Frequency Of Hyponatremia In Children Admitted To The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit In A Tertiary-Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ammar Yasir Khan, Arooba Idris, Asad Shabbir, Sobia Rashid, Asad Iqbal Danish, Syeda Mamoona Qudrat

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: In this study, out of 335 cases, 28.96% (n=97) were between 0-2 years of age whereas 71.04% (n=238) were between 3-5 years of age. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…The results of the independent sample t-test revealed a statistically significant difference in average scores for the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (M = 8.06 compared to 11.29) and the Household Dietary Diversity Score (M = 5.28 compared to 4.73) between households with and without eucalyptus plantations. …”
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Comparing imputation approaches to handle systematically missing inputs in risk calculators. by Anja Mühlemann, Philip Stange, Antoine Faul, Serena Lozza-Fiacco, Rowan Iskandar, Manuela Moraru, Susanne Theis, Petra Stute, Ben D Spycher, David Ginsbourger

“…Risk calculators based on statistical and/or mechanistic models have flourished and are increasingly available for a variety of diseases. …”
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Clinicopathological features and evaluation of microsatellite stability of colorectal carcinoma with cribriform comedo pattern by Tuğba Günler, Pinar Karabağli, Hicret Tiyek, Özge Keskin, Muslu K. Körez

“…Also, 2.7% of CCA cases were microsatellite instable (MSI). However, no statistically significant result was found regarding overall survival and progression-free survival of CCA cases with MSI. …”
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Quantifying the Impact of Dysmenorrhea Symptoms on Quality-of-Life and Access to Oral Contraceptives by Income by Rhea Choksey, Rohan K. Mangal, Thor S. Stead, Terrika Jones, Rosa Flores, Latha Ganti

“…The data was analyzed using JMP statistical software. # Results Eighty-four percent of respondents reported moderate to severe pain during menstruation. …”
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Side Effects of Steroidal And Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on The Oral Cavity. by Shayma Ghazi, Khalid Yasin Rasul, Aras Khidhir Hamad, Aso Abdulkhaliq Khidhir, Lozan Khalil Ahmed

“…The data was expressed as         percentage and analyzed statistically using ANOVA and t-test. Results: The data showed that a majority of NSAIDs users complained of gingival bleeding (39%) and Xerostomia (32%), while corticosteroid users complained of fungal infection (50%), gingival inflammation (25%) and other less frequent side effects. …”
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Monocyte Chemiluminescence Traits in Gastric Cancer by O. V. Smirnova, A. A. Sinyakov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…Opsonized zymosan-induced chemiluminescence enhancement was measured as a ratio of the areas under the induced vs. spontaneous chemiluminescence curves, the activation index. Statistical significance was estimated with the Mann—Whitney criterion (p &lt; 0.05).Results. …”
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Evaluation of Platelet Parameters in Oral Submucous Fibrosis and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Background of Oral Submucous Fibrosis by Packiaraj Selvajothi Ranjitham, Subramanian Kuzhali, Muthu Ponnuswamy Sumathy, Santiago Gnandeepam

“…A control group (group I) comprises 50 subjects with normal (negative/unflagged) haematological parameters. All data were statistically analysed using SPSS 20.0. The significance level of tests was set at 5%. …”
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Understanding cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccine acceptance in college-going students: Institutional-based cross-sectional study from Bihar State by Ekta Krishna, Shreyas Kumar Patil, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Bijaya Nanda Naik, Vijay Kumar, Chanda Mani Singh, Vijay Kumar

“…Data analysis was performed using the SPSS version 20 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) software. Results: A total of 801 students participated in the study, and the mean (SD) age was 20.6 ± 2.2 years. …”
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Post-Pandemic Inflation Dynamics: a Comparative Study of the Fiscal Theory in the Czech Republic and France by Makovský, Petr, Descubes, Irena, Hřebík, František

“…Results: Utilizing empirical survey data primarily from the Czech Republic and France, sourced from the Czech Statistical Office, the Czech National Bank, Banque de France, and INSEE, this study engages with the Fiscal Theory of Prices to elucidate these phenomena. …”
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Prediction of Network Threats and Attacks by Mathematical Simulation by Daniil Doroshenko

“…The research uses mathematical methods such as probability theory, game theory, graph models, and statistical approaches to build models that allow to reproduce the dynamics of threats in real networks. …”
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Hyperhomocisteinemia, hypercysteinemia, glutamate excitotoxicity, taurine deficiency at hepatitis C by V. K. Pozdeev, N. V. Pozdeev, O. Ye. Nikitina

