Epidemiology of Facial Bone Fractures During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Single Korean Level I Trauma Center Study by Min Ji Kim, Kyung Min Yang, Hyoseob Lim

“…A comparison of the 2019 and 2020 facial bone fractures did not show a statistically significant difference in the total number of patients. …”
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Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women: Prevalence and Related Factors by Metin Pıçakçıefe, Şeyma Ata, Raziye Ülkü Kıcalı, M. Onur Vatandaş

“…The data was examined using Fisher’s exact test, Pearson’s chi-square and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: 2% of pregnant women were exposed to domestic violence before pregnancy and 5.4% of them were exposed to domestic violence during pregnancy. …”
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Analysis of Indicators for Assessing the Risk of Progression from PACS to APAC and the Degree of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in APAC Using AS-OCT by Rumin Zhao, Qiaofang Du, Yunlong Wu, Wenhui Geng, Zijian Zhang, Bojun Zhao

“…There were no statistically significant differences in ACV, ACD, ACW, ACA, LV, IV, and IT750/2000 between the two groups. …”
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Pooled prevalence and subgroup variations of Tetralogy of Fallot among children and adolescents with congenital heart defect in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-ana... by Biniam Endale Geleta, Abay Mulu

“…The subgroup analysis based on geographic regions revealed statistically significant difference.<h4>Conclusions and future implications</h4>The prevalence of Tetralogy of Fallot observed was found considerably higher compared to global estimate and reports of developed countries. …”
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Farmers’ Perceptions of Mexican Bean Weevil, Zabrotes subfasciatus (Boheman), and Pest Management Practices in Southern Ethiopia by Tariku Mesele, Kumela Dibaba, Esayas Mendesil

“…Education level and family size had a positive and statistically significant impact on the use of pesticidal plants for the control of Mexican bean weevil. …”
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Comparison of ocular biometry and refractive outcomes using two swept-source optical coherence tomography-based biometers. by Hansol Park, Young-Sik Yoo, Eunhae Shin, Won Seok Song, Yeokyoung Won, Tae-Young Chung, Dong Hui Lim

“…<h4>Results</h4>Anterion showed statistically significantly greater axial length (AL), central corneal thickness (CCT), and lens thickness (LT) than Argos (p = 0.03, p < 0.001, and p = 0.032, respectively). …”
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Does Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization Affect Exercise Capacity in CF? by Asterios Kampouras, Elpis Hatziagorou, Vasiliki Avramidou, Vasiliki Georgopoulou, Fotios Kirvassilis, John Tsanakas

“…Results. 78 CF patients (mean FEV1: 83.3% mean LCI: 10.9 and mean VO2 peak: 79.1%) were evaluated: 33 were chronically colonized with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 24 were intermittently colonized whereas 21 were Pseudomonas free. Statistically significant differences were observed among the three groups in: peak oxygen uptake % predicted (VO2 peak% (p<0.001), LCI (p<0.001), as well as FEV1% (p<0.001) and FVC% (p<0.001). …”
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Knowledge of Ghana’s liberal abortion law and use of modern contraceptives among women of reproductive age by Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Jeff Luck, S. Marie Harvey

“…We found no statistically significant association between knowledge of the legal status of abortion and use of modern contraceptives, or between knowledge of the monthly fertile period and use of modern contraceptives. …”
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The Effect of XP-endo Finisher R and PIPS Technique Using Er: YAG Laser on Removal of Gutta-percha in Root Canals Obturated with Two Different Obturation Techniques by Ali Erdemir, Gülşen Ermiş, Dilek Hançerlioğulları, Ali Türkyılmaz, Gözde Akbal Dinçer

“…Results: There was a statistically significant difference between the canal filling techniques applied in the evaluation of remnants (p=0.010). …”
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The Antimicrobial Effects of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid)/Xylitol Nanoparticles on Microorganisms Causing Dental Caries (In Vitro Study) by Ghada Abdul Salam Ibrahim, Eaman Ali AL-Rubaee, Maha Jamal Abbas

