Clinical utility of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptid and rheumatoid factor in chronic hepatitis B virus infection by Gokhan Sargin, Altay Kandemir

“…There was a statistically significant difference for anti-CCP positivity but not for RF positivity between patients with arthritis and without arthritis. …”
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Uropygial gland microbiota of nearctic−neotropical migrants vary with season and migration distance by Leanne A. Grieves, Gregory B. Gloor

“…By sampling 473 birds at a single stopover location during spring and fall migration and using 16S rRNA sequencing, we demonstrate that season, followed by migration distance, had the strongest influence on uropygial gland microbial community composition. While statistically significant, taxonomic family and species had only weak effects on gland microbiota. …”
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Effect of Sling Exercise Therapy and Meridian Plucking Manipulation on Rehabilitation of Pulmonary Function and Life Quality in Patients With Stroke by Xiang LI, Li LI, Yunfeng CHEN, Hongrui ZHANG, Shuai YANG, Xianzhang YANG

“…After four weeks of treatment, lung function tests were performed to evaluate the lung function of the patients, SF-36 scale was used to evaluate the quality of life of the patients.Results:At the end of four weeks of therapy, the prevalence of FEV₁, FVC, and SF-36 in the three groups were all higher than those before treatment, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), The sling exercise and meridian plucking manipulation group was better than other groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Sling exercise therapy and meridian plucking manipulation can improve the lung function and life quality of patients effectively.…”
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Presumed ocular tuberculosis in a developed country: a descriptive retrospective analysis of patients from a tertiary health care centre in the United Kingdom by Mariam M. Boshra, Amira Stylianidies, Hitesh Agrawal

“…Comparing mean baseline visual acuity 0.49±0.65 was slightly reduced to 0.45±0.72 (3 months after completing ATT), however, this difference was not statistically significant. The rate of treatment failure was 44%. …”
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Which Upstream Solar Wind Conditions Matter Most in Predicting Bz Within Coronal Mass Ejections by Pete Riley, M. A. Reiss, C. Möstl

“…In this study, we investigate these so‐called explanatory variables in more detail, focusing on those that were (a) statistically significant and (b) most important. We find that number density and magnetic field strength accounted for a large proportion of the variability. …”
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Aduhelm, a novel anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A comprehensive review by Hannah W. Haddad, Garett W. Malone, Nicholas J. Comardelle, Arielle E. Degueure, Salomon Poliwoda, Rachel J. Kaye, Kevin S. Murnane, Adam M Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…At present, there is concern the magnitude of this drug's benefit may only be statistically significant, although not clinically significant. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Tobacco Consumption Among University Students in Malaysia by Chui Yi Chow, Md Zobaer Hasan, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil

“…In simple and multiple logistic regression analysis, being non-Malaysian, Indian, Muslim, year 4 student and having parents or siblings who used tobacco, all had statistically significant associations with the current use of tobacco (*p*\<0.05). …”
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The effect of climate change on the precipitable water content in the north coast of the Persian Gulf by Tayebeh Dehghani, mohammad saligheh, Bohloul Alijani

“…Before 1989, several fluctuations were observed in the rainy season of precipitable water, but none was statistically significant at the confidence level of 95%, but since 1989, the trend has increased significantly at a confidence level of 0.95. …”
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Pretreatment Thrombocytosis as a Prognostic Factor in Metastatic Breast Cancer by Athina Stravodimou, Ioannis A. Voutsadakis

“…There was a statistically significant difference in overall and progression free survival favoring the normal platelets group (LogRank test and 0.008, resp.). …”
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Action-Oriented Study Circles Facilitate Efforts in Nursing Homes to “Go from Feeding to Serving”: Conceptual Perspectives on Knowledge Translation and Workplace Learning by Albert Westergren

“…Participants experienced a statistically significant increase in their knowledge about eating and nutrition, when retrospectively comparing before participating and after, as well as in comparison to non-participants, and they felt that the management was engaged in and took care of ideas regarding food and mealtimes to a significantly greater extent than non-participants. …”
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Results of non-interventional observational study of ursodeoxycholic acid in primary biliary cirrhosis by Yelena N. Shirokova, Anna F. Sheptulina

