Factors associated with seropositivity of Hepatitis B & C: A case control study at Azad Jammu and Kashmir by Muhammad Abdul Quddus, Arslan Shahzad, Rukhsana Munawar, Rizwan Saeed Kiani, Humayun Mumtaz, Rabia Tahir

“…Pearson chi-square test was applied to look for statistically significant difference in factors associated with seropositivity of hepatitis B and C among cases and controls.  …”
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The Use of a Novel Quantitative Marker of Echogenicity of Pleural Fluid in Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions by Charalampos Varsamas, Alexandros Kalkanis, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Foteini Malli

“…Twenty-four patients with PPE were included in the study. HI was statistically significantly correlated with intensity of inflammation as suggested by pleural fluid LDH (p<0.001, r = −0.831), pleural fluid glucose (p=0.022, r = 0.474), and pleural fluid pH (p<0.001, r = 0.811). …”
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The role of blood donation on wheels in the blood collection chain operational logistics during the first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic by Suchet Sachdev, Nippun Prinja, Sangeeta Kumari, Lakhvinder Singh, Divjot Singh Lamba, Hari Krishan Dhawan, Ratti Ram Sharma

“…There was a statistically significant increase in contribution in terms of blood donations from MBDs (25.8% in 2020 vs. 19.5% in 2019), with odds of 1.43 (CI: 1.4–1.5), P < 0.05, during the pandemic. …”
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The Effect of Breathing Exercise Using Bubble Blower on Anxiety and Pain during Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Children Aged 7 to 10 Years: A Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial by Zahra Bahrololoomi, Tahereh Sadeghiyeh, Maedeh Rezaei, Nahid Maghsoudi

“…However, these differences were statistically significant only for FLACC scale and WBFPS (P value <0.05). …”
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The development of a story recall test for distinguishing between Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment in Thai cohort by Natinee Na Chiangmai, Peera Wongupparaj, Pattrawadee Makmee, Claudio Mulatti, Remo Job

“…Specifically, only delayed recall scores were statistically significant in differentiating between stages of AD pathology. …”
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Is There a Difference in Terms of Perinatal Outcomes Between Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers? by Ayse Zehra Ozdemir, Pervin Karli

“…However, no statistically significant difference in terms of clinical or ongoing pregnancy rate or live birth rate was observed. …”
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Outcomes Following Pars Plana Vitrectomy for Severe Ocular Trauma by Natalia K. Bober, Neruban Kumaran, Tom H. Williamson

“…A statistically significant difference in final visual acuity was also noted between BETTS classified type of injury groups (p < 0.01). …”
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Evaluation of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis by Enes Gül, İrfan Atik, Seda Atik

“…Carotid intima-media thickness was statistically higher in the study group and this difference was statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). Conclusions: Patients with psoriatic arthritis have an increased risk of atherosclerosis compared to the healthy population without any risk factors. …”
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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin for differentiation between bacterial infection and noninfectious inflammation in febrile children with systemic autoimmune diseases by Sathishkumar Loganathan, Sathish Kumar

“…Mean PCT was 92.2 ng/ml in SLE infectious group and 3.50 ng/ml in SLE flare group which was statistically significant (P = 0.009). However, the mean C-reactive protein was 98 mg/dl in SLE infectious group and 52 mg/dl in SLE flare group which was not statistically significant (P = 0.25). …”
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Loss of Appetite in Adult Patients: Effectiveness and Safety of an Appetite Stimulating Medication in an Open-Label, Investigator-Initiated Study in India by S. Nagaraj

“…At weeks 1 and 2, a statistically significant improvement was observed in the mean CNAQ scores of 25.48 (5.10) and 25.48 (4.29), respectively, vs. baseline (22.08 (2.76); P ≤ 0.0001 both). …”
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Bone Densitometric Analysis using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (Cone Beam CT) and Computed Tomography (CT): Establishing the Correlation between Predicted and Actual Values by Rashmit Kumar, Kurian Punnoose, Meenakumari Chikkanna, Srikanth Gunturu, Mosa Mohammad Alrifai, Abdulghani Saeed Al Zahrani, J. Suresh Babu, C. Swarnalatha, Abhishek Singh Nayyar

