Academic Articles & Research Papers

The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Medical Informatics

Quasi-experimental study designs, often described as nonrandomized, pre-post intervention studies, are common in the medical informatics literature. Yet little has been written about the benefits and limitations of the quasi-experimental ap...

Patient-reported outcomes and measures for vaginal relaxation syndrome management: a systematic review

Abstract Background The heterogeneity of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in published clinical studies on vaginal relaxation syndrome (VRS) hinders cross-study comparisons and integration of ev...

A mapping of facilitators and barriers to evidence-based management in health systems: a scoping review study

Abstract Background Healthcare settings are complex, and the decision-making process is usually complicated, too. Precise use of best evidence from different sources for increasing the desired outcomes is the result of EBM. Therefore, this ...

Policy Recommendations for Information Prescribing to Heart Failure Patients to Reduce Readmissions, Mortality, and Costs

Introduction: Heart failure is a leading cause of hospitalization and mortality, with frequent readmissions mainly due to poor self-care knowledge and low medication adherence. These readmissions increase healthcare costs and reduce patient...

Benefits of Using Early Warning Scores - A Systematic Review

The Early Warning Scores (EWSs) are tools for bedside evaluation based on five physiological parameters: systolic pressure, pulse, respiratory rate, body temperature and AVPU (alert, voice, pain, unresponsive) score. EWSs have been used in ...

Social Justice Mathematics and Public Health Equity: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literacy in Health Decision-Making

Background: Public health decision-making increasingly requires individuals to interpret numerical information such as risks, probabilities, treatment benefits, and epidemiological trends. However, disparities in quantitative literacy may c...

Effects of women’s economic empowerment interventions on antenatal care outcomes: a systematic review

Objectives Early and adequate antenatal care (ANC) has been shown to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality globally. Increasing evidence suggests that women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is a critical factor that may influence uptake of AN...

A Systematic Review of Literature and Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Capital Structure Issue

Economists have been dealing with the issue of using sources of financing in business activities for more than half a century. The search for a suitable combination of equity and debt financing has led to a number of studies and later theor...

Architectural diplomacy: a historical review of the Japan-China Society of Architecture and Building Technology

By tracing the historical activities of the Japan-China Society of Architecture and Building Technology (JCSABT, 1973–2003), which was established in Japan in 1973, this study firstly provides an overview of the friendly exchange groups vis...

Patient and Public Involvement Work With Parents of Children With Life‐Limiting Conditions and Bereaved Parents: A Rapid Systematic Review

ABSTRACT Background Guidance and principles for involving the public in research or service planning exist but are not specific to the needs of parents of children with life‐limiting conditions or bereaved parents. Aim Review the evidence o...

Lifestyle interventions to maternal weight loss after birth: a systematic review

Abstract Background Over the past decades, there has been an increase in overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age, as well as the general population. Overweight and obesity are related to a later, increased risk of type 2 diabete...

A Systematic Review of Self-directed Learning in Medical Education in Undergraduate Medical Students

Self-directed learning (SDL), which emphasizes the need for students to take ownership of their learning, has become a crucial part of medical education. With the increasing complexity of health care, SDL is seen as a crucial skill for fost...

The teaching evaluation systems and its impact on academics. A systematic review

In recent decades, Higher Education has undergone a gradual but progressive transformation worldwide. Globalisation has promoted convergence mechanisms between states to achieve common standards in Higher Education; among them, those who se...

A security picture: A systematic literature review of social representations of security and associated emotional dynamics in the context of multi-layered citizenship

The political world is inherently a social world, composed of multiple groups and identities that often coexist in conflictual and unstable ways. Consequently, the collective meanings attributed to individuals, social groups, and events are...

Epigenetic Mechanisms and Nephrotic Syndrome: A Systematic Review

A small subset of people with nephrotic syndrome (NS) have genetically driven disease. However, the disease mechanisms for the remaining majority are unknown. Epigenetic marks are reversible but stable regulators of gene expression with uti...

A systematic review of worldwide epidemiology of psoriasis

To inform the WHO Global report on psoriasis, a new comprehensive worldwide systematic review of the epidemiology of psoriasis was undertaken. The aim of this study was to systematically review the worldwide literature regarding the epidemi...

Efficacy of integrative medicine using Yinhua-based herbal granules on herpangina: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Background: Different Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the format of granules, such as Kanggan Granules (KangGs), Kouyanqing Granules (KouGs), Lianhua Qingwen Granules (LQGs), Qingkailing Granules (QGs) and Xiao'er Qingjie Granules (XQ...

Epidemiology of acne vulgaris

Despite acne being an almost universal condition in younger people, relatively little is known about its epidemiology. We sought to review what is known about the distribution and causes of acne by conducting a systematic review of relevant...

Epidemiology of varicocele

Varicocele is a common problem in reproductive medicine practice. A varicocele is identified in 15% of healthy men and up to 35% of men with primary infertility. The exact pathophysiology of varicoceles is not very well understood, especial...

Models in quantum computing: a systematic review