Can integrated care interventions strengthen primary care and improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuqi Zhang, Jonathan Stokes, Laura Anselmi, Peter Bower, Jin Xu

“…For wider outcomes, the only statistically significant effect was found on costs (effect size: 0.02, 95% CI 0.02–0.03). …”
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Differentiated approach at the choice of chronic hepatitis C antiviral therapy mode (real clinical practice experience) by I. Yu. Pirogova, N. B. Kovaleva, E. P. Patlusov, E. S. Radchenko

“…In 83,7% of the patients included in the analysis no statistically significant dynamics of liver tissue density was noted. …”
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Practice on Metered Dose Inhaler Techniques and Its Associated Factors among Asthmatic Patients at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, East Gojjam, Ethiopia: A Prospec... by Tadele Asmare, Anteneh Belayneh, Bekalu Dessie

“…P values less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant in all cases. Results are presented in tables, figures, numbers, and percentages. …”
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Investigation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 mRNA Binding Protein 2 Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Duygu Yolal Ertural, Ümit Çınkır, Nurcan Aras

“…However, there was no statistically significant difference genotype distribution between the type 2 diabetes patients and control group for IGF2BP2 rs4402960 (G/T) gene polymorphisms. …”
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Incidence of Hyperlipidemia among Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS), USA, 2007–2021 by Jun Li, Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty, Frank J. Palella, Richard M. Novak, Ellen Tedaldi, Cynthia Mayer, Jonathan D. Mahnken, Qingjiang Hou, Kimberly Carlson, Angela M. Thompson-Paul, Marcus D. Durham, Kate Buchacz

“…In multivariable analysis, compared with the RAL group, hyperlipidemia rates were higher in INSTI-others (RR = 2.25; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.29–3.93) and non-INSTI-PI groups (RR = 1.89; CI: 1.12–3.19) but not statistically higher for the DTG (RR = 1.73; CI: 0.95–3.17) and non-INSTI-non-PI groups (RR = 1.55; CI: 0.92–2.62). …”
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Optimizing soil health through activated acacia biochar under varying irrigation regimes and cultivars for sustainable wheat cultivation by Lubaba Komal, Summera Jahan, Atif Kamran, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah

“…The 10T-AAB amendment significantly improved the soil’s microporosity and water retention capacity, increasing it by 1.1 and 2.2 times, respectively. Statistical analysis showed that a reduction in IR negatively affected plant growth and yield. …”
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Effectiveness of a training program for the acquisition of motor milestones in infants: a randomized clinical trial by Luis Fernández-Sola, Beatriz Cano-Díez, Yessica Pons-Solaz, Begoña Vera-Egido, Sergio Moreno-González

“…Results The initial baseline assessment showed no statistical differences between groups (p > 0,05). After controlling confounding variables, at 9 months the EG scored 5,5 points higher than the CG (p < 0,001). …”
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Clinical Comparative Study of Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide and Aflibercept in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Cystoid Macular Edema by Yanxia Zhu, Jun Li, Songping Yu, Bangxun Mao, Jia Ying

“…The times of drugs injection and occurrence of adverse reactions in both groups were statistically analyzed. Results The total effective rate in observation group was higher than that in the control group (96.08% vs 82.35%) (P<0.05). …”
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Dinamika dan Profil Undecided Voters Menjelang Pemilu 2024 di Indonesia by Vincentius Gitiyarko Priyatno

“…Data analysis involves descriptive statistical analysis by compiling frequency tables with several cross-tabulations. …”
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The relationship between frailty syndrome and quality of life in patients with hypertension: a multidimensional analysis by Bartosz Uchmanowicz, Anna Chudiak, Robbert Gobbens, Grzegorz Kubielas, Piotr Godek, Stanisław Surma, Dorota Bednarska-Chabowska, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Michał Czapla

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected, and statistical analyses were performed to identify correlations between FS and QoL. …”
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Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Force Estimation Based on OpenSim Musculoskeletal Modeling by WANG Xiaoling, JIAN Jiawei, XIE Qiurong, LIAN Zhanghui, GUO Chunming, GUO Jiemei, LI Yurong

“…MATLAB 2018b is used for statistical analysis. The effectiveness of the musculoskeletal model established in this study is verified by comparing the model estimation results with the measurement results of the implanted prosthesis.ResultsThe average correlation between the estimated contact force and the measured value of medial, lateral, and total contact force were 0.921±0.079, 0.817±0.084, and 0.930±0.066, and the average root square error were 0.336±0.146 BW, 0.332±0.146 BW, and 0.442±0.160 BW. …”
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<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> and Rabies—The Parasite, the Virus, or Both? by Ragan Wilson, Shannon Caseltine, Edith Will, Jeremiah Saliki, Ruth C. Scimeca

