Improving biometric recognition by means of score ratio, the likelihood ratio for non‐probabilistic classifiers. A benchmarking study by Carlos Vivaracho‐Pascual, Arancha Simon‐Hurtado, Esperanza Manso‐Martinez

“…For more objective results, benchmarking and reproducibility are used in the experiments, applying our proposal with third‐party (benchmarking) experimental protocols, databases, classifiers and performance measures for fingerprint, iris and finger vein recognition. Statistically significant improvements have been obtained when the Score Ratio is used with regard to not using it in all cases tested.…”
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Analysis of the Chemical Modification of Dental Enamel Submitted to 35% Hydrogen Peroxide “In-Office” Whitening, with or without Calcium by Rudá França Moreira, Fábio Pinheiro Santos, Estevão Antero Santos, Ramon Silva dos Santos, Marcelino José dos Anjos, Mauro Sayão de Miranda

“…After performing a statistical analysis, it was found that there was no statistically significant loss of calcium and phosphorus during the whitening treatment, and the groups showed no statistical differences. …”
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Acceptability and completeness of vaccination schedules recommended for transgender women and travestis in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: a cross-sectional study, 2019-2020 by Cristina Langkammer Martins, Katia Cristina Bassichetto, Maria A. S. M. Veras

“…Results High adherence to vaccines was observed (88.8%), but completeness of the analyzed vaccination schedules was low: 12% (95%CI 8.0; 17.3) for hepatitis A, 7.2% (95%CI 3.5; 12.8) for hepatitis B and 8.1% (95%CI 3.0; 16.6) for HPV, with no statistically significant differences between them. Conclusion Despite high adherence, the low completion of vaccination schedules highlighted the need for diversified strategies to improve vaccination coverage and reduce the prevalence of vaccine-preventable sexually transmitted infections in this population.…”
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A sequencing-based method for quantifying gene-deletion mutants of bacteria in the intracellular environment by Xiao Fei, Xiao Fei, Zengzhi Yuan, Zengzhi Yuan, Sandra Marina Wellner, Yibing Ma, John Elmerdahl Olsen

“…For validation, the method was shown to accurately quantify mutants in spiked pools of mixed mutants, showing no statistically significant differences compared to the expected values based on CFU determination (p > 0.05). …”
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How accounting for investment subsidies influences financial performance: an empirical analysis of IAS 20 and Czech accounting legislation by Radek Zdeněk, Jana Lososová, Jaroslav Svoboda

“…The impact of the change in the accounting procedure on financial ratios was statistically significant; on average, their values decreased by 2.8%. …”
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Determination of n-acetyl β-d glucosaminidase enzyme activity in bovine milk for the early diagnosis of subclinical mastitis by Mehmet Nizamlıoğlu, Leyla Kalaycıoğlu, Dursun Ali Dinç, Osman Erganiş, Firuze Özeren

“…<p> NAG ase activity was found 33.08±4.62 U/L and 90.70±11.98 in healty and mastitic milk sampes respectively and differences were found statistically significant (P<0.05).<p> The PMN values were determined average 282655±57035 in healty milk and 1236396±216308 in mastitic milk samples.…”
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New Findings From Explainable SYM‐H Forecasting Using Gradient Boosting Machines by Daniel Iong, Yang Chen, Gabor Toth, Shasha Zou, Tuija Pulkkinen, Jiaen Ren, Enrico Camporeale, Tamas Gombosi

“…We find that the GBMs yield a statistically significant improvement in root mean squared error over the best published black‐box neural network schemes and the Burton equation.…”
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Spat efficiency of the smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber in the Aegean Sea, Türkiye by Yigitkurt Selcuk, Kırtık Ali, Kurtay Evrim, Ugur Sinem, Durmaz Yasar

“…Throughout the study, the number of F. glaber on the collectors was 270.33 ± 43.54 spat m−2 and 145.66 ± 18.03 spat m−2 were detected on the bottom collectors. A statistically significant difference was found between the growth of the spat attached to the surface and bottom collectors (p < 0.05).…”
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The effect of interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor β-1 on HLA-DR expression in colonic epithelial cells by M. J. Zimmerman, G. R. Radford-Smith, D. P. Jewell

“…When IL-10 and TGF β1 were added in combination, small (6-30%) statistically significant reductions in HLA-DR expression were seen. …”
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Oxidative Stress Level in the Testes of Mice and Rats during Nickel Intoxication by Eugenia Murawska-Ciałowicz, Wojciech Bal, Lidia Januszewska, Marcin Zawadzki, Joanna Rychel, Jolanta Zuwała-Jagiełło

