A Systematic Review of the Potential of Cold Compresses Therapy: Strategy for Preventing Hematoma and Alleviating Pain in Post Cardiac Catheterization Patients by Sugiharto F, Yusanti I, Sari WP, Yuliandani E, Kosasih CE, Trisyani Y, Priambodo AP, Nuraeni A, Anna A, Emaliyawati E, Mirwanti R

“…A literature search used relevant keywords from six primary databases, such as CINAH Medline Plus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Taylor and Francis, and one search engine, Google Scholar. The quality of evidence was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist and Risk of Bias. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Virology and Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV Infections: Implications for Public Health and Treatment Strategies by Olebo DF, Igwe MC

“…Databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were searched for relevant studies.Results: SARS-CoV-2 primarily spreads through airborne droplets and contaminated surfaces, while HIV transmits through direct contact with infected bodily fluids. …”
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Effectiveness of the Laser Application in Temporomandibular Joint Disorder: A Systematic Review of 1172 Patients by Abdalwhab Zwiri, Manal Ahmad Alrawashdeh, Mohammad Khan, Wan Muhamad Amir W. Ahmad, Nur Karyatee Kassim, Jawaad Ahmed Asif, Khoo Suan Phaik, Adam Husein, Zuryati Ab-Ghani

“…PubMed, SCOPUS, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Google Scholar electronic databases were searched systematically with restricting the languages to only English and year (January 2001 to March 2020), and studies were selected based on the inclusion criteria. …”
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Non-trivial uses of melatonin: Its effects on sleep, jet lag, obesity, migraine, and gastrointestinal disorders by Jakub Wirkijowski, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jolanta Mędyk, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Paulina Błasiak, Patryk Mikołajec, Ruslan Huk, Barbara Bilecka

“…Materials and methods: The authors searched the scientific literature utilizing search engines such as Science Direct, Cochrane, PubMed, Google Scholar, and UpToDate. The literature review focused on the association of melatonin with issues such as sleep, migraines, GERD, IBS, and jet lag. …”
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Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics by Sheena Davis, Matthew Grainger, Marion Pfeifer, Zarah Pattison, Philip Stephens, Roy Sanderson

“…In addition to this, a grey literature search will be conducted using Google Scholar and by searching for references using specialist websites. …”
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Instrumentos y métodos para evaluar el conocimiento pedagógico del contenido en profesores de Educación Física: una revisión de alcance by Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Edward Javier Prieto Suarez, Mary Luz Camargo-Sepulveda

“…Así como en páginas web de las editoriales: Taylor & Francis, Sage journals, Springer, y en el motor de búsqueda Google Scholar.   Resultados: Se identificaron 1,199 estudios, publicados entre el 2013 al 2023 de los cuales 17 fueron seleccionados. …”
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Emergency Medicine as a Medical Speciality in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects by Wahab Yinusa

“…A review of the past literature searched in Google, Google Scholar, PubMed and African Journal online was conducted. …”
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Multi-objective assessment of hydrological model performances using Nash–Sutcliffe and Kling–Gupta efficiencies on a worldwide large sample of watersheds by Mathevet, Thibault, Le Moine, Nicolas, Andréassian, Vazken, Gupta, Hoshin, Oudin, Ludovic

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Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid, and moxifloxacin (BPaLM) for multidrug- or rifampin-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review by Denise Rossato Silva, Flávia Fonseca Fernandes, Juliana Carvalho Ferreira, Wanderley Bernando, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo, Fernanda Dockhorn Costa Johansen, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello

“…We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, LILACS, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases, from their inception to January 31, 2024, with no limitation as to language or year of publication. …”
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How health literacy relates to venous leg ulcer healing: A scoping review. by Ayoub Bouguettaya, Georgina Gethin, Sebastian Probst, Jane Sixsmith, Victoria Team, Carolina Weller

“…We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, PsycInfo and Health, Open Grey, and Google Scholar for publications examining general and specific health literacy in those with venous leg ulcers and for those examining any potential links of health literacy with self-management/healing generally, published between 2000-2020. …”
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Telehealth in outpatient care for children and adolescents with chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review protocol. by Larissa Karoline Dias da Silva Casemiro, Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Fabrine Aguilar Jardim, Mariane Caetano Sulino, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima

“…The search for evidence will cover the following databases: MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane Libary; Embase; Web of Science; Scopus; Cinahl and PsycINFO, plus additional sources, such as The British Library, Google Scholar, and Preprints [medRXiv]. No date or language restrictions will be employed in this scoping review. …”
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Post-pandemic face-to-face learning environments for undergraduate students: A scoping review protocol. by Karim Garzon Diaz, Angy Villamil Duarte, Sandra Velasco Forero, Sandra Herrera Jacobo

