The role of ultrasound combined with water bath in the establishment of animal models of rat urethral stricture by Xiaojian Ye, Xianjing Lin, Yehui Chen, Rongquan Xu, Jiawei Zhou

“…Ultrasonographic characteristics were scored for all surgical group rats, and an intergroup analysis was conducted between the surgical group and the control group rats. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 22.0 software. …”
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Experimental Investigations of Offshore Sand Production Monitoring Based on the Analysis of Vibration in Response to Weak Shocks by Yichen Li, Gang Liu, Zongwen Jia, Min Qin, Gang Wang, Yinan Hu, Jialin He, Kai Wang

“…The characteristic frequency band of sand impacting the pipe wall is 30-50 kHz. A statistical method is used to establish the response law of the noise signal of the fluid. …”
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The Effects on Knee Swelling, Range of Motion and Pain using a Commercially Available Hot/Cold Contrast Device in a Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Setting by Kevin E Wilk, Robert E Mangine, James Tersakjs, Kimberly Hasselford

“…Knee extension improved from 2.72 degrees of hyperextension to 3.44 degrees, both of which were statistically significant(p\<.001). # Conclusion Contrast therapy utilizing the Hyperice X device demonstrated effectiveness in affecting pain reduction, swelling, and knee ROM. …”
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Effects of dribbling restrictions in small-sided games on aerobic and anaerobic fitness in youth basketball players by Mingbang Li, Liang Tan, Hong Wu, Jianwei Wu

“…Aerobic capacity was assessed using the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (YYIRT), while the 30-second Wingate Test measured peak power output (PPO) and average power output (APO) at baseline and post-intervention. Statistical analysis was conducted using a mixed ANOVA to examine the interactions between time and group.ResultsComparisons of YYIRT between groups at post-intervention revealed that limitedD performed significantly better than both freeD (p = 0.035; d = 1.038) and the control group (p &lt; 0.001; d = 2.050), while freeD also showed significantly better performance (p = 0.021; d = 0.082) than the control group. …”
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Assessment of Impact of Meteorology and Precursor in Long-term Trends of PM and Ozone in a Tropical City by Christian Mark G. Salvador, Angeles D. Alindajao, Karen B. Burdeos, Mark Anthony M. Lavapiez, Jhon Robin Yee, Angel T. Bautista, Preciosa Corazon B. Pabroa, Rey Y. Capangpangan

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Factors Associated with Maternal Near Miss among Women Admitted in West Arsi Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Fikadu Nugusu Dessalegn, Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn, Nana Chea Hankalo

“…The odds of maternal near miss were statistically significantly associated with women’s lack of formal education [AOR=2.24, 95% CI: (1.17, 4.31)]. …”
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Viability of pollen in sweet cherry (<i>Cerasus avium</i>) varieties of different ecogeographic origin in the Northwestern region of Russia by S. Yu. Orlova, A. V. Pavlov, V. G. Verzhuk

“…Pollen viability results were statistically processed using StatSoft Statistica 13.0 and Microsoft Excel.Results. …”
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Patellofemoral Joint Loading During Bodyweight One-Legged and Two-Legged BOSU and Floor Squats by Rafael Escamilla, Naiquan Zheng, Toran D. MacLeod, Rodney Imamura, Kevin E Wilk, Shangcheng Wang, Robert Asuncion, Irwin S. Thompson, Arnel L. Aguinaldo, Glenn S Fleisig

“…Repeated-measures 2-way ANOVA (p < 0.01) was employed for statistical analyses. # Results Collapsed across one-legged and two-legged conditions, patellofemoral joint force and stress were significantly greater during floor squats than BOSU squats at 40°, 50°, and 70° knee-angles during squat descent and 60° and 50° knee-angles during squat ascent. …”
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Antenatal depression among pregnant women in Ethiopia: An umbrella review. by Mesfin Abebe, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…Pooled effect sizes were calculated based on the pooled prevalence of antenatal depression and odds ratios for associated factors, with a 95% confidence interval indicating statistical significance.<h4>Results</h4>This umbrella review encompassed 50 primary studies from five systematic reviews and meta-analyses, involving a total of 25,233 pregnant women. …”
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Nutritional Analysis of Three Commonly Consumed Varieties of Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor L.</i>) in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Z.S. Mohammed, A.H. Mabudi, Y. Murtala, S. Jibrin, S. Sulaiman, J. Salihu

“…The AAS results for the mineral elements revealed that all the three sorghum varieties contains all the mineral elements analyzed except for white sorghum which does not show any trace of copper. Statistical analysis on the mineral elements of the three sorghum showed that there were no significant difference (p ≤ 0.05) in all the mineral elements analysed with respect to each of the samples except for calcium that showed a significant difference (p ≤ 0.05). …”
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Circ_0001084/miR-181c-5p/PTPN4 Axis Mitigates Cardiomyocyte Injury by Modulating the TLR4/NF-&kappa;B Pathway: Insights into Therapeutic Potential for Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Deng H, Fan Q, Huang L, Ouyang W, Zhu W