“…GSH level was lower in the group of intoxicated mice comparing to the control without statistically significant changes in rats’ homogenates. Moreover, the level of GSH in the testes of intoxicated mice was lower than in rats. …”
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A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial of Recombinant Interferon-Alpha-2a in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Masafumi Komatsu, Tsuyoshi Ono, Ko Nakajima, Itaru Toyoshima, Mitsuro Chiba, Osamu Masamune, Shunji Ohkubo, Tsukasa Yoshida, Hitoshi Yagisawa, Kanji Komatsu, Hideki Wakamatsu, Nobuo Yamada, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Mukojima, Mitsuo Goto

“…The differences between groups are not statistically significant. Thus, this study provides no evidence of therapeutic benefit from increasing the initial dose of IFNα-2a. …”
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Continuous Loss of Global Lake Ice Across Two Centuries Revealed by Satellite Observations and Numerical Modeling by Xinchi Wang, Lian Feng, Wei Qi, Xiaobin Cai, Yi Zheng, Luke Gibson, Jing Tang, Xiao‐peng Song, Junguo Liu, Chunmiao Zheng, Brett A. Bryan

“…The timing of all three phenologies experienced mild but statistically significant warming trends in the 20th century; continued warming trends were detected in ∼60% of the lakes from 2001 to 2020. …”
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Portal-splenic-mesenteric venous thrombosis in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review by Ricardo Zanetti Gomes, Matheus Von Jelita Salina, Vitor Hugo Moro Pironatto, Julia Kapp Lepinski, Tiago Daniel Gueiber, Beatriz Moreira Salles Juliatto, Milena Zadra Prestes, Camila Marinelli Martins

“…Males were more prevalent (n=27; 65.85%), mean age was 51.54 years, and 19.57% had a previous history of endocrine diseases. Statistically significant relationships (p<0.05) were found between patient death and tachypnea at hospital admission (p=0.043) and between patient death and age (p=0.019). …”
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Statistical Evaluation of the Material-Source Effect on the Ductility and Elastic Recovery (ER) of Plant-Mix Extracted Asphalt-Binders by Lubinda F. Walubita, Gilberto Martinez-Arguelles, Harshavardhan R. Chunduri, Jose G. Gonzalez Hernandez, Luis Fuentes

“…The findings of the study indicated that material source has an impact on the ER property of asphalt-binders. Statistically significant differences were observed among some sources and suppliers that reported the same low-temperature asphalt-binder type/grade (i.e., PG XX-22). …”
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Gender and Digital Rights: An Empirical Study Among Young Entrepreneurs by Marisa Fariña-Sánchez, Elba Gutiérrez-Santiuste

“…Overall, no statistically significant gender differences were found in terms of respect for digital rights. …”
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Subjective Outcome Evaluation of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: Findings Based on the Perspective of the Program Implementers (Secondary 1 Program) by Sandra K.M. Tsang, Eadaoin K.P. Hui, Daniel T.L. Shek, Bella C.M. Law

“…Regarding the perceived effectiveness of the program, roughly 90% of the respondents thought the program was helpful. A statistically significant increase in positive responses was also found in some items of perceived effectiveness in the second year of implementation. …”
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The Draft Genome and Transcriptome of the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus by Stephen D. Simpson, Jordan S. Ramsdell, Winsor H. Watson III, Christopher C. Chabot

“…Interestingly, RNA-Seq analysis indicated no statistically significant changes in expression level for any circadian core or accessory gene, but there was significant cycling of several noncircadian transcripts. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of several moisturizing creams using the low frequency electrical susceptance approach by Bari Dindar S., Ali Zana K., Hameed Soleen A., Yacoob Aldosky Haval Y.

“…Skin surface susceptance was recorded and compared before and after the application of moisturizers. Statistically significant differences were observed in the moisturizing effect among different types of products. …”
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Medication adherence and health-related quality of life among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Horvat Nejc, Locatelli Igor, Kos Mitja, Janežič Ana

“…Patients with lower HRQoL had a larger number of medications for concomitant diseases, experienced COPD exacerbation in the last year, and had less education. No statistically significant correlation was found between medication adherence and HRQoL.…”
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Relationship between the Apical Preparation Diameter and the Apical Seal: An In Vitro Study by Kaoutar Laslami, Sara Dhoum, Amine El Harchi, Iman Benkiran

“…Comparison of the three different apical preparation sizes showed no statistically significant differences regarding the apical microleakage. …”
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