Describe the major available electronic resources
Describe how to build a search strategy
Describe some alternate sources for finding trials
Describe what to do once you get your search results
This document provides an overview of conducting a literature search. It discusses defining a searchable question with relevant patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and study type elements. It reviews choosing appropriate search terms and identifying the best databases to search, such as PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library. The document also covers techniques for searching databases, including phrase versus word searching, truncation, controlled vocabularies, and limiting results. Finally, it provides tips on printing, saving, and accessing full text articles from searches.
The document provides an overview of conducting a literature search, including how to:
- Pose a searchable question using PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) elements
- Choose appropriate study designs and search terms
- Select the best databases and search features to use
- Strategies for dealing with too many or too few search results and accessing full text articles
The goal is to guide the audience through each step of performing an organized, comprehensive literature search.
This document provides an overview of conducting a literature search as part of a scientific training program. It discusses turning a question into a focused search, identifying the highest levels of evidence, and finding the best places to search for literature. Key steps include creating a searchable question, understanding different study designs and levels of evidence, and searching databases like Cochrane Library, PubMed, and SCOPUS. Assistance from librarians is offered at every step of the literature search process.
This document provides guidance on writing effective abstracts. It discusses what abstracts are, why they are important, and different types of abstracts such as unstructured and structured. Key elements that should be included in abstracts are background, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Tips are provided such as explaining abbreviations, using synonyms, and refraining from citations. The importance of keywords for searchability is covered, including reviewing similar articles and MeSH terms. Overall, the document aims to help authors write abstracts that accurately summarize their work and allow other researchers to easily find the information.
This document provides an overview of the key steps and considerations for conducting a systematic literature search to inform a systematic review. It discusses creating a searchable question using the PICO framework, developing search terms and keywords, selecting appropriate databases and subject headings, drafting search strategies, executing searches, managing results and documenting the search process. The goal of a systematic search is to comprehensively identify all relevant published evidence on a topic through multiple database searches.
The document provides an overview of how to find empirical evidence for clinical research projects, outlining key strategies and resources for developing effective search techniques and evaluating different levels of evidence, from systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines down to individual studies. It includes examples of searching databases such as MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Library, as well as searching for grey literature and critically appraising the evidence found.
This document provides guidance on searching for and managing external evidence to answer clinical questions using an evidence-based practice approach. It discusses determining available resources, carefully constructing search questions, using keywords and controlled vocabularies, combining and limiting searches, appraising evidence found, and organizing search results. The goal is to efficiently find the best available evidence to inform clinical decision making.
Describe the major available electronic resources
Describe how to build a search strategy
Describe some alternate sources for finding trials
Describe what to do once you get your search results
This document provides an overview of conducting a literature search. It discusses defining a searchable question with relevant patient, intervention, comparison, outcome, and study type elements. It reviews choosing appropriate search terms and identifying the best databases to search, such as PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library. The document also covers techniques for searching databases, including phrase versus word searching, truncation, controlled vocabularies, and limiting results. Finally, it provides tips on printing, saving, and accessing full text articles from searches.
The document provides an overview of conducting a literature search, including how to:
- Pose a searchable question using PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) elements
- Choose appropriate study designs and search terms
- Select the best databases and search features to use
- Strategies for dealing with too many or too few search results and accessing full text articles
The goal is to guide the audience through each step of performing an organized, comprehensive literature search.
This document provides an overview of conducting a literature search as part of a scientific training program. It discusses turning a question into a focused search, identifying the highest levels of evidence, and finding the best places to search for literature. Key steps include creating a searchable question, understanding different study designs and levels of evidence, and searching databases like Cochrane Library, PubMed, and SCOPUS. Assistance from librarians is offered at every step of the literature search process.
This document provides guidance on writing effective abstracts. It discusses what abstracts are, why they are important, and different types of abstracts such as unstructured and structured. Key elements that should be included in abstracts are background, objectives, methods, results, and conclusions. Tips are provided such as explaining abbreviations, using synonyms, and refraining from citations. The importance of keywords for searchability is covered, including reviewing similar articles and MeSH terms. Overall, the document aims to help authors write abstracts that accurately summarize their work and allow other researchers to easily find the information.
This document provides an overview of the key steps and considerations for conducting a systematic literature search to inform a systematic review. It discusses creating a searchable question using the PICO framework, developing search terms and keywords, selecting appropriate databases and subject headings, drafting search strategies, executing searches, managing results and documenting the search process. The goal of a systematic search is to comprehensively identify all relevant published evidence on a topic through multiple database searches.
The document provides an overview of how to find empirical evidence for clinical research projects, outlining key strategies and resources for developing effective search techniques and evaluating different levels of evidence, from systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines down to individual studies. It includes examples of searching databases such as MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Library, as well as searching for grey literature and critically appraising the evidence found.
This document provides guidance on searching for and managing external evidence to answer clinical questions using an evidence-based practice approach. It discusses determining available resources, carefully constructing search questions, using keywords and controlled vocabularies, combining and limiting searches, appraising evidence found, and organizing search results. The goal is to efficiently find the best available evidence to inform clinical decision making.
