Sputum Smear Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnostic Dropout Rate in Public Health Facilities, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Daniel Melese Desalegn, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Boja Dufera Taddese, Tinsae Kidanemariam Hailu, Tariku Takle Dinku, Kassahun Demisse Asferie, Hanna Mekonnen Balcha, Chalachew Sisay Gebeyehu, Girmay Medhin

“…P-Value less than 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Results. Of 41,884 presumptive TB patients registered during the 53 months for laboratory investigation, 5.9% were positive for the first spot sputum smear microscopy. …”
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Kinesiophobia and associated factors among people with musculoskeletal disorders in Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Yazachew Mekonnen, Moges Gashaw, Yohannes Abich, Mihret Dejen Takele, Samuel Teferi Chanie, Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Sisay Deme, Alemu Kassaw Kibret

“…Finally, multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed and variables at p < 0.05 with 95% CI were considered statistically significant contributors to kinesiophobia. Result The overall prevalence of kinesiophobia among MSD patients was 48.3% (95% CI, 43.3–53.3). …”
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Optimization of SiC reinforced Al7039/Cu composites for enhanced thermal conductivity and hardness via response surface methodology by Fetene Teshome Teferi, Kishor Purushottam Kolhe, Assefa Asmare Tsegaw, Samuel Olawale Fatoba

“…Analysis of variance (ANOVA) confirmed that weight fraction variations significantly influenced the measured properties. Statistically significant quadratic models were developed, exhibiting less than 5% variation at a 95% confidence level. …”
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Effects of Lupeol on Intestinal Anastomosis After Experimental Intestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats by Kaya C, Kapisiz A, Eryilmaz S, Karabulut R, Turkyilmaz Z, Inan MA, Aydin GY, Celik MA, Sonmez K

“…TNF-α, IL-6 levels in blood samples and MDA, GSH, caspase-3, miR-29b-3p, miR-34a-5p, miR-495-3p levels in intestinal tissues were measured, and intestinal histopathology was also examined.Results: Lupeol treatment, which was statistically significant in some parameters, demonstrated positive effects by decreasing TNF, IL-6, MDA, caspase-3, histopathological damage levels and increasing GSH and bursting pressure. …”
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Predicting recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder urothelial carcinoma: predictive value of the optimal cut-off value of Ki67 by Rende Peng, Yaoyu Zhang, Mingzhu Jia, Xinping Yi, Xiaoyao Yi, Shadan Li, Jiangchuan Pi, Wenjun Meng

“…Moreover, the 1-year and 3-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) of the high Ki67 group were 56.6% (95%CI 51.2%-62%) and 43.6% (95%CI 37.5%-49.7%) respectively, which were significantly lower than those in low Ki67 group which present as 92.9% (95%CI 89.0%-96.8%) and 88.3% (95%CI 82.4%-94.2%) respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (P&lt;0.001).Conclusions18% is the optimal cut-off value of Ki67 for predicting recurrence of NMIBUC. …”
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PRECIS-2 used as an implementation science tool for global environmental health: A cross-sectional evaluation of the Ecolectivos study protocol to reduce burning of household plast... by Lisa M Thompson, Annalyse Ferguson, Hina Raheel, Amy E Lovvorn, Mayari Hengstermann-Artiga, Maria Renee Lopez, Melinda Higgins, Eri Saikawa, Margaret A Handley

“…Only one domain, eligibility, was statistically significantly different between Ecolectivos investigators and external evaluators, demonstrating that the two groups were broadly consistent in their opinions in eight of the nine study domains. …”
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Towards Meaningful Interpretation of Molecular Data: Insights Gained from HMMD Challenges in <i>Salmonella</i> Detection for Future NGS Integration in Clinical Microbiology by Hyunji Kim, Soo Hyun Seo, Jae-Seok Kim, Kwang Jun Lee, Kyoung Un Park

“…Adjusting the MFI threshold in Version 1.12 reduced false positives from 40.6% to 38.4% but led to one culture-confirmed positive case being missed. Statistically significant MFI differences were observed between culture-positive and culture-negative cases, suggesting that fixed binary cutoffs may not always yield clinically accurate interpretations. …”
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Effects of aerobic exercise on cognitive function and quality of life in patients with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Linlin Yang, Zhichao Yuan, Chenggen Peng

“…For the Minimum Mental State Examination (MMSE) (SMD=0.95, 95% CI 0.58 to 1.32, Z=5.06, p&lt;0.00001), Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive Section (ADAS-cog) (SMD=−0.67, 95% CI −1.15 to –0.2, Z=2.77, p=0.006) and quality of life (SMD=0.36, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.64, Z=2.51, p=0.01), but not statistically significant for depressive symptoms (SMD=−0.25, 95% CI −0.63 to 0.13, Z=1.27, p=0.21). …”
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Using Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Two Program Examples Measuring Health Status in Primary Care: An Observational Study by Allison L. Soprovich, Hilary Short, Al‐Bakir Ali, Krista Brower, Arto Ohinmaa, Jeffrey A. Johnson

“…No baseline characteristics were found to be statistically significant. Conclusion These results inform future programming, to help patient needs.…”
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Analysis of an intergenerational service-learning experience based on physical exercise in a community setting: a mixed-method study by Beatriz Alonso-Cortés Fradejas, Raquel Lafuente-Ureta, Sandra Calvo, Sandra Calvo, Mario Fernández-Gorgojo, Jose Lesmes Poveda-López, Carolina Jiménez-Sánchez, Carolina Jiménez-Sánchez

