Evaluation of undergraduate dental students’ awareness, knowledge, and attitudes towards teledentistry: does a course enhance this? by Gökçen Akçiçek, Ezgi Katı, Hatice Yağmur Zengin

“…The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare two independent groups, and the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare more than two independent groups. …”
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Evaluation of Mannheim Peritonitis Index Score for predicting the outcomes in patients with peritonitis by Raiba Deshmukh, Avishkar K Barase, Rutik P Gandhi, Aniket Chaware, Avinash Dhumal

“…Age, presence of diffuse peritonitis, and associated organ failure were important independent risk factors as far as mortality is concerned.…”
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Digital health technologies and self-efficacy in Parkinson’s: a scoping review by Victoria Allgar, Edward Meinert, Camille B Carroll, Andrew Michael Hall

“…Data was extracted from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and synthesised by describing themes, demographic data and numerical data.Results From 33 165 unique records following screening and independent review by two reviewers, 11 eligible records were found. …”
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Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Micrometastasis in pN0 Gastric Cancer Patients by Yu Li, Dongsheng Wang, Yi Li, Xiaodong Liu, Dong Chen, Chentong Yuan, Yanbing Zhou

“…The findings showed that tumor invasion depth, TNM staging, lymphatic invasion, and tumor differentiation were independent risk factors associated with LNMM occurrence. …”
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Association of Septic Shock with Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Wuhan, China by Shaoqiu Chen, Zitong Gao, Ling Hu, Yi Zuo, Yuanyuan Fu, Meilin Wei, Emory Zitello, Gang Huang, Youping Deng

“…The model contained eight independent factors that can accurately predict septic shock. …”
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Relationship between PLR and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients with Advanced NSCLC and Its Predictive Value for the Efficacy of Chemotherapy and Prognosis by Jianming Zhao, Yiping Pan, Yu Sheng, Jun Sun

“…Multivariate logistic analysis showed that TNM stage 4 and high PLR level were the independent risk factors for the efficacy of the first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced NSCLC (P<0.05), and the high PLR level was an independent risk factor affecting the prognosis of patients with advanced NSCLC. …”
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Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) infections following intravesical BCG immunotherapy: a systematic review protocol by Roberta Monardo, Sana Arif, Aparna Rege, Erin Simon, Leila Ledbetter, Arthur W. Baker, Jason Stout, Manuela Carugati

“…Screening and data extraction will be performed in duplicate by two independent reviewers. Disagreements will be resolved by a third independent reviewer. …”
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The effect of counseling with a positive approach on anxiety about giving birth to an Infant with Anomalies in pregnant mothers over 35 years of age by Hadis Jalilvand, Mojghan Mokhtari Zanjani, Taraneh Emamgholi Khooshehchin

“…Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test, independent samples t-test, and covariance (ANCOVA) analysis in SPSS version 22. …”
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An Efficient CNN Model for COVID-19 Disease Detection Based on X-Ray Image Classification by Aijaz Ahmad Reshi, Furqan Rustam, Arif Mehmood, Abdulaziz Alhossan, Ziyad Alrabiah, Ajaz Ahmad, Hessa Alsuwailem, Gyu Sang Choi

“…The proposed model has outperformed all the models generally and specifically when the model testing was done using an independent testing set.…”
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Membandingkan Status Hematologis Pasien Malaria Falciparum dengan Vivax di RSUP M. Djamil Januari 2011 – Maret 2013 by Miftahul Jannah Afdhal, Nurhayati ., Julizar .