The document provides guidance on selecting evidence-based medicine tools and resources for clinicians. It recommends keeping resources simple, focusing on those that are free or accessible at the point of care. Primary research sites like PubMed and specialized databases like Cochrane and National Guideline Clearinghouse are suggested as starting places. When formulating questions, a systematic search process including guidelines, reviews and primary studies is outlined.
This document provides an overview of performing effective searches in databases. It discusses developing a clear research question, identifying appropriate search terms and databases, and using effective search strategies like subject headings, boolean operators, and limits. The goal is to search efficiently and retrieve high-quality results with less time and reading required. Key steps outlined are formulating the question, choosing relevant databases, developing a search strategy, performing the search, and evaluating results.
This presentation was funded by CDC and PEPFAR through the SUCCEED project at Stellenbosch University. The presentation was delivered by Ms Lynn Hendricks from the Centre for Evidence Based Health Care in July 2017
Finding Empirical Evidence, A: Grey LiteratureLucia Ravi
This document provides an overview of a workshop on finding empirical evidence for clinical epidemiology research. It discusses constructing effective search strategies, understanding hierarchies of evidence, and searching relevant medical resources and grey literature sources. Tips are provided on developing search terms and searching databases like AIHW, ABS, and WHO for grey literature on topics of interest.
systematic reviews and what the library can do to helpIsla Kuhn
The document provides information about systematic reviews including:
- How systematic reviews differ from traditional reviews by being more comprehensive and methodical.
- The typical stages in a systematic review including developing a question, searching, screening, data extraction and synthesis.
- Potential biases that can affect systematic reviews like publication bias.
- Tools and resources available from the medical library to help with developing search strategies, managing references and data, and publishing open access reviews.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on using the Cochrane Library to train health librarians. The workshop covers introductions, an overview of Cochrane and systematic reviews, a demonstration of searching the Cochrane Library database, and small group work. Participants learn about finding and critically appraising systematic reviews to help inform evidence-based healthcare practices and decisions.
Finding Empirical Evidence, C: Guidelines and Protocols Lucia Ravi
This document discusses guidelines and protocols for clinical practice. Guidelines aim to provide overviews of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of conditions for clinicians to use. They suggest best practices but encourage further investigation. Protocols are generally promoted as core treatment methods and sometimes listed as point-of-care resources. The document instructs the reader to search a clinical practice resource on a topic of interest, evaluate its value, and check if guidelines and references underpinning decisions are easy to find.
Finding Empirical Evidence: B: Hierarchy of evidenceLucia Ravi
The document discusses the hierarchy of evidence, which ranks different types of studies based on how reliably they can answer questions about causes and effects. Randomized controlled trials are at the top of the hierarchy as they can best establish whether a cause-effect relationship exists between an intervention and an outcome. Systematic reviews that synthesize multiple randomized trials provide the highest level of evidence for making clinical decisions and identifying gaps in research.
Expert searching - what are we missing? Sarah Haymanhealthlibaust2012
The document discusses expert searching in systematic reviews. It covers analyzing sources like databases and terminology, developing search strategies, using filters, analyzing results, and searching grey literature. The key points are to collaborate with experts, research best practices, analyze your sources, terms, strategies and results, document your work, and consider tools like textual analysis and gold standards to improve searches. Thoroughness, transparency and adjusting searches based on analysis are emphasized.
This document provides an overview of several databases for finding evidence-based medical information, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), PubMed Clinical Queries, and ACP PIER in STAT!Ref. It describes the types of information contained in each database, such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and how to access them through the UMKC Health Sciences Library website.
This document provides guidance on conducting an effective literature search, including:
- Breaking the research question into key concepts using the PICO framework to guide the search
- Identifying synonyms and related terms to broaden search results
- Considering the appropriate level of evidence needed to answer the research question
- Using systematic search techniques that combine subject headings and keywords across multiple databases
- Tips for refining searches such as applying limits, expanding, or narrowing the search strategy based on results
This document discusses sources of evidence for evidence-based practice. It outlines traditional sources such as textbooks and colleagues as well as evidence-based practice sources. Primary sources include original peer-reviewed papers that can be searched through databases like PubMed. Secondary sources provide synthesized research through systematic reviews and guidelines. Examples given are evidence-based journals, The Cochrane Library, and TRIP Database. A structured approach to database searching is also outlined, including developing a focused question and using keywords, subject headings, and Boolean operators to efficiently search literature.
Resident Presentations - Evidence-Based Medicine for HaematologyRobin Featherstone
This document provides information about a workshop on evidence-based medicine (EBM) for residents. The workshop objectives are to present clinical EBM summaries to peers and critically reflect on applying clinical studies to practice. The document reviews the EBM process and provides worksheets and resources for critically appraising different study designs, including randomized controlled trials, cohort and case-control studies, and systematic reviews. Key points of the critical appraisal worksheets are summarized for each study design. Logistical details are provided for the next workshop.
