Systematic review of research guidelines for numerical simulation of biomass gasification for bioenergy production

2019 ◽  
Vol 183 ◽  
pp. 671-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Mazaheri ◽  
A.H. Akbarzadeh ◽  
E. Madadian ◽  
M. Lefsrud
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Biomass Gasification ◽  
Bioenergy Production ◽  
Research Guidelines

A review on thermochemical biomass gasification techniques for bioenergy production

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-34
Author(s):  
Dharmendra D. Sapariya ◽  
Umang J. Patdiwala ◽  
Hitesh Panchal ◽  
P V Ramana ◽  
Jignesh Makwana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biomass Gasification ◽  
Bioenergy Production

scholarly journals Spiritual Care in Advanced Dementia from the Perspective of Health Providers: A Qualitative Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Lucía Rocío Camacho-Montaño ◽  
Jorge Pérez-Corrales ◽  
Marta Pérez-de-Heredia-Torres ◽  
Ana María Martin-Pérez ◽  
Javier Güeita-Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Advanced Dementia ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Qualitative Systematic Review

Background. Worldwide, 47 million people suffer from dementia. Despite recognizing the importance of spirituality within dementia care, it is still unclear how this should be integrated into dementia services. Aim. To explore the perspective of health professionals regarding the spiritual care of people with advanced dementia. Methods. A qualitative systematic review was performed following the Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research guidelines for the study design. The inclusion criteria included original articles published from January 2008 to March 2019, using either qualitative or mixed methods. The quality of the articles included was evaluated using the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research, Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research, and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme. Synthesis of findings was performed using thematic analysis. Results. Twelve studies were included in the review. Seventeen categories were identified, grouped into four themes: (1) the perception of spirituality, including the failure to address the same, (2) the spiritual needs of people with advanced dementia, (3) spiritual needs from health care providers, and (4) addressing spirituality, with the following categories: music, significant activities, among others. Conclusions. Spirituality is not formally addressed in this population, and professionals do not feel confident enough to be able to integrate spirituality in their care. It is necessary to identify and record the spiritual needs of people with advanced dementia, as well as to design specific care programs.

scholarly journals Choosing questions before methods in dementia research with competing events and causal goals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliana Paloma Rojas-Saunero ◽  
Jessica G. Young ◽  
Vanessa Didelez ◽  
Mohammad Arfan Ikram ◽  
Sonja A. Swanson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Analytic Method ◽  
Rotterdam Study ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Dementia Risk ◽  
Dementia Research ◽  
Core Concepts ◽  
Competing Events ◽  
Late Midlife

Several of the hypothesized or studied exposures that may affect dementia risk are known to increase the risk of death. This may explain counterintuitive results, where exposures that are known to be harmful for mortality risk sometimes seem protective for the risk of dementia. Authors have attempted to explain these counterintuitive results as biased, but the bias associated with a particular analytic method cannot be defined or assessed if the causal question is not explicitly specified. Indeed, we can consider several causal questions when competing events like death, which cannot be prevented by design, are present. Current dementia research guidelines have not explicitly considered what constitutes a meaningful causal question in this setting or, more generally, how this choice justifies and should drive particular analytic decisions. To contextualize current practices, we first perform a systematic review of the conduct and interpretation of longitudinal studies focused on dementia outcomes where death is a competing event. We then describe and demonstrate how to address different causal questions (referred here as "the total effect" and "the controlled direct effect") with traditional analytic approaches under explicit assumptions. Our application focuses on smoking cessation in late-midlife. To illustrate core concepts, we discuss this example both in terms of a hypothetical randomized trial and with an emulation of such a trial using observational data from the Rotterdam Study.

scholarly journals Telepractice in the Assessment and Treatment of Individuals with Aphasia: A Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerissa Hall ◽  
Michelle Boisvert ◽  
Richard Steele
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Geographical Distance ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Allied Health Professionals ◽  
Research Guidelines ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Viable Method

Telepractice involves the application of technology to deliver services over a geographical distance. Studies in which telepractice procedures were used in the assessment or treatment of individuals with aphasia were reviewed. Systematic searches identified 10 studies meeting inclusion criteria. These studies were evaluated in terms of the: (a) characteristics of the participants, (b) technology utilized (c), services delivered via telepractice (d), research methodology, and (e) results and conclusions of the study. Telepractice was used by speech-language pathologists and the allied health professionals to assist with the delivery of services to participants with aphasia by their caretakers or clinicians. The services delivered included appraisal, diagnostic assessments, interventions, and consultation. This review suggests that telepractice is a viable method of service delivery for individuals with aphasia and warrants additional research. Guidelines for practitioners and potential directions for future research are discussed.

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