Study Apprasial & Methods In accordance with PRISMA guidelines, data was extracted on study characteristics, target mediators, sampling and assay techniques and the parameters associated with the PTF sampling and eluting protocol. A qualitative synthesis was conducted and studies were critically appraised...
Fig. 1. PRISMA Flow Diagram of Systematic Review Search Procedures. First, we used four databases -- PubMed, Embase, Sociological Abstracts, and CINAHL -- to search for articles or book chapters that included “saturation” and one of the following terms in the title, abstract, or key words...
The toolkit was developed through a methodological systematic review and synthesis and finalized in a consensus workshop with 24 participants. The REP-EQUITY toolkit describes seven steps for investigators to consider in facilitating representative and equitable sample selection. This includes clearly ...
As an increasingly popular study method during the last two decades, network analysis can help explain social and natural phenomena and provide “a nutshell description of the basic assumptions, goals, and mechanism prevalent in the field” (Borgatti et al.,2009, p. 892). Bivariate relationships ...
In clinical trials, there is an increasing requirement to adhere to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT), and the same is true for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, for which the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines are now ...
(TR = 2500 ms,TE = 3.15 ms, flip angle = 8°, slice number = 224, voxel dimensions = 0.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 mm3). Cornell Brain Imaging Center images were acquired on a Siemens Prisma 3 T MRI (TR = 2500 ms,TE = 3.15 ms, flip angle ...
From QUOROM to PRISMA: A Survey of High-Impact Medical Journals' Instructions to Authors and a Review of Systematic Reviews in Anesthesia Literature. Background: The PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) Statement was published to help authors improve how they re...
but to elucidate whether PTSs in general are safe for transportation of blood samples, existing literature on the subject was systematically assessed.METHODS:A systematic literature review was conducted following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and metaanalyses (PRISMA) Statem...
To identify any overlooked papers, a snowball search was conducted whereby the authors conducted a review of the reference lists of the chosen articles. The study selection process adheres to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines, which are ...
PRISMA guideline was followed in conducting this systematic review. A total of 122 titles and abstracts were screened. Of that, 13 articles met the inclusion criteria and were further reviewed. To date, there is still limited study utilizing the usage of salivary microRNA as their study samples...