Structural equation modeling for social capital empowerment in supporting mangrove rehabilitation by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…This fosters self-confidence and allows them to voice their aspirations, secure their livelihoods, engage in social endeavors, and face life independently. Social capital influences community participation in mangrove rehabilitation.…”
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Development Of Website-Based Learning Media to Improve Students’ Self-Regulated Learning in Economics by Etty Marzani, Sri Kartikowati, Gimin Gimin

“…Students who cannot manage their learning independently other than in class will have an impact on their learning in class. …”
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Measuring anti-transgender stigma in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol by Clare Barrington, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Amanda E Tanner, Tamar Goldenberg, Sulianie Mertus, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel

“…Original studies in English, Spanish, Arabic or Russian will be included. Reviewers will independently screen all citations, full-text articles and abstract data. …”
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Efficacy and safety of molecular targeted therapies in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a network meta-analysis by Htet Htet, Jwala Rebacca James Anaghan, Heethal Jaiprakash, Ismail Abdul Sattar Burud, Thiruselvi Subramaniam, Igor Iezhitsa, Renu Agarwal

“…Study screening, data extraction, and data analysis were conducted independently by two investigators. The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool 1.0 was used for the quality of the studies. …”
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Effects of interventions aimed at improving nurses’ work engagement in the workplace: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Norito Kawakami, Kotaro Imamura, Kazuto Kuribayashi, Akiko Inagaki

“…Two reviewers will independently select studies and assess the risk of bias. …”
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Local self-government powers: on content and correlation with related concepts by M. A. Sambor

“…Competency is the ability of a person to exercise the rights and duties of a local self-government official, taking into account the availability of relevant knowledge, skills and abilities, the ability of the official to independently form the specified necessary set of rights and duties for the exercise of the powers of the local self-government body, taking into account the available administrative discretion. …”
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Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 381 studies (the meta-TENS... by Gareth Jones, Mark I. Johnson, Carole A. Paley, Matthew R. Mulvey, Priscilla G. Wittkopf

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for relief of pain in adults.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Medline, Cochrane Central, Embase (and others) from inception to July 2019 and updated on 17 May 2020.Eligibility criteria for study selection Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing strong non-painful TENS at or close to the site of pain versus placebo or other treatments in adults with pain, irrespective of diagnosis.Data extraction and synthesis Reviewers independently screened, extracted data and assessed risk of bias (RoB, Cochrane tool) and certainty of evidence (Grading and Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation). …”
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Evaluating Mirror Therapy Protocols in Phantom Limb Pain Clinical Trials: A Scoping Review by Limakatso K, McGowan E, Ortiz-Catalan M

“…Articles published until July 2024 were identified through a systematic search of the following electronic databases: Medline (via EBSCOhost), PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, PsycINFO (via EBSCOhost), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (via EBSCOhost), Africa-Wide Information (via EBSCOhost), and Scopus. Two reviewers independently conducted the screening of titles and abstracts, review of full-text articles, and data extraction. …”
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Role of the Arab League in Structuring the Arab Regional Space by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The focus of this organization was to protect pan-Arab interests and support all Arab states in achieving political independence.The aggravation of the situation in Palestine after the Second World War became a central item on the agenda of all the Arab League meetings. …”
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Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low-income and middle-income settings: protocol for a scoping review by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Katie Curran, Prabhath Piyasena, Lisa Duke, Belma Malanda

“…Two reviewers will independently screen records for relevant data and disagreements about eligibility will be resolved through consensus or arbitration by a third reviewer. …”
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Active learning in undergraduate classroom dental education- a scoping review. by Arnaldo Perez, Jacqueline Green, Mohammad Moharrami, Silvia Gianoni-Capenakas, Maryam Kebbe, Seema Ganatra, Geoff Ball, Nazlee Sharmin

“…Two trained researchers independently screened titles, abstracts, and full-texts articles for eligibility and extracted the relevant data.…”
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Diversification of innovation strategies of Polish industrial processing enterprises depending on their size after the global financial crisis by Aleksander Jakimowicz, Daniel Rzeczkowski

