Heavy metals impact environmental capacity of oasis soils in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau dry zone by Siqi Han, Bin Wang, Zhen Yao, Lu Dai, Youning Wei, Yao Niu, Ling Qian

“…The geological background of the research area had a statistically significant on the residual capabilities of all six elements. …”
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Evaluating the impact of an after-school program on overhand throwing and perceived motor competence among students from low socio-economic backgrounds in the U.S. by Omar Albaloul, Omar Albaloul, Kahyun Nam, Pamela Hodges Kulinna, Conner Acri

“…The Analysis of Covariance test showed that students who participated in the CSPAP performed statistically significant improvements in the overhand throw compared to control students in the post-test p < .001, with a moderate effect size. …”
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Hypobaric Hypoxia: Effects on Intraocular Pressure and Corneal Thickness by Marcella Nebbioso, Stefano Fazio, Dario Di Blasio, Nicola Pescosolido

“…Pachymetry values related to corneal thickness in conditions of hypobarism revealed a statistically significant increase (P<0.05). Conclusions. The data collected in this research seem to confirm the increasing outflow of aqueous humor (AH) in the trabecular meshwork (TM) under conditions of HH.…”
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An Approach to Macroscopic Central Lymph Nodes Detected during Surgery in Patients with Thyroid Micropapillary Carcinoma: Should We Resort to Dissection? by Osman Kurukahvecioglu, Kursat Dikmen, Hasan Bostanci, Murat Akin, Ferit Taneri

“…There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups of patients in terms of tumor size, tumor multicentricity, age, and presence of lymphocytic thyroiditis. …”
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Correlation between the Rotation of the First Molars and the Severity of Class II Division 1 Malocclusion by Betânia Pessoa Lima, Célia Regina Maio Pinzan-Vercelino, Laércio Santos Dias, Fausto Silva Bramante, Rudys Rodolfo De Jesus Tavarez

“…This correlation was statistically significant for indicator 1 between Groups 1 and 3 and for indicator 2 between Groups 1 and 4, which include cases of extreme malocclusion. …”
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What matters to you? A mixed-method evaluation of goal setting and attainment within reablement from a client perspective by Ines Mouchaers, Hilde Verbeek, Sigrid van Haaster, Jolanda C.M van Haastregt, Ellen Vlaeyen, Geert Goderis, Silke F. Metzelthin

“…Regarding goal attainment, a statistically significant and clinically relevant increase in self-perceived performance and satisfaction scores were observed.Conclusion Although most goals focused on self-care, it became apparent that these tasks matter to participants, especially because these often precede fundamental life goals.Significance Reablement can positively contribute to goal setting and attainment of clients and may contribute to increased independence. …”
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Effects of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy on Clinical Response, Microbiological Profile, and Glycemic Control in Malaysian Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes by Samira Mukhtar Buzinin, Aied Mohammed Alabsi, Alexander Tong Boon Tan, Vui King Vincent-Chong, Dasan Swaminathan

“…There were no statistically significant difference in periodontal parameters between groups (P>0.05) and no significant improvement in the level of HbA1c in the test group. …”
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Long-Term Oncological Outcomes Related to Lymphadenectomy in Clinical Stage I NSCLC: A Multicenter Retrospective Experience by Beatrice Manfredini, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa, Alessandro Stefani, Gaetano Romano, Greta Alì, Riccardo Morganti, Ilaria Ceccarelli, Federico Davini, Pier Luigi Filosso, Franca Melfi

“…Statistical analysis showed that the evaluated lymph nodal factors (mean number of lymph nodes removed and number and type of lymph node station explored) did not statistically significantly impact OS, CSS, and DFS at a median follow-up of 59 months (IQR 45–71). …”
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Comparative efficacy of minoxidil alone versus minoxidil combined with low-level laser therapy in the treatment of androgenic alopecia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abdulmajeed Alosaimi, Abdullah Algarni, Abdulrahman Alharbi, Abdulmalik Alotaibi, Abdullah Alomairi, Mohannad Alsurayhi, Waleed Alharbi

“…The meta-analysis found no statistically significant differences in hair counts between the two groups at baseline, 12 weeks, and 8 weeks post-treatment [mean difference = −0.04, 95% CI −1.22 to 1.14, p = .95, I² = 0%]. …”
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Topological Analysis of Brain Glucose Metabolic Connectivity Networks of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Combined with Mild Cognitive Impairment by LIANG Shengxiang, YANG Junchao, ZHANG Yusi, YIN Xiaolong, HUANG Li, LI Zuanfang

