EFFECT OF DIFFERENT NITROGEN DOSES ON PERFORMANCE OF BABY CORN (ZEA MAYS) UNDER LOCAL CONDITION IN KUSHMA, PARBAT, NEPAL by Kabita Bhat, Poojan Adhikari, Sushil Awasthi, Anu Panthy, Kiran Thapa, Saujan Acharya

“…The longest cobs were found at 260 kg/ha, and the shortest at 0 kg/ha, although cob length differences among treatments were not statistically significant. The largest cob diameter was observed at 190 kg/ha, and the smallest at 0 kg/ha. …”
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Predictive Value of Soluble Growth Stimulator Gene 2 Protein for Coronary Slow Flow/No-Reflow in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Interve... by Shu-min Chang, Yan-tan Yu, Bo Luan, Ai-jie Hou, Yong Wang

“…Of the total 242 patients, CSF/NRF was observed in 50 patients (20.7%). Statistically significant differences (P<0.05) were observed in age, diabetes mellitus, sST2 level, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), fasting blood sugar, preprocedural blood pressure, intraprocedural hypotension, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide, MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase (CK-MB), and cardiac troponin I (cTNI). …”
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Comparison of two techniques of administering the Valsalva manoeuvre in patients under general anaesthesia: A randomised controlled study by Shagun B. Shah, Vineet Chaudhary, Rajiv Chawla, Uma Hariharan, Neha Ghiloria, Jitendra Kumar Dubey

“…P <0.05 is considered statistically significant. Results: Mean differences in diameter changes in IJV (in centimetres) in the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions between Group C and Group M were -0.136 (-0.227, -0.044) and -0.073 (-0.143, -0.002), respectively. …”
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Geographic distribution and demographic factors associated with use of a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) in Ethiopia by Mintesnot Tenkir Teni, Travis Loux, Ness Sandoval, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann

“…There was a statistically significant positive spatial autocorrelation for LARC uptake (Moran’s I= 0.308, p<0.001). …”
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Serum Calprotectin Level as an Inflammatory Marker in Newly Diagnosed Hypertensive Patients by Nergiz Bayrakci, Gülsüm Ozkan, Sonat Pinar Kara, Ahsen Yilmaz, Savas Guzel

“…Serum calprotectin levels were 242.8 (72.4–524) ng/mL in the control group and 112.6 (67.4–389.8) ng/mL in the hypertensive patient group, the difference being statistically significant (p=0.001). There was no correlation between serum calprotectin levels and other parameters (blood pressure values, age, gender, serum creatinine, uric acid, and calcium levels) in the hypertensive group. …”
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Pesticidal Activity of Sundarban Mangrove Plant Extracts against Sitophilus Pests and Identification of Active Constituents Using LC-MS by Md. Abdur Rahman, Rinku Rani Paul, Chaina Biswas, Hakima Akter, Razina Rouf, Sushmita Nath, Jamil A. Shilpi, Lutfun Nahar, Stayajit D. Sarker, Shaikh Jamal Uddin

“…Three bark extracts from A. corniculatum, E. agallocha, and H. fomes showed potent and statistically significant insecticidal activity against both S. oryzae and S. zeamais pests (80–100% mortality). …”
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Comparative evaluation of oral hygiene status by using oral hygiene index, simplified oral hygiene index, and modified oral hygiene index: Revalidation of modified oral hygiene ind... by Subhash Garg, Sumbul Nasir

“…Positive correlations were observed among the three indices, with a statistically significant result (P < 0.001). Conclusion: The OHI-M is found to be the most sensitive scoring method for evaluating oral hygiene status compared to the OHI and OHI-S. …”
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The Observance of Patient Rights in the Emergency Departments of Hospitals in Golestan Province, Iran by Asieh Soleimani, Zahra Kashaninia, Shima Haghani

“…The rate of observance based on the nurses’ perceptions was higher than that based on patients’ perceptions (75.6% with a mean of 3.72±0.29 vs. 74.88% with a mean of 3.80±0.17), but it was not statistically significant (P= 0.31). In the domain of “priority of patients’ comfort”, the rate of observance based on the perceptions of nurses was significantly higher (P=0.04). …”
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Effects of varying doses of caffeine intake on physiological responses among university hockey players in Edo State, Nigeria by Agharese Efe-Aigbovo, Vincent Imagbovomwan

“…The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in the players&rsquo; responses to caffeine intake on the resting systolic blood pressure, resting diastolic blood pressure, resting heart rate, and Maximum Oxygen Consumption (VO2max) among the hockey players. …”
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Umbilical outpouchings in pigs – an international survey on fitness for transport, welfare and management by Marie-Louise Hansen, Inge Larsen, Tina Birk Jensen, Charlotte Sonne Kristensen, Ken Steen Pedersen

