Incidence of spontaneous resorption of lumbar disc herniation. Metaanalysis in biological sciences, especially in ecology and evolution which we refer to as biological metaanalysis faces somewhat different methodological problems from its counterparts in medical and social sciences, where meta. In this series we will explain how and why to make your articles metadata the best that it can be. Empirical studies have established an effect of ewom on sales but disagree on which online platforms, products, and ewom metrics moderate this effect. To include these studies in meta analysis, several methods have been developed to estimate the sample mean and standard deviation from the reported summary data. While it may seem as though the publishing process is out of your hands, there is plenty you can do now to ensure that your article is found and read by people in your field of study. Increasingly, nurses are finding metaanalysis research reports on important practice topics. Acm journal of experimental algorithmics jea is a highquality journal devoted to the study of discrete algorithms and data structures from an empirical perspective.
In particular, this article argues that the role and significance of metadata within scientific research contexts are intimately tied to the nature of. It is the metadata that tells search engines what your article is about. All metadata is stored in a schemaless nosql database designed to scale. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Ten simple rules for carrying out and writing metaanalyses. A metadatadriven approach to data repository design journal of. These posts are derived from a presentation done by utps production manager, antonia pop. Plos provides access to its article corpus and article metadata data about the. Welcome to the first of a series of blog posts on metadata and why it is important. A reason for the relatively poor adoption of recommended methods for metaanalysis of diagnostic accuracy data could be a general lack of guidance. Data that will assist in developing this publishing. The effective use of secondary data brown university.
Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. A meta analysis of 21 studies was performed with a total of 422 effect sizes ess. Remarks some journal dtds identify three types of metadata. Through statas metan command, metacumbounds plots the lan. Before the disk indexes are updated, the information about the changes is.
To ease these difficulties, we developed a dedicated software suite. For categorical variables analyses, results were expressed as numbers with percentages. The dois they generate for journal articles make the latter easy to find. In this dtd suite, the metadata specific to the journal is within the element and the metadata specific both to the article and to the particular issue of the journal if any is. A metadatadriven approach to data repository design. Here we analyze modification of the vitamin c effect on ventilation time, by the control group ventilation time which we used as a proxy for severity of disease in the patients of each trial. The metadata records are automatically updated whenever a user updates an entry, such as e. We present a new command, metacumbounds, for the estimation of trial sequential monitoring boundaries in cumulative metaanalyses. However, the meta analysis was only performed on the 19 studies out of 42 that stated objective measures and statistical data needed for the meta analysis in the article or delivered.
Both metadata and master data are vocabularies which can be assembled into metacontent statements. Data analysis was conducted using revman version 5. Facilitating collaborative metadata creation for facultyinitiated digital projects. This article provides an overview of key features of metaanalyses to enable nurses to determine whether metaanalyses findings are valid and useful for their practice.
Jane relies on the data in pubmed, which can contain papers from predatory journals, and therefore these journals can appear in janes results. Many quality articles of meta research press are indexed in arxiv databse. For example, a web page may include metadata specifying what software language the page is written in e. Metadata for xml articles and chapters on this page we make a metadata package available to our readers, which extracts metadata from a journal article or a book chapter and writes them as rdf data. Article metadata journal archiving and interchange tag suite.
A systematic comparison of software dedicated to meta. Table 3 shows comparisons of the estimated slopes for the loglinear exposureresponse relations and their 95% confidence intervals from the pooled primary data 2stage metaanalysis of the individual data with the slope estimated from the 2stage metaanalysis of the published data, assuming nonzero correlations using the far, gl, and. A meta analysis addin for microsoft excel meta analysis is a statistical methodology that combines or integrates the results of several independent clinical trials considered by the analyst to be combinable huque 1988. All studies in the metaanalysis demonstrate a positive effect or tendency, although not all studies show a significant effect of motivational interviewing. Researchers increasingly use metaanalysis to synthesize the results of several studies in order to estimate a common effect. This can include code, io specific tables, fits imagestables, and other particular data files. The article metadata is not part of the body text or graphics of the article proper, but serves to identify or describe the article. To help identify highquality journals, jane now tags journals that are currently indexed in medline, and open access journals approved by the directory of open access journals doaj. The combination of the metadata and master data elements results in a statement which is a metacontent statement i.
