Diurnal Choroidal Thickness Changes in Normal Eyes of Turkish People Measured by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Ozen Ayrancı Osmanbasoglu, Zeynep Alkin, Abdullah Ozkaya, Yavuz Ozpınar, Ahmet Taylan Yazici, Ahmet Demirok

“…There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the magnitude of diurnal change and age (r: −0.27, P: 0.01). …”
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Videofluoroscopic swallowing study predicts clinical outcomes in critically Ill children with dysphagia: a retrospective observational study by Yoonju Na, Jaeyoung Choi, Jihong Choi, Su Mi Oh, Hyuna Jang, Suein Choi, Joongbum Cho, Jeong-Yi Kwon

“…Abnormal findings in the VFSS, including aspiration, delayed swallowing reflex, insufficient laryngeal closure, and residue, were statistically significant variables in determining the feeding mode at discharge.ConclusionThis study highlights the importance of VFSS in assessing swallowing function in critically ill children. …”
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Clinical outcome and volumetric 3D analysis of biofluorescence imaging system guided surgery for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw(MRONJ) by Sooshin Hwang, Hyouk Keun Jee, Yesel Kim, Hong-Cheol Yoon, Pil-Young Yun, Jeong-Kui Ku

“…It was observed that the healing ratio per month did not show statistically significant differences based on location of MRONJ, size of post-operative defect volume, nor duration of bisphosphonate intake before surgery. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops Combined with Auricular Acupoint Stimulation on Myopia Progression by Xie-He Kong, Yue Zhao, Zhi Chen, Li Zeng, Rong Han, Xiao-Qing Dong, Xiao-Cong Guo, Zheng Shi, Guang Yang, Yan-Ting Yang, Dan Zhang, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the change of AL and choroidal thickness between the two groups (both P > 0.05). …”
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Lithium and Valproate Levels Do Not Correlate with Ketamine’s Antidepressant Efficacy in Treatment-Resistant Bipolar Depression by Annie J. Xu, Mark J. Niciu, Nancy B. Lundin, David A. Luckenbaugh, Dawn F. Ionescu, Erica M. Richards, Jennifer L. Vande Voort, Elizabeth D. Ballard, Nancy E. Brutsche, Rodrigo Machado-Vieira, Carlos A. Zarate

“…Both lithium (F1,118 = 152.08, p<0.001, and d=2.27) and valproate (F1,128 = 20.12, p<0.001, and d=0.79) significantly improved depressive symptoms, but no statistically significant difference was observed between mood stabilizer groups (F1,28 = 2.51, p=0.12, and d=0.60). …”
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Autistic, Aberrant, and Food-Related Behaviors in Adolescents and Young Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: The Effects of Age and Genotype by Atsushi Ishii, Hiroshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Ogata, Masayuki Sayama, Masao Gito, Nobuyuki Murakami, Tadayuki Ayabe, Yuji Oto, Asami Takahashi, Toshiro Nagai

“…While DEL subgroups showed no significant differences between the two age groups in ABC-J (p=0.063) and PARS (p=0.134), mUPD subgroups showed a statistically significant difference in terms of ABC-J (p=0.007). …”
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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Not Associated with Diabetic Retinopathy or Maculopathy by Uazman Alam, Yasar Amjad, Anges Wan Shan Chan, Omar Asghar, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Rayaz A. Malik

“…Logistic regression analysis demonstrated no statistically significant relationship between the severity of retinopathy and serum 25(OH)D. …”
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Loss of Visual Acuity after Successful Surgery for Macula-On Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment in a Prospective Multicentre Study by Salvatore Di Lauro, Melissa Castrejón, Itziar Fernández, Jimena Rojas, Rosa M. Coco, María R. Sanabria, Enrique Rodríguez de la Rua, J. Carlos Pastor

“…There were no statistically significant differences between them regarding their clinical characteristics. …”
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On the Assessment of Daily Equatorial Plasma Bubble Occurrence Modeling and Forecasting by B. A. Carter, J. L. Currie, T. Dao, E. Yizengaw, J. Retterer, M. Terkildsen, K. Groves, R. Caton

“…It is shown that between 50 and 90 days is required to achieve a statistically significant skill score. Methods for conducting model‐model comparisons are also explored, including the use of model “sufficiency.” …”
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The effect of preoperative vaginal preparation with povidone-iodine on post-caesarean section infection by Ayodeji Emmanuel Agbana, TOLA YINKA BAKARE, Julius Kolajo Dare, Muideen Gbenga Adesola, Hafeez Ayotunde salawu, Adebunmi Olarinoye, Adegboyega Adisa Fawole

