Posttreatment Blood Pressure as a Key Predictor in a 5‐Year Stroke Prediction Model by Nan Zhang, Jiarong Mei, Fangfang Fan, Yan Zhang, Ziyi Zhou, Jianping Li

“…The 5‐year stroke risk prediction model for hypertensive individuals includes 10 risk factors, ranked by importance as follows: average systolic blood pressure during treatment, age, average diastolic blood pressure during treatment, baseline systolic blood pressure, history of diabetes, baseline total cholesterol level, baseline folate level, self‐reported stress, smoking, and folic acid supplementation or not. The C statistic of the equation was 0.74 and there were no significant differences by gender or treatment group. …”
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Rituximab-associated adverse events in nephrotic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Zixian Yu, Meijin Huang, Yunlong Qin, Xiayin Li, Yueru Zhao, Yuwei Wang, Yumeng Zhang, Anjing Wang, Mei Han, Jin Zhao, Shiren Sun

“…Heterogeneity was identified using the Cochrane Q test and quantified by the I2 statistic. Results: Ten RCTs and five retrospective studies with 1231 patients were enrolled. …”
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Molecular-genetic mechanisms of the interaction between processes of cell response to mechanical stress and neuronal apoptosis in primary open-angle glaucoma by O. V. Saik, N. A. Konovalova, P. S. Demenkov, N. V. Ivanisenko, T. V. Ivanisenko, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, O. S. Konovalova, O. A. Podkolodnaya, I. N. Lavrik, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…It was shown that genes associated with POAG are statistically significantly more often represented among the genes involved in the interactions between CRMS and neuronal apoptosis than it was expected by random reasons, which can be an explanation for the effect of POAG leading to the retinal ganglion cell death.…”
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Modeling human population patterns on tree density by M. Yousefpoor, T. Rostamie Shahraji, A. Eslam Bonyad, M. Salahi

“…In addition, to determine the density of the human population, circular buffers at intervals of 1 to 7 km from the center of each cluster was considered and population density of each layer was calculated using buffering functions. Statistical results showed that the average basal area, average number of trees and the average stand density index was 23.16 m2/ha, 243 per ha and 178.25 respectively and also different human population density in each buffer. …”
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Medication burden in patients with dialysis-dependent CKD: a systematic review by Xuemei Liu, Ping Chen, Yun Liu, Xiaoyan Jia, Dongmei Xu

“…This systematic review aimed to statistically profile the medication burden and associated influencing factors, and outcomes in patients with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (DD-CKD). …”
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Efecto emocional pospandemia en los niños desde la perspectiva de los padres de una institución educativa by Llane Aguilar Aguirre, Jessyca Yuneira Bravo de Rueda Julca, Paúl Cesar Velásquez Porras, Lucy Tani Becerra Medina, Jimmy Wilmer Flores Yanac

“…La recopilación de datos se realizó mediante la encuesta y el análisis se efectuó usando tablas y gráficos descriptivos en Microsoft Excel y SPSS Statistics versión 26. Resultados: El 51 % de los niños mostraron un bajo efecto emocional; el 30 %, un efecto medio, y el 19 %, un efecto alto. …”
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Conceptual Knowledge of Oral Health Among Primary School Teachers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia—A Cross Sectional Survey by Sanjeev. B. Khanagar, Rayan Albar, Abdullah Alghamdi, Sultan Alshamrani, Yousif Alhussain

“…The male group exhibited lower values for the CMOHK score in comparison with the female group; however, these findings were not statistically significant. The findings indicated that the group of government school teachers exhibited higher values for the dependent variable CMOHK score compared to their private school counterparts. …”
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Determination of Cenozoic Sedimentary Structures Using Integrated Geophysical Surveys: A Case Study in the Hebei Plain, China by Yi Yang, Jie Zhang, Junjie Wu, Pei Li, Xingchun Wang, Qingquan Zhi, Guojiang Hao, Jianhua Li, Xiaohong Deng

“…Finally, we have improved the accuracy of interface inversion by using a variable density model based on density logging parameter statistics to constrain the depth of geological interfaces determined through drilling and multi-geophysical methods. …”
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Inequality in maternal delays related to maternal death at home and en route to a health facility in Ethiopia: insights from national mortality surveillance data by Neamin Tesfay, Rozina Tariku, Girmay Hailu, Haymanot Firde, Fistum Hadgu Woldeyohannes

“…Principal component analysis was employed to calculate the index descriptive statistics, and the Erreygers Normalised Concentration Index (ECI) measured inequalities in the maternal mortality risk index across different places of death. …”
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Predictors of clinical outcome in post-thrombolysis among sample of Egyptian patients with acute ischemic stroke by AbdelRahman Mohamed Hussein, Iman Mohamed Bayoumy, Khaled Ossama Abdulghani, Mona Ali Eissa, Ehab Mostafa Ahmed, Ali Ahmed Abou Elmaaty

