Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders by Talia J. Panadero, Sonya Gabrielian, Marissa J. Seamans, Lillian Gelberg, Jack Tsai, Taylor Harris

“…Hispanic/Latino residents with at least one SUD had 1.9 times the hazard compared to those without SUDs; however, this association was not statistically significant (95% CI: 0.85–4.37). African American/Black residents with at least one SUD had 1.2 times the hazard compared to those without SUDs (95% CI: 0.85–1.64), indicating no evidence of an association with negative PSH exits. …”
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The effect of the number of endometrial CD138+ cells on the pregnancy outcomes of infertile patients in the proliferative phase by Yuye Li, Yuye Li, Shuyi Yu, Shuyi Yu, Wenjuan Liu, Yawen Chen, Xiaobing Yang, Juanhua Wu, Mingjuan Xu, Guanying You, Ruochun Lian, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Wanru Chen, Yong Zeng, Yong Zeng, Fenghua Liu, Lianghui Diao

“…Although the 0 and ≥3 positive lesions groups showed a trend toward higher rates of clinical pregnancy (P =0.132), these differences failed to reach statistical significance. After age, body mass index (BMI), and clinical features were adjusted for, the ≥3 positive lesions group showed significantly lower live birth rates (aOR, 1.84; 95%CI, 1.08-3.15; P =0.026), clinical pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 1.78; 95% CI, 1.06-2.95; P =0.028), and ongoing pregnancy (aOR, 1.85; 95% CI, 1.09-3.15; P =0.024). …”
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Esophageal lesions at irritable bowel syndrome by M. G. Mnatsakanyan, O. V. Tashchyan, Yu. A. Morozova, A. P. Pogromov, G. M. Dyukova, D. V. Khalyapina

“…The estimation of the mentioned parameters was carried out separately at IBS with esophageal symptoms (n=70) in comparison to other group of investigated patients with IBS (n=131). Statistical analysis of obtained results was carried out by Statistica 6 software.Results. …”
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Diagnostic value of dual-layer spectral detector CT parameters for differentiating high- from low-grade bladder cancer by Li Chen, Lili Xu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Jiahui Zhang, Xin Bai, Qianyu Peng, Erjia Guo, Xiaomei Lu, Shenghui Yu, Zhengyu Jin, Gumuyang Zhang, Yi Xie, Huadan Xue, Hao Sun

“…Univariate analysis revealed that differences in ID and NID in the corticomedullary phase, AEF, ECV, VNC, and Zeff images were statistically significant (p = 0.001–0.048). Multivariable analysis found that AEF was the best predictor of high-grade tumors (p = 0.006). …”
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Abortion-related complications in Brazil: results from the World Health Organization Multi-country Survey on Abortion (MCS-A) by Nelio Neves Veiga Junior, Luiz Francisco Cintra Baccaro, Adriana Mendonça da Silva Alexandrino, Alexandre Volta Andrade do Nascimento, Camila Tereza Camilo Clerot, Cintya Andreia do Nascimento Santos, Claudia Lucrécia de Matos Silva, Claudio Lucio de Medeiros Albuquerque, Débora Paulo Santos, Demétrio Antonio Gonçalves da S. Gomes, Édson Cunha de Araújo Junior, Elizabete das Chagas Vilanova, Georgina Costa Teixeira, Graciete Helena Nascimento dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Guerra Avelar, Iara Elce Lopes Barros, Jaqueline Polon Abboud, Jeane Cristina Antas Lins, Joanne Thalita Pereira Silva, Kelma H. Aguiar de Lucena, Lara Wanderley Paes Barbosa, Lia Ferreira Caixeta Barreto de Siqueira, Luciana de Melo Freitas Carneiro, Lucila Nagata, Márcia de Oliveira Pereira Lúcio, Maria Cleane Rodrigues da Silva, Maria da Conceição Ribeiro Simões, Maria Fernanda da Mota Magalhães, Mariana Viana Almeida, Michelle Regina Faria Lira, Nádia Martins de Paula Souza, Rafael Martins Papa, Rafael Ribeiro Matos, Renata Porto Pinheiro, Roberta Souza dos Anjos, Suelen Miranda de Jesus, Tedy Roger Flores Ynturias, Valéria Cristina Gonçalves, Viviane Resende de Abreu Caetano