This document provides a 10-step process for searching PubMed to find research articles on a given topic. The steps include: 1) identifying a clear research topic and objective, 2) selecting appropriate databases like PubMed or Medline, 3) identifying subject heading terms like MeSH, 4) performing searches using those terms, 5) using the advanced search to combine terms, 6) filtering results, 7) selecting useful articles, 8) storing selected articles temporarily or permanently, 9) permanently saving articles in a created NCBI user account bibliography, and 10) being able to access saved searches and articles later.
Finding Empirical Evidence: D Search Strategy Tips Lucia Ravi
This document outlines a search strategy to investigate the risk factors, impacts, causes and context of unhealthy eating in Australia. It provides keywords and concepts related to nutrition, obesity, and epidemiology. Boolean logic operators and search techniques like truncation and phrase searching are described to construct an effective search string combining these concepts and filtering results to focus on the issue in an Australian context.
This document provides information on conducting a literature review for research. It begins with definitions of key terms like literature review and databases. It then discusses the purpose and types of literature reviews. The document outlines the major electronic databases and other sources to search for literature. It provides the steps for conducting a literature review, which include understanding the research problem, identifying relevant sources, searching the literature, analyzing and synthesizing the findings, and writing the review. Key points are that a literature review lays the foundation for a study, helps avoid duplication, and allows findings to be discussed in context of prior work.
The document discusses the importance and process of reviewing literature for research. It states that a literature review identifies what is already known about the topic, potential gaps, and helps develop hypotheses and research questions. The review examines primary sources like research reports and secondary sources like summaries. It provides examples of electronic databases and online journals that can be searched, as well as printed sources such as nursing journals, research reports, dissertations, and books. The purpose is to convey previous knowledge on the topic and help improve research methodologies.
The document provides guidance on selecting evidence-based medicine tools and resources for clinicians. It recommends keeping resources simple, focusing on those that are free or accessible at the point of care. Primary research sites like PubMed and specialized databases like Cochrane and National Guideline Clearinghouse are suggested as starting places. When formulating questions, a systematic search process including guidelines, reviews and primary studies is outlined.
This document provides an overview of performing effective searches in databases. It discusses developing a clear research question, identifying appropriate search terms and databases, and using effective search strategies like subject headings, boolean operators, and limits. The goal is to search efficiently and retrieve high-quality results with less time and reading required. Key steps outlined are formulating the question, choosing relevant databases, developing a search strategy, performing the search, and evaluating results.
This presentation was funded by CDC and PEPFAR through the SUCCEED project at Stellenbosch University. The presentation was delivered by Ms Lynn Hendricks from the Centre for Evidence Based Health Care in July 2017
Finding Empirical Evidence, A: Grey LiteratureLucia Ravi
This document provides an overview of a workshop on finding empirical evidence for clinical epidemiology research. It discusses constructing effective search strategies, understanding hierarchies of evidence, and searching relevant medical resources and grey literature sources. Tips are provided on developing search terms and searching databases like AIHW, ABS, and WHO for grey literature on topics of interest.
systematic reviews and what the library can do to helpIsla Kuhn
The document provides information about systematic reviews including:
- How systematic reviews differ from traditional reviews by being more comprehensive and methodical.
- The typical stages in a systematic review including developing a question, searching, screening, data extraction and synthesis.
- Potential biases that can affect systematic reviews like publication bias.
- Tools and resources available from the medical library to help with developing search strategies, managing references and data, and publishing open access reviews.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on using the Cochrane Library to train health librarians. The workshop covers introductions, an overview of Cochrane and systematic reviews, a demonstration of searching the Cochrane Library database, and small group work. Participants learn about finding and critically appraising systematic reviews to help inform evidence-based healthcare practices and decisions.
Finding Empirical Evidence, C: Guidelines and Protocols Lucia Ravi
This document discusses guidelines and protocols for clinical practice. Guidelines aim to provide overviews of diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of conditions for clinicians to use. They suggest best practices but encourage further investigation. Protocols are generally promoted as core treatment methods and sometimes listed as point-of-care resources. The document instructs the reader to search a clinical practice resource on a topic of interest, evaluate its value, and check if guidelines and references underpinning decisions are easy to find.
Finding Empirical Evidence: B: Hierarchy of evidenceLucia Ravi
The document discusses the hierarchy of evidence, which ranks different types of studies based on how reliably they can answer questions about causes and effects. Randomized controlled trials are at the top of the hierarchy as they can best establish whether a cause-effect relationship exists between an intervention and an outcome. Systematic reviews that synthesize multiple randomized trials provide the highest level of evidence for making clinical decisions and identifying gaps in research.
Expert searching - what are we missing? Sarah Haymanhealthlibaust2012
The document discusses expert searching in systematic reviews. It covers analyzing sources like databases and terminology, developing search strategies, using filters, analyzing results, and searching grey literature. The key points are to collaborate with experts, research best practices, analyze your sources, terms, strategies and results, document your work, and consider tools like textual analysis and gold standards to improve searches. Thoroughness, transparency and adjusting searches based on analysis are emphasized.
