Examination of titles and abstracts, and further examination of the references lists in the retrieved papers and in other sources led to a preliminary list of 69 potentially relevant studies.
On examination of titles and abstracts, 279 were considered potentially relevant.
After examination of titles and abstracts, the most common reason for exclusion was incomplete ascertainment methods (eight studies excluded for this reason).
This search and an examination of titles produced a total of 228 articles (225 in English, 3 in Spanish), which underwent initial abstract review for use of continuous monitoring technologies (accelerometers and/or pedometers).
The reduction process involved the examination of every title deed in the kingdom, including the dominions, and it resulted in a complete readjustment of the nation's finances.
Here, then, was the most searching examination of their title credentials, a trip to the Etihad, and although Liverpool lost, they passed the authenticity test; everyone, including City's players, now knew that they were genuine challengers.
Rafael Nadal survived a stern examination of his title credentials to edge out the brilliant Mardy Fish in a late-night classic at the ATP World Tour Finals.
A total of 372 were excluded after the examination of the title and abstract.
After examination of the title and/or abstract, 9723 of these studies were excluded because they did not meet the inclusion criteria.
The focused review involved an initial examination of the title of each paper (and the abstract when necessary) to exclude documents that were clearly not relevant.
An examination of the titles also illuminates the delicate but obscure art of telegraphing an opera's libretto in brief flashes of two 38-character lines (an early form of tweeting, perhaps) without distracting the viewer from what is on the stage or straying too far from the meaning of the text.
