This systematic literature review of health benefits of breastfeeding for infants serves to educate mothers about any potential developmental differences between breast-fed and formulafed infants. Many factors go into a mother’s decision regarding feeding methods, but there may be gaps in knowledge that are important and significant between feeding methods. Breastfeeding vs. formula feeding has...

Systematic reviews are useful, time saving resources for clinicians seeking evidence. These reviews provide a transparent and systematic approach to finding and evaluating the state of the evidence on a focused clinical question. By understanding the process used to conduct systematic reviews, Department of Veterans Affairs providers will be better able to read and evaluate research, minimize b...

Introduction: Aggregation of research evidence to guide clinical practice is one of the main reasons for conducting studies that provide a synthesis of the literature, but it is not the only reason. Systematic reviews are designed to be methodical, explicit and replicable. Such studies may help to guide project development, by indicating new directions for further investigations and identifying...

Purpose: To address questions raised by T. Meline andW. E. Harn (2008) in their critique of our previous article (A. K. Bothe, J. H. Davidow, R. E. Bramlett, D. M. Franic, & R. J. Ingham, 2006). Method: Additional information is provided to address several issues raised by Meline and Harn. Results and Conclusions: Our previous systematic review omitted 1 relevant article about the use of olanza...

Due to the escalating population and the resulting increase in energy use, the world is faced with the challenge of energy crisis. To mitigate the rise in energy crisis, innovation, adoption, and diffusion of energy efficient technologies is imperative. Review of available literatures indicates that expected improvement in energy consumption has not been achieved in spite of the innovation and ...

Abstract Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to review a sample of the literature relating to Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) and its deployment for modelling purposes in the area of supply chain management (SCM). Design/methodology/approach- The literature is examined from the three perspectives. First, concept of ISM and examines ISM as modelling technique. Second, use of ISM by ...

− The particulate contamination of intravenously administered fluid has been of major concern. One of the most common complications associated with long term i.v. therapy is post-infusion phlebitis (PIP). We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of inline filters on PIP. An electronic search of Medline, KoreaMed, and KRIST was conducted to identify randomized controlled ...

high tibia osteotomy is a common procedure in orthopedic surgery. a precise overview on indications, patients selection, pre-operative planning, surgical technique, methods of fixation, and complications have been presented. this paper focused on the points that should be considered to achieve good long-term outcomes. high tibia osteotomy is a common procedure in orthopedic surgery. a precise o...