Punica granatum L. (Pomegranate) Extract: In Vivo Study of Antimicrobial Activity against Porphyromonas gingivalis in Galleria mellonella Model by Livia Aparecida Procópio Gomes, Lívia Mara Alves Figueiredo, Ana Luiza do Rosário Palma, Barbara Maria Corrêa Geraldo, Kelly Cristine Isler Castro, Luciana Ruano de Oliveira Fugisaki, Antônio Olavo Cardoso Jorge, Luciane Dias de Oliveira, Juliana Campos Junqueira

“…Injection of PGE at any dose statistically improved larvae survival rates. The data were analysed (log-rank test, Mantel-Cox, P<0.05) and showed that all concentrations of PGE (12.5, 6.25, 3.1, and 2.5 mg/mL) presented higher larval survival rates, with significant statistical difference in relation to control group (P. gingivalis). …”
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Influence of Process Parameters on Content Uniformity of a Low Dose Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient in a Tablet Formulation According to GMP by Muselík Jan, Franc Aleš, Doležel Petr, Goněc Roman, Krondlová Anna, Lukášová Ivana

“…Cutting down of production time and material, shortening of analyses, and fast and reliable statistic evaluation of results can reduce the final price without affecting product quality. …”
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The Effect of Reduction Mammaplasty on the Vertebral Column: A Radiologic Study by Onder Karaaslan, H. Gokhan Demirkiran, Ozlem Silistreli, Erhan Sonmez, Yagmur Kaan Bedir, Melih Can, Gorkem Caliskan, Cem Aslan, Meltem Ayhan Oral, Yuksel Kankaya

“…However, there was no statistically significant difference between the preoperative and postoperative measurements in all groups (P>0,05). …”
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Influence of Implant Surfaces on Peri-Implant Diseases – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ahmad Hussein, Maanas Shah, Momen A. Atieh, Sara Alhimairi, Fatemeh Amir-Rad, Haitham Elbishari

“…However, the difference was not statistically significant (P = .09). Conclusion: Machined surface implants were favoured in terms of lesser peri-implant MBL, though the difference was not significant. …”
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Correlation of MRI Visual Scales with Neuropsychological Profile in Mild Cognitive Impairment of Parkinson’s Disease by Luiz Felipe Vasconcellos, João Santos Pereira, Marcelo Adachi, Denise Greca, Manuela Cruz, Ana Lara Malak, Helenice Charchat-Fichman, Mariana Spitz

“…Overall analysis of frequency of MRI visual scales by MCI subtype did not reveal any statistically significant result. Statistically significant inverse correlation was observed between GCA scale and Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), semantic verbal fluency, Stroop test, figure memory test, trail making test (TMT) B, and Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT). …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on COMPI Fertility Problem Stress Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Scale in Patients Undergoing IVF/ICSI by Arzu Yurci, Saban Karayagiz

“…Data analysis was conducted by SPSS statistical software included statistical analysis such as averages, standard deviations, correlation, regression, and t-test. …”
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Efficacy and Acceptability of Orthokeratology for Slowing Myopic Progression in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Daizong Wen, Jinhai Huang, Hao Chen, Fangjun Bao, Giacomo Savini, Antonio Calossi, Haisi Chen, Xuexi Li, Qinmei Wang

“…At 2-year follow-up, a statistically significant difference was observed in axial length change between the orthokeratology and control groups, with a weighted mean difference (WMD) of −0.25 mm (95% CI, −0.30 to −0.21). …”
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Trends in Moisture Index, Farmland Area, and Their Combined Effects on Grain Production in Northern China by Qingshui Lu, Zhiqiang Gao, Xinliang Xu, Jicai Ning, Xiaoli Bi

“…To analyze the effects of land use and climate change on grain production, the area of farmland in northern China during 1988–2008 was determined from remote sensing images, a moisture index (MI) was calculated from daily meteorological data obtained from weather stations, and unit grain production was obtained from statistical yearbooks. Using statistical and spatial analyses, we determined that MI decreased across most of the study area during this period. …”
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BIMODAL VOTERS ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) MACHINES AND ELECTIONS INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN KOGI STATE by Ahmed Audu YUSUFU, Mahmud Gana IDREES

“…Data collected via SQ were analysed using descriptive statistics while research hypothesis was tested at 5% level of significance using non-parametric statistics (chi-square). …”
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A Modified Bat Algorithm with Conjugate Gradient Method for Global Optimization by Huda I. Ahmed, Eman T. Hamed, Hamsa Th. Saeed Chilmeran

