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NOS-TLPlot: A Specialized Python Tool for Visualizing Newcastle–Ottawa Scale Risk-of-Bias Assessments

By: Vihaan Sahu  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.635 | Journal eISSN: 2049-9647
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 24, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 13, 2026
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Published on: Feb 10, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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