Strategic Analysis of the Financing System of Iran Health Insurance Organization by Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad, Mahdiyeh Heydari, Mahya Abbasi, Mahdi Abbasi

“…Increasing the coverage of health services, correcting the information databases of the insured and electronic prescribing were the most important strengths, and inappropriate pooling of financial resources, incomplete risk pooling, high administrative costs, and inefficient control were the most important weaknesses of IHIO. …”
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Policies on mental health in the workplace during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. by David Villarreal-Zegarra, C Mahony Reátegui-Rivera, Iselle Sabastizagal-Vela, Miguel Angel Burgos-Flores, Nieves Alejandra Cama-Ttito, Jaime Rosales-Rimache

“…The Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase databases and PubMed search engine were used. Original and reviewed articles published from January 1, 2020 to October 14, 2021 were included in the research. …”
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Student nurse education and preparation for palliative care: A scoping review. by Abiola Durojaiye, Ruth Ryan, Owen Doody

“…A comprehensive literature search of five electronic databases and grey literature were conducted from January 2002 to December 2021. …”
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Heterologous Materials Are Really Better than Autologous in Tympanoplasty Mastoid Obliteration? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis by Francesca Viberti, Giovanni Monciatti, Aniello Donniacuo, Fabio Ferretti, Lorenzo Salerni, Andrea De Vito, Daniele Bernardeschi, Marco Mandalà

“…Background: The aim is to analyze Literature concerning mastoid obliteration in adults with either autologous or heterologous grafts in the last 10 years. Data Source: Databases such as NIH PubMed, Bookshelf, NLM Catalog, Cochrane Library, and Embase were consulted. …”
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Epigenetic Biomarkers and the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway in Opisthorchis viverrini-associated Cholangiocarcinoma: A Scoping Review on Therapeutic Opportunities. by Alok Kafle, Sutas Suttiprapa, Mubarak Muhammad, Jan Clyden B Tenorio, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Norhidayu Sahimin, Shih Keng Loong

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>Relevant published literature was identified by searching major electronic databases using targeted search queries. This process retrieved a total of 81 peer-reviewed research articles deemed eligible for inclusion, as they partially or fully met the pre-defined selection criteria. …”
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Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action. by Claudia Nieto-Sanchez, David M Hatley, Mario J Grijalva, Koen Peeters Grietens, Benjamin R Bates

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We examined studies published between 2012 and 2020 in five electronic databases. Selected articles were required to (i) have explicit references to communication in either the abstract, title, or key words; (ii) further elaborate on the search terms (communication, message, media, participation and health education) in the body of the article; and (iii) sufficiently describe communication actions associated to those terms. …”
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Content and outcome of non-pharmacological rehabilitation in hospital, or community-based care, for women with traumatic brain injury: a scoping review protocol by Kajsa Lidström Holmqvist, Thomas Strandberg, Grahame Simpson, Jessica Massey, Marie Matérne

“…This scoping review aims to identify and map evidence on content and outcome of non-pharmacological rehabilitation for women with TBI aged below 65 years.Methods and analysis This scoping review will follow the methodological guidelines of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The databases searched will be PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO. …”
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Efficacy of clomiphene citrate and tamoxifen on pregnancy rates in idiopathic male subfertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Shadi Khashaba, Shehab Khashaba, Anil Krishan, Angus Bruce, Abdullatif Almaghlouth, Jason Huang, Mahmoud Mima, Craig Niederberger

“…Methods: We conducted a comprehensive systematic review of electronic databases: MEDLINE, PubMed/PMC, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. …”
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Prioritization of genes associated with the pathogenesis of leukosis in cattle by N. S. Yudin, N. L. Podkolodnyy, T. A. Agarkova, E. V. Ignatieva

“…The following criteria were used to prioritize 446 genes from the catalog: (1) the gene is associated with leukemia according to a genome-wide association study; (2) the gene is associated with leukemia according to a case-control study; (3) the role of the gene in leukemia development has been studied using knockout mice; (4) protein-protein interactions exist between the gene-encoded protein and either viral particles or individual viral proteins; (5) the gene is annotated with Gene Ontology terms that are overrepresented for a given list of genes; (6) the gene participates in biological pathways from the KEGG or REACTOME databases, which are over-represented for a given list of genes; (7) the protein encoded by the gene has a high number of protein-protein interactions with proteins encoded by other genes from the catalog. …”
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CDC25B Is a Prognostic Biomarker Associated With Immune Infiltration and Drug Sensitivity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Zixiang Huang, Liangzhi Xu, Zhengqiang Wu, Xiaofeng Xiong, Linfei Luo, Zhili Wen