“…Also, the dependent t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient test were used for statistical analysis, while probability values (P values) < 0.05 were contemplated as being statistically significant. Results: Pearson’s correlation between the gray density values for different combinations of point(s)/group(s) as derived on CT and cone beam CT images revealed the results to be statistically significant for each of the imaging methods used, individually and when compared in between the two methods, in all the cases (P < 0.001) when analyzed at 5% level of significance. …”
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Use of Plackett–Burman Statistical Design to Study Factors Acting on the Nitric Acid Leaching of Rare Earth Elements from Moroccan Phosphogypsum by Fatima Asafar, Marouane Amine, Abdelkader Outzourhit, Latifa Bilali, Mehdi Nadifiyine

“…The Plackett–Burman statistical design was used to identify the statistically significant factors responsible for the optimum leaching conditions. …”
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Examination of Lower and Upper Extremity Isokinetic Strength Parameters and Speed Performance of Water Polo Athletes by Ebru Özer, Recep Soslu

“…Furthermore, no statistically significant difference was found between the external and internal rotation values of 25m and 60 ° right and left shoulder and external and internal rotation of the right and left shoulders 180 ° (F (4.9) = 2.63, p gt; .05, R2 = .68). …”
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Exploring the Association Between the Doppler Findings of Endometriomal Wall Vascularization and Volume of the Endometrioma by Berna Seçkin, Ayla Sargın Oruç, Yunus Yıldız, Mustafa Uğur

“…But, the volume of the endometrioma was positively correlated with the PI and RI values (Spearman’s r =0.335 and r=0.382, respectively), and the correlation was statistically significant for both PI and RI (p=0.026 and p=0.011, respectively). …”
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The study of changes in tear film and tear film secretion before and after refractive surgery by Hassan S. Yousef, Abdel H.E. Elaskary, Aya M. Hosny

“…Results Preoperative and postoperative 2 weeks, 1, 3, and 6 months tear break-up time differences showed highly statistically significance with P value of 0.001, 0.001, 0.001, and 0.001, respectively. …”
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Real-world evaluation of an evidence-based telemental health program for PTSD symptoms by Jocelynn T. Owusu, Lu Wang, Shih-Yin Chen, Robert E. Wickham, Scott T. Michael, Nazneen F. Bahrassa, Alethea Varra, Jennifer L. Lee, Connie Chen, Anita Lungu

“…On average, participants with baseline PCL-5 < 31 exhibited statistically significant declines in PTSD symptoms during care, while participants with baseline PCL-5 ≥ 31 showed statistically significantly steeper initial declines in PTSD symptoms that became less pronounced over time. …”
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Family participatory clown therapy in venipuncture in hospitalized children: A non-randomized controlled trial. by Tianyu Chen, Qiying Chen, Zhenhua Lin, Jingfang Ye

“…In addition, child compliance and parent satisfaction were higher in the experimental group than in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05).<h4>Conclusion</h4>Family participatory clown therapy can reduce pain, anxiety, medical fear, and crying during venipuncture in children. …”
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The Effect of the Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane and Surgically Induced Posterior Vitreous Detachment on the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer by A. Altun

“…There was no statistically significant change in Group 1 during the follow-up period in all quadrants (p>0.05). …”
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The Complementary Role of Motor Imagery on VO2max and Lactate in Professional Football Players with Grade II Ankle Sprains During the Return-to-Play Period by George Plakoutsis, Elias Tsepis, Konstantinos Fousekis, Anna Christakou, Maria Papandreou

“…A one-way ANOVA revealed statistically significant results within the first 4 weeks following the interventions in both groups. …”
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Preoperative Hepatitis B seroprevalence and AntiHbs Levels in Children Consulted for Dental Procedures Under Anaesthesia by Fatma Kaya, Sadiye Sert

“…The average age of children with antiHbs seropositive was found to be statistically significant lower than that of those with antiHBs negative. …”
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