Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships — a randomized crossover pilot study by Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann

“…The primary outcome was salivary oxytocin, with tests performed immediately before and after each 30-min intervention.ResultsThirty-two children were included in the study, resulting in n = 16 children per allocation sequence. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion by Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal

“…Similarly, DROOL score ≤5 has a sensitivity of 81.7% and a specificity of 62.5% in predicting the development of mortality. Delong test showed that there was no statistically significant difference in Zargar versus DROOL score in terms of prediction of mortality and overall complications (P > 0.05). …”
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Association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan—An empirical cross-sectional study by Moazzam Tanveer, Alexios Batrakoulis, Ejaz Asghar, Andreas Hohmann, Serge Brand, Matheus S. de Sousa Fernandes, Luca P. Ardigò, Georgian Badicu

“…Statistical analyses included Chi-square tests, Pearson correlation coefficients, and logistic regressions. …”
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Peranan Diet Rendah Serat terhadap Timbulnya Hemoroid di RSUP. Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Afifah Muthmainnah, Masrul ., Asril Zahari

“…Primary data were collected by recording the results of history by questionnaire and FFQ (Food Frequency Questionnaire) and processed using Nutrisurvey for FFQ and computer software using univariate and bivariate analysis with Chi-square test statistic with 95% confidence level. The results of univariate analysis showed that more hemorrhoid suffered by patients aged over 40 years. …”
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Additive impact of metabolic syndrome and sarcopenia on all-cause and cause-specific mortality: an analysis of NHANES by Meng Zhang, Qing-Yue Zeng, Linli Zhuang

“…The MetS+/SP+ group had the highest overall mortality risk (trend test p<0.0001). For cause-specific mortality, the MetS+/SP+ group exhibited increased cardiovascular mortality (HR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.27-2.81), cardiac mortality (HR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.25-2.86), respiratory mortality (HR: 2.63, 95% CI: 1.29-5.35), and diabetes mortality (HR: 8.79, 95% CI: 2.62-29.45) compared to the group without MetS and SP.ConclusionThe coexistence of MetS and SP significantly increases the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Is Associated With Poor Prognosis in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy by Youzhao Ma, Jingyang Zhang, Dechuang Jiao, Xiuchun Chen, Zhenzhen Liu

“…Methods The data of patients with breast cancer receiving NAT at our center from January 2017 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. A chi‐square test and logistic regression model were applied to ascertain the factors associated with MetS and pathological complete response (pCR). …”
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Increasing Thai Catfish's Immunity (Pangasius hypophthalmus Fowler) Using Ascorbic Acid by , Ilmiah, D. Dana, F. H. Pasaribu, R. Affandi

“…The blood sampling was taken every week and the challenge test with Aeromonas hydrophila (106cells/mm3) injection intramuscular was done on the 30th day.   …”
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The protective role of SGLT2 inhibitors on aortic aneurysm mediated by oxidative stress and inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Rujie Zheng, Wenjuan Song, Jie Lu, Mingyue Yuan, Xiaotong Sun, Chengzhi Lu

“…A sensitivity analysis was performed to test the robustness of results. Mediation analyses explored the roles of inflammatory (neutrophils, lymphocytes, C-reactive protein and alkaline phosphatase) and oxidative stress (gamma glutamyl transferase, total bilirubin, and uric acid) markers in the associations between SGLT2i and AA. …”
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Associations between lifestyle factors and COVID-19 infection rates: a cross-sectional analysis in the USA by Abdullah Alismail, Razaz Shaheen, W Lawrence Beeson, Michael Paalani, Hildemar Dos Santos, Rhonda K Spencer-Hwang

“…Statistical analysis was performed using χ2 tests and logistic regression to explore the associations between lifestyle factors and COVID-19 infection, with a particular focus on gender differences.Results Among 1032 participants, the prevalence of COVID-19 was higher in women (42.8%) compared with men (32.0%). …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy–guided personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression: a case report by Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Wen-Chun Liu, Po-Han Chou

“…NIRS was performed to select an appropriate TMS protocol for the patient. A verbal fluency test revealed bilateral low frontal lobe function. …”
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Hubungan antara Pembentukan Scar Vaksin BCG dan Kejadian Infeksi Tuberkulosis by Fajriah Rosandali, Rusdi Aziz, Netti Suharti

