The effect of resizing on the natural appearance of scintigraphic images: an image similarity analysis by Siraj Ghassel, Amir Jabbarpour, Jochen Lang, Eric Moulton, Eric Moulton, Ran Klein, Ran Klein, Ran Klein, Ran Klein

“…Background and objectiveThis study aimed to assess the impact of upsampling and downsampling techniques on the noise characteristics and similarity metrics of scintigraphic images in nuclear medical imaging.MethodsA physical phantom study using dynamic imaging was used to generate reproducible static images of varying count statistics. Naïve upsampling and downsampling with linear interpolation were compared against alternative methods based on the preservation of Poisson count statistics and principles of nuclear scintigraphic imaging; namely, linear interpolation with a Poisson resampling correction (upsampling) and a sliding window summation method (downsampling). …”
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New Evaluation Method for Fuzzy Cluster Validity Indices by Ismay Perez-Sanchez, Miguel Angel Medina-Perez, Raul Monroy, Octavio Loyola-Gonzalez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez-Rodriguez

“…Also, they show that among the CVIs involved, there is none with a significant statistical difference over the other given by a Friedman test. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

“…When the groups were compared age and day 3 FSH levels were statistically higher, and anti-Mullerian hormone and antral follicle count were statistically lower in Group I. …”
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Factors associated with successful treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in a district municipality of Vhembe, Limpopo by Busisiwe Mkhavele, Slindile Zondi, Lindiwe Cele, Mabina Mogale, Margeret Mbelle

“…Statistical software Epi Info was used for analysis. …”
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Early versus late surgical stabilisation of unstable thoracolumbar spine fractures in adult polytrauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sebastian Ndlovu, Stanley Masunda, Emmanuel Oladeji, Ahmed Lashin, Ahmed Kaddah, Khalid A. Shah

“…A subgroup meta-analysis using a random effects model showed that early fixation of unstable thoracolumbar spinal fractures leads to a statistically significant decrease in HLOS compared to late fixation with a mean effect size of -0.502. …”
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Adverse health effects after breast cancer up to 14 years after diagnosis by Marianne J. Heins, Kelly M. de Ligt, Janneke Verloop, Sabine Siesling, Joke C. Korevaar, Annette Berendsen, Daan Brandenbarg, Anneriet Dassen, Agnes Jager, Jacqueline Hugtenburg, Gerda van der Weele

“…Results: 148 health effects occurred statistically significantly more often in survivors than in controls (p < 0.05). …”
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Enhancing the estimation of cadmium content in rice leaves by integrating vegetation indices and color indices using machine learning by Xiaoyun Huang, Shengxi Chen, Tianling Fu, Chengwu Fan, Hongxing Chen, Song Zhang, Hui Chen, Song Qin, Zhenran Gao

“…Previous research has primarily utilized traditional statistical methods and heavy metal–related vegetation indices (VIs) to develop models for estimating LCd, often resulting in a lack of generalizability. …”
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Clinical Effect of Teucrium polium Extract Ointment on Post Pilonidal Sinus Excision Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Reza Hosseinpour, Nuruddin Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hekmatzadeh, Saadat Mehrabi, Hossein Sadeghi Mansourkhani, Marita Mohamadshahi

“…Results: The results indicated that the mean changes in wound size were statistically significant across all three groups over time (P <0.001). …”
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Cognizance and Perception of Physiotherapy Intervention in Attention-Defcit/Hyperactivity Disorder Amongst Clinical Physiotherapy Students in Tertiary Institution, Nigeria. by Okonkwol, Uchenna Prosper, Nwose, Joy Chinazaekpere, Akosile, Christopher Olusanja, Chukwuemeka, Uchechukwu Martha, Mbanuzuru, Ahaoma Victor, Igwe, Emeka Sylvester, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Ummunah, Joseph Onuuwa

“…A cognizance and perception questionnaire was used as the survey instrument to obtain data. Descriptive statistics of frequency, mean, and standard deviation were used to analyse the socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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Role of emotional disorders, personality features and disorders of intraceptive sensation in development of somatic symptoms at irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, A. A. Kurbatova, G. Ye. Rupchev, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Following correlations between ITQ questionnaire results and symptoms of disease severity were detected as statistical trend: moderate negative correlation between extraversion scale and number of IBS-related medical encounters for the last year (р=0,05), between anxiety scale and degree of disorders of defecation both at IBS-D, and at IBS -C (р=0,05; р=0,06); at the level of statistical significance moderate negative correlation between lability scale and quantity of IBS-related medical encounters (р=0,022) was revealed. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Remestemcel-L-rknd versus Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease using Simulated Treatment Compariso... by Gabriel Tremblay, Dimitrios Tomaras, Eric Strati, Anna Forsythe

