Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I and II Alleles and Overall Survival in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Follicular Lymphoma by Yani Lu, Amr M. Abdou, James R. Cerhan, Lindsay M. Morton, Richard K. Severson, Scott Davis, Wendy Cozen, Nathaniel Rothman, Leslie Bernstein, Stephen Chanock, Patricia Hartge, Sophia S. Wang

“…Using multivariate Cox regression models, we observed statistically significant associations between genetic variants and survival: HLA-Cw*07:01 was associated with poorer OS among DLBCL patients (Hazard ratio [HR] = 1.76, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01–3.05); HLA-A*01:01 was associated with poorer OS (HR = 2.23, 95% CI = 1.24–4.01), and HLA-DRB1*13 (HR = 0.12, 95% CI = 0.02–0.90) and HLA-B Bw4 (HR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.20–0.63) with better OS among FL patients. …”
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Effect of a Yogic Breathing Technique on Immune Parameters among Healthcare Workers: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study by Archana Balasubramanian, Priyathersini Nagarajan, Mathangi Damal Chandrasekar, Kaviraja Udupa, Emmanuel Bhaskar, Divya Kanchibotla, Saumya Subramanian

“…Pro-inflammatory markers such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio showed a decrease in mean values after 12 weeks in both groups, which was not statistically significant. A slight increase in interleukin (IL)-6 values and a higher IL-4 mean values was observed in the study group compared to controls. …”
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Salivary metabolomics in oral cancer: A systematic review by Rita Antonelli, Giacomo Setti, Nathaniel S. Treister, Thelma A. Pertinhez, Elena Ferrari, Mariana Gallo, Ronell Bologna-Molina, Paolo Vescovi, Marco Meleti

“…Overall, the presence and/or concentration of more than 100 salivary metabolites was investigated in association with histologically confirmed diagnosis of OSCC.All studies showed a statistically significant correlation between one or more metabolites and OSCC.These results suggest that metabolic analysis of saliva is a promising field for early diagnosis of OSCC, even though more well-conducted studies are needed.…”
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Evaluation of mental disorder related to colposcopy procedure during the COVID period: A cross-sectional study by Ilaria Bochicchio, Martina Catalano, Giovanni Deiana, Giandomenico Roviello, Pasquale Marino, Fabrizia Calenda, Alessandro R Lettini, Francesca Sanseverino

“…Conversely, anxiety and depression levels exhibited a statistically significant increase in the post-pandemic period and then gradually decrease in the subsequent follow-up. …”
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Efficacy and safety of reduced-port laparoscopic surgery versus conventional laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer by Zhi-min Liu, Qi-jun Yao, Fengyun Pei, Fang He, Yandong Zhao, Jun Huang

“…There were no statistically significant differences in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) between the two groups (P value was 0.773 and 0.579 respectively). …”
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Teaching healthy lifestyle behaviors based on philosophical thinking to preschool children: a randomized controlled trial by Zakieh Khoramaki, Mahin Nazari, Leila Ghahremani, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…The statistical analyses indicate that the improvements achieved are statistically significant, with both children and parents demonstrating enhancements in healthy lifestyle behavior scores two and four months following the intervention. …”
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Audio-Visual Distraction- A Non-Pharmacological Approach to Alleviate Pain in Pediatric Vaccine Administration: An Observational Study by Harsshika Bajaj, Akaash Tandel, Uday Rajput, Naresh Sonkawade, Rahul Dawre, Sameer Pawar, Sangeeta Chivale, Pragati Kamath, Kanchan Sakharkar, Poonam Sancheti, Murlidhar Tambe, Aarti Kinikar

“…Results: The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Controllability Scale score were studied among two groups, it was observed that the pain score and every component of the score had a statistically significant lower mean score in audio-visual group as compared to the control group. …”
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Molecular-genetic mechanisms of the interaction between processes of cell response to mechanical stress and neuronal apoptosis in primary open-angle glaucoma by O. V. Saik, N. A. Konovalova, P. S. Demenkov, N. V. Ivanisenko, T. V. Ivanisenko, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, O. S. Konovalova, O. A. Podkolodnaya, I. N. Lavrik, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…It was shown that genes associated with POAG are statistically significantly more often represented among the genes involved in the interactions between CRMS and neuronal apoptosis than it was expected by random reasons, which can be an explanation for the effect of POAG leading to the retinal ganglion cell death.…”
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Circulating, Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Tissue Factor in Cancer Patients with and without Venous Thromboembolism by Valentina Lami, Dario Nieri, Marta Pagnini, Mario Gattini, Claudia Donati, Mariella De Santis, Alessandro Cipriano, Erica Bazzan, Andrea Sbrana, Alessandro Celi, Tommaso Neri

“…There was a statistically significant difference for higher EV-TF in C-VTE and C-w/o VTE compared to U-VTE (<i>p</i> = 0.024; Kruskal–Wallis test). …”
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Echocardiographic Features of Cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy by Michał Marchel, Agnieszka Madej-Pilarczyk, Agata Tymińska, Roman Steckiewicz, Janusz Kochanowski, Julia Wysińska, Ewa Ostrowska, Paweł Balsam, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Opolski

