Renal Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study by Martin Sedlacek, Nicole P. Harlan, Jay C. Buckey

“…Creatinine levels were 1.41 ± 0.89 mg/dl before and 1.52 ± 1.17 mg/dl after hyperbaric treatments with no statistically significant difference (mean (postcreatinine + precreatinine/2) = 0.10 mg/dl, SE = 0.11, t = 0.89). …”
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The Relationship between Turkish Middle School Students’ 21st Century Skills and STEM Career Interest: Gender Effect by Nejla Atabey, Mustafa Sami Topcu

“…The findings showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between students’ 21st century skills and STEM career interest. …”
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Effect of Amaranth-Containing Dietary Intervention in Improving Hemoglobin Concentration: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mekdes Tigistu Yilma, Aberash Eifa, Mehretu Belayneh, Alemselam Zebdewos Orsango

“…The standardized mean hemoglobin concentration difference between groups was positive, with an overall effect of 0.08 (95%CI: −0.11, 0.26; p = 0.433), where I2 is 57.1%.ConclusionThe studies’ interventions showed positive effects on hemoglobin concentration, but their effectiveness was not statistically significant. This suggests the need for research on the impact of different cooking methods on iron bioavailability, phytic iron ratio, and intervention effects across different populations.Systematic Review RegistrationIdentifier PROSPERO CRD42023476402.…”
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Personalized Organoid-Based Treatments in Older Patients with Cancer: A Registry Study in Progress by Pirmin Häuptle, Kirsten Mertz, Michèle Voegeli, Robert Rosenberg, Emanuel Burri, Svetozar Subotic, Anna Romanens, Anne Leuppi-Taegtmeyer, Christian Regenbrecht, Lena Wedeken, Marcus Vetter

“…Clinical trials have demonstrated a high predictive value and statistically significant correlation between the patient’s clinical response and tumor organoid response in different cancer types. …”
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Body Mass Index’s Role in Determining Maximum Mouth Opening Using the Three-Finger Index in People of Aligarh city, Uttar Pradesh by Pradhuman Verma, Kanika Gupta Verma, Abhinaba Das, Mohammed Najmuddin, Naseebia Khan, Muzammil Moin Ahmed

“…Both hand fingers’ width was noted maximum in Group IV again with significantly higher values among males. Statistically significant correlation (P < 0.05) was found between three-finger width and MMO in all groups. …”
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Testing the Validity of Environmental Kuznets Curve for Carbon Emission: A Cross-Section Analysis by Punam Chanda, Pintu Majhi and Salina Akther

“…Out of the four control variables, urbanization and tourist inflow were found statistically significant. Urbanization was positively correlated with carbon emission per capita while forest area was negatively correlated. …”
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A New Awareness: Probiotic, Prebiotic and Microbiota Knowledge and Attitude of Obstetricians by Duygu Tugrul Ersak, Ozgur Kara, Atakan Tanacan, Burak Ersak, Dilek Menekse Beser, Dilek Sahin

“…RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between obstetricians with a profession of < 12 years and ≥12 years in their self-knowledge assessment of probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiota. …”
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Changes in breast reconstruction over the COVID-19 pandemic: a single centre experience by Toby I Vinycomb, Amanda Y Shen, Courtney Hall, Daniel Keating, Lisa Ellis, Cheng H Lo, Beryl Tan

“…Breast reconstruction post-mastectomy increased from 39.7 per cent to 46.0 per cent (not statistically significant, p = 0.68). The rate of immediate breast reconstruction (79% versus 81%) and autologous reconstruction (62% versus 70%) were statistically similar between the two periods. …”
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Iranians’ Preferences toward Dental Care Services: A Population-Based Survey by Mohammad Khajedaluee, Zahra Yaghoubi, Tayebeh Malek Mohammadi, Kosar Sadat Hosseini

“…Income, household size, level of education, and job were not statistically significant with none of the preferences. Conclusions. …”
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Language assessment in primary progressive aphasia: Which components should be tested? by Andressa Aguiar da Silva, Marcela Lima Silagi, Karin Zazo Ortiz

“…<h4>Results</h4>A statistically significant performance difference was found between the PPAG and CG on the following tasks: structured interview, oral comprehension of phrases, oral narrative discourse, written comprehension of phrases, written dictation, sentence repetition, semantic verbal fluency, oral naming of nouns and verbs, object manipulation, phonological verbal fluency, body part recognition and left-right orientation, written naming of nouns, oral text comprehension, number dictation, written narrative discourse, written text comprehension and numerical calculations (mental and written).…”
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Value of the systemic immunoinflammatory index, nutritional risk index, and triglyceride-glucose index in predicting the condition and prognosis of patients with hypertriglyceridem... by Yuan Zhen Wang, Ya Ling Yun, Ting Ye, Wen Tun Yao, Yu Feng Guo, Li Ya Huang