“…Data dikumpulkan melalui hasil rekam medis yang kemudian dianalisis melalui uji T-test Independent dan Mann-Whitney. Hasil penelitian ini didapatkan nilai signifikasi p&lt;0,05 pada perbedaan nilai hemoglobin yaitu 0,027, perbedaan nilai hematokrit yaitu 0,03, dan pada perbedaan jumlah trombosit yaitu 0,03. …”
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Prognostic Factors of Radiofrequency Ablation plus Systemic Chemotherapy for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer with Liver Metastasis by Ky Thai Doan, Long Nguyễn Việt, Thinh Nguyen Tien, Binh Nguyen Canh, Hoai Ngo Thi, Ngoc Nguyen Thanh, Bieu Bui Quang, Quang Le Van, Hyun Woong Lee, Bang Mai Hong

“…Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the number and size of liver metastatic lesions are independent prognostic factors for survival.…”
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The decision-making process and experiences of women returning to work after parental leave: a qualitative systematic review protocol by Safiye Sahin, Sabine S. Dunbar, Gurmeet Sehgal, Lisa R. Roberts, Jan M. Nick

“…Study selection will involve screening titles and abstracts for relevance, followed by a full-text assessment against inclusion criteria by two independent reviewers. Critical appraisal using the JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research will evaluate study rigor. …”
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Clinical significance of PCT, CRP, IL-6, NLR, and TyG Index in early diagnosis and severity assessment of acute pancreatitis: A retrospective analysis by Xu Xinyu, Zhou Jiang, Ai Qing, Li Lihua, Liu Xiehong, Zhou Lin

“…Hyperlipidemia, CRP, and NLR are reliable independent predictors of SAP. Combining multiple biomarkers enhances diagnostic precision and provides guidance for personalized treatment strategies in AP.…”
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Usefulness of Multidetector Row Computed Tomography for Predicting Cardiac Events in Asymptomatic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at the Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy by Jung Eun Lee, Yong Kyu Lee, Eun Jeong Choi, Ji Sun Nam, Byoung Wook Choi, Beom Seok Kim

“…In Cox regression model, age and the presence of CAS and high CACS on MDCT were an independent risk factor for cardiac events in these patients. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer patients with HER2-Low expression: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort stud... by Xin Liu, Kaihua Zhao, Ziyan Zhang, Meiyan Liu, Hongwu Chu, Xiao Zou

“…Compared to HER2-zero, HER2-low status is linked to better long-term prognosis and serves as an independent low-risk factor for RFS in TNBC patients.…”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ZINC AND RISEDRONATE ON BONE TURNOVER IN RAT MODEL OF OSTEOPOROSIS ASSESSED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF β-CROSSLAPS by Adam Fajar, Mohammad Rizal Chaidir, Dicky Mulyadi, Ahmad Ramdan, Yoyos Dias Ismiarto

“…The treatment is divided into Zinc-Risedronate, and Zinc, or Risedronate only. One Way Anova and Independent T-test was used to analyzed the significant difference between groups. …”
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Anti-Osteoporosis Is Imperative in Prevention of Progress of Ankylosing Spondylitis by Zheng B, Yu P, Liu H, Liang Y

“…Besides, TTK and TLK were correlated.Conclusion: In AS patients, BMD is an independent protective factor against joint stiffness, whereas sagittal parameters (TTK and TLK) contribute to increased joint stiffness. …”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection and associated risk factors among residents of Jigjiga town, Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. by Abdlmenur Alewi Sedo, Ahmed Zeynudin, Tariku Belay, Mekdes Mekonen Belay, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdifatah Abdulahi

“…Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed, and statistical significance was declared at a level of p-value < 0.05 between the outcome and independent variables.<h4>Results</h4>There were 507 participants in this study, and 90.9% of them responded. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Traffic Behaviors of Pedestrians in Marand by Sepideh Harzand-Jadidi, Abolfazl Rahimi Bonab, Morteza Haghighi, Mohammad Saadati, Saeid Mousavi

“…The results of the independent t-test showed that the average score of aggressive behavior had a significant relationship with gender. …”
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Development of a Ten-lncRNA Signature Prognostic Model for Breast Cancer Survival: A Study with the TCGA Database by Wenqing Zhou, Yongkui Pang, Yunmin Yao, Huiying Qiao

“…Finally, we constructed a ten-lncRNA signature model that can serve as an independent prognostic model to predict BRCA patient survival.…”
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