Awareness and perception of prevention and management options of sexually transmitted infections among students at secondary school in Rivers State, Nigeria by Florence Mandah, Oluebubechukwu Udi, Pamela Thompsom-Abiye, Basil Ogbu

“…Data were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 26.0, and presented in frequency distribution table. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of Jejunum and Ileum Tumours Based on Video Capsule Endoscopy Data Using Mathematical Analysis by E. D. Fedorov, E. V. Ivanova, S. E. Rauzina, D. E. Seleznev, A. V. Budykina

“…Among them, 8 were found to be statistically significant (affecting the division of objects into groups): patient gender, gut wall/lumen deformation, path of intestinal folds, polypoid changes, vascular pattern, mucosal regularity, mucosal lobulation and colour. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“…These tests values can be used in statistical program to obtain the analysis of variance tables for a significant level less than 0.05 in f-test. …”
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Impact of psychotropic pro re nata prescription-monitoring programme on prescriptions for inpatients with psychiatric disorders: a retrospective observational study by Yoshitaka Saito, Kyohei Sumida, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Satoru Oishi, Ryutaro Suzuki, Taiyo Nishikawa, Shin Miyake, Yukihiro Tanno, Yuki Tobita, Katsuya Otori, Ken Inada

“…In the non-monitoring group, there was no statistically significant difference in the number of psychotropic drugs prescribed regularly before and after admission. …”
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Trust in the integrity of a micro health insurance scheme and its determinants in two rural districts of Ethiopia by Mohammed Hussien

“…The degree of association was assessed using odds ratios, and statistical significance was determined at a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Systematic review of the application of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Oxford classification in estimating prognosis in IgA Nephropathy by M. P. Toal, R. Fergie, M. P. Quinn, C. J. Hill, C. O’Neill, A. P. Maxwell

“…Both the KFRE and the IgAN Risk Prediction (IRP) tool (incorporating the OC) were highly accurate at predicting ESRD with a C-statistic of 0.90 and 0.91, respectively. Subgroup analysis demonstrated improved performance of IRP over KFRE in discrimination for individuals with preserved eGFR (> 60 ml/min/1.73 m2) at baseline. …”
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The Single Leg Squat Test: A “Top-Down” or “Bottom-Up” Functional Performance Test? by Lindsay A Carroll, Benjamin R Kivlan, RobRoy L Martin, Amy L Phelps, Christopher R Carcia

“…The groups were similar on age (p = .899), sex (p = .341), BMI (p = .818), and Tegner Activity Scale score (p = .456). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups on the FPI-6 (pass group mean = 2.5 +/- 3.9; fail group mean = 2.3 +/- 3.5; p = .599), or any of the measures of dorsiflexion range of motion (non-weight bearing dorsiflexion with knee extended: pass group = 6.9^o^ +/- 3.7^o^, fail group = 7.8^o^ +/- 3.0^o^; non-weight bearing dorsiflexion with knee flexed: pass group = 13.5^o^ +/- 5.6^o^, fail group = 13.9^o^ +/- 5.3^o^; weight bearing dorsiflexion: pass group = 42.7^o^ +/- 6.0^o^, 42.7^o^ +/- 8.3^o^, p = .611)…”
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Rotavirus infections in the pediatric population: a comparative study of pre-COVID and COVID-19 pandemic periods by Bahar Öztelcan Gündüz, Kazım Kutlutürk, Bülent Ünay

“…Patient data, including demographic characteristics, presenting complaints, laboratory results, and hospitalization status, were collected from hospital records. Statistical comparisons were made to evaluate changes in rotavirus infection patterns between the two examined periods.ResultsThe data of a total of 3,915 pediatric patients with diarrhea were included, with 468 (6.8%) testing positive for rotavirus. …”
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Non-Rigid Cycle Consistent Bidirectional Network with Transformer for Unsupervised Deformable Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Registration by Yingying Wang, Yu Feng, Weiming Zeng

“…Background: In neuroscience research about functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), accurate inter-subject image registration is the basis for effective statistical analysis. Traditional fMRI registration methods are usually based on high-resolution structural MRI with clear anatomical structure features. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and prevention strategies of cervical cancer incidence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an ecological study by Mathewos Assefa, Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Teferi Gedif Fenta, Tariku Shimels