“…Data were collected and statistically analyzed, we established correlations with functional outcomes as measured by the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) 3-month post-treatment. …”
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Circulating, Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Tissue Factor in Cancer Patients with and without Venous Thromboembolism by Valentina Lami, Dario Nieri, Marta Pagnini, Mario Gattini, Claudia Donati, Mariella De Santis, Alessandro Cipriano, Erica Bazzan, Andrea Sbrana, Alessandro Celi, Tommaso Neri

“…EV were isolated by differential centrifugation from 4 mL of peripheral blood; the final EV pellet (16,000× <i>g</i> for 45 min) was resuspended in 100 μL saline and tested for TF using a one-step clotting assay. There was a statistically significant difference for higher EV-TF in C-VTE and C-w/o VTE compared to U-VTE (<i>p</i> = 0.024; Kruskal–Wallis test). …”
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Ancient and contemporary shellfish cultivation practices bolster bivalve communities and diversity‐biomass relationships by Kieran D. Cox, Hailey L. Davies, Ben Millard‐Martin, Morgan Black, Margot Hessing‐Lewis, Nicole F. Smith, Francis Juanes, Sarah E. Dudas

“…We examined these data using a combination of diversity indices, structural complexity metrics, non‐parametric multivariate statistics and supervised machine learning algorithms. …”
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Experiment and Applications of Dynamic Constitutive Model of Tensile and Compression Damage of Sandstones by Chunliang Dong, Xiaoyu Lu, Guangming Zhao, Xiangrui Meng, Yingming Li, Xiang Cheng

“…A dynamic constitutive model of tensile and compressive damage was constructed on the basis of the ZWT and statistical damage models, particularly by introducing the maximum tension and maximum shear stress criteria to solve the failure problem of the surrounding rock mass caused by deep excavation unloading. …”
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Multiple Influence Factor Sensitivity Analysis and Height Prediction of Water-Conducting Fracture Zone by Xiaobin Li, Quansheng Li, Xuhui Xu, Yongqiang Zhao, Peng Li

“…Using the multiple regression mathematical model, a nonlinear statistical relationship between the height of the water-conducting fracture zone and ratio coefficient of hard rock lithology, mining thickness, working face length, and mining depth was obtained. …”
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Echocardiographic Features of Cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy by Michał Marchel, Agnieszka Madej-Pilarczyk, Agata Tymińska, Roman Steckiewicz, Janusz Kochanowski, Julia Wysińska, Ewa Ostrowska, Paweł Balsam, Marcin Grabowski, Grzegorz Opolski

“…Transthoracic echo with the use of a prescribed protocol was performed. Results. Highly statistically significant differences with regard to left ventricle (LV) volumes between the EDMD and the control group were found. 51% of EDMD patients had an enlarged left atrium and as many as 71% had an enlarged right atrium. …”
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An experimental and numerical study of the ballistic behavior of an epoxy matrix hybrid composite reinforced with aramid fabric and fique fabric by Bernardo Soares Avila de Cêa, Raí Felipe Pereira Junio, Douglas Santos Silva, Fábio da Costa Garcia Filho, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento

“…The Weibull probabilistic statistical treatment was used and numerical analyses were compared to the experimental data. …”
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Trend of Representation of Women in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy Conferences in Asia by Jalpa Devi, Tanyaporn Chantarojanasiri, Dao Viet Hang, Rashid Lui, Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Amna Subhan Butt, Rohan Raja, Trinh To Tram, Ting Ting Chan, Women in GI Focus Group, Emerging Leaders Committee, Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology

“…Overall, the increase in women's participation was minor and statistically non‐significant. However, there was an increase of women's participation as chairpersons, moderators, speakers, and organizing committee members from 14.1% in 2018 to 15.2% in 2022. …”
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“If somebody wants an abortion, nobody should override their decision”: Modern Canadian perspectives on abortion in relation to artificial womb technology by Srishti Hukku, Lisa L. Wynn, Angel M. Foster

“…We analyzed the survey data using descriptive statistics and the interviews for content and themes using inductive and deductive techniques. …”
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Comparison of ExPress Mini-Device Implantation Alone or Combined with Phacoemulsification for the Treatment of Open-Angle Glaucoma by Łukasz Stawowski, Joanna Konopińska, Marta Deniziak, Emil Saeed, Renata Zalewska, Zofia Mariak

“…The IOP at the end of follow-up was similar in both groups (18.8 ± 5.9 versus 18.1 ± 4.8 mmHg; P=0.814). There were no statistical differences in the average number of glaucoma medications between ExPress and P-ExPress groups (0.9 ± 1.65 versus 1.3 ± 1.7; P=0.419) as well as in the number of postoperative complications (26 versus 21%; P=0.179 in the P-ExPress and ExPress groups, resp.). …”
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Surgical management of benign tumors of the parotid gland: the advantages of extracapsular dissection compared to traditional surgical techniques by Antonio Zanghì, Andrea Cavallaro, Martine Marchi, Marcello Marchi, Luigi La Via, Luigi La Via, Filippo Sanfilippo, Filippo Sanfilippo, Alessandro Cappellani, Simone Di Majo

“…In this case, Fisher's exact test statistic value was 0.0043 (significant at P &lt; 0.05).ConclusionECD should be applied in properly selected cases and further prospective studies are needed to clarify the optimal indications.…”
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