Association between sedentary behavior, physical activity, and osteoarthritis: results from NHANES 2007–2020 and Mendelian randomization analysis by Jiangqin He, Cao Zhang, Lili Yang

“…Additionally, MR was utilized to infer the genetic causality between SB, PA, and OA risk, using genetic instruments as proxies for SB and PA.ResultsThe final analysis, which included 24,738 participants, revealed that OA prevalence was 13.47%, with individuals diagnosed with OA exhibiting significantly higher levels of SB and lower levels of PA. A U-shaped relationship was observed between PA and OA risk, with a decrease in OA incidence as PA levels increased, although the protective effect of PA was less pronounced in individuals with severe SB. …”
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The Role of Serum Vitamin D Levels and Vitamin D Receptor (<i>VDR</i>) Gene Variants on Dental Caries by Ece Şengün Berber, Feyza Umay Koç, Ayça Aykut, Burcu Barutçuoğlu, Fahinur Ertuğrul, Merve Tosyalı, Mert Pekerbaş, Arzu Aykut Yetkiner

“…Stats analyses included chi-square/trend tests to compare count data; Student’s T/Mann–Whitney U tests for two-group normally/non-normally distributed data; and the Kruskal–Wallis test for 3+ groups with non-normal data. …”
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Development and Validation of a Bordetella pertussis Whole-Genome Screening Strategy by Ricardo da Silva Antunes, Lorenzo G. Quiambao, Aaron Sutherland, Ferran Soldevila, Sandeep Kumar Dhanda, Sandra K. Armstrong, Timothy J. Brickman, Tod Merkel, Bjoern Peters, Alessandro Sette

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Effect of sleep quality on the severity of perimenstrual symptoms in Japanese female students: a cross-sectional, online survey by Yukio Urabe, Makoto Komiya, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Sakura Oda, Takaaki Nagasawa, Koichi Naito

“…The MDQ scores were compared between two groups (normal-sleep quality and low-sleep quality) using Mann-Whitney U test. In addition, multiple logistic regression analysis was performed, and the MDQ subscales that showed significant differences between the groups were used as independent variables. …”
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Impacts du changement climatique sur les itinéraires d’alpinisme du massif des Écrins (Alpes occidentales, France) by Mathis Arnaud, Jacques Mourey, Philippe Bourdeau, Richard Bonet, Ludovic Ravanel

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Shaping the future of primary healthcare: Factors influencing medical students’ preference for family medicine specialty in Qatar by Maryam A. Al-Rashid, Muna T Abed Alah, Areej S. Al-Hamad, Michail Nomikos, Marwan F. Abu Hijleh

“…Statistical analysis performed using SPSS version 26.0 Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, were used to summarize participant demographics and medical specialty preferences. Mann–Whitney U-test tested the difference in preference for family medicine specialty by various students’ characteristics. …”
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妊娠期糖尿病孕妇不同血糖指标异常与甲状腺功能变化的关系 by 陈爱月, 李珠玉, 何善阳, 游泽山, 刘立群

“…比较两组孕妇TSH、FT4、TPO Ab水平。分别采用方差分析、Mann-Whitney U检验、Kruskal-Wallis秩 和检验或Fisher精确概率法对数据进行统计学分析。…”
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Towards Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: The Impact of a Rapid Results Initiative in Nyanza Province, Kenya by Lisa L. Dillabaugh, Jayne Lewis Kulzer, Kevin Owuor, Valerie Ndege, Arbogast Oyanga, Evelyne Ngugi, Starley B. Shade, Elizabeth Bukusi, Craig R. Cohen

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Examining of Impression Management of Academicians in Higher Education Institutions Providing Sports Education by Hakan Salim Çağlayan, İbrahim Bülent Fişekçioğlu, Tuncay Sarıipek

“…The normality test of the data obtained in the study was tested by Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk tests; Mann-Whitney U Test was used for paired comparisons and Kruskal-Wallis Variance Analysis was used for multiple comparisons because the data did not show normal distribution as a result of the test. …”
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Rapid Increase in Ownership and Use of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets and Decrease in Prevalence of Malaria in Three Regional States of Ethiopia (2006-2007) by Estifanos Biru Shargie, Jeremiah Ngondi, Patricia M. Graves, Asefaw Getachew, Jimee Hwang, Teshome Gebre, Aryc W. Mosher, Pietro Ceccato, Tekola Endeshaw, Daddi Jima, Zerihun Tadesse, Eskindir Tenaw, Richard Reithinger, Paul M. Emerson, Frank O. Richards, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

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Diagnosis of naturally‐occurring Cushing's syndrome by primary care veterinarians in selected European countries by Miguel F. Carvalho, Rodolfo O. Leal, Stefania Golinelli, Federico Fracassi, Carolina Arenas, Maria Pérez‐Alenza, Sara Galac, Carmel T. Mooney, Michael Bennaim