“…Spearman's correlation analysis was used to analyze the correlation of differential brain area degree centrality with EcogPtMem score as well as EcogSPMem score, and the correlation of node local efficiency with EcogPtMem score as well as EcogSPMem score.ResultsCompared with the control group, MMSE score of the observation group was significantly lower, EcogPtMem and EcogSPMem scores were significantly higher, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). There was no statistically significant difference of the global efficiency between the control group and the observation group (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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Early bactericidal activity of sitafloxacin against pulmonary tuberculosis by Lihui Nie, Jing Tong, Guihui Wu, Juan Du, Yuanyuan Shang, Yufeng Wang, Zhangjun Wu, Yuanhong Xu, Yi Ren, Youyi Rao, Yu Pang, Mengqiu Gao

“…The EBA 0–2 of INH (0.39 ± 0.22 log10CFU/mL/day) was higher than that of levofloxacin (0.26 ± 0.27 log10CFU/mL/day) and sitafloxacin (0.22 ± 0.25 log10CFU/mL/day), with no statistically significant difference (P = 0.08). EBA 0–2 was similar for the three drugs. …”
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PREVALENCE OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG IRANIAN ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS: A STUDY ON WORK-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE by Sarina Azizi, Vahideh Moradi, Behnam Hajiaghaei, Taher Babaee

“…There was a statistically   significant relationship between gender (rs(188) = 0.16, p = 0.031) and weight (rs(188) = 0.15, p = 0.045) and work-related musculoskeletal disorders, however, the strength of the correlation was very small. …”
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Agile software development teams: Communication, shared values, growth and improvements through demographic and contextual factors by Lukić-Nikolić Jelena, Lazarević Snežana, Antić Sunčica

“…The findings reveal no statistically significant differences in communication, shared values, or collaborative growth based on age, length of team membership, and work type. …”
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Predicting of Ki-67 Expression Level Using Diffusion-Weighted and Synthetic Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer by Liying Zhang, Jisen Hao, Jia Guo, Xin Zhao, Xing Yin

“…Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to screen for statistically significant variables to differentiate the high (≥30%) and low (<30%) Ki-67 expression groups. …”
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A Comparison of Central Composite Design and Taguchi Method for Optimizing Fenton Process by Anam Asghar, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

“…R squared values of 0.97 and 0.95 for CCD and Taguchi method, respectively, indicate that both models are statistically significant and are in well agreement with each other. …”
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Using nonlinear auto-regressive with exogenous input neural network (NNARX) in blood glucose prediction by Fayrouz Allam

“…It performs statistically significant improvements in the FIT and RMSE values for 100 minutes prediction. …”
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Cooperative Learning Instructional Approach and Student’s Biology Achievement: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Jigsaw Cooperative Learning Model in Secondary Schools in Gedeo Zo... by Yidnekachew Awraris Kebede, Firew Kebede Zema, Girma Moti Geletu, Samuel Assefa Zinabu

“…After a 16-week intervention, the cooperative learning strategy using the jigsaw model resulted in a statistically significant improvement in the experimental group’s post-test performance (mean difference = 19.2, ES = .33, p < .05). …”
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Dietary intake and risk assessment of nitrosamine in processed meat products among medical staff during their night shift by Dalia Ibrahim Tayel, Noorhan K. Farrag, Samar Mohamed Aborhyem

“…MOE values ≥ 17,000, derived for nitrosamine exposure in this study, indicate a low level of concern for carcinogenic risk. A statistically significant difference in dietary nitrosamine intake was observed across different professions among the medical staff (p < 0.001).…”
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Gender Determination by Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Analysis of Mental Foramen in North Indian Population by Balwinder Singh, Alisha Madan, Kirandeep Kaur, Prabhnoor Kaur Saraya, Deepti Bhatnagar, Amit Aggarwal

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the genders and the sides of SLM and ILM. …”
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Prevalence of Anxiety among Qassim university female medical students during Covid-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia by Athari Almutairi, Saulat Jahan

“…In the younger age group (18-22 years), those who perceived their academic performance as 'poor or fair, and those living alone or with relatives and friends had higher anxiety scores, and the differences were statistically significant at *p*=0.042, *p*=0.018, and *p*=0.01, respectively…”
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