Predictors of developing severe COVID-19 among hospitalized patients: a retrospective study by Hussain Abduljaleel Alkhalifa, Ehab Darwish, Zaenb Alsalman, Aman Alfaraj, Abdullah Alkhars, Fatimah Alkhalifa, Mohammed Algaraash, Ahmed Mohammed Elshebiny, Emad Alkhoufi, Khaled Mohamed Amin Elzorkany

“…They also exhibited statistically significant association with high levels of potassium, urea, creatinine, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), D-dimer, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST). …”
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Comparison of centrifugal-membrane hybrid plasmapheresis and centrifugation therapeutic plasma exchange in hyperlipidemia by ZHANG Bin, WU Chunxi, ZHOU Yumeng, ZHOU Fang, YI Zhongmei

“…The plasma treatment multiple was 1.48 (0.29) in CMHP group, which was significantly higher than 0.87 (0.26) in cTPE group, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.001), resulting in higher TC and HDL-C reduction ratios in CMHP group than in cTPE group, with a statistically significant difference (P<0.001), while there was no significant difference in TG reduction rate between the two groups (P>0.05). …”
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Effect of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique Combined with Kinesio Taping on Upper Limb Motor Function of Patients with Stroke by XU Xuedi, ZHAO Kai, CHEN Yan, ZHANG Akang, GAO Xiaoping, CHEN Hemu

“…Compared with the control group, the CR of the PNF group was significantly lower after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the iEMG value and CR in the combined group were significantly lower after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). Compared with the PNF group, the iEMG value of the combined group was significantly lower, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).ConclusionPNF technique combined with kinesio taping can effectively improve the upper limb motor function and upper limb EMG signal conduction in patients with stroke, which is recommended for clinical application.…”
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The Effect of Plyometric Training on Some Motoric and Technical Parameters in 13-15 Age Soccer Players by Ömer Çalışkan, Şükran Arıkan

“…In addition, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test values of all the parameters of the players who participated in the training group (p lt;0.05), but there was no statistically significant difference in the control group (p gt; 0.05). …”
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Nurses’ Perspectives of the Supportive Care Needs of Men with Prostate Cancer by Roula Mohammad Abboud, Nassim Samir Saker, Amal Khalaf Kadhim, Mohammad Mahdi Saeed Sahi, Hussein Kadhim Hussein, Alaa Hamza Hermis

“…There is a high statistically significant difference in oncology nursing opinion according to the age, educational level, and years of experience.…”
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Role of CD117 and mast cells in periodontal diseases: Histological and immunohistochemical study by Fatin L. Khaphi, Hanaa Ali Hussein, Oula Fouad Hameed, Huda Jassem Jebur, Zahra Kadhum Saeed

“…The quantitative study of mast cells using TB staining showed statistically significant differences among the three groups. …”
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Seroprevalence to herpesviruses in patients with primary brain gliomas by T. A. Zykova, O. I. Kit, E. E. Rostorguev, E. A. Shevyakova, N. S. Kuznetsova

“…In all the studied groups, antibodies to HHV-6 were determined statistically significantly less frequently than to other herpes viruses.Conclusion. …”
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Evaluation of Iron Deficiency Anemia Frequency as a Risk Factor in Glaucoma by Penpe Gul Firat, Ersan Ersin Demirel, Seyhan Dikci, Irfan Kuku, Oguzhan Genc

“…There was no statistically significant difference for the erythrocyte parameters between the groups (p≥0.05). …”
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Effect Observation of the Sling Exercise Therapy combined with Shock Wave on Lumbar Disc Herniation by Jiapeng ZHANG, LI Li, Qiangqiang XU, Fei LI, Yi DING, Ning WANG

“…Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the degree of pain; Oswestry dysfunction index (ODI) was used to evaluate the status of dysfunction;the clinical efficacy in three groups was compared.Results:Compared with treatment before, VAS and ODI scores of the three groups were significantly lower, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); after two course treatment, VAS scores of group B and C were significantly lower than that of group A, ODI scores of group C were significantly lower than that of group A, VAS and ODI scores of group C was significantly higher than those of group B, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Adverse Effects of Carbetocin versus Oxytocin in the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage after Caesarean Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial by D. Mannaerts, L. Van der Veeken, H. Coppejans, Y. Jacquemyn

“…The presence of nausea was not rare, but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.4). Average blood loss was slightly lower in the carbetocin group but not statistically significant (p=0.8). …”
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Effect Observation on Quanjing Acupuncture combined with Blood-letting Cupping Therapy on Upper Extremity Spasticity in Recovery Stage of Stroke by Zhulian ZHAN, Lu YANG, Mali XI, Xiaoying HU, Guoping ZHOU

