Purpose built catheters for minimally invasive surfactant therapy: Experience from a Canadian tertiary level neonatal intensive care unit by Talib Al Harthy, Michael R Miller, Orlando daSilva, Soume Bhattacharya

“…Failed attempts were lower in SurfCath™ (23%) in comparison to BLEScath™ (33%), but the difference was not statistically significant (P=0.708). Among operators, 90% found SurfCath™ very easy/relatively easy to use compared to 43% of users reflecting the same degree of use with BLEScath™ (P=.021). …”
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The validity of serum autotaxin as a predictor of hepatic fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by Muhammad Abdel-Gawad, Hamdiy Mahfouz, Mona Abdelmeguid, Gehad M.A.-A. Hassan, Marwa Khalaf, Hani S. Aboalam

“…Conclusion ATX showed poor validity in the prediction of hepatic fibrosis in cases with NAFLD disease, there was a statistically significant increase prevalence of hypertension among females compared with males, an important change was found among males and females regarding NAFLD fibrosis-score, and grade of fibrosis by fibro-scan.…”
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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Pınar Daylan Koçkaya

“…Of these, 21.7% attained a score of ≥9 on the CAS, with 60.4% of those being female, representing a statistically significant disparity. Notably, 86.1% of the Term-1 students who lacked prior medical coursework had registered scores ≤8. …”
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Dermoscopic and Histopathological Association in Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Series in Skin of Color by Balachandra Suryakant Ankad, Anirudh A Mallapur, Sahana S Hurakadli

“…Histopathology showed dilated blood vessels in a lobular arrangement (96.7%), hyperplastic epithelium forming a collarette (73.3%), and collagen bundles (56.7%). Statistically significant correlation was found in reddish homogeneous areas (P=0.001) white collarette (P=0.005) and white rail lines(P=0.001) with corresponding histopathological changes. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Recurrence after Eradication Therapy in Jiangjin District, Chongqing, China by Gang Zhou

“…There was a statistically significant difference in the recurrence rate between patients receiving treatment alone and patients whose family members also received treatment (6.08% vs. 0.96%, P=0.035). …”
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Vertical and Horizontal Proportions of the Face and their Correlation to Phi in a South Indian Population by Crystal R. Soans, Karishma A. Mathew, M. Subramanya Ravi, K. Gauthami, Shalin Shersha

“…Results: In males and females of the Dakshina Kannada, a statistically significant correlation was seen between all the horizontal and vertical facial proportions and phi (p < 0.05). …”
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Trichoscopic Features of Lichen Planopilaris versus Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: A Systematic Review by Shreya K. Gowda, Enzo Errichetti, Biswanath Behera, Vishal Thakur

“…P- values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Out of 60 articles, 33 (16 LPP, 17 FFA) were considered for quantitative analysis due to availability in English literature with full text. …”
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Percutaneous ballon compression, a better choice for primary trigeminal neuralgia compared to microvascular decompression? by Yuwei Shi, Wenhu Liu, Shaopeng Peng, Jianxiong Liu

“…ObjectiveDemonstrate the superiority of percutaneous balloon compression (PBC) in the treatment of primary trigeminal neuralgia (PTN) compared to trigeminal microvascular decompression (MVD).MethodsClinical data, including immediate, short-term, and long-term pain relief, complications, duration of the operation, and postoperative hospital stay, were retrospectively analyzed for 114 patients diagnosed with PTN who were treated with either PBC or MVD between January 2018 and December 2021.ResultsThere were no statistically significant differences observed in the pain relief rates between the two surgical methods at 24 h postoperatively (MVD: 91.07%, PBC: 96.55%), at 6 months postoperatively (MVD: 87.5%, PBC: 94.8%), at 1 year postoperatively (MVD: 83.90%, PBC: 94.80%), and at 2 years postoperatively (MVD: 78.60%, PBC: 72.40%). …”
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The Cambridge Knee Injury Tool (CamKIT): a clinical prediction tool for acute soft tissue knee injuries by Stephen McDonnell, Simone Castagno, Thomas Molloy, Benjamin Gompels

