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Tobacco Smoke, Indoor Air Pollution and Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis potx

Tobacco Smoke, Indoor Air Pollution and Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis potx

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... oils’’ ‘‘(1) AND (2)’’ OR ‘‘(1) AND (3)’’ OR ‘‘(1) AND (4)’’ OR ‘‘(1) AND (5)’’ 0174 January 2007 | Volume | Issue | e20 Tobacco and Biomass Smoke and TB Figure Flow Diagram of Study Steps and Exclusions ... smoking Current and former smoking Current and former tobacco smoking and use of biomass cooking fuels Current and former tobacco smoking Current and former tobacco smoking Current and former tobacco ... pollution and tuberculosis: A retrospective study Glow 29: 14–17 16 Crofton E, Crofton J (1963) Influence of smoking on mortality from various diseases in Scotland and in England and Wales An analysis...
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Báo cáo khoa học: "A Graphical Interface for MT Evaluation and Error Analysis" doc

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... of both MT systems and evaluation measures by offering a rich set of metrics and meta-metrics for assessing MT quality (Gim´ nez and M` rquez, e a 2010a) Although automatic MT evaluation is still ... documents and segments This kind of results is valuable for rapid evaluation and ranking of translations and systems However, it is unfriendly for MT developers that need to manually analyze and compare ... counts used to calculate Ol between the reference and two candidate translations (boldface and underline indicate nonmatched items in candidate and 2, respectively) Similarly, metrics in another...
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Interferon-c Release Assays for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis pdf

Interferon-c Release Assays for Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis pdf

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... studies (19%) and acknowledged in (30%), including donation of IGRA kits (6 studies) and work and/ or financial relationships between authors and IGRA manufacturers (2 studies) Sensitivity and Specificity ... malaria: evaluation using QUADAS and STARD standards PLoS One 2009; 4:e7753 25 Pai M, Minion J, Steingart K, Ramsay A New and improved tuberculosis diagnostics: evidence, policy, practice, and impact ... correlated measures (eg, sensitivity and specificity) and because substantial between-study heterogeneity is common, meta -analysis of diagnostic accuracy requires different and more complex methods than...
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Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data doc

Tuberculosis in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data doc

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... transplant) and 2007 to evaluate the effectiveness of pretransplant tuberculosis skin testing and LTBI treatment, the prevalence and outcome of MTB infections, and the effects of patient factors and ... (1/1945 to 12/ 2006), BIOSIS (1/1969 to 12/2006), and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Central Register of Controlled Trials and manually searched retrieved bibliographies to identify ... 926 had a TST placed (31%), and 124 were positive (13% of those tested) Seven studies evaluated the efficacy of isoniazid LTBI treatment in liver transplant candidates and recipients with a known...
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báo cáo hóa học: " Lung function in asbestos-exposed workers, a systematic review and meta-analysis" pdf

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... paper and vouches for the integrity of the analysis DW, UM and MVG extracted and analysed the data All authors collaborated in interpreting the data and writing the manuscript and read and approved ... Medicine and Toxicology 2011, 6:21 http://www.occup-med.com/content/6/1/21 Page of 16 We have conducted a systematic review and a metaanalysis of the literature with the aim of identifying and quantifying ... asbestos-exposed workers, a systematic review and meta -analysis Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2011 6:21 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of:...
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báo cáo hóa học:" HIV infection and sexual risk behaviour among youth who have experienced orphanhood: systematic review and meta-analysis" docx

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... carried out all searches and procedures for study selection, data extraction and analysis Page of 11 Search Electronic searches of PubMed/Biomed Central/Medline, PsycINFO, and EMBASE were carried ... orphans and double orphans) We investigated publication bias using a visual inspection of funnel plots, and examined the stability of the meta -analysis results using Orwin’s fail-safe N analysis ... parental death and 5.9% (n = 838) in participants who reported both parents alive Figure shows weighted ORs and 95% CIs for HIV prevalence in each study Results from a random-effects meta-analysis...
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báo cáo hóa học:" Tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis" potx

