Optimizing Soft Tissue Emergence Profile Around One-Piece Dental Implants by Abduljaleel Azad Samad

“…The data was evaluated by means of descriptive statistics utilizing the SPSS (version 30) package of software. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of the screening program of autism spectrum disorder in Primary Healthcare Centers in Bahrain by Muna A. Almohri, Mahmood A. Alawainati, Zahra A. Ayoob, Nayla A. Nasser, Noof A. Abdulaal, Ahmed A. Aldailami, Donya A. Aldailami

“…Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate, used to test for statistical significance. RESULTS: A total of 3729 MCHAT-R checklists of children with a mean age of 2 years were included. …”
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Analytical Approach to the Selection of Research Topics for Gallstone Disease and Acute Cholecystitis (an Overview of Cochrane Reviews) by S. I. Panin, T. V. Nechay, A. V. Sazhin, A. V. Puzikova

“…Aim: description of modern methods of statistical evaluation of the world evidence base to determine the direction of promising scientific research in diagnosis and treatment of cholelithiasis and cholecystitis.Materials and methods. …”
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CHATGPT: ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN UKRAINE by Oksana Chugai, Kateryna Havrylenko

“…Their recommendations underscored the importance of cultivating responsible and effective utilization of ChatGPT, refining the construction of prompts, devising strategies to navigate its limitations, and leveraging its educational potential. Statistical analysis, specifically the calculation of median (Mdn) and Inter-Quartile Range (IQR), revealed a consensus regarding ChatGPT’s positive impact on academic performance and its suitability for peer recommendation. …”
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INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IFMIS) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN NIGERIA by Salaudeen Ibrahim, Abdul-Hakeem Shuaib, Muhammed Basiru Mustapha, Benuh Adama Idris, Tunde Saka Abdulsalam

“…Finding from the quantitative analysis shows that a positive statistically significant relationship exist between the two variables as the path model coefficient results indicates that IFMIS is significantly related to both financial (β = 0.466; p< 0.05) and non-financial performance of government entities’ with (β = 0.490; p< 0.001). …”
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Efficacy and safety of camrelizumab combined with chemotherapy as second-line treatment for locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Yinfang Gu, Xiaofang Zou, Junlin Zhu, Guowu Wu

“…Results A total of 60 patients with locally advanced, recurrent, or metastatic ESCC were included, with 30 receiving camrelizumab combined with chemotherapy and 30 receiving chemotherapy alone as second-line treatment. There were no statistically significant differences in ORR (33.33% vs. 13.33%) and DCR (73.33% vs. 56.67%) between the combination therapy and chemotherapy-alone groups (P > 0.05). …”
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The Association between Abnormal Vaginal Flora and Cytological Evidence of HPV with Prematurity in High-Risk Pregnant Women by Alana Dantas Freire, Ada Isa Custódio, José Queiroz Filho, Janaína Crispim Freitas, Ana Katherine Gonçalves, Ricardo Ney Cobucci

“…Poisson regression was used to determine the prevalence ratio and 95% confidence interval of the association between the vaginal flora and cytology with prematurity and a p <0.05 was considered as statistical significance. Results: A total of 68 pap smear and high vaginal swab samples were collected from high-risk pregnant women with a mean age of 30.3 years. …”
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A novel alphanumeric classification system for ankle fractures: clinical applications and evaluation by Cemil Aktan, Ozkan Kose

“…Functional outcomes revealed significant associations with the DAFC classification: patients with complete dislocation (D2) had significantly lower AOFAS and OMAS scores than those without dislocation (D0) (P = 0.011), and those with larger posterior malleolus fractures (P2) had poorer OMAS scores (P = 0.014). No statistically significant differences in AOFAS or OMAS scores were observed across AO/OTA, Weber, or Lauge-Hansen classifications. …”
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Pediatric Emergency Department-based Food Insecurity Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Stephanie Ruest, Lana Nguyen, Celeste Corcoran, Susan Duffy

“…Among survey respondents, 56.7% demonstrated FI: 25% with low food security, and 31.7% with very low food security. We identified statistically significant differences in awareness and use of supplemental food services by FI status, household income, and primary language spoken. …”
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Factors Influencing Background Parenchymal Enhancement in Breast Contrast-Enhanced Mammography: A Retrospective Study by Xue J, Qu T, Li Z, Shi B, Yang G, Rong X, Li Y, Lin G, Ping Y

