Impact of coronary bifurcation angle on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and clinical outcome of coronary bifurcation intervention-A scoping review. by Yoshinobu Murasato, Kyohei Meno, Takahiro Mori, Katsuhiko Tanenaka

“…A wider Angle B promotes stent malapposition and deformation in the side branch ostium and has been reported as an independent predictor of major adverse cardiac events after bifurcation stenting; however, improvement of the drug-eluting stent, refinement of the stenting technique, and accurate 3-dimensional assessment may attenuate the adverse clinical impact of a wider BA.…”
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Hubungan Kebiasaan Merokok dengan Profil Lipid pada Laki-Laki Pegawai Negeri Sipil di Kantor Kecamatan Se-Kota Padang by Kelsy Qoridisa, Yuniar Lestari, Delmi Sulastri

“…Analisis data menggunakan Independent t-test dan One Way ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan tingginya prevalensi perokok di kalangan PNS sebesar 56,8%. …”
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Patterns of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status in University Students after Two Years of Online Education by Héctor Fuentes Barría, Raúl Aguilera Eguía, Catalina González Wong

“…The comparison between groups was carried out with the Student's t-test for independent samples, considering an alpha level of significance <0.05 for all analyses. .…”
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The Effect of Baduanjin Qigong on Impact of Disease and Sleep Quality in Elderly Fibromyalgia Patients by Heiresh Saeed Ali, Razieh Khanmohammadi, Elahe Arabameri, Ina Shaw, Brandon Shaw

“…Data were analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test. Results: The significant improvements were observed in PSQI total (t (16) = 3.65, p = 0.002), FIQR (t (16) = 3.76, p = 0.002), FIQR function (t (16) = 2.16, p = 0.04), FIQR symptoms (t (16) = 2.957, p = 0.009) in BQ group. …”
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Attitudes Regarding the Use of Ventilator Support Given a Supposed Terminal Condition among Community-Dwelling Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Older Adults: A Pilot Study by M. Rosina Finley, Johanna Becho, R. Lillianne Macias, Robert C. Wood, Arthur E. Hernandez, David V. Espino

“…First and second generation older Mexican Americans and those functionally independent are more likely to prefer end-of-life ventilation support. …”
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Thrombospondin and VEGF-R: Is There a Correlation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease? by Jaroslaw Wejman, Michal Pyzlak, Dariusz Szukiewicz, Dorota Jarosz, Wieslaw Tarnowski, Grzegorz Szewczyk

“…Our results might suggest existence of different, TSP-1 independent pathways of antiangiogenesis in IBD.…”
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An Erdős-Révész Type Law for the Length of the Longest Match of Two Coin-Tossing Sequences by Karl Grill

“…Consider a coin-tossing sequence, i.e., a sequence of independent variables, taking values 0 and 1 with probability <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>/</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Bacterial, fungal and parasitic co-infections in leprosy: A scoping review. by Luis Alberto Ribeiro Fróes, Tereza Setsuko Toma, Marie Jachiet, Laurie Rousset, Rosana Evangelista Poderoso, Maria Angela Bianconcini Trindade

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Following the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, a systematic literature search was conducted by two independent reviewers, resulting in the inclusion of 89 studies. …”
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Gallbladder Carcinomas: An Immunoprognostic Evaluation of P53; Bcl-2; CEA and Alpha-Fetoprotein by R Kanthan, JM Radhi, SC Kanthan

“…However, such trends need to be evaluated in larger numbers and are thus not considered to be true independent prognostic markers.…”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in Predialysis Patients: Calcium-Based versus Noncalcium-Based Phosphate Binders by B. L. Goh, A. Soraya, A. Goh, K. L. Ang

“…Survival was estimated by using efficacy data from the INDEPENDENT-CKD clinical trial. Cost data was obtained from Malaysian studies while health state utilities were derived from literature. …”
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The Role of Leaders in Formulation of the Foreign Policy Identity in Egypt by I. E. Ibragimov