“…Data collection was based on adherence to the intervention, the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire (BREQ-3), interviews with older adults and feedback questionnaires completed by them and participating students.ResultsSatisfactory adherence was evidenced among older adults, with 65.79% of participants who completed the project and 72% who adhered to the intervention, although there were no statistically significant differences in terms of motivation to exercise taking that adherence into account. …”
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The effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness of induction chemotherapy in the combined treatment of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer by P. V. Golubev, L. V. Bolotina, A. R. Gevorkov, T. I. Deshkina

“…In our study, no statistically significant effect of smoking on the immediate effectiveness of induction chemotherapy in the combined treatment of locally advanced HPV-associated squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx regardless of the induction regimen was found. …”
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Combined with Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy on Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by FAN Jingjing, HUANG Lihua, XU Yiming, LIU Kun, FANG Ping

“…Compared with the control group, ROM, PT and PT/BW in the observation group were significantly higher after treatment for four weeks, the difference was statistically significant (P&lt;0.05).ConclusionMuscle energy technique combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy can effectively relieve the pain and stiffness of knee joint of patients with KOA, and improve the range of motion of knee joint and quadriceps muscle strength, which is worthy of clinical application.…”
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Heterogeneity of DNA Distribution in Diploid Cells: A New Predicitive Discriminant Factor for Solid Tumour Behaviour by Jacques Assailly, Arnaud Desgrippes, Brigitte Loridon‐Rosa, Dominique Piron, Roger Dachez, Daniel Beurton

“…Group R (n=27): diploid DNA histograms of patients with bladder tumour recurrence. No statistically significant discriminant function was found to separate D1 and D2. …”
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Evaluation of hypertension knowledge and its association with medication adherence among hypertensive patients attending primary health centers: a cross-sectional study from easter... by Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi, Abdullah Dhoimi Mureed Alanazi, Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu, Nasser Saleh Alriwely, Mmdoh Mohammad F. Alrais, Alreem Barghash S. Alruwaili, Mona Saleh Alnosairi, Amnah Ibrahim Alsirhani

“…Furthermore, we used binomial logistic regression analysis to find the associated factors of the low hypertension-related knowledge among the patients.ResultsOf the studied patients, only 10.3% demonstrated a high level of knowledge, and the highest knowledge levels were observed in the domains of complications (x¯ = 4.39, standard deviation [SD] = 1.20) and lifestyle (x¯ = 3.13, SD = 0.69), while knowledge about drug compliance (x¯ = 0.62, SD = 0.98) was the lowest. A statistically significant positive correlation was observed between knowledge and adherence regarding hypertension (rho = 0.268, p = 0.001) among study participants. …”
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Serum calcium and its relationship with immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels in prepartum buffaloes from the Venezuelan humid tropics by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Anacelmira Urbina Andueza, Janeth Caamaño Carrero

“…In contrast, IgG in young females was higher (761.33±21.81 mg/dL) concerning adult buffaloes (735. 83±17.39 mg/dL) with no statistically significant differences (p>0.05) between groups for both variables; however, the correlation test indicated that, in first calving buffaloes, the circulating Ca2+ level is negatively associated (r=-0.56) with IgG concentration, a physiological response that was statistically different (p<0.05) concerning multiparous buffaloes (r=0.83). …”
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Effectiveness of eHealth literacy interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies by Chiara Barbati, Elvira Maranesi, Cinzia Giammarchi, Matteo Lenge, Manila Bonciani, Elisa Barbi, Giacomo Pietro Vigezzi, Mauro Dragoni, Tania Bailoni, Anna Odone, Roberta Bevilacqua

“…In the analysis between the intervention and control groups, we found a statistically significant difference in eHL improvement in favour of the intervention group, with mean eHEALS scores 3.62 points (95% CI = 1.63–5.60, N = 1258) higher in the intervention group than in the control groups. …”
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Prognostic evaluation of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with P-CRP and its nomogram by Junyun Wu, Zhixuan Deng, Xu Lei, Zhiyao Xu, Chenxi Tan, Yunqiao Tang, Xi Sheng, Ning Yang

“…Then, the Nomogram was used to visualize the results of the multivariate analysis that were statistically significant and related to the RFS of NMIBC patients. …”
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The serum hepcidin and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio in NAFLD: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jingmin Song, Heqing Wang, Xiaolian Gao, Fen Yang, Xinhong Zhu, Guiyuan Qiao, Ting Gan, Junxiu Tao

“…The findings revealed a statistically significant difference in both hepcidin levels (SMD = 1.03, 95% CI: 0.49 to 1.56, p < 0.001) and the hepcidin/ferritin ratio (SMD = -1.13, 95% CI: -1.79 to -0.46, p < 0.001) between NAFLD and controls. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Markers for Predicting Overall Survival in Patients with Osteosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xiaotong Song, Hao Zhang, Fanxing Yin, Panpan Guo, Xiaocheng Yang, Jinzhu Liu, Yanshuo Han, Zhaozhou Ren

“…However, the correlation between LMR or PLR and the prognosis of osteosarcoma is not statistically significant (HR=0.60, 95% CI: 0.30-1.18, P=0.138; HR=1.13, 95% CI: 0.85-1.49, P=0.405, respectively). …”
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Virtual Reality Simulation for Undergraduate Nursing Students for Care of Patients With Infectious Diseases: Mixed Methods Study by Wen Chang, Chun-Chih Lin, Julia Crilly, Hui-Ling Lee, Li-Chin Chen, Chin-Yen Han

“…Additionally, the VRS group demonstrated a statistically significant higher regression coefficient for learning confidence compared with the control group (β=.29; P=.03). …”
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