“…CDC25B expression data of HCC cancer tissues and paracancerous normal samples were obtained from The Cancer Gene Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) databases, and the relationship between CDC25B expression and the prognosis and degree of tumor differentiation of HCC patients was analyzed. …”
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The use of N-acetylcysteine to prevent further progression of preeclampsia by I Wayan Agung Indrawan, Leny Farida

“…Materials and Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed and ScienceDirect databases, yielding 17 articles from PubMed and 395 articles from ScienceDirect. …”
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PLASTIC SURGERY CASES IN A TERTIARY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN SURABAYA, INDONESIA by Dwika Intania Riano, Lavonia Berlina Adzalika, Indri Lakhsmi Putri, Rachmaniar Pramanasari

“…Abstract: Introduction: Medical data registries are useful databases with well-defined data collection mechanisms. …”
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Investigating the effectiveness of theory-based interventions for improving treatment adherence of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A systematic review of Randomised Control... by Despoina Menti, Caroline Limbert, Georgios Lyrakos

“…Methods: An electronic search was conducted, including only Randomised Controlled Trials published in English and Greek from 2004 to 2016. Databases searched included PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, Wiley Online Library, Oxford Journals and PsychInfo. …”

Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis or Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Juanhong Pan, Song Jin, Quan Xie, Ying Wang, Zhipeng Wu, Jianfeng Sun, Tai Pin Guo, Di Zhang

“…Method. Nine electronic databases were searched from inception to March 1, 2022, and only randomized controlled trials (RCT) with high-quality (JADAD ≥ 4) were included. …”
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Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as a biomarker of systemic inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus: A meta-analysis and systematic review. by Young Ho Lee, Gwan Gyu Song

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a comprehensive search across Medline, Embase, and Cochrane databases to identify relevant articles. Subsequently, we performed meta-analyses to compare PLR between SLE patients and controls, as well as active and inactive SLE cases, along with LN and non-LN groups. …”
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Affective-sexual and gender diversity in Spanish education: a systematic literature review by Delfín Ortega-Sánchez, Esther Sanz de la Cal, Jaime Ibáñez Quintana, Eduardo Encabo-Fernández

“…To this end, this systematic review offers an unprecedented and updated synthesis of the most prominent challenges and areas for improvement in Spain, for the purpose of identifying existing research gaps, as well as curricular and training needs in this transdisciplinary field.MethodsTo achieve this objective, the PRISMA guidelines are applied in the extraction and selection of indexed materials from two of the principal internationally renowned databases, namely the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus. …”
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Experience of being a frequent user of primary care and emergency department services: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Catherine Hudon, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Magaly Brodeur, Eva Margo-Dermer

“…However, throughout this process, little attention has been paid to their experience as patients.Objective To thematically synthesise qualitative studies that explore the experience of frequent users of primary care and emergency department services.Design Qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis.Setting Primary care and emergency department.Participants Frequent users of primary care and emergency department services.Methods A qualitative systematic review was conducted using three online databases (MEDLINE with full text, CINAHL with full text and PsycINFO). …”
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NOL-7 serves as a potential prognostic-related biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma by Qiucheng Lei, Yingchun Huang, Feiwen Deng, Huazhen Zheng, Xitao Hong, Peng Wang, Jin Lv, Huanwei Chen, Zhenling Ji

“…Methods Aberrant expression of NOL7 in HCC and its prognostic value were evaluated using multiple databases, including TCGA, GTEx, Xiantao Academic, HCCDB, UALCAN, TISCH, and STRING. …”
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Prescribing clarity: mapping the link between antihypertensives and breast cancer by Shadman Newaz, Moontasir Ahmed, Jannat Ara Tina, Talukder Nasif Shahriar, Abdulla Bin Hridoy, Supritom Sarker, Mohammad Zakaria Al-Aziz, Md. Robed Amin

“…Methods: We conducted a systematic review of studies published between January 2014 and January 2024, in accordance with a registered protocol on the Open Science Framework. Multiple databases were searched for English-language studies of various designs, including clinical trials, cohort studies, and observational studies. …”
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Prevalence, risk and resilience factors of mental health conditions among female sex workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Olivia Kalinowski, Anastasiia Lotysh, Gizem Kaya, Franziska Kroehn-Liedtke, Lena Karoline Zerbe, Hristiana Mihaylova, Krisztina Sipos, Wulf Rössler, Meryam Schouler-Ocak

“…We investigated the prevalence of as well as risk factors for mental disease among female sex workers globally.MethodsUtilizing Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we conducted a comprehensive search across several databases, ultimately analyzing data from 80 studies comprising 24,675 individuals in total.ResultsMost of the studies stemmed from the United States (n = 24), followed by China (n = 12), India (n = 7) and Kenya (n = 5). …”
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