This document provides an overview of several databases for finding evidence-based medical information, including the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), PubMed Clinical Queries, and ACP PIER in STAT!Ref. It describes the types of information contained in each database, such as systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and how to access them through the UMKC Health Sciences Library website.
This document provides guidance on conducting an effective literature search, including:
- Breaking the research question into key concepts using the PICO framework to guide the search
- Identifying synonyms and related terms to broaden search results
- Considering the appropriate level of evidence needed to answer the research question
- Using systematic search techniques that combine subject headings and keywords across multiple databases
- Tips for refining searches such as applying limits, expanding, or narrowing the search strategy based on results
This document discusses sources of evidence for evidence-based practice. It outlines traditional sources such as textbooks and colleagues as well as evidence-based practice sources. Primary sources include original peer-reviewed papers that can be searched through databases like PubMed. Secondary sources provide synthesized research through systematic reviews and guidelines. Examples given are evidence-based journals, The Cochrane Library, and TRIP Database. A structured approach to database searching is also outlined, including developing a focused question and using keywords, subject headings, and Boolean operators to efficiently search literature.
Resident Presentations - Evidence-Based Medicine for HaematologyRobin Featherstone
This document provides information about a workshop on evidence-based medicine (EBM) for residents. The workshop objectives are to present clinical EBM summaries to peers and critically reflect on applying clinical studies to practice. The document reviews the EBM process and provides worksheets and resources for critically appraising different study designs, including randomized controlled trials, cohort and case-control studies, and systematic reviews. Key points of the critical appraisal worksheets are summarized for each study design. Logistical details are provided for the next workshop.
This document provides a 10-step process for searching PubMed to find research articles on a given topic. The steps include: 1) identifying a clear research topic and objective, 2) selecting appropriate databases like PubMed or Medline, 3) identifying subject heading terms like MeSH, 4) performing searches using those terms, 5) using the advanced search to combine terms, 6) filtering results, 7) selecting useful articles, 8) storing selected articles temporarily or permanently, 9) permanently saving articles in a created NCBI user account bibliography, and 10) being able to access saved searches and articles later.
Finding Empirical Evidence: D Search Strategy Tips Lucia Ravi
This document outlines a search strategy to investigate the risk factors, impacts, causes and context of unhealthy eating in Australia. It provides keywords and concepts related to nutrition, obesity, and epidemiology. Boolean logic operators and search techniques like truncation and phrase searching are described to construct an effective search string combining these concepts and filtering results to focus on the issue in an Australian context.
This document provides information on conducting a literature review for research. It begins with definitions of key terms like literature review and databases. It then discusses the purpose and types of literature reviews. The document outlines the major electronic databases and other sources to search for literature. It provides the steps for conducting a literature review, which include understanding the research problem, identifying relevant sources, searching the literature, analyzing and synthesizing the findings, and writing the review. Key points are that a literature review lays the foundation for a study, helps avoid duplication, and allows findings to be discussed in context of prior work.
The document discusses the importance and process of reviewing literature for research. It states that a literature review identifies what is already known about the topic, potential gaps, and helps develop hypotheses and research questions. The review examines primary sources like research reports and secondary sources like summaries. It provides examples of electronic databases and online journals that can be searched, as well as printed sources such as nursing journals, research reports, dissertations, and books. The purpose is to convey previous knowledge on the topic and help improve research methodologies.
This document provides an overview of conducting literature reviews. It defines what a literature review is, explains its importance and purpose, and identifies different types of literature and resources. The document outlines the steps of conducting a literature review, including identifying primary and secondary sources. It emphasizes using peer-reviewed, relevant and current sources. Finally, it lists several electronic databases and other resources that can be used to locate literature, such as PubMed, CINAHL and Cochrane.
This document provides information on conducting a literature review. It defines a literature review and discusses the key components, including identifying and synthesizing existing works on a topic through a systematic process. The document outlines 7 steps for conducting a literature review: selecting research questions, sources, search terms, screening criteria, quality assessment, reviewing the literature, and synthesizing results. It also discusses different types of literature reviews and provides guidance on writing an introduction, body, and conclusion. Additionally, the document describes various resources and databases for searching literature, such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library. It emphasizes developing a search strategy using keywords and Boolean operators to efficiently extract relevant information.
The document discusses the importance of reviewing literature in the research process. It defines a literature review as an account of previous work and knowledge on a research topic. The main purposes of a literature review are to identify research problems, gaps in knowledge, and help guide methodology. Literature can be sourced from primary research as well as secondary sources like databases. Key databases discussed include CINAHL, MEDLINE, PubMed, and Cochrane. The document outlines criteria for selecting resources and a staged approach to conducting a literature review.
This document provides an overview of how to conduct a literature review. It discusses that a literature review summarizes previous research on a topic to identify what is already known and additional areas that need to be studied. The document outlines the various types of literature reviews and provides guidance on finding sources, writing an introduction, body, and conclusion for the review. It also notes important points to consider like being selective, focusing on current topics, and ensuring evidence is properly cited. Overall, the document serves as a guide for researchers on how to effectively conduct a high-quality literature review.
