Prevalence and social determinants of smoking among men in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study by Miguel San Sebastián, Tuomilehto Jaakko, Stefan Söderberg, Paul Zimmet, Bhushan Ori, Jaysing Heecharan, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Sudhirsen Kowlessur

“…People in the 25–34 age group (PR = 1.65; 95% CI: 1.12–2.41), those separated, divorced or widowed (PR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.16–2.11), the ethnic groups Muslim-Mauritians (PR = 1.70; 95% CI: 1.00–2.89) and Creoles (PR = 1.97; 95% CI: 1.16–3.35), and those with secondary (PR = 1.29; 95% CI: 1.00–1.67) and primary education (PR = 1.47; 95% CI: 1.10–1.98) were statistically significantly associated with daily smoking. Conclusions Although a gradual decline in smoking prevalence was observed compared with the previous 2015 survey, the Ministry of Health and Wellness should persist in fortifying its anti-smoking measures and concentrate on crafting tailored interventions aimed at the vulnerable groups identified in this study.…”
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Maternal Satisfaction on Delivery Service among Postnatal Mothers in a Government Hospital, Mid-Western Nepal by Asha Panth, Praveena Kafle

“…There was no statistically significant association between sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics and maternal satisfaction. …”
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Effects of Water Deficit on Growth, Biomass Allocation and Photosynthesis of <i>A. senegal</i> Seedlings from Nguru and Gujba Provinces of Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria by A.U. Jibo, M.G. Barker

“…There was no statistical difference in quantum yield between the two provenances (F1, 84 =0.15, P=0.695) and interaction between treatment and provenances was also not significant (F2, 84= 2.14, P=0.124). mean root length between the provenances were significantly different (F2,84 =0.60, P< 0.001) however Root length was not statistically significant between treatments (F2,84= 0.60, P= 0.550). …”
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The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Blood Lipids in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Hong Gao, YanTao Li, WenNan Yan, Fei Gao

“…The results of the meta-analysis showed that, compared with placebo, vitamin D supplementation can significantly reduce total cholesterol level (WMD = –11.32, 95% CI = [–14.51, –8.41], P<0.00001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level (WMD = –4.83, 95% CI = [–7.52, –2.14], P=0.0004), and triglyceride level (WMD = –8.23, 95% CI = [–13.08, –3.38], P=0.0009, but the effect on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level is not statistically significant (WMD = –0.32, 95%CI = [–1.24, 0.60], P=0.50). …”
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Trigeminal neuralgia improvement following Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yazan AlHabil, Khulood Al-Sayed, Ashraf Salameh

“…The meta-analysis revealed a mean difference of 7.49 (95% CI: 7.05 to 7.93) in VAS scores, with a p-value < 0.05, indicating statistically significant pain reduction. Heterogeneity among studies was moderate (I2 = 57%). …”
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Retinal photoreceptor ellipsoid zone is a structural biomarker for visual outcome after successful macular hole surgery: A novel grading system-based study by Samya Singh, Sandeep Saxena, Carsten H Meyer, Aman Chandra, Levent Akduman

“…One-way analysis of variance showed improvement in final BCVA among the three grades (P < 0.001) Postoperative visual acuity and residual EZ defect had a statistically significant linear correlation (r = 0.899, P < 0.001). …”
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Outer Retinal Layers’ Thickness Changes in relation to Age and Choroidal Thickness in Normal Eyes by Mona Kamal Abdellatif, Yasser Abdelmaguid Mohamed Elzankalony, Ahmed Abdelmonsef Abdelhamid Ebeid, Weam Mohamed Ebeid

“…RPE-OS and CT showed statistically significant negative correlation with age (central RPE-OS: r = −0 C.345, P<0.001, and central CT: r = −0.725, P<0.001) while ONL-IS showed statistically nonsignificant correlation with age (central ONL-IS: r = −0.08, P=0.376). …”
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Usability of ChatGPT in the english essay writing proficiency of the BEED students by Karl Alvin Aglibot, Edrian Mark Tomines, Janel Talaman, Janabeth Soguilon, Rowena Bongolto, Rhona Marielle Abayon

“…However, a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.042 showed a statistically significant but very weak relationship observed between ChatGPT usability and English essay writing proficiency levels. …”
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Association between clinical and sonographic patterns of major peripheral arterial occlusion among patients presenting with lower limb dry gangrene at a single center in Western Ug... by Alfred Omo, Emmanuel Barasa, Edson Tayebwa, Moses Acan, Emile Ndanga, Aturinde Mercy

“…Odds ratios (ORs) were tabulated and reported relating the dry gangrene patterns and major arterial occlusion levels as a measure of associations; P value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: Dry gangrenes demarcated on the toes (61.1%), toes–distal foot 27.8%, and toes–proximal foot and leg (11.1%). …”
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Comparative evaluation of several toric intraocular lens calculators for predicting postoperative refractive astigmatism in cataract surgery: a real-world study by Haocheng Xian, Bingzhen Li, Ziyao Xia, Chun Zhang, Xuemin Li

“…The study found no statistically significant differences in mean absolute prediction error (APE) among the six calculators (χ² = 6.88, P = 0.23) and the centroid of PE (P = 0.93). …”
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Electromyography as a Means of Assessing Masticatory Muscle Activity in Patients with Pain-Related Temporomandibular Disorders by Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Monika Machoy, Mariusz Lipski, Krzysztof Woźniak

