Effectiveness of different databases in identifying studies for systematic reviews: experience from the WHO systematic review of maternal morbidity and mortality

Abstract Background Failure to be comprehensive can distort the results of a systematic review.Conversely, extensive searches may yield unmanageable number of citations of which only few may be relevant.Knowledge of usefulness of each source of information may help to tailor search strategies in systematic reviews.Methods We conducted a systematic

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SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BUBBLE CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE IN NEONATES WITH RESPI-RATORY DISTRESS AND ITS FAILURE FACTORS

Background: Studies on Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (B-CPAP) as respiratory support for neonates are few.The aim of our study was to determine the efficacy and safety of B-CPAP in preterm and term neonates requiring respiratory support and to study its failure factors, so we can come out of it and utilize this non-invasive cost effect

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Objective Imaging Diagnostics for Dry Eye Disease

Traditional diagnostic tests for dry eye disease (DED), such as fluorescein tear film break-up time and the SUPER ENZYMES Schirmer test, are often associated with poor reproducibility and reliability, which make the diagnosis, follow-up, and management of the disease challenging.Advances in ocular imaging technology enables objective and reproducib

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Fate-mapping and functional dissection reveal perilous influence of type I interferon signaling in mouse brain aging

Abstract Background Aging significantly elevates the risk of developing neurodegenerative Womens Jackets diseases.Neuroinflammation is a universal hallmark of neurodegeneration as well as normal brain aging.Which branches of age-related neuroinflammation, and how they precondition the brain toward pathological progression, remain ill-understood.The

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