This document provides a step-by-step guide for writing a scientific manuscript. It recommends first reading the journal's guide for authors and standards. The next step is to describe the materials and methods used in the study, which can often be copied from the study protocol. Third, describe the results by reporting measurements and outcomes without interpretation. The introduction, discussion, conclusions, and abstract should be written last to frame and interpret the methods and results. Following these steps will help produce a well-organized manuscript that clearly communicates the research.
Review of literature
This chapter deals with following topics:
Define the concept of literature review
Recognize the importance of literature review
Discuss the purpose of literature review
Explain the types of literature review
Enumerate the sources of literature review
Identify the criteria for selecting resources
Identify and explain the steps for conducting literature review
Review of literature is one of the most important steps in the research process .It accounts for what is already known about a particular phenomenon.
The main purpose of review of literature is to convey to the readers about the work already done and the knowledge and ideas that have been already established on a particular topic of research.
Importance:
To gain background knowledge
Find out problems in the area of interest
Know what others have found out about the subject and how they have done
To find out various concepts relating to it and the potential relationship between them.
To identify potential areas & hypothesis for research
Identification of relevant theoretical or conceptual framework for research problem
To identify potential sources of information for conducting research.
To provide support for the design of research methodology and techniques of analysis.
Determination of any gaps in a body of knowledge
Determination of a need to replicate a prior study.
TYPES:
TRADITIONAL
SYSTEMIC
META ANALYSIS
META SYNTHESIS.
TRADITIONAL METHOD:
It presents Summary of Literature & draws conclusion about the topic in Question
SYSTEMIC:
The main aim is to find out the answer for well focused question of clinical practice.
It should include the methods used for searching, evaluating and synthesizing the literature
Suggested criteria in certain aspects literature review are
Formulation of research question.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature.
Selection and access of literature.
To assess the quality of literature.
Analyze, synthesize and disseminate the findings
It provide a comprehensive .back ground of subject under study
It is essential for getting in-depth insight in subject area, refining the research question and hypotheses and identifying the gaps and inconsistencies in existing literature.
META ANALYSIS:
Meta-analysis is to involve finding of several quantitative studies on single subject area and carry out statistical computations on them using standardized statistical techniques and procedures
META SYNTHESIS:
Meta-synthesis is the non statistical techniques used to integrate ,evaluated and interpret the finding of multiple qualitative research studies .
SOURCES:
Primary
secondary
Teritary
PRIMARY:
Research publications written by the person or people who conducted the research/ theorists who developed the theory
SECONDARY:
Research reports prepared by someone other than the original researcher
Authors paraphrase the works of original researcher
NURSING DATABASE:
CINAHL
MEDLINE
PubMed
British Nursing Index
Medline Plus
Nur
This document provides an overview of library resources available for athletic training students and professionals. It outlines the agenda for an instruction session on evidence-based practice in athletic training. The session will cover developing answerable clinical questions, searching relevant databases and other literature, appraising evidence levels, and applying evidence-based practices. Key databases for athletic training research are discussed, including PubMed, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL Plus, and others. Search techniques like using keywords, Boolean operators, and subject headings are also reviewed.
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This work aims to provide a practical guide to assist students of Computer Science
courses and related fields to conduct a systematic literature review. The steps proposed
in this paper to conduct a systematic review were extracted from a technical report
published by the researcher Bárbara Kitchenham [1] and arranged in a more objective
format, in order to make information more accessible and practical, especially for those
who are having their first contact with this technique.
This document provides guidance for writing a systematic literature review, including defining a clear research question, following reporting standards like PRISMA, registering the review, developing an exhaustive search strategy across multiple databases, and using reference management software to organize sources. Key steps include creating a protocol that outlines the question, search terms, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and reporting plan in order to conduct a rigorous and unbiased review that identifies what is already known about the topic and guides future research.
PhD Nursing student library instruction - Advancing your research skillsapayala
This document provides an overview of a session for PhD nursing students on further developing their research skills. It outlines the goals of the session which are to further research skills, conduct efficient searches, determine best study types for topics, critically appraise information, discover citation management tools, and practice skills. It then covers topics like choosing databases, using subject headings and filters, developing research questions using PICOT/PIE frameworks, identifying ideal study types for different question types, assessing systematic reviews and search strategies, critically appraising evidence, and managing citations.
This document provides guidance on literature searching and using databases to find academic journal articles relevant to biomedical science. It discusses how to plan effective search strategies, evaluate results, and access full texts. Key points covered include identifying elements of citations, criteria for evaluating sources, using databases like Medline and Science Direct to search for peer-reviewed articles on topics like tetanus vaccination. Referencing guidelines are also mentioned.
This document provides information about different types of chemical literature and how they can help chemists in their research. It discusses primary literature like research articles and patents, as well as secondary literature like abstracting and indexing services that organize primary sources. Tertiary literature like reviews and handbooks are also mentioned, which provide overviews of research areas. Specific resources discussed include Chemical Abstracts Service, Beilstein database, Methods in Organic Synthesis, and compendiums like CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. The document emphasizes how effectively using the chemical literature through organization and regular monitoring can improve research efficiency.
