The first step in conducting a meta-analysis, as with any other empirical study, is the definition of the research question. Most importantly, the research question determines the realm of constructs to be considered or the type of interventions whose effects shall be analyzed. When defining the ...
excellent university students. The ultimate goal of this research is to identify qualities associated with excellence that universities could cultivate in other students as well (e.g. López et al.,2013; Mirghani et al.,2015). To ensure that such research generates valid findings and meaningful ...
These factors include (a) the heterogeneity of Aspergillus infections (ranging from slow chronic infections to acute invasive infections); (b) the heterogeneity of the host's immune response (non-immunocompromised to severely neutropenic); (c) the variability in drug exposure (due to individual ...
We compared RCT enrollees with chronic spinal pain, 1,444 participants in eight clinical trials, included in an individual participant data meta-analysis project assessing the cost-effectiveness of spinal manipulation for back or neck pain [6], to a representative sample of the US population with...
We treated each trait separately to avoid hard-to-interpret interactions between the different traits. We included the traits in the model as the difference between the trait values for the companion species and the focal species. We included a stand-level random intercept to capture the structure...
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that they are unable to understand and interpret the evidence modellers provide [111,112,113,115,116], and often additionally shared in formats that are difficult to decipher [112,116]. The value of the model evidence may also not be well understood [111,112]. Overall, these barriers are...
The heterogeneity of reported data and methodological differences across studies complicate the ability to synthesize data and interpret findings.doi:10.1111/obr.13679Meyer, DorothyGjika, EjonaRaab, RoxanaMichel, Sophie K. F.Hauner, HansJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Obesity Reviews...
Impaired facial affect recognition is common after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and linked to poor social outcomes. We explored whether perception of emoti
I perform an extensive meta-regression analysis to systematically explore the nature and heterogeneity of the own-wage elasticity of labor demand. To this end, I collect a total of 705 elasticity estimates from 105 different studies that refer to the German labor market. Specifically, I examine ...