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Literature review with citations

A structured literature review on a scientific or technical question with quality-weighted evidence.

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Written for GPT-6 (ChatGPT deep research) · Updated 2026-10-16

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Do a literature review on: [question]. Include peer-reviewed studies and meta-analyses from [years]. For each key finding: what was found, study type, sample size, quality, and citation link. Summarize where evidence agrees, conflicts and is missing. Note limitations. Write for [audience].

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