Correlation between salivary ANG-2 level and inflammation activity of oral lichen planus by XIANG Yuanyi, LUO Jingjing, LI Haiyang, WU Zhongting, ZHOU Hongmei

“…Compared to controls, the salivary ANG-2 levels of OLP group, non-erosive and erosive OLP subgroups were significantly higher (P<0.05), in which erosive OLP group was higher than non-erosive OLP group (P=0.022); NES subgroup was slightly higher than NEA (P=0.048), and there was no statistical significance between MIA and MEA subgroups (P=0.067). …”
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Emerging Nutritional Problem of Adult Population: Overweight/Obesity and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa City Communities, Ethiopia—A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Tsedeke Wolde Hailemariam, Samrawit Solomon Ethiopia, Andamlak Gizaw Alamdo, Haimanot Ewnetu Hailu

“…A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. A total of 484 adults participated in the study with a response rate of 94.5%. …”
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Reproducibility of peak force for isometric and isokinetic multi-joint leg extension exercise by Manfred Zöger, Alfred Nimmerichter, Arnold Baca, Klaus Wirth

“…The first session served as the familiarization session. Statistical analysis included paired sample t-tests, Cohen’s d effect sizes, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), standard errors of measurement (SEM), and Bland-Altman calculations, including corresponding plots. …”
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The Managers' Perceptions of Telework Implementation Requirements in the Algerian Companies: A Post Covid-19 Assessment by Riad BENGHEBRID

“…Design/Method/Approach: We opted for an essentially qualitative approach field by conducting semi-structured interviews individually with 11 company managers from different sectors of activity in order for the interviewee to feel sufficiently free and to have as much transparency and credibility as possible, and to obtain in-depth information that is difficult to express quantitatively or statistically, with diversity of the sample in terms of (age, professional experience, sector of activity, legal form etc.). …”
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The Association between Abnormal Vaginal Flora and Cytological Evidence of HPV with Prematurity in High-Risk Pregnant Women by Alana Dantas Freire, Ada Isa Custódio, José Queiroz Filho, Janaína Crispim Freitas, Ana Katherine Gonçalves, Ricardo Ney Cobucci

“…Poisson regression was used to determine the prevalence ratio and 95% confidence interval of the association between the vaginal flora and cytology with prematurity and a p <0.05 was considered as statistical significance. Results: A total of 68 pap smear and high vaginal swab samples were collected from high-risk pregnant women with a mean age of 30.3 years. …”
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Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in India: The effect of duration of exposure, smoking status and job profile on pulmonary function tests by Junaid Aziz Sheikh, Zahid Ali Khan, Tazeen Khan, Sumaira Chowdhary

“…Lung function tests revealed a statistically significant (P < 0.05) reduction in lung function test parameters among manual workers compared to non-manual group of workers and among smokers compared to non-smokers. …”
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Regarding the improvement of organizational and legal regulation of relations in the sphere of protection and use of the animal world and combating poaching during the period of ma... by I. D. Kazanchuk

“…Taking into account statistical data, a detailed description of effective organizational and legal measures to counter poaching cases, which are used in the activities of the units of the National Police of Ukraine, the State Ecological Inspection, and other nature protection bodies of Ukraine, is provided. …”
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A novel alphanumeric classification system for ankle fractures: clinical applications and evaluation by Cemil Aktan, Ozkan Kose

“…Functional outcomes revealed significant associations with the DAFC classification: patients with complete dislocation (D2) had significantly lower AOFAS and OMAS scores than those without dislocation (D0) (P = 0.011), and those with larger posterior malleolus fractures (P2) had poorer OMAS scores (P = 0.014). No statistically significant differences in AOFAS or OMAS scores were observed across AO/OTA, Weber, or Lauge-Hansen classifications. …”
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Echocardiographic Findings in Patients with Atrial Septal Aneurysm: A Prospective Case-Control Study by Ramazan Atak, Mehmet Ileri, Selcuk Ozturk, Ahmet Korkmaz, Ertan Yetkin

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that mitral valve regurgitation (OR: 2.05, 95% CI : 1.44–2.92, p<0.001) and PFO (OR: 11.62, 95% CI : 2.64–51.02, p=0.001) were positively and independently associated with the presence of ASA. AAA tended to be statistically and independently associated with ASA (OR: 2.69, 95% CI : 0.97–7.47, p=0.05). …”
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Cytokinin B-Mo-based Product Influences the Source-to-sink Dynamics and Nonstructural Carbohydrate Contents in Hydroponic Lettuce Plants by Mayra A. Toro-Herrera, Rosa E. Raudales

