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. 2019 Jul 29;14(7):e0220524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220524

Table 5. Weight of evidence assessments for physiological outcomes.

Study ID Weight of Evidence A: Quality Weight of Evidence B: Research design Weight of Evidence C: Relevance Weight of Evidence D: Overall weight
Correlational studies
Lin 2013 [82] Medium Low Low Low
Intervention studies
Barker 2003 [53] Medium Medium High Medium
DeSchriver 1990 [84] Low High High High
Edwards 2002 [64] Low Medium High Medium
Edwards 2013 [65] Low Medium High Medium
Katcher 1984 [85] Low High High High
Maranda 2015 [86] Medium High High High
Riddick 1985 [60] Low Low High Low
Sanchez 2015 [63] Low Medium High Medium
Wells 2005 [68] Medium High High High
Public aquariums
Cracknell 2016 [87] Low Medium High Medium
Sahrmann 2016 [88] Low Medium High Medium