“…The control group received routine diagnosis and rehabilitation treatment, and Quanjing acupuncture treatment, once a day, six times a week, two weeks in each course, continuous treatment for two courses; the treatment group was treated combined with blood-letting cupping therapy on the basis of the control group, once every other day, three times a week, two weeks in each course, continuous treatment for two courses.Modified MAS scale was used to evaluate the degree of upper limb spasm;simplified Fugl-Meyer motor function scale (FMA) was used to assess the limb motor function of patients; Barthel index (BI) was used to assess the daily living ability of patients.Results:Compared with the treatment before, MAS score of both groups was significantly lower, FMA score and BI score were significantly higher, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the control group, MAS score of the treatment group decreased more significantly after treatment, FMA score and BI score improved more significantly, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05);the effective rate of spasm improvement in the treatment group was significantly higher than that in the control group, with statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Quanjing Acupuncture therapy combined with blood-letting cupping therapy can improve the degree of upper limb spasm, motor function and daily living ability of stroke patients at recovery stage, and has a good clinical effect.…”
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Educational Advance Organizers: A Bridge to Effective Learning by Mehri Yavari, Akram Bagherzadeh, Haniye Mastour, Shima Sadat Zarif Nahad

“…Post-test questions were reviewed by five specialists in medical education, general practitioners, and infectious diseases.Results: Demographic variables in pre-test and post-test scores were not statistically significantly different except for marital status which had a statistically significant relationship with pre-test scores and educational status of individuals with diplomas with pre-test and post-test scores. …”
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Maternal Serum Nitric Oxide Levels in Adolescent Pregnancies by Hasan Onur Topçu, Ali İrfan Güzel, Kuntay Kokanalı, Sabri Cavkaytar, Dilek Uygur, Salim Erkaya

“…RESULTS: Demographic and clinical characteristics showed no statistically significant difference among the groups (p>0.05). …”
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Study on the correlation between carotid plaque calcification types and acute ischemic stroke by Tianyu Chu, Zhongping Guo, Yonggang Zhang, Ying Liu, Yan Gu

“…In both the acute ischemic stroke and control groups, sex, smoking, alcohol consumption, systolic blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and homocysteine levels were statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05). During the Spearman correlation analysis between calcification type and acute stroke (1,178 carotid arteries), different calcification types of plaques were linked with ipsilateral acute anterior circulation stroke with statistically significant differences (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Satisfactory Functional Outcome and Significant Correlation with the Length of Haglund’s Deformity after Endoscopic Calcaneoplasty: A Minimum 4-Year Follow-Up Study by Hossam Fathi Mahmoud, Walid Feisal, Fahmy Samir Fahmy

“…P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. The mean follow-up period was 56.4 ± 5.1 months. …”
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Choroid and Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation by Özkan Kocamış, Duygu Zorlu

“…No statistically significant difference was found between the subfoveal choroid thickness of the patients that were stable and those that had an exacerbation (p=0.813). …”
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Modified Yi Jin Jing Efficacy on Sleep Quality of Elderly People with Sleep Disorders in Community by Haifang CHENG, Li ZHANG, Yang LI, Xin XUE, Jun HU

“…The sleep quality and quality of life were measured with PSQI and SF-36 before and after intervention.Results:After intervention, the scores of PSQI, sleep quality factor, sleep efficiency factor, sleep disturbance factor and so on were reduced in the experimental elderly group, with a statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The scores of PSQI, sleep quality factor, sleep time factor, sleep efficiency factor and sleep disorder factor were reduced in the experimental younger group, with a statistically significant difference (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).The difference of PSQI total score, sleep time score, sleep efficiency score, PCS and MCS score before and after intervention in the experimental group was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05) compared with the control group. …”
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Frequency of Insulin Resistance in People with Thyroid Dysfunction by Shaza Abdalla Elwali, Sulaf I Abdelaziz

“…Conclusion: Patients with thyroid dysfunction have some level of IR that was not statistically significant when compared with controls. …”
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The Effect of Home Bleaching on Color Match with Anterior Single Shade Composite Restoration by Buse Kesgin, Özhan Yağcı, Pınar Güvenç, Gamze Paken, Merve Ünal

“…Depending on the carbamide peroxide concentration, after the 5th treatment a statistically significant difference was found between 15% and 10% carbamide peroxide (p = 0.000), but no statistically significant difference after the 10th treatment (p &gt; 0.05). …”
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Serum Bisphenol A Level in Boys with Cryptorchidism: A Step to Male Infertility? by Marta Diana Komarowska, Adam Hermanowicz, Urszula Czyzewska, Robert Milewski, Ewa Matuszczak, Wojciech Miltyk, Wojciech Debek

“…Free serum BPA level in cryptorchid boys and in the control group was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The conjugated serum BPA level in cryptorchid boys and in the control group was statistically significant (p≤0.05). …”
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