Escape Room Activity to Teach Head and Neck Anatomy by George Holan, Rijul Asri, Abhishek Yadav, Christin Traba, Sophia Chen, Jeremy J. Grachan

“…Despite positive student perceptions, the activity did not result in statistically significant improvements in posttest performance for round A (p = .87) or round B students (p = .16). …”
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Investigating Effects of Solar Proton Events and Forbush Decreases on Ground‐Level Potential Gradient Recorded at Middle and Low Latitudes and Different Altitudes by J. Tacza, A. Odzimek, E. Tueros Cuadros, J.‐P. Raulin, M. Kubicki, G. Fernandez, A. Marun

“…For intense solar proton events (>100 MeV) we found a statistically significant increase of the potential gradient after solar proton events recorded at CASLEO and no such deviation in the potential gradient recorded at SWIDER. …”
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The Effect of Local Melatonin Application on Bone Fracture Healing in Rat Tibias by Murat Tanrisever, Bahar Tekin, Umit Koray Can, Ozmen Istek, Erhan Cahit Ozcan, Ibrahim H. Ozercan, Turker Gelic, Serkan Dundar

“…There was no statistically significant difference between the MLT D-1 and MLT D-2 groups. …”
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Socio-spatial vulnerability index of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mexico in 2020 by Enríque Ibarra-Zapata, Darío Gaytán-Hernández, Yolanda Terán-Figueroa, Verónica Gallegos-García, Carmen del Pilar Suárez-Rodríguez, Sergio Zarazúa Guzmán, Omar Parra Rodríguez

“…A clustered spatial autocorrelation of high values was found across 17.65% of Mexico, which was statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conversely, 37.78% of the territory showed a pattern of low values without significant evidence of groupings. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

“…One week after the bevacizumab injection, ROP regressed in 63 eyes (85.13%), with a statistically significant higher rate in zone I stage 3+ ROP (100%), as compared with aggressive posterior ROP (78.84%) (P=0.03). …”
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Segmental ischemia and indocyanine green navigation: impact on perioperative parameters in laparoscopic vs. open partial nephrectomy by R.M. Molchanov, O.O. Honcharuk, G.G. Khareba, O.B. Blyuss, R.V. Duka

“…Two-sided p-values were reported for all statistical tests, a p-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. The findings of the conducted research indicate that open partial nephrectomy has revealed significant differences in estimated blood loss, operative time, and warm ischemia time, in favor of open partial nephrectomy. …”
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The Shear Bond Strength of Porcelain Bonding to Cobalt-Chromium Dental Alloys Before and After Thermal Cycling by Ewa Pruszczyńska, Zofia Kula, Katarzyna Dąbrowska, Leszek Klimek

“…The ceramic-to-metal bond strength was measured with a shear test before and after thermocyclic loading. A statistically significant reduction in the bond strength between the metal substructure and the pressed ceramic was found after thermocyclic exposure. …”
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Children’s Mental Health Visits to the Emergency Department: Factors Affecting Wait Times and Length of Stay by Amanda S. Newton, Sachin Rathee, Simran Grewal, Nadia Dow, Rhonda J. Rosychuk

“…Sex (male: HR=1.48, 95% CI=1.20–1.84), ED type (pediatric ED: HR=5.91, 95% CI=4.16–8.39), and triage level (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) 2: HR=3.62, 95% CI=2.24–5.85) were statistically significant predictors of wait time. ED type (pediatric ED: HR=1.71, 95% CI=1.18–2.46), triage level (CTAS 5: HR=2.00, 95% CI=1.15–3.48), number of consultations (HR=0.46, 95% CI=0.31–0.69), and number of laboratory investigations (HR=0.75, 95% CI=0.66–0.85) predicted LOS. …”
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Evaluation of the quality, reliability, readability of websites on temporomandibular joint pain by Selcen Eser Mısır, Perihan Dalgalı Evli, Kübra Gülnur Topsakal, Merve Aksoy

“…SPSS 25 statistical software was used for the statistical analyses and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Within the scope of the study, the first 50 websites were registered and a total of 37 websites met the inclusion criteria and were evaluated. …”
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Single versus double drainage in chronic subdural hematomas treated with burr-holes by Ernesto Enrique Horta-Tamayo, Luis Cesar Acosta-Gonzalez, Diana Rosa Ortega-Raez, Lazaro Noel Parra-Vidal, Martha Suarez-Cruz

