“The impact of orthognathic surgery on articulation proficiency and speech intelligibility in skeletal Class III malocclusion: 18 months follow up” by Chaman Lal, Mukul Kumar, Sanjeev Verma, Vinay Kumar, Raj Kumar Verma, Satinder Pal Singh, Vidya Rattan, Sanjay Munjal

“…Speech intelligibility showed statistically non-significant improvement at any time interval. …”
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Third molar infections and their impact on systemic health- an awareness study among women degree college students of Udupi City, Karnataka, India by Ananya Prabhu, Ramprasad Vasthare, Prajna P. Nayak, Gargi Gandhi, Shreyosi Banik, Bidisha Sarmah

“…The third molar status was recorded by two calibrated examiners. Descriptive statistics, ANOVA, independent T-test and chi-square tests were used to interpret the data. …”
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A novel potential outlier recognition approach considering local heterogeneity enhancement to improve the quality of soil datasets by Yongji Wang, Mingjun Yang, Meizi Wang, Jiayang Lv, Shuhao Yuan, Shaoqi Li, Zihan Wang, Jipeng Zhang, Qingwen Qi, Yanjun Ye

“…Existing methods for identifying potential outliers in soil datasets rely on simple statistical approaches and tend to overlook the geographical characteristics of the soil. …”
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Elevated Lipid Concentrations in Seminal Plasma Can Reduce Sperm Motility in Simmental Bulls by Zhuo Yang, Fang Luo, Chenglei Song, Zhiyuan Ma, Yucheng Tian, Yu Fu, Hao Zheng, Jinzhong Tao

“…Lipid profiles were determined using LC-MS/MS, and 40 differential lipids were identified by multivariate statistical analysis. Among them, 39 lipids were upregulated in the LSM group compared to the HSM group. …”
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Oral manifestations of Nance Horan syndrome: A systematic review of case reports by Ankita Mathur, Sapna Negi, Snehasish Tripathy, Shalini Aggarwal, Felix Amekpor, Vini Mehta

“…Genetic studies or studies focussing on the genetic analysis of the case were excluded. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate simple frequency, percentages, and proportions to identify trends and commonalities in presenting symptoms and oral assessment findings. …”
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Considerations and experiences with healthcare-seeking during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Denmark by Isabella Raasthøj Holst, Lisa Maria Sele Sætre, Gitte Bruun Lauridsen, Kirubakaran Balasubramaniam, Peter Haastrup, Sonja Wehberg, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

“…Data were collected in spring 2022 and linked to register data on socioeconomic factors. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression models were applied.Results Of the 27,369 eligible individuals, 18% reported a need to contact their GP. …”
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Classification of female MDD patients with and without suicidal ideation using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and machine learning by Morteza Fattahi, Milad Esmaeil-Zadeh, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, Reza Rostami, Jamil Mansouri, Gholam-Ali Hossein-Zadeh, Gholam-Ali Hossein-Zadeh

“…Further analysis revealed three features that demonstrated statistically significant differences between these three, resulting in a 90.00% accuracy rate. …”
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Application of a generalized additive mixed model in time series study of dairy cow behavior under hot summer conditions by C. Ferrari, C. Evangelista, L. Basiricò, S. Castellani, S. Biffani, U. Bernabucci

“…ABSTRACT: This study investigated the pattern of 6 behavioral parameters in Holstein dairy cows under heat stress (HS) conditions using a generalized additive mixed model (GAMM) statistical approach, while also evaluating the effectiveness of a commercial electrolyte, osmolyte, and antioxidant blend in mitigating HS-induced adverse effects. …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Execution Speed on Real-Time Simulation Accuracy: A Buck Converter Case Study by Jesus Camacho, Luis Ibarra, Pedro Ponce

“…The RTS was run at various execution frequencies while the input PWM frequency varied between 2 and 100 times faster; 6,000 randomized duty cycles (0.2 to 0.8) were tested and their ISEs were statistically analyzed. The results show that smaller RTS time steps do not necessarily reduce the error. …”
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Usability of ChatGPT in the english essay writing proficiency of the BEED students by Karl Alvin Aglibot, Edrian Mark Tomines, Janel Talaman, Janabeth Soguilon, Rowena Bongolto, Rhona Marielle Abayon

“…However, a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.042 showed a statistically significant but very weak relationship observed between ChatGPT usability and English essay writing proficiency levels. …”
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Development of efficient compositions of hydrophobic materials resistant to chemical and biological environments by Salman Dawood Salman Al-Dulaimi, S. I. Bazhenova, I. V. Stepina, I. V. Erofeeva, Victor Afonin

