Assessing Metabolic Changes in Response to mTOR Inhibition in a Mantle Cell Lymphoma Xenograft Model Using AcidoCEST MRI by Paul J. Akhenblit PhD, Neale T. Hanke PhD, Alexander Gill BS, Daniel O. Persky MD, Christine M. Howison MS, Mark D. Pagel PhD, Amanda F. Baker PharmD, PhD

“…AcidoCEST MRI studies showed a statistically significant increase in tumor pHe of 0.10 pH unit within 1 day of initiating treatment, which foreshadowed a decrease in tumor growth of the Granta 519 xenograft model. …”
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Depression after Stroke and Risk of Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Francesco Bartoli, Nicoletta Lillia, Annamaria Lax, Cristina Crocamo, Vittorio Mantero, Giuseppe Carrà, Elio Agostoni, Massimo Clerici

“…Subgroups analyses highlighted that only studies with medium-term followup (2–5 years) showed a statistically significant association between depression and risk of death. …”
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Eclampsia Characteristics and Outcomes: A Comparison of Two Eras by Mauro H. Schenone, Dorothy Miller, Jacques E. Samson, Giancarlo Mari

“…A two-sided P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. We identified 87 eclampsia cases out of 59,388 deliveries; 62 cases were diagnosed before delivery, and 25 had a postnatal onset. …”
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Associations between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment and Patient Nutritional Status and Height by Mariana F. Granato, Alexandre A. Ferraro, Denise M. Lellis, Erasmo B. Casella

“…After treating ADHD patients with methylphenidate, a statistically significant decrease in the BMI z-score was observed (0.695 vs. 0.305; P<0.01). …”
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Association of ABO Blood Group and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Ghanaian Population by Samuel Smith, Isaac Okai, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Emmanuel Acheampong

“…Regarding gender (p=0.400) and BMI (p=0.197), no statistically significant difference was observed between Rhesus blood groups. …”
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Transcutaneous Intraluminal Impedance Measurement for Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Gastric Motility: Validation in Acute Canine Models by Michael D. Poscente, Gang Wang, Dobromir Filip, Polya Ninova, Gregory Muench, Orly Yadid-Pecht, Martin P. Mintchev, Christopher N. Andrews

“…Normalized one-minute baseline and post-neostigmine gastric motility indices (GMIs) were calculated and Pearson correlation coefficients (PCCs) between cutaneous and FT GMIs were obtained. Statistically significant GMI PCCs were seen in both baseline and post-neostigmine states. …”
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Curcumin dietary supplementation enhances serum carbohydrate-degrading enzyme activities in buffaloes by Maima Matin, Natalia Ksepka, Kamil Wysocki, Michel-Edwar Mickael, Alpana Pande, Jarosław Olav Horbańczuk, Artur Jóźwik, Olga Adamska, Artur Stolarczyk, Laszlo Barna Iantovics, Yordanka Ilieva, Pencho Penchev, Atanas G. Atanasov

“…A tendency for increased activity of all studied enzymes was observed upon supplementation with curcumin, with the activity levels of five of the enzymes displaying statistically significant upregulation at day 28 (β-glucuronidase, α-galactosidase, β-galactosidase, N-acetyl-hexosaminidase, and mannosidase). …”
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The role of salivary antioxidant level in polycystic ovary syndrome women under assisted reproductive technology treatment: A case-control study by Narges Gholizadeh, Maryam Koopaie, Ashraf Aleyasin, Atousa Mortazavi Milani, Marziyeh Aghahosseini, Mohammad Javad Kharrazifard, Mohadeseh Bahmaee

“…Key findings showed that the PCOS group had different antioxidant levels and higher serum AMH levels compared to the control group, with all differences being statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Our finding underscored that saliva antioxidant levels, especially SOD, are a good marker for PCOS diagnosis. …”
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Characterizing vegetation and return periods in avalanche paths using lidar and aerial imagery by Erich H. Peitzsch, Chelsea Martin-Mikle, Jordy Hendrikx, Karl Birkeland, Daniel Fagre

“…Furthermore, statistically significant differences in lidar-derived vegetation canopy height exist between categorical return periods. …”
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Forensic evaluation of craniometric characteristics of the Kazakhstan population by Saule A. Mussabekova, Anastasiya O. Stoyan, Xeniya E. Mkhitaryan, Saule B. Zhautikova