“…The probability value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the 99 patients in the study, 39 were older than 75 years. …”
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Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT) and Bloom’s Taxonomy in Theoretical Computer Science Education by Hashim Habiballa, Martin Kotyrba, Eva Volna, Vladimir Bradac, Martin Dusek

“…While some differences were observed in the performance of AI and students, the normalized overall results with equal assignment weights did not show statistically significant differences. The study highlighted the advantages and disadvantages of both humans and AI bots in solving learning tasks. …”
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Accuracy of Markerless 3D Motion Capture Evaluation to Differentiate between On/Off Status in Parkinson’s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation by Hector R. Martinez, Alexis Garcia-Sarreon, Carlos Camara-Lemarroy, Fortino Salazar, María L. Guerrero-González

“…There was no statistically significant difference between patients in Off and On states of DBS regarding BME. …”
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The effect of acute sleep deprivation on cortisol level: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifei Chen, Wenhui Xu, Yiru Chen, Jiayu Gong, Yanyan Wu, Shutong Chen, Yuan He, Haitao Yu, Lin Xie

“…The pooled effects were statistically significant for studies with multiple measurements (SMD = 0.28; 95%CI: 0.03, 0.53; p = 0.027) but not for studies with single cortisol assessments (p = 0.777). …”
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Evaluation of the training program of the community medicine interns based on the Kirkpatrick model by Bahar Moarrab, Lida Jarahi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini, Ali Emadzadeh, Roya Moallem, Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz

“…The improvement in behavioral change was statistically significant (F = 6.31, p = 0.00).Conclusion: The investigation of the Community Medicine internship program utilizing the Kirkpatrick model offers a thorough comprehension of its efficacy in improving interns' satisfaction, learning of skills, and behavior.…”
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Real-Life Management of Patients with Retinal Vein Occlusion Using I-Macula Web Platform by Massimo Nicolò, Monica Bonetto, Raffaella Rosa, Donatella Musetti, Maria Musolino, Carlo Enrico Traverso, Mauro Giacomini

“…At 12 months, there was a statistically significant improvement of best-corrected visual acuity (p=0.0235) and central macular thickness (p<0.0001). …”
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Effects of Oral L-Carnitine Supplementation on Lipid Profile, Anemia, and Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Disease Patients under Hemodialysis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placeb... by Afsoon Emami Naini, Mahnaz Moradi, Mojgan Mortazavi, Asghar Amini Harandi, Mehdi Hadizadeh, Farhad Shirani, Hamed Basir Ghafoori, Pardis Emami Naini

“…There was no statistically significant changes in LDL in any group (P>0.05). …”
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Cognitive Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Blake J. Lawrence, Natalie Gasson, Andrew R. Johnson, Leon Booth, Andrea M. Loftus

“…While controlling for moderator variables, Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) showed that when compared to the control group, the intervention groups demonstrated variable statistically significant improvements across executive function, attention/working memory, memory, language, activities of daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QOL; Hedge’s g range = 0.01 to 1.75). …”
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Malignancies in people living with HIV: A 25-years observational study from a tertiary hospital in Italy by Antonio Anastasia, Walter Mazzucco, Luca Pipitò, Santo Fruscione, Roberta Gaudiano, Marcello Trizzino, Maurizio Zarcone, Antonio Cascio

“…No statistical difference was found between the mean values of zenith HIV-RNA and CD4 count in HIV outpatients with cancer and in those without cancer, while a statistically significant difference was found between the HIV-RNA zenith in HIV outpatients with ADC as compared with NADC (10.2 copies/mL versus 8.1 copies/mL; p-value= 0.007). …”
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Real-World Effectiveness of Portable Air Cleaners in Reducing Home Particulate Matter Concentrations by Frederic T. Lu, Robert J. Laumbach, Alicia Legard, Nirmala T. Myers, Kathleen G. Black, Pamela Ohman-Strickland, Shahnaz Alimokhtari, Adriana de Resende, Leonardo Calderón, Gediminas Mainelis, Howard M. Kipen

“…When a central air handler (CAH) was reported to be in use, filter-associated reductions of PM were statistically significant during the day (06:00–22:00) and night (22:01–05:59) in the primary rooms but only during the day in the secondary rooms. …”
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Radiation Therapy with Concurrent Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma: Outcome Analysis with Emphasis on the Impact of Treatment Duration on Outcome by Juan Diaz, Daohai Yu, Bizhan Micaily, J. Stuart Ferriss, Enrique Hernandez

“…In multivariable analyses we only found ORT to be statistically significant predictor for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) (HR [95% CI] for non-ORT vs. …”
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