“…Joinpoint trend analysis and direct age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) using the Segi’s World standard population was applied to compare trends across subcities. A statistical significance threshold was set at p<0.05.Results Between 2012 and 2021, a total of 2435 new cervical cancer cases were recorded in the Addis Ababa City Population-based Cancer Registry, with significant spatial clustering observed in Nifas Silk Lafto, Bole, Kirkos as well as parts of Gulele and Yeka sub cities (z score>1.96) in 2018. …”
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Prenatal genetic detection in foetus with gallbladder size anomalies: cohort study and systematic review of the literature by Yimo Zeng, Rong Hu, Jian Lu, Yiming Qi, Dan Chen, Chaoxiang Yang, Jing Wu

“…Foetuses with non-isolated GB size anomalies showed a higher rate of detecting genetic abnormalities compared to those with isolated GB size anomalies, with a significant difference in statistical analysis (13.2% vs. 3.3%, p = .033, Chi-square test). …”
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Poor COVID-19 Preventive Practice among Healthcare Workers in Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 by Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie, Aynishet Adane, Eskeziaw Abebe Kassahun, Amare Simegn Ayele, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew

“…The data were entered using Epi Info 7 and analyzed using STATA 16 statistical software. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to identify associated factors. …”
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Analisis Kesiapan Kerja Mahasiwa di Era Revolusi Industri 4.0 Menggunakan Soft - System Methodology by Anthony Anthony, Eko Sediyono, Ade Iriani

“…Furthermore, after SSM process is done, the researcher conducts statistical analysis from the questionnaire that has been spread before. …”
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Development and validation of a questionnaire for table tennis teaching in physical education by Miguel Ángel Ortega-Zayas, Antonio José Cardona-Linares, Alberto Quílez, Alejandro García-Giménez, Miguel Lecina, Francisco Pradas

“…It can be concluded that the structure of the RSAS is fully confirmed by the statistical analyses derived from the different models of structured equations and confirmatory factor analysis, suggesting that the validated model optimally addresses the data provided and contributes to the validation of the questionnaire under study.…”
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Prevalence and Predictors of Nonadherence to Diet and Physical Activity Recommendations among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Southwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getandale Zeleke Negera, Dariowani Charles Epiphanio

“…Odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals together with p value <0.05 were used to declare statistical significance. Result. The rate of nonadherence to physical activity and diet was 64.3% and 36%, respectively. …”
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Factors Associated with Serious Injuries among Adolescents in Ghana: Findings from 2012 Global School Health Survey by Martin Ackah, Mohammed Gazali Salifu, Hosea Boakye

“…Pearson chi-square test between each explanatory variable and serious injuries was conducted and the level of statistical significance was set at 5%. The significant variables from the chi-square test were selected for multiple logistic regression analysis. …”
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Type of arrhythmias and the risk of sudden cardiac death in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Subhash Chander, Ahmad Bin Aamir, Rabia Latif, Om Parkash, F. N. U. Sorath, Sam Tan, Abhi Chand Lohana, Sheena Shiwlani, Mohammed Yaqub Nadeem

“…Heterogeneity was quantified using the I 2 statistic, and the risk of publication bias was evaluated by visually inspecting funnel plots. …”
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Medical honey for canine nasal intertrigo: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, adaptive clinical trial to support antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary dermatology. by Gabrielle Brosseau, Nadia Pagé, Caroline de Jaham, Jérôme R E Del Castillo

“…However, medical honey outperformed the placebo at alleviating the dog's owner-assessed pruritus after statistically controlling for masking effects (Time = -0.94±0.24; P = 0.002; and Treatment×Time = 0.80±0.36; P = 0.04). …”
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Unique Characteristics of Prepubertal Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by R. Abdwani, E. Abdalla, I. Al-Zakwani

“…Epidemiological, clinical phenotype, disease severity, serology, treatment, and outcome were compared among the three groups using univariate statistical tests. Results. The mean disease duration of the cohort was 9.8 ± 4.7 years. …”
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Longitudinal association between hemoglobin and lung function with insights into the incidence of airflow obstruction: an observational study by Jihoon Kim, Yun Tae Kim, Ah Young Leem, Ji Ye Jung, Young Sam Kim, Youngmok Park

“…In postmenopausal women, higher Hb levels were associated with increased lung function (estimated values of FVC: 11.8 mL, P < 0.001; FEV1: 9.8 mL, P < 0.001; FEV1/FVC: 0.09%, P = 0.052), but the incidence of AO was not statistically significant (OR = 0.82, P = 0.129). Conclusions A decreased Hb level was associated with reduced lung function and an increased incidence of AO in men.…”
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