Association between Toll-Like Receptor 4 and Occurrence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Susceptible to Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Northeast China by Yuze Li, Dianzhong Li, Jinfeng Zhang, Shurui Liu, Haijun Chen, Kun Wu

“…The six sites of TLR4 gene polymorphism did not show significant associations with T2DMTB risk. No statistically significant differences in genotype distributions were observed between T2DMTB patients and patients with T2DM when studied using the recessive and dominant genetic models. …”
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Primary Stability of Self-Drilling and Self-Tapping Mini-Implant in Tibia of Diabetes-Induced Rabbits by Jea-Beom Park, Eun-Young Kim, Janghyun Paek, Yoon-Ah Kook, Do-Min Jeong, Il-Sik Cho, Gerald Nelson

“…However, there was no statistically significant correlation between self-drilling and self-tapping group for the remaining measurements in both control and diabetic groups. …”
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Explication of the mixture of <i>Piper betle</i> and <i>Eugenia polyantha</i> on oral bacteria by Neneng Nurjanah, Megananda Hiranya Putri, Yenni Hendriani Praptiwi, Dewi Sodja Laela, Susi Sukmasari

“…However, the differences in inhibition between the combinations themselves were not statistically significant, with p>0.05. Streptococcus sp, Klebsiella sp, Enterobacteriaceae sp (Coliform sp), Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus aureus are the contaminant bacteria on used toothbrushes. …”
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Differential between-therapist effects in more versus less standardized therapies for depression by Anuj H. P. Mehta, Michael J. Constantino, Jack J. M. Dekker, Alice E. Coyne, Averi N. Gaines, Henricus L. Van, Jaap Peen, Frank J. Don, Ellen Driessen

“…Moreover, PDT therapists (10–16%) accounted for more outcome variance than CBT therapists (2–6%), though differences were only statistically significant for the clinician-rated depression outcome. …”
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The Effect of a Card Game upon Achievements within Medical Terms Topic: MedTerm Game by Tugce Gunter, Dilek Karaman

“…As a result of the research, a statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test mean scores and the post-test mean scores in favour of the post-test (t=-17.141, p<0.05). …”
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Dental Implant Supported Restorations Improve Quality of Life in Osteoporotic Women by Christine DeBaz, Jenna Hahn, Lisa Lang, Leena Palomo

“…These findings show implant retained oral rehabilitation has a statistically significant impact over nonimplant and traditional fixed restorations, removable restorations, and no restoration of missing teeth in far reaching areas including occupational, health, emotional, sexual, and overall QoL. …”
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The Effect of Cord Blood Bile Acid Levels on the Meconium Passage in Utero in Normal Pregnancies by Saynur Sarıcı Yılmaz, Deniz Hızlı, Yaprak Engin Üstün, Engin Yılmaz, Elif Gül Yapar Eyi, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu

“…We didn’t find a statistically significant difference in cord blood bile acid levels between the two groups. …”
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Relationship between VEGF to PEDF ratio and in-hospital mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome patients by Qifeng Luo, Ningning Shen, Jingtian Liang, Xichun Qin, Shoujie Feng, Yuting Chen, Lei Xu

“…Patients in the death group were older, with worse respiratory functions and blood biochemistry than those in the non-death group. Moreover, statistically significant differences were observed in the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) between the two groups. …”
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Nexus between risk factors and financial performance: The case of Ukrainian advertising and marketing companies by Tetiana Zavalii, Serhii Lehenchuk, Nina Poyda-Nosyk, Yana Ishchenko, Oleksandr Hrabchuk

“…Of these, the statistically significant ones were Company size, which increases ROA and ROE; Financial leverage, which increases ROE; and Company age, which decreases ROE. …”
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Evaluation of clinical efficacy of gamithromycin in the treatment of naturally infected neonatal calves with cryptosporidiosis by Mahmut Ok, Ferda Sevinç, Merve İder, Onur Ceylan, Alper Ertürk, Ceylan Ceylan, Murat Kaan Durgut

“…<p> <b>Results: </b>On 5^th day, the medicated 6 calves had no oocysts, and number of oocysts in feces had been decreased in 11 calves on 5th day. Statistically significant difference (p<0.05) was observed in the blood values at the beginning of the treatment and after the treatment.…”
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Phytotoxic Activity Analysis of 2-Methoxyphenol and 2,6-Di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4-methylphenol Present in <i>Cistus ladanifer</i> L. Essential Oil by Diego Orellana Dávila, David F. Frazão, Amélia M. Silva, Teresa Sosa Díaz

