Prognostic significance of p27 in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis by Jing Zou, Dong Wang, Gaoping Yin, Kexiang Lu, Kaibin Chang, He Li

“…BackgroundIn the past, numerous investigations have delved into the influence of p27 (p27kip) on the prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC), yielding conclusions that are not universally statistically significant, thus rendering the discourse rather contentious.MethodsWe collected available articles published before August 2024 and extracted data to analyze the association between the expression of p27 and the prognosis and clinicopathological features of CRC. …”
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Acceptability and effectiveness of a study information video in improving the research consent process for youth: a non-inferiority trial by Sarah Bernays, Victoria Simms, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Katharina Kranzer, Tsitsi Bandason, Rashida Abbas Ferrand, Ethel Dauya, Constance R S Mackworth-Young, Mandikudza Tembo, Constancia Mavodza, Tinashe Cynthia Mwaturura, Som Kumar Shrestha, Salmaan Ferrand, Talent Shavani

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Resistance exercise training improves disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in humans: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Xian Guo, Yanbing Zhou, Xinxin Li, Jinhao Mu

“…RET demonstrated a statistically significant preventive effect on the reduction of MVC in both quadriceps (n = 4, MD = 338.59, 95% CI = 247.49, 429.69, p < 0.001) and calf muscles (n = 3, MD = 478.59, 95% CI = 160.42, 796.77, p < 0.01). …”
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Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in a Conflict Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Kordofan, Sudan by Rofida Asmally, Abdelmalik A. Imam, Abdullatif Eissa, Abubakr Saeed, Ahmed Mohamed, Eahaa Abdalla, Mariam Alazraa M. Esmaeel, Mariam Elbashir, Mohamed H. Elbadawi, Mohammed Omer, Raghad Eltayeb, Ranya Mohammed, Tibyan Abdalhamed, Tina Merghani

“…Laboratory analyses were conducted on water samples. Descriptive statistics, univariate analysis and logistic regression were used to analyse the data. …”
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The interplay between persistent pathogen infections with tumor microenvironment and immunotherapy in cancer by Si Chen, Caihong Yao, Na Tian, Chunying Zhang, Yuemei Chen, Xuting Wang, Yue Jiang, Tonghao Zhang, Tingting Zeng, Yali Song

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The Clinical Value of the Combined Detection of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Ear... by Zheng J, Zheng L, Wang X, Mao X, Wang Q, Yang Y, Mo D

“…Besides, the combination of hematological indicators is more effective in diagnosing GC patients, especially for male patients (AUC=0.916, 95% CI: 0.901– 0.932, sensitivity: 84.98%, specificity: 84.29%). The C-statistic of Nomogram model was 0.917 for males and 0.875 for females. …”
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Five-Year Predictors of Insulin Initiation in People with Type 2 Diabetes under Real-Life Conditions by Sandro Gentile, Felice Strollo, Francesca Viazzi, Giuseppina Russo, Pamela Piscitelli, Antonio Ceriello, Carlo Giorda, Piero Guida, Paola Fioretto, Roberto Pontremoli, Salvatore De Cosmo, the AMD-Annals Study Group

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An online emergency medical management information system using mobile computing by Sarandis Mitropoulos, Christos Mitsis, Petros Valacheas, Christos Douligeris

“…An in depth literature review and presentation of the adopted new technologies and the respective architecture take place. An evaluation and statistical validation were conducted for proving the high applicability of eEKAB in case of real-life running.…”
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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at p < 0.05 significance level. Results Respondents’ mean age was 59.98 ± 11.59 years. …”
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Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Tingkat Pengetahuan Wanita Usia Subur Tentang “SADARI” di Nagari Painan by Vitro Darma Yusra, Rizanda Machmud, Yenita Yenita

“…Processing data using univariate and bivariate analysis with the chi-square statistic test.The result of this research showed that the factors associated with the level of knowledge about BSE of infertile women in Nagari Painan on 2014 are: level of education (OR=11.421, 95 % CI : 2.620 to 49.791), job (OR=3.058, 95% CI:1.416 to 6.604), Sources of information (OR=10.011, 95% CI: 2.915 to 34.375), family (OR=6.346, 95% CI:2.318 to 17.370) and factors that are not related to the level of knowledge of infertile women on BSE (OR=1,428, CI 95%:0.688- 2962).The conclusion of this research is the level of education is the most influential factor to the level of knowledge of infertile women of about BSE in Nagari Painan 2014. …”
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Overexpression of multiple cytochrome P450 genes with and without knockdown resistance mutations confers high resistance to deltamethrin in Culex quinquefasciatus by Saowanee Chamnanya, Benyapa Kiddela, Jassada Saingamsook, Woottichai Nachaiwieng, Nongkran Lumjuan, Pradya Somboon, Jintana Yanola