“…The value of these indices in predicting the occurrence of HTGAP was analyzed using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve.ResultsThe SII and TyG index values in the SAP group (3259.4 ± 2795.8, 4.5 ± 1.1) were higher than those in the MSAP group (2563.7 ± 1614.1, 4.3 ± 0.8) and MAP group (1991.1 ± 1566.8, 4.1 ± 0.8), and the difference was statistically significant (p &lt; 0.005). The ROC curve analysis showed that the AUC value of the combined SII, NRI, and TyG index for predicting SAP occurrence was 0.705 (95%CI:0.632 ~ 0.778).ConclusionThe SII, NRI, and TyG index are related to the severity of HTGAP, and a combination of the three can better predict the occurrence of SAP.…”
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Molecular Identification Based on β-Tubulin of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection among Women in Babylon Province by Zainab Waddah Kermasha, Hayam Khalis Al-Masoudi, Suhaila Fadhil Mohammed

“…Residency and age-related prevalence of T. vaginalis infection were not statistically significant, despite the higher positive cases reported in urban areas. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lung cancer diagnosis in northern Poland-addressing the COVID-19 debt. by Anna Romaszko-Wojtowicz, Anna Doboszyńska, Anna Piechnik, Krzysztof Kuziemski, Dariusz Szplit, Szczepan Cofta, Katarzyna Glińska-Lewczuk

“…<h4>Results</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease in diagnosed lung cancer cases, especially in hospitals repurposed for COVID-19 care. A statistically significant trend in lung cancer incidence per 100,000 inhabitants was observed specifically in healthcare centers that maintained normal operations without disruption.…”
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Body Weight Comparison Before and After Pregnancy in Patients Treated at an Ecuadorian Hospital by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, María de Lourdes Llerena Cepeda, Manuel Conrado Ezcurdia Bárzaga

“…The mean weight of the patients before and after pregnancy was 61.02 and 63.14 kg respectively, for a statistically significant difference. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the findings indicated a notable increase in the body weight of the pregnant patients under research. …”
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Dental Anxiety among Medical and Paramedical Undergraduate Students of Malaysia by Shilpa Gunjal, Deepak Gowda Sadashivappa Pateel, Sujal Parkar

“…There was a statistically significant difference (P<0.001) when the mean dental anxiety scores were compared among the three faculties and dental students had lowest mean score (11.95 ± 4.21). …”
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Timely Attendance of the First Antenatal Care among Pregnant Women Aged 15–49 Living with HIV in Juba, South Sudan by Angelina Nasira Boi, Jonathan Izudi, Fiona Atim

“…Pearson’s chi-squared test was conducted for bivariate analysis and variables with probability values (p values) less than 5% were considered as statistically significant for multivariable analyses using Fisher’s exact test. …”
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Predicting Success of Two-Stage Exchange for Prosthetic Joint Infection Using C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio by Cierra S. Hong, Sean P. Ryan, Jonathan A. Gabor, Michael A. Bergen, Ran Schwarzkopf, Thorsten M. Seyler

“…However, this was not statistically significant (p=0.766). Therefore, CAR is not applicable in predicting the prognosis of two-stage revisions for PJI in total arthroplasty but other preoperative inflammatory-based prognostic scores should be explored.…”
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Investigation of the Relationship between Empathic Anger and Violence Tendency in Nurses by Fadime Ulupınar, Yasemin Erden, Nurgül Karakurt, Şeyda Karasu

“…It was found that there was a positive, statistically significant relationship between the Emphatic Anger Scale scores and Violence Tendencies Scale mean scores of the nurses (p lt; 0.001). …”
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Prognosis of Pregnancies with Different Degrees of Glucose Intolerance by Sevgi Ayhan, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Tayfun Güngör, Utku Özcan

“…The difference in the rate of preeclampsia, polyhydramnios, neonatal hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia was not statistically significant (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Although women with one elevated value after glucose tolerance test are not diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus, they are still at risk for adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. …”
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The effect of an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on the prevention of knee osteoarthritis in women by Zhila Fereidouni, Mina Bahmandoost, Pooyan Afzali Harsini, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…The findings revealed statistically significant differences between the experimental and control groups regarding their scores on attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, intention, and behavior, both before and after the intervention. …”
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