Beneficial and harmful effects of duloxetine versus placebo, ‘active placebo’ or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised clinical trials by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Joanna Moncrieff, Faiza Siddiqui, Janus C Jakobsen, Mathias Maagaard, Sophie Juul, Johanne Juul Petersen, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Mark Abie Horowitz, Kiran Kumar Katakam

“…Objectives To assess the beneficial and harmful effects of duloxetine versus ‘active placebo’, placebo or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder.Design Systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised trials.Data sources Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and other relevant databases up until January 2023. …”
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Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African region: a protocol for a suite of systematic reviews by Charles Agyemang, Ali Ardalan, Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Nuria Casamitjana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Fouad M Fouad, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Wafa Saidi, Chiaki Ito, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Alba Cuxart-Graell, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Liv Mathilde Pampiri, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Hamed Arisha, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Aasmaa Chaoui, Wafa Chemao-Elfihri, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, MENA Migrant Health Working Group, Asad Adam, Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Salma Altyib, Hanen Ben Belgacem, Imane Belkhammar, Thomas Calvot, Luciana Ceretti, Nelly Chavassieux, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Algdail Elnil, Gonzalo Fanjul, Ahmed Hamed, Abdedayem Khelifi, Lora Makhlouf, Maissa Mokni, Davide Olchini, Tarik Oufkir, Nasong Park, Giuseppe Raffa, Sandra Santafé, Alice Sironi, Fatma Temimi, Zeineb Turki

“…We are following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and protocols will be registered on International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews.…”
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Distribution of Candida Species Isolated from People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus With Oropharyngeal and Oral Candidiasis in Africa in the Era Of Universal Test and Treat Policy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Musinguzi, Benson, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Mwesigwa, Alex, Migisha, Richard, Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Ndagire, Regina, Baguma, Andrew, Okek, Erick Jacob, Olum, Ronald, Itabangi, Herbert, Mboowa, Gerald, Sande, Obondo James, Achan, Beatrice

“…Methods The review followed the preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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Impact of a positive end-expiratory pressure on oxygenation, respiratory compliance, and hemodynamics in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery in reverse Trendelenburg position: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Gulfairus A. Yessenbayeva, Aizhan M. Meyerbekova, Sergey I. Kim, Murat B. Zhumabayev, Gulbanu S. Berdiyarova, Sanzhar B. Shalekenov, Dinara S. Zharlyganova, Irina Y. Mukatova, Yekaterina A. Yukhnevich, Dmitriy A. Klyuyev, Andrey I. Yaroshetskiy

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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

“…Methodology A dual systematic review in six major databases was conducted for articles until June 15, 2023, without language restrictions following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and the Cochrane Handbook for Interventional Systematic Reviews. …”
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Association between frailty and hospital-related adverse events in older hospitalised patients: a systematic literature review protocol by Jay Banerjee, Brad Manktelow, Abdullah Alshibani, Faris Alotaibi

“…This review investigates the association between frailty and the likelihood of hospital AE occurrences in hospitalised older patients.Methods and analysis The proposed systematic review will search Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus and Web of Science databases. …”
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Pedestrian Safety in South Africa: A Comprehensive Analysis by Mmakwena Modipa

“…The systematic review thoroughly examined the collected literature. …”
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Taxi Violence in South Africa: A Review of Literature and Critical Analysis by Mmakwena Modipa

“…A systematic review was done in detail for the collected literature. …”
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Using the ADAPT guidance to culturally adapt a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use among injury patients in Tanzania. by Catherine A Staton, Armand Zimmerman, Msafiri Pesambili, Ashley J Phillips, Anna Tupetz, Joao Vitor Perez de Souza, Judith Boshe, Michael H Pantalon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

“…At KCMC, 30% of injury patients screened positive for alcohol use disorder (AUD), with a five-fold increased risk of injury, primarily from road traffic accidents and violence. A systematic review highlighted limited data on patient-level interventions in low-resource settings. …”
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Endangered Languages: A Systematic Qualitative Study of Socio-Cultural Impacts and Revitalisation by Awal Abdul

“…This study investigates endangered language preservation through three research questions: risk factors for endangerment, socio-cultural effects of language loss, and complexities in preservation and revitalisation. A qualitative systematic review underscores the cultural, historical and intellectual importance of endangered languages. …”
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The exercise of the right of prison inmates to have contact with their children in the context of contemporary research on childhood by Karolina Chorąży, Justyna Kusztal

“…The research was conducted based on the method of a systematic review of literature, where the analysis was based on academic articles published in 3 journals, i.e. …”
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Edukacyjne walory gry "Minecraft". Analiza narracji uczniów i edukatorów by Dorota Zaworska-Nikoniuk

“…It is based on a systematic review and interviews conducted with fourteen players of the aforementioned game as well as an analysis of interviews with the creator of Young Programmer Academy and an educator of an IT class. …”
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Weight bias and stigma in healthcare professionals: a narrative review with a Singapore lens by Anthony James Goff, Yingshan Lee, Kwang Wei Tham

“…This narrative review summarises systematic review findings about the presence of weight bias in healthcare professionals, and interventions to reduce weight bias or stigma in these professionals. …”
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Failure of Value Co-creation; Co-destruction of Brand Value in Social Media by Ghazale Taheri, Azim Zarei, Davood Feiz, Mehdi Dehghani soltani

“…This study utilizes a systematic review methodology of scientific literature to examine all facets of the phenomenon under investigation. …”
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Treatment adherence of diabetes mellitus patients: Is it affected by demographic and patient-related factors? A literature review by Paraskevi Theofilou

“…For this purpose, a systematic review was carried out, where relevant studies were searched in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases with specific keywords, and, subsequently, the most appropriate studies were selected (based on specific inclusion/exclusion criteria) and analyzed. …”
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A worldwide itinerary of research ethics in science for a better social responsibility and justice: a bibliometric analysis and review by Ingrid Sonya Mawussi Adjovi

“…This study provides a comprehensive overview of research ethics in science using an approach that combine bibliometric analysis and systematic review. The importance of ethical conduct in scientific research to maintain integrity, credibility, and societal relevance has been highlighted. …”
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Kajian Strategi Pendidikan Vokasi Bidang Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi Menghadapi Bonus Demografi by Faizatul Amalia, Waras Kamdi, R. Machmud Sugandi

“…Penelitian ini menggunakan Systematic Review (SR) atau yang secara umum disebut Systematic Literature Review (SLR). …”
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The role of nutritional fiber deficiency in the pathogenesis and course of gastroesophageal reflux disease by S. V. Morozov, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, M. D. Kukushkina

“…To analyze current data about possible influence of nutritional fiber on the course of GERD.Key points. Systematic review in PubMed/Medline databases was performed with keywords food, dietary fiber in combination with gastroesophageal reflux, GERD. …”
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Advancements and future outlook of Artificial Intelligence in energy and climate change modeling by Mobolaji Shobanke, Mehul Bhatt, Ekundayo Shittu

“…The process of conducting a systematic review of the contemporary literature highlights significant advances in optimization and predictive analytics within energy and climate change modeling systems driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning. …”
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THE IMPACT OF HRM PRACTICES ON SERVICE QUALITY IN CUSTOMER-FACING BUSINESSES by Salem Alqarni

“…This research analyses the impact of HRM practices on service quality in customer-facing businesses. A systematic review was conducted using Google Scholar as the search engine, and search terms such as "HRM practices", "Service quality", and "Customer-facing business" were used to identify relevant papers. …”
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