“…**Results:** In the full populations, the STC of risk ratios (RRs) found treatment with remestemcel-L-rknd to be associated with a numerical but not statistically significant improvement in the 28-day ORR versus ruxolitinib. …”
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The effect of different surface characterization on bonding strength of maxillofacial silicone elastomer to two different framework materials. by Zhala Meran, Omar Kamaran Anwar

“…The obtained results were then subjectedto statistical analysis using Stat Graph 5.1 and the statistical significance was set at 5% level of significance. …”
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EXPLORING DENTISTS' KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES ON ORALBIOPSIES AT BAQAI DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI by Samara Rais, Nauman Sheikh, Zarah Subhan, Qasim Saleem, Ayesha Azmat, Ramsha Tariq

“…The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 software. …”
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Contextual determinates of under-five malnutrition in mining communities: a critical review of nutrition interventions for optimal impact by Herbert Tato Nyirenda, David Mulenga, Hilda Nyambe-Silavwe

“…Anthropometric measurements were conducted according to WHO standards to assess underweight status. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square tests to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of context-specific nutrition interventions.ResultsChi-square analysis highlights a complex interplay of factors influencing underweight in children under 5 years of age, including expenditure priorities (p = 0.002), access to resources such as primary grocery stores (p = 0.001) and farmers’ markets (p &lt; 0.001), food preparation practices (p = 0.006), agricultural empowerment (p &lt; 0.001), and feeding styles/strategies (p = 0.004). …”
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Effects of Water Deficit on Growth, Biomass Allocation and Photosynthesis of <i>A. senegal</i> Seedlings from Nguru and Gujba Provinces of Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria by A.U. Jibo, M.G. Barker

“…There was a highly significant difference in stomata conductance among the treatments (F2, 84=11.38, P< 0.001) in relation to water deficit. There was no statistical difference in quantum yield between the two provenances (F1, 84 =0.15, P=0.695) and interaction between treatment and provenances was also not significant (F2, 84= 2.14, P=0.124). mean root length between the provenances were significantly different (F2,84 =0.60, P< 0.001) however Root length was not statistically significant between treatments (F2,84= 0.60, P= 0.550). …”
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Comparison of frailty instruments for predicting mortality and prolon ged hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients. by Anne Langsted, Jocelyne Benatar, Andrew Kerr, Katherine Bloomfield, Gerry Devlin, Alexander Sasse, David Smythe, Andrew To, Harvey White, Gerrard Wilkins, Ralph Stewart

“…C-statistics for hospitalization >10 days (n = 267, 22%) were EFS 0.649, Fried 0.628, and CFS 0.584 (p<0.001 for all). …”
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The Effect of the Increasing Doses of Vermicompost Applications to Soil on Some Nutrient Concentrations in Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaves by Ayşe Nur Coşkun, Ali Sümer

“…While the changes were statistically non-significant. Even though, this research was an annual study comprised on a single year, where N was in an increasing trend and 2 kg tree-1 was found to be the most effective dose of vermicompost on N values (17.13 g kg-1). …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Titanium Zirconium and Titanium Dental Implants under Immediate Functional Loading in Posterior Mandibular Region by Aditi Verma, Kaushal Kishor Agrawal, Pooran Chand, Ramashanker, Shuchi Tripathi, Deeksha Arya

“…Results: On intergroup comparison, CBL was more in the Ti-Zr group as compared to the Ti group at 4 months (0.72 ± 0.16 mm versus 0.70 ± 0.13 mm), but it was less at 8 months (1.08 ± 0.16 mm versus 1.13 ± 0.13 mm) and 12 months (1.19 ± 0.17 mm versus 1.24 ± 0.12 mm) but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Mann-Whitney test also revealed no statistically significant difference in MPI, PD and MSBI at 4 months, 8 months and 12 months recall (P > 0.05). …”
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Epidemiological Survey of Toxoplasmosis among Aborted Women in Garmian district, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…The data were collected form 15th January 2009 to 25th June 2010 by using a special questionnaire form to obtain full information from each participant. For statistical analysis of the data, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used. …”
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Bruxism repercussions in muscular activation: Ultrasound differences in abdominal wall between women with and without bruxism. A cross-sectional study. by Paula Yela-Lorenzo, Paola Montes-Arenas, Vanesa Abuín-Porras, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Laura González-Fernández, Jorge Hugo Villafañe, Isabel Mínguez-Esteban

“…Moreover, the Bruxism group showed statistically significant higher values for all muscles in grinding conditions compared to the Non-Bruxism group. …”
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