In general, available literature regarding measurement of boxers’ brain tissue performance using EEG, CT scan, and neuropsychological aspects is/are not much consistent and factors such as sample size, technical limitations and sport experience affect inhomogeneity of results.
Oxford Dictionary says that literature is uncountable. So, my question is, "Should literature be used with a plural verb or a singular verb, as in the above example, when the author means more than one piece of literature?