An Approach To Study The Effects of GBP/USD Exchange Rate and Gold Prices on Brent Oil Prices Using Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) by Shaho Muhammad Wstabdullah, Muhammed Ali Kamal, Hozan Khalid Hamarashid

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Cesarean section and the gestational duration of subsequent pregnancies: A nationwide register-based cohort study. by Felix Evers, Christopher Flatley, Karin Ytterberg, Julius Juodakis, Pol Solé-Navais, Bo Jacobsson

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The survival model handles bias related to management differences between the exposure and reference groups better than standard logistic regression, making it the statistical method of choice when conducting studies on this research topic. …”
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A Characterisation and Profiling of District Health Indicators in Zimbabwe: An Application of Principal Component Analysis in a Data Limited Setting by Shepherd Shamu, Simbarashe Rusakaniko, Charles Hongoro

“…The 10 composite indices (population, immunisation, child mortality, antenatal care, HIV/TB, malaria, non-communicable diseases, socioeconomic, health seeking behaviour and infrastructure) were tested for construct and content validity and were found to be statistically robust, reliable and consistent with observed behaviour. …”
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Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging of orthodontic adhesive resins: An in vitro study. by Sava Bakhtyar, Bayan Abdullah Hassan

“…Results: Mann Whitney test, Kruskal Wallis test and Wilcoxon signed rank test were used for statistical analysis. During tested period all materials showed statically different capacity to release and uptake fluoride. …”
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Continuing dental education (CDE) programs: Are dentists keeping themselves updated? by Ramandeep S. Gambhir, Umang Jagga, Rina Singh, Ramandeep Kaur, Garish Kumar, Aanchal Gupta

“…Data were collected through a self-constructed three-part questionnaire which included demographic information, preferences of subjects toward CDE programs, and various barriers limiting participation. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test and multiples logistic regression analysis. …”
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Risk Factors for Decreased Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength: Which is More Effective? by Omer Demir, Cihan Comba

“…The SPSS 21.0 for Windows program was used to perform statistical evaluations. Comparative analysis was performed with regression analysis. …”
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Quantifying Emissions of PM10 Generated by the Implosion of Concrete Grain Silos by Mahmoud M. Abu-Allaban, Salahuddin M. Jaber, Aiman Soleiman, Hasan Almarayeh

“…To characterize these emissions, descriptive statistics, graphical methods, inverse distance weighting interpolation, decision trees constructed with recursive partitioning, the Gaussian dispersion model, the modified box model, and regression analysis were applied. …”
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Economic impact of fetal wastage and common diseases, along with their incidence rates and seasonal variations, at an abattoir in FCT, Nigeria. by Ibrahim Dauda Dauda, Abdulhakeem Binhambali, Abdurrahman Hassan Jibril, Zainab Oyiza Idris, Farhan Rhidor Akorede

“…The results indicated statistically significant seasonal variations in the incidence of Fasciolosis (FS), Paramphistomosis (PP), and FW, with p-values of 2.52x10^-10, 3.33x10^-9, and 0.003, respectively. …”
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Temporal Probability Analysis of Flood Occurrence Using Peak Over Threshold Method for Extreme Rainfall Events by Oktaviana Pratnya Paramitha, Syafei Arie Dipareza, Kuswanto Heri, Hermana Joni

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The Effect of The Mental Health Literacy Promotion Program on Emotion Regulation Strategies of Family Caregivers of Patients with Chronic Psychiatric Disorders in Isfahan, Iran by Zeynab Pirallahi, Mousa Alavi, Mohammad Akbari, Najme Aliyari

“…Results: The results showed that the frequency distribution of demographic variables in the control and test groups had no statistically significant difference (p > 0.05). The intervention had significant effects on the mean score of emotion regulation strategies, and its subscales included re-evaluation and suppression of family caregivers of chronic psychiatric patients in both the post-test and follow-up periods (p < 0.001). …”
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HPV vaccination knowledge, attitude, and practices among physicians in a teaching hospital, Karachi by Sehrish Habib Memon, Bhombhal Swaleha Tariq