Our objective was to systematically assess the differences in features, results, and usability of currently available metaanalysis programs. Home about stm sitemap disclaimer career meta data contact us. Our recent meta analysis indicated that vitamin c may shorten the length of icu stay and the duration of mechanical ventilation. Sep 10, 2007 these data sets have been used as examples in methodological meta analysis publications 11 and are representative of those commonly encountered in therapeutic or etiologic meta analyses. Older, majourstyle journal dtds split the metadata in a journal article into three categories. The incidence of this phenomenon, however, remains unknown. Online survival analysis software to assess the prognostic. Comprehensive metaanalysis is an indispensable tool for efficient problem solving in metaanalyses. May 15, 2009 metadata for xml articles and chapters on this page we make a metadata package available to our readers, which extracts metadata from a journal article or a book chapter and writes them as rdf data. Find out information about meta data only journaling. Here we present the development of an online tool suitable for the realtime meta analysis of published lung cancer microarray datasets to identify biomarkers related to survival.
Unfortunately, meta disc has no capacity to perform hierarchic methods. It is important that only sensible comparisons are made in order to reduce the risk of false positive findings and diminish heterogeneity. Metaanalyses of diagnostic accuracy in imaging journals. Apr 01, 2005 all studies in the meta analysis demonstrate a positive effect or tendency, although not all studies show a significant effect of motivational interviewing. The increasing amount of electronic word of mouth ewom has significantly affected the way consumers make purchase decisions. A reason for the relatively poor adoption of recommended methods for meta analysis of diagnostic accuracy data could be a general lack of guidance. Interpersonal psychotherapy for mental health problems. Original article from the new england journal of medicine effect of rosiglitazone on the risk of myocardial infarction and death from cardiovascular causes. Metadata is data that provides information about other data.
The historical roots of metaanalysis can be traced back to 17th century studies of astronomy, while a paper published in 1904 by the statistician karl pearson in the british medical journal which collated data from several studies of typhoid inoculation is seen as the first time a metaanalytic approach was used to aggregate the outcomes of multiple clinical studies. Regardless of whether or not you are a statistician, the software leads you to the world of metaanalysis quickly. I had seen that book but was leery of it because it is a collection of stata journal. Walks you through the process of submitting your journals metadata to crossref. The enormous challenges of mass spectrometrybased metaproteomics are primarily related to the analysis and interpretation of the acquired data. Here we present the development of an online tool suitable for the realtime metaanalysis of published lung cancer microarray datasets to identify biomarkers related to survival. All published papers will index in this database and will get permanent anedddl digital data link to individual article. Metaanalysis for linear and nonlinear doseresponse. If an issn is not available, you must supply a journal title doi.
These data sets have been used as examples in methodological metaanalysis publications 11 and are representative of those commonly encountered in therapeutic or etiologic metaanalyses. Also for categorical variables, weighted risk ratios and their 95% confidence intervals cis were calculated using revman. The scope of the journal includes descriptions of data systems, their implementations and their publication, applications. The approach is based on the landemets method for estimating group sequential boundaries in individual randomized controlled trials by using the package ldbounds in r statistical software.
The journal article must be an xml file according to one of elseviers journal article dtds, versions 4. In this dtd suite, the metadata specific to the journal is within the element journal meta and the metadata specific both to the article and to the particular issue of the journal if any is. Linking publications to data and software crossref. Metaanalysis in biological sciences, especially in ecology and evolution which we refer to as biological metaanalysis faces somewhat different methodological problems from its counterparts in medical and social sciences, where metaanalytic. Data that will assist in developing this publishing platform may be shared with its developer public knowledge project in an anonymized and aggregated form, with appropriate exceptions such as article metrics. By creating metadata for journal articles, authors and publishers document key elements relating to their works. Metadata software free download metadata top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. Metadata only journaling article about metadata only. The journal has either rejected the article, andor the entire data package has been deemed inappropriate for publication in dryad. A file system that contains its own recovery capability in the event of a failure. To ease these difficulties, we developed a dedicated software suite, the metaproteomeanalyzer, an intuitive opensource tool for metaproteomics data analysis and interpretation, which includes multiple search engines and the feature to decrease data redundancy by grouping protein hits to socalled meta proteins. Currently, the data used in htas or published network meta analyses is often not adequately reported, presented in a wide range of styles, or often. The journal welcomes original submissions that focus on design, implementation, and performance evaluation through a combination of experimentation and classical techniques. You can create journal entries in just one click on the mac from the menu bar, use templates to make journaling easier, and automatically add metadata, such as location, weather, motion activity, currently playing music, and step count.
