Commercial Diplomacy and Internationalization of SMEs: A Scoping Review by Fatima Alsuwaidi, Muhammad Raziq, Uzma Batool

“…A systematic literature review was conducted using electronic databases with predefined inclusion-exclusion criteria. 191 articles were screened, yielding 19 relevant studies for final analysis. …”
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Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance in the African region: A scoping review protocol. by Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Anelisa Jaca, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Portia Jordan, Phelele Bhengu, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Joseph Okeibunor, Humphrey Karamagi, Prosper Tumusiime, Walter Fuller, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Charles Wiysonge, Laetitia Gahimbare

“…We will include studies identified through a comprehensive search of peer-reviewed and grey literature databases. In addition, we will search the reference lists of included studies and relevant reviews. …”
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Clear Aligner Treatment: Indications, Advantages, and Adverse Effects—A Systematic Review by Clara Rasborg Hartogsohn, Liselotte Sonnesen

“…<b>Methods</b>: A search was performed in the PubMed and Embase databases, yielding 18 studies eligible for inclusion. …”
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Potential Effects of Silymarin and Its Flavonolignan Components in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major: A Comprehensive Review in 2015 by Hadi Darvishi Khezri, Ebrahim Salehifar, Mehrnoush Kosaryan, Aily Aliasgharian, Hossein Jalali, Arash Hadian Amree

“…In the present study, we reviewed clinical and experimental studies investigating the use of silymarin prior to September 1, 2015, using PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Science Direct, Scopus, Ovid, and Cochrane Library databases and we evaluated the potential effects of silymarin on controlling the complications induced by iron overload in patients with β-TM. …”
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Review of Current Strategies to Address Micronutrient Deficiencies (MNDs) in Ghana: A Scoping Review by Jolene Mateko Azagba-Nyako, Charles Tortoe, Paa Toah Akonor, Alice Padi, Jackline Boateng, Richard Otwey

“…Eligibility criteria for inclusion of information from articles and publications were based on report findings on nutrition-related programmes and policies conducted and implemented in Ghana and should have been published between 2000 and 2024. Databases adopted for this scoping review include Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, AGORA, Hinari and JSTOR. …”
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Patient co-responsibility in the treatment process in the light of coordinated care – Polish experiences by Sabina Karczmarz, Magdalena Bogdan, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Anna Owczarczyk, Paweł Żuk, Sergii Burma, Leszek Warsz, Kamil Krzysztof Cołoś

“…Scientific articles on the research topic were selected using the following keywords in two electronic databases (PubMed and Scopus): coordinated care, patient responsibility, lifestyle, healthy attitude and primary health care. …”
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A comprehensive review of composting from coffee waste: Revalorization of coffee residue in Colombia by OICC Press Authors

“…Method: The data collected for this study were from reviewing the scientific literature and research reports available in many reputable academic databases, i.e., Science Direct, Springer, PubMed, and Scopus. …”
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Abuse potential of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues by Anusha Thumma, Kwadwo Mfoafo, Niloofar Babanejad, Alborz Omidian, Yadollah Omidi, Hamid Omidian

“…Methods: A literature search was conducted on Web of Science, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases, using the following keywords: fentanyl, illicit fentanyl, deaths, misuse, abuse, and naloxone. …”
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Comparison of Clinical Safety and Outcomes of Early versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Meta-Analysis by Min-Wei Zhou, Xiao-Dong Gu, Jian-Bin Xiang, Zong-You Chen

“…Pertinent studies were selected from the Medline, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases, references from published articles, and reviews. …”
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Neuroanatomical and Neurocognitive Differences Between the Executive Functions in Child Sexual Offenders: A Systematic Review by Yaiza Ara-García, Manuel Martí-Vilar, Laura Badenes-Ribera, Francisco González-Sala

“…Methods: The present review, in accordance with the PRISMA statement, ran a systematic search of three databases (Web of Science, Scopus and ProQuest). This search identified 5697 potential articles, but only 16 studies met all the inclusion criteria. …”
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A New Local Descriptor Based on Strings for Face Recognition by Hicham Zaaraoui, Abderrahim Saaidi, Rachid El Alami, Mustapha Abarkan

