A Novel Classification System of Smart Mechanical Plaque Control: A Cross-Sectional Survey with Cluster Analysis by Balraj R. Shukla, Anup K. Panda

“…Results: The Chi-square test revealed nine components with statistically significant associations (P < 0.05). K-means clustering of the nine parameters revealed six clusters (silhouette score >0.5) that guided in drawing a classification of smart MPC. …”
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Long-term trends in water level fluctuations in lowland lakes in central Europe (Northern Poland) by Mariusz Ptak, Katarzyna Szyga-Pluta, Mariusz Sojka

“…In most cases, a statistically significant increase in the lowest (on average 4.6 cm per decade) and average (on average 3.5 cm per decade) levels was noted, ensuring the stabilisation of water conditions. …”
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Industrial wastewater treatment and reuse: Heckman probit sample selection model by Urgessa Tilahun Bekabil, M.K. Jayamohan, Amsalu Bedemo Beyene

“…The result also shown that presence of wastewater treatment facilities, energy costs, R&D costs, and existence of solid waste disposal facilities were found to be statistically significant in determining wastewater treatment decision. …”
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The Six-Minutes Walking Test (6MWT) in healthy Turkish children and its comparative review by Asli Sahın, Aysegul Aksoy, Baris Karakoyun, Gulsah Sahın, Hasim Katra, Kubra Gultekın, Nevin Kaya, Nurdan Yaykın, Omer Durukan, Omur Kocak, Ozan Canpolat, Ozhan Bavlı, Serkan Isık

“…There was also a significantly positive relation in low level between children's weight and the 6-MWT distance. A statistically significant difference between the 6-MWT distance according to children's gender was observed. …”
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An Assessment of the Validity of an Audio-Video Method of Food Journaling for Dietary Quantity and Quality by Emily Jago, Alain P. Gauthier, Ann Pegoraro, Sandra C. Dorman

“…With the exception of Vitamin E and total weight, nutrient values were highly correlated between methods and were statistically significant given alpha = 0.05, power = 0.95, and effect size of 0.70. …”
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Assessment of Cytogenotoxicity of Plastic Industrial Effluent Using Allium cepa Root Tip Cells by Jibril Sani Mohammed, Yahaya Mustapha, Madu Abdulkarim Him, Zandam Nuhu Danladi

“…When Allium cepa was exposed to different quantities of plastic effluent, the results of an analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that the mean root length varied, and this variation was statistically significant (p<0.05). With rising effluent concentrations, the mitotic index (M.I.) rapidly dropped. …”
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Stability of Human Gallbladder Bile: Effect of Freezing by Paul Janowitz, Richard Mason, Wolfgang Kratzer

“…The biliary cholesterol, phospholipids and bile acid concentrations, and cholesterol saturation index showed no statistically significant differences before and after freezing. …”
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FACTORS RELATED TO MOTORCYCLING PERFORMANCE OF THE ELDERLY: A CASE STUDY OF KHI LEK SUBDISTRICT, UBON RATCHATHANI PROVINCE, THAILAND by Laksanee BOONKHAO, Pirawan WINTACHAI, Supasinee PONGAREE, Pongsak RATTANACHAIKUNSOPON, Warisin BAUKEAW, Wannee KAEWSUK, Thitima SAENRUEANG

“…This study also found that the average daily motorcycle driving distance (p-value = 0.045) and motorcycle driving experience (p-value = 0.036) of the older motorcycle riders were determined to be statistically significant factors. The findings are useful for responsible organizations to decide on road safety policies to lower the risks of accidents involving elderly motorcycle riders in Thailand. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy of superoxide water as an intracanal irrigant in primary anterior teeth against facultative anaerobes: A randomized clinical trial by Deepika Narasimha Chari, Bhavna Haresh Dave

“…Results: All the three irrigating solutions showed a statistically significant reduction in the microbial count of facultative anaerobes when pre- and postirrigating samples were compared. …”
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Short-Term Effect of Vermicompost Application on Biological Properties of an Alkaline Soil with High Lime Content from Mediterranean Region of Turkey by Ilker Uz, Ismail Emrah Tavali

