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A Meta-Analysis of Cytokines in Alzheimer's Disease

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The results strengthen the clinical evidence that AD is accompanied by an inflammatory response, particularly higher peripheral concentrations of IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1β, TGF-β,IL-12 and IL-18 and higher CSF concentrations of T GF-β.
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This article is published in Biological Psychiatry.The article was published on 2010-11-15. It has received 866 citations till now.

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Galectin 3 in Obesity

Jingbo Pang
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Transparent nanostructured metal oxides for chemical biosensors: towards point-of-care environments

TL;DR: In this paper, the oxido de indio dopado con estano (ITO) nano-estructurado is used as material of electrodo de trabajo en biosensores electroquimicos.
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Association of inflammation and cognition in the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors performed a systematic literature search on MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus for prospective longitudinal and cross-sectional studies evaluating the relationship between inflammation and cognitive functions.
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Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test

TL;DR: Funnel plots, plots of the trials' effect estimates against sample size, are skewed and asymmetrical in the presence of publication bias and other biases Funnel plot asymmetry, measured by regression analysis, predicts discordance of results when meta-analyses are compared with single large trials.
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Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis

TL;DR: It is concluded that H and I2, which can usually be calculated for published meta-analyses, are particularly useful summaries of the impact of heterogeneity, and one or both should be presented in publishedMeta-an analyses in preference to the test for heterogeneity.
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Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication bias.

TL;DR: In this paper, an adjusted rank correlation test is proposed as a technique for identifying publication bias in a meta-analysis, and its operating characteristics are evaluated via simulations, and the test statistic is a direct statistical analogue of the popular funnel-graph.
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