Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and adverse birth outcomes: an umbrella review of 36 systematic reviews and meta-analyses

SD Nyadanu, J Dunne, GA Tessema, B Mullins… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses linked prenatal exposure to ambient air
pollutants to adverse birth outcomes with mixed findings, including results indicating …

An actual natural setting improves mood better than its virtual counterpart: A meta-analysis of experimental data

MHEM Browning, N Shipley, O McAnirlin… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating evidence indicates that simulated natural settings can engage mechanisms
that promote health. Simulations offer alternatives to actual natural settings for populations …

[HTML][HTML] Controversy and debate: questionable utility of the relative risk in clinical research: paper 1: a call for change to practice

SA Doi, L Furuya-Kanamori, C Xu, L Lin… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objectives In clinical trials, the relative risk or risk ratio (RR) is a
mainstay of reporting of the effect magnitude for an intervention. The RR is the ratio of the …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and insomnia in Spain in the COVID-19 crisis

SX Zhang, RZ Chen, W Xu, A Yin, RK Dong… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: General population, frontline healthcare workers (HCWs), and adult students in
Spain are at risk of anxiety, depression, and insomnia symptoms during the COVID-19 crisis …

Meta-analytic evidence of depression and anxiety in Eastern Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic

SX Zhang, SO Miller, W Xu, A Yin, BZ Chen… - European journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To perform a systematic and meta-analysis on the prevalence rates of mental
health symptoms including anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic in the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of occupational exposure to noise on ischaemic heart disease, stroke and hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO …

LR Teixeira, F Pega, AM Dzhambov… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour
Organization (ILO) are developing joint estimates of the work-related burden of disease and …

A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the mental health symptoms during the Covid‐19 pandemic in S outheast A sia

S Pappa, J Chen, J Barnett, A Chang… - Psychiatry and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The Covid‐19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the mental health of the
general public and high‐risk groups worldwide. Due to its proximity and close links to China …

The cognitive effects of computational thinking: A systematic review and meta-analytic study

C Montuori, F Gambarota, G Altoé, B Arfé - Computers & Education, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review and meta-analyze the findings of experimental studies published
between 2006 and 2022 that examined the effects of coding and programming interventions …

A historical review of publication bias

A Marks‐Anglin, Y Chen - Research synthesis methods, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Publication bias is a well‐known threat to the validity of meta‐analyses and, more broadly,
the reproducibility of scientific findings. When policies and recommendations are predicated …

[HTML][HTML] A proposed framework to guide evidence synthesis practice for meta-analysis with zero-events studies

C Xu, L Furuya-Kanamori, L Zorzela, L Lin… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective In evidence synthesis practice, researchers often face the problem of how to deal
with zero-events. Inappropriately dealing with zero-events studies may lead to research …