Correction: Ethnoracial disparities in childhood growth trajectories in Brazil: a longitudinal nationwide study of four million children by Helena Benes Matos da Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro‑Silva, Juliana Freitas de Mello e Silva, Irina Chis Ster, Poliana Rebouças, Emanuelle Goes, Maria Yury Ichihara, Andrêa Ferreira, Julia M. Pescarini, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Enny S. Paixão, Maurício L. Barreto

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GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE: A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA by Alexander Tunde OGUNTUASE, Temitope Esther OYENEYE, Jayeola OLABISI, Oluwapelumi Damilola OYEDELE

“…The ex-post facto research design was adopted, using historical data extracted from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletins. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root test was carried out to test for the stability of data. …”
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Effectiveness of scapular retraction exercises and kinesio taping in individuals with protracted shoulders: A randomized control trial by Divya Gohil, Mokshi Koul, Gaurang Baxi

“…RESULTS: Data were analyzed using the PRIMER statistical package software. Repeated Measures ANOVA was used to compare the intragroup differences in measurements for both outcome measures. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, TRADE OPENNESS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE CASE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Yilmaz Onur Ari

“…The variables in the analysis were checked using Augmented Dickey Fuller test statistics. The results obtained indicated that economic growth became stationary at level while rene-wable energy consumption and trade openness variables became stationary at first difference. …”
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Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Methanol Extract and Fractions of <i>Picralima nitida</i> (Apoceanacea) by Osayemwenre Erharuyi, Abiodun Falodun

“…The IC-50 values for the percentage radical scavenging effects for the extract and fractions were determined. Statistical significance between the IC-50 values of the extract/fractions and that of ascorbic acid (standard) was determined using regression analysis. …”
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Effects of Retrenchment on the Morale of Employees of Glo Nigeria Limited by Esther Isioma Ulebor

“…Semi-structured questions were developed based on the literature review and administered to respondents using the drop-and-pick method. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the data's mean scores and standard deviations. …”
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Prevalence of Undiagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Carissa Du, Daniel Zongliang Zhao, Latha Ganti

“…The first two questions on the ASRS-V1.1, pertaining to task completion, were the most statistically significant results. # Conclusion Although advocacy for ADHD has increased in the last twenty years, our study found that 14% of a layperson cohort are undiagnosed with ADHD. …”
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Influence of Health Education on Prevention of Drug Abuse by LO Chukwuka, F Agoreyo

“…Data was collected and analyzed using the t-test statistics at 0.05 level of significant difference. …”
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Atypical presentation of anorexia nervosa pediatric patient: A multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and management by Zainab Al Masseri, Afnan Aljawad, Zahrah Alkashi, Nadeer Albaik

“…The patient reported considerable weight loss, amenorrhea, and physical indications of starvation over the previous two months. Notably, she did not exhibit the typical psychological symptoms linked with AN. …”
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Mylohyoid Nerve Injection for Unsuccessful Anesthesia of Posterior Teeth with Successful Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block. by Rozh M Hussein

“…Following lingual infiltration, all the cases were treated successfully in a pain free environment. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. Conclusion: Lingual submucosal injection of 1/3 of 1.8 ml of local anesthesia might be an effective way to block all possible nerve variation on the lingual side. …”
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Kobus Schoeman: A “bridge-builder” practical theologian, bridging divides in the publics of the church, the academy, and society by D.N. Andrew

“…The article focuses first on how his sociology background impacted on his understanding of the church and, more specifically, congregations as a researchable phenomenon, and how insights and experience in statistical analysis accompanied his theological journey and its positive implications for the three publics. …”
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Predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay after total knee arthroplasty by Davide Tornese, Alessandro Robustelli, Gabriele Ricci, Paola Maria Vittoria Rancoita, Nicola Maffulli, Giuseppe Michele Peretti

“…There was no evidence of a statistically significant positive association between body mass index and LOS. …”
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MIGRATION IN WEST AFRICA: AN ANALYSIS OF PULL AND PUSH FACTORS by OLUWAGBENGA EMMANUEL ADEBAYO, MARY MOMSISURI BOTESO

“…The effect of unemployment on net migration is negative and statistically significant (p < 0.05). The study recommends that the government and policy makers should create more jobs and also increase wages in other to discourage emigration and to attract human capital into the affected countries, thereby increasing net migration. …”
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Identifying the Internal and External Pressures of Quantifying the Impacts of Sustainability-Oriented Innovation by Abdelaziz Abdalla Al Owais

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Comparative Evaluation of Implant-Protected Occlusion in Partially Edentulous Fixed Restoration Using Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment – A Prospective Clinical Trial by Ramesh Chowdhary, S Bukkapatnam

“…And the data were statistically evaluated. Results: The T-scan values showed high points on the implants in most of the patients, which could not be evaluated by that of articulating paper outcomes. …”
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Deep Learning Based DDoS Attack Detection by Xu Ziyi

“…Traditional approaches to detection, based on statistical thresholds and signature-based mechanisms, respectively, can hardly cope with the increasing complexity of such an attack. …”
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Iterative Linear Quadratic Optimization for Nonlinear Control: Differentiable Programming Algorithmic Templates by Roulet, Vincent, Srinivasa, Siddhartha, Fazel, Maryam, Harchaoui, Zaid

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Assessment of lung function in partially edentulous patients using spirometry: A cross-sectional study by Likhitha Ayyagari, M. C. Suresh Sajjan, P Arun Bhupathi, Rama Laxmi Koruprolu, Rama Krishna Alla

“…All have undergone spirometric evaluation. Statistical Analysis Used: Independent t-test was used. …”
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FINANCIAL STABILITY OF AN ECONOMIC ENTITY AS A RESULT OF ADAPTATION TO THE CONDITIONS OF A VOLATILE MARKET ENVIRONMENT by Tatyana A. Chilimova

“…Purpose:  analyzing the relationships between risks, financial stability and financial sustainability Methodology:  A set of research methods was used, in particular such as systematic, formal-logical, and statistical methods of analysis Results. The essential characteristics of the concepts of "financial stability" and "financial sustainability" were considered, and their relationship with factors affecting market volatility and risks was indicated. …”
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ASSESSING DISPARITIES IN ORAL CANCER AWARENESS: A COMPARISON BETWEEN TOBACCO USERS AND NON-TOBACCO USERS FROM A PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGE, KARACHI

“…Patients aged 18 years and above were included. Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests  were used for data analysis.  …”
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