A step by step guide for conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis with simulation data

Tawfik, Gehad Mohamed; Dila, Kadek Agus Surya; Mohamed, Muawia Yousif Fadlelmola; Tam, Dao Ngoc Hien; Kien, Nguyen Dang; Ahmed, Ali Mahmoud; Huy, Nguyen Tien

doi:10.1186/s41182-019-0165-6

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“…The study was conducted following the accepted methodology recommendations of PRISMA’s (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) checklist for systematic reviews (Additional file 1 : Table S1) [ 27 ]. The steps were done following a guideline, which was published elsewhere [ 28 ]. The protocol of this study was presented in ResearchGate (10.13140/rg.2.2.16654.41289).…”

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Correlation between anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin activities of anti-malarial compounds

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Tawfik

El‐Qushayri

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Malar J

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Background Despite noticeable improvement in anti-malarial treatment, rapid growth of resistant malaria strains points out the need for continuous development of novel anti-malarials to fight the disastrous infection. Haemozoin is considered as a novel inhibitory pathway for new anti-malarial drugs, therefore, this study aimed to systematically review all articles investigating the correlation between anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin activities of anti-malarial compounds. Methods A literature search was conducted on 22 October 2017 in eight databases for relevant in vitro articles reporting the correlation between anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin of anti-malarial compounds, based on the constructed search terms and inclusion criteria. ToxRtool was used to assess quality of each study. Results A total of ten articles were included in the review. In vitro anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin activity had a good correlation for quinolines for sensitive strains (R2 ranging from 0.66 to 0.95) and xanthones (Spearman ρ = 0.886). However, these correlations were reached after removing some compounds which had non-detectable anti-malarial or anti-haemozoin effects. Other structures (acridines, pyrolidines) showed negligible correlation with Spearman ρ ranging from 0.095 to 0.381 for acridines, and r varying from 0.54 to 0.62 for pyrolidines. Some good correlations were only shown in a logarithmic manner or when the anti-malarial activity was normalized. Conclusion The results raised a relative relationship between anti-haemozoin and in vitro anti-malarial activities. Some studies reported compounds that were effective in the inhibition of haemozoin formation, but failed to inhibit the parasite survival and vice versa. The correlation results in these studies were calculated after these compounds were removed from their analysis. The ability of anti-malarial compounds to accumulate inside the reaction site might strengthen their anti-malarial activity.

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Correlation between anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin activities of anti-malarial compounds

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Tawfik

El‐Qushayri

et al. 2020

Malar J

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“…Identification of a clear and feasible research question is the first step in any meta-analysis study ( Tawfik et al, 2019 ). In this study, the main research question is as follows: what is the prioritization of CFs to implement JIT in MiC?.…”

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“…Conducting preliminary research is paramount to 1) ensure the novelty of the research idea; 2) assure that there are enough studies to perform systematic review and meta-analysis; 3) gain a deep understanding of the field of study; 4) collect a wide variety of keywords related to the study topic to help in retrieving relevant studies; and 5) help in defining the inclusion and exclusion criteria ( Tawfik et al, 2019 ). The authors have conducted a preliminary search on Google Scholar and Scopus by using the following keywords: ‘critical factors’ AND ‘just in time’ AND ‘modular construction’ OR ‘modular integrated construction’.…”

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Critical factors for successful implementation of just-in-time concept in modular integrated construction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hussein

Zayed

2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Modular integrated construction (MiC) is a revolutionary construction method. However, the logistics management of MiC has always been a major barrier to the wider adoption of MiC. Nonetheless, this challenge can be tackled by the application of lean techniques, namely, just-in-time (JIT). Numerous studies have identified and evaluated the critical factors (CFs) required to implement JIT; however, there is no consensus among the previous studies on these CFs and their level of importance. Therefore, this research, for the first time, provides a systematic review and meta-analysis of these CFs. The systematic review identifies 42 CFs. To further provide a synthesis analysis of previous studies, a meta-analysis approach is used. This analysis is conducted on the identified CFs to evaluate their importance level and hence rank them. The results indicate that all the 42 CFs are important for applying JIT, of which seven are highly significant for successfully implementing JIT in MiC. Although the ranking obtained by meta-analysis is much more reliable than that provided in the individual studies, however, there is still a high heterogeneity in the results, which depicts the uncertain nature of the construction field. Therefore, sub-group analysis is conducted to investigate this heterogeneity and uncover the hidden patterns in the literature. This is achieved by studying the influence of predictive factors (moderators) on the importance level of CFs. This analysis shows that the economy of a country and the type of project executed are influential factors. The results further indicate that developing economies, in contrast to advanced economies, should pay more attention to three CFs. Also, the results show that seven CFs are much more important in MiC projects than the other project types. This research work is highly beneficial for theory development and for practitioners by identification of significant CFs that warrant management dedication to best apply JIT. Researchers, in particular, can consider the recommendations given here for implementing future meta-analysis studies.

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“…It is also intended to analyse the topic trend in the past 10 years and the attractiveness level of BIM integration in the SBTool method, facing the two most known BSA schemes-LEED and BREEAM. Therefore, the following main research questions were established: To accurately answer the formulated research questions, a systematic review will be carried out, adapted from Tawfik et al's [34] guide. Figure 1 summarises all the procedure sequences for this study.…”

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A Systematic Review of the Role of BIM in Building Sustainability Assessment Methods

2020

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) is creating new opportunities for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. One of them is the integration of the Building Sustainability Assessment (BSA) during the design process. Currently, an approach for using BIM to foster and optimise the application of BSA methods has not been clearly established yet, creating a knowledge gap on the application of BIM for sustainability assessment purposes. Thus, this paper analyses the current role of BIM to evaluate three BSA methods—LEED, BREEAM and SBTool. The current BIM applicability is assessed by performing a systematic review, where the criteria being assessed and the applied BIM software are identified. A comparison is made to determine which BSA method can currently take more advantage from BIM and to identify the number of assessed criteria from each one. Furthermore, the attractiveness of a BIM-based assessment for SBTool is analysed, facing the actual BIM scenario for LEED and BREEAM. Despite the restrictions, BIM use is increasing for sustainability purposes. Most of the analysed studies and identified software are still focused on the use of LEED for assessing sustainability during the design phase. However, BIM software capabilities can also support the assessment of the other BSA methods so that process replicability can happen. Among the most addressed criteria, the energy and material-related categories are the most eminent. Autodesk Revit is the most-used software. A BIM-based assessment for SBTool will have enough attractiveness. It can assess, at least, the same percentage of criteria as the other schemes, creating new opportunities to enhance building sustainability.

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A step by step guide for conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis with simulation data

Cited by 397 publications

References 22 publications

Correlation between anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin activities of anti-malarial compounds

Correlation between anti-malarial and anti-haemozoin activities of anti-malarial compounds

Critical factors for successful implementation of just-in-time concept in modular integrated construction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Systematic Review of the Role of BIM in Building Sustainability Assessment Methods

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