Sentence examples for by scanning the reference from inspiring English sources
Further searching of the relevant literature was performed by using the 'related citations' function of PubMed and by scanning the reference lists.
We supplemented this by scanning the reference lists of included systematic reviews.
We supplemented our searches by scanning the reference lists of previously included articles.
No further records were added by scanning the reference list of the 16 records (Fig. 1).
We also searched additional trials by scanning the reference lists of relevant trials identified.
By scanning the reference lists of included articles and those citing them, seven additional articles were rendered potentially relevant.
We supplemented the electronic searches by scanning the references lists of relevant publications, and identifying their citations through the ISI Web of Science, and by hand-searching all issues of the African Journal of Neurological Sciences.
Primary studies were identified by searching the electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and register of clinical trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov) for unpublished or ongoing trials and by scanning the lists of references from the identified studies or review articles.
However, to assure high reliability of the assessment of study eligibility, a detailed and complete list of eligibility criteria was defined by multiple researchers (JB and PB, advised by MVR and PVD), prior to scanning the references (as recommended by Cochrane guidelines [22]): Original papers, i.e. excluding review papers, letters and editorial comments.
The cleavage of WST-1 to formazan by metabolically active cells was quantified by scanning the plates at 450 nm reference wavelength in a microtitre plate reader.
