Pancreatic cancer mortality in South Africa: A case-control study by M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge

“…A matched case-control study with 1:1 matching was conducted using data collected by Statistics SA from 1997 to 2016. Controls were randomly selected to be as similar as possible to the cases, and matched by age, sex and year of death. …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Finally, data were presented in the form of texts, figures, and tables. …”
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Temporal Trends in the Utilization and Survival Outcomes of Lobar, Segmental, and Wedge Resection for Early-Stage NSCLC, 2004 to 2020 by Eden Z. Deng, BS, Xiaofei Wang, PhD, Jianrong Zhang, MD, MPH, Thomas E. Stinchcombe, MD, Chi-Fu (Jeffrey) Yang, MD, Nasser Altorki, MD

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Seroprevalence of anti-ToxoplasmaIgG among the human population in Indonesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Taufik Mulya Perdana, Alfin Harjuno Dwiputro, Stefanie Kusuma, Artha Maressa Theodora Simanjuntak, Frengki Prabowo Saputro Wijayanto

“…Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 statistics and Cochran’s Q test. Risk-of-Bias (RoB) was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist for Prevalence Studies. …”
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Evaluation of the bioenergy potential of agricultural and agroindustrial waste generated in southeastern Mexico by Nathaly A. Díaz Molina, José A. Sosa Olivier, José R. Laines Canepa, Rudy Solis Silvan, Donato A. Figueiras Jaramillo

“…The factorial experimental design and statistical analysis revealed trends and magnitudes in the evaluation of energy determination methods and types of waste. …”
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Exploring smallholder farmers’ access and participation in the Home Grown School Feeding Programme in selected counties of Kenya by Joyce Kamau, Collins Okoyo, Collins Okoyo, Tabitha Kanyui, Charles Mwandawiro, Samrat Singh, Lesley Drake

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Specific plasma metabolite profile in intestinal Behçet’s syndrome by Cheng-cheng Hou, Hua-fang Bao, Chun-hui She, Hua-yu Chen, Guan-xing Pan, Hua-ning Chen, Hong-bing Rui

“…P value < 0.05 and variable importance projection (VIP) values > 1 were considered to be statistically significant metabolites. Univariate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was plotted as a measure for assessing the clinical performance of metabolites, and area under curve (AUC) were assessed. …”
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The water quality of the Upper Citarum: Applying the overall index of pollution, Said-WQI, and pollution index methods by Mariana Marselina, Nurul Aulia Rahmi, Siti Ai Nurhayati

“…Additionally, analytical tools including Microsoft Excel, Geographic Information System (GIS), and SPSS, were used for data processing, rainfall analysis, and statistical testing, respectively. Results from four river-monitoring points indicated average values for key parameters such as biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen (DO), and total and fecal coliform, falling below established quality standards. …”
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Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers working in food and drinking establishments in Hargeisa, Somaliland by Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Jonah Kiruja, Abdisamad Shukri Ismail, Soheir H. Ahmed, Faisal Nooh, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Abdiqathar Rashid Kulmie

“…Lack of food safety training (AOR = 0.172; 95% CI: 0.070, 0.420), less working experience (AOR = 1.757; 95% CI: 1.026, 3.009), lack of appropriate water storage equipment (AOR = 0.602; 95% CI: 0.364, 0.996), lack of regular sanitary inspection (AOR = 1.691; 95% CI: 1.028, 2.783), and poor knowledge (AOR = 0.589; 95% CI: 0.353, 0.983) were statistically associated with poor food safety practices. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…After adjustment for confounding factors, age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.983, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.975–0.992, p<0.001), witness (OR = 3.022, 95% CI: 2.014–4.534, p<0.001), public location (OR = 2.797, 95% CI: 2.062–3.793, p<0.001), bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, OR = 1.363, 95% CI: 1.009–1.841, p=0.044), EMT-paramedic response (EMT-P, OR = 1.713, 95% CI: 1.282–2.290, p<0.001), and prehospital defibrillation using an automated external defibrillator ([AED] OR = 3.984, 95% CI: 2.920–5.435, p<0.001) were statistically and significantly associated with survival to hospital discharge. …”
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…Our study found that in comparison to the standard BP control for hypertensive patients with IFG, intensive BP control was associated with a small increased risk of new-onset T2D, though it did not reach statistical significance. This kind of impact should be considered when implementing the strategy, especially for those with high risks of developing T2D. …”
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Body Fat Equations and Electrical Bioimpedance Values in Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Eutrophic and Overweight Adolescents by Franciane Rocha Faria, Eliane Rodrigues Faria, Roberta Stofeles Cecon, Djalma Adão Barbosa Júnior, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio, Andréia Queiroz Ribeiro, Pedro Israel Cabral Lira, Paulo Roberto Cecon, Silvia Eloiza Priore

