Novel type 2 diabetes prediction score based on traditional risk factors and circulating metabolites: model derivation and validation in two large cohort studiesResearch in context by Ruijie Xie, Christian Herder, Sha Sha, Lei Peng, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker

“…External validation in the ESTHER cohort showed a comparable statistically significant C-index increase from 0.770 (0.750, 0.791) to 0.798 (0.779, 0.817) and a continuous NRI of 33.8% (26.4%, 41.2%). …”
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Pratiques de l’automédication à l’ère de la pandémie COVID-19 dans trois villes de l’Ouest algérien [Practices of self-medication in the COVID-19 pandemic era in three cities of We... by Derouicha Matmou, Asma Memou, Yassine Merad, Ayoub Bouzid, Sohaïb Abd-El-Koudous Bouzid, Aissa Brik, Mounia Sakouhi

“…The main endpoint was the evaluation of­self-medication practices. Data entry, statistical analysis and editing of results were perfor­med using SPSS software version 20. …”
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The value of 18F⁃FDG PET in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy with parkinsonism⁃predominant by DU Xiao‐xiao, DONG Wan‐hui, LI Yi, SUN Zhi‐hui, FAN Kang‐li, ZHANG Ying

“…The ROC curve was drew for the differential diagnostic efficacy of 18F⁃FDG PET through the six brain regions with statistical difference and P = 0.000 between the 2 groups, the result showed that the AUC of cerebellum (Z = 3.595, P = 0.000; Z = 2.942, P = 0.003; Z = 2.942, P = 0.003; Z = 3.519, P = 0.000), pons (Z = 3.363, P = 0.001; Z = 3.237, P = 0.000; Z = 2.376, P = 0.018; Z = 3.012, P = 0.003) and the combination of the six brain regions (Z = 4.354, P = 0.000; Z = 4.242, P = 0.000; Z = 3.711, P = 0.000; Z = 4.233, P = 0.000) were bigger than the AUC of precuneus, superior parietal, inferior parietal and lateral occipital; the AUC of the combination of the six brain regions was bigger than pons (Z = 1.986, P = 0.047). …”
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Ultrafast dynamic contrast-enhanced breast MRI with quantitative perfusion parameters in differentiating breast cancer: a study focusing on triple-negative and HER2 positive breast... by Guo Haodong, Zhu Jianguo, Dmytro Pylypenko, Dou Weiqiang, Su Sheng, Xu Jie, Li Haige

“…TNBC versus non-TNBC revealed statistical variations in quantitative parameters (Ktrans: 1.03 min-1 vs. 0.15 min-1, kep: 0.61 min-1 vs. 0.19 min-1, vp: 0.18 vs. 0.01, all P < 0.05). …”
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Application effect of Zhulianhua Gargle in oral care of inpatients with hyperthermia syndrome (竹连花含漱液在实热证住院患者口腔护理中的应用效果) by HAO Tiantian (郝天天), WEI Jinrong (魏金荣), ZHANG Lingyan (张玲燕), QIU Shuang (邱爽), ZHAO Wei (赵伟), GENG Tong (耿桐)

“…After 2 weeks of intervention, patients in the observation group achieved better outcomes in oral pH value (6. 23±0. 52), oral function score (8. 71±4. 05), halitosis value score (1. 29±0. 61) and oral comfort rate of the observation group(100. 00%), and he difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P＜0. 05). Conclusion Zhulianhua Gargle has a good effect on improving the oral syndrome of hyperthermia, improving oral pH value, oral function, making oral freshness and improving oral comfort. …”
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Food insecurity and the risk of HIV acquisition: findings from population-based surveys in six sub-Saharan African countries (2016–2017) by Danielle Barradas, Nicholus Mutenda, Hetal Patel, Avi J Hakim, Lloyd Mulenga, Sally Findley, Andrea Low, George Rutherford, Sarah Ayton, Elizabeth Gummerson, Amee Schwitters, Rogerio Bonifacio, Mekleet Teferi, James Juma, Claudia Ahpoe, Choice Ginindza, Samuel Biraro, Karam Sachathep, Ahmed Saadani Hassani, Willford Kirungi, Keisha Jackson, Leah Goeke, Neena Philips, Jennifer Ward, Steven Hong

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A retrospective analysis of outcomes and complications of living- and deceased-donor split-liver transplantation in Johannesburg, South Africa by R Crawford, J Loveland, P Gaylard, J Fabian, K Kinandu, B Bobat, A Mahomed, D Parbhoo, M Beretta, S Berkenfeld, S Rambarran, F van der Schyff, L Brannigan, B Strobele

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Significance of changes in levels of neutrophil extracellular traps during development of silicosis in mice by Lu HAN, Ruru CHEN, Yulu XIONG, Ziye GUO, Hailan HE, Xiaohui HAO, Heliang LIU, Lingli GUO

“…Compared with the control group (7.434±0.258) ng·mL−1, the ex-DNA levels in BALF of mice in the 2 d [(35.110±6.331) ng·mL−1], the 7 d [(39.491±6.948) ng·mL−1], and the 28 d [(23.360±4.809) ng·mL−1] model groups were increased (P<0.05), and the increase of ex-DNA in the 2 d and the 7 d model groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). In comparison with the control group, the protein level of CitH3 was significantly increased in the lung tissues of mice in the 7 d model group (P<0.05). …”
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MOKSLO VERTYBINIO NEUTRALUMO PROBLEMA XX A. FILOSOFIJOJE (M. WEBERIS, ANALITINĖ MOKSLO FILOSOFIJA IR METAETIKA, KRITINĖ TEORIJA) by Zenonas Norkus

