• Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. (bmj.com)
  • Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. (bmj.com)
  • Drawing upon decades of experience, RAND provides research services, systematic analysis, and innovative thinking to a global clientele that includes government agencies, foundations, and private-sector firms. (rand.org)
  • Thus, the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to answer the following focal question: are the mechanical methods of oral cleaning effective for the reduction of bacterial dental plaque in patients with a fixed orthodontic appliance? (bvsalud.org)
  • We conducted a comprehensive search of both MEDLINE (1966 to 1997) and Science Citation Index to locate relevant articles. (qxmd.com)
  • We searched PsycINFO, CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, Scopus and Saudi Digital Library for articles published between January 1997 and February 2019. (who.int)
  • The Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves for the primary endpoint began to separate early, well before weight loss took effect, suggesting multiple ways the drug may confer its benefit. (medscape.com)
  • Kaplan-Meier analysis of patients in part 2 showed a trend towards decreased rate of study failure in the AeroFact-treated infants compared with historical controls (p=0.10). (bmj.com)
  • The associations between demographic, economic, and clinical variables and outcomes were estimated using bivariate analyses and multinomial logistic regression. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: A sequential, prospective meta-analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: This sequential, prospective meta-analysis (sPMA) sought to identify risk factors among pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19 for adverse outcomes related to: disease severity, maternal morbidities, neonatal mortality and morbidity, adverse birth outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Pooled estimates for the absolute and relative risk of adverse outcomes comparing those with and without each risk factor were generated using a two-stage meta-analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Basically there are two different kinds of wound healing: primary and secondary intention healing 1 , 2 . (medsci.org)
  • The following list shows potential International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnoses that could indicate candidacy for LT. The number of patients hospitalized with these primary and secondary diagnoses is enormous. (medscape.com)
  • A meta-analysis of the data relating either college athletic participation or fraternity membership to attitudes and behaviors associated with sexual aggression was conducted with 29 studies which yielded 57 effect sizes. (researchgate.net)
  • scientists use collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim was to identify publications relating to near patient testing (NPT), the use of alternative delivery systems between laboratory and general practice, including electronic data interchange (EDI), and computerised diagnostic decision support (CDDS), in the primary care setting to answer the following questions. (ox.ac.uk)
  • There are insufficient data for conclusions to be drawn on the cost-effectiveness of NPT in primary care. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Data not included in the article text may be available for subsequent meta-analysis. (bmj.com)
  • Data analysis involved descriptive statistics. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lung cancer risk after exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a review and meta-analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • Determination of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by analysis of human urine. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the PBL class showed a higher percent increase in research self-efficacy, specifically for more difficult and unfamiliar tasks like statistical analysis. (frontiersin.org)
  • CONCLUSIONS: This analysis indicates that SARS-CoV-2 infection at any time during pregnancy increases the risk of maternal death, severe maternal morbidities and neonatal morbidity, but not stillbirth or intrauterine growth restriction. (cdc.gov)
  • More empirical and long-term studies on this topic are needed, in order to adapt mental health care systems to the specific needs of the population in times of economic crisis. (cambridge.org)
  • Moreover, the culture, social context, and health and many reviews have been conducted that provide sector leadership and governance in these countries are comprehensive evidence on this topic ( 8-11 ). (who.int)
  • The results for the principal component analysis of standardized residues supports a unidimensional structure. (bvsalud.org)
  • Articles are selected for credit designation based on an assessment of the educational needs of CME participants, with the purpose of providing readers with a curriculum of CME articles on a variety of topics throughout each volume. (psychiatrist.com)
  • In order to perform the meta-analysis, articles with high methodological quality were included. (bvsalud.org)
  • These findings, consistent across both topics, demonstrate the value of engaging students in opportunities for inventive production while learning math, regardless of prior math achievement. (nature.com)
  • The findings of the meta-analysis proved the effectiveness of the conventional manual brush. (bvsalud.org)
  • What evidence is available on the accuracy and reliability of NPT within primary care? (ox.ac.uk)
  • All versions of the SKOWT demonstrated adequate internal consistency reliability and construct validity based on exploratory factor analyses following deletion of some items. (jowr.org)
  • Studies included in this review involve English-speaking children of UK primary school age (4-11 years). (mdpi.com)
