Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Limi O. Matondo, Edward Kija, Karim P. Manji

“…Children with SCA had a higher proportion of impaired IQ (85.4%) as compared to children without SCA (72.5%), and the difference was statistically significant, p=0.009. Factors associated with neurocognitive impairment were age above 13 years, BMI, and absenteeism from school. …”
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The effect of absorbable collagen suture for oral implant repair on wound healing and inflammation factors of gingival crevicular fluid by Jingjing Feng, Qiaolong Yu, Xiaoqing Liu

“…Before surgery, there were no statistically significant differences in the levels of TNF-a, IL-6, and IL-8 in gingival crevicular fluid between the absorbable and conventional groups (P>0.05). …”
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Effectiveness of chain of survival for out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) in resource limited countries: A systematic review by Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Zafar Fatmi, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Ahmed Raheem, Junaid Abdul Razzak

“…While upper-middle-income countries showed slightly higher ROSC rates, differences were not statistically significant. Risk of bias was moderate to high due to selection bias, inadequate confounding control, and inconsistent reporting. …”
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Association between Corrected QT Interval, QT Dispersion and Clinico-biochemical Severity of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children Aged 1-12 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study by Hamritha Ashokkumar, A Suriya, Shreenivas RachakondaPoovazhagi, Shreenivas Rachakonda, Shreenivas Rachakonda

“…A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Significant correlations were found between prolonged QTc intervals and severe acidosis, with affected patients exhibiting lower bicarbonate levels and higher anion gaps and blood ketone levels. …”
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Attitudes of polish medical students toward organ donation by Marzena Mikla, Anna Maria Cybulska, Antonio Rios, Mariusz Panczyk, Kamila Rachubińska, Artur Kotwas, Beata Karakiewicz, Elżbieta Grochans, Daria Schneider-Matyka

“…It was found that having family conversations about donating one’s organs for transplantation was statistically significantly related to being a blood donor (p = 0.002), fear of desecration/disfigurement of the body after death in case of organ donation (p = 0. 000), a belief that it may be necessary to become an organ recipient in the future (p = 0.000), and knowledge of loved ones’ opinions about ODT (father p = 0.000, mother p = 0.000), partner (p = 0.000).Conclusion1. …”
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Pharmacogenetics: Influence of CYP2C9*2 and *3 alleles polymorphisms on Iraqi type 2 diabetic patients by Ghada S. Rasool, Asmaa A. Hussien, Suhad R. Al-Tayie, Salwa J. Al-Awadi, Hussein OM Al-Dahmoshi

“…The results exposed that 75 patients carried the wild (CYP2C9*1/*1) genotype, 25 were heterozygote allele (CYP2C9*1/*2) for CYP2C9*2 gene, 4 were homozygous for the variant CYP2C9*2 allele (CYP2C9*2/*2), and 9 were heterozygous for the variant CYP2C9*3 allele (CYP2C9*1/*3). Statistically significant difference was found in mean HbA1c between the mutant and wild alleles group (P = 0.044). …”
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Determination of Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness and Safe Zone for Palatal Soft Tissue Harvest Using CBCT: A Retrospective Study by Hanan Aldhanhani, Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Sesha Reddy, Jovita D’souza, Hossam Abdelmagyd

“…For all teeth, the association was statistically significant (p<0.001). For the canine and first premolar, cases with deep angles had significantly higher mean values than those with moderate angles (p<0.001). …”
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Comparison of an AI-based mobile pupillometry system and NPi-200 for pupillary light reflex and correlation with glaucoma-related markers by Damian Jaworski, Damian Jaworski, Karolina Suwała, Karolina Suwała, Bartlomiej J Kaluzny, Jakub J. Kaluzny, Jakub J. Kaluzny

“…In Experiment 2, although no statistically significant differences in light-corrected PLR parameters were found between groups, glaucoma patients had a marginally higher constricted pupil size (p = 0.1632). …”
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The effects of circuit hydraulic weight interval training on body composition and progression of resistance in recreationally exercising pre- and postmenopausal women: an 18-week q... by Małgorzata Socha, Paulina Ćwieląg, Waldemar Andrzejewski

“…Each participant from the CHWIT group took part in a total of 54 training sessions, developed for the Mrs.Sporty network, under the constant supervision of a qualified trainer.ResultsAfter 18 weeks of training in both intervention groups, ANCOVA demonstrated statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05) decreased body fat (%), reduced thigh and arm circumference, and increased muscle component (kg) as the main part of fat-free body mass. …”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Method Using Vocal Biomarkers for Identifying Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Cross-Sectional Study by Taehwan Kim, Jung-Yeon Choi, Myung Jin Ko, Kwang-il Kim