“…Analysis among <i>T. gondii</i>-positive hosts revealed a statistically significant difference in dogs when comparing neutered vs. intact males, with 7.94% (5/63) <i>T. gondii</i>-positive neutered males and 1.61% (3/186) <i>T. gondii</i>-positive intact males (<i>p</i> = 0.02). …”
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Structural and Thermal Properties of Ethiopian Eri and Mulberry Silk Fibres by Getnet Melesse, Desalegn Atalie, Ayano Koyrita

“…Eri and mulberry silk fibre properties such as morphological structure, chemical properties, linear density, filament length, tensile strength, elongation, thermal property, and luster were measured using ES ISO and ASTM standard methods. Statistical analysis result showed that eri silk fibre from Arba Minch had water removal temperature between 100°C and 125°C with a degradation temperature of around 400°C and eri silk fibre from both Addis Ababa and Awassa had an almost similar water removal temperature around 100°C and degradation temperature around 420°C. …”
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A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study: Cardiac Effect of Sleep Duration by Gülsüm Bingöl, Fulya Avcı Demir, Özge Özden, Emre Özmen, Serkan Ünlü

“…The patients who were eligible for the study design were called by the investigator to obtain information on average sleep duration, and two groups were defined by the self-reported sleep duration (≤7 hours, >7 hours per day) and were used in the statistical analyses. Results: A total of 129 patients [≤7 hours (n=80), >7 hours (n=49) per day] were enrolled in this study. …”
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Blockchain-Assisted Hierarchical Attribute-Based Encryption Scheme for Secure Information Sharing in Industrial Internet of Things by A. Sasikumar, Logesh Ravi, Malathi Devarajan, A. Selvalakshmi, Abdulaziz Turki Almaktoom, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

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Autonomic Nervous System Activity before Atrial Fibrillation Onset as Assessed by Heart Rate Variability by Jean-Marie Grégoire, Cédric Gilon, François Marelli, Pascal Godart, Hugues Bersini, Stéphane Carlier

“…The proportion of premature atrial contractions (PACs) increased from 4.8 ± 0.3%, 35 minutes before the onset of AF to 8.3 ± 0.4%, 5 minutes before the AF episode. We measured a statistically significant increase in very-low-frequency (VLF), low-frequency (LF), high-frequency (HF), RMSSD and pNN50 between 35 minutes and 5 minutes before AF onset. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU and Patients’ Prognosis: A Cohort Study by Parsa Mohammadi, Hesam Aldin Varpaei, Alireza Khafaee pour khamseh, Mostafa Mohammadi, Mojgan Rahimi, Amirhossein Orandi

“…According to the different criteria, malnutrition rate was 67.3% (n = 74) (NRS), 28.2% (n = 31) (MNA), 34.5% (n = 38) (mNUTRIC), and 58.2% (n = 64) (PNI). There was a statistically significant association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mNUTRIC risk (OR = 13.5, 95% CI (1.89–16.05), P=0.002), diabetes mellitus (DM) and MNA risk (OR = 2.82, 95% CI (1.01–7.83), P=0.041), hypertension (HTN) and MNA risk (OR = 5.63, 95% CI (2.26–14.05), P<0.001), and malignancy and mNUTRIC risk (P=0.048). …”
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Dynamically triggered seismicity in Japan following the 2024 M w 7.5 Noto earthquake by Like An, Bogdan Enescu, Zhigang Peng, Masatoshi Miyazawa, Hector Gonzalez-Huizar, Yoshihiro Ito

“…The analysis of a longer-term (1 month) seismicity pattern, based on the JMA catalog, revealed a statistically significant increase of seismicity in the remote Akita–Yakeyama (Tohoku region) volcanic area, following the Noto earthquake. …”
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Analysis of respiratory pathogens in pediatric acute respiratory infections in Lanzhou, Northwest China, 2019-2024 by Qian Wang, Yunyan Pan, Hongwei Gao, Youli Zhao, Xinzhe Gao, Yichen Da, Shaomin Niu, Chongge You

“…Pearson’s chi-square test, ANOVA, and Fisher’s exact test were used to evaluate statistical significance in variable differences, with P &lt; 0.05 considered significant.ResultsA total of 29,659 children diagnosed with ARTIs were included in the study, with 13030(43.93%) test positive for at least one pathogen. …”
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Providing an Anti-Marketing Model to Prevent Criminal Behaviors in Online and Digital Businesses by Ghasem Zarei, Younes Nikkhah

“…Methodology This research uses a qualitative, applied, and exploratory approach. The statistical population of the research includes specialists and experts in marketing, particularly in digital marketing, along with owners of established online businesses. …”
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