“…Various molecular techniques have been applied to explore the underlying mechanisms, while statistical analyses have identified potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.Results: This study revealed significant upregulation of miR-181c-5p in cardiomyocyte H/R injury models, which inversely affected PTPN4 expression and activated the TLR4/NF-κB signaling pathway. …”
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Incidence of alexithymia in worsening symptoms and quality of life of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients (SLE) by Fabio Rapisarda, Concetta Mezzatesta, Antonina Butticè, Alessandro Raffa, Stefano Boca

“…The group of patients was recruited within the Connetiviti outpatients’ clinic of the UOC (Complex Oparational Unit) of Rheumatology of the Paolo Giaccone University Polyclinic in Palermo, consisting of healthy subjects and/or with known diagnoses identified within non-clinical contexts, chosen randomly (statistical sense) in order to better represent the general population of the territorial context.Specific psycho-diagnostic measures were administered: Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Response Evaluation Measure (REM-71),Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI),Symptom Check list (SCL-90), Short Form (SF-36). …”
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Interactions of ST-elevation myocardial infarction, age, and sex and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among Chinese adults: a secondary analysis of a single-centre p... by Lin Zhou, Wei Yuan, Cuiping Wang, Yi Liang, Peijing Liu

“…Men without STEMI and adults without STEMI aged &lt;60 years were the reference groups when examining the risk of MACE.Results The female participants with STEMI showed a statistically higher risk of MACE compared with the male participants without STEMI (relative risk (RR): 2.713, CI: 1.350 to 5.426, p=0.005). …”
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Causal Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Migraine: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Wang YP, Wei HX, Hu YY, Zhang C, Niu YM

“…To investigate the causal links between OSA and migraine, inverse variance weighted (IVW) analysis was used in conjunction with four additional statistical approaches. Furthermore, sensitivity studies were performed using heterogeneity and pleiotropy tests to assess the estimation’s robustness.Results: In general, our findings suggested that the OSA is causally associated with migraine with aura (MA, IVW: OR = 1.147; 95% CI = 1.016– 1.295; P = 0.026), which was confirmed with the MVMR analysis further (OR =  1.184, 95% CI = 1.028– 1.364, P =  0.020). …”
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Evaluation of Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer and Microsoft Copilot Performance on the American Society of Surgery of the Hand Self-Assessment Examinations by Taylor R. Rakauskas, BS, Antonio Da Costa, BS, Camberly Moriconi, BS, Gurnoor Gill, BA, Jeffrey W. Kwong, MD MS, Nicolas Lee, MD

“…ChatGPT-3.5 correctly answered 51.6% and ChatGPT-4 correctly answered 63.4%, which was a statistically significant difference. Microsoft Copilot correctly answered 59.9% and outperformed ChatGPT-3.5 but scored significantly lower than ChatGPT-4. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Half-Fluence Photodynamic Therapy on Fundus Autofluorescence in Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Martin Stattin, Stefan Hagen, Daniel Ahmed, Eva Smretschnig, Florian Frommlet, Katharina Krepler, Siamak Ansari-Shahrezaei

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Effect of Malaria and Schistosoma mansoni Coinfection on Selected Biochemical Profiles among Patients Attending Selected Health Institutions at Dembiya, Northwest Ethiopia by Wagaw Abebe, Wossenseged Lemma, Yalewayker Tegegne, Amare Mekuanint, Abebe Yenesew, Adane Derso

“…A p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. The mean values of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase (37.1 U/L and 41.9 U/L, respectively) in coinfected participants were significantly higher than in the healthy control participants (17.4 U/L and 22.0 U/L, respectively) p<0.05. …”
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The impact of successive Montessori programmes on cognitive achievement by Maria Angelica Paez-Barrameda

“…Group A students, who attended the full spectrum of Montessori programmes, achieved the highest GPAs (92−93), followed by Group B (90−91), and Group C (87−88). Statistical analysis revealed highly significant differences in GPA scores among the groups (alpha ≤ 0.01, P = 0.000 to 0.001). …”
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Efficacy analysis of drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization combining systemic chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors in unresectable intrahepatic chola... by Liu Song, Wang Qingdong, Yin Shunhang, Li Long, Zhao Guangsheng, Yu Guangji, Wang Dong

“…The adverse effects during treatment were similar in the two groups, with no statistical difference. Conclusions Compared with systemic therapy alone (systemic chemotherapy + immune checkpoint inhibitor), combined DEB-TACE improves the tumor control rate of patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, extends the survival time and without increasing treatment-related adverse effects, which is a safe and feasible treatment modality.…”
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Effects of moss restoration on surface runoff and initial soil erosion in a temperate vineyard by C. Gall, S. Oldenburg, M. Nebel, T. Scholten, S. Seitz

“…While moss restoration reduced surface runoff slightly more and sediment discharge slightly less compared with cover crops (68.1 % and 87.7 %, respectively), these differences were not statistically significant. Sediment discharge varied seasonally for moss restoration, especially from April to June; this is most likely due to the decline in moss cover and the foliage of the vines in June, as concentrated canopy drip points form on the leaves and woody surfaces of the vines, increasing erosion. …”
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