introduction: bone regeneration grafts (brg) are widely used in the treatment of osseous defects and oral surgery. the various techniques and associated success rates of bone augmentation require evaluation by systematic review and meta-analysis of eligible studies. the aim of this systematic review was to compare alveolar bone regeneration in humans using bio-oss and autogenous bone graft. mat...

objective(s):human cytomegalovirus (cmv), a double-strand dna herpesvirus, can be transmitted via blood transfusion which is especially important for immunocompromised recipients and can cause a fatal infection. cmv seroprevalence in iran was studied on blood donors, healthy subjects, and some patients. highly variable rates were detected. the purpose of this study was to review cmv seroprevale...

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introduction: major depressive disorder is a common mental condition associated with substantial morbidity and economic burden. approved by the fda in september 2013 for treatment of episodes of major depressive disorder, vortioxetine is one of the newer options available in this important area of therapeutics. materials and methods: a comprehensive literature search (pubmed, the cochrane libra...

More than a dozen randomized controlled trials and several meta-analyses have provided strong empirical support for routine outcome monitoring (ROM) in clinical practice. Despite current enthusiasm, advances in implementation, and the growing belief among some proponents and policymakers that ROM represents a major revolution in the practice of psychotherapy, other research has suggested that t...

Background: Since Positive Parenting Program (Triple-P) is one of the ways to improve parent-child interaction, it seems that conducting a meta-analysis will help determine the actual effect size of Triple-P. The aim of this study was to meta-analyze the effect of level 4 Triple-P on interaction of parent-child with special needs in Iran. Methods: The current study is a meta-analysis. Before t...

Data generated by the numerous clinical trials conducted annually worldwide have the potential to be extremely beneficial to the scientific and patient communities. This potential is well recognized and efforts are being made to encourage the release of raw patient-level data from these trials to the public. The issue of sharing clinical trial data has recently gained attention, with many agree...

Emotional numbness remains an empirically supported and theoretically intriguing pattern of response to social exclusion that warrants further research, and it would be a loss to the field if such research were prematurely terminated or hampered by the unwarranted conclusions from misleading meta-analyses. The meta-analyses by Gerber and Wheeler (2009, this issue) are based on a biased sample t...