Predictive Validity and Reliability of Frenchay Activities Index by Li TONG, Shanjia CHEN, Guanli XIE, Cai JIANG, Jing TAO, Lidian CHEN

“…Ninety-four subjects were randomly selected within one week and retested by the same assessor.Results:The internal consistency of the Chinese version of the FAI scale was Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.937.The test-retest reliability showed that the intra-group correlation coefficient(ICC)was 0.810(95%<italic>CI</italic>:0.672 to 0.952).In terms of project discrimination, the differences between the high and low group scores of each project were statistically significant(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01), and the discrimination of each item in the scale was generally good;the correlation analysis of the entries, dimensions and total scores of the Chinese version of the FAI scale found that the correlation coefficient between the items in the Chinese version of FAI and the total score was in the range of 0.535-0.832(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01), and the correlation coefficient of the three dimensions and total scores of household activities, leisure activities and outing activities were 0.867, 0.913, 0.948 respectively(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).The exploratory factor analysis(EFA)was used to test the structural validity of the Chinese version of the FAI scale to a KMO statistic of 0.924 and the Bartlett spherical χ²test to 4535.558(<italic>df</italic>=105, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).Using the principal component analysis method to extract the common factors from the scale, there were three common factors with eigenvalue≥1, the eigenvalue of common factor 1 was 4.776, the contribution rate of variance was 31.842%, and the eigenvalue of common factor 2 was 3.437.The contribution rate of variance was 22.914%, the eigenvalue of common factor 3 was 2.436, the contribution rate of variance was 16.238%, and the cumulative contribution of the three common factors to the total variance was 70.994%.The validity-related validity test showed that the FAI total score was positively correlated with the MBI total score, the correlation was general(<italic>r</italic>=0.322, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01), and the three dimensions of FAI(home activities, leisure activities, outing activities)was correlated with the MBI total score, the correlation was general(<italic>r</italic>=0.320, <italic>r</italic>=0.267, <italic>r</italic>=0.319, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).Conclusion:The Chinese version of the Frenchay activities index has good reliability and validity in patients with recovery from stroke hospitalization.…”
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DEVELOPING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE MILITARY SAILORS by Ruslan Shevchenko, Oleh Cherniavskyi, Vasyl Shemchuk, Olena Zlobina, Natalia Benkovska, Nataliia Terentieva, Андрій Гуралюк

“…According to the method of calculating the level of information technology competence proposed in the study, it increased by 9.98%, which is a statistically significant result. …”
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Prognostic significance of p27 in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis by Jing Zou, Dong Wang, Gaoping Yin, Kexiang Lu, Kaibin Chang, He Li

“…BackgroundIn the past, numerous investigations have delved into the influence of p27 (p27kip) on the prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC), yielding conclusions that are not universally statistically significant, thus rendering the discourse rather contentious.MethodsWe collected available articles published before August 2024 and extracted data to analyze the association between the expression of p27 and the prognosis and clinicopathological features of CRC. …”
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Resistance exercise training improves disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in humans: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xian Guo, Yanbing Zhou, Xinxin Li, Jinhao Mu

“…RET demonstrated a statistically significant preventive effect on the reduction of MVC in both quadriceps (n = 4, MD = 338.59, 95% CI = 247.49, 429.69, p < 0.001) and calf muscles (n = 3, MD = 478.59, 95% CI = 160.42, 796.77, p < 0.01). …”
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Comparison of Ultrasound Energy Delivered to the Anterior Segment Across Different Phacoemulsification Surgical Platforms by Nelson TK, Ricks RG, Cardenas IA, Whitaker T, Jensen JL, Olson RJ, Pettey JH

“…We did this study to find out if there are energy differences.To do this research, our lab used calorimetry, which is a way of measuring energy transfer, to compare three different surgical platforms at the same settings. We found a statistically significant difference in amount of energy between these surgical platforms.These results are important because they may help surgeons to understand that the amount of energy delivered during cataract surgery will be different depending on which surgical platform they are using and help to prevent adverse outcomes caused by delivering too much energy to the eye.Keywords: calorimetry, cataract, surgery, complications…”
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Factors associated with thermal injury of abdominal skin in focused ultrasound ablation of uterine fibroids by Tang Chendian, Huang Guohua, Zhibiao Wang, Liu Fang, Shuang Luo, Xiaofang Liu, Qiuling Shi