“…There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in the assessment of fitness for transport. …”
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The effect of water consumption on the aqueous layer of the tear film by Urvashni Nirghin, Sikelela E. Dlamini, Nontobeko Mkhize, Tabitha Munsami, Nosipho Nzama, Renaishia Pillay

“…Conclusion: This study showed that water consumption has a statistically significant increase on the aqueous tear volume. …”
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Assessing the Role of Emergency Physicians in Medical Clearance: Predictors of Diagnosing Psychiatric Illness in the Emergency Department – A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study by Ibrahim Khamis Abdullah Almamari, Darpanarayan Hazra, Awatif K. Alsarrai Al-Alawi

“…Notable findings involved family history or previous psychiatric illness (OR: 2.32; 95% CI: 0.59–6.09; P < 0.01), absence of medical comorbidities (adjusted OR: 2.47; 95% CI: 1.05–5.86; P < 0.01), and no new medication initiation before illness (OR: 6.43; 95% CI: 1.52–27.18; P < 0.01), normal sensorium (adjusted OR: 2.84; 95% CI: 0.81–10.00; P < 0.01) and intact orientation (adjusted OR: 6.73; 95% CI: 1.24–36.42; P < 0.01) demonstrated statistically significant predictors of an initial psychiatric diagnosis in the ED. …”
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Family center maternity care education for pregnant women through the approachin efforts to prevent stunting: a quasi-experimental by Irne Wida Desiyanti, Lisa Ardiningtyas

“…The Wilcoxon test showed that this change was statistically significant (p = 0.033). Conclusion: The FCMC-based education approach has proven to be effective in increasing knowledge and efforts to prevent stunting in pregnant women. …”
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Binder jet 3D printing of 316L stainless steel: A Taguchi analysis of the dependence of density and mechanical properties on the printing parameters by M. Zago, G. Segata, M. Perina, A. Molinari

“…Mechanical testing revealed green strengths between 1.8 ± 0.1 MPa and 6.1 ± 0.8 MPa, while tensile tests provided yield strength of 175.1 ± 3.5 MPa, ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 532 ± 9.7 MPa, and elongation at break of 87.7% ± 7.5%.ANOVA analysis indicated a statistically significant effect of the dark body (binder saturation) on density and mechanical properties. …”
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Assessing the effects of targeted soccer exercises on the physical fitness of 15-16-year-old schoolchildren by Julia Popovych, Olena Nesen, Krzysztof Prusik, Vasyl Lutskyi

“…There were also statistically significant changes in the level of endurance: in the "running around the perimeter of a 15 x 15 m square" test (t=2.08, p<0.05) and when performing the "Burpee" test (t=2.45, p<0.01). …”
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Observational Study of Pediatric Cochlear Implant Recipients: Two-year Follow-up Outcomes by Sidika CESUR, Ayca CIPRUT, Sengul TERLEMEZ

“…Results: During the 2-year follow-up assessments, all children with CI showed statistically significant improvement over time in their CAPII, SSQ-P, CuHI-QoL, and IRF scores (p&lt;0.001). …”
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IL1RN and PRRX1 as a Prognostic Biomarker Correlated with Immune Infiltrates in Colorectal Cancer: Evidence from Bioinformatic Analysis by Qi Wang, Xufeng Huang, Shujing Zhou, Yuntao Ding, Huizhi Wang, Weiye Jiang, Min Xu

“…Among them, IL1RN, ADH6, SCN7A, ACACB, MZB1, and GDPD3 exhibited statistically significant survival differences, whereas limited studies were conducted in CRC. …”
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Teachers’ academic motivation and student procrastination behaviour: mediating effects of emotion regulation and study habits by Sidra Sarwar, Anam Nazneen Tara, Muhammad Naseem Abid, Suad Dukhaykh

“…However, when mediated by emotion regulation and study habits, the study confirmed the statistically significant mediating effect of both mediators in mitigating procrastination among students. …”
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Effect of gallic acid on ram semen spermatological parameters at +4 &#8304;c storage by Şükrü Güngör, Muhammed Enes İnanç, Ayhan Ata

“…There were no significant differences among groups on abnormal spermatozoa rate in every storage period (P > 0.05) but, there was a statistically significant increase in abnormal spermatozoa rate at the depending on storage time (P < 0.001).…”
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The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Ayehu Bereket, Denekew Bitew, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…Logistic regression analysis had been used to assess independent risk factors for hypertension. p-values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results. The overall prevalence of hypertension in the study was 29.28%. …”
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