BACKGROUND Network meta-analysis, a method to synthesise evidence from multiple treatments, has increased in popularity in the past decade. Two broad approaches are available to synthesise data across networks, namely, arm- and contrast-synthesis models, with a range of models that can be fitted within each. There has been recent debate about the validity of the arm-synthesis models, but to dat...

Note: This technical report is intended for readers who are generally familiar with critical appraisal of the clinical literature, but who do not have any background in database or artificial intelligence technologies. ABSTRACT Though clinical trials are our best source of clinical evidence, it is logistically difficult to practice medicine based on the results of the most up-to-date clinical t...

The aim of this article is to propose a theoretical framework for understanding children’s learning at play in hybrid reality. Meta-synthesis applied as method examining meani...

Evidence-based practice depends in part on knowledge derived from relevant research. For any given topic, there are likely to be many, potentially relevant studies; a careful appraisal and synthesis of the results of these studies is needed to understand the state of the empirical evidence. Meta-analysis is widely used to combine results of quantitative studies; yet this method is unfamiliar to...

A 3-part comprehensive synthesis of the early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) for young children with autism based on the University of California at Los Angeles Young Autism Project method (Lovaas in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 3-9, 1987) is presented. The three components of the synthesis were: (a) descriptive analyses, (b) effect size analyses, and (c) a meta-...

Microarray technology is a powerful tool to monitor gene expression or gene expression changes of hundreds or thousands of genes in a single experiment. Meta-Genetic Programming is the meta learning technique of evolving a genetic programming system to predict cancer classes for better understanding of different types of cancers and to find the possible biomarkers for diseases. A new technique ...

BACKGROUND Tear conversion followed by repair and trans-tendon techniques have been widely used for partial-thickness rotator cuff tears. Both of them showed favorable results with regard to the management of articular-sided partial-thickness rotator cuff tears (PTRCTs) of more than 50% thickness. However, controversy continues with the best management. This study aims to compare the clinical o...