The Efficacy of the Mulligan Concept to Treat Meniscal Pathology: A Systematic Review by Nathan C. Reep, Sydney N. Leverett, Rebecca M. Heywood, Russell T. Baker, Darren L. Barnes, Scott W. Cheatham

“… # Study Design Systematic Review # Methods A literature search was completed across multiple databases using combinations of the words "knee, function, mobilization with movement, MWM, mulligan concept, MC, meniscal pathology, meniscal derangement, and meniscal tear." …”
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Trabeculectomy and EX-PRESS Implantation in Open-Angle Glaucoma: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yi Sun, Bowen Zhang, Rouxi Zhou, Tao Wang, Juan Deng

“…Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were selected through search of databases PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from their inception up until November 2018. …”
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Inpatient and Emergency Room Ophthalmology Consultations at a Tertiary Care Center by Daniel J. Oh, Levi N. Kanu, Judy L. Chen, Ahmad A. Aref, William F. Mieler, Peter W. MacIntosh

“…Discussion. Consultation databases can be useful in preparing trainees for in-hospital clinical care. …”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Depression and Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lu Li, Yadi Ren, Zeyu Wang, Yanqing Niu, Ying Zhao, Xiaherezhati Aihaiti, Yinglan Ji, Man Li

“…A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Chinese databases for observational studies that reported the incidence or prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with H. pylori infection. …”
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Initial use of supplementary oxygen for trauma patients: a systematic review by Trine Grodum Eskesen, Josefine Stokholm Baekgaard, Jacob Steinmetz, Lars S Rasmussen

“…Objective This systematic review aimed to identify and describe the evidence for supplementary oxygen for spontaneously breathing trauma patients, and for high (0.60–0.90) versus low (0.30–0.50) inspiratory oxygen fraction (FiO2) for intubated trauma patients in the initial phase of treatment.Methods Several databases were systematically searched in September 2017 for studies fulfilling the following criteria: trauma patients (Population); supplementary oxygen/high FiO2 (Intervention) versus no supplementary oxygen/low FiO2 (Control) for spontaneously breathing or intubated trauma patients, respectively, in the initial phase of treatment; mortality, complications, days on mechanical ventilation and/or length of stay (LOS) in hospital/intensive care unit (ICU) (Outcomes); prospective interventional trials (Study design). …”
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Comparing the Scores of The Functional Movement Screen™ in Individuals with Low Back Pain versus Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Khalid M. Alkhathami, Bijad Alqahtani

“… # Methods The systematic review and meta-analysis included papers assessing functional movement among adult patients with LBP using the FMS™ through a literature review of five databases. The search strategy focused used relevant keywords: Functional movement screen AND low back pain. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Dupilumab and Tralokinumab for Treating Atopic Dermatitis and Pruritic Skin Disorders in Oncological Patients: A Narrative Review by Lauletta G, Potestio L, Patruno C, De Lucia M, Napolitano M

“…This article aims to review the current evidence on the safety and efficacy of dupilumab and tralokinumab in treating AD and pruritus among cancer survivors, addressing the potential benefits and considerations for this unique patient population.Methods: A comprehensive analysis of the current medical literature was performed on the PubMed, Ovid, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases until December 15, 2024. In conducting this narrative review, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and medical terminology related to clinical trials and real-life studies were employed, focusing on the pharmacological agents dupilumab, and tralokinumab.Discussion: Patients with active or past cancer are typically excluded from clinical trials of new medications, complicating the evaluation of cancer progression or recurrence risks in these patients setting. …”
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Functional Properties of Human-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Sarah Ezquerra, Amparo Zuleta, Rodrigo Arancibia, José Estay, Francisco Aulestia, Flavio Carrion

“…In this meta-analysis, we review aggregate formation, in vitro functional properties and in vivo therapeutic potential displayed by adipose tissue, bone marrow, and umbilical cord-derived MSC, assembled as spheroids. The databases PubMed and SciELO were used to find eligible articles, using free-words and MeSH terms related to the subject, finding 28 published articles meeting all inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Use of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells as part of bone marrow concentrate in the complex treatment of aseptic necrosis of the femoral head: a systematic review by Alina R. Zakirova, Alexander N. Torgashin, Svetlana S. Rodionova

“…A 10-year literature search (2013-2023) was performed in the PubMed, Scopus and eLIBRARY databases. According to our inclusion criteria, the review included 8 high-quality studies that examined the use of MMSCs as part of bone marrow concentrate for the treatment of ANFH. …”
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Non-pharmaceutical interventions and epigenetic aging in adults: Protocol for a scoping review. by Alina Liebich, Shenglin Zheng, Theresa Schachner, Jacqueline Mair, Mia Jovanova, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Tobias Kowatsch

