The prevalence of loneliness across 113 countries: systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives To identify data availability, gaps, and patterns for population level prevalence of
loneliness globally, to summarise prevalence estimates within World Health Organization …
loneliness globally, to summarise prevalence estimates within World Health Organization …
Rates of mental health service utilization by children and adolescents in schools and other common service settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis
MT Duong, EJ Bruns, K Lee, S Cox, J Coifman… - … and Policy in Mental …, 2021 - Springer
A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the relative rates of youth mental health service
utilization across settings among the general population and among those with elevated …
utilization across settings among the general population and among those with elevated …
Exome and genome sequencing for pediatric patients with congenital anomalies or intellectual disability: an evidence-based clinical guideline of the American …
K Manickam, MR McClain, LA Demmer, S Biswas… - Genetics in …, 2021 - nature.com
Purpose To develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the use of exome and
genome sequencing (ES/GS) in the care of pediatric patients with one or more congenital …
genome sequencing (ES/GS) in the care of pediatric patients with one or more congenital …
Cancer risk across mammals
Cancer is a ubiquitous disease of metazoans, predicted to disproportionately affect larger,
long-lived organisms owing to their greater number of cell divisions, and thus increased …
long-lived organisms owing to their greater number of cell divisions, and thus increased …
Analysing continuous proportions in ecology and evolution: A practical introduction to beta and Dirichlet regression
Proportional data, in which response variables are expressed as percentages or fractions of
a whole, are analysed in many subfields of ecology and evolution. The scale‐independence …
a whole, are analysed in many subfields of ecology and evolution. The scale‐independence …
Violating the normality assumption may be the lesser of two evils
When data are not normally distributed, researchers are often uncertain whether it is
legitimate to use tests that assume Gaussian errors, or whether one has to either model a …
legitimate to use tests that assume Gaussian errors, or whether one has to either model a …
Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity
Island biogeography theory posits that species richness increases with island size and
decreases with isolation. This logic underpins much conservation policy and regulation, with …
decreases with isolation. This logic underpins much conservation policy and regulation, with …
Seriously misleading results using inverse of Freeman‐Tukey double arcsine transformation in meta‐analysis of single proportions
Standard generic inverse variance methods for the combination of single proportions are
based on transformed proportions using the logit, arcsine, and Freeman‐Tukey double …
based on transformed proportions using the logit, arcsine, and Freeman‐Tukey double …
Arcsine‐based transformations for meta‐analysis of proportions: Pros, cons, and alternatives
Meta‐analyses have been increasingly used to synthesize proportions (eg, disease
prevalence) from multiple studies in recent years. Arcsine‐based transformations, especially …
prevalence) from multiple studies in recent years. Arcsine‐based transformations, especially …
Naturalized alien flora of the world: species diversity, taxonomic and phylogenetic patterns, geographic distribution and global hotspots of plant invasion.
Rosaceae, Amaranthaceae, Pinaceae), some under-represented (eg Euphorbiaceae,
Rubiaceae), whereas the one richest in naturalized species, Compositae, reaches a value …
Rubiaceae), whereas the one richest in naturalized species, Compositae, reaches a value …