Equity and gender mainstreaming in public policy: A scoping review protocol. by Michelle Amri, Jinny Yang, Geneviève Jessiman-Perreault, Amne Haikal, Kathryn Barrett, Jesse B Bump

“…With the expert guidance of a research librarian, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, PAIS Index, and Scopus databases will be searched, in addition to custom Google searches of government documents. …”
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Effect of traditional Chinese exercise on abnormal lipid metabolism in patients with atherosclerosis: a protocol for meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Chen Wang, Peizhen Zhang, Yuting Yang

“…Other databases will also be searched manually. Lipid metabolism is the primary outcome indicator. …”
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Why do patients with ‘primary care sensitive’ problems access ambulance services? A systematic mapping review of the literature by Ali R G Shaw, Sarah Purdy, Matthew J Booker

“…The objective of this systematic review is to draw together published evidence across a variety of study methodologies and settings to gain a better understanding of why patients seek help from ambulance services for these problems.Design Systematic searches were undertaken across the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Health Management Information Consortium and Health Management Information Service publication databases. Google Scholar, Web of Science, OpenSigle, EThOS and DART databases were also systematically searched for reports, proceedings, book chapters and theses, along with hand-searching of grey literature sources. …”
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Epidemiology and risk factors of self-reported systemic allergic reactions to a Hymenoptera venom in beekeepers worldwide: a protocol for a systematic review of observational studi... by Igor Locatelli, Tanja Carli, Mitja Košnik, Andreja Kukec

“…We aim to provide a critical appraisal and a synthesis of evidence-based data from epidemiological observational studies, focusing on SARs to a Hymenoptera venom and the associated risk factors for SARs in beekeepers worldwide.Methods and analysis Searching will include seven electronic databases for published studies without language restrictions, from inception up to 3 August 2021, and it will be rerun for all electronic databases prior publication. …”
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Patient adherence, satisfaction and changes in anthropometric parameters with e-health versus in-person monitoring in metabolic bariatric surgery patients: A study protocol for a s... by Maíra Ribas Goulart, Karine Elisa Schwarzer Schmidt, Gustavo Waclawovsky, Izabele Vian

“…We will conduct searches in the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE (Elsevier), Cochrane (CENTRAL), Web of Science, SCOPUS and CINAHL (EBSCO) and LILACS-VHL. …”
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Effect of acupuncture on patients with major psychiatric disorder and related symptoms caused by earthquake exposure: Protocol for a scoping review of clinical studies. by Hui-Ju Kwon, Jungtae Leem, Da-Woon Kim, Chan-Young Kwon, Sang-Ho Kim

“…Medline, Excerpta Medica dataBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science, Scopus, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycArticles databases, and Chinese, Korean, and Japanese databases will be comprehensively searched electronically from their inception to November 2022. …”
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Building Information Modeling and Internet of Things Integration in the Construction Industry: A Scoping Study by Baydaa Hashim Mohammed, Hasimi Sallehuddin, Nurhizam Safie, Afifuddin Husairi, Nur Azaliah Abu Bakar, Farashazillah Yahya, Ihsan Ali, Shaymaa AbdelGhany Mohamed

“…Scoping review of literature was performed using various databases such as IEEE Xplore, Science Direct, ACM, Emerald Insight, and Taylors & Francis databases to explore the study demographics, research direction, category, adoption, and performance of the BIM-IoT integration for the construction industry. …”
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A new dimensionality reduction technique based on the Wavelet Transform for cancer classification by Lisardo Fernández, Mariano Pérez, Juan M. Orduña, José M. Alcaraz

“…We have evaluated the proposed technique with a dataset collected from the most important cancer databases according to their social impact, and we have compared our proposal to five well-known dimensionality reduction techniques: PCA, ReliefF, Isomap, LLE and UMAP. …”
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The Effect of Orthodontic Therapy on Periodontal Health: A Review of the Literature by Samah Alfuriji, Nora Alhazmi, Nasir Alhamlan, Ali Al-Ehaideb, Moatazbellah Alruwaithi, Nasser Alkatheeri, Amrita Geevarghese

