Assessment of point-of-care quantitative serum canine pancreatic lipase testing for diagnosing acute pancreatitis in dogs by Pin-Chen Liu, Pin-Chen Liu, Kendy Tzu-yun Teng, Kendy Tzu-yun Teng, Tsia-Lu Lin, Chi-Hsuan Sung, Tsun-Li Cheng, Chi-Chung Chou, Chi-Chung Chou

“…The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used for statistical analysis to assess the agreement between assays and the internists’ consensus score.ResultsDogs with suspected acute pancreatitis had significantly higher serum Vcheck CPL (median: 843 μg/L, range: 77–2001, p < 0.0001) than healthy control dogs (median: 94 μg/L, range: 49–294). …”
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Clinical treatment score Post-5 Years (CTS5) predicts the benefit of postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with T1-2N1 luminal breast cancer by Ke Liu, Guan-Qiao Li, Si-Qi Li, Xue-Qin Chen, San-Gang Wu

“…The chi-square test, binomial logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and multivariable Cox proportional hazard model were used for statistical analyses. Results: A total of 11190 patients were included with a median follow-up time of 76 months. …”
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#emergencymedicine: A TikTok Content Analysis of Emergency Medicine-related Content by Madison Stolly, Erika Wilt, Nathan Gembreska, Mohamad Nawras, Emily Moore, Kelly Walker, Rhonda Hercher, Mohamad Moussa

“…Preliminary findings indicate that among TikTok videos featuring #emergencymedicine, a statistically significant positive correlation exists between video engagement and the presence of a healthcare identifier, (ie, individuals wearing white coats or scrubs). …”
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Vitamin B12, folate, and homocysteine levels in children and adolescents with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Juan R. Ulloque-Badaracco, Esteban A. Alarcon-Braga, Enrique A. Hernandez-Bustamante, Enrique A. Hernandez-Bustamante, Beatrix M. Von-Koeller-Jones, Miguel Huayta-Cortez, Esduardo Saavedra-Custodio, Percy Herrera-Añazco, Vicente A. Benites-Zapata

“…The Cochran’s Q test and the I2 statistic were used to evaluate between-study heterogeneity. …”
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Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2) by Heather M Foran, Marija Raleva, Nina Heinrichs, Graham Moore, Yulia Shenderovich, Xiang Zhao, Judith Simon, Antonio Piolanti, Viorel Babii, Janina Mueller, Franziska Waller, Dennis Wienand, Swetha Sampathkumar, Ivo Kunovski

“…Data will be collected at baseline and postintervention, approximately, 8 weeks later. Statistical analyses will include regression models to assess the main and interaction effects of the intervention components and cost analyses.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval from the University of Klagenfurt in Austria (approval number: 2023–013), the Medical Faculty at St. …”
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Toxic Assessment of Heavily Traffic-related Fine Particulate Matter Using an in-vivo Wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans Model by Meng-Ching Chung, Kuo-Lin Huang, Japheth L. Avelino, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Chih-Chung Lin, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Ching-Kai Su, Sen-Ting Huang

“…On the other hand, sublethal endpoints of reproduction exhibited statistically significant dose-dependent reduction, although Day A and Day C did not decrease the egg-laying capability of the worms. …”
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Incidence and temporal trends of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Shenzhen, China (2011–2018) by Hong Zhu, Junpeng Liu, Tianqi Yang, Yan Zhang, Yanjun Xu, Yunfeng Xu, Hao Wu, Li Li, Yufeng Luo, Cai Wen, Tao Yu

“…Methods: This retrospective study analysed data from the Shenzhen Emergency Center database (2011–2018), including ambulance dispatch and pre-hospital medical records. Descriptive statistics and temporal trends were used to examine the incidence, patients characteristics, pre-hospital treatment, and outcome. …”
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Septoplasty: defining a desirable clinical outcome according to baseline symptom scores by Rolf Haye, Rolf Haye, Liv Kari Døsen, Magnus TarAngen, Caryl Gay, Are Hugo Pripp, Olga Shiryaeva

“…ObjectiveThe results of septoplasty are usually reported as statistically significant improvements in baseline scores, but these may be difficult to interpret clinically. …”
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Use of a microbial supplement containing live bacteria <I>Bacillus subtilis</I> and their metabolites in dairy farming by O. Yu. Oparina, A. S. Krasnoperov, S. V. Malkov, A. I. Belousov, A. E. Chernitskiy, I. Yu. Vershinina

