High Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Parkinson’s Disease: A Questionnaire-Based Study by Tetsuya Maeda, Ken Nagata, Yuichi Satoh, Takashi Yamazaki, Daiki Takano

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed statistical significance in UPDRS part II and nonmotor symptom scale. …”
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Reaction of the Liver upon Long-Term Treatment of Fluoxetine and Atorvastatin Compared with Alcohol in a Mouse Model by Zhiliang Chen, Tony C. H. Chow, Shicong Wang, Gigi C. T. Leung, Sharon L. Y. Wu, David T. Yew

“…As for cell death, both ethanol and fluoxetine groups showed significantly more apoptosis than control in TUNEL and activated caspase-3, while in the atorvastatin group, activated caspase-3 positive cells increased significantly, but the increase in TUNEL-positive cells did not reach statistical significance.…”
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GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES IN SLOVAKIA: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND STABILITY INDICATORS by Jozef LUKÁČ, Peter GALLO, Zuzana KUDLOVÁ

“…The ANOVA method was used to test the statistical significance of regional differences in these financial metrics, while k-means clustering helped group firms based on their financial stability. …”
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The Validity and Reliability of Automatic Tooth Segmentation Generated Using Artificial Intelligence by Ammar Sh. Al-Ubaydi, Dheaa Al-Groosh

“…The STL (IOS), STL (CephX®), and DICOM tooth models were compared utilizing the ANOVA test. p<0.05 was set as the statistical significance level. Result. Overall data showed good agreement with ICC. …”
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The Influence of Seasons and Weather on the Volume of Trauma Patients: 4 Years of Experience at a Single Regional Trauma Center by Se Heon Kim, Young Hoon Sul, Jin Young Lee, Joong Suck Kim

“…Rolling/slipping down was a prominent cause of injury in winter (28.4%, n=283), with statistical significance (p<0.001). Trauma occurred least frequently in winter (p=0.005). …”
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Reverse Fragility Index in Plastic Surgery Randomized Controlled Trials by Rodney Ahdoot, BS, Trista M. Benítez, MPH, Chien-Wei Wang, MD, Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS

“…The median RFI was 4 (IQR, 3–5), indicating that statistical significance would have been achieved if 4 participants had a change in event status. …”
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Growth, Development, and Water Consumption of Irrigated Bean Crop Related to Growing Degree-Days on Different Soil Tillage Systems in Southeast Brazil by Gerson Araujo de Medeiros, Luiz Antonio Daniel, Felipe Hashimoto Fengler

“…We also compared the results of field water balance with a simulation developed between the crop coefficient and ∑G and found a strong relationship (R2 = 0.93∗∗; ∗∗: high statistical significance (P<0.01)) between these measurements and the model. …”
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Brain-model neural similarity reveals abstractive summarization performance by Zhejun Zhang, Shaoting Guo, Wenqing Zhou, Yingying Luo, Yingqi Zhu, Lin Zhang, Lei Li

“…Notably, the study confirms the hypothesis that the hidden layers exhibiting higher similarity to human brain activity play a more critical role in model performance, with their correlations reaching statistical significance even after controlling for perplexity. …”
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Effect of background colors on oviposition site preference by Anopheles gambiae s.s.: an experimental proof by Norah Lowassari, Germana T. Baraka, Grace Jayombo, Castory Munishi, Eliningaya J. Kweka

“…The interaction of experimental days, position, and the number of eggs laid had no statistical significance. Conclusion: The findings of this study have shown that the habitat water coupled with a green-colored background influences most oviposition site selection by gravid An. gambiae. …”
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Erythrocyte levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a history of positive and negative COVID-19 by Siti Nur Chasanah, Aslani Thereestiana Sari, Djamila Zakaria, Ayutia Safira Rusidana Thalib

“…Results: The mean erythrocyte level in the COVID-19-positive COPD group was 4.23 ± 0.73 million/µl, while in the COVID-19-negative COPD group, it was 4.77 ± 0.78 million/µl. Although a statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups (p = 0.012), both values remain within the normal reference range. …”
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The relationships of personality traits on perceptions and attitudes of dentistry students towards AI by Furkan Ozbey, Yasin Yasa

