To estimate the effect of weight-loss interventions on health-related quality of life (HrQoL) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs); to conduct a meta-analysis of weight-loss treatment on depressive symptoms; and, to examine methodological and presentation issues that compromise study validity.
Describing the context, informants, process of gathering data, and giving the methodological description and presentation of data as complete as possible facilitated transferability.
These findings indicate that the methodological quality of presentations at ASES meetings may not fully predict future publication status.
The article presents: (i) the idea of smart specialization strategy in regions, (ii) the presentation of chosen methodological approaches to identify smart specialization at the regional level (iii) the comparison analysis of methods of smart specialization identification in Polish regions.
In addition to thesis-related research, graduates should be offered special training units fostering methodological versatility, interdisciplinary teamwork, and presentation skills.
Presentation of a methodological approach using stereo and scanning electron microscope examination for the failure analysis of an alumina all-ceramic premolar crown (Procera® AllCeram).
The key updates include methodological advances, policy-oriented results presentation and the use of a new software tool developed by the authors.
The research discusses (1) themes/topics case studies addressed, (2) case specificity in research purposes, objectives or questions, (3) authorship characteristics, (4) research designs, (5) methodological procedures, and (6) the presentation of case study reports.
Researchers should be aware of the trade-off between simplicity in presentation and unintended methodological challenges arising from simplifications.
Quality was discussed in terms of appropriateness of study design, the quality of the methodological approach and the correct presentation and discussion of results.