On this page we make a metadata package available to our readers, which extracts metadata from a journal article or a book chapter and writes them as rdf data. Embedding metadata into pdf of scientific article will grant the consistency of metadata readness. The first data set 8 contains pergroup data from 16 randomized controlled trial articles with a dichotomous outcome, i. To analyze the incidence of spontaneous resorption after conservative treatment of ldh using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Effect of rosiglitazone on the risk of myocardial infarction. Scientific journal article, metadata, harvester, xmp. Posts about journal metadata written by doaj directory of open access journals. When the outcome variable is continuous, standard metaanalytic approaches assume that the primary studies report the sample mean and standard deviation of the outcome. We are working with a number of specialist and institutional repositories to ensure that the associated software is professionally archived, preserved, and is openly available. Opensource, microservices, scientific indexer, cloudready software. Incidence of spontaneous resorption of lumbar disc. The steps of a metaanalysis of animal studies are in general comparable to the steps taken in a clinical metaanalysis, and software designed for clinical metaanalyses can be used for most of these steps. About the journal about the journal about the journal.
World journal of metaanalysis baishideng publishing group. No meta analysis has focused on ipt for disorders other than depression. The authors compared the results of a meta analysis of published data using each of the 2 methods with the results that would be obtained if the primary data were available and investigated the circumstances under which the approximations required for valid use of each meta analytic method break down. Could anyone suggest a free software for meta analysis. Find out information about metadata only journaling. All of these elements can be thought of as vocabulary. The information in these posts is great for authors and editors alike, so please read, share, and send us your thoughts.
A major limitation of these widely used methods is that they assume that the outcome distribution is normal, which is unlikely to be tenable for studies reporting medians. All articles should provide evidence to support their claims, e. Updating insights into rosiglitazone and cardiovascular. Vitamin c may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation. Metadata software free download metadata top 4 download. A microsoftexcelbased tool for running and critically. Beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, many libraries replaced these paper file cards with computer databases. This journals editorial team uses this data to guide its work in publishing and improving this journal. The journal of systems and software publishes papers covering all aspects of software engineering. Criteria for the study included were a compare strength training alone to strength plus endurance training concurrent or to compare combinations of concurrent training. In this contribution we discuss an attempt to classify metadata according to type and use. Interpersonal psychotherapy ipt is a structured, timelimited psychological intervention that was developed for the treatment of major depression in the 1970s 1, 2.
The state of metadata in open access journals portal. Estimating the sample mean and standard deviation from. Unfortunately, metadisc has no capacity to perform hierarchic methods. However, the metaanalysis was only performed on the 19 studies out of 42 that stated objective measures and statistical data needed for the metaanalysis in the article or delivered. Meta research press are member of american national engineering database aned.
Methodological issues and advances in biological meta. Equally importantly, the software and the papers will be citable, and reuse. Typeset is an online software that generates crossref. The information that makes your article discoverable is called metadata.
We searched the cabig, geo and tcga repositories to identify samples with published gene expression data and survival information. A persistent repository that hosts supplementary data andor software related to an article. Wjma accepts both solicited and unsolicited manuscripts. Dec 20, 2014 the steps of a meta analysis of animal studies are in general comparable to the steps taken in a clinical meta analysis, and software designed for clinical meta analyses can be used for most of these steps. In webbased publishing many versions of the same article abound, and. At the present time there is a latency of approximately two days before the datacite search engine index incorporates any updates. Since then, numerous randomized controlled trials have shown that ipt is indeed effective in the treatment of depression, that it may be more effective than other psychotherapies for depression 4, 5, that it may prevent. This includes reliable identification of mass spectra and the meaningful integration of taxonomic and functional metainformation from samples containing hundreds of unknown species. Working group on journal article reporting standards jars and charged it to provide the board with background and recommendations on information that should be included in manuscripts submitted to apa journals that report a new data collections and b metaanalyses.
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