches to implementing and financing primary health care in Kenya: a case of seven counties by Janette Karimi, Salim Hussien, Elizabeth Wangia, Mercy-Irene Kimani, Mohamud Mohamed, Melissa Wanda, Rosemarie Muganda, Rachel Ndirangu, Daniel Mwai, Mercy Wanjala, Fadhila Richter

“…The MDT is dynamic and should comprise a care and support team that matches patient health needs and the catchment population. This scholarly article delineates the outcomes of an investigative assessment reviewing the current state and trajectory of PHC implementation, focusing on the PCN implementation, and analyzing PHC financing modalities in 7 counties in Kenya.MethodsThis study employed a mixed-methodological approach to gather data from seven counties; Garissa, Nyeri, Makueni, Vihiga, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Mombasa. …”
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Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Liesl Zühlke, David Coetzee, Mark Engel, Natasha R Rhoda, Eunice Turawa, Imen Ayouni, Shanaaz Mathews

“…We propose conducting a systematic review to evaluate the burden and trends of SUDIs in LoMICs since 2004.Methods and analysis We will systematically search PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, African Index Medicus, EBSCOHost, Google Scholar, WHOIS and WHO database to identify studies published from July 2004 until October 2024. …”
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Preparing healthcare leaders of the digital age with an integrative artificial intelligence curriculum: a pilot study by Soo Hwan Park, Roshini Pinto-Powell, Thomas Thesen, Alexander Lindqwister, Joshua Levy, Rachael Chacko, Devina Gonzalez, Connor Bridges, Adam Schwendt, Travis Byrum, Justin Fong, Shahin Shahsavari, Saeed Hassanpour

“…This study examined the effectiveness of a pilot Digital Health Scholars (DHS) non-credit enrichment elective that paralleled the Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine’s first-year preclinical curriculum with a focus on introducing AI algorithms and their applications in the concurrently occurring systems-blocks. …”
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