Awareness and attitude about mental illness in the rural population of India: A mixed method study by Kaustubh S. Kulkarni, Mudita N. Joshi, Harshal S. Sathe, Chetna Maliye

“…Context: Recent systematic review and meta-analysis of public attitudes have shown that despite improvements in mental health literacy, public attitudes and desire for social distance with mental illnesses have remained stable over time. …”
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Spatial Organization of Global Value Chains in the Optical and Electronic Equipment Industry by Mikhail Vyacheslavovich Shatunov, Natalia Anatolyevna Navrotskaya

“…The core of the model consists of three mega-level centers of the PRC, the USA and the Republic of Korea, around which three global clusters and three sub-cores have formed, controlled by the main cores, which stand out significantly from the general periphery, the centers of which are Japan, Germany and Taiwan. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of CBF/DREB1 gene family in Medicago sativa L. and functional verification of MsCBF9 affecting flowering time by Jing Cui, Yajing Li, Hao Liu, Xu Jiang, Lili Zhang, Hongbo Dai, Xue Wang, Fei He, Mingna Li, Junmei Kang

“…The expression pattern of MsCBF9 under different hormone treatments was verified by RT-qPCR, and it was found that MsCBF9 responded to GA3, IAA, SA, and MeJA. Overexpression of MsCBF9 in Arabidopsis significantly delayed the flowering time of Arabidopsis. …”
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A Case Report of Bowel Perforation in a Gravid COVID-19 Patient by A. T. Guiritan, J. G. Cataluña

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Impact of Covid-19 on Firm Performance: A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA Framework by Mahnoor Sattar, Rafayat Jalal

“…Future researchers may focus on conducting both short-term and long-term studies incorporating factors like government stimulus package, business sensitivity to multiple phases of Covid-19 and the country’s preparedness using longitudinal studies, surveys, meta-analysis, in-depth interviews, observations, and case studies to fully comprehend the effects of Covid-19.…”
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Physical functioning outcome measures in the lumbar spinal surgery population and measurement properties of the physical outcome measures: protocol for a systematic review by Alison B Rushton, Jai Mistry, Michael J Lukacs, Katie L Kowalski, Maren Goodman

“…The purpose of this systematic review is to identify outcome measures (patient reported and physical) used to evaluate physical functioning (stage 1) and assess the measurement properties of physical outcome measures of physical functioning (stage 2) in the lumbar spinal surgery population.Methods and analysis This protocol aligns with the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) guidelines and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols. Using a two-staged approach, searches will be performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro and the grey literature from inception until 15 December 2021. …”
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Efficacy of oral irrigators compared to other interdental aids for managing peri-implant diseases: a systematic review by Gargi Gandi, Bhoomika Sai Laxmi Masanam, Ananya Sudhakaran Nair, Nidhi Semani, Aditi Chopra, Venkitachalam Ramanarayan

“…Method This systematic review has been prepared using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA) checklist. Five databases were searched using the following keywords: “Peri-implantitis” OR Periimplantitis OR “Peri-implant disease” OR “Peri-implant Mucositis” AND “Oral irrigation” OR “Oral Irrigator” OR Waterpik OR “Interdental irrigation” OR “Oral Spray” OR “Oral Irrigants”. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of KeraSys Patch Graft for Glaucoma Drainage Devices: A Case Series by Kundandeep S. Nagi, Ricardo J. Cumba, Nicholas P. Bell, Lauren S. Blieden, Alice Z. Chuang, Kimberly A. Mankiewicz, Donna Nguyen, Robert M. Feldman

“…Our objective is to report the early (approximately 1 year) tube exposure rate of implants covered with a keraSys (IOP Inc., Costa Mesa, CA, USA) tissue reinforcement graft. …”
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Managing ADHD Symptoms in Children Through the Use of Various Technology-Driven Serious Games: A Systematic Review by Aikaterini Doulou, Pantelis Pergantis, Athanasios Drigas, Charalampos Skianis

“…Following PRISMA 2020 criteria, this systematic review includes a comprehensive search of the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. …”
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The Effectiveness of Drying on Residual Droplets, Microorganisms, and Biofilms in Gastrointestinal Endoscope Reprocessing: A Systematic Review by Hefeng Tian, Jiao Sun, Shaoning Guo, Xuanrui Zhu, Han Feng, Yijin Zhuang, Xiu Wang