“…Group B: with changed T2WI signal in the abdominal wall, Group C: mild skin injury, Group D: severe skin injury), comparison of each with every other showed that the abdominal wall in Groups A and D was thinner than Groups B and C, with statistically significant differences (PAB<0.05, PAC<0.01, PDC<0.05, PDB<0.05); Group A was slightly thicker than D, however, without statistical difference. …”
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Skeletal Status, Body Composition, and Glycaemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Elzbieta Wierzbicka, Anna Swiercz, Pawel Pludowski, Maciej Jaworski, Mieczyslaw Szalecki

“…. −0.07; p=0.021). A statistically significant negative correlation between 1-year HbA1c levels and Z-scores of TBBMD, TBBMC, and LBM was also observed. …”
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OBSERVATION OF THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERN OF FETAL CEREBRAL SULCI BETWEEN 18 TO 32 WEEKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE BY USING ULTRASONOGRAPHY - A CORRELATIONAL STUDY BETWEEN TWO MATER... by Sujith Kumar Reddy Madithati, Sai Shankar Mankuzhy Gopalakrishnan, Santosh Chandrasekhar, Jenikar Paulraj, Archana Bala, Geeta Shankar

“…The mean Period of Gestation (weeks) of the appearance of Dot, V and Y patterns of each fissure and sulci between the mother of below and above 35 years were not statistically significant. Conclusion. Parietooccipital fissure, Sylvian fissure and Calcarine fissure started appearing by 18-19 weeks, and complete by 24 weeks (except Sylvian fissure which was complete by 30 weeks). …”
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ApoB/ApoA-Ι is associated with major cardiovascular events and readmission risk of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention in one year by Jie Zhang, Mengyu Liu, Ju Gao, Xiaowen Tian, Yaru Song, Haibei Zhang, Peng Zhao

“…Within one year, the incidence of MACEs significantly increased in the high-level ApoB/ApoA-I group (ApoB/ApoA-I ratio ≥ 0.824) (P = 0.038), while the increase in readmission incidence within one year was not statistically significant. Furthermore, a nomogram predicting one-year MACEs was established (Concordance Index: 0.668). …”
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Analysis of factors influencing the awareness of inpatients regarding hospital clinical pharmacy services and willingness to pay: a multicenter survey in Hebei Province, China by Ruixia Yang, Xin Wang, Huizhen Wu, Qian Sun, Sijie Zhang, Qian Dong, Mengjiao Li, Xiaoli Xu, Jing Bai, Ping Liang, Juan Hou

“…The chi-square test was used to determine statistically significant influences, and logistic regression analysis was performed to identify significant factors affecting inpatient WTP for pharmacy services. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroxine in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2000 by Ting Lu, Shunshun Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Xiaona Shao, Dahua Chen, Jianwei Shen

“…In stratified analyses, the adjusted association of serum T4 levels with H. pylori seropositivity was statistically significant among men (T4: Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 2.253; 95% CI, 1.311–3.873), age over 68 years in TSH levels (Q4 vs. …”
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Meta Analysis of Clinical Efficacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Compounds of Huoxue Yangyin in the Treatment of Vocal Cord Polyp after Surgery by GE Xiaoni, ZHU Ling, SONG Ruohui, TU Yanhong, ZHENG Rixin

“…Meta analysis results showed that the total effective rate of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group [<italic>OR</italic>=4.79, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (3.15, 7.26), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01]; the symptom subsidence time in the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group [<italic>MD</italic>=-2.27, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (-2.48, -2.05), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01]; the scores of clinical symptoms of the experimental group such as hoarseness,foreign body sensation, pain, cough, and dryness were lower than those of the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); the voice acoustic parameters of the experimental group such as Jitter and Shimmer were significantly lower than those of the control group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); the GRBAS score of the experimental group after treatment was significantly lower than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant [<italic>MD</italic>=-0.64, 95% <italic>CI</italic> (-0.79, -0.49), <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.000 01]. …”
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Effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and return on investment of individual placement and support compared with traditional vocational rehabilitation for individuals with severe menta... by Johanna Maria van Dongen, Philippe Delespaul, Frederieke Schaafsma, Jaap van Weeghel, Johannes Anema, Miljana Vukadin, Wim Zwinkels, Marcel Spijkerman, Marloes de Graaf-Zijl