“…The mass fraction of milk fat in all groups had no statistically significant differences throughout the entire observation period.…”
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Prognostic Significance of Admission CRP Levels as a Predictor of Mortality in Burn Patients by Maria Syed, Qaiser Jehangir, Ijaz Hussain Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui, Sara Ishaq, Sarah Zaka

“…The study employed non-probability consecutive sampling and excluded individuals with certain medical histories. Descriptive statistics, correlation analyses, and logistic regression were used to explore the relationship between CRP levels and mortality, considering potential confounders. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

“…Heterogeneity will be assessed through visual inspection of forest plots and the calculation of the χ2 and I2 statistics and causes of heterogeneity will be assessed where sufficient data are available. …”
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Impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on cardiopulmonary function and prognosis in ST elevation myocardial infarction after PCI patients in extremely cold regions by Shenglong Hou, Li Liu, Jing Yao, Qi Zhao, Wei Feng, Qingqing Liu, Mou Zou, Ruoxi Zhang, Hongtao Yin, Huimin Xian

“…The cardiopulmonary test indicators for patients in CR group showed significant improvement over one year, including Power, HR, VCO₂, VO₂, VE, VD/VT, PetCO₂, CHO, CO, and SV, all with statistical significance. Multivariate COX regression analysis showed that CR was independently associated with heart failure in follow up. …”
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Emerging malaria in Indonesia: An overview of Plasmodium knowlesi infections by Nisa Fauziah, Karomahul Malaya Jati, Fedri Ruluwedrata Rinawan, Naufal Fakhri Nugraha, Bachti Alisjahbana, Jontari Hutagalung

“…Males were 2.23 times more likely to be at risk for malaria compared to females, and this result was statistically significant (p-value = 0.037, 95 % CI: 0.84–5.91). …”
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A CD36-based prediction model for sepsis-induced myocardial injury by Yun Xie, Hui Lv, Daonan Chen, Peijie Huang, Zhigang Zhou, Ruilan Wang

“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in CD36 levels between surgical and medical patients. …”
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Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“…The mean State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-1 and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-2 scores of infertile women were 43.5±6.7 and 46.6±6.3, respectively. A statistically significant relationship was found between the duration of infertility and moderate-severe anxiety according to State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-1 (p=0.046). …”
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How to teach the anatomy of the inguinal canal? A multimodal approach by Shina Yeo Qing Chun, Nathaniel Dexter Salim, Lai YuFu Jarrell, Joshua Koh Zhi Yuan, Eng-Tat Ang, Davide Lomanto

“…Interestingly, there was statistical difference between M1 and M2 (p < 0.05). …”
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Race as a prognostic factor of breast mucinous carcinoma by Dingyuan Wang, Yang Wang, Songlin Gao, Rongshou Zheng, Guijian Wu, Jianping Wang, Can Lu, Kena Bu, Chun Zhang, Wanqing Chen, Bailin Zhang

“…Clinicopathological data, treatment information, and survival outcomes were compared across different racial/ethnic groups using statistical analyses. Results Asian American BMC patients were younger at diagnosis and had more favorable tumor grade and stage compared to other racial groups. …”
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Maternal neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs glucose metabolism by deteriorating brown fat thermogenesis by Wenwen Zhu, Jiali Fang, Chenbo Ji, Hong Zhong, Tianying Zhong, Xianwei Cui

“…Moreover, we found statistically significant associations between TMX concentrations and 1hBG, and 2hBG. …”
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Learnings from COVID-19 Forced Lockdown on Regional Air Quality and Mitigation Potential for South Asia by Abhishek Upadhyay, Parth Sarathi Mahapatra, Praveen Kumar Singh, Sishir Dahal, Suresh Pokhrel, Amit Bhujel, Indu Bikram Joshi, Shankar Prasad Paudel, Siva Praveen Puppala, Bhupesh Adhikary

“…However, individual country statistics, urban site data, and industrial grid analysis within the region indicate a more varied picture. …”
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F) for achalasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Harishankar Gopakumar, Eugene Annor, Ishaan Vohra, Iman Andalib, Amy Tyberg, Avik Sarkar, Haroon Shahid, Mine Carames, Juan Carlos Carames, Giovanna Porfilio Gularte, Abed Al-Lehibi, Resheed Alkhiari, Amol Bapaye, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Michel Kahaleh

“…Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 and Q statistics. Results: We included seven studies comprising 127 patients. …”
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