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... as we are aware of, this is the first systematic review and meta -analysis of the relationship between OHRQoL and tooth loss Data from our systematic review and meta-analyses of observational studies ... Tooth loss and oral health-related quality of life: a systematic review and meta -analysis Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8:126 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full ... meta -analysis shows that the fewer Table Summary of the meta-analyses Comparison Summary effect 95% CI p-value for heterogeneity test Model used
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Báo cáo y học: "Estimated intelligence quotient in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature" pot

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... studies, and exploring any association between severity of illness (measured by Body Mass Index (BMI)) and IQ levels With these questions in mind, a systematic review of the literature and meta -analysis ... the mean and the standard deviation of the norm group are regarded as known (based on a large sample size), a bias correction of the standard error is not necessary The effect sizes and standard ... of an influence analysis in which the metaanalysis is re-estimated omitting each study in turn Rerunning the analysis without the study by Mathias and Kent [32] increased the standardised mean...
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Báo cáo y học: "Tolerability and adverse events in clinical trials of celecoxib in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of information from company clinical trial report" potx

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... extraction, analysis, and preparing the manuscript; SD with data extraction, analysis, and writing; GTM with planning, data extraction, analysis, and writing the manuscript; HJM with planning, analysis, ... 5b) No analysis was possible for clinical ulcers and bleeds for the comparisons between celecoxib and placebo, paracetamol, and rofecoxib, as there were only three events, no events, and one ... intention-to-treat (number of patients randomised and receiving at least one dose of trial drug) analysis Homogeneity tests and funnel plots, though commonly used in meta -analysis, were not used here because...
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Báo cáo y học: "Response to commentary by Dixon and Silman on the systematic review and meta-analysis by Bongartz et al" doc

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... antibody therapy in rheumatoid arthritis and the risk of serious infections and malignancies Systemic review and meta -analysis of rare harmful effects in randomized controlled trials JAMA 2006, ... effects in randomized controlled trials JAMA 2006, 295:2275-2286 Stern R, Wolfe F: Infliximab dose and clinical status: results of studies in 1642 patients with rheumatoid arthritis J Rheumatol 2004,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials and cohort studies of mycophenolate mofetil in lupus nephritis" pdf

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... to whether they were randomised, double-blind, and accounted for withdrawals or drop-outs and to whether the methods of randomisation and double-blinding were described and appropriate No scoring ... planning the study, data extraction, and analysis, and preparing a manuscript SD was involved with data extraction, analysis, and writing Both authors read and approved the final manuscript Page ... trials) They involved patients with SLE and lupus nephritis and used recognised diagnostic criteria for SLE and patients with biopsy-proven nephritis Of the randomly assigned patients, 38 had WHO...
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Báo cáo y học: " Effects of cyclophosphamide on pulmonary function in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational prospective cohort studies" ppt

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... study and participated in its design, coordination, data acquisition and analysis, and in manuscript preparation CPW and ELM participated in the study design, data acquisition and analysis, and ... analysis We conducted a sensitivity analysis by introducing a range of standard error values for the mean difference between baseline and after 12 months of therapy from both the randomized and ... function as measured by pulmonary function tests by conducting a systematic review and meta -analysis of randomized clinical trials and prospective observational studies in patients with SSc treated...
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Báo cáo y học: "The effect of tight glycaemic control, during and after cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta-analysis" pptx

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... and after cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta -analysis Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011 6:3 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and ... data as a median and range, and asked if they could provide their data as means and standard deviations, unfortunately, these data were not available Therefore, we conducted a meta -analysis of the ... (Figure 6) Discussion To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and meta -analysis conducted solely on the effects of tight and conventional glycaemic control in patients undergoing...
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Báo cáo y học: "Diagnostic imaging for chronic plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis" ppsx