“…Overall, seven detailed research hypotheses were statistically verified using a chi-square test for independence. Subsequently, due to a high number of variables taken into account in the study as well as the necessity of providing a detailed description of the relationships between them, a correspondence analysis was employed. …”
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Effectiveness of Aedes-borne infectious disease control in Latin America and the Caribbean region: A scoping review. by Vaitiare Mulderij-Jansen, Prachi Pundir, Maria E Grillet, Theophilus Lakiang, Izzy Gerstenbluth, Ashley Duits, Adriana Tami, Ajay Bailey

“…Grey literature was searched from governmental and non-governmental organisation websites. Four reviewers independently screened all titles and abstracts and full-text of the articles using the Rayyan web application, based on pre-defined eligibility criteria.…”
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Effect of pre-hospital living setting on nutritional intake route upon discharge in older adults with aspiration pneumonia: a prospective cohort study by Kohei Yamaguchi, Taiju Miyagami, Ryoko Imada, Ryosuke Yanagida, Seiko Kushiro, Toru Morikawa, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Toshio Naito, Haruka Tohara

“…The pre-hospital living setting was independently associated with the nutritional intake route upon discharge (odds ratio = 7.72, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 1.70–35.1, p = 0.008). …”
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Association of LDL‐C/HDL‐C Ratio With Hyperuricemia: A National Cohort Study by Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Deyun Luo, Bingli Chen, Chenyi Lai, Chenyu He, Luo Yan, Haifeng Ding, Shiyang Li

“…When assessed as a continuous variable, LHR was independently associated with the risk of HUA (OR = 1.27, 95% CI = 1.16–1.39, p < 0.001). …”
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A Summary of the Best Evidence for Wet Pack Management by Yi L, Chen Y, Hu R

“…Two researchers evaluated the literature quality independently, and evidence was extracted from the literature that met the quality standards. …”
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The value of susceptibility weighted imaging for immediate assessing the hyperacute outcome of MRgFUS ablation for uterine fibroids: a preliminary study by Yaoqu Huang, Shouguo Zhou, Yinghua Su, Zhuochao Pang, Shihua Cai

“…Purpose To investigate the value of susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) for assessing the hyperacute outcome of ablation of uterine fibroids immediately after magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment.Methods This retrospective imaging study included patients who underwent SWI and contrast-enhanced (CE) MR within 15 min of MRgFUS ablation for uterine fibroids. Two readers independently assessed the SWI features of ablative lesions and their association with the non-perfused volume (NPV) ratio. …”
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Assessing the Adherence of ChatGPT Chatbots to Public Health Guidelines for Smoking Cessation: Content Analysis by Lorien C Abroms, Artin Yousefi, Christina N Wysota, Tien-Chin Wu, David A Broniatowski

“…Each query was given to each chatbot, and responses were analyzed for their adherence to an index developed from the US Preventive Services Task Force public health guidelines for quitting smoking and counseling principles. Responses were independently coded by 2 reviewers, and differences were resolved by a third coder. …”
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Prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charles Opondo, Holly Jenkins, Fiona Alderdice, Gracia Fellmeth, Zoe Daskalopoulou

“…The final search was carried out on 3 May 2022.Eligibility criteria Cross-sectional, cohort or case–control studies that assessed the prevalence of PTSD in pregnant or postpartum women in LMICs were included.Data extraction and synthesis Screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. Pooled prevalence estimates were calculated with 95% CIs and prediction intervals (PI) using random-effects meta-analyses. …”
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Evaluation of Sacroiliac Joint Shape in Women with Ankylosing Spondylitis According to Mode of Birth Delivery: A Retrospective Study by Sakine Rahimli Ocakoglu, Alper Vatansever, Zeliha Atak, Nurefsan Yanardag, Belkis Nihan Coskun, Sinem Akselim, Gokhan Ocakoglu

“…Our findings suggest that delivery type independently influences SIJ morphology, and cesarean section (C/S) may serve as a protective procedure for preserving SIJ shape in AS patients. …”
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