The document provides guidance on conducting a literature review. It discusses that a literature review aims to convey previous knowledge and facts established on a topic by summarizing, evaluating, and integrating primary sources. The literature review is conducted in 5 stages - annotating relevant sources, organizing sources thematically, additional reading, writing individual sections, and integrating all sections. When writing the literature review, an introduction defining the topic, a body summarizing and grouping sources thematically, and a conclusion evaluating the current state of research and identifying gaps are essential elements to include.
Research proposal: Tips for writing literature reviewElisha Bhandari
This document provides guidance on writing a research proposal and conducting a literature review. It discusses:
1) The importance of research and outlines the basic steps, including developing a research proposal and gaining approval before beginning research.
2) Key components of an effective research proposal, including background information, research questions, methodology, and timeline. The proposal convinces reviewers that the proposed study is worthwhile and can be completed successfully.
3) Tips for conducting a literature review, including searching relevant sources, synthesizing information thematically rather than annotating individual sources, and connecting prior work to the proposed research. A literature review establishes the context and significance of a research topic.
The document discusses literature reviews, including their purpose and importance in the research process. It notes that a literature review describes what is already known about a topic based on primary sources, and helps identify gaps and inconsistencies in knowledge. The literature review establishes a theoretical base for a research study and determines the nature of the research. It can be used to identify relevant frameworks, refine research questions, and plan methodology. The document also discusses different sources for literature reviews, including electronic databases, books, journals, and other resources.
This document provides information on conducting a literature review for nursing research. It defines what a literature review is, discusses why they are important, and outlines the process. Key sources for nursing literature are identified, such as databases like CINAHL, PubMed, and Google Scholar. Search techniques like using MeSH terms and structured queries are recommended. Examples of literature reviews and tools for managing bibliographies are also provided.
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Construct a EMBASE Search that complements your MEDLINE search
Discuss other databases to consider for searching
Understand the role of GreyLit in systematic reviews
Searching for clinical trials
Download and manage results
Discuss the importance of search in the systematic review methodology
Select where to search for studies for a systematic review
Determine the availability and overlap of published studies
Construct a MEDLINE Search that will be sensitive to pick up all available and published studies
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This document provides guidance on planning and conducting a literature search for a systematic review. It discusses developing a searchable question using the PICO framework, identifying keywords, subject headings and synonyms for concepts, selecting databases to search, developing search strategies, and documenting the search process. Tips are provided for translating search strategies across databases, managing search results, and writing the search methodology for inclusion in the systematic review. The goal is to comprehensively identify all relevant published evidence through systematic searching of multiple literature databases.
This document discusses strategies for conducting effective literature reviews. It recommends formulating a searchable question using the PICO format, searching relevant databases and sources, using subject headings and keywords, tracking citations, and knowing when the search is complete. Specific strategies covered include using Boolean operators, subheadings, exploding subjects, adjacency, and organizing results. The goal is to find all relevant sources to thoroughly address the research topic.
This document discusses requirements for publicly available data from a presentation on data management. It outlines the US government's open data policy which instructs agencies to release data to the public whenever possible. It also discusses NIH requirements and plans for open data, including developing data management plans, peer reviewing plans, making data discoverable and citable, and archiving data in public repositories by the end of 2015. Helpful library resources for data management and plans are also provided.
This document discusses various metrics for measuring the impact and productivity of researchers and publications, including the impact factor, h-index, altmetrics, and ORCID IDs. The impact factor is a journal metric based on the average number of citations of articles published in the last few years. The h-index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a researcher or scholar. Altmetrics provide alternative metrics of impact through social media mentions and publications. ORCID IDs assign unique identifiers to individual researchers.
The MD Anderson medical library provides resources both in-person at their Pickens location as well as online, including access to databases, books, articles, study spaces, classes on research tools, and literature search assistance from experts. Historical materials are also available onsite regarding MD Anderson's history.
This document provides tips for designing effective PowerPoint presentations. It recommends using graphics and special effects sparingly, choosing easy-to-read fonts and colors, and not overcrowding slides with too much text. Graphics should convey ideas at a glance and slides should have adequate white space and balance. Sources for images and different shapes, charts and templates are also included to customize presentations. The same design principles of balanced graphics, white space and readable fonts apply to PowerPoint posters. Citations should be included for paraphrased information, data and images as needed.
This presentation discusses research and organizational skills, including searching for class assignments, using EndNote Web to track citations, and iPad apps like SpringPad and UpToDate that can improve workflow. Tips are provided such as being flexible and persistent in searches, keeping searches simple, and using technology like advanced search and apps to aid in research and organization. Contact information is provided for any questions.
This document discusses effective writing strategies such as finding appropriate resources, giving credit to sources, and avoiding plagiarism. It emphasizes choosing scholarly resources, citing references properly both in text and in bibliographies, and distinguishing between quotes, paraphrases and summaries. The document also defines plagiarism and describes strategies to avoid it such as quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing sources while citing them appropriately. It provides examples and exercises to help readers practice these skills and directs them to the Research Medical Library for additional assistance.