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>This protocol will include single- and multicomponent intervention studies that target individuals ≥ 18 years of age and use epigenetic clocks as primary or secondary outcomes. Five electronic databases will be searched for studies between July 2011 until December 2023. …”
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Endometriosis-associated Ovarian Cancer, from Risk Factors to Survival Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Elham Askary, Saeed Alborzi, Kefayat Chamanara, Alimohammad Keshtvarz Hesam Abadi

“…This meta-analysis aims to assess the prevalence and prognosis of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) in various types of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and compare risk factors with the non-EAOC group to improve disease management.Method: In this review, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases were searched for "endometriosis" and "ovarian cancer risk factor" from 2010 to 2023. …”
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Liver Fibrosis Scores and Hospitalization, Mechanical Ventilation, Severity, and Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis by Menglu Liu, Kaibo Mei, Ziqi Tan, Shan Huang, Fuwei Liu, Chao Deng, Jianyong Ma, Peng Yu, Xiao Liu

“…., FIB-4, NAFLD fibrosis score (NFS), and aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI)) and associated prognosis outcomes by searching the PubMed, EMBASE, and medRxiv databases. The potential dose-response effect was performed using a stage robust error meta-regression. …”
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Executive Function Strengths in Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Shuangquan Ren, Peng Shi, Xioasu Feng, Kai Zhang, Wenchao Wang

“…Methods Computer searches of CNKI, Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and SPORTDiscus databases were conducted. After document selection, data extraction, and quality assessment by two researchers, data processing, statistical analysis, and visual presentation were performed using SPSS 25.0, Stata 16.0, and GraphPad Prism 8 software. …”
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Social inclusion programming for older adults living in age-friendly cities: a scoping review by Josephine McMurray, Madalena Pamela Liougas, Adriana Fortino, Kari Brozowski

“…This scoping review explores innovative programmes implemented by AFCs to enhance social inclusion for older adults.Design A scoping review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines.Data sources Systematic searches were conducted between December 2023 and January 2024 across relevant databases (Ovid Medline, OVID Embase, OVID PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Scopus) and the grey literature.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Selection criteria included English language publications describing evaluated age-friendly, social inclusion programmes for older adults.Data extraction and synthesis Data extraction followed Gonyea and Hudson’s (2015) framework assessing programmes on population, environment and/or sector inclusion levels. …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This review was conducted in accordance with Joanna Briggs Institute Methodology for Scoping Reviews. Ten databases (e.g., CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase) were searched for qualitative, quantitative, mixed method studies, and gray literature published anytime before February 2024 across high-income countries (defined by the World Bank). …”
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Implementing psychosocial interventions for teachers' mental health: Protocol for integrating scoping review with teachers lived experiences in LMICs. by Kanika Malik, Sadananda Reddy, Yasmine A Shilla, Aditi Khanna, Ranya R Kaurr, Abbey Boban

“…Using pre-defined search terms, quantitative and qualitative research studies, including unpublished literature, will be searched across multiple databases. Titles and abstracts of identified studies will be screened against inclusion criteria, and the potentially relevant sources will be retrieved in full. …”
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Influence of time-of-day on neuromuscular performance in team sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Julio Martin-López, Alberto Pérez-López, David Varillas-Delgado, Álvaro López-Samanes

“…This study aimed to examine the existing evidence concerning diurnal variations in neuromuscular performance in professional and semi-professional team sports athletes using a meta-analytic approach.MethodsA literature search was conducted through three different databases: PubMed, SportDiscus and Web of Science. …”
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Living through the psychological consequences of COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of effective mitigating interventions by Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Angkana Lekagul, Chawisa Suradom, Peeraya Piancharoen, Anamika Chattong

“…Objective This review assesses interventions and their effectiveness in mitigating psychological consequences from pandemic.Method Published English literatures were searched from four databases (Medline, PubMed, Embase and PsycINFO) from January 2020 and September 2021. …”
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Community-based culturally tailored education programmes for black adults with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension and stroke: a systematic review protocol of primary em... by Hardeep Singh, Michelle LA Nelson, Joseph IV Fulton, Oya Pakkal, Elizabeth M Uleryk

“…The objectives of this review are to: (1) synthesise key programme characteristics and outcomes of culturally tailored community-based (CBCT) programmes that are designed to improve health outcomes in black adults with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, or stroke and (2) identify which of the five categories of culturally appropriate programmes from Kreuter and colleagues have been used to implement CBCT programmes.Methods and analysis This is a protocol for a systematic review that will search Medline, Embase and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases to identify studies of CBCT programmes for black adults with cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, or stroke between 2000 and 2021. …”
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6-hydroxygenistein attenuates hypoxia-induced injury via activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway in PC12 cells by Pengpeng Zhang, Jie Zhang, Chuan Ma, Huiping Ma, Linlin Jing

“…The objective of current study was to evaluate the protective effect and underling mechanism of 6-OHG against hypoxia-induced injury via network pharmacology and cellular experiments. 6-OHG-related and hypoxia injury-related targets were screened by public databases. The intersected targets were used for constructing PPI network and performing GO and KEGG functional analysis. …”
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