“…CamKIT scores for the injured and non-injured cohorts were then calculated and evaluated.Results The CamKIT yielded a median score of 7.5 (IQR: 6–9) in the injured cohort, compared with a median score of 2 (IQR: 1–4) in the non-injured cohort, with a statistically significant difference (p&lt;0.0001). When constructed as a three-tier risk stratification tool, the CamKIT produces a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 94.3%, a positive predictive value of 89% and a negative predictive value of 100% for diagnosing clinically significant soft tissue knee injuries.Conclusion The CamKIT provides a non-invasive tool that has the potential to streamline the diagnostic process and empower healthcare workers in resource-stretched settings by instilling confidence and promoting accuracy in clinical decision-making. …”
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Relationship of modifiable risk factors with the incidence of thyroid cancer: a worldwide study by Zahra Maleki, Jafar Hassanzadeh, Haleh Ghaem

“…Multiple GAM showed that gender, alcohol consumption, smoking, SHS, mean BMI, and low physical activity have a statistically significant relationship with the ASIR of thyroid cancer (All Relative Risk > 1). …”
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Perceived Preparedness for the Clinical Practice Among Medical Interns: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sharief WM, Mahdy NH, Al-Eraky M

“…However, no statistically significant relationship was observed between the intern characteristics and preparedness level. …”
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Assessment of oral health status among occupational chefs and pantry workers in Hyderabad city by Velthuru Srujan Kumar, Siva Kumar Patanapu, Chilukuri Sai Sreeja, Shiva Prasad Kyasanoor, Nagarani Veeraboina, Nitya Krishna Nanamadri

“…The collected data were analyzed using the Statistical Package Social Sciences (SPSS) package version 21.0. Statistically significance was set at P < 0.05. RESULTS: Age-wise comparison of mean OHI-S scores among chefs and pantry workers reported that all age groups among chefs had significantly higher mean scores compared to workers (P = 0.0001*) for the same age group. …”
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Chlamydia pneumoniae Antibodies and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by M. A. Sharif, D. A. McDowell, S. A. Badger

“…A P value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. Each study group (AAA/nAAA) comprised 250 patients. 196 (78.7%) AAA patients had positive IgA antichlamydial antibody titres, compared to 181 (72.4%) in the control group (P=0.008, OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.2–3.5). …”
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FUNERARY TOWERS CHULLPA IN THE LAUCA RIVER VALLEY: A FIRST ARCHAEOASTRONOMICAL ANALYSIS by A. Gangui

“…Given the lack of written information or other forms of original documentation, in order to affirm the use of a systematic orientation, it is necessary to measure a statistically significant number of monuments. We present here the results of the analysis of the precise spatial orientation of the entrances of 80 towers measured in situ during field work in the Lauca River valley. …”
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Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women by Tülay Ortabağ, Neşe Ataman Bor

“…Experimental group were given a 3-month group training structured according to the health belief model.Results: Between-group differences were not statistically significant at baseline regarding mean knowledge and the constructs of the scales used (p gt; 0.05). …”
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SELF-ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS by Carla Patrícia Correia Neves, Cindy Margarida Gonçalves Sousa, Maria Inês Oliveira Teixeira, Marta Isabel Ferreira Gomes, Sílvia Francisca de Sousa Monteiro

“…Age demonstrated statistically significant multivariate effects on both self-esteem and psychological well-being. …”
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Production of probiotic kefir from different plant-based milks by Berra Ceylan, Nilgün Öncül

“…There was no statistically significant change observed in the ash, dry matter and protein contents of the plant-based kefirs between the storage days (p > 0.05). …”
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Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome by Axana Rodríguez Núñez, Jorge Calá Fernández, Haydee Cruz Vadell, Miguel Ángel Montoya Deler

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> oxidative stress appear in a remarkable way in these patients, with a significant increase in metabolites product of molecular oxidation and decrease in antioxidant systems in relation to the reference values, for which a statistically significant difference was found between these values.…”
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Analyzing the quality of multiple-choice questions in microbiology for second-year MBBS students by Gurjeet Singh, Raksha Singh, Nilakantan Ananthakrishnan

“…However, neither approach showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of selecting quality MCQs with moderate difficulty, high discriminative power, and effective distractors to accurately differentiate student performance. …”
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Bonding Effectiveness of Two Adhesive Luting Cements to Glass Fiber Posts: Pull-Out Evaluation of Three Different Post Surface Conditioning Methods by Lorenzo Graiff, Laura Rasera, Marco Calabrese, Paolo Vigolo

“…The surface treatment result was also statistically significant (P=0.0465). SEM examination showed a modification of the post surface after pretreatment with methyl methacrylate. …”
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