“…BPE on subtracted CEM images was assessed quantitatively (region of interest [ROI] analysis of pixel values) and qualitatively (subjective classification). Statistical analysis was performed to determine the relationship between BPE (level and extent) and age, menopausal status, breast density, and menstrual cycle phase. …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…Median sodium intake declined (3.5 vs 2.0 g; p&lt;0.01). There was no statistically significant change in medication adherence based on electronic pill cap monitoring or the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS); however, there was a trend towards improved adherence based on MMAS. …”
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Osteoperiosteal versus osteochondral for autologous transplantation in the treatment of large cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus by Lequan Liu, Jiangtao Jin, Jinping Pan, Huikang Guo, Sen Li, Jisheng Li, Zheng Zhang

“…Between-group analysis, however, showed no significant statistical difference between groups in any of the variables for clinical and radiographic outcomes, except for donor-site morbidity of the AOPT group, which showed a better outcome compared to the AOCT group. …”
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Particle motion and QPOs around Euler-Heisenberg black hole immersed in cold dark matter halo by G. Mustafa, S.K. Maurya, Tayyab Naseer, Arzu Cilli, Ertan Güdekli, Assmaa Abd-Elmonem, Neissrien Alhubieshi

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Geospatial digital mapping of soil organic carbon using machine learning and geostatistical methods in different land uses by Yahya Parvizi, Shahrokh Fatehi

“…Predictor variables included 16 topographic variables as well as two vegetation, six parent material, and four climatic variables. In-depth statistical analyses are proposed to evaluate the proposed models performance. …”
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Relationship between dietary intake and atherogenic index of plasma in cardiometabolic phenotypes: a cross-sectional study from the Azar cohort population by Shirin Soheilifard, Elnaz Faramarzi, Reza Mahdavi

“…The AIP was highest in the MUHNW (0.42 for males; 0.28 for females) and lowest in the MHNW (0.05 for males; -0.05 for females, P < 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in the mean energy intake and the percentage of energy intake from protein among the cardiometabolic phenotypes (p < 0.001). …”
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Lumbopelvic Stability and Trunk Muscle Contractility of Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability by Ryan S McCann, Kelly Johnson, Ashley M B Suttmiller

“…Significance was set *a priori* at P\<0.05 # Results COP had significantly greater TrA contractility than CAI (P\<0.01, *d*=2.65\[1.45,3.85\]) and CON (P=0.03, *d*=1.05\[0.08,1.94\]). Although not statistically significant, a large effect size suggest that CAI had lower TrA contractility than CON (P=0.12, *d*=0.92\[-0.03,1.80\]). …”
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

“…Discussion and Conclusion This updated systematic review noted similar demographic trends regarding the metastasis of CNS malignancy to extra-neural sites through CSF shunts reported by Xu et al. (2018); yet, due to data inaccessibility, updated statistics could not be inferred. Germinomas remained the most common tumour pathology, warranting increased vigilance in patients with germinomas and a CSF shunt. …”
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Efficacy of Inhaled Steroid Over Systemic Steroid in Stabilizing Acute Asthma in Emergency Room by B.V. Siva Vara Prasad Rao, Santhosh K B, Anil Sankol S M

“…Accessory muscles of respiration were used in 34(70.8%) patients. There was no statistical difference (p>0.05) in decrease in respiratory rate, decrease in heart rate, increase in oxygen saturation, increase in peak flow and decrease in pulmonary score among all 3groups. …”
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Reassessing Nutritional Supplementation Program: The Impact of Maternal Vitamin B12 Levels on Feto-Maternal Outcomes by Pranjali Dhume, Reshu Rawal, Ashish Vadhera, Ankur Shah, Madhusudan Dey, Sunil Chawla, Suyash Goel, Simran Gilhotra, Ankita Sharma

“…RESULTS: It was found that most of the women with low B12 levels were vegetarian and had co-existent folic acid deficiency. They had a statistically significant increase in the incidence of anemia, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, (small for gestational age) SGA/FGR, and preterm births. …”
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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Cumulative event incidences were compared annually and semi-annually. Bayesian statistical analysis further validated the model. **Results:** Implementing VCE yielded an estimated €67 savings per patient per year, with savings in over 55% of patients, compared with SOC. …”
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