Clinical Outcomes of Sequential Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments and an Extended Range of Vision Intraocular Lens Implantation in Patients with Keratoconus and Cataract by C. Lisa, R. Zaldivar, A. Fernández-Vega Cueto, R. M. Sanchez-Avila, D. Madrid-Costa, J. F. Alfonso

“…The magnitude of depth of focus was 2.60 ± 1.02 D. There were no statistically significant differences in visual acuity for a defocus range from +0.50 D to −0.50 D (P>0.1). …”
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Differences and Correlations of Anxiety, Sleep Quality, and Pressure-Pain Threshold between Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Asymptomatic People by Changming Xu, Zhiwei Fu, Juan Wang, Bao Wu, Xue-Qiang Wang

“…Relevant data, including State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and PPT, were individually and independently collected by blinded physiotherapists with a practicing certificate and then statistically analyzed. An independent sample t-test was used to determine the intergroup differences between patients with CLBP and asymptomatic populations. …”
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Status and influencing factors of nurses’ organizational silence in general hospitals in eastern coastal cities of China by Xiangyan Lv, Yujia Gu, O. Mensah Solomon, Ying Shen, Yaxin Ren, Yehong Wei

“…Univariate analysis showed that the scores of organizational silence of 610 nurses had statistical differences in departments, employment methods and professional titles (P < 0.05); Pearson correlation analysis showed that nurses’ work engagement (r=-0.530, P < 0.05), perceived colleague support a scale (r=-0.530, P < 0.05), colleague support B scale (r=-0.363, P < 0.05) were negatively correlated with organizational silence; Multiple linear regression analysis showed that department (β’value = 0.256, P = 0.001), employment mode (β’value = 0.115, P = 0.001), professional title (β’value = 0.741, P = 0.023), working years (β’value = 1.1110, P = 0.000), work engagement (β’value6.182, P = 0.000), colleague support scale A (β’value = 0.198, P = 0.003), and scale B (β’value = 0.485, P = 0.001) were the main influencing factors of nurses’ organizational silence behavior. …”
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Calculation of Correction Factors for Vickers’ Hardness Measurements on a Non-Planar Surface by S. G. Sandomirski, A. L. Val’ko, S. P. Rudenko

“…The aim of the work was to simplify the calculation of correction factors K for Vickers hardness measurements on non-planar surfaces and to reduce the calculation error compared to the methodology governed by the regulations.The method presented is based on a statistical analysis of K coefficients, presented in regulatory documents for cases considered in the form of tables. …”
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Temporal variation of Manning roughness coefficient in furrow irrigation and its relationship with various field parameters by Hadi Rezaei Rad, Hamed Ebrahimian, Abdolmajid Liaghat, Fatemeh Khalaji, Mahshid Shabani Arani

“…Pearson and Kendall statistical tests revealed that the Manning roughness coefficient during the entire irrigation event was strongly correlated with advance time (r = 0.65, p < 0.01) and moderately correlated with inflow and outflow rates, as well as initial soil moisture and cross-sectional flow area. …”
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Comorbidity in in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis by O.V. Somilo, S.O. Makarov, O.I. Kalbus

“…In patients who did not receive pain-modifying therapy, 57 (98.3%) of those examined had concomitant diseases, in those who received such treatment – in 32 (68.1%), which was statistically significantly less (p<0.001). In the first place in terms of the frequency of concomitant pathology among all examined patients were diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, which also dominated in the 1st and 2nd observation groups, in the second place – diseases of the urinary system, in the third place – eye diseases, and in the last place, by the frequency of concomitant diseases – cardiovascular diseases. …”
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ANALYSIS OF SURFACE DEFECTS OF ALUMINUM AND ITS ALLOYS WITH A SCANNING KELVIN PROBE by A. K. Tyavlovsky, A. L. Zharin, O. K. Gusev, R. I. Varabei, N. I. Muhurov, G. V. Sharonov, K. U. Pantsialeyeu

“…Additionally, a histogram of CPD values distribution and statistical characteristics including the expectation of CPD mean value and histogram half-width were calculated either for the whole distribution or for each individual mode in a case of multimodal distribution.The spatial CPD distribution of A99 aluminum and AMG-2 alloy surfaces after electrochemical polishing and diamond finishing was studied. …”
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A cross-sectional study of the mental health burden among COVID-19 survivors by Arvind Nongpiur, Bhupen Barman, Kimberly Syiem, Andreecia Mn Mawiong, Naveen Anand, Arvind Nune

“…The study showed that patients who were assessed more than 3 months post-COVID-19 infection had higher fatigue and depression scores; however, the difference did not reach statistical significance (MFIS P = 0.058; HADS P = 0.059). …”
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CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY by E. S. Zinovieva