  • We reviewed the bibliographies of included studies, and ophthalmology and primary care texts. (qxmd.com)
  • METHODS: We screened ongoing studies in our sequential, prospective meta-analysis. (cdc.gov)
  • A recent meta-analysis concluded that there is overwhelming support for the benefit of lifestyle interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes. (bmj.com)
  • Reporting to the NDR is not mandatory, but all hospital diabetes outpatient clinics and primary healthcare centres are encouraged to participate. (springer.com)
  • topic of research paper in Languages and literature. (cyberleninka.org)
  • The limited amount of published research relating to any particular NPT prohibited meta-analysis. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The standards pertain to: establishing the review team, ensuring user and stakeholder input, managing bias and conflict of interest (COI) for both the research team and users and stakeholders, formulating the research topic, writing the review protocol, providing for peer review of the protocol, and making the protocol publicly available. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Confirmatory factor analysis for applied research. (jowr.org)
  • In Europe, for instance, 58% of grandmothers and 49% of grandfathers provide regular grandchild care (Hank and Buber 2009 ), while approximately 2% of children are raised by their grandparents in the USA meaning that one million grandparents in the USA are the primary caregivers for their grandchildren (Dunifon et al. (springer.com)
  • A review of near patient testing in primary care. (ox.ac.uk)
  • What is the availability of NPT for primary care? (ox.ac.uk)
  • Because SRs are conducted under varying circumstances, the initial steps are expected to vary across different reviews, although in all cases a review team should be established, user and stakeholder input gathered, the topic refined, and the review protocol formulated. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Best practices in exploratory factor analysis: Four recommendations for getting the most from your analysis. (jowr.org)
  • Fluoride supplements can be prescribed for children ages 6 months to 16 years who are at high risk for tooth decay and whose primary drinking water has a low fluoride concentration. (ada.org)
  • [ 3 ] A meta-analysis demonstrated a significant increase in the relative risk of implant failure in patients who smoked more than 20 cigarettes per day compared with nonsmokers. (medscape.com)
  • The historiographical significance of the thesis fits into the broadly social approach to the study of film history with its investigations and analysis of ideology and class representations. (lu.se)
  • Discontinuation of Pneumocystis carinii prophylaxis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a meta-analysis and decision analysis. (harvard.edu)
  • In the semaglutide arm, 6.5% of patients experienced a first primary outcome event vs 8.0% in the placebo arm. (medscape.com)
  • In future a more clearly formulated analysis methodology will be worked out. (cyberleninka.org)
  • Attention has been given to its psychometric properties during the last ten years, but no analyses have been conducted until now using an Item Response Theory (IRT) approach. (bvsalud.org)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pneumocystis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Pneumocystis" was a major or minor topic of these publication. (harvard.edu)
  • When targeted fully whether the pdf Lockheed F 104 had suggested inescapable industry programs for social listings with DescriptionReviewsContentsEditorsSeriesSubjectsDescriptionCultural interview devices, significant as the ASPP, Hildebrandt were he discovered back, but that he could make smart analysis cultures, given on whether a Diversity died decided or perceived mainstream vividly. (literary-liaisons.com)
  • Based on the Coall-Hertwig hypothesis, moderate grandparental involvement is the most beneficial for grandparents, while negative effects may arise when no grandparental involvement occurs or when it reaches the highest level of involvement (e.g., when grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren). (springer.com)
  • Note: The Overview section summarizes the published evidence on this topic. (cigna.com)
  • The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE): CV death, MI, stroke. (medscape.com)
  • In households where the grandparents are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren or they live with their descendants in a three-generation household, the high level of their involvement is assumed based on the living arrangements. (springer.com)
  • Melanoma of the uveal tract (iris, ciliary body, and choroid), though rare, is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. (cigna.com)
  • Children presenting malocclusion in the primary dentition are likely to show the same scenario in the mixed dentition8. (bvsalud.org)
  • Most scientific literature on the topic has emanated from the US, where researchers possess a solid academic understanding of sexual aggression by male university students - the leading perpetrators of campus-based sexual offences - and have evaluated various harm prevention strategies for tackling the issue. (researchgate.net)
  • This meta-analysis was performed to determine if eye patching is a useful treatment for corneal abrasions. (qxmd.com)
  • [ 4 ] A meta-analysis by Mustapha et al concluded that the failure rate of dental implants in smokers was 140.2% higher than the failure rate in nonsmokers. (medscape.com)
  • Mixed model analysis was applied, taking into account measurement errors for repeated measures. (who.int)
  • Meyerhoff (2010) seems to be the only critic who has covered multiple disciplines in his critical analysis of Wilber's Theory of Everything. (integralworld.net)
  • Analysis of sub- groups was performed according to the type of intervention. (bvsalud.org)