“…The data is tabulated  and analyzed by chi-square test. The results showed that most respondents were women and most age was 35-44 years. …”
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PENGARUH LAMA PAPARAN RADIASI MEDAN ELEKTROMAGNETIK HANDPHONE TERHADAP KADAR MALONDIALDEHID DAN KADAR KOLESTEROL PADA TIKUS (Rattus norvegicus) STRAIN WISTAR ALBINO by Resti Aulia Fitri, Arni Amir, Aswiyanti Asri

“…Penelitian ini merupakan eksperimental dengan desain penelitian Post Test Only Control Groupyang menggunakan 24 ekor tikus (Rattus novergicus) jantan, galur wistar albino, berumur 2-3 bulan, yang terbagi menjadi 4 (empat) kelompok masing- masing berjumlah 6 ekor tikus. …”
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Nanoparticles for Biomedical Use Derived from Natural Biomolecules: Tannic Acid and Arginine by Mehtap Sahiner, Selin S. Suner, Nurettin Sahiner

“…The antioxidant capacity of p(TA-co-ARG) particles via gallic acid (GA) and rosmarinic acid (RA) equivalents tests revealed that particles possess concentration-dependent antioxidant potency and increased by TA content. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Usia Menarche Siswi SMP Adabiah by Fitrah Umi Mutasya, Edison ., Hasnar Hasyim Hasyim

“…Data was analyzed  by chi-square test at α = 0,005. The result showed that the average age of menarche Adabiah junior high school student was 12.29 ± 0.49 years. …”
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Translation, adaptation and validation of an epilepsy screening instrument in two Ghanaian languages. by Emmanuel Kwame Darkwa, Sabina Asiamah, Elizabeth Awini, Cynthia Sottie, Anthony Godi, John E Williams, Albert Akpalu, J Helen Cross, Josemir W Sander, Arjune Sen, Charles R Newton, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Patrick Adjei

“…It can also be adapted for other resource-poor settings, although translation and iterative in-country testing will be needed to ensure its validity.…”
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Hubungan Jumlah Komplikasi Kronik Dengan Derajat Gejala Depresi Pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 Di Poliklinik Rsup Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Try Rahmi Lussii Karsuita, Eva Decroli, Delmi Sulastri

“…Depression symptoms on the respondents that having one complication is 6.9%, 42.4% for two complications, 88% for three complications and 60% for four complications. Kruskal Wallis test showed that there is the difference of the mean of chronic complication on every single degree of depression.…”
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Evidence Communication Rules for Policy (ECR-P) critical appraisal tool by Evangelos Danopoulos, John A. D. Aston, Aarushi Shah, Claudia R. Schneider

“…We encourage further independent testing of the tool in real-world evidence-based research.…”
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Cesarean delivery in Nigeria: prevalence and associated factors―a population-based cross-sectional study by Asa Auta, Emmanuel O Adewuyi, Vishnu Khanal, Samson J Tapshak, Yun Zhao

“…We carried out frequency tabulation, χ2 test, simple logistic regression and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses to achieve the study objective.Setting Nigeria.Participants A total of 31 171 most recent live deliveries for women aged 15–49 years (mother–child pair) in the 5 years preceding the 2013 NDHS was included in this study.Outcome measure Caesarean mode of delivery.Results The prevalence of caesarean section (CS) was 2.1% (95% CI 1.8 to 2.3) in Nigeria. …”
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Eksplorasi ABAC dan XACML untuk Design Access Control pada Resource Digital by Fauzan Natsir, Imam Riadi, Yudi Prayudi

“…This study begins with the identification of the attributes of the rule, digital ABAC resource modeling, XACML implementation, system simulation and system analysis. The results of testing access control using ALFA (Axiomatics Language for Authorization) to provide performance control access to digital resources. …”
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Calidad de agropiro alargado (Thinopyrum ponticum) en estado vegetativo en relación con la edad y longitud de las hojas by O.N. DI MARCO, H. HARKES, M.G. AGNUSDEI

“…Las medias se compararon por el test de Tukey al 5%. La pastura de menor altura (241,8 vs 458,4 mm) tuvo mayor VMF (453,6 vs 337,8 GDC), similar contenido de FDN (52,3%) y mayor DFDN (~10%). …”
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