“…A systematic review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) reporting checklist. The PubMed, Web of Science, Medline, EMBASE, EBSCO, CNKI, CQVIP, and Wanfang Data databases were searched from 2010 to 2020 to identify eligible articles focused on methods of gastrointestinal endoscope drying and the status of endoscope drying. …”
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Realist review protocol for understanding the real-world barriers and enablers to practitioners implementing self-management support to people living with and beyond cancer by Debi Bhattacharya, Eleni Karapanagiotou, Kumud Kantilal, Wendy Hardeman, Hattie Whiteside, Matthew Small

“…We will search Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, ERIC and AMED databases to September 2019, and supplement this with citation tracking, grey literature and practitioner surveys. …”
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Comparative analysis of bioaccessibility tests for metals and metalloids: Methodological advancements and implications for consumer product safety by Buyun Jeong, Dong-Jun Baek, Haeun Kim, Seon-Woo Kwon, Jung-Hwan Kwon, Jinsung An

“…Bioaccessibility is crucial in human health risk assessment as it predicts the fraction of metals and metalloids absorbed by the human body. …”
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Institutional impacts on diversity, equality and inclusion practices: Case Study of Western multinationals and their emerging economy subsidiaries by Emil Velinov, Andreas Hilger, Pawel Dobrzanski

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Provider kinematic strategies during the delivery of spinal manipulation and mobilization: a scoping review of the literature by Katie Svoboda, Samuel J. Howarth, Martha Funabashi, Lindsay M. Gorrell

“…MEDLINE (Ovid), PsychINFO, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, PEDro, ICL and CINAHL databases were searched from inception to September 2023 for terms relating to provider kinematics during the delivery of MAN and MOB. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of temperature on cyclic fatigue resistance of three types of Nickel-Titanium rotary files with various alloy properties: An in vitro study by Dara H. Saeed, Fadi A. Rafea

“…Methods: Three types of rotary instruments with tip size 0.25 were used: HyFlex EDM (OneFile, variable taper, Colten/Whaledent), ProTaper Gold (F2, 0.08 taper, Dentsply) and 2Shape (TS2, 0.06 taper, Micro-Mega). Twenty files for each instrument were tested for cyclic fatigue at (20°C and 37°C) temperatures and rotated until fracture occurred in a simulated canal with an angle curvature of about 60°, a radius curvature of 5 mm, and a canal width of 1.5 mm. …”
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Modern view on the treatment of diabetic macular edema by A.V. Shelankova, M.V. Budzinskaya, I.V. Andreeva

“…When writing a literature review, data was searched on the PubMed and Scopus platforms for the period up to 2021 inclusive. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions to improve the patient experience of colonoscopy under moderate or no sedation: a systematic review protocol by Nancy N Baxter, Jill Tinmouth, Diego Llovet, Teruko Kishibe, Colin Sue-Chue-Lam, Matthew Castelo

“…Where multiple studies evaluate a single intervention, evidence will be quantitatively synthesised using pairwise meta-analysis, otherwise narrative syntheses will be undertaken.Ethics and dissemination This is a review of existing literature not requiring ethics approval. …”
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Cost Effectiveness of Insulin Glargine versus Neutral Protamin Hagedorn Insulin in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Turkey by Ilhan Satman, Hayley Bennett, Candeger Yilmaz, Sazi Imamoglu, Goksun Ayvaz, Abdurrahman Comlekci, Demet Ozkaya, Toros Sahin

“…While neutral protamin Hagedorn (NPH) insulin has been traditionally prescribed for insulin introduction, insulin glargine has been shown to reduce glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) with a more favourable hypoglycaemic profile. …”
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Dosage of joint mobilisation for the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: protocol for a scoping review by Steve Tumilty, Daniel C Ribeiro, Sizhong Wang, Cathy M Chapple, Dusty Quinn

“…Two authors will independently screen and extract data from the six databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library and SPORTDiscus, with publication date from their inceptions to 25 August 2021. …”
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Repeated exposure to low doses of light induces retinal damage in vivo in a wavelength-dependent manner by Anaïs Françon, Laurent Jonet, Francine Behar-Cohen, Alicia Torriglia

“…Current standards for domestic lighting are based on acute exposure to light and consider blue wavelengths to be responsible for phototoxicity. However, meta-analyses pointed out the role of lifelong light exposure in the onset of age-related macular degeneration, suggesting a cumulative effect of light exposure. …”
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