“…Women with hemorrhage, infection or organs injury were invited to answer an interview about experience of care. Statistical analysis was performed using chi-square test and Poisson regression models. …”
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Employment status and information needs of patients with breast cancer: a multicentre cross-sectional study of first oncology consultations by Lidia Del Piccolo, Maria Angela Mazzi, Cinzia Perlini, Giuseppe Deledda, Alberto Ghilardi, Chiara Buizza, Alessandro Bottacini, Claudia Goss

“…When age and education were included in the statistical model, the significance of employment status was rearranged among all the variables and was no more significant (b=1.2, p=0.44). …”
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Factors influencing evidence-based cardiovascular disease prevention programming in rural African American communities: a community-engaged concept mapping study by Amelia DeFosset, Breanna Deutsch-Williams, Mysha Wynn, Katrina Blunt, Scott Rosas, Mary Wolfe McKinley, Brian Ellerby, Shirley McFarlin, Veena Reddy, Giselle Corbie, Gaurav Dave

“…Participants (total n = 31) completed three activities: 1) brainstorming in response to an open-ended prompt (n = 31); 2) sorting brainstorm data into wider concepts and rating each in terms of relative importance and feasibility (n = 26); and 3) collaborative interpretation and refinement of the concept map (n = 19). Multivariate statistical analysis was used to generate a concept map. …”
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Impacts of stem cells from different sources on wound healing rate in diabetic foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Le Tong, Le Tong, Le Tong, Lin Tang, Lin Tang, Lin Tang, Bangli Tang, Jianna Zhang, Jianna Zhang, Jianna Zhang

“…Nevertheless, only umbilical cord-derived stem cells showed statistical significance (p < 0.05). The heterogeneity ranged from non-existent in the adipose and peripheral blood groups (I2 = 0.00%) to moderate in the bone groups (I2 = 26.31%) and other groups (I2 = 30.62%), and substantial in the umbilical cord groups (I2 = 88.37%). …”
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The hydraulic performance and clogging characteristics of a subsurface drip irrigation system operating for five years in the North China plain by Li Zaiyu, Mo Yan, Gao Hao, Gong Shihong, Zhang Yanqun, Li Guangyong, Wu Feng

“…The results revealed that Dra and Cu significantly decreased (p < 0.05) with increasing nitrogen application, whereas the changes in irrigation and aeration were not statistically significant. The average Dra and Cu for the entire system were 88.3 % and 91.2 %, respectively, indicating good uniformity of the water distribution in the SDI system. …”
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Post-COVID-19 Syndrome and Related Dysautonomia: Reduced Quality of Life, Increased Anxiety and Manifestation of Depressive Symptoms: Evidence from Greece by Petros Galanis, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Irene Vraka, Katerina Kosiara, Olga Siskou, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Theodoros Katsoulas, Parisis Gallos, Daphne Kaitelidou

“…Anxiety and depressive symptoms were worse after the post-COVID-19 syndrome (p<0.001 in both cases). A statistically significant reduction in quality of life was observed among patients after the post-COVID-19 syndrome (p<0.001 for both EQ-5D-3L index value and EQ-5D-3L VAS). …”
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Left atrial strain predicts paroxysmal atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: a 1-year study using three-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography by Rui Zhang, He Li, Yan Wang, Tianle Yu, Jiacheng Li, Yumeng Wu, Zhiwen Yu, Cuixing Liang, Dan Yu, Li Xue

“…Global three-dimensional left atrial (LA) strain parameters, along with those of the left ventricle, were measured and analyzed statistically. The primary study endpoint was the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Microplastic contamination in different tissues of commercial fish in estuary area by N.D. Takarina, O.M. Chuan, A. Adiwibowo, F.N.A. Jeffery, N.Z.A.B.N.M. Zamri, M.A. Adidharma

