Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Resin-Based Composites to Biodentine with Three Types of Seventh-Generation Bonding Agents: An In Vitro Study by Huda Abbas Abdullah, Zahraa Abdulaali Al-Ibraheemi, Zanbaq Azeez Hanoon, Julfikar Haider

“…The test data were listed in a table and independent samples t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were conducted as a part of the statistical analysis. …”
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Complementary Feeding Practices and Household Food Insecurity Status of Children Aged 6–23 Months in Shashemene City West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Junayde Abdurahmen Ahmed, Kebede Kumsa Sadeta, Kelil Hussen Lembo

“…The relationship between independent variables and complementary feeding indicators was determined using multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Evaluation of beef supply based on hot carcass data: the case of burdur province by Cevat Sipahi, Ahmet Cumhur Akın, Aykut Asım Akbaş

“…Data were evaluated with the Independent Sample t-Test or ANOVA in terms of the number of groups, and the Tukey Multiple Comparison Test was used to control the significance of the relationship between the subgroups.…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes in Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Qiaozhu Zeng, Yuou Yao, Jing Hou, Heng Miao

“…Larger lesion areas were independently associated with poorer visual outcomes (OR 0.989, <i>p</i> = 0.002). …”
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The effect of two different types of removable partial dentures on chewing activity and muscle efficiency. by Banu Hiwa Mohammed, Rizgar Mohammedameen Hasan

“…Statistical analysis of data was achieved by means of (SPSS 25). And performing (independent sample T test, one‐way anova test, and multiple comparison Tukey test). …”
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Portfolio assessment in AI-enhanced learning environments: a pathway to emotion regulation, mindfulness, and language learning attitudes by Mohamad Ahmad Saleem Khasawneh, Alaa Aladini, Sabah Abdulkader Assi, Bemnet Ajanil

“…Data analysis included analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), independent sample t-test, and one-sample t-test to determine the effects of the intervention. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with newborn care practices among caregivers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis in sub-Saharan Africa by Solomon Mohammed Salia, Amidu Alhassan, Billie de Haas, Jelle Stekelenburg, Robert Kaba Alhassan

“…Medical Subject Headings will aid in identifying keywords pertinent to the study's concepts, combined with Boolean operators to obtain suitable articles. Two independent authors will review the articles’ abstracts and titles and conduct full article screening for inclusion. …”
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Comparison of Prevalence of Pre-Diabetes and Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Between Athletes and Non-Athletes by Muhammad Irfan, Fatima Abid, Sassi Kanwal, Aliya Jafri, Padma Rathore, Noor un Nisa Memon

“…The data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 21. The independent t-test was used to compare both groups and correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship (r) between HbA1c levels and BMI. …”
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Action against birth defects: if not now, when? by Kathleen Strong, Judith Robb-McCord, Salimah Walani, Cecilia Mellado, Lorenzo D. Botto, Guillermo Lay-Son, Theresa Diaz, Tahmina Banu, Kokila Lakhoo, Anshu Banerjee

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Observance with the Principles of Fair Trial in Administrative and Disciplinary Violations; Iran and England with Emphasis on the Non Bis in Idem Principle by Hakime Farnam, Mohammad Mahdavisabet, , Mohammad Ashouri, Ali Saffary

“…Even though administrative and disciplinary violations have significant differences with criminal offenses in terms of their nature, sources and examples, but in terms of comparison, their similarities, especially in predicting the guarantee of repressive executions, are significant, as they cannot be divided into two completely independent areas. On the other hand, entering the discussion of the criminal matters has made it more necessary to pay attention to these similarities, which are the basis for the perpetrator to enjoy the guarantees of fair trial principles, both in crimes and in administrative and disciplinary violations. …”
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Rainfall and PM Removal on Tree Leaves: A Study of Santiago, Chile’s Native Species by Margarita Préndez, Karina Corada, Ignacio Navarrete, Javier Vera, Zilera Wyss

“…This study measured TPM deposited on leaves and its elemental composition of two native tree species, <i>Quillaja saponaria</i> and <i>Schinus molle</i>, by five independent rainfall episodes. The results showed significant differences in how each tree species responded to rainfall. …”
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A Novel Necroptosis-Associated lncRNA Signature Can Impact the Immune Status and Predict the Outcome of Breast Cancer by Xin Zhang, Xingda Zhang, Guozheng Li, Yi Hao, Lei Liu, Lei Zhang, Yihai Chen, Jiale Wu, Xinheng Wang, Shuai Yang, Shouping Xu

