Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach by Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante

“…In relation to academic misconduct, students generally perceived invigilated exams to restrain such practices; however, the perceived effect was not statistically significant when compared with alternative assessments (. …”
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Morphometric investigations of fresh and fixed rabbit kidney by Durmuş Bolat, Sadullah Bahar, Muhammet Lutfi Selçuk, Sadettin Tipirdamaz

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> The differences in the dorsoventral diameter of fresh (15.8±0.26 mm) and fixed (14.8±0.32 mm) right kidneys were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The relative organ weights were determined to be 0.38±0.02% and 0.38±0.01% for the left and right kidneys, respectively. …”
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A Combination of Serum Biomarkers in Elderly Patients with Sarcopenia: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Lin Ying, Qin Zhang, Yun-mei Yang, Jian-ying Zhou

“…However, the difference in smoking status and skinfold thickness between these two groups were not statistically significant. Higher IL-6, IL-17A, and TNF-α levels were observed in participants with sarcopenia P<0.05. …”
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Measurements of Pupillary Diameter and Wavefront Aberrations in Pregnant Women by Yesim Altay, Mehmet Metin Altay, Gulizar Demirok, Ozgur Balta, Hulya Bolu

“…RMS-3 and RMS-5 values were higher in pregnancy but these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion. Pregnancy increased photopic and mesopic pupil size significantly but did not increase wavefront aberrations notably. …”
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Effects of laughter yoga practiced by the first year nursing students before clinical practice on their perceptions of stress and meaning of life: a randomized controlled trial by Kıvan Çevik Kaya, Çiğdem Gamze Özkan, Derya Ağiş

“…The difference between the mean scores obtained from the Perceived Stress Scale and the Meaning and Purpose of Life Scale by the students in the intervention group at the pre- and posttest were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion Laughter yoga positively affects nursing students’ perceptions of stress and meaning and purpose of life. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus in Outpatients in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Wendwesen Dibekulu Tsega, Bayu Yihun Wale

“…Concerning clinical presentation of diabetes mellitus, 13.3% of patients reported thirst, 14.4% of patients declared polyurea, and 14.9% of patients ascertained unexplained weight loss. The statistically significant associated factors of diabetes mellitus were hypertensive history, obesity, the number of parities, and smoking history. …”
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Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing The Effect Of Oral Rehydration Therapy With And Without Racecadotril In The Management Of Acute Diarrhea In Children by Sughra Zulfiqar, Hifza Zeb, Nadia Mumtaz, Ammara Musthaq Khan, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Tariq Saeed

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the mean duration of illness between the two groups (p=0.945). …”
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Connections between job satisfaction and depression, anxiety, and stress among nurses by Agnė Buivydienė, Lolita Rapolienė, Marija Truš, Agnė Jakavonytė-Akstinienė

“…Additionally, the nurses’ mental health was statistically significantly and negatively associated with most components of job satisfaction.ConclusionDespite average levels of depression, anxiety, and stress being within normal limits, many nurses face significant mental health challenges, particularly anxiety. …”
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Blood Pressure Pattern and Prevalence of Hypertension amongst Apparently Healthy Primary School Pupils in Abuja, Nigeria by Nubwa Yusufu Papka, Iretiola Bosede Babaniyi, Henry A. Aikhionbare, John Toluwani Oladele, Josephat Maduabuchi Chinawa

“…P = 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Out of 1011 pupils recruited for the study, 457 (42.2%) were male. …”
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Assessment of the Relationship between Alcohol Consumption and Food Addiction and Food Preferences in Young Adults by Cansu Bekar, Feray Gençer Bingöl, Sümeyye Kemaneci, Mustafa Özgür

“…Daily average consumption of sunflower and pumpkin seeds, pastry products, popcorn, salty snacks, carbonated drinks, coffee, and energy drinks is positively correlated with the amount of alcohol consumption, while vegetables and fresh fruits are negatively correlated (p < .05). No statistically significant difference was found between the food addiction status of participants according to alcohol consumption. …”
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Defensive responses of most antioxidant genes in the freshwater dinoflagellate Palatinus apiculatus to cadmium stress and their implications by Quynh Thi Nhu Bui, Taehee Kim, Han-Sol Kim, Jang-Seu Ki

