Effect of floral therapy in mothers of premature newborns: A randomized controlled trial by Tatiana Carneiro de Resende, Karla Oliveira Marcacine, Erika de Sá Vieira Abuchaim, Marcia Barbieri, Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, Ana Cristina Freitas de Vilhena Abrão

“…Mean stress scores were calculated for the control (3.75) and intervention (3.82) groups before intervention and a range was observed for the control (2.75–3.44) and intervention (2.55–3.54) groups after the intervention; the difference between groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). Mean cortisol levels were calculated for the control (3.53) and intervention (3.45) groups before intervention and a range was observed for the control (3.38–2.75) and intervention (2.32–2.86) groups after intervention, showing distinct declines in the groups but without statistical difference (p > 0.05). …”
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Frequency of Lower Lung Field Tuberculosis in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Raihan Kamal Galib, Susanta Kumar Paul, Khujjista Akter, Manzurul Ibrahim Musa, Dip Jyoti Sarker, Shah Ashiqur Rahman Ashiq Choudhury, Shipan Chandra Paul, Rajashish Chakrabortty

“…The prevalence of LLF‐TB and other radiological patterns were statistically significantly correlated with smear positivity (83.3% vs. 20.4%), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) > 50 mm (95.8% vs. 16.1%), and HbA1c > 7 (79.2% vs. 16.1%). …”
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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among family replacement donors and voluntary non-remunerated blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub Saharan Africa by Macoura Gadji, Youssou Bamar Gueye, David Motto, Saliou Diop

“…Comparison of HIV, HCV and syphilis markers seroprevalence showed no statistically significant difference between new voluntary donors and new family replacement donors (p>0.05). …”
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Level of Physical Activity and its Correlation with Mental Health in Community-dwelling Older Individuals: A Cross-sectional Study by Vipra Paragkumar Dalal, Subhash Khatri

“…A positive correlation was found between the level of physical activity and wellbeing status (r-value=0.922, p-value=0.001), which was statistically significant. Conclusion: The present study showed a significant very strong positive correlation between the level of physical activity and the mental health of community-dwelling older individuals. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

“…High (.89-.93) statistically significant Pearson correlations were found between HHDs for all shoulder motions…”
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Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Knee Patients During 3-Month Intervention with Biomechanical and Sensorimotor Foot Orthoses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study by Steven Simon, Andreas Heine, Jonas Dully, Carlo Dindorf, Oliver Ludwig, Michael Fröhlich, Stephan Becker

“…<b>Results:</b> Statistical analysis revealed no statistically significant interaction between ToMs and treatment groups but a significant main effect on Kujala anterior knee pain scores (M_Diff = 10.189; <i>p</i> = 0.014) and 12-week VAS (<i>p</i> = 0.001). …”
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The curvilinear relationship between Framingham Steatosis Index and depression: insights from a nationwide study by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Ning Wang, Jun Wang, Yinuo Qu, Guang Zhao, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis revealed statistically significant interactions between FSI and depression within the educational attainment groups.ConclusionOur study’s discovery is the curvilinear relationship between FSI and depression. …”
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Insights and perceptions: Investigating pregnant women's attitudes, understanding, and factors influencing knowledge regarding medication usage during pregnancy-A cross-sectional s... by Abdullah R Al-Khawlani, Qutaiba A Qasim, Abdulsalam M Halboup, Samar Thiab, Mohammed Zawiah, Fahmi Y Al-Ashwal

“…A P-value of less than .05 was considered statistically significant.<h4>Results</h4>Out of the 1003 pregnant women, 35.4% (n = 355) were aged 21-25 years, 33.9% (n = 340) had primary education, 73.6% (n = 738) lived in urban areas, 12.2% (n = 122) were smokers, 38.3% (n = 384) reported chewing khat, and the majority (90.2%, n = 905) were unemployed. …”
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Pengaruh Lamanya Pemberian Citicoline dalam Memperbaiki Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (Rnfl) dan Lapang Pandangan pada Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (Poag) by Kemala Sayuti, Harmen ., Hondrizal .