“…Although there was no statistically significant difference among treatments, 2-Methoxyphenol seemed to affect germination and cotyledon emergence to a greater extent, whereas 2,6-Di-<i>tert</i>-butyl-4-methylphenol had a greater impact on seedling size. …”
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Analysis of Rainfall Trends and Its Relationship with SST Signals in the Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia by Tesfay Mekonnen Weldegerima, Tadesse Terefe Zeleke, Belay Simane Birhanu, Benjamin Frederick Zaitchik, Zewdu Alamineh Fetene

“…The assessment of rainfall trends indicates that the amount of annual rainfall in the Lake Tana basin is increasing, but the rate of increase is not statistically significant. Seasonal analysis reveals that the smallest amount of rainfall occurs in the Bega season, and this season is getting drier with time. …”
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Human Calmodulin-Like Protein CALML3: A Novel Marker for Normal Oral Squamous Mucosa That Is Downregulated in Malignant Transformation by Michael D. Brooks, Richard D. Bennett, Amy L. Weaver, Thomas J. Sebo, Steven E. Eckert, Emanuel E. Strehler, Alan B. Carr

“…We conclude that CALML3 is expressed in benign oral mucosal cells with a statistically significant trend in downregulation as tumorigenesis occurs. …”
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Genetics of Myasthenia Gravis: A Case-Control Association Study in the Hellenic Population by Zoi Zagoriti, Marianthi Georgitsi, Olga Giannakopoulou, Fotios Ntellos, Socrates J. Tzartos, George P. Patrinos, Konstantinos Poulas

“…A statistical trend of association (P=0.068) between IL-10 promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the subgroups of early and late-onset MG patients was revealed. No statistically significant differences were observed in the rest of the variants examined. …”
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Comparison of Standard and Transepithelial Corneal Cross-Linking for the Treatment of Keratoconus: A Meta-analysis by Yu Di, Jingyi Wang, Ying Li, Yang Jiang

“…For the other outcomes, there were no statistically significant differences. Conclusions. Except for a greater decrease in Kmax with SCXL group, both groups have a comparable effect on visual, pachymetric, and endothelial parameters at 24 months after surgery. …”
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Analyzing the Influence of Modic Changes on Patients with Lower Back Pain Undergoing Conservative Treatment by Yufeng Chen, Huilin Yang, Lianfang Zhang, Yue Wang, Jun Zou

“…Three months after undergoing nonsurgical treatment, the rates of improved ODI and VAS scores were statistically significantly different (P=0.014,  0.023). After an additional 3 months of treatment, in patients with Modic type I changes, the symptoms significantly improved in comparison with those 3 months prior (P=0.037,  0.026), while that improvement did not occur in patients with Modic type II changes (P>0.05). …”
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Identifying clusters of precipitation for the Brazilian Legal Amazon based on magnitude of trends and its correlation with sea surface temperature by Rodrigo Martins Moreira, Bruno César dos Santos, Trent Biggs, Fernando de Sales, Stefan Sieber

“…Cluster 1 shows a notable increase of 8.13 mm year−1, while Clusters 2 and 3 demonstrate reductions in precipitation of − 1.61 mm year−1 and − 3.87 mm year−1, respectively, all statistically significant. Notably, the region known as the arc of deforestation falls within Cluster 2, indicating a concerning trend of reduced precipitation. …”
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Characterization of Chronic Mechanical Irritation in Oral Cancer by Jerónimo P. Lazos, Eduardo D. Piemonte, Hector Eduardo Lanfranchi, Mabel N. Brunotto

“…Time of action of CMI displayed statistically significant differences between BIML, CTU, and OC groups, with a mean of 21, 33, and 49 months, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Chewing Gum on Stress in Women with Unexplained Infertility by Ahmet Basar Tekin, Nezihe Kızılkaya Beji, Vehbi Yavuz Tokgöz, Yeliz Kaya, Tuğba Tahta, Tuğba Kartal

“…Reproductive information and stress level data of infertile women were collected with the Descriptive Information Form and Fertility Problem Inventory.Results: No statistically significant difference was found in comparing Fertility Problem Inventory total scores between the groups (p gt; 0.005). …”
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Psychological distress and emotional pain among adult attendees of a dental clinic: a case-control study by Adebayo Rasheed Erinfolami, Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Yewande Olufunmilayo Oshodi, Abiola Adelphine Akinbode, Babatunde Fadipe, Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo

“…This difference was statistically significant (P=0.003). Similarly, there was significant difference in the experience of psyche ache (unbearable psychological pain) as over a third of the dental patients (37.6%, n=38) had emotional pain, while only 13% of the controls experienced psych ache (P&lt;0.001). …”
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