Malaria Parasitemia and Anaemia among Pregnant Women in Umuahia Metropolis by ANC Amadi, PC Nwankwo

“…Data were collected and analyzed statistically using chisquare test. A total of 270 (54.0%) pregnant women out of 500 examined were positive for malaria parasites, while 254 (94.1%) were aneamic. …”
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Original Report: “All inside vs Antero medial portal anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction technique: which is better?” by Lalit Mohan Gupta, Vivek Vivek, Amresh Ghai, Munish Sood, Shalendra Singh, Vikas Dhawan

“…However, the difference in the score between the two groups was not statistically significant. Conclusions: Despite the learning curve, the all-inside ACL reconstruction technique yields outcomes similar to the AM portal technique in terms of functional outcome and return to the preinjury level at mid-term follow-up.…”
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Knowledge and Perceptions of Stakeholders on the National Dental Commission Act, 2023 in India: A Cross-sectional Study by Gadde Praveen, Anitha Akkaloori, Divvi Anusha, Shivashankar Kengadaran, Kalava Bhavana, Anil Budumuru

“…The data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: In total, 493 participants responded to the survey. …”
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Multi-Band Optical Variability of Blazar 1ES 2344+514 on Diverse Time-Scales by Aykut Özdönmez

“…The power-enhanced F-test and the nested Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical tests of the six intra-day light curves show that the blazar has no minute-scale variability. …”
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The Impact of Academic Staff Appraisals on Job performance in Rwanda's Private Universities. by Ngirabakunzi, Felicien, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Despite this, job performance among academic staff was generally high, with an overall mean score of 3.49. Statistical analysis revealed a significant correlation (p < 0.01) between staff appraisals and job performance, indicating a moderate relationship (r = 0.547) between the two variables. …”
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Factors Affecting Mechanization of Agriculture Practices in Kabale District. by Ainomugisha, Godwin

“…Data collected was edited, coded, entered into the computer, and analyzed with Excel, a Microsoft statistical package, the results were presented in tables. …”
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Agricultural Projects and Rural Development in Rwanda: A Case Study of Urugaga Imbaraga in Musanze District by Joseph, Munyanziza

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Financial Accessibility and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality-Uganda by Ambrose, Turyomunsi

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Financial Accountability and Service Delivery in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kisoro Municipal Council. by Benon, Rutungana

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Institutional Rewards and Employee Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kisoro District Local Government , Uganda by Thembo, Stephenson

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Internal Control Systems and Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Nandaula, Mwebe Lilian

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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…The 16 year-old climate activist, who has also been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, started a movement that saw a multitude of student protests and school strikes around the world centred on action against climate change. …”
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Refined Source Apportionment of Atmospheric PM2.5 in a Typical City in Northwest China by Yiting Wang, Yong Zhang, Xia Li, Junji Cao

“…Organic carbon (18.2%), nitrate (17.0%), and sulfate (13.1%) were the main chemical components of PM2.5. A refined statistical assessment of sources was conducted using the CAS-HERM receptor model, and it showed that primary sources accounted for ~58.5% of the PM2.5 annual mass, of which dust accounted for 23.3% (road, construction, and soil dust accounted for 11.4%, 8.0% and 3.9%, respectively) while motor vehicles contributed 10.1% (diesels 8.7% and gasoline vehicles 1.4%). …”
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Aerosol Filtration Testing of Fabrics for Development of Reusable Face Masks by Adrian Stan, Sandro Steiner, Shoaib Majeed, Sandra Schorderet Weber, Samik Gosh, Tanja Živković Semren, Philippe Alexandre Guy, Stefan Lebrun, Jérôme Steinhauser, Yanik Tardy, Andreas Hogg, Sophie Chiquet, Jean-Luc Perret, Arkadiusz Kuczaj, Manuel Peitsch, Julia Hoeng

“…In addition, we demonstrate how a hydrophobic coating can provide a statistically significant increase in the fabrics’ filtration efficiency. …”
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Pegilated interferon α2а in treatment of chronic hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, S. V. Koblov, A. O. Buyeverov, M. V. Matsiyevich, O. S. Kuzmina, N. A. Barsukova, N. V. Dubinina

“…Sustained virologic response (SVR) after the termination of antiviral therapy was achieved in 70,1% of patients. Statistically significant differences by gender, body mass index, virus genotype were revealed between groups which have achieved and not achieved SVRs. …”
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Estimation of malondialdehyde and catalase activity in pregnant women at IIMS&R Hospital, Lucknow, India by Niharika Singh, Saba Khan, Mohammad Mustufa Khan, Haseeb Ahsan, Roshan Alam

“…A p-value 0.05 was statistically significant. Results: Compared to non-pregnant women, the mean plasma level of MDA was considerably elevated in pregnant women (p<0.0001). …”
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Sex ratio at birth in Kogi state, North-Central Nigeria by Adekunle Bakare, Deborah Peter, Motunrayo Mojoyin Coker, Silas Fagbenro, Okunola A. Alabi

“…Data on childbirth from 1991 to 2020 collected from the Federal Medical Centre Lokoja, General Hospital Mopa-Muro, Zonal Hospital Kabba, Specialist Hospital Obangede, Zonal Hospital Okene, and Prince Audu Abubakar University Teaching Hospital Anyigba were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The annual SRB was 98.1:100, 104.6:100, 101.5:100, 108.3:100, 102.2:100, and 104.9:100 for the six hospitals, respectively. …”
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Explication of the mixture of <i>Piper betle</i> and <i>Eugenia polyantha</i> on oral bacteria by Neneng Nurjanah, Megananda Hiranya Putri, Yenni Hendriani Praptiwi, Dewi Sodja Laela, Susi Sukmasari

“…However, the differences in inhibition between the combinations themselves were not statistically significant, with p>0.05. Streptococcus sp, Klebsiella sp, Enterobacteriaceae sp (Coliform sp), Pseudomonas, and Staphylococcus aureus are the contaminant bacteria on used toothbrushes. …”
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The Effect of Cord Blood Bile Acid Levels on the Meconium Passage in Utero in Normal Pregnancies by Saynur Sarıcı Yılmaz, Deniz Hızlı, Yaprak Engin Üstün, Engin Yılmaz, Elif Gül Yapar Eyi, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu

“…The mode of delivery was significantly different between the two groups. We didn’t find a statistically significant difference in cord blood bile acid levels between the two groups. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolutionary patterns of the hydrochemistry of Jurassic conglomerate aquifers under the influence of curtain walls by Luwang CHEN, Minghui WU, Xiaowei HOU, Yongsheng HU, Miao ZHANG, Xinyue CAI, Xiaoxi YIN, Xiaoping SHI

“…MethodsThis study investigated the Jurassic conglomerate aquifers in the Zhuxianzhuang Coal Mine, Huaibei coal field. Based on the statistics of conventional hydrochemical composition, Piper diagrams, ion combination proportions, and principal component analysis (PCA), this study explored the impacts of curtain walls on the hydrochemistry of the aquifers and determined the spatiotemporal hydrochemical evolutionary patterns under the influence of the curtain walls. …”
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