“…The treated lettuce reached marketable size 4 days earlier than that of the control treatment. Statistically significant differences were observed in shoot and root dry matter accumulation and foliar length and width at some sampling points. …”
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Pediatric Emergency Department-based Food Insecurity Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Stephanie Ruest, Lana Nguyen, Celeste Corcoran, Susan Duffy

“…Among survey respondents, 56.7% demonstrated FI: 25% with low food security, and 31.7% with very low food security. We identified statistically significant differences in awareness and use of supplemental food services by FI status, household income, and primary language spoken. …”
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Impact of Online Stress Management Training Program on the Sexual Function of Perimenopausal Women: A Clinical Trial by Leila Neisani Samani, Shima Arjmand, Naeimeh Seyedfatemi, Shima Haghani

“…The mean total FSFI score increased from 22.91 before the intervention to 25.22 at 8 weeks after the intervention (P<0.001). No statistically significant differences were found between 4 and 8 weeks after intervention except for the orgasm domain (P=0.016) and the total score (P=0.015). …”
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Source material for breeding spring barley cultivars with high grain quality by I. Yu. Zaytseva, I. N. Shchennikova, E. M. Lisitsyn

“…Accession k-5983 was characterized by consistently high grain protein content. Statistically significant correlations between chlorophyll content in the flag leaf and grain protein content were found in a set of accessions with environmental plasticity (bi) values lower than 1.0 (r = 0.585…–0.645). …”
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Factors Influencing Background Parenchymal Enhancement in Breast Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A Retrospective Study by Xue J, Qu T, Li Z, Shi B, Yang G, Rong X, Li Y, Lin G, Ping Y

“…BPE on subtracted CEM images was assessed quantitatively (region of interest [ROI] analysis of pixel values) and qualitatively (subjective classification). Statistical analysis was performed to determine the relationship between BPE (level and extent) and age, menopausal status, breast density, and menstrual cycle phase. …”
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Effectiveness of Propofol versus Dexamethasone for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital and Yekati... by Abere Tilahun Bantie, Wosenyeleh Admasu, Sintayehu Mulugeta, Abera Regassa Bacha, Desalegn Getnet Demsie

“…The incidences of PONV throughout the 24-hour postoperative period were 35% in the propofol group and 25% in the dexamethasone group. Statistical significance was found in incidence of PONV (0% versus 22.5%) and use of antiemetic (0% versus 5%) between dexamethasone and propofol groups, respectively, at 12–24 hours. …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…Median sodium intake declined (3.5 vs 2.0 g; p&lt;0.01). There was no statistically significant change in medication adherence based on electronic pill cap monitoring or the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); however, there was a trend towards improved adherence based on MMAS. …”
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Osteoperiosteal versus osteochondral for autologous transplantation in the treatment of large cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus by Lequan Liu, Jiangtao Jin, Jinping Pan, Huikang Guo, Sen Li, Jisheng Li, Zheng Zhang

“…Between-group analysis, however, showed no significant statistical difference between groups in any of the variables for clinical and radiographic outcomes, except for donor-site morbidity of the AOPT group, which showed a better outcome compared to the AOCT group. …”
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THE ATTITUDE OF STUDENT YOUTH TO FAMILY VALUES (CASE STUDY OF THE SVERDLOVSK REGION) by Yu. R. Vishnevsky, M. V. Yachmeneva

“…Methodological approaches to the study of family values as guidelines for the formation of a civic culture of youth are investigated. The data of open statistical sources are presented and analysed. It is concluded that the greatest changes have happened in marital status of students over the past two decades. …”
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Analysis of Postural Control in Patients Diagnosed with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthrosis and Its Relationship with the Risk of Falls by Robson Emiliano José de Freitas, Jaqueline Gleice Aparecida de Freitas, Carolina Pereira Vieira, Daniela Cristina Endres, Fábio Martins Inacio, Fernanda Grazielle da Silva Azevedo Nora

“…For the condition with eyes closed, both groups showed similar behaviors, which resulted in no present statistically significant differences. Conclusion. The results suggest that unilateral knee osteoarthritis influences bipedal postural control and activities of daily living that require this static balance, since information from the somatosensory system is reduced, resulting in stability of tasks that require body control and promoting the risk of falls. …”
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Geospatial digital mapping of soil organic carbon using machine learning and geostatistical methods in different land uses by Yahya Parvizi, Shahrokh Fatehi

“…Predictor variables included 16 topographic variables as well as two vegetation, six parent material, and four climatic variables. In-depth statistical analyses are proposed to evaluate the proposed models performance. …”
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