literature searches
Google Scholar as replacement for systematic literature searches: good relative recall and precision are not enough
... scientific literature retrieval communities have developed methods and standards which aim for a high level of quality in lit- erature retrieval and reporting ...of literature retrieval as a scientific ...
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"Brimful of STARLITE": toward standards for reporting literature searches
... STARLITE constitutes not simply a memorable mne- monic but also serves as an acronym for Standards for Reporting Literature searches. Many of the above el- ements are already widely acknowledged as ...
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A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches
... called line-by-line) search strategies, consisting of multiple record sets, and this method is frequently advised in the literature and handbooks [2, 19–21]. Our method, instead, uses single-line searches, ...
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Optimal database combinations for literature searches in systematic reviews: a prospective exploratory study
... general, searches are developed in MEDLINE in Ovid (Ovid MEDLINE® In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, Ovid MEDLINE® Daily and Ovid MEDLINE®, from 1946); ...
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Understanding Information Search Processes in the Context of Academic Literature Searches.
... Screen recordings of each participants’ search session were followed from the specified set of actions in the Search Behavior Coding Scheme (see Appendix C). Search actions specified in the coding scheme were labeled in ...
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A Clinical Decision Support System based on Ontology and Causal Reasoning Models
... 1) Ontology Capture: The ontology capture is part of the knowledge acquisition process. In this study, the ontology concepts are captured based on several literature searches and revie[r] ...
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The quality of systematic reviews about interventions for refractive error can be improved: a review of systematic reviews
... comprehensive literature searches for eligible studies, (3) assessed the methodological quality (risk of bias) of the in- cluded studies, (4) used appropriate methods for meta- analyses (which we assessed ...
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Pruning and prioritising: a case study of a pragmatic method for managing a rapid systematic review with limited resources
... comprehensive literature searches were conducted; whether the selection criteria were designated a priori; whether critical appraisal was conducted; whether two reviewers were involved in the review ...
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<p>Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: Improving Outcomes With A Multidisciplinary Approach – A Narrative Review</p>
... We performed literature searches using PubMed and Medline electronic databases using the following search terms: “ intra-abdominal hypertension ” OR “ abdominal compart- ment syndrome ” [r] ...
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Intervention Now To Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement
... scoping searches informed a tailored, four-phase approach to the review ( fi gure ...extensive literature searches, screening the evidence against explicit inclusion and exclusion criteria and ...
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Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery
... Identification of all outcomes that may be measured following reconstructive breast surgery Systematic literature searches to identify clinical outcomes, patient-reported and cosmetic ou[r] ...
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Strategies to assess the validity of recommendations: a study protocol
... exhaustive literature searches, the identification of key references (reference that trigger a potential recommendation update), and the assessment of the potential changes in each ...Premium ...
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An Efficient PAPR Reduction Method for LTE OFDM Systems
... This paper provides an overview of Orthogonal-Frequency-Division-Multiplexing (OFDM).The purpose of this paper was to reduce the High (PAPR) of OFDM signals. Using the proposed PTS algorithm, this was successfully ...
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Concurrent use of prescription drugs and herbal medicinal products in older adults: a systematic review protocol
... electronic searches of MEDLINE, PsychINFO, Excerpta Medica dataBASE (EMBASE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED), Web of ...
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Review of studies mapping from quality of life or clinical measures to EQ-5D: an online database
... have been published since even the most recent study [7] was conducted and many older studies are also omitted from these previous reviews. An up-to-date, publicly-available database of mapping studies would help ...
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Semantic Searches
... ESI searches begins at the “dawn of the information age,” 37 with United States ...in searches of intermingled records, it was unavoidable (and therefore permissible) to examine “some innocuous documents ...
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2218.pdf
... Specifically, key word searches for the following items were reviewed and assessed for support in the literature dated 1988 - present: cultural competence, cultural competency, multicu[r] ...
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HT1 204 pdf
... Phase 2 Observations Most SEP-infected searches were “Misc” Lots of non-English searches Many “specific site” searches are for videos Many “specific app” searches looking for war[r] ...
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Labour market interventions to assist the unemployed in two townships in South Africa
... in South Africa, it may be difficult for stakeholders to identify possible gaps in order to direct their initiatives accordingly (National Treasury, 2011). Likewise, beneficiaries may also be unaware of (and may have ...
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Reagent and laboratory contamination can critically impact sequence-based microbiome analyses
... the literature, usually associated with PCR-based studies, its possible impact on high-throughput 16S rRNA gene-based profiling and shotgun metagenomics studies has not been ...
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