Effect of bleaching and repolishing on whiteness change and staining susceptibility of resin-based materials by Sultan Aktuğ Karademir, Samet Atasoy, Beyza Yılmaz

“…However, the difference between the treatment groups was statistically significant in NS and CS (p < 0.05). The highest ∆E1 was obtained in the in-office group of CT (7.36 ± 4.82). …”
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Refreshing medical students’ intravenous-cannulation skills: a blinded observer three-arm randomised comparison of mental imagery, part-task trainer simulation and written instruct... by Robert Greif, Joana Berger-Estilita, Rafael Blülle, Daniel Stricker, Mathias Balmer, Christoph Berendonk

“…Multiple linear regression showed a small but statistically significant effect of students’ previous intravenous cannulation experience on OSCE performance. …”
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Combination of age-adjusted d-dimer, platelet distribution width and other factors predict preoperative deep venous thrombosis in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture by Yunsong Li, Pengkai Cao, Tianyi Zhu, Yaqi Wang, Fengkai Wang, Liang Li, Xiangdong Liu, Yanrong Zhang

“…In the univariate analysis, five variables were found to be statistically significant, including alcohol consumption (P = 0.017), history of renal disease (P < 0.001), elevated D-dimer level (both traditional and age-adjusted cut-off used) (P = 0.007 or < 0.003), increased platelet distribution width (PDW) (P < 0.001) and reduced albumin in continuous or categorical variable (P = 0.027, P = 0.002). …”
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Effect of EOG Signal Filtering on the Removal of Ocular Artifacts and EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interface: A Comprehensive Study by Malik M. Naeem Mannan, M. Ahmad Kamran, Shinil Kang, Myung Yung Jeong

“…The motor-imagery-based BCI achieved statistically significant high-classification accuracies when artifacts from EEG were removed by using 7 Hz low-pass filtering as compared to all other filterings of EOG signals. …”
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Impact of Oseltamivir and Diabetes Development by Bor-Show Tzang, Chih-Chen Tzang, Pei-Hua Chuang, I-Ying Kuo, Yu-Chun Pan, Pei-Hsun Wu, Tsai-Ching Hsu

“…<b>Results</b>: Cox proportional hazards regression and multivariate analyses revealed a statistically significant association between oseltamivir use and overall diabetes risk (HR = 1.027, <i>p</i> = 0.0186). …”
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Multiple Sessions of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Improve Periodontal Outcomes in Patients with Down Syndrome: A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial by Rafael Ferreira, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…The aPDT group showed a statistically significant reduction in CAL at 3 months (aPDT = 4.58 mm vs. …”
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Clinical efficacy and learning curve of percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for symptomatic cervical spondylotic radiculopathy by Xiao Sun, Lijuan Zhan, Zhongxin Tang, Mingkui Shen, Haijun Ma, Jun Tan

“…Results There was no statistically significant difference in baseline data between the two groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Cancer incidence and the influence of immunosuppressive agents in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a retrospective cohort study by Soo-Kyung Cho, Jung-Yong Han, Yena Jeon, Seung-Hun You, Sun-Young Jung, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…Approximately half (50.8%) of SLE patients with cancer were diagnosed at the localized Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) stage. No statistically significant association was found between immunosuppressive agents and cancer development (Odds Ratio 1.03, 95% CI 0.80–1.34). …”
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Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Standard Precaution against Blood Borne Pathogens among Doctors and Nurses at Adult Emergency Room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yohanis Asmr, Lemlem Beza, Hywot Engida, Tariku Bekelcho, Netsanet Tsegaye, Yibeltal Aschale

“…P values <0.05 were taken as statistically significant. Result. The mean knowledge score of standard precaution measures was 10.3 out of 14 knowledge items. …”
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Anemia Prevalence and Risk Factors in Two of Ethiopia’s Most Anemic Regions among Women: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gebru Gebremeskel Gebrerufael, Bsrat Tesfay Hagos

“…A p value of 0.05 or below was used to define crucial and statistically significant predictor variables. Results. The overall prevalence rate of anemia was 56.8% (95% CI (54.8%–58.7%)). …”
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Management considerations in grease versus non-grease scald burns in adults: A retrospective cohort study at a tertiary burn care facility by William Rice, Hemasree Yeluru, Miles Reese, Ricardo Rendel, Alexa Soult, Jessica Burgess

“…Results: Of 165 patients with scald burns, 41 out of 91 (45.1 %) with grease burns and 43 out of 74 (58.1 %) with non-grease burns were admitted. No statistically significant difference in length of hospital stay existed between admitted grease and non-grease burns (p = 0.45). …”
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Prognostic stratification of patients with AJCC 2018 pN1 disease in stage III oral squamous cell carcinoma by Ming-Hsien Tsai, Hui-Ching Chuang, Yu-Tsai Lin, Tai-Lin Huang, Fu-Min Fang, Hui Lu, Chih-Yen Chien