“…Methods and Material: Physicians were approached in outpatient clinics, and a pilot-tested coded questionnaire was filled by them. Statistical Analysis Used: Data were analyzed using SPSS version 19. …”
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Taste Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients; A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Sreedevi Nunkappa Thippeswamy, Keerthi Kumar Kabbyar Chidananda, Kamalesh Tagadur Nataraju

“…Mean duration of ageusia/hypogeusia among 54 patients was 9.33 ± 4.13 days. There was no statistically significant association between gustatory or taste dysfunction with any of the above serum inflammatory markers. …”
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Storytelling Marketing Design of Wanaland Coffee Roastery To Improve Brand Awareness by Muhammad Chosasih Mahendra, Retnaningsih, Adhitya Rahmana

“…Quantitative data processing and descriptive statistics results are then analyzed using value chain analysis tools, brand awareness pyramids, and marketing storytelling. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni Leaves Extract against Streptococcus sanguis (A Primary Inhabitant of Dental Plaque): In Vitro Study by Manar Ibrahim Ahmed, Safa Ali Hamad, Maha Abdulsalam

“…Results: Stevia extract had good antibacterial activity with varying inhibition zone diameters that were concentration dependent, but 0.2% CHX showed better activity with a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05). Both MIC and MBC were at 16 mg/ml. …”
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Vegetation restoration effectiveness with main factors in the Beijing-Tianjin sandstorm source region during 2000-2020, China. by Xingshuo Zhang, Jingfang Yuan, Xiaoman Liu, Cheng Zong

“…Nevertheless, few studies have used multisource data to quantitatively evaluate the vegetation restoration effectiveness in the BTSSR, and the relationship between ecological engineering and vegetation restoration effectiveness in this region from statistical evidence has received little attention so far. …”
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PARENTING STYLE AS PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS OF NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY STAFF SCHOOL KADUNA by JONATHAN IORNENGE UGESE, OKOLO IFELUNWA, CHIBUIKE CHINONSO MGBEANULI, CHINONSO NDUBISI UGWUOWO, OKAFOR ONYEDIKACHI JOSEPH, SUNNI ISAAC MALLO, WALTER IWOBI CHUKWUEMEKA

“…Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were employed to examine the influence of parenting styles on psychological well-being. …”
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Analysis of financial independence of ukrainian enterprises by Оksana Nuzhna

“…The information base of the study consisted of educational and methodological literature on financial analysis, monographic and dissertation research, as well as data from the state statistics service of Ukraine for 2013-2021. The objects of research are enterprises of Ukraine, enterprises of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as well as industrial enterprises in general and with their distribution by size large, medium, small and microenterprises. …”
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Associations between depressive and anxiety symptoms and incident kidney failure in patients with diabetic nephropathy by Chunmei Qin, Yucheng Wu, Yutong Zou, Yuancheng Zhao, Deying Kang, Fang Liu

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ADAM-multi: software to simulate complex breeding programs for animals and plants with different ploidy levels and generalized genotypic effect models to account for multiple allel... by Thinh Tuan Chu, Thinh Tuan Chu, Just Jensen

“…Stochastic simulation software, ADAM, has been developed for the purpose of breeding optimization in animals and plants, and for validation of statistical models used in genetic evaluations. Just like other common simulation programs, ADAM assumed the bi-allelic state of quantitative trait locus (QTL). …”
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Lymphocyte levels in Crohn’s disease patients in clinical remission are significantly lower than those in healthy people by Asi He, Tulan Hu, Linzhen Li

“…Results There were significant differences in lymphocyte count (P < 0.001), lymphocyte percentage (P < 0.001), neutrophil count (P = 0.038), and neutrophil percentage (P < 0.001) between CD patients and normal people, but no statistically significant differences in sex (P = 0.216), age (P = 0.745), and white blood cell count (P = 0.757). …”
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