“…There was a statistically significant difference in educational level attained and social class (p<0.001) between both groups. …”
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Meta-analysis of MitraClip and PASCAL for transcatheter mitral edge-to-edge repair by Mahmoud Balata, Mohamed Ibrahim Gbreel, Mohamed Hamouda Elkasaby, Marwa Hassan, Marc Ulrich Becher

“…However, the analysis did not reveal a statistically significant difference between the two devices in reducing the severity of MR.…”
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Expression of MMP1, MMP3, and TIMP1 in intervertebral discs under simulated overload and microgravity conditions by Xuanyu Chen, Zhangfu Li, Chao Zheng, Ji Wu, Yong Hai

“…MMP1 and MMP3 levels progressively increased with longer exposure durations, showing statistically significant differences (P < 0.01). TIMP1 expression was significantly higher in the 30-day and 60-day experimental groups than in the control group (P < 0.01), but decreased in the 90-day group, indicating a late-stage imbalance in the MMP/TIMP1 ratio. …”
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The context signals of mitochondrial miRNAs (mitomiRs) of mammals by O. V. Vishnevsky, P. S. Vorozheykin, I. I. Titov

“…Also, for the group mitomiRs/non-mitomiRs we found the statistically significant features of the miRNA nucleotide context near the Dicer and Drosha cleavage sites (Pearson’s χ2 test of independence for the first three positions of the miRNA, p-value &lt; 0.05). …”
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Histopathological investigation of the effect of coenzyme q10 on intestinal mucosa and tight junction proteins in experimental colitis model by Saadet Ozen Akarca Dizakar, Murside Ayse Demirel

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> Macroscopic and microscopic scoring of colon tissues belonging to the colitis group showed a statistically significant increase compared to the control group (p<0.05). …”
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The Association Between Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Antiretroviral Therapy Resistance-Related Mutations in HIVPositive Patients by Dwitya Elvira, Rizka Nadia, Raveinal Raveinal

“…The results showed that the DRM group got higher values compared to the non-DRM group, but there was no statistically significant difference found between both groups. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Distance and Faceto- face Breastfeeding Education on Female Nursing Students’ Knowledge: A Quasiexperimental Study by Marjan Kevenjan, Fatemeh Vizeshfar, Ladan Zarshenas

“…The data were entered into SPSS 22 software and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the two interventional groups compared to the control group regarding the mean score of breastfeeding knowledge immediately (P=0.049) and one month (P<0.001) after the intervention.Conclusion: Distance breastfeeding education led to more increase in nursing students’ knowledge one month after the intervention, compared to the face-to-face training. …”
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Assessing the relationship between wrist synovitis and anxiety: a study using clinical statistics and Mendelian randomization analysis by Xunhao Wang, Linyi Zhu, Jingyi Mi, Fei Xiong

“…MR analysis did not find statistically significant evidence of a direct causal relationship between wrist synovitis and anxiety, though a positive trend suggests that wrist synovitis may be a risk factor for anxiety. …”
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Tracking of Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents in Germany in the Context of Risk Factors for Hypertension by Giselle Sarganas, Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, Claudia Niessner, Alexander Woll, Hannelore K. Neuhauser

“…BP tracking was moderate (0.33-0.50 for SBP and 0.19-0.39 for DBP) with no statistically significant differences between sex and age groups. …”
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Assessment of knowledge and practices of exclusive breastfeeding among rural women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt: a cross sectional study by Noura El-Gamel, Amina El-Nemer

“…Additionally, a statistically significant association between good knowledge and practice with highly educated women aged 26–30 years, with a monthly income of 4000–6000 L.E was found. …”
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among Patients with Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) Symptoms: A Retrospective Study at Selected Africa Air Rescue (AAR) Clinics in Kampala, Uganda, f... by Edity Namyalo, Luke Nyakarahuka, Matthias Afayoa, Joel Baziira, Andrew Tamale, G. Collins Atuhaire, Joseph M. Kungu

“…The prevalence was higher in males (36.0% (736/2044)) than in females (35.4% (562/1590)), although not statistically significant (OR = 0.97, p = 0.680, 95% CI: 0.84–1.11). …”
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