Comparison of the clinical efficacy of lateral versus medial unicondylar replacement for unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee: a meta-analysis by Haowei Bai, Pengyu Liu, Hao Li, Jiaju Yang, Zhitong Li, Qidong Guo, Min Zhang

“…The analysis showed no statistically significant differences in functional scores [SMD = 0.11, 95% CI (− 0.10, 0.33), I2 = 64%, P = 0.31], pain scores [SMD = 0.23, 95% CI: (− 0.22, 0.67), I2 = 91%, P = 0.32], aseptic loosening [OR = 1.33, 95% CI: (0.31, 5.78), I2 = 0%, P = 0.70], progression of contralateral arthritis [OR = 0.37, 95% CI: (0.07, 1.91), I2 = 0%, P = 0.23], short- to intermediate-term survival [OR = 1.40, 95% CI: (0.84, 2.35), I2 = 0%, P = 0.20], and long-term survival [OR = 1.12, 95% CI: (0.61, 2.05), I2 = 0%, P = 0.70]. …”
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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Vaccination among Patients with Spina Bifida in Ukraine by O.R. Boyarchuk, M.V. Koshmaniuk, R.O. Kovalenko

“…The differences between the parameters were statistically significant at p<0.05. Results. Overall, parents demonstrated good knowledge about the role of vaccines in preventing serious diseases (61.7% gave correct answers), and the percentage of correct answers did not significantly differ between vaccinated, partially vaccinated, or unvaccinated groups of children. …”
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PostCOVID-19 Impact on Perinatal Outcomes by Gaukhar Kurmanova, Ardak Ayazbekov, Almagul Kurmanova, Madina Rakhimbayeva, Gulzhan Trimova, Anarkul Kulembayeva

“…</b> There is a statistically significant strong association between a history of COVID-19 and the development of oligohydramnios (φ = 0.743, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and medium strength between a history of COVID-19 and the presence of anemia (φ = 0.254, <i>p</i> < 0.001), abnormal development of the placenta (φ = 0.254, <i>p</i> < 0.011), cord entanglement (φ = 0.343, <i>p</i> = 0.000), low birth weight (φ = 0.356, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and stillbirth (φ = 0.293, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Emerging Nutritional Problem of Adult Population: Overweight/Obesity and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa City Communities, Ethiopia—A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Tsedeke Wolde Hailemariam, Samrawit Solomon Ethiopia, Andamlak Gizaw Alamdo, Haimanot Ewnetu Hailu

“…A P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. A total of 484 adults participated in the study with a response rate of 94.5%. …”
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Reducing Environmental Pollution Through Behavioral Change and Education: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Pilot Study by Junu Shrestha, Ranju Karki, Esther A. Adewusi

“…The results indicated that the mean differences in waste such as paper towels p<0.001*(PH1I VSBI);p<0.001*(PH2I VS BI); p=0.009*(PH2I VS PH1I)], toilet paper [p=0.003*(PH1I VS BI); p=0.001*(PH2I VS BI); p<0.001*(PH2I VS PH1I)], grocery bags [p=0.001*(PH1I VS BI); p=0.001*(PH2I VS PH1I), Cutlery/Straw [p=0.006*(PH1I VS BI);p=0.007*(PH2I VS BI), and the average weight of trash bags [p=0.002* (PH1I VS BI); p=0.004*(PH2I VS PH1I)] were statistically significant after the interventions. Therefore, the study concluded that environmental awareness, self-accountability, and education are effective in controlling single-use plastic and paper products and reducing trash generation. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Global Solar Radiation Models in Different Regions of China by Qingwen Zhang, Ningbo Cui, Yu Feng, Yue Jia, Zhuo Li, Daozhi Gong

“…The results showed that the estimated and measured daily Rs had statistically significant correlations (P<0.01) for all the 12 models in 7 subzones of China. …”
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Pulmonary function among stone quarry workers in India: The effect of duration of exposure, smoking status and job profile on pulmonary function tests by Junaid Aziz Sheikh, Zahid Ali Khan, Tazeen Khan, Sumaira Chowdhary

“…Lung function tests revealed a statistically significant (P < 0.05) reduction in lung function test parameters among manual workers compared to non-manual group of workers and among smokers compared to non-smokers. …”
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A novel alphanumeric classification system for ankle fractures: clinical applications and evaluation by Cemil Aktan, Ozkan Kose

“…Functional outcomes revealed significant associations with the DAFC classification: patients with complete dislocation (D2) had significantly lower AOFAS and OMAS scores than those without dislocation (D0) (P = 0.011), and those with larger posterior malleolus fractures (P2) had poorer OMAS scores (P = 0.014). No statistically significant differences in AOFAS or OMAS scores were observed across AO/OTA, Weber, or Lauge-Hansen classifications. …”
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A Study Exploring Relationship between Risk Factors and Resilience among Youth by Fenny Leferty Kharpuri, Ramya Bhaskar

