Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Apical Periodontitis from Diabetic Patients by Estéfano Borgo Sarmento, Rosana Helena Teixeira de Lima Ribeiro Andrade, Cinthya Cristina Gomes, Fábio Ramôa Pires, Maria Isabel Bastos Valente, Adalgiza Mafra Moreno, Marco Orsini, Dennis Carvalho Ferreira, Lucio Souza Gonçalves, Luciana Armada

“…Twenty-six periapical lesions were selected, and the images obtained through immunohistochemistry reactions were analyzed. The statistical significance was set at p<0.05. IL-1β expression was considered focal (54%), weak to moderate (38%), and strong (8%) in diabetics, and focal (46%), weak to moderate (31%), and strong (23%), in controls. …”
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De Novo Atrial Fibrillation Increases Intra-hospital Mortality in Myocardial Infarction with ST Elevation? by Ailed Elena Rodríguez Jiménez, Hugo Cruz Inerarity, Enrique Toledo Rodríguez, Guillermo Quintana Cañizares

“…Atrial fibrillation was found to have a statistically significant association with in-hospital mortality. …”
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Postoperative Hemoglobin Drop and the Associated Factors among Elective Orthopedic Surgeries in Northern Tanzania by Abdel Ashir, Elifuraha G. Maya, Shahnoor Ruhulamin Saiyed, Taher Muslim Alimohamed, Mubashir Alavi Jusabani, Kulthum A. Abdel, Abid M. Sadiq, Ali Mohamed Ali, Faiton Ndesanjo Mandari

“…Information was analyzed using t-tests and ANOVA to establish the statistical significance of the Hb drop. Results. A total of 195 participants were enrolled. …”
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An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Obstetric Consequences of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting by R. C. Berg, J. Odgaard-Jensen, A. Fretheim, V. Underland, G. Vist

“…There were only small differences in the sizes or the level of statistical significance. Using GRADE, we assessed that our confidence in the effect estimates was very low or low for all outcomes. …”
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Geranylgeraniol (GGOH) as a Mevalonate Pathway Activator in the Rescue of Bone Cells Treated with Zoledronic Acid: An In Vitro Study by Riham M. Fliefel, Saleh A. Entekhabi, Michael Ehrenfeld, Sven Otto

“…Here, the effect of different concentrations of zoledronate (ZA) on the bone cells has been investigated by cell viability assay, live/dead staining, and western blot to understand if GGOH was able to rescue bone cells and levels of statistical significance were indicated at ∗P<0.05, ∗∗P<0.01, ∗∗∗P<0.001, and ∗∗∗∗P<0.0001. …”
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A Cross-sectional study on workplace violence against doctors in Goa, a growing threat? by Nadia N S R Godinho, Jagadish A Cacodcar

“…Data was collected through a semi-structured anonymous questionnaire administered via Google Forms. Statistical significance was determined using Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact tests. …”
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THE LIMBIC SYSTEM IN ADULT HUMAN BRAINS – COMPARATIVE MORPHOMETRIC ANATOMO-IMAGISTIC STUDY by Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, David-Constantin Bulgaru, Simona Alice Partene Vicoleanu, Razvan Tudor Tepordei, Cosmin Gabriel Popa, Roxana-Andreea Popa, Marius Constantin Moraru, Manuela Ursaru

“…Comparisons between continuous variables were performed using the Student t-test. Statistical significance was set at a P-value < 0.05. Statistical analyses demonstrated significant differences (p < 0.01) between the two groups regarding FL/ACG, SL/SCG, OL/PCG and LCI/TCI. …”
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System Review of the Efficacy of Acupuncture on Hemiplegic Gait in Stroke Patients by Meiqin LIN, Weilin LIU

“…The results suggested that the lower limb Fugl-Meyer assessment scale: at the acute stage which is WMD=6.71, 95%CI (5.51, 5.72) and P&lt;0.000, 01; at the restoration stage which is WMD=2.50, 95%CI (1.49, 3.50) and P&lt;0.000, 01; at the sequela stage only 1 trial that has statistical significance (P=0.003); three trials were aimed at the treatment of post stroke spasm (any course), which is WMD=1.60, 95%CI (0.92, 2.28) and P&lt;0.000, 01. …”
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The Validity and Reliability of a Smartphone Application for Break-Point Angle Measurement during Nordic Hamstring Exercise by Toshiaki Soga, Shota Yamaguchi, Takayuki Inami, Hiromi Saito, Nadaka Hakariya, Naoto Nakaichi, Sho Shinohara, Kei Akiyama, Norikazu Hirose

“… # Results Although the spearman correlation between the Nordic angle and the angle determined using motion analysis did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.052), a very large correlation was present (rs = 0.75). …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study for High Milk Yield in Saudi Arabian Dromedary using Whole Genome Sequencing by Faisal M. Alsubaie, Mohanad A. Ibrahim, Suheel Yousuf Wani, Ashraf Awad, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Mikhlid H. Almutairi