“…Overall, the authors established a prognostic signature consisting of 7 necroptosis-associated lncRNAs that can independently predict the clinical outcome of BRCA patients. …”
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Soil microbiome composition is highly responsive to precipitation and plant composition manipulations in a field biodiversity experiment by Haley M. Burrill, Haley M. Burrill, Susan M. Magnoli, James D. Bever

“…Microbiome response to plant composition was largely independent of the response to precipitation, except for oomycetes, which had greater response to plant composition in high precipitation.DiscussionThese findings build upon prior findings that these microbial community members differentially respond to plant community compositional treatments, by measuring the response over 3 years and with the addition of precipitation treatments. …”
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PROFESSIONAL-PEDAGOGICAL REFLECTION OF STUDENTS: RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH WORK by M. N. Dudina

“…The non-parametric Mann-Whitney U-criterion test was applied when processing the data obtained during the questionnaire to compare average values of independent samples of respondents.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Investigating the frequency and intensity of menopausal symptoms and contributing factors in postmenopausal women in a Middle Eastern Nation by Melika Taziki, Zahra Arab Borzu, Soudabeh Zarvekanloo, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Zahra Rahimi, Shayesteh Shirzadi

“…The most common menopausal symptoms were muscle or joint pain 239 (79.7%), hot flashes/sweating 232(77.3%), and anxiety 219 (73%), and sexual problems 214 (71.3%). Independent predictors of menopausal symptoms were: the spouse’s education level for physiological and total menopausal symptoms; chronic diseases for somatic total menopausal symptoms; age, economic status, and the number of children for uranological menopausal symptoms; and family structure for physiological menopausal symptoms (P<0.05). …”
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HiQ-FPAR: A High-Quality and Value-added MODIS Global FPAR Product from 2000 to 2023 by Kai Yan, Xinpei Yu, Jinxiu Liu, Jingrui Wang, Xiuzhi Chen, Jiabin Pu, Marie Weiss, Ranga B. Myneni

“…HiQ-FPAR shows superior accuracy compared to MODIS FPAR and Sensor-Independent FPAR (SI-FPAR), with RMSE values of 0.130, 0.154, and 0.146, respectively, and R² values of 0.722, 0.630, and 0.717. …”
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Impact of Hepatitis B Exposure on Sustained Virological Response Rates of Highly Viremic Chronic Hepatitis C Patients by Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis, Christos Pavlidis, Elena Vezali, Theodoros Mariolis-Sapsakos, Sotirios Koutsounas, George Saroglou

“…In the multivariate model, only the advanced stage of liver disease (P=.015) and genotype-1 HCV infection (P=.003), but not anti-HBc-status (P=.726), proved to be independent predictors of non-SVR. Conclusion. Serum anti-HBc positivity does not affect the SVR rates in treatment-naïve CHC patients with high pretreatment viral load, receiving the currently approved combination treatment.…”
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Comparison of the effects of lidocaine and articaine used for buccal infiltration and supplemental palatinal infiltration anesthesia in maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis:... by Duygu Kolay, Damla Kırıcı

“…Conclusions According to the results of this study, it may be recommended to use palatal infiltration anesthesia in addition to buccal infiltration anesthesia, independent of the anesthetic solution, for an effective pulpal anesthesia in maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis. …”
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A New Modified Peck Formula for Predicting the Surface Settlement Based on Stochastic Medium Theory by Zhanping Song, Xiaoxu Tian, Yuwei Zhang

“…In detail, the over-excavation area of the tunnel was divided into n independent units, and the surface settlement caused by the collapse of each unit was calculated, respectively. …”
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Influence and prediction mechanisms for discomfort and memory disturbance due to structure borne sound from a metro masked with fountain sound by Wang Qiaochu, Hongwei Wang, Cai Yangsheng, Zhang Yang, Yang Chenxi

“…While predicting the memory disturbance predominantly depended on the sound levels, and among the prediction models based on the sound levels, the predictive effectiveness of the energy summation model was comparable to that of the independent effects model. Furthermore, as global equivalent A-weighted sound level increased, the mitigation effect on discomfort became more evident, but its effectiveness in mitigating the memory disturbance gradually decreased. …”
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