“…The “canonical correlation analysis” resulted in four canonical functions and where collectively the full model was statistically significant f (40, 7399) = 7.137, P = 0.000. …”
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Cytokinin B-Mo-based Product Influences the Source-to-sink Dynamics and Nonstructural Carbohydrate Contents in Hydroponic Lettuce Plants by Mayra A. Toro-Herrera, Rosa E. Raudales

“…The treated lettuce reached marketable size 4 days earlier than that of the control treatment. Statistically significant differences were observed in shoot and root dry matter accumulation and foliar length and width at some sampling points. …”
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Effect of Posterior Corneal Surgically Induced Astigmatism on Toric Intraocular Lens Power Calculations by Stewart S, Yeo TK, Moutari S, McNeely RN, Moore JE

“…Postoperative MPCA had a lower proportion of eyes within 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00D of predicted refractive astigmatism than PPCA or preoperative MPCA, although this was not statistically significant.Conclusion: This study demonstrated postoperative changes in posterior corneal astigmatism magnitude and the orientation of the steep meridian. …”
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Pediatric Emergency Department-based Food Insecurity Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Stephanie Ruest, Lana Nguyen, Celeste Corcoran, Susan Duffy

“…We identified statistically significant differences in awareness and use of supplemental food services by FI status, household income, and primary language spoken. …”
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Assessing the effect of empathy-enhancing interventions in health education and training: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials by Nia Roberts, Jeremy Howick, Eyad Issa, Rachel Winter, Robert I Norman

“…Data on sustainability of effect was provided by 11 trials and found a moderate effect size for improved empathy up until 12 weeks (0.69, 95% CI 0.23 to 1.15), and a small but statistically significant effect size for sustainability at 12 weeks and beyond (standardised mean difference 0.34, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.57). …”
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Examining associations between oral cancer mortality and economic development of 13 European countries: an ecological and correlational study by Klára Boruzs, Eszter Barbara Bán, Viktor Dombrádi, Gábor Bányai, Gergő József Szőllősi, Klára Bíró

“…In most cases, both the first and second lags of GDP changes were not statistically significant, indicating that short-term fluctuations in GDP do not directly influence changes in oral cancer mortality rates. …”
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Cochlear Implantation: Predicting Round Window Niche Visibility Using One Measurement in High-Resolution Temporal Bone Computed Tomography by Laila Telmesani, Mona Al-Ramah, Yassin Abdelsamad, Lena Telmesani

“…The mean ABTC was 56.71° ± 3.74°, 61.00°, and 63.86° ± 2.67° for fully visible, partially visible, and invisible RWN, respectively. A statistical significant difference was found (P = .0002) when comparing the ABTC in patients with partially visible/invisible RWN (61.80° ± 2.87°) with the fully visible RWN (56.71° ± 3.74°). …”
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Impact of Online Stress Management Training Program on the Sexual Function of Perimenopausal Women: A Clinical Trial by Leila Neisani Samani, Shima Arjmand, Naeimeh Seyedfatemi, Shima Haghani

“…The mean total FSFI score increased from 22.91 before the intervention to 25.22 at 8 weeks after the intervention (P<0.001). No statistically significant differences were found between 4 and 8 weeks after intervention except for the orgasm domain (P=0.016) and the total score (P=0.015). …”
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Source material for breeding spring barley cultivars with high grain quality by I. Yu. Zaytseva, I. N. Shchennikova, E. M. Lisitsyn

“…Accession k-5983 was characterized by consistently high grain protein content. Statistically significant correlations between chlorophyll content in the flag leaf and grain protein content were found in a set of accessions with environmental plasticity (bi) values lower than 1.0 (r = 0.585…–0.645). …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…There was no statistically significant change in medication adherence based on electronic pill cap monitoring or the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); however, there was a trend towards improved adherence based on MMAS. …”
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Effect of sodium glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2is) on the clinical outcomes of patients with diabetic atrial fibrillation by Selim Aydemir, Sidar Şiyar Aydın, Emrah Aksakal, Onur Altınkaya, Murat Özmen, Oğuzhan Birdal

“…The incidence of CVEs was lower among SGLT-2i recipients, but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.066). SGLT2i usage did not mitigate the risk of MI development (p = 0.317). …”
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Accuracy of 3D Printer Technologies Using Digital Dental Models by Şule Gökmen, Serkan Görgülü, Kübra Gülnur Topsakal, Gökhan Serhat Duran

“…In the mesiodistal dimensional measurement evaluations, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the averages of the main reference and DLP, PolyJet, and SLA measurements for all teeth. …”
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