A comparative evaluation of retention of record bases fabricated digitally in various types of posterior palatal seal area by Swapna Bettanapalya Venkatesh, Vaishnavi M. Nayak, Kavishma Sulaya, Smitha Sammith Shetty

“…Results: The ANOVA test revealed statistically significant difference in the retention of denture bases fabricated using three different techniques. …”
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Effect of Music on Patient Experience during Intravitreal Injection by Jonathan Cheuk-hung Chan, Lok Pong Chan, Chi Pong Yeung, Tin Wai Tang, Yip Mang O, Wai Ching Lam

“…The music group reported lower anxiety and pain, and a greater reduction in STAI-S score, but the differences were not statistically significant (P=0.830, 0.655, 0.199, respectively). …”
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Comparison of Measurement of Central Corneal Thickness with Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Standard Ultrasonic Pachymeter in Premature Infants by Emre Hekimoglu, Muhammet Kazım Erol, Devrim Toslak, Deniz Turgut Coban, Berna Doğan, Ozgur Yucel

“…Results. No statistically significant difference was found among the 3 CCT measurements by SD-OCT. …”
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A Comparative Study of Conventional Physiotherapy versus Robot-Assisted Gait Training Associated to Physiotherapy in Individuals with Ataxia after Stroke by Marcia Belas dos Santos, Clarissa Barros de Oliveira, Arly dos Santos, Cristhiane Garabello Pires, Viviana Dylewski, Ricardo Mario Arida

“…Both groups showed statistically significant improvement (P<0.05) in balance, functional independencein, and general ataxia symptoms. …”
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Anatomical and Functional Results Following 23-Gauge Primary Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: Superior versus Inferior Breaks by Panagiotis Stavrakas, Paris Tranos, Angeliki Androu, Paraskevi Xanthopoulou, Dimitrios Tsoukanas, Polixeni Stamatiou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis

“…Primary retinal reattachment was achieved in 96.5% of patients in group A and in 93.3% in group B (no statistically significant difference, OR 1.98, 95% CI: 0.4, 7.7). …”
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PCR-Based Detection and Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori in Endoscopic Biopsy Samples from Brazilian Patients by Silvia M. Ferreira Menoni, Sandra Helena Alves Bonon, José Murilo Robilota Zeitune, Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa

“…However, it was not possible to find a statistically significant correlation between the specific genotypes and digestive pathologies. …”
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Does IVF-ET Procedure Increase the Pregnancy Rates in Women Underwent Laparoscopic Endometriosis Surgery? by Gürhan Güney, Aytekin Tokmak, Ali İrfan Güzel, Turgut Var, Esra İşçi, Ali Sertaç Batıoğlu

“…Moreover, the fecundity rate in women older than 35 years was statistically significantly lower than women under the age of 35 years (p=0.003). …”
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Psychosocial Loads Caused by Covid-19 Pandemic on Obstetricians and Gynecologists. A Scale Study by Cetin Celik, Memduha Aydın, Ahmet Bilgi, Fazıl Avcı, Ersin Çintesun, Abdül Hamid Güler, Mete Can Ateş

“…Results: The statistically significant difference was found for Maslach Burnout Inventory Personal Achievement and Maslach Burnout Inventory General. …”
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The Effect of Reduction Mammaplasty on the Vertebral Column: A Radiologic Study by Onder Karaaslan, H. Gokhan Demirkiran, Ozlem Silistreli, Erhan Sonmez, Yagmur Kaan Bedir, Melih Can, Gorkem Caliskan, Cem Aslan, Meltem Ayhan Oral, Yuksel Kankaya

“…However, there was no statistically significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative measurements in all groups (P>0,05). …”
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Influence of Implant Surfaces on Peri-Implant Diseases – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ahmad Hussein, Maanas Shah, Momen A. Atieh, Sara Alhimairi, Fatemeh Amir-Rad, Haitham Elbishari

“…However, the difference was not statistically significant (P = .09). Conclusion: Machined surface implants were favoured in terms of lesser peri-implant MBL, though the difference was not significant. …”
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Correlation of MRI Visual Scales with Neuropsychological Profile in Mild Cognitive Impairment of Parkinson’s Disease by Luiz Felipe Vasconcellos, João Santos Pereira, Marcelo Adachi, Denise Greca, Manuela Cruz, Ana Lara Malak, Helenice Charchat-Fichman, Mariana Spitz