“…However, the least agreed statement was that they would trust AI more than a dentist in evaluating radiograph results. A statistically significant difference was found between personal traits of dental students and in expressions comparing dentists and AI. …”
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Cardiovascular reactivity and prediction of the high blood pressure in the community. by Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Liliana J Espinosa Chang, Juan José Apollinaire Pennini, Milagros L León Regal, María Felicia Casanova González

“…The stratified analysis and the determination of relative risk with a confidence interval of the 95 percent. The statistical significance was 95%. <strong>Results:</strong> The incidence of hypertension in the cohort of HRC was of 34,15/100 people and in the CNR of 10,24/100 people chi square = 13,3 GL= 1 P= 0,007, on the other hand, when we made adjustments according to different cardiovascular risk markers to determine the relationship between hypertension and hyperreactivity, it was observed that the relationship exists in spite of the risk marks mentioned before. …”
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Clinicopathological and molecular analyses of uterine carcinosarcomas using next-generation sequencing: A single-center experience by Ezgi Genç Erdoğan, Tülin D. Yalta, Nuray Can, Necdet Süt, Ebru Taştekin, Ufuk Usta, Fulya Öz Puyan, Fatma E. Usturalı Keskin, Busem B. Kurt

“…Although no statistical significance was found between the detected mutation and clinicopathological data, it was concluded that PDGFRA mutation might be associated with advanced-stage disease development. …”
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A clinical study of minimal blood flow clamping combined with 3D printing technology in laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery by Lingbo Yang, Pengtao Wei, Xiaohui Li, Jiantao Sun

“…There was no statistical significance in the positive rate of resection margin between the two groups (p &gt; 0.05).ConclusionsIn laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery, minimum blood flow clamping technology not only can meet the requirements of accurate tumor resection but also can maximize the preservation of residual renal function, greatly shorten the operation time, reduce the amount of blood loss, and reduce the incidence of perioperative complications, making it worthy of promotion in clinical work. …”
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Effects of Apatinib on the “Stemness” of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells In Vivo and Its Related Mechanisms by Bin Yang, Yan Wang, Zhuoying Chen, Yi-Ming Feng, Liang-Liang Shi

“…Compared with the control group, the volume and weight of nude mice treated with Apatinib were different and had statistical significance. Apatinib inhibited the expressions of ABCG2, CD24, ICAM-1, OCT4, and SOX2 and upregulated the expressions of CD44, CD13, and FOXD3. …”
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The application of mind mapping in the standardized education of inpatient physicians in nephrology by Yao Hu, Yuanbin Xiang, Min Lei, Yuxi Wu, Min Sun

“…The observation group outperformed the control group in all aspects of the Mini-CEX assessment, including medical interviews, humanistic care, clinical judgment, communication skills, overall performance, and total score, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). However, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the areas of physical examination and organizational effectiveness (P > 0.05). …”
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Reconstructing Risk Dimensions in Telemedicine: Investigating Technology Adoption and Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan by Tzu-Chi Wu, Chien-Ta Ho

“…Time risk, provider risk, and privacy risk were not statistically significant to the TAM. The resulting model elucidates a remarkable 66% variance in UI for telemedicine services. …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the molecular mechanism of γ-linolenic acid eradicating the biofilm of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium by Ming Wei, Peng Wang, Tianmeng Li, Jun Liu, Yu Wang, Li Gu, Shuai Wang

“…Validation by qRT-PCR in six VRE-fm isolates confirmed the significant changes in the expression levels of all genes except for lpxtg-cwa, with statistical significance. The expression of bgsB and bgsA genes, which are the homologs of lafA and lafB genes, along with the Fsr-regulated genes gelE and sprE in E. faecalis, were also found to be downregulated by GLA. …”
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Adiposity is associated with a higher number of thyroid nodules and worse fine-needle aspiration outcomes by Elpida Demetriou, Aliki Economides, Maria Fokou, Demetris Lamnisos, Stavroula A Paschou, Panagiotis Papageorgis, Panayiotis A Economides

“…However, this did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion: Overweight and obese patients have a trend for more thyroid nodules and have a higher risk of being diagnosed with thyroid malignancy.…”
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Dysmenorrhea: Predisposing Factors, Effects on Activities and Health-seeking Behavior among University Students in Ibadan, Nigeria by Ayodeji Adeyemo, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0 with level of statistical significance set at P < 0.05. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 20.8 ± 1.91 years, and the prevalence of dysmenorrhea was 82.1%. …”
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