Measuring Activated Clotting Time during Cardiac Catheterization and PCI: The Effect of the Sampling Site by J. C Heemelaar, T. Berkhout, A. A. C. M. Heestermans, J. C. Zant, A. M. J. de Vos, N. J. W. Verouden, M. T. Dirksen, J. van Ramshorst

“…The present study shows statistical significance and possibly clinically relevant variations between ACT measurements from different sample sites. …”
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Rectal mucosal inflammation, microbiome, and wound healing in men who have sex with men who engage in receptive anal intercourse by Vanessa E. Van Doren, Cassie G. Ackerley, Robert A. Arthur, Phillip M. Murray, S. Abigail Smith, Yi-Juan Hu, Colleen F. Kelley

“…Wound healing was numerically faster in MSM-RAI but did not meet statistical significance (p = 0.09). Different cytokine injury response patterns were observed between MSM-RAI and controls; however, IL-6 and IP-10 were important mediators in both groups. …”
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Distinguishing benign and malignant myxoid soft tissue tumors: Performance of radiomics vs. radiologists. by Joshua M Lawrenz, Can Cui, Samuel R Johnson, Katherine S Hajdu, Stephen W Chenard, Akhil Rekulapelli, Cullen P Moran, John J Block, Nicholson S Chadwick, Joanna L Shechtel, Brian Bingham, Leo Y Luo, Jennifer L Halpern, Herbert S Schwartz, Ginger E Holt, David S Smith, Benoit Dawant, Hakmook Kang

“…When radiologists disagreed, the consensus diagnosis classified 50% of tumors (7/14) correctly compared to 86% (12/14) by the ML model, though this did not reach statistical significance. Radiologists had a cumulative accuracy of 91% (30/33) when they rated their confidence 'consistent with' compared to 61% (31/51) when they rated their confidence 'equivocal/probably' (P = 0.006). …”
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Application of failure model and effect analysis in nursing care for patients who have undergone endoscopic sub-mucosal dissection by Ying Liu, Kun-Kun Li, Lu Li, Ning Chang, Xiang-Ling Lun, Zhi-Hua Guan

“…Results After implementing the improvement measures, there was a significant decrease in RPNs in the observation group when compared with the control group. A statistical significance was observed in context of medication and item preparation (P < 0.001), specimen collection (P < 0.001), equipment/instrument/accessory preparation (P < 0.001), and nursing coordination (P < 0.001). …”
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Comparative indicators of morphology and seed productivity in rare <i>Iris</i> L. spp. within their natural habitats and under cultivation in the Southern Urals by A. V. Kryukova, A. N. Mustafina, L. M. Abramova

“…Individual parameters were compared for 25 medium-age plants from each cenopopulation in their mass-flowering and fruiting phase according to 11 biometric parameters using conventional methods. Statistical significance of the differences was assessed using Student’s t-test.Results. …”
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Community-Based Health Insurance Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Rural Households in Akaki District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021 by Amenti Teka Geferso, Sisay Begashaw Sharo

“…A P value <0.05 with 95% CI was used as a cut-off point to declare the level of statistical significance. Results. The magnitude of community-based health insurance (CBHI) utilization was 398 (66.3%) (95% CI: 0.63, 0.70). …”
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Nonlinear association between depressive symptoms and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance: a cross-sectional analysis in the American population by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Yinuo Qu, Jun Wang, Xin Zhang

“…However, after the inflection point, a negative correlation was observed, though it did not reach statistical significance.ConclusionWe found a curve-like relationship between depressive symptom and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.…”
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Evaluation of the effect of 48 weeks of BIC/F/TAF and DRV/c/F/TAF on platelet function in the context of rapid ART start by Akif A. Khawaja, Gary Whitlock, Sarah Fidler, Alfredo Soler-Carracedo, Merle Henderson, Graham P. Taylor, Marta Boffito, Michael Emerson

“…Platelet activation was assessed by real-time flow cytometry to examine integrin activation and granule release and platelet aggregation was evaluated by light transmission aggregometry. Statistical significance was determined by 2-way ANOVA with a Šidák’s multiple comparisons post-test. …”
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Evaluation of root development of mandibular first molar of children (6-12) years old visiting P.O.P. department College of Dentistry/ Hawler Medical University. by Yara Ismail Ameen, Manal Muhammed Taher, Mahmood Fawzi Abduljabar

“…The T-test, either paired or unpaired, with a p-value of 0.05 serving as the threshold for statistical significance. Results: The findings showed that there were a total of 250 OPGs, with 130 belonging to females and 120 belonging to boys. …”
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Factors influencing health-related quality of life in children with asthma: insights from Addis Ababa public hospitals by Tsehaynew Kasse, Selemaye Zenebe, Yalemzer Agegnehu, Arega Abebe Lonsako

