Epidemiology and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans: a systematic review by Roxanna M Garcia, Sandi K Lam, Sunny Abdelmageed, Megan Votoupal

“…Eleven papers found spina bifida had high morbidity among Hispanic Americans resulting in high financial, physical and socioeconomic impacts. There was high study heterogeneity that can be explained by the varying time periods and geographical distribution.Conclusion Increased prevalence and morbidity of spina bifida in Hispanic Americans are due to a variety of inter-related factors relating to existing health disparities. …”
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A scoping review on the use of traditional medicine and oral health in Africa. by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Mobolaji Timothy Olagunju, Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Omolola Titilayo Alade

“…The studies were published from eight countries located in the five sub-regions on the continent. …”
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Key performance indicators of hospital supply chain: a systematic review by Meysam Fallahnezhad, Mostafa Langarizadeh, Afshin Vahabzadeh

“…The initial search identified 3661 articles; following a review of the titles, abstracts, and full texts, 32 articles were selected. …”
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Key performance indicators in emergency department simulation: a scoping review by Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Anahita Behzadi, Elaheh Asadipour

“…Method This scoping review was performed in 2024 without any time limitation based on the Arksey and O'Malley framework. …”
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Use of lay vaccinators in animal vaccination programmes: A scoping review. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester, Maganga Sambo, Katharina Kreppel, Sally Wyke, Sarah Cleaveland

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Following the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, we searched seven bibliographic databases for articles published between 1980 and 2021, with the search terms lay OR community-based OR volunteer AND "animal health worker" OR vaccinator*, and applied an a priori exclusion criteria to select studies. …”
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L’innovation à l’épreuve de l’anthropocène. Compte rendu de lecture de L’Innovation, mais pour quoi faire ? de Franck Aggeri by Agnès Labrousse

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The Impact of Care Upon Alzheimer Patient’s Family Caregiver in Sulaimani City by Farida Abdulqadir Tahir

“…The instrument was designed and constructed by the researcher through an intensive review of the literature and also through a series of meeting survey with caregivers in order to measure the variables underlying the present study. …”
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Niche markets for sustainable agri-food systems: A systematic review by Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju, Simone Angioloni, Maurizio Canavari

“…Using the PRISMA framework, this study performs a systematic literature review up to November 2024 to gather existing evidence on how niche markets can promote sustainable agri-food systems while also identifying challenges and policy options. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on the social and cultural integration of international students: a literature review by Cristina Sin, Orlanda Tavares, Elina Apsite-Berina, Judith Borràs, Betül Bulut-Sahin, Martina Chrančoková, Karolina Czerska-Shaw, Anne Marie Devlin, Sybille Heinzmann, Suvi Jokila, Anita Kéri, Ivana Lešević, Annarita Magliacane, Anna Nicolaou, Neslihan Onder-Ozdemir, Adriana Perez-Encinas, Natassa Raikou, Maria Victoria Soule, Deimantas Valančiūnas, Ana Iolanda Voda, Merve Zayim-Kurtay

“…Abstract This systematic literature review summarises the state-of-the-art evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on the integration of international students in their host countries and institutions. …”
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Theoretical Review of Pay Restructuring in Uganda's Public Service Health Sector. by Olum, Samson, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Ocan, Johnson

“…Compromise and negotiation have played an important role in public sector wage restructuring. A review of wage reforms implemented across Uganda's public sector will be based on the recommendations and issues addressed in this study. …”
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Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation. by Anne Huiberts, Brigitte van Cleef, Aimée Tjon-A-Tsien, Frederika Dijkstra, Imke Schreuder, Ewout Fanoy, Arianne van Gageldonk, Wim van der Hoek, Liselotte van Asten

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a scoping review of the considerations for and impact of influenza vaccination of schoolteachers (grey and scientific literature up to 2020 March, complemented with interviews). …”
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Efficiency Determinants in Brazilian Football Clubs by Marcelo Machado de Freitas, Rafael Araújo Sousa Farias, Leonardo Flach

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Environmental Regulations, Green Innovation and Performance: An Analysis of Industrial Sector Companies from Developed Countries and Emerging Countries by Jaluza Maria Lima Silva Borsatto, Camila Bazani, Lara Amui

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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…Health system interventions such as financial and non-financial incentives to improve their availability can be applied in different contexts. …”
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A global scoping review of the circumstances of care seeking for abortion later in pregnancy. by Laura E Jacobson, Blair G Darney, Heidi Bart Johnston, Bela Ganatra

“…Limited synthesized information is available on these circumstances, especially from low and middle incomes countries. Reviewing what is reported in the literature about the circumstances of abortion later in pregnancy and the methodological approaches used to study this is needed to reveal evidence gaps. …”
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Contact tracing indicators for COVID-19: Rapid scoping review and conceptual framework. by Florian Vogt, Karishma Krishna Kurup, Paul Mussleman, Caroline Habrun, Madeleine Crowe, Alexandra Woodward, Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez, John Kaldor, Sirenda Vong, Victor Del Rio Vilas

“…<h4>Results</h4>We identified a total of 153 contact tracing indicators from 1,555 peer-reviewed studies, 894 studies from grey literature sources, and 15 sources from internet searches. …”
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Critical Literature Review into Planning of Inter-Terminal Transport: In Port Areas and the Hinterland by Qu Hu, Bart Wiegmans, Francesco Corman, Gabriel Lodewijks

“…For example, the multi-modality ITT systems are rarely studied; cooperation frameworks are needed in the coordination of different actors and quantitative methodologies should be developed to reflect the different actors’ financial interests.…”
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Varied Age of First Presentation of Sickle Cell Disease: Case Presentations and Review by Alexis Claeys, Susanne Van Steijn, Lydia Van Kesteren, Elizabet Damen, Machiel Van Den Akker

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Ways to Improve the Efficiency of Doctoral Education by A. M. Margolin, R M. Mel’nikov

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Risk Management in Sustainable Construction Projects: A Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis by Kasra Hosseini, Youness Javid

“…MethodsThis study is descriptive-analytical and is classified as a systematic review in terms of implementation method. …”
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