“…Overall analysis of frequency of MRI visual scales by MCI subtype did not reveal any statistically significant result. Statistically significant inverse correlation was observed between GCA scale and Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), semantic verbal fluency, Stroop test, figure memory test, trail making test (TMT) B, and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). …”
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Efficacy and Acceptability of Orthokeratology for Slowing Myopic Progression in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daizong Wen, Jinhai Huang, Hao Chen, Fangjun Bao, Giacomo Savini, Antonio Calossi, Haisi Chen, Xuexi Li, Qinmei Wang

“…At 2-year follow-up, a statistically significant difference was observed in axial length change between the orthokeratology and control groups, with a weighted mean difference (WMD) of −0.25 mm (95% CI, −0.30 to −0.21). …”
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Surgical Outcomes and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients Who Underwent Potentially Noncurative Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Report of a Single-Center Exp... by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Satodate, Manabu Onimaru, Daisuke Takayanagi, Esperanza Grace Santi, Shin-ei Kudo

“…Only venous invasion was statistically significant to lymph node metastasis (P=0.017). …”
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Sensory Neuropeptides and Endogenous Opioids Expression in Human Dental Pulp with Asymptomatic Inflammation: In Vivo Study by Daniel Chavarria-Bolaños, Hector Flores-Reyes, Nelson Lombana-Sanchez, Bernardino Cerda-Cristerna, Amaury Pozos-Guillen

“…In the EXPg, the SP and CGRP exhibited statistically significant different levels. Although none of the endogenous opioids showed statistically significant differences, they all expressed increasing trends in the EXPg. …”
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QT and QTc in Male Patients with Psychotic Disorders Treated with Atypical Neuroleptics by Mario Miniati, Marly Simoncini, Federica Vanelli, Caterina Franceschini, Gabriele Massimetti, Claudia Carmassi, Liliana Dell’Osso

“…QTc values did not reveal statistically significant differences. QT values were significantly different (chi-square = 17.3; df = 5; p = .004). …”
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Shear Bond Strengths and Morphological Evaluation of Filled and Unfilled Adhesive Interfaces to Enamel and Dentine by Vajihesadat Mortazavi, Mohammadhosein Fathi, Ebrahim Ataei, Niloufar Khodaeian, Navid Askari

“…Shear bond strength was determined using a universal testing machine, and the results were statistically analyzed using two-way ANOVA, one-way ANOVA, t-test, and Tukey HSD post hoc test with a 5% level of significance.There were no statistically significant differences in bond strength between the adhesive systems in enamel, but CSEB and SB exhibited significantly higher and lower bond strength to dentine, respectively, than the other tested adhesive systems while there were no statistically significant differences between PBNT and OBSP.…”
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Intraocular Microsurgical Forceps (20, 23, and 25 gauge) Membrane Peeling Forces Assessment by Raul Velez-Montoya, Chirag Patel, Scott C. N. Oliver, Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, Naresh Mandava, Jeffrey L. Olson

“…The results were compared by a one-way ANOVA and a Fisher unprotected least significant difference test with an alpha value of 0.05 for statistically significance. Results. There was a statistical significant difference on the pulling and pushing forces between the 25 gauge (13.79 mN; −13.27 mN) and the 23 (6.63 mN; −5.76 mN) and 20 (5.02 mN; −5.30 mN) gauge, being greater in the first (). …”
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Significance of Circulating and Crevicular Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Chronic Periodontitis Association by Isabela Silosi, Manole Cojocaru, Lili Foia, Mihail Virgil Boldeanu, Florin Petrescu, Petra Surlin, Viorel Biciusca

“…In the recent years, statistically significant associations between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontal disease have been identified. …”
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Role of Inflammation Markers and Osteopontin in the Prediction of Fetal Stress by Betül Tokgöz Çakır, Hande Esra Koca, Elif Akkaş Yılmaz, Tuncay Küçüközkan

“…Results: OPN levels in the fetal stress group were higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.008). There was no statistically significant difference in white blood cell, blood sedimentation, and CRP levels between the two groups (p>0.005). …”
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The Effect of Galaxy Interactions on Starbursts in Milky Way-mass Galaxies in FIRE Simulations by Fei Li, Mubdi Rahman, Norman Murray, Dušan Kereš, Andrew Wetzel, Claude-André Faucher-Giguère, Philip F. Hopkins, Jorge Moreno

“…For all other samples, no statistically significant correlation is found between the torque and the SFR. …”
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