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INTRODUCTION: Maintaining cognitive performance in extreme operational environments is essential for military personnel efficiency. Exposure to multiple stressors, including sleep deprivation, intense physical exertion, and limited access to food resources, can affect cognitive function and decision-making ability. Alt…

INTRODUCTION: Moyamoya disease (MMD) commonly presents with cerebral ischemia or hemorrhage. Revascularization surgery, including direct, indirect, and combined bypasses, remains the mainstay of MMD treatment aiming to reduce stroke recurrence. However, the long-term outcomes of these interventions are still controvers…

INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this protocol is to investigate the risk factors, critical evaluation contents and preventive measures of high-output enterostomy. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines for scoping reviews. PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, the Chinese Biologica…

Taking into account the adverse impacts of climate change on human health, the importance of increasing knowledge and gaining essential skills is necessary to mitigate and adapt to its impacts and protect human health. Researchers and experts are urging for more research in the climate-health nexus, as well as calling…

Data literacy has been defined as "the ability to read, work with, analyze and argue with data". The United Nations has highlighted a growing risk of inequality for people excluded from the new world of data by lack of education, language, poverty, and discrimination and has called for the development of data literacy…

Using checklists in manuscripts are perceived to indicate quality, transparency, and rigor. Generally, these checklists consist of a list of all of the strategies that may be used to ensure rigor and transparency. Beside each item, there is usually a box to check (or tick) to indicate whether a component is present, an…

BACKGROUND: Studies suggested superb microvascular imaging technology to guide prostate cancer biopsy could improve the positive rate of draw materials. The present meta-analysis aimed at determining the accuracy of SMI in the location diagnosis for prostate cancer. METHODS: We will search PubMed, Web of Science, Coch…

The article presents a systematic review protocol. The aim of the study is an assessment of current studies regarding the application of artificial intelligence and neural networks in the screening for adverse perinatal outcomes. We intend to compare the reported efficacy of these methods to improve pregnancy care and…

OBJECTIVE: This systematic scoping review aims to clarify and map the range of natural disaster preparedness and response training for public health personnel around the world. INTRODUCTION: Various preparedness and response training courses, exercises, and drills for public health professionals have been developed fo…

The objective of this scoping review is to identify and map the frameworks used to evaluate services and outcomes of community health centers within the broader context of primary health care.The primary question for this scoping review is: what are the frameworks used to evaluate services and outcomes of community hea…

BACKGROUND: Suoquan is widely used to treat frequent urination, enuresis, and other diseases caused by kidney qi deficiency. Many clinical trials assessing the efficacy and safety of Suoquan for the treatment of enuresis have been reported. This review will assess the clinical evidence for and against the use of Suoqua…

OBJECTIVES: As medical education research continues to proliferate, evidence syntheses will become increasingly important. The purpose of this article is to provide a concise and practical guide to the conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. RESULTS:   (i) Define a focused question addressing the populatio…

Cochrane reviews are internationally recognized as the highest standard in evidence-based health care. A Cochrane analysis conducts systematic reviews of primary research in human health care, and the analysis includes a comprehensive search of all potentially relevant studies and the use of explicit, reproducible crit…

To make sound health care decisions, policy makers, providers and researchers need access to relevant research findings. The role of systematic reviews is increasingly acknowledged as an important contribution in evidence-based health care decision making, and several review efforts, including that of the international…

AIM/OBJECTIVE: To empower nursing graduate students, in master's or doctoral programs, through distance-accessible methods for conducting integrative reviews, enhancing their ability to transition from clinical to publication-oriented writing. BACKGROUND: Mastering literature review methods is vital for advancing evid…

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of discontinuing intravenous oxytocin stimulation in pregnant women during the active phase of induced or augmented labour.

Data extraction is a time-consuming and resource-intensive task in the systematic review process. Natural language processing (NLP) artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have the potential to automate data extraction saving time and resources, accelerating the review process, and enhancing the quality and reliability…

BACKGROUND: A challenge when using Google Search to identify studies for a systematic review is managing the high number of results, which can number in the hundreds of thousands or even more. Studies and guidance on web searching suggest limiting the screening process, e.g. to the first 100 results. OBJECTIVES: Our o…

INTRODUCTION: Myofascial release (MFR) is a form of manual therapy that involves the application of a low load, long duration stretch to the myofascial complex intended to restore optimal length, decrease pain and improve function. MFR is being used to treat patients with a wide variety of conditions, with favourable e…

OBJECTIVES: To highlight recent advances in knowledge synthesis methods and reporting guidelines. BACKGROUND: Knowledge synthesis is critical to advancing practice, research, and policy, but synthesizing knowledge from an often-heterogeneous body of literature is challenging. METHODS: A review of knowledge synthesis…