“…However, such models of international cooperation do not fully correspond to the remaining statist characteristics of the modern international system, as a result they undergo adjustment. …”
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The impact of trade policy on the export of agricultural products of Azerbaijan by Nazakat Musayeva, Nigar Atakishiyeva, Ulkar Mammadova, Gulnara Tanriverdiyeva, Оlena Lemishko

“…Using the methods of statistical and comparative analysis, the main determinants affecting the export of agricultural products were identified and their importance is assessed. …”
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Physical-aware model accuracy estimation for protein complex using deep learning method by Haodong Wang, Meng Sun, Lei Xie, Dong Liu, Guijun Zhang

“…Then, the relationship between local residues and the overall complex topology as well as the inter-residue evolutionary information are characterized by geometry-based features, protein language model embedding representation, and knowledge-based statistical potential features. Finally, these features are fed into a fused network architecture employing equivalent graph neural network and ResNet network to estimate residue-wise model accuracy. …”
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Trunk, Mass Grasp, Knee, and Hip Muscle Performance in CrossFit Participants: Reference Values According to Participants' Sex and Limb Dominance by Ana Luiza R Rodrigues, Renan A. Resende, Livia S. Pogetti, Thiago R. T. Santos, Henrique M. P. Faria, Mauro H. Chagas, Juliana M Ocarino

“…Mixed multivariate and univariate analyses of variance and independent t-tests were used for statistical analyses to compare between sexes and limbs…”
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The functional instrumental test of flexion-extension motion in the radiocarpal joint: reference parameters by Dmitry V. Skvortsov, Danila A. Lobunko, Galina Е. Ivanova

“…When using the “Wrist-0” test, the motion amplitude was significantly lower than in the «Wrist-flex» test (p 0.05). No statistically significant differences were found in the motion amplitude between the right and left limbs determined using both tests (p 0.05). …”
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Assessment of the effect of hemostatic materials on blood calcium concentration by V. A. Lipatov, S. V. Lazarenko, D. A. Severinov

“…In groups using various materials, such as group No. 2 (Tachocomb) by 0.24 mmol/L and group № 4 (Surgicel Fibrillar) by 0.7 mmol/L, the serum calcium level was statistically significantly lower than the control group. …”
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The Value of Immune-Related Genes Signature in Osteosarcoma Based on Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis by Xin Wang, Li Gan, Ju Ye, Mengjie Tang, Wei Liu

“…A prognostic model of EVI2B was constructed, and according to the risk score model, patients in the high-risk group had a worse prognosis than those in the low-risk group, and the prognosis was statistically significant in the high- and low-risk groups. …”
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Assessment of the healing properties of Cichorium intybus L. extracts on wounds by Berivan Kaçmaz, Duygu Misirli, Seçil Erden Tayhan, Zafer Ömer Özdemir, Mahfuz Elmastaş

“…Methods: The study utilized the following approaches respectively to investigate the plant's wound healing abilities: collection and identification of plants, preparation of extracts, determination of phenolic compounds by HPLC-PDA, in vitro cell culture studies, cell viability analysis, wound healing analysis, statistical analysis. Results: The findings indicated that the stem extracts of C. intybus, with the exception of the hexane extract (Sample 1), demonstrated notable wound healing properties. …”
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Effects of a Cognitive-Functional Intervention Method on Improving Executive Function and Self-Directed Learning in School-Aged Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disord... by Mi Ji Kim, Hae Yean Park, Eun-Young Yoo, Jung-Ran Kim

“…All three participants presented statistically significant changes with a number of near-misses of CCTT and color words score of Stroop test during the intervention. …”
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The Growing Role of Re-export in International Trade by V. N. Kirillov, Y. A. Savinov, A. E. Gudzenko

“…Given the undesirability of disseminating information on re-export operations, many countries actively involved in re-export have stopped submitting data on their re-exports to international statistical agencies.The authors concentrate on the re-export operation of the United Arab Emirates, where are thousands of trading firms with transport and logistics infrastructure and consignment warehouses. …”
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The Influence of Consumer Knowledge of Halal Supply Chain Practices on Purchase Intention in Halal Personal Care & Beauty Products by Yayang Adiningtyas, Erlinda Yunus

“…Findings/results: The results of statistical tests on 104 valid consumer data show that halal resourcing positively influences consumers' purchasing interest in personal care and beauty products. …”
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Evaluation of Sociodemographic Factors among Diabetic Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Kisii Referral Hospital, Kenya by Vincent M. Mageto, Oliver W. Mbuthia, Caroline J. Ngetsa, Dinah O. Moraa, Erick O. Okoyo, Scholastica G. Mathenge, Wachuka G. Njoroge

“…The data were analyzed using frequencies, chi-square (p<0.05), and logic regression with the help of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 to find the odds ratio. …”
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