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İlk trimester doppler ultrasonografinin kromozomal anomaliler ve gebelik prognozunu tahmin etmedeki etkinliği by Aykut Barut, Görker Sel, Özgür Volkan Akbulut

“…İstatistikler SPSS 19 programında, Mann-Whitney U ve T test kullanılarak yapılmıştır.Bulgular: 130 gebenin 117’si %90 miad doğum yaptı, 9’unun %6,9 37 hafta altı doğum yaptığı tespit edildi. 126 hastanın 49’nun doğumu normal vajinal yoldan, 77’sininki sezaryen ile gerçekleşmiştir. …”
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Influence of Vermicompost and Biofertilizers on Yield and Economic Feasibility of Dragon Fruit by Ravi Pratap, V. K. Tripathi, A. K. Trivedi

“…Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) during March to October 2022 and 2023 to evaluate the influence of vermicompost and biofertilizers on yield and economic feasibility of newly planted Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus costarecencis) in Kanpur region using eleven treatments viz., T1-Control; T2-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1);  T3-Azotobacter (50 g plant-1); T4-Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T5-PSB (50 g plant-1); T6 -Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and Azotobacter (50 g plant-1); T7-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T8-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1); T9-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azotobacter (50 g plant-1) and Azospirillium (50 g plant-1); T10-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azotobacter (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) and T11-Vermicompost (0.5 kg plant-1), Azospirillium (50 g plant-1) and PSB (50 g plant-1) in RBD with three replications. …”
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Metabolizable energy and digestible nutrient values of protease-supplemented field pea for broiler chicken by Tofuko A. Woyengo, Anna Rogiewicz, Robert Patterson

“…Protease was added to diets to supply 6,250 U/kg. Digestibility of AA and N retention for feedstuffs were determined by the direct method, whereas digestibility and retention of energy for feedstuffs were determined by the difference from the N-free diet. …”
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Implemantasi Mask R-CNN pada Perhitungan Tinggi dan Lebar Karang untuk Memantau Pertumbuhan Transplantasi Karang by Naufal Alkhalis, Husaini Husaini, Haekal Azief Haridhi, Cut Nadilla Maretna, Nur Fadli, Yudi Haditiar, Muhammad Nanda, Maria Ulfah, Kris Handoko, Intan Malayana, Arsa Cindy Safitri

“…Selisih Average Presision (AP) antara kedua model terbaik tersebut untuk segmentasi mask pada Intersection over Union (IoU) maksimum sebesar 2,2% sedangkan untuk deteksi box sebesar 5,8%. …”
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Prevalence and location of myofascial trigger points in dogs with osteoarthritis by Maira Rezende Formenton, Maira Rezende Formenton, Denise Tabacchi Fantoni, Lisa Gauthier, Thibaut Cachon, Lin Tchia Yeng, Karine Portier, Karine Portier

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A bibliometric analysis of the economic effects of using artificial intelligence and ChatGPT tools in higher education institutions by Anna Vorontsova, Svitlana Tarasenko, Wojciech Duranowski, Arkadiusz Durasiewicz, John Soss, Artem Bilovol

“…AcknowledgmentsThe publication is part of the research topic “Economic Basics of Technology Diffusion into the National Economy of Ukraine Considering Best International Practices” (№0124U003482).…”
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siRNA-mediated inhibition of hTERT enhances the effects of curcumin in promoting cell death in precursor-B acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells: an in silico and in vitro study by Muhammad Hossein Ashoub, Ali Afgar, Alireza Farsinejad, Razieh Razavi, Samira Anvari, Ahmad Fatemi

“…Cell viability and proliferation were assessed via MTT and BrdU assays at 24- and 48-hour intervals post-treatment. …”
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Intraoperative Fluorescence Imaging During Robotic Pancreatoduodenectomy to Detect Suture-Induced Hypoperfusion of the Pancreatic Stump as a Predictor of Postoperative Pancreatic F... by Jeffrey W. Chen, Sanne Lof, Maurice J. W. Zwart, Olivier R. Busch, Freek Daams, Sebastiaan Festen, Zhi Ven Fong, Melissa E. Hogg, Maxime D. Slooter, Els J.M. Nieveen van Dijkum, Marc G. Besselink, for HPB-Amsterdam

“…In 27 patients, NIRF-ICG was performed after tying down the transpancreatic U-sutures. In 10 ‘negative control’ patients, NIRF-ICG was performed before tying these sutures. …”
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Evaluating maternal drug use disparities, risk factors and outcomes in Northeast Arkansas: a pre, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic analysis by Enrique Gomez Pomar, Johnna Berryhill, Sudeepa Bhattacharyya

“…Abstract Introduction The use of addictive substances remains a major health problem in the U.S. An increase in drug overdose and mortality was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in underserved populations. …”
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