Polyploidy often confers emergent properties, such as the higher fibre productivity and quality
of tetraploid cottons than diploid cottons bred for the same environments 1 . Here we show …

Publication bias is a serious problem in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which can
affect the validity and generalization of conclusions. Currently, approaches to dealing with …

The radiation-based sterile insect technique (SIT) has successfully suppressed field populations
of several insect pest species, but its effect on mosquito vector control has been limited. …

Publication bias is a type of systematic error when synthesizing evidence that cannot represent
the underlying truth. Clinical studies with favorable results are more likely published and …

Background: Since December 29, 2019, pneumonia infection with 2019-nCoV has rapidly
spread out from Wuhan, Hubei Province, China to most others provinces and other counties. …

… Lifeng Lin had full access to all of the data in this study and takes complete responsibility for
… Lifeng Lin affirms that this manuscript is an honest, accurate, and transparent account of the …

Background Meta-analyses frequently include studies with small sample sizes. Researchers
usually fail to account for sampling error in the reported within-study variances; they model …

Epidemiologic research often involves meta-analyses of proportions. Conventional two-step
methods first transform each study’s proportion and subsequently perform a meta-analysis …

Background Decision makers rely on meta-analytic estimates to trade off benefits and harms.
Publication bias impairs the validity and generalizability of such estimates. The …

Rationale Several studies have estimated basic production number of novel coronavirus
pneumonia (NCP). However, the time-varying transmission dynamics of NCP during the …