“…The following databases will be used: Academic Search Complete, Inter-American Development Bank, CLACSO, and The UNESCO Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), Dimensions, DOAB, DOAJ, ERIC, LILACS, Psicodoc, Redalyc, Redib, Scielo, Scopus, Dialnet, Web Of Science, Latindex, Google Scholar, SocArXiv. The search will aim to locate publications without language restrictions from any geographic location, including peer-reviewed articles, grey literature, preprints, technical notes, and policy reports. …”
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Treating Children\'s Diseases in Iran: A Systematic Review by Pouran Varvani Farahani, Candan Ozturk

“…A search was done on published clinical trials, qualitative, observational, and quasi-experimental studies from January 1, 2020, to January 3, 2023, in nine scientific research databases, namely PubMed, Science Direct, Wiley Online, Scopus, SciELO, LILACS, Google Scholar, Magiran, and SID. The keywords used in English were as follows = ((“Complementary medicine” OR “alternative medicine” OR “CAM” OR “integrative medicine” OR “traditional medicine” OR “herbal medicine” OR “acupuncture” OR “homeopathy” OR “cupping therapy” OR “massage therapy” OR “aromatherapy” OR “naturopathy” OR “spiritual healing” OR “larval practice” OR “music therapy” OR “reflexology”) AND (“pediatric” OR “child” OR “children” OR “adolescent” OR “infant”) AND (“Iran”) AND (“prevalence” OR “epidemiology” OR “frequency” OR “usage” OR “utilization” OR “incidence”)). …”
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Nutritional profile and food safety of raw and value-added food products of sorghum and millets in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia by Tafadzwa J. Musidzaramba, Brighton M. Mvumi, Loveness K. Nyanga, Irene Kadzere, Milka Kiboi, Makhosi Mahlangu, Gracious Chingoma, Mgciniwethu Mazula, Lesley Macheka

“…Data were extracted from Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Most studies (51.4%) were conducted between 2016 and 2020, with 53.3% focusing on macronutrients and 46.7% on micronutrients. …”
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Global prevalence of obesity in the older adults: A meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Khaleghi, Nader Salari, Niloofar Darvishi, Shadi Bokaee, Samira Jafari, Mahvan Hemmati, Masoud Mohammadi

“…Methods: In this study, systematic review and meta-analysis of study data on the prevalence of obesity in the older adults in the world using keywords including: prevalence, outbreak, Body Mass Index, BMI, obesity, Elderly, aged, older adult, in Science Direct databases, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, Iran Doc, Mag Iran, SID and Google Scholar search engine were extracted without time limit until August 2020. …”
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Bacterial Profile among Patients with Suspected Bloodstream Infections in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Birhan Alemnew, Habtamu Biazin, Asmamaw Demis, Melese Abate Reta

“…A systematic search was performed from PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, HINARI, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar electronic databases using PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Diabetes and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analyis of mendelian randomization evidence by Ivaan Pitua, Raafidha Raizudheen, Mark Muyanja, Joseph Nyero, Morrish Okello Obol

“…Methods A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and Web of Science, identifying MR studies investigating the causal association between DM and TB. …”
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Scoping review of happiness and well-being measurement: uses and implications for paediatric surgery in low- and middle-income contexts by Carrie Dolan, Jillian Harrison, Cate Pringle

“…Objective This study aims to map and compare existing methodologies for creating happiness and well-being indices and examine their application to paediatric surgical interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).Design A scoping review methodology was used based on the guidelines published by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews.Data sources Literature was sourced from PubMed, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar, supplemented by references from relevant studies.Eligibility criteria Studies were selected based on relevance to LMIC settings, paediatric surgery and well-being or happiness outcomes. …”
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GAMIFICACIÓN Y LAS TIC PARA MEJORAR LAS HABILIDADES DE LECTURA DE NIÑOS EN EDAD PREESCOLAR: MEZCLA A TRAVÉS DEL JUEGO DE ROMPECABEZAS by Ana Derly Medina Cabrera

“…Utilizando bases de datos de revistas como Scopus, Redalyc, Scielo, Ebsco, Google Scholar y ERIC, se examinaron un total de 12 estudios publicados desde 2017 hasta 2023 relacionados con la Gamificación y las TIC para mejorar las habilidades de lectura. …”
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Digital health technologies and self-efficacy in Parkinson’s: a scoping review by Victoria Allgar, Edward Meinert, Camille B Carroll, Andrew Michael Hall

“…Our key objective was to conduct a scoping review examining the impact of digital health technologies on self-efficacy in people with Parkinson’s.Design A scoping review using Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) framework was undertaken.Data sources MEDLINE, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar principally for grey literature were searched from 1 January 2008 to the 24th of July 2024.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Primary studies which incorporated digital health technologies, measured self-efficacy and had a sample population of people with Parkinson’s were searched.Data extraction and synthesis Following identification of potentially eligible records, two independent reviewers undertook title and abstract screening, followed by full-text screening. …”
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