“…One of these difficulties is dependence of choice of significance level in statistical inference on practical considerations concerning consequences of the type I vs. type II error (this is a problem for logical empiricist philosophy of science). …”
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Exploration of rituximab treatment strategies for membranous nephropathy adapted to the Chinese healthcare environment by Xiaolong Wang, Xueying Cao, Jie Wu, Shuang Liang, Jian Yang, Hong Wang

“…Among these patients, 59.5% (75/126) received RTX combined with GCs and/or IMS. Statistical results revealed that the combined use of GCs and/or the IMS had no significant effect on renal remission (P = 0.439), but it accelerated the process of renal remission (P = 0.010). …”
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Perbedaan Rerata Kadar Profil Lipid pada Preeklampsia dengan Kehamilan Normal pada Etnik Minangkabau by Helen Evelina Siringoringo, Yusrawati ., Eva Chundrayetti Chundrayetti

“…The data analyzed statistically by independent t-test. The result of this study showed mean level of total cholesterol in preeclamsia and normal pregnancy were 270.19±68.955 mg/dL and 247.56±44.415 mg/dL with p-value 0.158. …”
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The Combined Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Extracts to Reduce the Adverse Effects of Aflatoxin B1 in Rats by Hadi Sarir, Saeedeh Zakerian, masood didarkhah

“…In examining the ALP factor, there was a statistically significant difference between the treatments of garlic or turmeric extract and the combination of these two extracts. …”
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Observation on the curative effect of umbilicus application therapy combined with Cucurbit moxibustion in the treatment of spleen deficiency syndrome of type 2 diabetes mellitus (敷... by GAO Junluan (高俊娈), XUE li (薛丽), ZHANG Gengliang (张庚良), HAO Min (郝民), MAO Hui (毛慧), SHEN Yanru (沈彦如)

“…Results There were statistically significant differences in spleen deficiency symptom score, fasting blood glucose (FBG) and 2-hour postprandial blood glucose (2hPBG) before and after treatment (P<0. 05). …”
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Renal dysfunction contributes to deteriorated survival outcomes in patients with upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: insights from a cohort study of 1160 cases by Orsolya Anna Simon, Levente Frim, Nelli Farkas, Zoltán Sipos, Nóra Vörhendi, Eszter Boros, Dániel Pálinkás, Brigitta Teutsch, Patrícia Kalló, Vivien Vass, Andrea Szentesi, Roland Hágendorn, Péter Hegyi, Bálint Erőss, Imre Szabó

“…Numerous primary (in-hospital mortality, discharge, need for endoscopic intervention, in-hospital rebleeding, length of hospitalisation, need for emergency surgery, need for endoscopic examination and need for intensive care unit) and secondary (detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), recognition of cancer as the source of bleeding, need for any kind of transfusion or clotting factor, anticoagulation therapy) outcomes were observed. Descriptive statistical tools were used to summarize our data. Among others, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (ml/min/1.73 m2) was used as continuous variable, mean, standard deviation, median, interquartile range and minimum/maximum values were calculated. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Bacterial Uropathogens Isolated from Pediatric Patients at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yamirot Merga Duffa, Kumera Terfa Kitila, Dereje Mamuye Gebretsadik, Adane Bitew

“…Logistical regression was also used to estimate crude odds ratio (COR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) of positive responses to the different variables, and P values less than 0.05 were taken as statistically significant. Result. In this study, a total of 384 patients (199 males and 185 females) aged less than or equal to 15 years from whom urine samples were collected were enrolled. …”
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Network Meta-Analysis of Factors Influencing the Carbon Sink Capacity of Urban Park Green Spaces by Yutong JI, Tianyi LIN, Lian LIU, Xiong LI

“…The research categorizes and statistically analyzes various factors currently involved in relevant research that affect the carbon sink capacity of urban park green spaces, whose interactions and cumulative impacts are assessed using the network Meta-analysis method. …”
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Providing digital human resource management model by Seyed Reza Akramian, amin nikpour, Hamid Reza Mollaei, Mohammad Jalal Kamali, Hojjat Talebi

“…The current research is applicable-developmental in terms of purpose, descriptive in terms of information gathering, and qualitative in terms of the nature of the data. The statistical population of the research includes specialists and experts familiar with digital human resource management topics. …”
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Role of the Perceived Social Responsibility of the Company and the Psychological Mechanisms to Achieve the Employees' Creative Behavior (Case Study: Electro Kavir Company of Yazd) by Marziyeh Dehghanizadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarzi Hedesh

“…The method of this study is applicable based on the purpose, and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study included all employees of Electro Kavir Company in Yazd (380), among which 191 people were selected through simple random sampling as the sample size. …”
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Unveiling neurogenic biomarkers for the differentiation between sepsis patients with or without encephalopathy: an updated meta-analysis by Jiyun Hu, Wenchao Li, Shucai Xie, Ya Liao, Tao Chen, Xinrun Wang, Weiping Xia, Fang Huang, Zhaoxin Qian, Lina Zhang

“…Heterogeneity among the included studies was examined using the I 2 statistic and random-effects model was applied owing to large heterogeneity. …”
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Estimation of yield and nitrogen use efficiencies in hybrid maize varieties through site specific nitrogen management based on leaf color chart (LCC) by Suhail Fayaz, Raihana Habib Kanth, Tauseef A. Bhat, Eajaz Ahmad Dar, Zahoor Ahmad Shah, Moneesa Bashir, Aijaz Nazir, Bilkees Jamsheed, Mohd. Salim Mir, Zahoor A. Dar, Shailja Sharma, Aabid Hussain Lone, Dawood Yousuf, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mohamed A. Mattar, Ali Salem

“…The LCC value of @ 30 (≤ 5) kg N ha–1 set down statistically highest and significant grain (6.0 t ha–1) and straw yield (10.8 t ha–1) pooled over the years amidst other nitrogen management treatments, respectively. …”
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