“…Cost-effectiveness and return on investment were assessed from the societal perspective (intervention, sickness/disability benefit and healthcare costs) and payer perspective (sickness/disability benefit costs).Results IPS led to a statistically significant higher probability of being competitively employed for at least 12 hours per week of 3.7% points (95% CI 0.8% to 6.7%) to 7.5% points (95% CI 3.8% to 11.3%) and of being competitively employed for at least 1 hour per month of 4.7% points (95% CI 1.6% to 7.7%) to 8.9% points (95% CI 5.2 to 12.6%) from 6 to 36 months after starting the intervention. …”
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Global Use, Adaptation, and Sharing of Massive Open Online Courses for Emergency Health on the OpenWHO Platform: Survey Study by Jamie Sewan Johnston, Nadine Ann Skinner, Anna Tokar, Elham Arabi, Ngouille Yabsa Ndiaye, Matthew Charles Strehlow, Heini Utunen

“…Learners in LMICs also shared content with more people on average compared with high-income country learners although the difference is not statistically significant (9.48 vs 6.73 people; P=.084). Compared with learners in high-income countries, learners in LMICs were more likely to adapt materials to distribute via offline formats or technologies, such as WhatsApp or text message (31% vs 8%; P<.001); to address cultural, linguistic, or other contextual needs (20% vs 12%; P=.076); and to meet local guidelines (20% vs 9%; P=.010). …”
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Peningkatan Performa Pengelompokan Siswa Berdasarkan Aktivitas Belajar pada Media Pembelajaran Digital Menggunakan Metode Adaptive Moving Self-Organizing Maps by Onky Prasetyo, Ahmad Afif Supianto, Syaiful Anam, Hilman Ferdinandus Pardede, Vicky Zilvan, R. Budiarianto Suryo Kusumo

“…The results showed that there was a statistically significant difference between the quantization error and the topographic error of the AMSOM algorithm and the SOM algorithm. …”
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The association between self-acceptance, emotion regulation, and treatment adherence self-efficacy among adolescents with HIV in Liangshan prefecture, China: a cross-sectional stud... by Dan Tan, Wenxi Zhong, Li Ma, Jing Cheng, Xianjun Mao, Xi Zhang, Jian Tang, Song Fan, Bianchuan Cao, Yanhua Chen

“…A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results The study involved 205 participants (response rate: 96%) with an average age of 14.08 years. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Salmonella typhi among Food Handlers Working in Catering Establishments of Public Institutes Found in Dawuro Zone, South-Western Ethiopia by Abera Kumalo, Eyasu Gambura, Terfe Dodicho, Khawaja Shakeel Ahmed, Tamrat Balcha, Bahailu Beshir, Misrak Abraham

“…P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Result. The study included 402 (293 females and 109 males) food handlers. …”
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Comparison of Intraoperative and Postoperative Outcomes of Sleeve and Dorsal Slit Technique of Circumcision: A Prospective Interventional Study by N Snigdha, R Lakshmana, Das Debarath, Natarjan Soorya, A Pravindhas, M Malar Mannan

“…The association between categorical variables was tested using Chi-square tests and p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 27 patients had blood loss of more than 50 mL. …”
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Status and influencing factors of health literacy among college students of traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study by Jie Zhu, Cuixia Lin, Yanhui Yang, Rui Yao, Ran Yang, Mingqian Jiang

“…The results of multifactorial logistic regression analyses showed that females (AOR: 1.92; 95%CI: 1.40–2.62), college seniors (AOR: 2.02; 95%CI: 1.01–4.05), never smokers (AOR: 2.99; 95%CI: 1.57–5.72), and awareness of the concept of “health literacy” (AOR: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.11–2.13) were protective factors for health literacy, and the health literacy level of students in TCM colleges and universities was statistically significantly positively correlated with their health literacy level (p &lt; 0.050).ConclusionCompared with most studies at home and abroad, the overall level of health literacy among students of TCM colleges is high. …”
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Common mental disorders and associated factors among adult patients admitted in non-psychiatric wards of public hospitals in Harari regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Hirko Assefa, Tilahun Ali, Ibsa Mussa, Tadesse Misgana, Dawit Abdi, Abinet Zewudie, Abdi Temesgen

“…Variables with a p-value < 0.05 were taken as statistically significant with an adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. …”
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