“…Raman spectroscopy was applied to verify the polymer of microplastic. Statistical analysis was conducted to evaluate variations in microplastic levels at the individual level across these  fish species.FINDINGS: The findings indicated the presence of microplastics in the muscle, gastrointestinal tract, and gills of three commercially caught fish from Blanakan, with the muscle being identified as the edible part and the gastrointestinal tract and gills as the non-edible parts. …”
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Effects of the Oral Health Promotion Program on oral health and oral microbiota changes in diabetic elderly individuals: a quasi-experimental study by Fan Liu, Siping Song, Shuqi Huang, Jing He, Xin Ye, Liwei Hu, Xin Zeng, Sicheng Deng, Xiuying Hu

“…PCoA analyses showed significant differences in microbial community structure in both groups, and LEfSe analyses revealed a decrease of g_Streptococcus and g_Rothia after the implementation of OHPP and a decrease of g_Streptococcusa, g_Porphyromonas, g_Gemella after the routine oral care. There was no statistically significant difference in the HbA1c level between two groups. …”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

“…A p-value (using Chi-square test) of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age was 52±14 years. …”
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A Randomized Study to Compare the Effects of Once-Weekly Dulaglutide Injection and Once-Daily Glimepiride on Glucose Fluctuation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A 26-Week Fol... by Huiqin Li, Xiaohua Xu, Jie Wang, Xiaocen Kong, Maoyuan Chen, Ting Jing, Zhiying Zhang, Guoping Yin, Xiaomei Liu, Yun Hu, Lei Ye, Xiaofei Su, Jianhua Ma

“…There were no significant changes of Mean Amplitude of Glycemic Excursion (MAGE) and Absolute Means of Daily Difference (MODD) after treatment in both groups. Furthermore, no statistically significant difference was found between the two groups in MBG, SDBG, MAGE, and MODD (P>0.05). …”
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Associations of dose to the urethra and long-term patient-reported outcomes after radiotherapy with EBRT and HDR brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer by Lars Haack, David Krug, Justus Domschikowski, Olaf Wittenstein, Severin Rodler, Philipp Nuhn, Christof van der Horst, Claudia Schmalz, Christian Schulz, Oliver Blanck, Frank-André Siebert, Alexander Fabian

“…A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Among 277 screened patients, 113 patients were alive, eligible, consented, and provided PRO. …”
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Late blight resistant potato hybrid clones in the VIR collection of plant genetic resources by E. V. Rogozina, N. A. Chalaya, M. A. Kuznetsova, V. N. Demidova, A. N. Rogozin, T. I. Smetanina, M. P. Beketova, O. A. Fadina, E. Е. Khavkin

“…The relationship between rAUDPC values in different years of study was statistically significant for hybrids and potato varieties (r = 0.87-0.94). …”
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Risk factors for new vertebral fractures after percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty in the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Wencheng Yang, Kaiwei Zou, Xuping Lin, Yanfang Yang, Tianpei Chen, Xiuming Wu, Xiaomeng Wang, Qingjun Liu, Chunhui Huang, Wanhan Su

“…Patients were divided into two groups based on whether they experienced new vertebral fractures within two years after discharge: the new fracture group (n = 186) and the non-fracture group (n = 64), and statistical analysis was conducted accordingly.ResultsAll cases were followed up for 12 to 24 months, with an average of 14.7 months. …”
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The expression landscape and clinical significance of methyltransferase-like 17 in human cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma: a pan-cancer analysis using multiple databases by Yezhou Ding, Mingyang Feng, Wanqing Chi, Xiaoyin Wang, Baoyan An, Kehui Liu, Shike Lou, Xiaolin Wang, Hui Wang

“…Survival rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Statistical significance was defined as P < 0.05. Results METTL17 was differentially expressed in various cancers. …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…SES was measured using area deprivation index (ADI). Statistical analysis was performed with logistic regression and Chi-squared tests. …”
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