Use of Healthcare Claims Data to Generate Real-World Evidence on Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Practical Considerations for Research by Nicole Stamas, Tom Vincent, Kathryn Evans, Qian Li, Vanessa Danielson, Reginald Lassagne, Ariel Berger

“…**Methods:** We drew upon our collective decades of experience in RWE generation and relevant disciplines (epidemiology, health economics, and biostatistics) to describe challenges inherent to this therapeutic area and to provide potential solutions thereto within healthcare claims databases. Several examples were provided from our experiences in DRE to further illustrate our recommendations for generation of robust RWE in this therapeutic area. …”
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Evidence-based practice models and frameworks in the healthcare setting: a scoping review by Jarrod Dusin, Andrea Melanson, Lisa Mische-Lawson

“…Specifically, how EBP models and frameworks used in healthcare settings align with the original model of (1) asking the question, (2) acquiring the best evidence, (3) appraising the evidence, (4) applying the findings to clinical practice and (5) evaluating the outcomes of change, along with patient values and preferences and clinical skills.Design A Scoping review.Included sources and articles Published articles were identified through searches within electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus) from January 1990 to April 2022. …”
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Impact of phytochemical-based hydrocolloid dressings on wound healing: A comparative review by Sipho Sibanda, Mapula Razwinani, Keolebogile Shirley Motaung

“…Methods: A systematic search using keywords was done to identify clinical and randomised control trials from 2019 to 2024. The following databases were queried: Cochrane Library, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct and Web of Science. …”
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Green growth: a bibliometric analysis of digital innovation and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by Hephzibah Beula John, Mini Agrawal, Priyanka Nema, Arif Hasan, Isha Kaur Rakhra, Abhilasha Singh

“…Utilizing data from prominent scholarly databases, we analyzed 271 articles to identify emerging trends, key themes, and research gaps within this interdisciplinary field. …”
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Roles of physiotherapists in primary care teams: a scoping review  by Catherine Hudon, Megan Champoux, Amélie Poirier

“…Data sources and study selection A search strategy was carried out across the Medline, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete and AMED databases in June 2023. Selected articles, based on qualitative or mixed design studies, had to report on the roles of physiotherapists working in team-based primary care organisations and be published in the last 10 years.Data extraction and analysis Data were extracted by one team member and further validated by a second team member. …”
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Pattern of Orbito-ocular Tumours in Nigeria: a systematic review by Godswill I. Nathaniel, Ugochukwu A. Eze, Arinze A. Onwuegbuna, Chigozie I. Echieh, Helen A. Alen

“…A total of 66 articles were retrieved from databases, and 20 were included in the review, having met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness competencies: A focused mapping review and synthesis by Tshepo L. Motsepe, Shelley Schmollgruber

“…Methods: A focused mapping review and synthesis was conducted where, articles published between 2006 and 2022 were searched utilising keywords relating to emergency nurses’ disaster preparedness through the following databases: SCOPUS, Sabinet, EBSCO host, ProQuest, PubMed and Google Scholar. …”
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Research on Lexical Usage and Lexicographical Practice by Vilma Zubaitienė

“…Furthermore, lexical databases and the information system e.kalba are given an overview. …”
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Research studies on patients' illness experience using the Narrative Medicine approach: a systematic review by Chiara Fioretti, Gabriella Pravettoni, Silvia Riva, Ketti Mazzocco, Serena Oliveri, Marianna Masiero

“…This paper aims to review Narrative Medicine research studies on patients' and their caregivers' illness experience.Setting and participants MEDLINE, Psycinfo, EBSCO Psychological and Behavioural Science, The Cochrane Library and CINAHL databases were searched to identify all the research studies which focused on the Narrative Medicine approach reported in the title, in the abstract and in the keywords the words ‘Narrative Medicine’ or ‘Narrative-based Medicine’. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Its Association with COVID-19: A Narrative Review by Hardi Rafat Baqi, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid H. El Bilbeisi, Rafee Habib Askandar, Amany M. El Afifi

“…This review gathered the contemporary information throughout PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct databases regarding possible effects of the virus in generating reactive oxygen species and causing oxidative stress. …”
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The correlation between resilience and mental health of adolescents and young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shulai Luo, Jiangtao Hu, Junshuai Zhang, Zhengyang Mei, Zhongjian Tang, Shi Luo