“…Pathological T classification was the only statistically significant prognosticator according to univariate analysis. …”
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Comparison of the safety of remimazolam and propofol during general anesthesia in elderly patients: systematic review and meta-analysis by Xianchun Liu, Longyi Zhang, Li Zhao, Xuelei Zhou, Wei Mao, Linlin Chen, Hongyu Zhu, Ying Xie, Linji Li

“…The remimazolam group had a higher heart rate (HR) after induction compared to the propofol group (WMD = 7.89, 95% CI: [−2.39, 18.17], Z = 1.5, p = 0.13 &gt; 0.05), but this result was not statistically significant. Among other secondary outcomes, the remimazolam group had lower incidences of injection site pain, nausea and vomiting, and hypoxemia compared to the propofol group, and also had a shorter extubation time.ConclusionIn this meta-analysis, compared to propofol, remimazolam reduced the incidence of hypotension, bradycardia, and injection site pain during general anesthesia in elderly patients. …”
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Effect Analysis on Suspension Exercise Training Combined with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Post-stroke Pusher Syndrome by Chuan HU, Xiao YANG, Ying GU, Min LIU, Xin WANG

“…After 4 weeks of treatment, the four indexes of the two groups were significantly improved compared with those before treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001); Except MBI, the scores of TCT and BBS in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group respectively, and the SCP score was significantly lower than that in the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001); After 8 weeks of treatment, the indexes of the treatment group were significantly improved compared with those before treatment and the control group, the difference was statistically significant respectively (<italic>P</italic>&lt; 0.001).Conclusion:The combination of suspension exercise training and rTMS can effectively strengthen the core stability of the trunk, correct the tilt state, and increase the balance function and improve the ability of daily life of patients with pusher syndrome. …”
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Suboptimal Blood Pressure Control, Associated Factors, and Choice of Antihypertensive Drugs among Type 2 Diabetic Patients at KCMC, Tanzania by Gabriel W. Mbwete, Kajiru G. Kilonzo, Elichilia R. Shao, Nyasatu G. Chamba

“…Chi-square analysis was done to identify the independent predictors of BP control, and a p value of <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results. The data of 161 participants was analysed; the mean age was 63.9±20.2 years, with the majority being females (67.1%). …”
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A Prospective Observational Study to Establish a Correlation Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss by Anshu Chopra, Madhurima Bannerjee, Sanjoy Ghosh

“…Our study suggests a definite relation between tinnitus and hearing loss though there is no statistically significant correlation found between tinnitus loudness and highest hearing loss in the same ear. …”
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Cinnamic Acid Compounds (<i>p</i>-Coumaric, Ferulic, and <i>p</i>-Methoxycinnamic Acid) as Effective Antibacterial Agents Against Colistin-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> by Alaaddin Korkut, Serap Özkaya Gül, Esra Aydemir, Hakan Er, Elif Odabaş Köse

“…According to the WST assay, the compounds did not show any statistically significant cytotoxic effect on the cells (<i>p</i> > 0.05). …”
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Descriptive Strength and Range of Motion in Youth Baseball Players by Ross M Nakaji, Todd S Ellenbecker, Kevin M McClenahan, Lianna M Roberts, Chase Perez, Scott B Dickenson

“…No significant difference in average total arc of PROM (ER+IR=Total Arc) on the D side compared to the ND side (136.7 ± 12.7 deg vs. 134.3 ± 12.3 deg). There were statistically significant differences between ER ROM (102.2 ± 7.7 deg vs. 96.8 ± 7.4 deg) and IR ROM (34.4 ± 9.0 deg vs. 37.5 ± 9.5 deg) between D versus ND arms (p= .000, .006 respectively). …”
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Future climate change impacts on common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) phenology and yield with crop management options in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Adem Mohammed, Estifanos Feleke

“…The impact analysis showed that both days to flowering and days to maturity may decrease in 2030s and 2050s at both sites and under both RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios as compared to the simulated values for the baseline period (1981–2010) but the decrease is not statistically significant. On the other hand, grain yield may significantly increase by 11% in 2030s under RCP8.5 scenario and by 9.2% and 21.1% in 2050s under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 climate scenarios respectively. …”
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Chemical, biological and nerve gas attacks: need for education among healthcare personnel and medical students; a Swedish regional cross-sectional web-survey by Albert Gyllencreutz Castellheim, Gustav Persson, Juuso Kuikka, Karol Babinski, Yohan Robinson, Fabian Taube

“…The were no statistically significant differences across the sections among the study groups. …”
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