“…A literature search was conducted using the databases, Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases for relevant studies. …”
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Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for Root Canal System Asepsis: A Narrative Literature Review by P. Diogo, T. Gonçalves, P. Palma, J. M. Santos

“…Two reviewers independently conducted literature searches using a combination of medical subject heading terms and key words to identify relevant studies comparing information found in 7 electronic databases from January 2000 to May 2015. A manual search was performed on bibliography of articles collected on electronic databases. …”
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Classification and detection of Covid-19 based on X-Ray and CT images using deep learning and machine learning techniques: A bibliometric analysis by Youness Chawki, Khalid Elasnaoui, Mohamed Ouhda

“…We analyzed published documents of the six prominent databases (IEEE Xplore, ACM, MDPI, PubMed, Springer, and ScienceDirect) during the period between 2019 and November 2023. …”
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Subtractive and Additive Technologies in Fixed Dental Restoration: A Systematic Review by Rafal Kareem Rasheed, Nidhal Sahib Mansoor, Nihad Hasan Mohammed, Syed Saad B Qasim

“…On this topic, an electronic systematic review was conducted in various databases (Science Direct, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar searches), as well as a hand search of the scientific literature. …”
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Public Administration Digitalization and Government Effectiveness in EU Countries by Armenia Androniceanu, Irina Georgescu

“…Design/methodology/approach: Based on selected variables from Eurostat and the World Bank databases, the article provides insights into the dynamic changes that occurred in the EU in the period under consideration. …”
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Government Responses to COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis of Visegrad Countries by Zafer Koca

“…In this study, we analysed government responses through literature review and data obtained from various databases. The data used in the study were collected from ourworldindata.org, OECD, WHO, World Bank, Eurostat databases, CoronaNET dataset and Covid-19 Government Response Tracker. …”
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Using Network Pharmacology and Animal Experiment to Investigate the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Polydatin against Vincristine-Induced Neuropathic Pain by Peng Xi, Rui Mao, Shiyan Wu, Lei Liu, Ceng Cai, Lei Lu, Cailin Zhang, Yimei Li

“…The putative targets of PD were obtained from the CTD and SwissTargetPrediction databases. Neuropathic pain- and VIN-related targets were collected from the CTD and GeneCards databases. …”
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The Effectiveness and Safety of Probiotic Supplements for Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Preclinical Trials by Liuting Zeng, Ganpeng Yu, Yang Wu, Wensa Hao, Hua Chen

“…The retrieval time is from the establishment of these databases to December 2020. RevMan5.3 was used for the risk assessment of bias and meta-analysis. …”
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Prevention and Management of Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers through Informal Caregiver Involvement: A Systematic Review by Joseph Ngmenesegre Suglo, Kirsty Winkley, Jackie Sturt

“…Following the search of databases, 9275 articles were screened and 10 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Effect of non-pharmacological interventions on chemotherapy induced delayed nausea and vomiting for tumors: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis by Yongni Wang, Fang Wang, Feifei Hu, Fang Long

“…Methods: Four Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, VIP, Sinomed) and five English databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL) were searched from the establishment of the database to April 2024. …”
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The Underlying Mechanism Involved in Gefitinib Resistance and Corresponding Experiment Validation in Lung Cancer by Puwei Song, Jianghui Zhou, Kaiqin Wu, Wenli Wang, Shaorui Gu

“…Combined with the data from the TCGA and GDSC databases, we identified six genes, RNF150, FAT3, ANKRD33, AFF3, CDH2, and BEX1, that were involved in gefitinib resistance in both cell and tissue levels. …”
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A pan-cancer analysis of MARCH8: molecular characteristics, clinical relevance, and immuno-oncology features by Zihan Quan, Songqing Fan, Hongmei Zheng, Yue Ning, Yang Yang

“…The study investigated the role of MARCH8 in tumor immunity through pan-cancer analysis of multiple databases. MARCH8 genetic alternations and expression were explored with the cBioPortal, GTEx, and TCGA databases. …”
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