“…Results: Statistical analysis showed significant regional dimorphism, confirming theindividuality of the Kazakhstan population. Statistically significant deviations werefound in 6 male craniometric characteristics and 4 female craniometric characteristics(p<0.05). …”
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Retinal Microvascular Density and Perfusion during an Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia Episode: A Warning Call by Gerardo González-Saldivar, José Gerardo González-González, David Robert Chow, Jesús Mohamed-Hamsho, Jesús Hernan González-Cortés, Adriana Sánchez-García, René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

“…Their mean age was 42.9 ± 15.1 years (range, 22 to 65), and 20 (38.2%) were men. We found a statistically significant difference in vascular perfusion and density when comparing all groups at baseline. …”
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A novel Pringle maneuver instrument for laparoscopic hepatectomy by Chu Hongpeng, Wang Yongkai, Shen Zhengchao, Xi Shihang, Jiang Bin, Pan Xuan, Wang Xiaoming

“…There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in terms of preoperative examinations and other indicators. …”
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The Effectiveness of Fluorescent Light Energy as Adjunct Therapy in Canine Deep Pyoderma: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Andrea Marchegiani, Alessandro Fruganti, Andrea Spaterna, Matteo Cerquetella, Adolfo M. Tambella, Susan Paterson

“…Lesion scores showed highly statistically significant difference in favour of Group B from week 3 to 8, and neutrophil engulfing bacteria scores showed statistical difference from week 2 onwards in favour of Group B. …”
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A Study of Success Rate of Miniscrew Implants as Temporary Anchorage Devices in Singapore by Song Yi Lin, Yow Mimi, Chew Ming Tak, Foong Kelvin Weng Chiong, Wong Hung Chew

“…Miniscrew implants with lengths of 10–12 mm had the highest success rate (98.0%) compared to other lengths, and this is statistically significant (P=0.035). At T2, lengths of 10–12 mm had significantly (P=0.013) higher success rates (93.5%) compared to 6-7 mm (76.7%) and 8 mm (82.1%) miniscrew implants. …”
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Association of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Gene Polymorphisms with Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Case-Control Study in Turkish Population by Hatice Gül Dursun, Hüseyin Osman Yılmaz, Recep Dursun, Sevsen Kulaksızoğlu

“…Genotyping of SNPs (−318C>T, +49A>G, and CT60A>G) in CTLA-4 gene was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in 103 Pv patients and 102 controls. No statistically significant associations were detected in any of the investigated genetic models for the −318C>T polymorphism. …”
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Multimodal neural correlates of childhood psychopathology by Jessica Royer, Valeria Kebets, Camille Piguet, Jianzhong Chen, Leon Qi Rong Ooi, Matthias Kirschner, Vanessa Siffredi, Bratislav Misic, BT Thomas Yeo, Boris C Bernhardt

“…Although model parameters yielded statistically significant brain–behavior associations in unseen data, generalizability of the model was rather limited for all three latent components (r change from within- to out-of-sample statistics: LC1within = 0.36, LC1out = 0.03; LC2within = 0.34, LC2out = 0.05; LC3within = 0.35, LC3out = 0.07). …”
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Comparison of simulating visibility using XGBoost and IMPROVE method: a case study in East China by Xin Zhang, Yue Wang, Zibo Zhuang, Yuxi Liu, Chengduo Yuan, Lei Su, Jingyuan Shao, Pak-Wai Chan

“…And in comparison with the IMPROVE equation, XGB demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in RMSE by 1.96 km. Even in regions where the IMPROVE performs poorly, XGB demonstrates superior performance. …”
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Bone Mineral Density in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Paulo Alonso Garcia Alves Junior, Daniel Luis Gilban Schueftan, Laura Maria Carvalho de Mendonça, Maria Lucia Fleiuss Farias, Izabel Calland Ricarte Beserra

“…Mean Z-score differences were statistically significant (P=0.004 for total body and P=0.003 for lumbar spine). …”
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Liver Cirrhosis/Severe Fibrosis Is a Risk Factor for Anastomotic Leakage after Colorectal Surgery by Samuel Andreas Käser, Irina Hofmann, Niels Willi, Felix Stickel, Christoph Andreas Maurer

“…The difference remained statistically significant after correction for confounding factors by multivariate analysis. …”
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Surgical Outcome of Medial Rectus Resection in Recurrent Exotropia: A Novel Surgical Formula by Abbie Sheung-Wan Luk, Jason Cheuk-Sing Yam, Henry Hing-Wai Lau, Wilson Wai-Kuen Yip, Alvin Lerrmann Young

“…Subgroup analysis showed no statistically significant difference in success rates between unilateral and bilateral MR groups. …”
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