“…The newly proposed approach, namely, the directional bat algorithm (CG-BAT), has been then tested using several standard and nonstandard benchmarks from the CEC’2005 benchmark suite with five other algorithms and has been then tested using nonparametric statistical tests and the statistical test results show the superiority of the directional bat algorithm, and also we have adopted the performance profiles given by Dolan and More which show the superiority of the new algorithm (CG-BAT).…”
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Helicobacter pylori Pathogenicity Factors Related to Gastric Cancer by Kianoosh Dadashzadeh, Maikel P. Peppelenbosch, Akyala Ishaku Adamu

“…The relation of the presence of iceA1 and the development of cases to GC was statistically significant (P=0.008), but babA2 and babB alleles were not detected in these patients. …”
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Internal communication and job performance in Peruvian health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jorge Luis Damián Foronda, Ericson Félix Castillo Saavedra, Cecilia Elizabeth Reyes Alfaro, Rosa María Salas Sánchez, Carmen Isolina Ayala Jara

“…The information was recorded and processed through descriptive statistics, through frequencies and percentages. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program version 26 was used, and a reliability of 95% was considered for Pearson's bivariate correlation.…”
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Surgical Outcomes and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients Who Underwent Potentially Noncurative Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Report of a Single-Center Exp... by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Akira Yoshida, Hitoshi Satodate, Manabu Onimaru, Daisuke Takayanagi, Esperanza Grace Santi, Shin-ei Kudo

“…Only venous invasion was statistically significant to lymph node metastasis (P=0.017). …”
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Comparison of Intraocular Pressure before and after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Refractive Surgery Measured with Perkins Tonometry, Noncontact Tonometry, and Transpalpebral Tonome... by Isabel Cacho, Juan Sanchez-Naves, Laura Batres, Jesús Pintor, Gonzalo Carracedo

“…CCT decreases significantly after surgery (p<0.05) but no statistical differences were found in SCT (p=0.08). …”
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Investigating contemporary dental practice in restorative dentistry and Dentists-related factors in placing and replacing restorations in Kurdistan, Iraq by Bushra Rashid Noaman, Lezan Dawood Fattah

“…Results: Both male and female dentists placed restorations more than they replaced and the difference between placement and replacement was statistically significant (P = 0.000). Clinicians with professional experience between 1-10 years performed more restoration replacement than the older group and this difference showed statistical significance (P = 0.000). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Symptoms of Helicobacter pylori Infection among Schoolchildren in Kassala State, East of Sudan by Mohammed Abbas, Faiza A. Sharif, Shamselfalah M. Osman, Abdallah M. Osman, Sulieman M. El Sanousi, Mamoun Magzoub, Mutasim E. Ibrahim

“…Data on patient demographic characteristics, clinical diagnosis, and findings of H. pylori infection were analyzed by simple descriptive statistics. Results. Among 431 schoolchildren, H. pylori seropositivity was found to be 21.8%. …”
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Asymmetry of the economic development of the Eurasian Economic Union: analysis and recommendations by A. A. Urunov, A. R. Vagapova, S. I. Shirinova

“…The initial data for the study were the official sources of the statistical authorities of the EAEU countries, the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States as well as publications and scientific articles related to this topic. …”
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Correlation between the upper airway volume and Ricketts’ facial biotypes: a cone-beam computed tomography study by Ana Rita Carvalho, Maria Cristina Figueiredo Pollmann, Eugénio Joaquim Pereira Martins

“…Conclusions: There are statistical differences in the upper airway space among different facial biotypes. …”
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First-Trimester Threatened Abortion: Can Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-Standard Deviation Predict Miscarriage? by Sebnem Karagun, Yusuf Dal, Hamza Yildiz, Sefanur Gamze Karaca, Ahmet Zeki Nessar, Ayhan Coskun

“…RESULTS: The analysis revealed a statistically significant decline in RDW-SD within the miscarriage cohort compared to the control group. …”
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FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND PUBLIC PROCUREMENT FRAUD PREVENTION: EVIDENCE FROM OSUN STATE, NIGERIA by Aderemi Olalere ADEBAYO, Oluwatimileyin Esther ADENLE, Ayodele David OJELEYE, AYENI AYENI

“…Data analysis methods used included correlation, descriptive statistics, and regression analysis. Results from this finding indicated a significant relationship between forensic accounting and public procurement fraud prevention evidenced by t-statistics of (23.727 and 0.000) respectively. …”
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