“…Differential expression gene analysis showed that 21.0 % of total contigs were statistically significant, including 8647 up-regulated and 4195 down-regulated genes. …”
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Effect of Dietary Administration of Green Macroalgae (Ulva intestinalis) on Mucosal and Systemic Immune Parameters, Antioxidant Defence, and Related Gene Expression in Zebrafish (D... by Elaheh Rouhani, Roghieh Safari, Mohammad Reza Imanpour, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Metin Yazici, Ehab El-Haroun

“…Whole-body extract (WBE) immune parameters including total protein level, globulin level, and lysozyme activity were evaluated and revealed statistically significant increased in all U. intestinalis supplemented groups compared to the control (P<0.05). …”
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Treatment approaches for idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Annik Steimer, Mike O. Becker

“…Subgroup analysis revealed no statistically significant differences in the effectiveness of treatment approaches for the outcomes “regression of fibrosis” (QM = 2.72, p = 0.74), “freedom from ureteric stent” (QM = 7.21, p = 0.13), “relapse rate” (QM = 11.34, p = 0.08) and “clinical improvement” (QM = 9.54, p = 0.15). …”
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The application of the facial analysis program Face2Gene in a single genetic counseling center: a retrospective study by Dinnar Yahya, Milena Stoyanova, Mari Hachmeriyan, Mariya Levkova

“…There was a statistically significant difference between the two types of analysis—p = 0.001. …”
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Influence of Marble Powder and Polypropylene Fibers on the Strength and Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) by Atizaz Ali, Zahoor Hussain, Muhammad Akbar, Ayub Elahi, Samiullah Bhatti, Muhammad Imran, Pu Zhang, Nembo Leslie Ndam

“…When a p value of 0.05 is used to analyse the variation in the (Linear-ANOVA), the model is considered statistically significant. Performance of concrete was greatly enhanced by substituting 12% marble powder with cement and adding 3% polypropylene fiber.…”
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Temporary trigeminal ganglion stimulation can improve zoster-related trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective study in a single center by Kan Yue, Shengrong Xu, Xin Hu, Junhong Li, Ruilin He, Zongbin Jiang

“…At the six-month follow-up, the mean VAS score decreased from preoperative 6.1 ± 1.5 to 2.5 ± 1.9, demonstrating a statistically significant reduction (t = 4.36, p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of Association of Oral Bacterial Profile with HBV and HCV Infection and T Lymphocyte Level in HIV-Positive Patients by Fatemeh Lavaee, Farzan Modarresi, Samira Amookhteh, Mohammad Amin Amiri

“…The prevalence of none of the detected bacteria had statistically significant relationship with hepatitis C, except for Peptostreptococcaceae (p value = 0.016) in the tongue plaque and Leptotrichia (p value = 0.022) in dental plaque. …”
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The effect of bilingualism on obligatory components of auditory late responses in young adults: a cross-sectional study by Ali Hajimohammadi, Fatemeh Heidari

“…This difference was statistically significant (P-value < 0.05) for N1 with right ear stimulation and P2 with right and left ear stimulations. …”
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Comparing the Antibacterial Efficacy of Nanosilver vs Traditional Fluoride Varnishes in Caries Prevention by Jagriti Kushwah, Akshata Ron, Sanjana Khullar, Sushma Singh, Kasthuripriya Kuppusamy, Prateek J. Pachore

“…The difference between the groups at six months was statistically significant (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Nanosilver varnish demonstrated superior antibacterial efficacy compared to traditional fluoride varnish in reducing Streptococcus mutans levels over six months. …”
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Seizures in Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome: The Relevance of Smoking to Stroke by Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Sandra Gofinet Pasoto, Simone Appenzeller

“…Stroke, Sneddon’s syndrome, and livedo reticularis were more frequent in PAPS patients with seizures than those without seizures, although not statistically significant (𝑃>0.05). Comparison between patients with seizures onset after PAPS diagnosis (𝑛=7) and those without convulsions (𝑛=79) demonstrated a higher frequency of current smoking (42.9 versus 10%, 𝑃=0.042) and stroke in the first group (71.4 versus 30.4%, 𝑃=0.041). …”
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