Integrated malaria vector control strategies and their effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol for interventional studies by Diederick E Grobbee, Lihanimpo Djalogue, Marianne van der Sande, Patrice Ngangue, Gountante Kombate, Kamba Andre-Marie Soubeiga

“…If substantial heterogeneity is encountered, subgroup analyses will be explored.Ethics and dissemination This review does not require ethical approval. …”
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EGFR-TKIs or EGFR-TKIs combination treatments for untreated advanced EGFR-mutated NSCLC: a network meta-analysis by Ao Liu, Xiaoming Wang, Lian Wang, Han Zhuang, Liubo Xiong, Xiao Gan, Qian Wang, Guanyu Tao

“…New third-generation EGFR-TKIs demonstrated comparable efficacy to osimertinib alone but did not surpass it. Subgroup analyses revealed slight variation in treatment efficacy based on mutation types and patient demographics. …”
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Effectiveness of carbon dioxide cryotherapy for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Feleke Tilahun Zewdu, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Endalamaw Gadisa Belachew, Kassahun Alemu Gelay

“…Lastly, we used the funnel plot and Egger's test to evaluate publication bias, heterogeneity, sensitivity, and subgroup analyses.<h4>Result</h4>Out of the 16 researches included in the review, seven papers with a total of 1,357 cases were chosen for the meta-analysis. …”
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Mothering Here and Mothering There: International Migration and Postbirth Mental Health by Stephanie S. Bouris, Lisa A. Merry, Amy Kebe, Anita J. Gagnon

“…Results suggest that identifying DC mothers is a rapid approach to enable clinicians to target a subgroup of women needing special attention.…”
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Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

“…Internal validation was performed using ten-fold cross validation. Subgroup analyses were performed for elbow and shoulder separately. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis by Jianxiong Zhang, Yunxiao Li, Qiufen Xu, Bo Xu, Haoyan Wang

“…The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was 0.95 (95% CI, 0.93–0.97). The subgroup analysis via public year showed that studies between 2011 and 2017 had an overall sensitivity of 0.95 (95% CI, 0.88–0.98) and specificity of 0.92 (95% CI, 0.49–0.99), with an area under the SROC curve being 0.96. …”
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Effect of antithrombotic therapies on small bowel bleeding: an European multicenter retrospective study by Lucia Scaramella, Stefania Chetcuti Zammit, Reena Sidhu, Maurizio Vecchi, Gian Eugenio Tontini, Nicoletta Nandi, Matilde Topa, Luca Elli

“…There were no differences in the completion rate, findings, and DYs between each subgroup or between monotherapy and combined therapy. …”
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Examining sufficiency and equity in the geographic distribution of physicians in Japan: a longitudinal study by Yuichi Imanaka, Susumu Kunisawa, Koji Hara, Tetsuya Otsubo

“…Trends in the Gini coefficient and the number of SMAs with a low physician supply were analysed. A subgroup analysis was also conducted where SMAs were divided into 4 groups according to urban–rural classification and initial physician supply.Results The time-based changes in the Gini coefficient and the number of SMAs with a low physician supply indicated that the equity in physician distribution had worsened throughout the study period. …”
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Impact of geriatric nutritional risk index and diabetes mellitus on prognosis in ischaemic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Zhiyong Shi, Mingkai Yun, Haiyan Liu, Sijin Li, Xiaoli Zhang

“…In the total population and DM subgroup, GNRI was independently associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiac death after adjustment (all P < 0.05). …”
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Early versus late surgical stabilisation of unstable thoracolumbar spine fractures in adult polytrauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sebastian Ndlovu, Stanley Masunda, Emmanuel Oladeji, Ahmed Lashin, Ahmed Kaddah, Khalid A. Shah

“…The overall level of evidence of included studies was low with only one prospective cohort study. A subgroup meta-analysis using a random effects model showed that early fixation of unstable thoracolumbar spinal fractures leads to a statistically significant decrease in HLOS compared to late fixation with a mean effect size of -0.502. …”
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Effects of Exposure to Physical Factors on Homeopathic Preparations as Determined by Ultraviolet Light Spectroscopy by Barbara Marschollek, Mathias Nelle, Martin Wolf, Stephan Baumgartner, Peter Heusser, Ursula Wolf

