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INTRODUCTION:  While research productivity surrounding the Step 1 scoring transition has been assessed, the specific impact on verified PubMed-indexed publications (PMIDs) has not been assessed. No study has quantified what proportion of self-reported research items reported in National Resident Match Program (NRM…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reliability of landmark identification in posteroanterior cephalometrics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A literature search was conducted to identify all articles concerning landmark identification error in the frontal radiograph. Electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Database, Pub…

The NLM DTDs were descendants of the pmc-1.dtd, which was written to support the PubMed Central project. The NLM DTDs have become NISO Z39.96 JATS: The Journal Article Tag Suite.

Meckel's diverticulum (MD) is the most common gastrointestinal malformation. The management of symptomatic Meckel's diverticulum has been undecidedly resection; however, the management of incidental Meckel's diverticulum has been fraught in comparison. As a systematic literature review, PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC…

Central nervous system metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) are uncommon. The patient presented was diagnosed with aggressive advanced NPC resistant to treatment and complicated by a solitary brain metastasis. A PubMed database search was conducted to review the existing literature regarding brain metastases…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to assess research trends on the association between osteoporosis and the Central Nervous System, investigate global research trends in this area, and systematically review their relationship. METHODS: The Web of Science core collection database, PubMed database, and Scopus database were sea…

Matrix metalloproteinases are crucial proteolytic enzymes involved in the degradation and remodeling of the extracellular matrix within the ocular structures. Their expression and activity significantly influence aqueous humor dynamics and intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma. Elevated intraocular pressure, a…

BACKGROUND: Thrombosis is a common complication associated with central venous catheter (CVC) insertion. Several antithrombogenic materials and alterations to catheter design have been developed to lower thrombosis rates. AIM: To systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of antithrombogenic materials and al…

BACKGROUND: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS) in which genetic and environmental factors contribute to disease progression. Both innate and adaptive immune cells, including T cells, B cells, activated macrophages and microglia, have been identified…

OBJECTIVES: At present, it is very important to identify the available literature regarding the use of masks and respirators by analyzing their historical evolution in the medical field. In addition, consideration should be given to the major filtering characteristics of those most used due to the current SARS-CoV-2 pa…

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this systematic review was to assess the current literature about sinus augmentation procedure using different types of tooth derived bone graft materials, thorough analysing the outcomes of sinus grafting with tooth grafts compared to sinus grafting with xenografts, allografts and alloplasts by…

The purpose of this review is to summarize preclinical and clinical data from publications appearing in the peer-reviewed scientific literature relevant to the safety and effectiveness of the EVO Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) posterior chamber phakic refractive lens with a central port (V4c Visian ICL with KS Aquapor…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to determine the most commonly reported and utilized low back pain (LBP) Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) within the chiropractic literature and to investigate their temporal and methodological publication characteristics. METHODS: A systematic search of English-langu…

Acquired brain injury (ABI) often limits daily activities and participation. Comprehensive neuropsychological rehabilitation (CNR) aims to address these issues. This review examines research on predictors and moderators of improved activity, participation, and quality of life (QoL) after CNR, and updates its effectiven…

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness and complications of corticotomy and piezocision in canine retraction. Five electronic databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Embase, and CENTRAL) were searched for articles published up to July 2017. The databases were searched for randomized cont…

Chronobiology is the scientific discipline which considers biological phenomena in relation to time, which assumes itself biological identity. Many physiological processes are cyclically regulated by intrinsic clocks and many pathological events show a circadian time-related occurrence. Even the pituitary-thyroid axis…

The objective of this study was to investigate the in vivo effectiveness of laser in the prevention of enamel demineralization during orthodontic treatment. A search of electronic databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, Scopus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials - CENTRAL, OpenGrey, and ProQue…

BACKGROUND: In traditional medicine, there has been a great deal of research on the effects exhibited by medicinal materials. To study the effects, resources that can systematically describe the chemical compounds in medicinal materials are necessary. In recent years, numerous databases on medicinal materials and const…

BACKGROUND: In this study, we present an analysis of data citation practices in full text research articles and their corresponding supplementary data files, made available in the Open Access set of articles from Europe PubMed Central. Our aim is to investigate whether supplementary data files should be considered as a…