The role of candidate genetic polymorphisms in covid-19 susceptibility and outcomes by Anthony Yazbeck, Reem Akika, Zainab Awada, Nathalie K. Zgheib

“…Results In this study, there were no statistically significant differences in the frequencies of candidate variant alleles between cases, controls and within disease outcomes subgroups, after adjustment for confounders. …”
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Evaluation of C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) and Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) expression in colorectal carcinoma: Relation to the available cl... by Asmaa E. Bedeer, Nehal Abd El-Ghaffar Heabah

“…PPAR-γ expression showed a statistically significant inverse relation with histologic types (P = 0.001), tumor grade (P = 0.005), depth of tumor invasion (P = 0.001), lymph node status (P = 0.001), TNM stage (P = 0.002), and vascular invasion (P = 0.001). …”
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Generating context-specific sports training plans by combining generative adversarial networks. by Juquan Tan, Jingwen Chen

“…The model is evaluated quantitatively through metrics like mean square error (MSE) and generation time and qualitatively through subjective ratings from athletes and coaches using a five-point Likert scale for context-specific, scientificity, applicability, and feasibility. Statistical significance is analyzed using ANOVA testing. …”
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Comparison of canal transportation and centering ability of three different endodontic rotary systems (an invitro study) by Shakhawan Kadir Kadir

“…The difference in transportation between the ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Next systems was not statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) while between ProTaper Gold and 2 shape and between ProTaper Next and 2 shape were significant differences (P < 0.05). …”
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Protection performance of Azadirachta indica leaf essential oil on corrosion of plain carbon steel in weak HCl and NH4Cl by Tolulope Loto Roland, Akpanyung Kingsley

“…Numerical data showed a portion of ADI protection performance values generally exceeded 70%. Statistical analysis showed immersion duration was more dominant on the performance of ADI compared to ADI concentration, while ADI concentration wasmore influential in NH4Cl.…”
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Associations of heavy metals and urinary sodium excretion with obesity in adults: A cross-sectional study from Korean Health Examination and Nutritional Survey. by Juyeon Lee, Sue K Park

“…In contrast, other heavy metals, such as serum cadmium and urinary arsenic, were not statistically significantly associated with the risk of overweight and obesity.…”
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Prediction of High-ozone Events Using GAM, SMOTE, and Tail Dependence Approaches in Texas (2005–2019) by Benjamin Brown-Steiner, Xiong Zhou, Matthew J. Alvarado, Brook T. Russell

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Gender similarities in high school mathematics: affective and cognitive aspects by Negasi Hagos Tekola, Dawit Asrat Getahun, Hailu Hagos

“…Data gathering tools had acceptable reliability coefficients; 0.80 for teacher affective support scale and 0.93 for mathematics self-efficacy scale. Descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test were used to analyze the data. …”
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Parents/Guardians’ Gender Preferences, Confidence, and Empathy for their Children’s Dentist by Gabrielle Carvalho, Ivana Meyer Prado, Larissa Kelen Moura, Yanna Cardoso-Santos, Talyta Couto Freitas, Raquel Fabiane Nogueira, Iga Carnevalli, Junia Maria Serra-Negra

“…Data collection occurred in the clinical waiting room by applying a questionnaire about sociodemographic information, characteristics of the dentist that most caught parents’/guardians’ attention, whether the child’s dentist’s gender identification matters to parents’/guardians’, and analog scales designed by the research team gauging preferences in dentist's gender, confidence level and empathy level in their child’s dentist. Statistical analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests (p<0.05). …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and elder abuse victimization nexus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kofi Awuviry-Newton, Bernadette Saunders, Nestor Asiamah, Kwamina Abekah-Carter, Daniel Doh

“…Pooled ORs and CIs showed statistically significant results for all ACEs and EAVs associations whether in singular or multiple form. …”
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Practice Patterns for N-acetylcysteine Dosing for Acetaminophen Toxicity in the United States by Michael Thomas, Christopher Edwards, Amanda Dunlap

“…The survey was open for 4 weeks with several reminder e-mails sent to non-responders. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. Results: There were 119 responses (9.2% response rate). …”
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Unilateral baseball pitching: morphological and functional adaptations in the neck muscles by Leila Rahnama, Ceren Acik, Christine Dy, Stefan Keslacy

“…Controls showed more bilateral differences in muscle stiffness in the splenius capitis and the semispinalis cervicis, although statistical asymmetry was not demonstrated.ConclusionThe cervical multifidus muscles showed bilateral symmetry despite the unilateral throwing motion in baseball pitching. …”
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Efficacy and safety of laquinimod versus placebo in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Malik Waleed Zeb Khan, Aizaz Ali, Amna Hussain, Safeena Khan, Ammara Tahir, Muhammad Haris Khan, Touba Azeem, Abdul Moeez, Arysha Monis, Aban Masaud Mian, Fazia Khattak, Moosa Ali, Jibran Ikram

“…Risk of bias was assessed using Cochrane’s Risk of Bias tool. Statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.4.1. …”
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Do Pathologic Fractures in Long Bone Following Bony Malignancy Increase the Risk of Venous Thromboembolism? A Comparative Study by Sanjay Kumar Rai, Tej Pratap Gupta, Bhavya Sirohi, Surbhi Rajauria, Nitish Khandelwal

“…Results: There were 12 patients (17.64%) in the study group and 8 (5.71%) patients in the control group that developed DVT after performing risk ratio and Student’s t-test and calculating odds ratio (P < 0.031). There was a statistically significant correlation found between the development of DVT with the type of implant used, the presence of neoplastic lesions, and the presence of metastases. …”
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THE ROLE OF (ECONOMIC) INSTITUTIONS IN ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Babajić, Mirnesa Baraković-Nurikić

“…Correlation analysis confirmed a positive relationship between FDI and Voice and Accountability and a negative relationship between FDI and Rule of Law, while linear regression indicates that only Rule of Law has a statistically significant and positive impact on FDI in BiH. …”
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EVALUATING LOYALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA’S HOTEL INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND EQUITY by Sharmila Ragunanan, Michael C. Cant, Johannes A. Wiid

“…The findings revealed a statistically significant effect of service quality and brand equity on customer loyalty.  …”
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Prevalence of Depression and Burnout among Family Medicine Residents in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia by Alaa AlNahedh, Asma BinRusayyis, Mohamad Al-Tannir, Isamme AlFayyad

“…The survey included the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 to assess burnout and depression. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize participants' characteristics, and regression model was developed to explore predictors of burnout and depression…”
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Perturbative Stability and Error-Correction Thresholds of Quantum Codes by Yaodong Li, Nicholas O’Dea, Vedika Khemani

“…We connect the two notions of stability by constructing classical statistical mechanics models for decoding general Calderbank-Shor-Steane codes and classical linear codes. …”
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Load Forecasting in Electrical Grids: Analysis of Methods and their Trends by Kyryk V.V., Shatalov Y.O.

“…This analysis evaluates various forecasting approaches, including statistical methods, artificial intelligence, fuzzy logic, ensemble methods, and hybrid systems, to understand their evolution and current state. …”
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Effectiveness of teaching motivational interview technique to third professional year medical students to improve counseling skills – An interventional study by Govindaraju S. L. Manojna, B. Devi Madhavi

“…Results: The mean score (knowledge) of posttests (12.53) is higher than the mean score of pretests (9.23) which is statistically significant (P = 0.000). There was a role of health education for behavioral change in improving mothers’ knowledge regarding breastfeeding, (antenatal and postnatal). …”
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