The document provides an overview of a webinar on basic graphic design principles for library handouts and materials. It discusses important design concepts like contrast, whitespace, alignment, repetition, color psychology, font psychology, and using images over text. Examples are provided for each concept. Recommendations are made to find inspiration from trends, use design tools you are familiar with, and ensure designs match the purpose, tone, and brand of the library. Favorite design resources like stock image sites, color pickers, and font directories are also shared.
This document provides information about resources and services available at the Research Medical Library. It describes 12 scenarios involving library users and summarizes the library's response to each scenario in 3 sentences or less:
1. A professor books a group study room for a meeting using a QR code booking system.
2. An interlibrary loan request is processed in under 3 days on average.
3. An assistant is taught how to use EndNote citation management software.
4. A fellow signs up for an advanced PubMed class.
5. A faculty member accesses library resources remotely using the mobile website.
6. A librarian assists in finding evidence to support molecular testing recommendations.
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This document discusses the NIH Public Access Policy and how to comply using My NCBI and the RPPR. It provides an overview of the policy, how to associate publications with grants in My NCBI and the RPPR, and assistance available for MD Anderson faculty and staff. Key steps include addressing copyright, depositing papers in PubMed Central, adding citations to My Bibliography, and associating publications with grants in reporting. The Research Medical Library can help with depositing papers and understanding the policy's requirements.
This document discusses how to evaluate medical journals using impact factors and choose where to publish research. It defines impact factors as the average number of citations to a journal's articles over the past two years. High impact factors indicate more influential journals. The document provides tips on finding impact factors in the Journal Citation Reports database and viewing top journals in various fields. It also gives data on MD Anderson's publications in some of the most highly cited journals and recommends additional factors to consider when selecting a journal for submission.
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Osteoporosis - Definition , Evaluation and Management .pdfJim Jacob Roy
Osteoporosis is an increasing cause of morbidity among the elderly.
In this document , a brief outline of osteoporosis is given , including the risk factors of osteoporosis fractures , the indications for testing bone mineral density and the management of osteoporosis
Co-Chairs, Val J. Lowe, MD, and Cyrus A. Raji, MD, PhD, prepared useful Practice Aids pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease for this CME/AAPA activity titled “Alzheimer’s Disease Case Conference: Gearing Up for the Expanding Role of Neuroradiology in Diagnosis and Treatment.” For the full presentation, downloadable Practice Aids, and complete CME/AAPA information, and to apply for credit, please visit us at https://bit.ly/3PvVY25. CME/AAPA credit will be available until June 28, 2025.
The skin is the largest organ and its health plays a vital role among the other sense organs. The skin concerns like acne breakout, psoriasis, or anything similar along the lines, finding a qualified and experienced dermatologist becomes paramount.
Nano-gold for Cancer Therapy chemistry investigatory projectSIVAVINAYAKPK
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The development of nanogold-based cancer therapy could revolutionize oncology by providing a more targeted, less invasive treatment option. This project contributes to the growing body of research aimed at harnessing nanotechnology for medical applications, paving the way for future clinical trials and potential commercial applications.
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, prompting the need for innovative treatment methods. Nanotechnology offers promising new approaches, including the use of gold nanoparticles (nanogold) for targeted cancer therapy. Nanogold particles possess unique physical and chemical properties that make them suitable for drug delivery, imaging, and photothermal therapy.
Breast cancer: Post menopausal endocrine therapyDr. Sumit KUMAR
Breast cancer in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) status is a common and complex condition that necessitates a multifaceted approach to management. HR+ breast cancer means that the cancer cells grow in response to hormones such as estrogen and progesterone. This subtype is prevalent among postmenopausal women and typically exhibits a more indolent course compared to other forms of breast cancer, which allows for a variety of treatment options.
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The diagnosis of HR+ breast cancer begins with clinical evaluation, imaging, and biopsy. Imaging modalities such as mammography, ultrasound, and MRI help in assessing the extent of the disease. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining of the biopsy sample confirm the diagnosis and hormone receptor status by identifying the presence of estrogen receptors (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) on the tumor cells.
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Treatment Options
Endocrine Therapy
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Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs): Tamoxifen is a SERM that binds to estrogen receptors, blocking estrogen from stimulating breast cancer cells. It is effective but may have side effects such as increased risk of endometrial cancer and thromboembolic events.
Aromatase Inhibitors (AIs): These drugs, including anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane, lower estrogen levels by inhibiting the aromatase enzyme, which converts androgens to estrogen in peripheral tissues. AIs are generally preferred in postmenopausal women due to their efficacy and safety profile compared to tamoxifen.
