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Bobrovitz, Niklas; Noël, Kim; Li, Zihan; Cao, Christian; Deveaux, Gabriel; Selemon, Anabel; Clifton, David A.; Yanes-Lane, Mercedes; Yan, Tingting; Arora, Rahul K. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
Risk of bias (RoB) assessments are a core element of evidence synthesis but can be time consuming and subjective. We aimed to develop a decision rule-based algorithm for RoB assessment of seroprevalence studies. We developed the SeroTracker-RoB algorithm. The algorithm derives seven objective and two subjective critical appraisal items from the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Algorithms, Risk, Bias
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Perlman-Arrow, Sara; Loo, Noel; Bobrovitz, Niklas; Yan, Tingting; Arora, Rahul K. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
The laborious and time-consuming nature of systematic review production hinders the dissemination of up-to-date evidence synthesis. Well-performing natural language processing (NLP) tools for systematic reviews have been developed, showing promise to improve efficiency. However, the feasibility and value of these technologies have not been…
Descriptors: Natural Language Processing, Screening Tests, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Sutton, Anthea; O'Keefe, Hannah; Johnson, Eugenie Evelynne; Marshall, Christopher – Research Synthesis Methods, 2023
The Systematic Review Toolbox aims provide a web-based catalogue of tools that support various tasks within the systematic review and wider evidence synthesis process. Identifying publications surrounding specific systematic review tools is currently challenging, leading to a high screening burden for few eligible records. We aimed to develop a…
Descriptors: Search Strategies, Automation, Evidence, Synthesis