“…A slight but statistically significant difference was detected between organic amendments in terms of urease activity. …”
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DENTAL PRACTICE ADAPTATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Andronic Andrei, Ioana Bianca Todor, Dinu Ștefania, Mariana Păcurar, Sorana Maria Bucur, Victoria Bîrluțiu

“…Statistical analyses utilized ANOVA and Chi-Square tests, revealing statistically significant differences in protocol perceptions (p < 0.05). …”
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Use of Seatbelts and Observable Factors among Public Transport Drivers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Semegnew Takele, Yifokire Tefera, Teferi Abegaz, Hailemichael Mulugeta

“…The odds ratio with a 95% CI and a p-value of <0.05 were considered for the statistically significant association. The prevalence of proper seatbelt use was 47.5% [95% CI (43.0–51.3)]. …”
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Effect of Artery Diameter and Velocity and Vein Diameter on Upper Limb Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes by Morwan Bahi

“…This study suggests a statistically significant association between vein and artery diameter (>2.0 mm) with improved AVF patency at 6 weeks postoperatively. …”
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Determination of Some Soil Characteristics of Roadside Landslides Region: A Case Study of Lapseki-Sevketiye (Canakkale) by Mehmet Parlak

“…While wheat field samples had higher electrical conductivity, organic matter, available potassium (K), clay, silt, and plasticity index, but lower pH and fine sand contents than the inside samples. Statistically significant differences were not observed in terms of lime, total nitrogen (N), available phosphorus (P), available potassium (K), coarse sand, liquid limit, plastic limit, plasticity index and clay activity. …”
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Differences in the achievement motivation in young football players and non-athletes by Milan Jelić

“…Application of canonical discriminant analysis which showed that the discriminating canonical correlation function of 0,39 (&lambda;= 0.86; &chi;2 = 22.40; r = 0.00), which means there is a statistically significant difference regarding the structure of the achievement motivation. …”
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Lunar Tractive Forces and Renal Stone Incidence by Spyridon Arampatzis, George N. Thalmann, Heinz Zimmermann, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…The incidence of nephrolithiasis in peak and other lunar gravitational phases, the circannual variation and the gender-specific analysis showed no statistically significant differences. Conclusion. In this adequate powered longitudinal study, changes in tractive force during the different lunar phases did not influence the incidence of renal colic admissions in emergency department.…”
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High Level Bioaerosol Protection against Infective Aerosols: How Medical Face Masks Compare against Respirators by Christian M. Sterr, Aline Dick, Lena Schellenberger, Julian Zirbes, Claudia Nonnenmacher-Winter, Frank Günther

“…Nevertheless, we found no statistically significant difference between respirators and medical masks in terms of provided protection against infective aerosols. …”
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A Retrospective Analysis of the Influence of Crown-to-Implant Ratio on Marginal Bone Loss by Nawaf S. Alhussainan, Osamah M. AlMugeiren

“…Results: With a mean MBL of 0.25 mm, a follow-up MBL of 1.14 mm, and an actual MBL of 0.84 mm, the average C/I ratio was determined as 0.84. A statistically significant difference (P < 0.001) was found between baseline and follow-up MBL using paired sample t-test. …”
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Clinical and Histological Comparison of Platelet-Rich Fibrin with Periodontal Dressing and Non-Eugenol Periodontal Dressing Alone on the Depigmented Gingival Epithelium by Km Sarika Gupta, Amit Wadhawan, Prashant Tyagi, Ankita Khare

“…Patients underwent assessments for pain intensity using the visual analog scale (VAS) and for healing advancement using the Healing Index (HI) on the third and fifth days following treatment. Results: Statistically significant disparities were noted between the two study groups concerning the VAS, HI, epithelialization assessment, and histological observations. …”
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Schizophrenia and Nicotine - A Bittersweet Psychiatric Story by Satrajit Ghosal, Ankit Halder, Sarthak Keshri, Navna Panchami Ravindran, Akhil Joshi

“…These associations were statistically significant (P = 0.001). The mean difference was highest in the social cognition group. …”
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