Evaluation of Heavy and Trace Metals in Fingernails of Young School Children and Adults in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria by HK Okoro, ST Alao, GB Adebayo, KA Basheer

“…Metal concentration is higher in young school children when compared with Adults, statistical analysis show that there was significant difference between the concentrations of heavy metal in fingernails of young school children when compared with Adults. …”
Get full text

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Allograft Reconstruction Outcome Independent of Patient’s Age by Parimal Rana, Jane Brennan, Anagh Astavans, Sneha Kuppireddy, Christina Morganti, Benjamin M Petre, Andrea Johnson, Justin J Turcotte, Daniel Redziniak

“…Univariate analysis was conducted to identify any significant differences between the age groups. All statistical analyses were performed using R Studio. …”
Get full text

Language assessment in primary progressive aphasia: Which components should be tested? by Andressa Aguiar da Silva, Marcela Lima Silagi, Karin Zazo Ortiz

“…<h4>Results</h4>A statistically significant performance difference was found between the PPAG and CG on the following tasks: structured interview, oral comprehension of phrases, oral narrative discourse, written comprehension of phrases, written dictation, sentence repetition, semantic verbal fluency, oral naming of nouns and verbs, object manipulation, phonological verbal fluency, body part recognition and left-right orientation, written naming of nouns, oral text comprehension, number dictation, written narrative discourse, written text comprehension and numerical calculations (mental and written).…”
Get full text

Failure Probability Analysis of Coherent Systems using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Fault Tree Approach by Mintu Kumar, S. B. Singh, Monika Manglik

Get full text

DIVIDEND POLICY AND MARKET VALUE OF NIGERIAN LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Oyewole Oladunni AJIBOYE, Yemisi F BOSUN-FAKUNLE, Johnson Kolawole OLOWOOKERE

“…Data collected were analysed using descriptive (mean, median, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation and panel data estimation). …”
Get full text

Comparative study of autonomic function in diabetics and yoga practitioners using Ewing’s battery by Tasneem Amadawala, Charushila Rukadikar, Dileep Deshpande

“…ANS function was assessed using Ewing’s battery tests, which included heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) responses to various stimuli. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, with significance set at P ≤ 0.05. …”
Get full text

An AI-based approach to predict delivery outcome based on measurable factors of pregnant mothers. by Michael Owusu-Adjei, James Ben Hayfron-Acquah, Twum Frimpong, Abdul-Salaam Gaddafi

“…Balanced accuracy score obtained for these techniques were; Gradient Boosting 82.73%, Logistic Regression 84.62% and Random Forest 83.02%. Correlation statistic for variable independence among input variables showed that delivery outcome type as an output is associated with fetal gestational age and the progress of maternal cervix dilatation during labor onset.…”
Get full text

BIOSKIN: A Protocol for the Copenhagen Translational Skin Immunology Biobank and Research Programme by Lone Skov, Jeanne Duus Johansen, Marianne Bengtson Løvendorf

“…The data collected will undergo rigorous statistical analysis using appropriate analytical methods. …”
Get full text

Does the Serum Vaspin Level Have a Role in the Diagnosis of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency? by Fatma Nur Koyun, Nafiye Yilmaz, Duygu Tugrul Ersak

“…RESULTS: The mean age of the patients with POI was 31.9±5.4 years, while it was 31.2±3.8 years in the control group. There were no statistically significant differences in body mass index, gravidity, parity, and cigarette consumption between the groups. …”
Get full text

DOES ESG INVESTMENT IMPACT THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY OF NIGERIAN ENERGY COMPANIES: A PANEL REGRESSION APPROACH? by Tajudeen Alaburo Abdulsalam, Adedeji Daniel Gbadebo

“…By utilizing quantitative data from sustainability and corporate annual reports of listed firms on the Nigeria Exchange Group from 2013 to 2023, a fixed pooled panel regression model was conducted to statistically test the three hypotheses anchored on the ESG nexus on financial sustainability. …”
Get full text

Translation and Validation of Oral Health Impact Profile-49 Questionnaire for use in Hindi-Speaking Population by Neha Kwatra, Jasneet Sudan, Girish M. Sogi, Sami Ahmed