“…Treatment with «Livodexa®» in a dose of 15 mg/kg/day resulted in a statistically significant decrease of biochemical marker levels: alanine transaminase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, total and conjugated bilirubin at the 30th day of treatment (visit 2; p…”
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Investigation of Doxorubicin Efficiency in Some Hematological Parameters in Women with Breast Cancer in Iraq by Hanan B. Saadon

“…The patient group had a mean platelet count of 321.7, higher than the control group's 251.4, indicating a statistically significant difference at a significance level of α ≤ 0.05. …”
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Associations between physical activity and health-related fitness: Differences across childhood by Zeinab Khodaverdı, Jacqueline Goodway, David Stodden

“…After controlling for BMI and age, cardiorespiratory fitness accounted for 3% of variation in vigorous in PA in 4-11 year-old children and significantly predicted 23% of variance in vigorous PA in late childhood. No other statistically significant associations between any aspect of fitness and any PA intensities were noted across age groups. …”
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IMPACT OF GENDER DIVERSITY ON TAX COMPLIANCE OF NON-FINANCIAL LISTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Mathias Gboyega OGUNDEJI

“…The combined GLS results (Wald Chi squares) indicates that gender diversity (ꞵ=0.0140; P<0.05) has a statistically significant impact on tax compliance. Majority of the respondents subscribed to the idea that having adequate women with knowledge, experience and pedigree will promote the positive tax compliance of listed firms in Nigeria. …”
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Surprising Changes in Aerosol Loading over India amid COVID-19 Lockdown by Satyendra K. Pandey, V. Vinoj

“…It is found that on a daily scale, the mean AOD is positively (negatively) correlated with mid-tropospheric RH (WS) with a statistically significant linear correlation coefficient of 0.53 (-0.43). …”
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School-based management practices and utilization of special education fund by Edwin T. Castillo, Maria Kristina M. Cay

“…Results revealed no statistically significant differences in SEF utilization across sex, age, educational attainment, or position (p > 0.05). …”
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The Effectiveness of Using Motion Graphics in Acquiring English Vocabulary among Second-Grade Intermediate Students by Khawlah Abdulaaziz M. Al-Turki, Latifah Abdullah K Alharbi

“…The study concluded that there are statistically significant differences between the average scores of the experimental group students and the scores of the control group students in the results of the vocabulary acquisition post-test in favor of the experimental group. …”
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Evaluating the Gifted Students’ Understanding Related to Plasma State Using Plasma Experimental System and Two-Tier Diagnostic Test by Saadet Deniz Korkmaz, Bahadir Ayas, Eren Can Aybek, Suat Pat

“…The difference between pretest and posttest wasn’t statistically significant for multiple-choice tier scores. …”
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Effect Observation of Comprehensive Pulmonary Rehabilitation Therapy combined with Acupoint Application in Elderly Patients with COPD by Houmei TANG, Xiaohong GU, Juan DENG

“…The control group was treated with comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy, the observation group was treated with comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy combined with acupoint application therapy on the basis of control group.After treatment for three years, the immune functions of natural killer cells (NK), interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in two groups were evaluated; the clinical symptoms of cough, expectoration and dyspnea were evaluated by visual simulation score (VAS);the quality of life was evaluated by BODE index;and observe the adverse reactions.Results:Compared with treatment before, NK, FEV₁percentage of predicted value, 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) in the two groups increased significantly, IFN-γ, TNF-α, cough, sputum and dyspnea scores reduced significantly, and the improvement degree of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation therapy combined with acupoint application can improve the immune function of elderly patients with COPD, alleviate clinical symptoms, and improve exercise endurance and quality of life..…”
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Digital Financial Inclusion and its Determinants: Evidence from Türkiye by Tuğba Güz, Gülden Poyraz

“…Regarding the income level, the coefficient estimates for the four income quintiles were found statistically significant. However, for lower-income quintiles, particularly the poorest 20 percent and the second 20 percent, the probability of being financially included was found to be significantly lower. …”
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