Basic life science literature is rich with information, however methodically quantitative
attempts to organize this information are rare. Unlike clinical research, where consolidation …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed
unprecedented burden on the delivery of intensive care services worldwide. Research …

Adaptation behaviour is of critical importance to reduce or avoid negative impacts of climate
change. Many studies have examined which factors motivate individuals to adapt. However …

Studies combined in a meta‐analysis often have differences in their design and conduct that
can lead to heterogeneous results. A random‐effects model accounts for these differences in …

In this paper, we revisit a 1986 article we published in this Journal, Meta-Analysis in Clinical
Trials, where we introduced a random-effects model to summarize the evidence about …

Meta‐analyses are typically used to estimate the overall/mean of an outcome of interest.
However, inference about between‐study variability, which is typically modelled using a …

Meta‐analysis using individual participant data (IPD) obtains and synthesises the raw,
participant‐level data from a set of relevant studies. The IPD approach is becoming an …

OBJECTIVE Glycemic variability is emerging as a measure of glycemic control, which may
be a reliable predictor of complications. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates …

Dietary patterns consider synergistic effects compared with isolated foods or nutrients on
health outcomes. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the …

Cognitive training in MCI may stimulate pre-existing neural reserves or recruit neural
circuitry as “compensatory scaffolding” prompting neuroplastic reorganization to meet task …