Efficacy and safety of antifibrotic drugs for interstitial lung diseases other than IPF: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. by Mei Yang, Yuying Tan, Ting Yang, Dan Xu, Mei Chen, Lei Chen

“…The risk of bias was rated with the RoB2 tool and certainty of evidence was assessed by the GRADE approach.…”
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Genomic identification, evolutionary analysis, and transcript profiling of protein phosphatase 2C in Solanum lycopersicum by Miah Mohammad Sakib, Md. Sifatul Islam, Asifur Rob Bhuya, Md. Rihan Kabir Shuvo, Mohammad Abdullah-Al-Shoeb, Muhammad Abul Kalam Azad, Ajit Ghosh

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The effects of acute and chronic exercise on immune markers of TH1/TH2 cells in older adults: a systematic review by Thiago Henrique Teodoro, Katerine Palharini Manfrin Costa, Jonato Prestes, José Campanholi, James Navalta, Guilherme Borges Pereira

“…The quality of the selected studies was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool (ROB2), with data organized and presented in tables and figures.ResultsFourteen studies with 525 participants were included in the analysis. …”
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Cervical spine changes with functional appliance treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sandhya Murali, Annapurna Kannan, Vignesh Kailasam

“…The risk of bias assessment of the included studies was performed with the Newcastle Ottawa scale and Cochrane RoB 2.0. Meta-analysis was performed using random effects model for assessment of changes in the cervical spine with removable and fixed functional appliances. …”
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Effect of conservative treatment on greater trochanteric pain syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Si-Qi Wang, Ning-Yi Guo, Wei Liu, Hong-jie Huang, Bing-bing Xu, Jian-quan Wang

“…The risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane ROB2. The results of network meta-analysis revealed that exercise therapy yielded the most significant improvement on reducing pain scores measured using the NRS and enhancing functional outcomes measured using the VISA-G. …”
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Comparing efficacy and safety of low-dose versus standard-dose antiplatelet therapy in stroke patients: a meta-analysis by Zhao Ren, Chunxing Li, Xin Zhang, Lichaoyue Sun, Hui Zhu, Dongxiao Wang, Yumin Wang, Shuo Liang, Guanchun Wang

“…The Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool (RoB 2) was used for quality. Performed meta-analysis using Stata 15.0, with relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) as effect estimates.ResultsTen studies involving 7,703 Asia participants, mainly from China and Japan, were analyzed. …”
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Comparative efficacy of acupuncture therapies in premature ovarian failure: A systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yonghang Yi, Fengjun Ma, Yang Jiao, Rongqi Zhang, Yunhao Yi, Yuxia Ma

“…We assessed methodological quality and risk of bias using the RoB 2.0 tool. The NMA was conducted using R and STATA software based on frequency theory, focusing on overall effectiveness rates and hormone levels. …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were independently performed by two reviewers. The “Risk of Bias 2” (RoB 2) and the “Risk of Bias in Non-randomized Studies of Interventions” (ROBINS-I) tools were applied to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. …”
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Neuropsychiatric manifestations following chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy for cancer: a systematic review of clinical outcomes and management strategies by Max Topp, Michael Hudecek, Hermann Einsele, Imad Maatouk, Leo Rasche, Johannes Duell, Anna Fleischer, Sophia Kurth, Patrick-Pascal Strunz, Julia Mersi, Carmen Sanges

“…Quality assessment was conducted using Version 2 of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (RoB 2) for randomized trials and adherence to the STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) checklist for observational studies. …”
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The efficacy and safety of Baduanjin exercise as complementary therapy for pain reduction and functional improvement in knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlle... by Ye Tian, Zi-Yuan Liu, Jia-Hao Wang, Jing-Hua Qian

“…Two reviewers independently selected studies, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool (RoB2). Meta-analyses were performed using RevMan version 5.4.1 software. …”
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Comparative Economic Analysis Between Bioenergy and Forage Types of Switchgrass for Sustainable Biofuel Feedstock Production: A Data Envelopment Analysis and Cost–Benefit Analysis... by Muhammad Umer Arshad, David Archer, Daniel Wasonga, Nictor Namoi, Arvid Boe, Rob Mitchell, Emily Heaton, Madhu Khanna, DoKyoung Lee

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The Single Leg Squat Test: A “Top-Down” or “Bottom-Up” Functional Performance Test? by Lindsay A Carroll, Benjamin R Kivlan, RobRoy L Martin, Amy L Phelps, Christopher R Carcia

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Hypertensive load predicts recovery of renal function for patients undergoing revascularisation for renal artery stenosis by Ben Edgar, Rob Pearson, Andrew Jackson, Callum Stove, Ram Kasthuri, Keith Hussey, Christian Delles, Colin Geddes, Patrick Mark, Giles Roditi, Linsay McCallum, David B. Kingsmore

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Efficacy of acupuncture for primary osteoporosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Tianyi Ma, Tiantian Zhang, Le Zhang, Haoming Zhao, Ke Liu, Jianjun Kuang, Liang Ou

“…Study quality was appraised using the Cochrane RoB 2 tools, and the quality of the aggregated evidence was evaluated using the GRADE guidelines. …”
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Proper timing or ERCP and cholecystectomy on acute cholecystitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Giuliana Fulco Gonçalvez, Louise Lopes Barros, Sofia Emereciano Gurgel, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Irami Araújo Filho

“…Risk of bias was assessed with RoB 2.0 (Cochrane’s Risk of Bias 2), and evidence certainty evaluated using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. …”
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Genomic Insights Into Red Squirrels in Scotland Reveal Loss of Heterozygosity Associated With Extreme Founder Effects by Melissa M. Marr, Emily Humble, Peter W. W. Lurz, Liam A. Wilson, Elspeth Milne, Katie M. Beckmann, Jeffrey Schoenebeck, Uva‐Yu‐Yan Fung, Andrew C. Kitchener, Kenny Kortland, Colin Edwards, Rob Ogden

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Evidence for microbially-mediated tradeoffs between growth and defense throughout coral evolution by Hannah E. Epstein, Tanya Brown, Ayọmikun O. Akinrinade, Ryan McMinds, F. Joseph Pollock, Dylan Sonett, Styles Smith, David G. Bourne, Carolina S. Carpenter, Rob Knight, Bette L. Willis, Mónica Medina, Joleah B. Lamb, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Jesse R. Zaneveld

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The Observed Phase Space of Mass-loss History from Massive Stars Based on Radio Observations of a Large Supernova Sample by Itai Sfaradi, Assaf Horesh, Rob Fender, Lauren Rhodes, Joe Bright, David Williams-Baldwin, Dave A. Green

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New Lightning‐Derived Vertical Total Electron Content Data Provide Unique Global Ionospheric Measurements by Erin H. Lay, Jeffery D. Tippmann, Kyle C. Wiens, Sarah E. McDonald, Anthony J. Mannucci, Xiaoqing Pi, Anthea Coster, R. Marc Kippen, Michael J. Peterson, Rob Redmon

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The Carcinoma–Stromal Ratio of Colon Carcinoma Is an Independent Factor for Survival Compared to Lymph Node Status and Tumor Stage by Wilma E. Mesker, Jan M. C. Junggeburt, Karoly Szuhai, Pieter de Heer, Hans Morreau, Hans J. Tanke, Rob A. E. M. Tollenaar

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