“…Overall, the nonexposed CuSO4 preparations did not show significantly lower UV transmission compared to controls; however, the pooled subgroup of measurements at days 26, 33, and 110 yielded significant differences. …”
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Genetic Polymorphisms in the RAD51 Gene with a Risk of Head and Neck Cancer and Esophageal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis by Lin Li, Xue Zhang, Zhong-Ti Zhang

“…GG; and OR=1.44, 95%CI=1.05‐1.99 for CC+CG vs. GG). In subgroup analyses, an increased risk was found for EC (OR=2.07, 95%CI=1.01‐4.25 for C vs. …”
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Endophthalmitis following Intravitreal Injection, Cataract Surgery, and Vitrectomy: Clinical Features and Visual Outcomes by Ana Maria Cunha, Maria Manuel Iglésias, Amândio Rocha-Sousa, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Manuel Falcão

“…Endophthalmitis post-PPV had a worse visual outcome (88.9% of patients with VA worse than or equal to CF 95% CI 51.3 to 100.0%) than endophthalmitis following cataract surgery (25.9% of patients with VA worse than or equal to CF 95% CI 11.0 to 39.9%) and the IVI subgroup (44.0% of VA worse than or equal to CF 95% CI 24.0 to 67.0%) (p=0.001 and p=0.047). …”
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Effects of high-intensity training on jumping performance among athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Xinzhi Wang, Kim Geok Soh, Shamsulariffin Samsudin, Long Li, Chunqing Liu, Min Sun, Shuzhen Ma

“…Meta-analysis of random effects model calculations. Conduct subgroup analysis (participant age, gender, training experience, intervention length and frequency). 18 high-quality studies met the inclusion criteria, including 490 athletes aged between 6 and 27 years old. …”
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GLIM criteria for definition of malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis: a new aspect of nutritional assessment by Dao Wang, Jun Yin, Wen Liao, Xiaoran Feng, Fengping Zhang

“…In sensitivity analyses, the HR remained robust except the cardiovascular disease subgroup. The area under the curve of GLIM predicting 5-year mortality was 0.65 (0.62–0.68, p < 0.001). …”
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Association of Estimated Insulin Resistance with N-Terminal B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Concentration in Men with Metabolic Syndrome by Paweł Krzesiński, Wiesław Piechota, Katarzyna Piotrowicz, Grzegorz Gielerak, Agnieszka Woźniak-Kosek

“…The difference was even higher in the younger subgroup of patients reaching nearly 50%. Conclusions. …”
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The relationship between the atherogenic index of plasma and postoperative myocardial injury following non-cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia: a retrospective cohort study by Yuanjun Zhou, Liping Zhong, Yilin Liao, Yuting Zhong

“…The results across most subgroups were consistent with the primary analysis, showing no significant interaction effects. …”
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Arsenic and fifteen other metal (loid)s exposure of children living around old mines in the south of France by Igor Pujalté, Zeno Loi, Alice Bernard, Lionel Moulis, Sophie Delpoux, Jacques Gardon

“…Children who ate seafood had higher arsenic levels in urine (p < 0.001). In a subgroup near mines, arsenic in soil and dust was significantly linked to increased exposure (p < 0.001). …”
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Food insecurity increases the risk of overweight and chronic diseases in adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chong Zhou, Hongrui Miao, Yingjun Zhao, Xiaohong Wan

“…Furthermore, a pooled analysis revealed a significant association between FI and the risk of chronic diseases in both 6 and 6−18-year-old subgroups.…”
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High Dose Dexmedetomidine: Effective as a Sole Agent Sedation for Children Undergoing MRI by Sheikh Sohail Ahmed, Tamara Unland, James E. Slaven, Mara E. Nitu

“…Vital signs were not significantly different among the subgroup of patients receiving one or two boluses of dexmedetomidine or additional medications. …”
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