“…Length of citicoline administration is influencing of RNFL thickness in OCT examination and improvement of the mean sensitivity of perimetry examination in patients with POAG and statistically significant, each with p = 0.000 and p = 0.001.…”
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The Topographical Effect of Optical Zone Diameter in Orthokeratology Contact Lenses in High Myopes by G. Carracedo, T. M. Espinosa-Vidal, I. Martínez-Alberquilla, L. Batres

“…Contrast sensitivity was decreased in the 5 mm OZ lens design compared with 6 mm OZ design (p-value < 0.05). 5 mm OZ design provoked a greater flattening, more powerful midperipheral ring and 4th-order corneal and total spherical aberration than the 6 mm OZ design, being statistically significant after 7 days, for corneal aberration, and 15 days, for corneal and total, of wearing the lens (p-value < 0.05). …”
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Enhancing oncology patient care: nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceived benefits of early palliative integration - a cross-sectional study by Mohammed F. Hayek, Bahaaeddin M. Hammad, Faeda A. Eqtait, Ahmad Ayed, Basma Salameh, Nizar B. Said, Rasha S. Abu Zaitoun, Shurouq G. Qadous

“…Results Among of 128 nurses, the study revealed a moderate level of knowledge (3.64 ± 0.96), Positive attitude (3.59 ± 1.02) and moderately recognized the perceived benefits of early palliative care (3.57 ± 1.02). A statistically significant difference in nurses’ knowledge, attitudes and perceived benefits of early palliative care based on clinical experience. …”
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To study efficacy of foot temperature monitoring and footprint study in preventing diabetic foot ulcer in type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy by Manjunath Ashok Kolachi, Sudhir Kumar, Albail Singh Yadav, Mandavi Agarwal

“…The results were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: Foot temperature monitoring and footprint analysis are effective tools for predicting DFU development in diabetic neuropathy patients. …”
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Virtual delivery of Go4Life® resources: A pilot study enhancing physical activity in older adults through pre- and post-intervention evaluation by Nazia Naz S. Khan, MD, MS, Syed S. Raza, BS, Nikhil Regmi, MD, Ling Wang, Ph.D

“…Our study showed a statistically significant increase in the frequency of strengthening (mean = 1.23 (SD = 0.44) pre-intervention and mean = 2.08 (SD = 0.95) post-intervention, p = 0.02) and balancing ((mean = 1.31 (SD = 0.48) pre-intervention and mean = 2.31 (SD = 1.11) post-intervention, p = 0.02) exercises post intervention. …”
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Remineralising Effects of L-arginine Fluoride Mouthwash versus Sodium Fluoride Mouthwash: A Protocol of an In-vitro Study by Anjori Ajinkya Raut, Punit Ratnakar Fulzele

“…A p-value of <0.05 will be considered statistically significant.…”
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From strain to strength: a yearlong study on the transformative influence of inner engineering online program on mental well-being by Ashwin Swaminathan, Braiden DeSchryver, Akila Rayapuraju, Julianna Barbaro, Hibiki Orui, Balachundhar Subramaniam, Preeti Upadhyay Reed

“…Two-sided p-values of &lt;0.05 were considered statistically significant.ResultsHundred and eighty-eight participants were enrolled. …”
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Implications of cytokine genes polymorphisms in Jordanian patients with obsessive compulsive disorder by Ahmad M. Khalil, Manal W. Khrais, Khaled M. Al-Qaoud, Mohamad Y. Al Ta’any

“…Results There were no statistically significant differences between the alleles and genotypes in opposite groups. …”
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Newcastle disease virus genotype VII.1.1 identified from backyard chickens with low antibody titer: Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. by Bezina Arega Emeru, Haregawi Tesfaye Desta, Yosef Deneke

“…From the 90 swab samples, 14 (15.5%) were RT-PCR positive. No statistically significant association between risk factors (breed, age, sex) and virus exposure was observed by RT-PCR (P = 0.41, 0.44, 0.67) or ELISA (P = 0.85, 0.19, 0.11). …”
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Association of Pneumatosis Intestinalis With Surgical Outcomes and Mortality: A Matched, Retrospective Cohort Study and Literature Review by Kyle D. Klingbeil, MD, MS, Hila Zelicha, PhD, RD, Yijun Chen, MD, Douglas S. Bell, MD, Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF

“…There was no statistically significant association between PI and mortality with logistic regression conditioned on other risk factors for mortality. …”
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Evaluation of the Short- and Long-Term Effectiveness of Pulsed Radiofrequency and Conventional Radiofrequency Performed for Medial Branch Block in Patients with Lumbar Facet Joint... by Abdurrahman Çetin, Abdulkadir Yektaş

“…Preoperation Visual Analogue Scale values and postoperation 1st, 3rd, and 6th month and 1st and 2nd year Visual Analogue Scale values were compared in Group 1 and Group 2, and there was a statistically significant difference between preoperation Visual Analogue Scale values and postoperation 1st, 3rd, and 6th month and 1st and 2nd year Visual Analogue Scale values in both groups. …”
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The Efficacy of Parenteral Nutrition and Enteral Nutrition Supports in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systemic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Yan Qin, Maoxia Liu, Fengbao Guo, Du Chen, Peng Yang, Xionghui Chen, Feng Xu

“…Although the difference in indirect comparisons between the included regimens was not statistically significant, the results showed that PN seemed to rank behind other regimens, and the difference between them was extremely small. …”
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