Liu, Ming Gao, Ya Yuan, Yuan Yang, Kelu Shi, Shuzhen Tian, Jinhui Zhang, Junhua
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Integrative medicine research
Lianhuaqingwen (LH) has been proven effective for influenza. However, the promotion of LH for the treatment of patients with COVID-19 remains controversial. Therefore, our study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of Lianhuaqingwen (LH) in treating patients with COVID-19 by a systematic review and meta-analysis. We conducted the literature sear...
Nanayakkara, Natalie Curtis, Andrea J Heritier, Stephane Gadowski, Adelle M Pavkov, Meda E Kenealy, Timothy Owens, David R Thomas, Rebecca L Song, Soon Wong, Jencia
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Diabetologia
Few studies examine the association between age at diagnosis and subsequent complications from type 2 diabetes. This paper aims to summarise the risk of mortality, macrovascular complications and microvascular complications associated with age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. Data were sourced from MEDLINE and All EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) data...
Esteves, Eduardo Aníbal, Jaime
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International journal of food microbiology
The quality index method (QIM) is a leading method of assessing the freshness (and thus quality) of seafood that is based on relatively few sensory attributes considered relevant. These characteristics are scored using a 0 to 3 demerit points' scale, the sum of which is designated the quality index (QI) and quantifies the specimens' lack of freshne...
He, Ling-Qiong Wu, Xu-Hong Huang, Yi-Qian Zhang, Xiao-Yan Shu, Long
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Nutrition journal
A number of studies have reported the association between dietary patterns and the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), however a consistent perspective hasn't been established to date. Herein, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies to assess the association between dietary patterns and CKD. MEDLINE, EBSCO a...
Nnolim, Nonso E Nwodo, Uchechukwu U
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AMB Express
Microbial keratinase research has been on an upward trajectory due to the robustness and efficiency of the enzyme toward various green technological processes that promote economic development and environmental sustainability. A compendium of research progression and advancement within the domain was achieved through a bibliometric study to underst...
Nakasu, Satoshi Nakasu, Yoko
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Brain tumor pathology
The WHO 2016 classification introduced brain invasion as a standalone criterion for grade II meningioma (GIIM). We systematically reviewed studies published after 2000 and performed a PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis of the hazard ratios (HRs) for progression-free survival (PFS) between brain-invasive and noninvasive meningiomas. In five studies that...
Yang, Hongchang Yang, Zheng Pan, Hongyao Zhou, Qiang
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Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
To investigate the possible role of physical activity (PA) on sleep disturbance in breast cancer patients. Literature in PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was systematically searched until January 30, 2020. Randomized controlled trials that focused on the role of PA interventions on sleep disturbance were selected. The main outcome measures ...
Shiwani, Taha Hanif Shiwani, Hunain
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CVIR Endovascular
PurposeA systematic review to determine the effectiveness of intra-arterial anaesthetics on post- operative pain and opioid analgesia requirements in arterial embolisation procedures.Materials and methodsA systematic review of the literature was performed (Embase, PubMed, MEDLINE and the Cochrane Library) from inception to 10th August 2020. Randomi...
Moslemi, Masoumeh Moradi, Yousef Dehghanbanadaki, Hojat Afkhami, Hamed Khaledi, Mansoor Sedighimehr, Najmeh Fathi, Javad Sohrabi, Ehsan
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BMC Cancer
BackgroundAtaxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) gene contributes to repair damaged DNA and to regulate cell cycle; therefore, ATM variants seem to increase breast cancer risk; however, the results are controversial. So we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the pooled association between various ATM variants and the risk of bre...
Hadifar, Shima Fateh, Abolfazl Pourbarkhordar, Vahid Siadat, Seyed Davar Mostafaei, Shayan Vaziri, Farzam
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundAcquiring comprehensive insight into the dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) population structure is an essential step to adopt effective tuberculosis (TB) control strategies and improve therapeutic methods and vaccines. Accordingly, we performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the overall prevalence of Mtb ...