“…The kdr L1014F mutation and the haplotype of the CYP9M10 gene were detected in survivor and dead mosquitoes after exposure to the deltamethrin WHO test paper. Statistical analyses were performed using Fisher’s exaction test. …”
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The Impact of International Tourism on Environmental Quality (Case Study: D8 Countries) by Roohollah Babaki, Behnam Elyaspour, Narges Sanjari Konarsandal

“…It should be noted that the statistics and information required in this study were collected from the World Bank data source.Results: The results of this study, based on the findings from the model estimation using the Pooled Mean Group (PMG) method, show that the coefficient of the international tourism variable is significant at the one percent level and has a direct relationship with the carbon dioxide emission variable in eight developing Islamic countries. …”
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Assessment of Some Physicochemical Parameters and Heavy Metals in Hand-Dug Well Water Samples of Kafta Humera Woreda, Tigray, Ethiopia by Kiros Gebremichail Gebresilasie, Goitom Gebreyohannes Berhe, Amanual Hadera Tesfay, Samuel Estifanos Gebre

“…Generally, the concentrations of most physicochemical parameters of the hand-dug well water samples of Kafta Humera Woreda were within the permissible limit of World Health Organization and Ethiopian Standard Agency guideline for drinking water. The statistical Pearson’s correlation analysis on the water quality parameters revealed that all parameters are more or less correlated with each other. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…The first article in this field was published in 2017, and the number of articles has risen significantly since then.ResultsThe increasing number of papers reflects the growing interest in implementing blockchain technology. Statistical charts indicate that approximately 60% of the documents are conference papers. …”
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Ketamine Infusion as an Adjunct to Opioid Analgesia in Pediatric Patients with High-Risk Neuroblastoma Undergoing Treatment with Dinutuximab: Adverse Effects and Safety in a Non-IC... by Streby KA, Tobias JD, McPhaden E, Downie S, Stanek J, Roth C, Patel PO

“…No other significant statistical differences in adverse effects were observed in patients’ receiving opioids versus opioids plus ketamine.Conclusion: Findings suggest ketamine is safe in a non-ICU setting for treatment of complex pain during anti-GD2 immunotherapy. …”
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Skeletal Status, Body Composition, and Glycaemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Elzbieta Wierzbicka, Anna Swiercz, Pawel Pludowski, Maciej Jaworski, Mieczyslaw Szalecki

“…. −0.07; p=0.021). A statistically significant negative correlation between 1-year HbA1c levels and Z-scores of TBBMD, TBBMC, and LBM was also observed. …”
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Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik dengan Kadar Nitric Oxide (NO) Plasma pada Masyarakat di Kota Padang by Ghozi Natul Isral, Afriwardi ., Delmi Sulastri

“…The summary of this study is most of Padang city people have mild physical activity level and low NO plasma level. From data statistics analysis showed that there is significant correlation betweeen physical activity with NO plasma level to people in Padang city.…”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori infection, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, and thyroxine in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2000 by Ting Lu, Shunshun Lu, Jieqiong Lin, Xiaona Shao, Dahua Chen, Jianwei Shen

“…In stratified analyses, the adjusted association of serum T4 levels with H. pylori seropositivity was statistically significant among men (T4: Q4 vs. Q1: OR = 2.253; 95% CI, 1.311–3.873), age over 68 years in TSH levels (Q4 vs. …”
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AI-Assisted Compressed Sensing Enables Faster Brain MRI for the Elderly: Image Quality and Diagnostic Equivalence with Conventional Imaging by Gu W, Yang C, Wang Y, Hu W, Wu D, Cai S, Hong G, Hu P, Zhang Q, Dai Y

“…Additionally, Cohen’s weighted kappa statistic was used to assess inter-protocol intra-observer agreement.Results: The ACS images demonstrated superior quality across all qualitative features compared to the conventional ones. …”
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Psychological peculiarities of professional development in late adulthood by E. F. Zeer, E. E. Symanyuk, A. A. Ryabukhina, G. I. Borisov

“…The Mann-Whitney U-test, Spearman rank correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis of the obtained data. Maximum likelihood factor analysis was used as well.Results. …”
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