“…Furthermore, while the combined DemoSpeechAI model showed slightly improved performance over the SpeechAI model, the difference was not statistically significant. These results suggest that speech-based AI models offer a noninvasive, scalable method for frailty detection, potentially streamlining assessments in clinical and community settings.…”
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Portal Hypertensive Polyps as Gastroscopic Finding in Liver Cirrhosis by Firdevs Topal, Sabiye Akbulut, Cengiz Karahanlı, Süleyman Günay, Elif Sarıtaş Yüksel, Fatih Esad Topal

“…When the patient and control groups were compared as to Helicobacter pylori presence, the results showed that it was slightly higher in the dyspepsia group but the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion. Portal hypertension-associated polypoid lesions are common in advanced liver cirrhosis cases. …”
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Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Berhanie Getnet, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Zewudu Andualem, Habtamu Kerebih, Asmamaw Atnafu, Bizuneh Tesfaye, Demeke Demilew

“…Unmarried marital status; educational status with specialty, subspecialty and PhD holders; and anaesthesia professional were also statistically significant with stress.Conclusion and recommendation The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic among the Gondar University healthcare professionals was high. …”
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Using Passive BCI for Personalization of Assistive Wearable Devices: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Asghar Mahmoudi, Morteza Khosrotabar, Klaus Gramann, Stephan Rinderknecht, Maziar A. Sharbafi

“…EEG spectral bands from several brain regions were compared between the conditions with the lowest and highest exoskeleton forces to identify statistically significant changes. A Naive Bayes classifier was trained on these spectral features to distinguish between the two conditions. …”
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Cerebral blood flow change with fluid resuscitation in acute ischemic stroke by Joseph Miller, John Aidan Moloney, Noah Elagamy, Jacob Tuttle, Sam Tirgari, Sean Calo, Richard Thompson, Bashar Nahab, Christopher Lewandowski, Phillip Levy

“…The mean change in MFV was not statistically significant (+0.3 cm/s, 95% CI-3.7–4.3 cm/s). …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Quchi (LI 11) -Yanglingquan (GB 34) in Rats with Spasticity of Cerebral Apoplexy by Bin GUO, Penghan WANG, Linxing HUANG, Zhiqiang XIE, Lina XIE, Weiai LIU, Lizhen YI, Xin LIU, Zenghui YUE

“…Compared with the model group, the neurological scores and Ashworth assessment of muscle tension in the electroacupuncture group were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) The number of synapses in the model group was significantly reduced and the anterior and posterior membranes and gaps were blurred. …”
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The Accuracy of the NSQIP Universal Surgical Risk Calculator Compared to Operation-Specific Calculators by Mark E. Cohen, PhD, Yaoming Liu, PhD, Bruce L. Hall, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS

“…The N-RC was found to have greater AUROC (P = 0.002) and greater AUPRC (P < 0.001) compared to the OS-RC. No other statistically significant differences in accuracy, across the 3 risk calculator types, were found. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients with Implantable Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitors: A Single Centre Irish Experience by Niall Leahy, Cillian O’Brien, Sara Essa Alsubai, Eileen Coen, Darragh Murphy, Faisal Sharif

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Data from this single-centre cohort study have shown that the insertion of the Cordella™ PA Sensor System in symptomatic HF patients was safe and resulted in statistically significant improvements in HF hospitalisations and NYHA class.…”
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Geospatial distribution of Hepatitis E seroprevalence in Nepal, 2021. by Chulwoo Rhee, Amy Dighe, Nishan Katuwal, Haeun Cho, Ramzi Mraidi, Dipesh Tamrakar, Jacqueline KyungAh Lim, Nimesh Poudyal, Il-Yeon Park, Deok Ryun Kim, Ritu Amatya, Rajeev Shrestha, Andrew S Azman, Julia Lynch

“…While there was no significant difference between urban and rural populations, the predicted seroprevalence was highest in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, reaching seroprevalence of 50% in some selected area. No statistically significant differences were found for wealth quintile, water source, and toilet facility.…”
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Prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children from rural areas of the Delta region: a single-centre cross-sectional study by Magdy Zedan, Nashwa K. Abousamra, Engy Osman, Asmaa S. Gebril

“…There was a statistically significant difference between typical and atypical CAP groups regarding age and sex. …”
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Related studies on measuring the normal values of optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy Chinese adults based on CT scans by Lei Han, Ning Su, Chao Wu, Jiamin Yang, Xiaolin Liu

“…The comparison of parameters between different genders showed that the values of all parameters in males were greater than those in females, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.001). In addition, we further measured the ONSD/ETD values, which averaged 0.24 (0.23–0.24) at 3 mm and 0.19 (0.19–0.20) at 10 mm. …”
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