The reproduction number $R_t$ in structured and nonstructured populations by Tom Burr, Gerardo Chowell

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The role of influencer marketing in building rural brand equity among generation Y customers by Oratilwe Penwell Mokoena, Solly Matshonisa Seeletse

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Regional estimation of sediment yield using monthly sediment rating curve in Qarasu watershed by fariba Esfandiary Darabad, Morteza Gharachorlu

“…Preparation of monthly sediment rating curves based on sample flow and corresponding sediment discharge data in 19 hydrometry stations at the watershed during 14 years (2002-2015). All of statistical analyses were done by SPSS statistical software. …”
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Association of CYP11A1 Polymorphisms with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in the Female Population of Punjab by Amanjot Kaur Rayat, Pallvi Thapar, Mandeep Kaur, Sukhjashanpreet Singh, Anupam Kaur

“…Results: The genotypic frequency of CYP11A1 (rs11632698) A > G polymorphism was statistically significantly different amongst cases and controls (P = 0.00001). …”
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Atrioventricular heart valves of indigenous cattle (bos indicus): the morphology and morphometry by Md. Nazrul Islam, Ferdaus Mohd. Altaf Hossain, Shahena Akhtar, Masud Alam

“…It's also same for the posterior cusp of the bicuspid valve (p<0.01), although a statistically significant (p<0.05) difference was found for anterior cusps of the bicuspid valves. …”
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Glomerular parietal epithelial expression of CD44 in minimal change nephrotic syndrome and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: A clinico-pathological study by Nithin E Paul, Suchitha Satish, Kiran Krishnamurthy Kelur, Manjunath Sanjeev Shetty

“…A P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Statistical association was noted between CD44 positivity and serum creatinine (p = 0.031), estimated glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.040), segmental sclerosis (p < 0.001), tubular atrophy (p = 0.027), interstitial fibrosis (p = 0.027), and histological diagnosis (p < 0.001). …”
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Revision of the Late Permian Non-Marine Bivalve Genus Verneuilunio Starobogatov, 1987 by M.N. Urazaeva, V.V. Silantiev, R.R. Usmanova

“…The genus Verneuilunio mostly resembles some Late Carboniferous “atypical” unio-like species of the genus Anthraconaia Trueman et Weir. Statistical processing of the biometric parameters of Verneuilunio verneuili and the species A. pruvosti, mostly resembling it, has revealed statistically significant differences in elongation of the posterior end of the shell. …”
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Application of fluid dynamics in modeling the spatial spread of infectious diseases with low mortality rate: A study using MUSCL scheme by Nnaji Daniel Ugochukwu, Kiogora Phineas Roy, Onah Ifeanyi Sunday, Mung’atu Joseph, Aguegboh Nnaemeka Stanley

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The Role of Urban Spaces in Improving the Life Quality (A Case Study of Malayer) by Robabeh Rajabi Amirabad, Bijan Rahmani

“…Quantitative models and statistical procedures such as development indicators, standardized scores, correlation coefficient, t-test, multiple regression, variance analysis, coefficient of variation, factor analysis, and 60 variables as the indicators of this study were used to assess and evaluate the life quality in Malayer as far as social, economic, environmental and physical aspects of life were concerned. …”
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Innovation Activity of Slovak SMEs Operating in the ICT Sector

“…With respect to the research hypotheses, no statistically significant differences were observed between the innovation activities of microenterprises and those of small and medium–sized enterprises.…”
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Results of scoping review do not support mild traumatic brain injury being associated with a high incidence of chronic cognitive impairment: Commentary on McInnes et al. 2017. by Grant L Iverson, Justin E Karr, Andrew J Gardner, Noah D Silverberg, Douglas P Terry

“…For example, if a study reported a statistically significant difference on a single cognitive test, the authors concluded that every subject with a MTBI in that study was cognitively impaired-an approach that cannot be justified statistically or psychometrically. …”
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Smoke-free hospitality environments and cognitive health: A population-based study in the United States by Lucie Kalousová

“…The effect is statistically significant and larger for women, a 0.29 [CI −0.50 to −0.01] percentage point decrease, and for non-smokers, a 0.35 [CI −0.56 to −0.15] percentage point decrease. …”
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An Easy-to-Use Method for Assessing Nitrate Contamination Susceptibility in Groundwater by Daniela Ducci

“…This research presents a methodology for assessing nitrate contamination susceptibility in groundwater using thematic maps, derived mainly from the land use map and from statistical data available at national/regional institutes of statistics (especially demographic and environmental data). …”
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Analgesic Characteristics of Bupivacaine Alone and in Combination with Dexmedetomidine or Meperidine in Spinal Anesthesia during Cesarean Section: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinica... by Simin Azemati, Amir Zarghami, Reza Jouybar, Vida Naderi-boldaji

“…Itching happened in 33.3% of women in the BM group which was statistically more than that of the B (3.33%) and BD (0) groups. …”
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Treating Facial Scars using Polydioxanone Threads by Mohammad Khaled Hamolaila, Mazen Zenati, Asaad Shehada

“…The patient assessment included the following variables: pain, color, stiffness, thickness, appearance, and itching.Statistically significant improvement was observed in atrophic facial scars treated using PDO threads in all observer variables (p<0.001). …”
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Consensus Patterns of a Set of Time Series via a Wavelet-Based Temporal Localization: Emphasizing the Utility over Point-Wise Averaging and Averaging under Dynamic Time Warping by Chekhaprabha Priyadarshanee Waduge, Naleen Chaminda Ganegoda, Darshana Chitraka Wickramarachchi, Ravindra Shanthakumar Lokupitiya

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On Behavioral Response of 3D Squeezing Flow of Nanofluids in a Rotating Channel by Mubashir Qayyum, Omar Khan, Thabet Abdeljawad, Naveed Imran, Muhammad Sohail, Wael Al-Kouz

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IMPACT OF HUMAN CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP STYLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF TABLE WATER ENTERPRISES IN MINNA, NIGER STATE by Ahmed ABDULKAZEEM, Modupe Mercy ADEYEYE

“…Regression, reliability analysis, and descriptive statistics were used. Human capital, entrepreneurial leadership style is assumed to account for 39.1% of the variability in other variables (R2 of 0.391), and the independent factors statistically substantially predict the dependent variable, F 60.710, p <.0005. …”
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Segmenting tourism in rural area by emphasizing on motivational factors: Case study of Kolan river catchment area by Nasser Bayat, Seyed Ali Badri

“…This research is conducted on tourist segmentation in the touristy catchment area of Kolan river in Malayer Township. The statistical population is tourists who travel to the area for recreation, tourism and leisure. …”
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Risk Prediction Using Genome-Wide Association Studies on Type 2 Diabetes by Sungkyoung Choi, Sunghwan Bae, Taesung Park

“…In this report, we evaluated the performance of several statistical methods for predicting a binary trait: stepwise logistic regression (SLR), least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), and Elastic-Net (EN). …”
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