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... of this systematic review was to investigate all diagnostic imaging features associated with CPHP and evaluate study findings by meta -analysis where appropriate Methods Search strategy and eligibility ... was greater than 50% and the Chi2 test indicated statistically significant heterogeneity (P < 0.1) Meta -analysis by the randomeffect method incorporates heterogeneity into the analysis, resulting ... groups may be overestimated by meta -analysis [18] Eligibility criteria, quality assessment procedures and methods of data analysis were specified prospectively and outlined in an unpublished review...
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Báo cáo y học: "Effect of children’s shoes on gait: a systematic review and meta-analysis" potx

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... using the Quality Index [14] The Quality Index is a validated and reliable checklist designed for the evaluation of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions [14] In the ... Wolf and colleagues [8] used a modified Heidelberg foot model where the distance and rotations between the calcaneus and st and th metatarsal head markers were used to Table Description and methodological ... external and internal validity, selection and confounding biases Although blinding and randomisation are considered to have the greatest confounding effects [13], only five studies randomised...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Identification and comparative analysis of drought-associated microRNAs in two cowpea genotypes" docx

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... vun_cand001 U6 vun_cand058 U6 miR1515 U6 Figure Expression of selected miRNAs in two cowpea genotypes under two growth conditions Vun_cand001 and vun_cand058 are two cowpea-specific miRNAs, and ... lanes miRNA (vun_cand001, vun_cand010, vun_cand041, and vun_cand057) were found to be associated with drought stress for the first time (northern blot confirmation of vun_cand001 was shown in ... vun_cand009 582 1519 1025 1903 1.38 0.89 4e-63 4e-39 vun_cand015 62 297 61 96 2.25 0.66 2e-23 vun_cand020 4462 12349 6115 10535 1.47 0.78 6e-177 vun_cand033 478 172 96 113 -1.48 0.23 vun_cand048...
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Báo cáo y học: " A systematic review and meta-analysis of neurological soft signs in relatives of people with schizophrenia" ppsx

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... with schizophrenia than in controls); and state-independence (because they are present whether or not the illness is active) This systematic review and meta -analysis aimed to determine how far ... to attain and this bias cannot be fully eliminated); and degree of age matching between comparison groups (see table 2) Data were extracted independently by two reviewers (KN and DG) and crosschecked ... from Sweden [27], Italy [14], Turkey [29] and France [26] The Neurological Evaluation Scale [2] was used in studies, whilst the Rossi Scale [14] and the Standardised Neurological Examination [15]...
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báo cáo khoa học: " Efficacy of pharmacotherapies for short-term smoking abstinance: A systematic review and meta-analysis" pptx

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... with “nicotine” AND “smoking” AND “gum OR Patch OR spray OR inhalers OR Tablet OR lozenge” AND “random*” 280 abstacts were obtained when using “bupropion” and “smoking” and “random” and “clinical ... include serum and saliva thiocyanate (SCN), expired carbon monoxide (CO), plasma, saliva and urinary cotinine and plasma and urinary nicotine Each of these have various strengths and weaknesses.[18] ... placebo-controlled trials and evaluated effect sizes at weeks and at months post-TQD For head-to-head trials of bupropion versus NRT, we conducted pooled random-effects analyses at weeks and at months post-TQD...
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Báo cáo y học: " Complete coding sequence characterization and comparative analysis of the putati" docx

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... AY421760, and AY421769), HEV-B (AF241359, AF081485, and AF029859), HEV-C (NC_001428, AF499640, and AF499635), HEV-D (NC_001430, EF107098, and DQ201177), and Polioviruses (V01150, X00595, and X00925) ... sequence alignment and drafted the manuscript SP and KS participated in the sequence alignment PL and YP participated in the design of the study and performed the data statistical analysis YP conceived ... characterization and comparative analysis of the putative novel human rhinovirus (HRV) species C and B Virology Journal 2011 8:5 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage...
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