Current Advances in Pharmacotherapy and Technology for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review by Lei Lu, Ying Jiang, Ravindran Jaganathan, Yanli Hao

“…Understanding the individual cell-specific inflammatory changes in the retina may lead to novel therapeutic approaches to prevent vision loss. The systematic use of available pharmacotherapy has been reported as a useful adjunct tool to laser photocoagulation, a gold standard therapy for DR. …”
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Metformin versus insulin in gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review by Giovanna Noronha Berti, Igor Gutschov Oviedo Garcia, João Pedro Ruas Floriano de Toledo, Júlia Rodrigues Tatemoto, Lais Watanabe Marino, Mariana de Medeiros Legori, Sérgio Floriano de Toledo

“…Data sources: This article consists of a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. The searches were carried out on MEDLINE including 7 studies, between 2010 to 2021. …”
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Open government data in health sector: a systematic literature review by Patrícia Nascimento Silva, Sarah Nascimento Silva

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IMPASSIVE DICTATING: A Mnemonic Acronym for Systematically Generating Differential Diagnoses by Ho M, Coloma M, Ngo R, Santhakumar J

“…Maxwell Ho, Melissa Coloma,* Richard Ngo,* Jessica Santhakumar* School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Maxwell Ho, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 513 Parnassus Ave, Suite S221, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA, Tel +1 415 802 9984, Email maxwell.ho@ucsf.eduAbstract: Systematically generating differential diagnoses facilitates a clinician’s history, physical exam, and clinical evaluation. …”
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Clinical decision fatigue: a systematic and scoping review with meta-synthesis by Nicola Grignoli, Serena Petrocchi, Peter Schulz, Luca Gabutti, Greta Manoni, Jvan Gianini

“…The Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses scoping review checklist has been applied and checked.Information sources Six databases were systematically searched by two independent researchers according to a predefined set of keywords.Results 43 papers were included, of which 25 were empirical. …”
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Effectiveness of Systematic Health Education Model for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Yongwen Zhang, Lanfang Chu

“…To test effectiveness of the systematic health education model for T2DM, we conducted a randomized study with a control group among patients with T2DM living in Nanjing, China. …”
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DMF Index among Amelogenesis Imperfecta Patients: Systematic Review of the Literature by Farah Kallel, Amel Labidi, Sana Bekri, Sinda Ammar, Sonia Ghoul, Lamia Mansour

“…The aim of this study was to explore the literature in order to assess systematically the association between amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) and caries development and to evaluate the DMF index among AI patients. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

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Systematic identification of secondary bile acid production genes in global microbiome by Yuwei Yang, Wenxing Gao, Ruixin Zhu, Liwen Tao, Wanning Chen, Xinyue Zhu, Mengping Shen, Tingjun Xu, Tingting Zhao, Xiaobai Zhang, Lixin Zhu, Na Jiao

“…To bridge this gap, we employed hidden Markov models to systematically search in a large-scale and high-quality search library comprising 28,813 RefSeq multi-kingdom microbial complete genomes, enabling us to construct a secondary bile acid production gene catalog. …”
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Meta-analysis and systematic review for the genetic basis of cleft lip and palate by Wafaa Yahia Alghonemy, Mohamed Gaber Ashmawy

“…We conducted a meta-analysis and systematic review of seven articles, which provided information on the correlation between genes and NSCL/P risk.Our results proved that the MTHFR c.677C > T polymorphism was correlated with the risk of NSCL/P, favoring the control group in the CC genotype and the cases group in the CT genotype. …”
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Genetic Variants Related to Increased CKD Progression—A Systematic Review by Filipe S. Mira, Bárbara Oliveiros, Isabel Marques Carreira, Rui Alves, Ilda Patrícia Ribeiro

“…This study aimed to identify the associations between allelic variants and CKD progression. We performed a systematic literature review following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. …”
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The Systemic Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Systematic Review by Bradley C Miller, Alexander W Tirko, Justin M Shipe, Olivia R Sumeriski, Kelley Moran

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to systematically review the systemic effects of blood flow restriction training when combined with exercise intervention…”
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Surgical management of metastatic lesions in the proximal femur: a systematic review by Afrim Iljazi, Mads Sten Andersen, Stig Brorson, Michael Mørk Petersen, Michala Skovlund Sørensen

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Methods of Additive Manufacturing for Dental Co-Cr Alloys: Systematic Review by Evan Hussain Alwan, Sabiha Mahdi Kanaan

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Bats as an Important Source of Antimicrobial-Resistant Bacteria: A Systematic Review by Julio D. Soto-López, Manuel Diego-del Olmo, Pedro Fernández-Soto, Antonio Muro

“…<b>Methods</b>: In this systematic review, we focus on the existence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria associated with bats and summarize the main findings of studies conducted on the topic to date. …”
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Perfectionism and compulsive exercise: a systematic review and preliminary meta-analysis by Elizabeth Bills, Shannon R. Muir, Rose Stackpole, Sarah J. Egan

“…Level of evidence Level I: Evidence obtained from a systematic review and meta-analysis.…”
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Continuum and Soft Robots in Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review by Fahad Iqbal, Mojtaba Esfandiari, Golchehr Amirkhani, Hamidreza Hoshyarmanesh, Sanju Lama, Mahdi Tavakoli, Garnette R. Sutherland

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Phage therapy in the management of respiratory and pulmonary infections: a systematic review by Patience Sarkodie-Addo, Abdul-Halim Osman, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Eric S. Donkor

“…Phage therapy (PT) has re-emerged as a promising therapeutic approach and as an adjunct to antibiotic treatment. Objective: This systematic review synthesises the application of PT for LRTIs in humans, providing unified and updated data on the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of PT for LRTIs. …”
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Comparing imputation approaches to handle systematically missing inputs in risk calculators. by Anja Mühlemann, Philip Stange, Antoine Faul, Serena Lozza-Fiacco, Rowan Iskandar, Manuela Moraru, Susanne Theis, Petra Stute, Ben D Spycher, David Ginsbourger

“…Certain measurements needed to calculate disease risk may be difficult to acquire, e.g. because they necessitate blood draws, and may be systematically missing in the population of interest. …”
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The management of body dysmorphic disorder in adolescents: A systematic literature review by Ghosh Tania, Blair Erik

“…This study examines the current state of treatment for BDD in adolescents in the UK to establish a baseline of current treatment, and to identify specific areas for further research. A systematic literature review of two databases was carried out and resultant papers were organised using an amended version of the current UK management standards. …”
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