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- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/Pt1nA32sdHQ
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These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a simplified look into the mechanisms involved in the regulation of respiration:
Learning objectives:
1. Describe the organisation of respiratory center
2. Describe the nervous control of inspiration and respiratory rhythm
3. Describe the functions of the dorsal and respiratory groups of neurons
4. Describe the influences of the Pneumotaxic and Apneustic centers
5. Explain the role of Hering-Breur inflation reflex in regulation of inspiration
6. Explain the role of central chemoreceptors in regulation of respiration
7. Explain the role of peripheral chemoreceptors in regulation of respiration
8. Explain the regulation of respiration during exercise
9. Integrate the respiratory regulatory mechanisms
10. Describe the Cheyne-Stokes breathing
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 42, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 36, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 13, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
The Nervous and Chemical Regulation of Respiration
2012 researching your first review article class
1. RESEARCHING YOUR
FIRST REVIEW ARTICLE
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2. AGENDA:
1. Overview of Types of Reviews
and Instructions for Authors
2. Steps to Follow
3. Conducting a Literature Search
4. Managing Results
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3. Narrative Review Article:
• Analyses of the literature for primarily the past 10 years
Comprehensive Review Article:
• Extensive search of the published literature
• Articles summarized in a uniform manner:
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• Results of literature search summarized in Methods or Appendix:
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• Associated with evidence-based medicine
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4. Systematic Review Article:
• Follows a rigorous protocol that enables
replication of the processes
• Identifies inclusion and exclusion criteria
• Searches for all evidence both published and
unpublished
• Assess the quality of each study including an
analysis of bias
• Interprets findings in an balanced and impartial
summary
• May include a meta-analysis
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5. Steps for Writing a Review
1. Define purpose, audience, scope and methods
2. Select co-authors
3. Identify where to submit for publication (July 11 Webinar-
Before You Publish: Finding Impact Factors & Choosing a Journal)
4. Perform the literature search
5. Organize and select results (EndNote Basics Class)
6. Write the manuscript (Scientific Publications)
7. Submit to a journal (Instructions for Authors)
8. Tracking the impact (Aug 8 Webinar – Research Profiles: Track Your
Publications & Find Collaborators)
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6. Who qualifies as an author?
Authorship based on contribution Corresponding author has
additional responsibilities
intimately involved in the verifies the accuracy of the data
conception and design of the
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responsible for data collection listed
and interpretation receives approval of the final
participates in drafting the draft by all authors
publication
handles all correspondence and
approves the final version of
the publication responds to inquiries
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7. Order of Authors
The listing of authors is usually
by order of importance, with
the first and last author having
the most weight
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8. Conducting a Literature Search
Inexperienced researchers may think the literature search is
complete when they:
• Search PubMed and Google to find publications
Best practice for the literature search:
• Search multiple databases (3 at a minimum) to find publications
• If possible, construct a similar search in each database
• Search using cited references to find the most highly cited and additional
relevant citations
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9. Web of
PubMed Scopus Cochrane CINAHL PsychInfo
Science
Documents including
Journal articles, Journal articles, plus
Journal article cost-benefit analyses, Journal articles, plus
Type of Journal articles with conference some research
abstracts, web sites, systematic reviews, books, chapters, and
Information abstracts proceedings, journal instruments, legal cases,
patents meta-analyses, and dissertations
citation reports and patient info
clinical trials
Use when starting or Use when looking for Use when looking for
Use when focusing on
updating a search, or broadest possible Use when seeking high-impact/frequently Use when focusing on
the psychological
When to use? when looking for coverage as it contains systematic reviews or cited sources or when nursing or direct
aspects of disease or
the most recent materials not found in meta-analyses seeking conference patient care topics
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information PubMed proceedings
Update Frequency Daily Daily Quarterly Weekly Monthly Weekly
Large number of Rigorous standards
articles, including applied to achieve high
In-depth coverage of In-depth coverage of
Primary Strength thousands of abstracts Breadth of coverage quality of systematic Citation analysis tools
nursing-related topics psychological aspects
ahead of publication reviews and meta-
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10. SCOPUS indexes more than 19,500 titles:
18,500 peer-reviewed journals (including 1,800 Open
Access journals)
400 trade publications
340 book series
4.9 million conference proceedings
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12. Cited Reference Searching
• Cited references available in SCOPUS & Web of Science
• Sort by the most highly-cited articles for your search
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13. Organizing Citations
A citation management program will:
• Organize your citations and may organize your PDFs
• Works well with Microsoft Word
• Formats your paper and references into the style required by the journal
EndNote Basics Classes Citation Management Programs
July 10, 10-11:30am, SCRB4 1st Floor • EndNote
August 15, 1-2:30pm, FCT 21.6008 • RefWorks
*classes fill quickly, register in the Education Center • Mendeley (free)
• Reference Manager
• Zoho (free)
• ProCite
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14. Questions: http://libanswers.mdanderson.org/index.php
Literature Searches
Librarians and expert searchers will provide search
consultations and complete literature searches. Email your
search question to RML-Help@mdanderson.org
Departmental Sessions
A librarian will meet with your team or department to provide
orientations or in-depth instruction on a variety of topics
including publication metrics, searching, or using your iPad to
access literature. Contact Education Coordinator April
Aultman Becker, avaultman@mdanderson.org, to schedule a
session.
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Articles that are not available full text online will be provided
by the Research Medical Library either by scanning from our
medical print collection or obtaining from another library. Other
materials such as books and dissertations may be requested.
library To use ILLIAD, visit:
http://www3.mdanderson.org/library/services/ill.html