“…Additionally, it explored potential moderators such as percentage of female participants, sample regions, and resilience measurements.MethodsA comprehensive search of the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus databases was conducted until September 2024. CMA 3.0 software was used to perform meta-analysis, publication bias and sensitivity analysis of the included studies, and the moderating effect was verified by meta-analysis of variance (ANOVA).ResultNineteen studies involving a total of 17,746 participants were included, and the summary effect sizes from the random effect model showed that resilience among AYAs had a correlation coefficient of -0.391 with negative indicators of mental health (95% CI: - 0.469, - 0.308, p < 0.001), and a correlation coefficient of 0.499 with positive indicators of mental health (95% CI: 0.400, 0.586, p < 0.001). …”
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Preventing suicide by restricting access to Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs): A systematic review of international evidence since 2017. by Bruna Rubbo, Chao-Ying Tu, Lucy Barrass, Shu-Sen Chang, Flemming Konradsen, David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston, Chris Metcalfe, Duleeka Knipe

“…We conducted a systematic review by searching MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO databases in March 2024 for manuscripts published since 2017 that investigated the effects of regulatory changes limiting access to HHPs on pesticide suicide, at the population level. …”
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FTO effects the proliferation, invasion, and glycolytic metabolism of colon cancer by regulating PKM2 by Kongyan Zhang, Fei Zhang, Jiahe Wang

“…Methods Bioinformatics analysis of TCGA and UALCAN databases was conducted to examine FTO expression in CRC. …”
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Retinal Artery Occlusion Associated with Prepapillary Arterial Loop: An Isolated Ocular Disease? Case Report and Literature Review by Mansour AM, Parodi MB, Casella AMB, Kheir WJ, Bashshur ZF

“…Methods: Case Report and literature review. The databases searched were MEDLINE OVID, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. …”
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Machine Learning Approaches to Natural Fiber Composites: A Review of Methodologies and Applications by Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Nadir Ayrilmis, Kumar Sureshkumar, Carlo Santulli, Tabrej Khan, Harri Junaedi, Tamer Ali Sebaey

“…Moreover, the solution methodologies and associated databases were employed throughout various stages of the product development journey, from the raw material selection through the final end-use application for the NFCs. …”
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Potential links between human bloodstream infection by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and international transmission to Colombia. by Yan Li, Caisey V Pulford, Paula Díaz, Blanca M Perez-Sepulveda, Carolina Duarte, Alexander V Predeus, Magdalena Wiesner, Darren Heavens, Ross Low, Christian Schudoma, Angeline Montaño, Neil Hall, Jaime Moreno, Jay C D Hinton

“…Typhimurium isolates from public databases. By putting the Colombian S. Typhimurium isolates in the context of the global spread of DT104, ST313 and LT2-related variants, we found that the Colombian clusters were introduced to the country via multiple independent events that were consistent with international transmission. …”
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Major data gaps and recommendations in monitoring regulations of activities in EU marine protected areas by Juliette Aminian-Biquet, Jennifer Sletten, Timothé Vincent, Margherita Pieraccini, Betty Queffelec, Anastasiya Laznya, Natașa Vaidianu, Joachim Claudet, Juliette Young, Barbara Horta e Costa

“…Using publicly available data on EU MPAs’ regulations for nine activities, we first show that MPA and MSP databases display significant gaps in data comprehensiveness. …”
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Implementation of sustainability in human resource management: A literature review by Chantal M. Banga, Jenika Gobind

“…Research approach/design and method: This study used qualitative methodology and collected data by means of an integrative literature review that retrieved appropriate and relevant journal articles from the Business Source Ultimate database, as one of the EBSCOhost databases. Main findings: The findings suggest that green human resource management (GHRM) was the most frequently implemented concept and was combined with rare cases of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implementation. …”
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Interdependency classification: a framework for infrastructure resilience by Negin Shamsi, Alysha Helmrich

“…The methodology involved conducting a literature search through scholarly databases and using a snowball approach to identify 12 relevant papers on infrastructure interdependencies. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Healthcare Resource Use, Treatment Patterns, and Treatment-related Events in Patients with Huntington’s Disease–associated Chorea Initiated on Tetrabenazi... by Victor W. Sung, Sanjay K. Gandhi, Victor Abler, Brian Davis, Debra E. Irwin, Karen E. Anderson, Ravi G. Iyer

“…**Methods:** Patients with a claim for HD-associated chorea (ICD-9-CM code 333.4) between 1/1/08 and 9/30/15 were selected from the MarketScan® Commercial and Medicare Supplemental databases. The first diagnosis date during the study period was considered the index date, with ≥6 months of continuous medical and prescription coverage before and after the index date. …”
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