Occipital bone fractures in two-wheeler road traffic accidents: Understanding contrecoup brain injuries and implications for prevention by Robert Mark Wallang, R Giridharan, T. Arunan

“…Conservative management was more common among survivors (68.2%), while a higher proportion of nonsurvivors underwent surgical intervention (60.0%), though these differences were not statistically significant. Conclusion: Alcohol consumption and lack of helmet use are associated with significantly higher mortality and severe outcomes in traumatic occipital bone fractures from two-wheeler RTAs. …”
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Comparative Forecasting of Some Key Economic Indicators Using Artificial Neural Networks and Ordinary Differential Equations: A Case Study of the Turkish Economy by Bahatdin Daşbaşı, Murat Taşyürek

“…This study explores the relationships between the USD opening exchange rate, the annual change rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the housing loan interest rate in Turkish lira, and the residential construction cost index from January 2015 to May 2024 using data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) methods were employed to model the interactions among these four variables. …”
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Assessing Professionalism among First Year Medical Students through Professionalism Assessment Tool by Nabiha Farasat Khan, Muhammad Saeed, Ruksana Majid

“…Thirty four percent (68/200) demonstrated only the basic level of critical thinking and only 10 students (5%) demonstrated the higher cognitive level. Overall, statistically significant results were observed at items number 3 and 1 (p-<.001) of domain 3 and 4 respectively (empathizing to the situations of others and actively and productively participating in the profession respectively) Conclusion: Students of 1st year MBBS demonstrate positive attitude towards professionalism. …”
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An Automated Clinical Laboratory Decision Support System for Test Utilization, Medical Necessity Verification, and Payment Processing by Safedin Beqaj, Rojeet Shrestha, Tim Hamill

“…In addition, many ordered tests are not reimbursed by Medicare because they are inappropriate for the medical condition or were ordered with the incorrect International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision diagnostic code, not meeting the medical necessity. …”
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Relationship between weather parameters and risk of exertional heat injuries during military training by Beng Hoong Poon, Alexander Wilhelm Gorny, Kaiyuan Zheng, Wee Kiong Cheong

“…Conclusion: Integrating the data from the SAF and MSS demonstrated that a dew-point temperature ≥25.1°C on D correlates statistically with the risk of EHI on D + 1 and could be used to supplement the risk mitigation system.…”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Aim This study aims to refine the extensive 54-item Toulouse Coping Scale into a more pragmatic and less time-consuming instrument while preserving its statistical integrity, to support the mental well-being of healthcare workers…”
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Influence of mode of delivery on maternal and fetal outcomes in patients with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes by K. S. Midhuna, Umadevi Vavaldas, Sarada Kandhichetty

“…This difference was found to be statistically significant. Conclusion: Maternal and neonatal complications were significantly more in the failed trial group followed by the cesarean section group compared to the normal vaginal delivery group.…”
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Obstetric Simulation Training to Breech Delivery, Shoulder Dystocia, Forceps, and Vacuum Experience by Jule Eric Horasanlı, NUR DEMİRBAS, Seyma Cıcek

“…The post-training scores obtained from each step of the shoulder dystocia maneuvers, breech birth maneuver, forceps application, and vacuum application were statistically significantly higher than the pre-training scores (p<0.001). …”
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Protective Effect of Commercial Grade Vitamin C against Alcohol-induced Testicular Damage in Male Wistar Rats by Taiwo Emmanuel George, Peter Okhemukhokho Okhiai, Ifabunmi Oduyemi Osonuga, Olusoji Adebusoye Oyesola

“…Materials and Methods: After a 21-day treatment period, the testis were harvested and analysed for sperm parameters, antioxidant enzyme activity, level of lipid peroxidation and histopathological changes. Statistical Analysis Used: All analyses was performed using SPSS (version 16) and Microsoft Excel (2019) using Student's t-test. …”
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LENDING RATE AND COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING IN NIGERIA by Lateef Adewale Yunusa, Mayowa Ebenezer Ariyibi, Kehinde Isiaq Olaiya, Tolulope Oyakhilome Williams

“…The data collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin in the period 1981-2018 were subjected to Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method of regression analysis. …”
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Efektifitas Terapi Senam Stroke Terhadap Perbaikan Kemampuan Fungsional Pasien Paska Stroke by Neri Basmara, Reni Prima Gusty, Ema Julita

“…However, the difference in the increase in functional ability between the two groups of participants was not statistically significant (p-value = 0.198). Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested that the management of the department of Dr. …”
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EFFECT OF E-GOVERNANCE POLICY ON SECURITY IN NIGERIA by Bashi B Musa, Abu Idris, Yusuf Abdulhakeem, Ndagi Salihu

“…Multiple regression analysis and descriptive statistics were employed to achieve the study’s objectives. …”
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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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Risk factors associated with mortality among vaccinated COVID-19 patients: A retrospective study by Hossein Lajmiri, Nioosha Ahmadi, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Hadi Razavi Nikoo, Mehrdad Farrokhnia, Elham Heidari, Elham Mousavi

“…Then, risk factors for mortality were statistically assessed. Results: 92 patients were included, with 50 in infectious disease ward and 42 in ICU ward. …”
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Impact of laparoscopic surgeries on optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in children by Mohsina Yasmeen, Sumaiya Sabreen, Akshay Bettanayaka, Saraswathi Nagappa

“…The readings of ONSD were observed to be <5 mm, not statistically significant. Conclusion: USG-guided ONSD measurements serve as a valuable tool in ensuring optimal intra-abdominal pressures and safe administration of anesthesia for patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery, particularly those vulnerable to an increase in ICP.…”
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No three productions alike: Lexical variability, situated dynamics, and path dependence in task-based corpora by Shadrova Anna

“…This is implied in several key concepts of phraseological and constructionist models, notably entrenchment, the principle of no synonymy, and the idiom principle, as well as the dominance of the statistical paradigm in the field. In spite of its relevance for linguistic theory and corpus methodology, this assumption appears to be untested. …”
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Who’s Doing the Housework and Childcare in America Now? Differential Convergence in Twenty-First-Century Gender Gaps in Home Tasks by Melissa A. Milkie, Liana C. Sayer, Kei Nomaguchi, Hope Xu Yan

“…For childcare time, the gender gap shrunk from 2:1 to 1.8:1, though this change was not statistically significant. Decomposition analyses indicate that women’s reduced housework time was explained mainly by population compositional shifts, whereas men’s increased core housework time likely reflected behavioral or normative changes. …”
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Are all tuberculosis deaths correctly attributed due to tuberculosis? Analysis of causes of death (COD) using verbal autopsy: A cross-sectional study in Puducherry by Reenaa Mohan, M Rajalakshmi, G Kalaiselvan

“…Data were analysed using the SPSS software receiver operator curve (ROC) curve and Cohen’s kappa statistics with 95% confidence interval (CI) were applied to compare agreement between the raters. …”
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Computational study of conjugate heat transfer and entropy generation of hybrid nano-particles in an enclosure with solid block by Shahid Ullah, Ghulam Saddiq, Afraz Hussain Majeed, Hammad Alotaibi, Ahmed S. Hendy, Mohamed R. Ali

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Is Physical Activity Related to Depression and Anxiety among Adults? Observations from a Noncommunicable Disease Screening Clinic in North India by Madhur Verma, Amandeep Kaur, Ankush Upneja, Preeti Dhoat, Jitender Aneja, Rakesh Kakkar

“…Bivariate and univariate analyses were performed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 to depict our results. …”
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