“…The original English version OHIP-49 was initially translated and cross-culturally adapted to Hindi following WHO guidelines and then, subsequently validated. Statistical Analysis Used: The OHIP subscale measures were computed using Thurston's method. …”
Get full text

Dynamics of seasonal rabies incidence in animals in Azerbaijan by Ch. V. Aliyeva, Sh. K. Zeynalova

“…For this purpose, the statistical data were collected based on animal incidence by month and season for the last four years (2018–2021). …”
Get full text

A study on awareness regarding cigarettes and other tobacco products act (COTPA Act) among hospital staff of medical college, Kanpur: A mixed method study by Aradhana Yadav, Sonam, Samarjeet Kaur, Santosh K. Barman, Seema Barman

“…The qualitative study was conducted among 11 hospital staff. Statistical Analysis Used: The collected data were imported into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analysed with Jamovi version 2.0. …”
Get full text

Is Objective Structured Practical Examination a Better Option than Conventional Practical Examination in Assessing Students’ Competency? An Analytical Research by Arup J. Rout, Pallabi Dasgupta, Tushar K. Saha, Daliya Biswas

“…Among the low-scorer group, statistically significant differences in mean marks were found among various stations. …”
Get full text

EFFECT OF ANCHOR BORROWER PROGRAMME ON FARM PRODUCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA 2016-2021 by USMAN A. U., S. M. NIWORU, UMAR M

“…The study used descriptive statistics, including simple percentage, frequency count, mean, and standard deviation, to address the research questions. …”
Get full text

Socio-demographic disparities in global trends of lip and oral cavity neoplasms from 1990 to 2021 by Amr Sayed Ghanem, Ágnes Tóth, Attila Csaba Nagy

“…We analyzed annual incidence, mortality, and DALYs across 204 countries, using age-standardized rates and the Socio-demographic Index (SDI) to assess development-related impacts. Statistical methods included Kruskal–Wallis tests, linear regression, joinpoint regression for trends, and Exponential Smoothing for forecasts (2022–2030), with analyses conducted in STATA and Python, and p < 0.05 as significant. …”
Get full text

Serial Within-Session Improvements in Ankle Dorsiflexion During Clinical Interventions Including Mobilization-With-Movement and A Novel Manipulation Intervention – A Case Series by Mohsen Abassi, Rod Whiteley

“… # Results Excellent reliability was demonstrated (ICC~2,1~\>0.93, MDC=3.5°) for the dorsiflexion measure. Statistically significant (p\<0.01), but clinically meaningless improvements were seen after stretching and the mobilization-with-movement intervention on the injured and uninjured legs (1.9° and 1.4° respectively) with greater improvements seen after exercise and the subsequent manipulation (6.9° and 4.7°)…”
Get full text

Real-world pharmacovigilance analysis unveils the toxicity profile of amivantamab targeting EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations in non-small cell lung cancer by Jing Zhang, Wenjie Li

“…A comprehensive disproportionality analysis was performed, employing the reporting odds ratio (ROR), proportional reporting ratio (PRR), Empirical Bayes Geometric Mean (EBGM), and the Bayesian confidence propagation neural network to calculate information components (ICs), to identify statistically significant adverse events. Results A significant proportion of adverse events (AEs) was attributable to injury, poisoning, and procedural complications, cutaneous disorders, respiratory ailments, infections, as well as vascular and lymphatic system disturbances. …”
Get full text

An examination of changes in autumn Eurasian snow cover and its relationship with the winter Arctic Oscillation using 20th Century Reanalysis version 3 by G. J. Marshall

“…Novel aspects are (i) analysis back to 1836, (ii) adjusting the reanalysis SC through comparison with observations, and (iii) analysing the statistical significance of the frequency of periods of significant SC–AO relationships to determine whether these connections can be distinguished from stochastic processes. …”
Get full text

PREVENTING VIOLENCE CRIMES (KIDNAPPING, ARMED ROBBERY, BRIGANDAGE OR COMMUNITY MASSACRE) WITH DRONES: AN EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO VEHICULAR PATROLS IN NIGERIA by BABALOLA SUNDAY EMMANUEL

“…The study population was made of 114 officers drawn from Nigeria Police College while a sample size of 89 officers was selected for the study. Descriptive statistics was used to answer the research questions while R2 value Regression analysis was applied to test the hypotheses of the study at a 0.05 level of significance. …”
Get full text