“…An analysis of the EMG recordings showed statistically significant intergroup differences in masticatory muscle electrical activity at rest and during MVC. …”
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Absence of Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria from Slaughtered Livestock Tissues and Environmental Samples, Gauteng Province, South Africa by Vuyokazi Mareledwane, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, Tiny M. Hlokwe

“…The Chi-square and Fisher’s Exact tests were used to detect statistically significant differences in the frequency of detection of Mycobacterium spp. according to the variables investigated (types of tissues, livestock, abattoirs, etc.). …”
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The Effect of the Increasing Doses of Vermicompost Applications to Soil on Some Nutrient Concentrations in Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaves by Ayşe Nur Coşkun, Ali Sümer

“…Among the leaf micro nutrient elements, statistically significant increases were obtained by 2 kg tree-1 on copper (Cu) (31.32 mg kg-1), on manganese (Mn) (50.77 mg kg-1), and 6 kg tree-1, on zinc (Zn) (21 mg kg-1); while a decrease was ob-served on iron (Fe) concentration by 6 kg tree-1 (100.88 mg kg-1). …”
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Hip Adduction and Abduction Strength Profiles Among Bantam, High School, Juniors, and Collegiate American Ice Hockey Players by Morgan L. Olson, Gary Schindler

“…Mean hip adductor-to-abductor ratios for Bantam hockey players were 121% followed by collegiate (115%), Juniors (111%), and high school (109%) hockey players. No statistically significant differences were found between peak hip adduction and abduction isometric strength and playing level. …”
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Effectiveness of an environmental educational program on intern dentists’ knowledge and practices regarding eco-friendly green dentistry: a quasi-experimental study by Eman Helmy Hassan, Nesma Lotfy, Mamdouh Hanafy Abdou, Ebtisam Mohamed Fetohy, Mohamed Fakhry Hussein

“…The educational program significantly improved their knowledge (median score percentage went from 50% before the intervention to 81.82% and 81.82% after two and four months of the conducting of the educational program, respectively.) and eco-friendly practices (median score percentage increased from 58.33% before the intervention to 75% and 66.67% after two and four months of the intervention, respectively) and the differences were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Significant positive correlations were noticed between knowledge and practice either before or after the training program (p < 0.05). …”
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Effects of feeding free and protected acidulated oil on rumen fermentation and milk production in dairy cattle by Nurettin Gülşen, Fatma İnal, Behiç Coşkun, Cavit Arsian, H. Derya Umucalılar

“…Acidulated sunflower oil 8%, acidulated sunflower oil plus Ca and Ca soap was added 10% to concentrate diets In control group acidulated oil. acidulated oil plus Ca and Ca soap groups NH3*N levels were determined 125,5, 130.57, 120,05 and 129.98 mmol/l. total VFA values were 126.84, 138.35. 133.34 and 147.97 mmol/l tn the ruminal fluids respectively and among groups there was nol statistically significantly difference (P>0.05) Organic matter digestibility were lound 62.80, 58,49, 57.36 and 56.35%, crude fat digestibility was found 84,31. 85 81, 92.09 and 92.10% in groups respectively. …”
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A scoping review of randomized trials assessing the impact of n-of-1 trials on clinical outcomes. by Joyce P Samuel, Susan H Wootton, Travis Holder, Donald Molony

“…One trial showed a statistically significant benefit in the primary outcome. Only one reached the pre-specified sample size target. …”
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Government Support and Local Residents’ Behavior in E-waste Management: Evidence from Thailand by Peeranart Kiddee, Somsiri Decharat, Suttiporn Bunmak

“…Surprisingly, general characteristics do not significantly influence e-waste management behavior. A statistically significant connection was found between perceptions (B = 0.065, t = 6.657, p value = 0.000) and attitudes (B = 0.079, t = 4.350, p value = 0.000) toward e-waste management, which had a positive relationship with e-waste management behavior in southern Thailand (p value < 0.01). …”
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Analysis of postoperative morbidity and mortality following surgery for gastric cancer. Surgeon volume as the most significant prognostic factor by Maciej Ciesielski, Wiesław J. Kruszewski, Jakub Walczak, Mariusz Szajewski, Jarosław Szefel, Jacek Wydra, Tomasz Buczek, Maksymilian Czerepko

“…The differences were statistically significant (p = 0.002, p = 0.003). Conclusions : Annual surgeon case load and adjacent organ infiltration (pT4b) were significant risk factors for morbidity and mortality following major surgery for gastric cancer. …”
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Allelic and Genotypic Analysis of LncRNA ANRIL rs4977574 A/G Mutations in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients: Insights into Tumor Characteristics and Genotypic Correlations by Mohammad Amin Amiri, Delara Amiri, Mohammad Javad Mokhtari, Fatemeh Lavaee, Mohammad Javad Fattahi, Abbas Ghaderi, Bijan Khademi

“…The results of our study indicated no statistically significant difference in the frequency of rs4977574 A/G of lncRNA ANRIL among the patients with OSCC and healthy individuals (p>0.05). …”
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