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The reporting of study and population characteristics in degenerative cervical myelopathy: A systematic review
2017
OBJECT: Degenerative cervical myelopathy [DCM] is a disabling and increasingly prevalent condition. Variable reporting in interventional trials of study design and sample characteristics limits the interpretation of pooled outcomes. This is pertinent in DCM where baseline characteristics are known to influence outcome. The present study aims to assess the reporting of the study design and baseline characteristics in DCM as the premise for the development of a standardised reporting set. METHODS: A systematic review of MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, registered with PROSPERO (CRD42015025497) was conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Full text articles in English, with >50 patients (p…
Corrigendum: Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pre-frailty and frailty progression in older adults: a systematic review.
2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To summarize the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions for preventing frailty progression in older adults. Introduction: Frailty is an age-related state of decreased physiological reserves characterized by an increased risk of poor clinical outcomes. Evidence supporting the malleability of frailty, its prevention and treatment, has been presented. Inclusion criteria: The review considered studies on older adults aged 65 and over, explicitly identified as pre-frail or frail, who had been undergoing interventions focusing on the prevention of frailty progression. Participants selected on the basis of specific illness or with a terminal diagno…
Technologies supporting vision screening: a protocol for a scoping review
2021
Introduction Vision problems affect academic performance, social and mental health. Most traditional vision screening methods rely on human expert assessments based on a set of vision tests. As technology advances, new instruments and computerised tools are available for complementing vision screening. The scoping review based on this protocol aims to investigate current technologies for vision screening, what vision tests can be complemented by technologies, and how these can support vision screening by providing measurements. Methods and analysis The planned review will utilise the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) tool. Electronic search will be performed in databases, i…
Correction: Mechanical properties of provisional dental materials: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2018
Provisional restorations represent an important phase during the rehabilitation process, knowledge of the mechanical properties of the available materials allows us to predict their clinical performance. At present, there is no systematic review, which supports the clinicians’ criteria, in the selection of a specific material over another for a particular clinical situation. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess and compare the mechanical properties of dimethacrylates and monomethacrylates used in fabricating direct provisional restorations, in terms of flexural strength, fracture toughness and hardness. This review followed the PRISMA guidelines. The searche…
Effectiveness of interceptive treatment of class III malocclusions with skeletal anchorage: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2017
Recently, new strategies for treating class III malocclusions have appeared. Skeletal anchorage appears to reduce the dentoalveolar effects while maximising the orthopaedic effect in growing patients. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to examine the effectiveness of bone anchorage devices for interceptive treatment of skeletal class III malocclusions. Searches were made in the Pubmed, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane databases, as well as in a grey literature database, and were complemented by hand-searching. The criteria for eligibility were: patients who had undergone orthodontic treatment with skeletal anchorage (miniplates and miniscrews). Patients with syndromes or …
Carlo Attanasio: obblighi legali a contrarre e tutela della concorrenza
2023
L'A. passa criticamente in rassegna il Volume recensito, evidenziandone struttura e iter argomentativo. L'impianti complessivo del lavolo e la sua tesi di fondo vengono fatti oggetto di articolate obizioni; specifico risalto viene poi dedicato al terreno - pure non indagato dall?A. - dei mercati digitali
Grāmatu apskata tekstveide žurnālā "BBC History Magazine"
2020
Grāmatu apskati var ievērojami ietekmēt apskatītās grāmatas likteni; tātad recenzentiem jābūt uzmanīgiem, izvēloties valodas līdzekļus. Ne tikai valodai, bet arī teksta struktūrai ir svarīga loma teksta uztverē. Tā kā tekstveide BBC History Magazine žurnālos vēl nebija analizēta, šis pētnieciskais darbs ir veikts ar mērķi aizpildīt šo plaisu. Turklāt tiek aptverti apskatu stils un reģistrs, kā arī ir izanalizēta mērķauditorija. Pētniecības metode, kas bija izvēlēta šim nolūkam, ir diskursa analīze. Apskatu ievados un nobeigumos bija identificēti struktūras veidi, kas atkārtojas vairākos tekstos. Turklāt secināts, ka apskatu valodā apvienoti akadēmiskā un publicistiskā stila elementi un ka 2…
Laika-aspekta formu lietojums filmu recenzijās
2020
Recenzijas ir žanrs filmu producēšanas jomā un liels skaits recenziju katrai jaunajai filmai ir atrodams vairākos medijos un tiešsaistes platformās. Ir tikuši veikti pētījumi par stilistiskajiem aspektiem, kas veido filmu recenzijas interneta laikmetā. Gramatisko pētījumu trūkums filmu recenzijās veicina turpmākus pētījumus šajā jomā. Tādēļ, šī pētījuma mērķis ir pētīt laika-aspekta formu biežumu un pielietojumu tiešsaistes filmu recenzijās. Lai sasniegtu mērķi, tika izmantotas divas pētnieciskās metodes biežuma analīze un diskursa analīze. Analīzes apkopotie dati atklāja, ka visbiežāk izmantotās laika-aspekta formas tiešsaistes filmu recenzijās bija vienkāršā tagadne un vienkāršā pagātne, …
Does social climate influence positive eWOM? A study of heavy-users of online communities.
2018
Abstract This paper provides a deeper understanding of the role of social influences on positive eWOM behaviour (PeWOM) of heavy-users of online communities. Drawing on Social Interaction Utility Framework, Group Marketing and Social Learning Theories, we develop and test a research model integrating the interactions between the social climate of a website and Interpersonal Influences in PeWOM. 262 Spanish heavy-users of online communities were selected and the data analysed using partial least squares equation modelling. Overall, the model explains 59% of the variance of PeWOM on online communities. Findings reveal that interaction with other members of the online community (Social Presenc…
The Hints from the Crowd Project
2013
Can the crowd be a source of information? Is it possible to receive useful hints from comments, blogs and product reviews? In the era of Web 2.0, people are allowed to give their opinion about everything such as movies, hotels, etc.. These reviews are social knowledge, that can be exploited to suggest possibly interesting items to other people. The goal of the Hints From the Crowd HFC project is to build a NoSQL database system for large collections of product reviews; the database is queried by expressing a natural language sentence; the result is a list of products ranked based on the relevance of reviews w.r.t. the natural language sentence. The best ranked products in the result list ca…