“…Egypt has a long history of authoritarian rule, because it is impossible to separate national identity from foreign policy identity. Since its independent existence, each period with its own context established a different framework of identity and worldview for decision-makers in the field of Egypt`s foreign policy. …”
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Circular RNA microarray expression profile and potential function of circDOCK1 in colorectal cancer by Guojing Zhang, Xiaoyan Wu, Hongmin Fu, Daqing Sun

“…CircDOCK1 exhibited elevated expression in patients with CRC and emerged as an independent prognostic factor. Kaplan–Meier curve analysis suggested that circDOCK1 expression is an unfavorable prognostic factor in patients with CRC. …”
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Adapted physical activity: Benefit on oxidative, functional capacity and exercise tolerance of elderly people in Kinshasa by Constant Nkıama, Samuel Biduaya Bamu, Carel Busano Nduakulu, Siloé Ntumba Tshiyamba, Godefroid Kusuayi

“…Joint angle values during the initial and final shooting phases were compared between groups using Independent t-tests. Significant differences were found between groups in the shoulder part during the beginning phase and the wrist part during the final shooting phase (p…”
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Shoulder Pain in Competitive Swimmers: A Multi-Site Survey Study by Brian D. Stirling, Jonathan C. Sum, Lisa Baek, Lori A. Michener, Adam J. Barrack, Angela R. Tate

“… # Study Design Multi-site cross-sectional design # Methods Six-hundred and seventy-one swimmers aged 9–17 years from six states in the US completed surveys which included demographics, the Penn Shoulder Score (PSS), and the Disability of Arm Shoulder Hand (DASH) Sports. Independent t-tests were used to compare pain, disability, dissatisfaction, the influence of age, sex, participation in second sport, geographic region, and history of shoulder pain. …”
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Upstream interventions to promote oral health and reduce socioeconomic oral health inequalities: a scoping review protocol by Richard G Watt, Eleanor R Dawson, Michelle Stennett, Blánaid Daly, Lorna M D Macpherson, Paul Cannon

“…Oversight and feedback will be provided by an independent expert advisory group.Ethics and dissemination This study will review published and available grey literature and does not require an ethics review. …”
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Risk factors for re-hospitalization within 90 days of discharge for severe influenza in children by Shuo Yang, Sukun Lu, Can Qi, Yinghui Guo, Le Wang

“…Those who tested positive for COVID-19 were excluded. Risk factors independently associated with readmission were identified using multiple logistic regression models. …”
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Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Depression in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Longitudinal Studies by Christopher B. Watson, Vicki Bitsika

“…Studies were included if they were written in English and measured IPV as an independent variable with depression as a dependent variable. …”
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Development and external validation of machine learning-based models to predict patients with cellulitis developing sepsis during hospitalisation by Li Hu, Xilingyuan Chen, Rentao Yu

“…This study was designed to develop and compare different models for predicting patients with cellulitis developing sepsis during hospitalisation.Design This is a retrospective cohort study.Setting This study included both the development and the external-validation phases from two independent large cohorts internationally.Participants and methods A total of 6695 patients with cellulitis in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive care (MIMIC)-IV database were used to develop models with different machine-learning algorithms. …”
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Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome Components and COVID-19 Disease Severity in Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study by Hande Erman, Banu Boyuk, Meltem Sertbas, Ali Ozdemir

“…In logistic regression analysis, serum triglycerides (p=0.024), HDL-C (p=0.006), and WC (p=0.004) were found as independent prognostic factor for severe COVID-19 infection. …”
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Malay Version of Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire and Quality of Life of Patients with Post-lingual Deafness by Mark PAUL, Asma ABDULLAH, Noor Dina HASHIM, Nur Fadhilah Megat ISMAIL, Shamsul Azhar SHAH

“…Scores between the two groups of subjects were analyzed using an independent sample t-test. Good internal consistency, intraclass correlation, and test-retest reliability were obtained. …”
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