“…Logistic regression was employed to identify factors influencing health-related quality of life Statistical significance was set at p &lt; 0.05 with a 95% confidence interval.ResultsThe study found that 46% [95% CI: 37.6–54.4%] of the study participants had a poor quality of life. …”
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Anemia and Associated Factors among Public Elementary School Children in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Ararso Hordofa Guye, Kasim Hansa, Kasahun Ketema, Meseret Moroda, Dame Banti Shambi

“…Adjusted odds ratios along with their 95% confidence interval were used, and a p value of ≤0.05 was used for declaring statistical significance. Results. A total of 435 students with a mean age and standard deviation of 10.77 ± 2.21 years participated in the study. …”
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Advances and Pitfalls of Specialized Pain Care through Public and Private Health Care Providers in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: A Physician’s Survey by Javier Medel, Ancor Serrano, Carme Batet, Lluis Lorente, Susana Bella, Marta Ferrandiz, María-del-Mar Monerris, Sergi Boada, Jesus Villoria, Maria-Victoria Ribera, Antonio Montes, Sebastian Videla

“…In turn, private practices were slightly less staffed and equipped, albeit the differences did not reach statistical significance. Respondents made a median of 530 regular and 30 emergency visits per year, of which 190 involved interventional procedures. …”
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Delta-opioid receptor signaling alleviates neuropathology and cognitive impairment in the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by regulating microglia homeostasis and inhibiting HMGB... by Yuan Xu, Naiyuan Shao, Feng Zhi, Ronghua Chen, Yilin Yang, Jiahui Li, Ying Xia, Ya Peng

“…Unpaired t-test and one/two way analysis for variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze statistical significance of the data. Results We show a distinct role of DOR and its major difference with MOR in AD injury in an APP/PS1 mouse model. …”
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Domestic water consumptions and associated factors in rural household of Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia; A cross sectional study by Bushra Yusuf Ahmed, Sina Temesgen Tolera, Liku Muche Temesgen, Abraham Geremew

“…Descriptive analysis was used to determine average total and per capita water consumption, while a multiple linear regression model allowed for the identification of associated factors and the prediction of water consumption with statistical significance.ResultDaily water consumption was found to be 103.3 L/hh/d and 17.6 L/c/d. …”
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Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Production in Patients with Colorectal Cancer In Vitro by J. J. R. Richardson, C. Hendrickse, F. Gao-Smith, D. R. Thickett

“…An increase in NETs production was also observed in patients who died, but this did not reach statistical significance. Cancer location and tumour stage did not appear to affect preoperative NETs production. …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypokalemia in Pregnancy-Related Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Population Study by Chien-Wen Yang, Si Li, Yishan Dong

“…We used a p value <0.05 as the cutoff for statistical significance. Result. Among 12,431,909 pregnancy-related discharges, females of younger age (mean age 27.0 ± 6.2 vs. 28.1 ± 6.0, p<0.001), of African American race, using government-paid insurance, with an income level in the first quartile, and of a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score (≥1) were found to have a higher likelihood of hypokalemia during pregnancy (p<0.001). …”
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Progress towards 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 strategy implementations and HIV positivity trends in the City of Johannesburg by J C Y Nyasulu, I Maposa

“…A time trend analysis for aggregated data was performed on all the measured indicators to determine whether the decrease or increase was statistically significant. P<0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance. …”
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Prevalence of Obstetric Danger Signs during Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Mothers in Shashemene Rural District, South Ethiopia by Nega Terefe, Aderajew Nigussie, Afework Tadele

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed to assess the association between independent variables with the outcome variable. Statistical significance was declared at p<0.05. Result. One hundred sixty-three (41.3%) of women had a history of obstetric danger signs during pregnancy. …”
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Tarred with the same brush: An initial inquiry into courtesy stigma and problem gambling by Matthew D. Sanscartier, Jason D. Edgerton, Derek Chadee, Lance W. Roberts

“…Comparative t-tests and multiple regression (ordinary least squares) were used to identify relative intensity and what impacts courtesy stigma of problem gambling, respectively. Statistical significance was set up at P < 0.05. Results: Problem gambling by a family member elicits more shame/embarrassment (M = 1.75) than using a wheelchair (M = 1.15) and having a mental illness (M = 1.22), but less shame than having a drug problem (M = 2.12) and on par with having an alcohol problem (M = 1.79, ns). …”
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Radioprotective Effects of Vitis vinifera L. Seed against Radiation-Induced Short-Term Memory Loss in Young Adult Wistar Rats by Ayomide Abe, Fatai Balogun, Olugbenga Ayannuga

“…Short-term memory and anxiety levels were assessed at weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 post-irradiation, followed by routine histological analysis. Statistical significance between the groups was evaluated using a T-test and one-way analysis of variance. …”
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