“…Among the 306,310 identified SNPs, a subset of 28 SNPs demonstrated statistical significance (p<5×10−4) in association with milk traits in dromedaries. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Laparoscopic versus Open Radical Cystectomy in a Laparoscopic Naïve Center by Waleed Mohamed Fadlalla, Ayman Hanafy, Mahmoud Abdelhakim, Hatem Aboulkassem, El Sayed Ashraf, Ahmed Abdelbary

“…There was a trend towards lower blood loss and transfusion requirements, but this did not reach statistical significance. Overall complication rates were comparable. …”
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The role of universities’ social responsibility in enhancing business sustainability: Mediating role of entrepreneurial culture by Abdelrehim Awad

“…Model fit indices confirm the robustness of the relationships, with strong statistical significance across all paths. These results underscore the strategic importance of universities in integrating social responsibility into their operations to foster entrepreneurial culture and achieve sustainable outcomes. …”
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Overweight and Its Associated Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Ismael Omer, Tariku Derese, Yitagesu Sintayehu

“…Ninety-five percent CI was used to identify the factors associated with overweight while controlling for all possible confounders using multivariable logistic regression. Statistical significance was set at a P-value of 0.05. Results. …”
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Bloodstream Infection Etiology among Children and Adults by Svetlana I. Kolesnichenko, Alyona V. Lavrinenko, Lyudmila L. Akhmaltdinova

“…The Gram-positive bacteria are the leading cause of sepsis in both groups: S. epidermidis (35.5%) in pediatric patients and S. aureus (21.7%) in adults. However, statistical significance was detected in pediatric patients (p<0.05). …”
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Two-Photon Laser Scanning Microscopy of the Transverse-Axial Tubule System in Ventricular Cardiomyocytes from Failing and Non-Failing Human Hearts by Andreas Ohler, Jutta Weisser-Thomas, Valentino Piacentino, Steven R. Houser, Gordon F. Tomaselli, Brian O'Rourke

“…There was a trend towards greater spacing in cells from failing hearts, without statistical significance. Conclusion. Only small changes, but no significant changes in the geometrical dimensions of the TATS were observed in cardiomyocytes from failing compared to non-failing human myocardium.…”
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Efficacy of Plantago major Homoeopathic Mother Tincture as Mouth Wash in Comparison with Chlorhexidine Gluconate (0.2%) Mouthwash in Management of Oral Hygiene among Students: A Do... by Kunal Deshmukh, Sahana Hegde Shetiya, Parth Aphale, Anindita Dutta, Dharmendra B. Sharma, Garvit Singh

“…Results: Mean rank and difference in GI and PI within the intervention group from baseline to 30 days were calculated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and paired t-test which was statistically significant (P < 0.001). However, there was no statistical significance between the P. major and CHX group postintervention for PI and GI. …”
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Expression of CD68+ Tumor associated macrophages in relation to β-catenin in carcinoma stomach by Nikhil Sharma, Ranjita Panigrahi, Prita Pradhan, Sabyasachi Parida, Saroj R. Sahoo

“…A P value ≤ 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Results: The CD68+ TAMs in the “tumor” versus “non-tumor” area (p = 0.34) and “tumor” versus “stroma distribution” (p = 0.81) did not show any statistical significance. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation on Dementia after Stroke by Bo CHEN, Jihua YU, Fangyuan XU

“…The comparison was done on the results of the tests and the background conditions, such as gender, age, education and residence; and it was also analysed by ROC curve with the diagnostic value of the FOME on vascular dementia, calculating the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity and Jordon index, and comparing with the results of MMSE.Results:There was no statistical significance between the two groups (<italic>P</italic>&gt; 0.05) in aspects of gender, age, educational level and residence; while the differences between test results of the two groups were statistically significant (<italic>t</italic>=14.707 and <italic>t</italic>=13.486, <italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001), and the scores of the case group were lower than those of the control group. …”
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Effect of mode of delivery on incidence of retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Vera Sumual, Reynardi Larope Sutanto, Angelina Patricia Chandra

“…However, pooled adjusted effects were statistically insignificant with moderate heterogeneity (adjusted OR 0.59 (95% CI 0.28 to 1.23); I2=70.51%), possibly stemming from multiple variations in the controlled variables of each study.Conclusion Despite varying statistical significance, our findings underscore the crucial need to comprehend the influence of delivery mode on neonatal ophthalmic outcomes. …”
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Enhancing Student Motivation and Competencies: Integrating E-Learning, Technological Literacy, and Cultural Alignment by Boumedyen Shannaq, Imran Saleem, Said AlRawahi, Saad Almhlawi, Said AlMaqbali

“…Specifically, the p-value decreased from 0.11 to 0.005, highlighting increased statistical significance, and the path from HFtFCM to SPoCE to SMaE improved from -0.051 to 0.071, demonstrating a stronger mediation effect. …”
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