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Wind speed and direction on predicting wind energy availability for a sustainable ecosystem by B. Baranitharan, D. Sivakumar, M. Perarul Selvan

“…Data on wind direction and speed were statistically analyzed to determine the current distribution pattern, which is then used to project the amount of wind energy that will be available in the future.METHODS: This study concentrated on choosing wind direction and speed to minimize the potential for current electricity generation from wind turbines, using data collected between 1981 and 2023. …”
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Integrating the A2DS2 Score with 24-Hour ASPECTS and red cell distribution width for enhanced prediction of stroke-associated pneumonia following intravenous thrombolysis: model de... by Sarawut Krongsut, Nat Na-Ek, Atiwat Soontornpun, Niyada Anusasnee

“…The model was internally validated with a C-statistic of 0.912, confirming its robustness. Conclusions The combined A2DS2-MFP calculation showed superior performance, enabling early SAP detection and improving survival outcomes. …”
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Utility of Visceral Adiposity Index and Lipid Accumulation Products to Define Metabolically-Unhealthy Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Asian Indian Women - A Cross Sectional Study by R. A. Shreenidhi, Reeta Mahey, Monika Rajput, Rohitha Cheluvaraju, Ashish D. Upadhyay, Jai Bhagwan Sharma, Garima Kachhawa, Neerja Bhatla

“…VAI and LAP were calculated and correlated with clinical, endocrine and metabolic parameters. Statistical Analysis Used: Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to study the independent role of VAI and LAP to predict MetS. …”
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DIDADTIC TOOLS FOR THE STUDENTS’ ALGORITHMIC THINKING DEVELOPMENT by T. P. Pushkaryeva, T. A. Stepanova, V. V. Kalitina

“…According to the latest statistics, over 40% of people have kinesthetic sensing of the world; however, researchers have not treated this phenomenon in much detail. …”
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River-groundwater transformation and ecological effects in the Tuwei River watershed by Jinxuan WANG, Yi WANG, Fan GAO, Xuanming ZHANG, Zhitong MA, Fan YANG

“…Based on the geological, geomorphological and hydrogeological conditions, and the water transformation between atmospheric precipitation, groundwater, and river-lake water (hereinafter referred to as three-water) in the Tuwei River, this study examined the characteristics of the three-water transformation and their ecological effects using field investigation, dynamic observation, sensing interpretation, base flow analysis, and statistical analysis. Under the control of geological and geomorphological conditions and the three-water transformation, the watershed can be spatially divided into lakes-shrub-grass-tree wet environment ecosystem, grass-shrub-tree-sand dry environment ecosystem, dwarf sparse forest-grass dry environment ecosystem, farmland-tree wet environment ecosystem, and riparian wet environment ecosystem. …”
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Effectiveness of multimethod, community-based educational interventions on the knowledge and attitude to birth preparedness and complications readiness among women in southwest Nig... by Bosede B Afolabi, Ifeoma P Okafor, Mobolanle R Balogun, Adekemi O Sekoni, Duro C Dolapo, Claudia A Hawkins

“…Summary and inferential statistics were done involving four-way analysis. The level of significance was set at p&lt;0.05. …”
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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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Response to Statin Therapy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial by Marie Joyeux-Faure, Renaud Tamisier, Jean-Philippe Baguet, Sonia Dias-Domingos, Stephen Perrig, Georges Leftheriotis, Jean-Paul Janssens, Wojciech Trzepizur, Sandrine H. Launois, Françoise Stanke-Labesque, Patrick A. Lévy, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Jean-Louis Pepin

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