Response to: Comment on “Effect of Exercise Intervention on Flow-Mediated Dilation in Overweight and Obese Adults: Meta-Analysis” by Younsun Son, Minsoo Kang, Yoonjung Park

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Health extension workers job satisfaction and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Gebeyehu Lakew, Eyob Getachew, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Demis Getachew, Abiyu Abadi Tareke

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Identification of Predictive Factors for Massive Transfusion Activation in Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Thosapol Ueamsaranworakul, Ratcharin Niamjumnong, Kumpol Kornthatchapong, Winchana Srivilaithon

“…Conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement, this systematic review included original studies published in English, involving trauma patients aged 15 years or older who received MTP. …”
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Effectiveness of educational interventions to promote safe handling of pesticides: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solís, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio, Víctor Manuel Alvarado-Castro, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Claudia Erika Rios-Rivera, Janet Saldaña-Almazán

“…The review aims to summarise the impact of educational interventions on knowledge and reported behaviour of pesticide users and to identify characteristics of more effective interventions.Methods and analysis We will search MEDLINE, LILACS, AGRICOLA, IMBIOMED, SciELO, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase databases and from the grey literature, Open Grey and WHO to identify potentially eligible studies. …”
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Efficacy and safety of gut microbiome-targeted treatment in patients with depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bo Pan, Yiming Pan, Yu-Song Huang, Meng Yi, Yuwei Hu, Xiaoyu Lian, Hui-Zhong Shi, Mingwei Wang, Guifen Xiang, Wen-Yi Yang, Zhong Liu, Fangfang Xia

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Prevalence of the Patterns of Unhealthy Diet in the School and University Students of Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi, Neda SoleimanvandiAzar, Mahshid Roohravan Benis, Ali Mehrabi, Roya Vesal Azad, Marzieh Nojomi

“…Data bases including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science as well as Google Scholar and Persian resources were used. …”
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Nurses intention to stay in the nursing profession and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kirubel Eshetu Haile, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Atitegeb Alebachew Amsalu, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Tsion Zebdiwos Chema, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Gedion Asnake Azeze

“…Methods In our systematic review and meta-analysis, targeted findings were searched from a variety of electronic databases; including Pub Med, Google Scholar, African Journal Online, the Cochran Library, and Science Direct. …”
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Distinguishing glioblastoma from brain metastasis; a systematic review and meta-analysis on the performance of machine learning by Mohammad Amin Habibi, Reza Omid, Shafaq Asgarzade, Sadaf Derakhshandeh, Ali Soltani Farsani, Zohreh Tajabadi

“…Method The search was conducted from inception to 1 June, 2023, in PubMed/Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science to find out the studies investigated the performance of ML-based algorithm for differentiation of glioblastoma and metastatic brain tumor. …”
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Efficacy Comparison of Various Repair Techniques for Flexor Tendon Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Anak Agung Gde Duta Maha Putra, Made Bramantya Karna, Anak Agung Gde Yuda Asmara, Putu Feryawan Meregawa

“…Methods: A systematic search was conducted based on PRISMA guidelines to identify relevant studies through PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane. A total of 9 studies (266 tendons from 108 patients) were included. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Aspirin Resistance in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fan Zhang, Hongyan Zheng

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A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Biomedical Mg Alloy and Surface Coatings in Orthopedic Application by XinYue Lu, HongXin Cai, Yu Ru Li, Xinru Zheng, Jiahao Yun, Wenhui Li, XiaoYu Geng, Jae-Sung Kwon, Heng Bo Jiang

“…The standard and weight mean differences with 95% confidence intervals were used to analyze new bone formation and degradation rate. …”
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Chinese Herbal Medicine for Weight Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials by Ann Rann Wong, Angela Wei Hong Yang, Kangxiao Li, Harsharn Gill, Mingdi Li, George Binh Lenon

“…Body weight and body mass index (BMI) were analysed in RevMan v5.4.1 and expressed as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CI), while adverse events were expressed as risk ratio with 95% CI. …”
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A sparrow search algorithm based hybrid meta-heuristic algorithm for population growth rate prediction by Milad Shahvaroughi Farahani, Hamed Farrokhi-Asl Farrokhi-Asl, Ghazal Ghasemi

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From mega to nano, a round trip. The process/project of protection, preservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage by Stefano Francesco Musso

“…The terms ‘mega’ and ‘nano’ proposed by Agathón issue number 7 are linked, primarily, to the scientific field and in particular to metrology, but are often found also in common, figurative or metaphorical language. …”
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Risk prediction models for depression in patients with coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jie Zhang, Yue Zhou, Linyu Huang, Xingling Zhang, Long Li, Chongcheng Xi

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Colchicine combination therapy increases treatment tolerance in patients with arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Changwei Zhao, Xiaogang Hao, Wenjun Cai, Ling-Feng Zeng, Wenhai Zhao, Xiangxin Li

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Examining The Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemic On Pediatric Orthopedic Cases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ahmadin Yusuf Rizal Susatyo, Nizar Al Rhaazi, Farhan Haidar Fazlur Rahman, Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo

“…This study aims to conduct a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the specific impact of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric orthopedic admissions and surgical cases. …”
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Insights on the effect of mega-carcass abundance on the population dynamics of a facultative scavenger predator and its prey by Sidous, Mellina, Cubaynes, Sarah, Gimenez, Olivier, Drouet-Hoguet, Nolwenn, Dray, Stéphane, Bollache, Loïc, Madhlamoto, Daphine, Ngwenya, Nobesuthu Adelaide, Fritz, Hervé, Valeix, Marion

“…We discuss why signals of prey and predator population dynamics decoupling are less likely to be observed in systems with a high diversity of prey, such as African savannas, and why inputs of mega-carcasses as pulsed resources hardly impacted top-down relationships in the long run. …”
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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 total of 26 studies with 8,958 blood specimens and 2,382 culture-positive bacterial isolates were included for systematic review and meta-analysis. The meta-analysis derived a pooled culture-positive bacterial prevalence which was 25.78% (95% CI: 21.55–30.01%). …”
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A Real-Time Safe Navigation Proposal for Mobile Robots in Unknown Environments Using Meta-Heuristics by Micael Balza, Mateus A. Goldbarg, Sergio N. Silva, Lucileide M. D. Silva, Marcelo A. C. Fernandes

“…This work presents the MetaHeuristic Real-Time Safe Navigation (MHRTSN) strategy, which combines potential fields with population-based meta-heuristics to optimize trajectory planning and navigation in such environments. …”
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