“…Nonetheless, for Candida, the mean values of inhibitory zones are still lower than CHX 0.2% at all concentrations with a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Conclusion: PLGA/xylitol nanoparticles are effective in preventing the growth of the microorganisms responsible for tooth caries. …”
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The Improvement of Dry Eye Symptoms after Pinguecula Excision and Conjunctival Autograft with Fibrin Glue by Jinho Jeong, Gabriel M. Rand, Taejung Kwon, Ji-Won Kwon

“…The median pre- and postoperative changes were found to be statistically significant by Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for TBUT, Schirmer test score, and dry eye symptom score. …”
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Use of a bioresorbable polylactide sheet (OrthoWrap® Bioresorbable sheet) on tendon healing after extensor tendon repair: a controlled clinical trial by Abbas Abdoli Tafti, Hamidreza Mohammadi, Morteza Rezaei, Seyyed Hossein Saeed Bonadaki

“…Conclusion The clinical application of OrthoWrap® in extensor tendon repair demonstrated statistically significant but modest improvements in extension lag (2.5°). …”
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Pain-Related Behavior and Pain Perception Associated with Intraosseous Local Anesthesia (QuickSleeper 5^®) in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Zeyad A. AlRaddadi, Latifa A. AlHowaish, Ayman M. Sulimany

“…Results: This study found no statistically significant differences between traditional local anesthesia and intraosseous local anesthesia with QuickSleeper 5 regarding pain perception, heart rate, or pain-related behaviors, indicating that both techniques are effective at minimizing discomfort. …”
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Functional Outcomes and Reading Speeds following PRESBYOND LBV Using Nonlinear Aspheric Ablation Profiles Combined with Micro-Monovision by Sheetal Brar, Smith Snehal Sute, Sheetal N. Bagare, Sri Ganesh

“…Uncorrected contrast sensitivity log values showed mild reduction; however, this was not statistically significant for any spatial frequency. There was a significant reduction in post uncorrected stereopsis to 89.67 arc sec, compared with pre-op corrected stereopsis (50.67 arc sec); however, it recovered fully with near correction (53.33 arc sec, p>0.05 compared with pre). …”
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Effects of COVID-19 Emergency Response Levels on Air Quality in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China by Jie Li, Haotian Yang, Shuping Zha, Nu Yu, Xingang Liu, Ruofei Sun

“…We found no statistically significant difference in the concentrations of different pollutants, except for NO2, during the second- and third-level responses. (3) The higher the emergency response level, the greater the NO2 pollutants reduction. …”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio at admission and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis based on the MIMIC-III database. by Qingsong Wu, Lianyi Liao, Qingjun Deng

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis demonstrated a statistically significant increase in 28-day mortality among patients in the high RAR group compared to those in the low RAR group. …”
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Comparing the effect of addition of different supplements to sperm preparation media on intracytoplasmic injection outcome by Mohamed Ashraf Adly, Ahmed Samy Saad, Amoura Abou-El-Naga

“…The outcomes of the ICSI procedure were evaluated across the treatment groups. Results No statistically significant differences were observed between the density gradient group and the refrigeration group in terms of the number of injected oocytes, fertilized oocytes, or fertilization rates. …”
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Evaluation of The Factors Affecting Voluntary Participation in Sports Events in Turkey: Case of Vodafone 39th Istanbul Marathon by Hamza Uslu, Musa Çon, Mehmet Yalçın Taşmektepligil, Taner Tunç, Aydan Ermiş

“…According to the results of the study, it was found that in terms of the students’ departments, there were statistically significant differences in purposive, solidary and external traditions sub-dimensions and volunteer motivation total scores in favour of sport students and graduates. …”
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The Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Pearson’s Chi-Square and Categorical Dependent Variable Models Analyzed for Domains---Effective Clinical Care and Efficiency/Cost Reductio... by Amrita Shenoy

“…**Results:** The Pearson’s chi-square test showed statistically significant distributions between ECC and E/CR when analyzed with the types of quality measures. …”
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Korelasi Kadar Adiponektin dengan Kadar Kolesterol High Density Lipoprotein pada Penyandang Obes by Fiona Septi Mulya, Efrida Efrida, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…Results showed adiponectin levels positively correlated with HDL cholesterol levels of moderate strength (r = 0.45) and statistically significant (p = <0.001). The results of the population subanalysis show relatively similar patterns. …”
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