“…The experimental results on the ORL and Yale databases demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed approach in terms of preserving information and recognition rate compared to the existing face recognition methods.…”
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A Brief Recap of Tips and Surgical Manoeuvres to Enhance Optimal Outcome of Surgically Placed Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters by Jodie H. Frost, Atul Bagul

“…A search strategy assessing for access team, preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, type of catheter, catheter exit site, intraoperative catheter trial, optimal time to commence PD, hernia repairs, number of cuffs, catheter-embedding procedures, rectus sheath tunnelling, laparoscopic fixing, omentopexy, omentectomy, the “Y”-Tec system, resection of epiploic appendages, adhesiolysis, a trained surgeon, and perioperative catheter care protocol was used looking at various databases. Findings. The complications of catheterrelated dysfunction can be reduced with advanced planning of access placement, immaculate surgery, and attention to catheter insertion techniques. …”
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Medical and social domains of ageing research in Singapore (2008–2018): a scoping review by Chen Hee Tam, Elaine Qiao Ying Ho, Sumali Subhashini Hewage, Shilpa Tyagi, Gerald Choon Huat Koh

“…Methods: Using relevant search terms, articles were extracted from multiple databases and then screened and reviewed for eligibility and inclusion by independent reviewers. …”
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HisCoM-PCA: software for hierarchical structural component analysis for pathway analysis based using principal component analysis by Nan Jiang, Sungyoung Lee, Taesung Park

“…In addition, multiple public pathway databases and customized pathway information can be used to perform pathway analysis. …”
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Identification of Secondary Metabolites in Flammulina velutipes by UPLC-Q-Exactive-Orbitrap MS by Ying Ding, Sitan Chen, Honglin Wang, Shanlei Li, Changyang Ma, Jinmei Wang, Lili Cui

“…The metabolites were identified by comparing the retention time, accurate molecular weight, and MS2 data with standard databases of mzVault and mzCloud (compound: 17,000+) and BGI high-resolution accurate mass plant metabolome database (plant metabolite: 2500+). …”
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Identifying the key components of social support for patients living with type 2 diabetes: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of type 2 diabetes social support in... by Reda Madroumi, Lisa Newson, Frederick Kanayo Umeh, Helen Poole, Andrew Jones

“…The PRISMA recommendations were applied to develop a search strategy in collaboration with a team of academics to identify relevant T2D social support interventions via healthcare and psychology databases, Medline, Web of Science, ProQuest, CINHAL. …”
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HealthCare Access Barrier (HCAB) framework for the barriers to cancer care during conflicts: perspective from Iraq by Richard Gilson, Kouther Mohsin, Layth Mula-Hussain

“…Moreover, a structured search was performed in multidisciplinary databases. To produce a comprehensive body of literature, further materials were retrieved using alternative methods, such as hand-searching and snowballing. …”
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The Effectiveness of Blanket Warmer, Warm Intravenous Fluids, and Operating Room Temperature Modification in Preventing Perioperative Hypothermia by I Kadek Purwadadi, Ni Luh Putu Inca Buntari Agustini, Kadek Nuryanto, Ni Made Manik Elisa Putri

“…This study utilized a literature review method, analyzing articles from two databases, PubMed and Science Direct. After applying relevant keywords, a total of 401 articles were obtained. …”
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Diabetes mellitus health care management by Susan Miriam Oblitas Guerrero, Flor Delicia Heredia Llatas, Sttefany Naghely Santamaría Oblitas, Roberto Pelayo Mosqueira Moreno

“…Methods: a comprehensive search of scientific articles published since 2018 was conducted in various databases such as PubMed, ProQuest, Scielo, Scopus, ScienceDirect and Dialnet and other professional websites. …”
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Regulatory, technical, and safety considerations for UAV-based inspection in chemical process plants: A systematic review of current practice and future directions by Sairul Safie, Raudhah Khairil

“…The review searched for studies on UAV standards in chemical process plants using multiple databases and specific keywords. Two stages of search were conducted, including a full-text review, and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to select relevant studies published in English between 2013 and 2023. …”
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