“…This study analyzed experimental data statistically and analytically. According to computational analysis and experimental validation, the sealant material has an adhesive strength of 3.8 MPa and a sealant layer strength of 36–37 MPa. …”
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Machine Learning for Lung Cancer Subtype Classification: Combining Clinical, Histopathological, and Biophysical Features by Aiga Andrijanova, Lasma Bugovecka, Sergejs Isajevs, Donats Erts, Uldis Malinovskis, Andis Liepins

“…<b>Results:</b> The integration of biophysical features improved classification accuracy from 86.49% to 89.19% using a data-driven Bayesian Network model, though this improvement was not statistically significant (<i>p</i> = 1.0). Four key features were identified as highly predictive: sex, vascular invasion, perineural invasion, and ALK mutation. …”
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Prone versus Supine Position Ventilation in Adult Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Zanfeng Cao, Zhanzheng Yang, Zijing Liang, Qingyan Cen, Zuopeng Zhang, Hengrui Liang, Rong Liu, Liangbo Zeng, Yubao Xie, Youping Wang

“…The risk of mortality in patients who received prone position ventilation was 13% lower than for those who received supine ventilation, but this effect was not statistically significant (RR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.75–1.00; P = 0.055). …”
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Effects of storage temperature on the quality and quantity of DNA extracted from maize leaves by Kostadinović Marija S., Ristić Danijela S., Lučev Milica J., Ignjatović-Micić Dragana D., Vančetović Jelena P.

“…The concentration of the DNA extracted immediately from fresh leaf tissue was not statistically different from the stored samples. Both the quality and quantity of DNA in all samples were sufficient for successful PCR amplification with two opaque2-specific molecular markers. …”
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Electromyography as a Means of Assessing Masticatory Muscle Activity in Patients with Pain-Related Temporomandibular Disorders by Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Monika Machoy, Mariusz Lipski, Krzysztof Woźniak

“…An analysis of the EMG recordings showed statistically significant intergroup differences in masticatory muscle electrical activity at rest and during MVC. …”
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Understanding the impact of work environment on employee well-being and cynicism: Insights from the hotel industry by Ahmed MAGDY, Islam Elbayoumi SALEM

“…The data were analysed using the Smart PLS statistical program to test the study hypotheses. …”
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Understanding Green Product Purchase Intentions Using the Theory of Planned Behavior: Case study of Algerian Consumers’ by Sidi Mohammed Benachenhou, Imene Dali Youcef, Salah Hamouti

“…Therefore, this research uses quantitative study method to design the research model which was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) method. We analyzed the statistical data using SPSS v22.0 and Statistica v08.Results: The results show that purchasing intention of green products is positively affected by attitude (ATT), subjective norms (SN), and perceived behavior control (PBC). …”
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Effect of Near Work on Intraocular Pressure in Emmetropes by Aaron Z. Priluck, Aidan B. Hoie, Robin R. High, Vikas Gulati, Deepta A. Ghate

“…Subjects performed 20 minutes of near work (reading at 33 cm) followed by 20 minutes of far work (reading at 520 cm) while IOP was measured using an iCare tonometer at baseline and every 5 minutes thereafter. Statistical analysis was performed using repeated measures ANOVA. …”
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Spatial genetic characterization of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the area between the Alps and the Central Dinaric Mountains by A. Devedžić, F. F. Urzi, B. Pokorny, G. Vengušt, D. Ž. Vengušt, F. Janžekovič, L. Velić, T. Eterović, B. K. Stroil, E. Bužan

“…However, it is noteworthy that statistically significant differences in estimates of genetic differentiation were only apparent when comparing the populations between the two countries. …”
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Factors influencing food preferences and eating behaviour among the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) adolescents in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey by Mahamudul Hasan, Azaz Bin Sharif, Rashedul Islam, A B M Nahid Hasan, Nusrat Jahan Ferdous

“…Respondents’ sociodemographic characteristics and dietary patterns, as well as the participant’s nutritional status, were recorded. Descriptive statistics were used to present the baseline characteristics, while Pearson’s χ2 test was used to assess the relationship between food preference and baseline characteristics.Results A significant number of participants failed to meet their daily requirements for essential nutrients, including protein (89.9%), vegetables (82.8%) and dairy products (90.8%). …”
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