“…Total homocysteine (tHCy), total cysteine (tCys), total glutathione (tGSH) and free aminoacids (Asp, Asn, Glu, Gln, Tau, Ser) levels were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography in plasma of 55 hepatitis C patients and 14 healthy volunteers.Results. Total statistical data processing at hepatitis C revealed: hyperhomocisteinemia (2,5 times increase in tHCy level), hypercysteinemia (1,5 times increase in tCys level), glutamate excitotoxicity (2,75 times increase in Glu level on a background of relative decrease of levels of tGSH and Gln), deficiency of taurine (level was decreased 1,4 times), increase of Gln, Asp, Asn, Ser levels 1,56, 1,75, 1,32, 1,4 times respectively. …”
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Natural Cycle Frozen Embryo Transfer: Evaluating Optimal Protocols for Preparation and Timing by Kai N. Holder, Jessica S. Mormol, Jennifer B. Bakkensen, Mary Ellen Pavone, Kara N. Goldman, Chen Yeh, Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, Lia A. Bernardi

“…Primary outcomes included implantation rate, clinical pregnancy and ongoing pregnancy. Statistical Analysis Used: Generalised estimating equations were fitted to obtain adjusted odds ratios or rate ratios as appropriate with 95% confidence intervals for each outcome across the three primary predictors. …”
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Analyzing radiative heat on third-grade fluids over an expanding inclined sheet subject to higher-order chemical reaction: An overlapping grid spectral quasilinearization approach by Titilayo M Agbaje, Folarin Oluwaseun, S.R. Mishra, Rupa Baithalu, Subhajit Panda

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The Reliability and Validity of Gluteal Endurance Measures (GEMs) by B J Lehecka, Barbara S Smith, Todd Rundell, Thomas A Cappaert, Nils A Hakansson

“…Mean hold times were 104.83 ± 34.11 seconds for GEM-A (abduction endurance) and 81.03 ± 24.79 seconds for GEM-B (bridging endurance). No statistically significant difference was found between subjects with and without recurrent LBP. …”
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Mobile Integrated Healthcare: Preliminary Experience and Impact Analysis with a Medicare Advantage Population by Daniel J. Castillo, J. Brent Myers, Jonathan Mocko, Eric H. Beck

“…**Results:** All measured trends demonstrated favorable results for patients participating in the MIH program when compared against a matched cohort: 19% decrease in emergency department per member per month (PMPM) cost, 21% decrease in emergency department utilization, 37% decrease in inpatient PMPM cost, 40% decrease inpatient utilization, all measures reached statistical significance. Member experience satisfaction scores and patient activation measures also showed favorable preliminary trends. …”
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Screening for Incidence and Effect of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in College-Aged Athletes by Charles J Salvo, Ashlie Crewe, Dillon Estes, Jessica Kroboth, Celia Yost

“… # Results Fifty-three Division III male and female athletes between the ages of 18-25 years old participated in the study. Statistically significant differences were found between Cozean scores and demographic factors of age (*p* \<0.001), gender (*p* \<0.05), self-knowledge of PFD (*p* \<0.001), and sport (*p* \<0.001) among all participants that contributed to the increased likelihood of PFD. …”
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Study of Gaming Disorder and Its Association with Depressive Disorder and Anxiety among Medical Students in India by Hanee Patel, Niraj Pandit, Rudra Patel, Ishita Gupta, Dhairya Jain, Shreya Katoch

“…Context: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) was included in the 5th edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Addiction to Internet gaming is prevalent among Indian medical students. …”
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Mortality Trends In Pre COVID And Pandemic Era In A Tertiary Care Setting by Hareema Saeed Khan, Savida Ilyas Dar, Tayyaba Faisal, Faridullah Shah, Rabbia Aslam, Maheen Asim

“…The mortality rate was measured for both pre-COVID and pandemic periods along with co-morbid for the pandemic period. Descriptive statistics were measured with the SPSS software version. 23.  …”
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EFFICACY AND ADAPTATION OF E-LEARNING IN INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS DURING COVID-19 by Jayashree Saha, Papori Baruah

“…Five constructs, namely quality delivery, effectiveness, organisational support, self-efficacy, and readiness were evaluated to measure learners’ perceived satisfaction. Appropriate statistical tools were applied to analyse the data, along with hypothesis testing. …”
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