“…Results. Highly statistically significant differences with regard to left ventricle (LV) volumes between the EDMD and the control group were found. 51% of EDMD patients had an enlarged left atrium and as many as 71% had an enlarged right atrium. …”
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UBICU: A Gamified Respiratory Incentive System for Pulmonary Re-Expansion by Jaime Aguilar-Zambrano, Esther C. Wilches-Luna, Helberg Asencio-Santofimio, Manuel Valencia, Diana Riveros, Andres Navarro, Juan Carlos Martinez, Eugenio Tamura, Jose Angel Loaiza, Julian Hernandez, Diana Sanchez, Juan David Garcia, Leonardo Arzayus-Patino, Valeria Perez-Hortua, Elizabeth Moncada, Melissa Ramirez

“…Our findings indicate that UBICU provides accurate and reliable measurements of pulmonary ventilation distribution, showing statistically significant improvements after use (p &#x003C; 0.01), validating its effectiveness as a respiratory incentive spirometer. …”
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A novel surgical technique for cranial cruciate ligament repair in dogs using autologous lateral digital extensor muscle tendon graft combined with platelet-rich plasma: A prelimin... by Mousa H. Daradka, Mays A. Malkawi, Zuhair Banni Ismail1, Hanan M. Hammouri, Mahmoud A. Abu-Abeeleh, Saba A. Rihani

“…Results: The PRP-treated group demonstrated statistically significant improvements in post-operative complication scores (p = 0.0025) and histological outcomes (p = 0.0002). …”
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Fascial Manipulation in Patients with Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbosacral Spine by Anna Mikołajczyk-Kocięcka, Marek Kocięcki, Lech Cyryłowski, Aleksandra Szylińska, Paweł Rynio, Magdalena Gębska, Ewelina Szuba, Jarosław Kaźmierczak

“…<b>Results:</b> This study presents a statistically significant difference between the treatment effects, as assessed by the degree of pain (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and mobility limitation (<i>p</i> < 0.001), as well as the presence of stretch symptoms (<i>p</i> < 0.001): all three parameters improved significantly more in the study group compared to the control group. …”
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Self-assessed depressive symptoms in adolescents comparing two Swedish cohorts born 15 years apart by Carl Wikberg, Pia Augustsson, Marcus Praetorius Björk, Tord Ivarsson, Gudny Sveinsdottir, Eiríkur Örn Arnarson, W. Edward Craighead, Ina Marteinsdottir, Josefine Lilja

“…Conclusion: There is no statistically significant increase in self-assessed levels of depressive symptoms among adolescents when comparing the 2004 and 2019–20 cohorts. …”
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Analysis of fetal fraction in non-invasive prenatal testing with low-depth whole genome sequencing by Xiaolei Xie, Weiguo Yin, Fuguang Li, Suxia Xuan, Yu Ouyang

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the ratio of chromosome 13, 18, and 21 between pregnant and non-pregnant women. …”
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Female Gender Remains a Significant Barrier to Access Cataract Surgery in South Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qunru Ye, Yanxian Chen, William Yan, Wei Wang, Jingxian Zhong, Cong Tang, Andreas Müller, Bo Qiu

“…For CSC on a per-eye basis at visual acuity <3/60, the associations were statistically significant, with a pooled OR of 1.40 (95% CI: 1.16–1.70). …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and long-term prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer patients with HER2-Low expression: a retrospective propensity score-matched cohort stud... by Xin Liu, Kaihua Zhao, Ziyan Zhang, Meiyan Liu, Hongwu Chu, Xiao Zou

“…HER2-low status was validated as an independent low-risk factor for RFS both pre-PSM (HR 0.354, 95% CI 0.178–0.706, p = 0.003) and post-PSM (HR 0.405, 95% CI 0.185–0.886, p = 0.024). No statistically significant differences in mortality rate and OS were observed, both before and after PSM. …”
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Comparison of Penetrating and Blunt Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries by Sang Su Lee, Sung Youl Hyun, Hyuk Jun Yang, Yong Su Lim, Jin Seong Cho, Jae Hyug Woo

“…The location of the injury did not show a statistically significant difference between these groups. …”
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Management of Vasoproliferative Tumors of the Retina with Macular Complications by Pars Plana Vitrectomy Combined with Episcleral Cryotherapy by Wenhua Zhang, Zeyuan Qiang, Hao Song, Xiaoli Li, Handong Dan, Keke Ge, Pan Li, Zixu Huang, Dongdong Wang, Feng Chen, Bin Zheng, Zongming Song

“…The difference between the mean values of logMAR BCVA before and after treatment was statistically significant (t = 2.48, P=0.033). The tumor activity was controlled effectively in nine cases. …”
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Retrospective Research of Clinical and Hematological Changes Occurred by del Nido Cardioplegia in the Perioperative Period of Patients who Underwent Open-Heart Surgery by Abdullah Özer, Başak Koçak, Mustafa Arslan, Elif Şimşek, Aycan Özdemirkan, Yusuf Ünal, Erkan İriz, Hakan Zor, Levent Oktar

“…SPSS 20.0 statistical software was used, and a statistically significant difference was defined as p<0.05. …”
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