Risk factors for postoperative ileus in hysterectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhuoer Hou, Ting Liu, Xiaoyan Li, Hangpeng Lv, Qiuhua Sun

“…Then, Stata17 software was used for statistical analysis.<h4>Result</h4>A total of 11 literatures were included. …”
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Therapeutic Effectiveness of Mirror Therapy Combined with Music Therapy on Upper Limb Motor Function in Hemiplegic Patients with Stroke by SHI Bohan, ZHU Yan, MA Shujie, XU Qian, WANG Ping, CHEN Zhu, ZHU Weijia

“…MAS grade of the upper limb of the patients in the combined treatment group was lower than that in the conventional rehabilitation group and the mirror therapy group （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）；However，there were no significant statistical differences in MAS grade between the mirror therapy group and the conventional rehabilitation group （<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05）.ConclusionMirror therapy combined with music therapy can be more effective than mirror therapy alone for promoting the recovery of the upper limb function and the activities of daily living，also for alleviating the upper limb spasticity and improving the excitability the motor cortex of the affected brain area.…”
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The impact of educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on preventive behaviors for gastric cancer in obese and smoking individuals by Siamak Najafi, Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Saina Alempour Salemi, Amirhossein Kamyab, Ali Khani Jeihooni

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 and descriptive and analytical statistical methods (paired t- test, McNemar test, Chi-square test, and independent t-test) (p < 0.05). …”
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Association between elevated cystatin C levels and obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome: a systematic review and updated meta-analysis by Nianying Fu, Xiaotao Tan, Jie He

“…Otherwise, a random-effect model was employed. Statistical analysis was executed utilizing STATA 11.0, GraphPad Prism 8, and R 4.1.3. …”
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Early antibiotics administration reduces mortality in sepsis patients in tertiary care hospital by Suramath Isaranuwatchai, Jirawat Buppanharun, Thamonwan Thongbun, Kaewklao Thavornwattana, Monprach Harnphadungkit, Taweegrit Siripongboonsitti

“…However, subgroup analysis for the mortality rate at 90 days were not statistically significant. Conclusion Antibiotic administration within one hour from the time of infection suspicion is associated with lower mortality rates at 28 days but not at 90 days after adjusted analysis. …”
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Analysis of the therapeutic efficacy of arthroscopic repair of the subscapularis tendon combined with coracoplasty by Hanlin Zheng, Yulong Liu, Bizhi Tu, Guang Chen, Rende Ning

“…When comparing the two groups using an independent sample t-test, the p-values for all indicators, except forward flexion range of motion, were below 0.01. The statistical analysis indicated that patients in Group A had better recovery outcomes than those in Group B, except for forward flexion. …”
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Factors associated with dental care utilization among Iranian adult populations based on Anderson model by Ashkan Negintaji Zardak, Mostafa Amini-Rarani, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Faezeh Eslamipour, Bahareh Tahani

“…Personal health behaviors were also assessed. Statistical analysis was conducted using Chi-square tests, simple and multivariable logistic regression models (α < 0.05). …”
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Acceptability and Preliminary Effects of Intensive Brief Trauma-Focused PTSD Treatment for Refugees by Petter Tinghög, Lina Vågbratt, Julia Jennstål, Maria Bragesjö, Niklas Möller

“…Overall, the ordeals were perceived as worthwhile. The statistical analyses showed substantial and significantly reduced PTSD symptoms, and anxiety levels i.e., CAPS-5 (Cohen’s d 1,91; CI 95% 0.77-3.02), PCL-5 (Cohen’s d 1,31; CI 95% 0.43 -2.15) Anxiety subscale of HSCL-25 (Cohen’s d 1.47; CI 95% 0.49 -2.41). …”
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Aplicación de una herramienta avanzada de análisis de datos en el entorno de la construcción = Application of advanced data analysis tool in building environment. by Arrate Hernández-Arizaga, Ana Picallo-Pérez, José María Sala-Lizarraga

“…Data recorded every 24 hours in cumulative values is included in the R software for computing statistical graphs. For DHW and heating consumption meter values, 229 valid data points are obtained, and the daily consumption ranges are between 1.94 - 5.90 m3 and 0 - 547.63 kWh respectively.…”
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Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Limi O. Matondo, Edward Kija, Karim P. Manji

“…Children with SCA had a higher proportion of impaired IQ (85.4%) as compared to children without SCA (72.5%), and the difference was statistically significant, p=0.009. Factors associated with neurocognitive impairment were age above 13 years, BMI, and absenteeism from school. …”
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Neonatal near miss and associated factors among neonates delivered at East Gojjam zone public health hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia by Melesse Tesfa, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Bewket Yeserah Aynalem

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed using a backward stepwise approach method, and statistical significance was declared at a 95% confidence interval with a p-value < 0.05. …”
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Evaluation of the level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and lactate dehydrogenase in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients by Raghad Yaarob Ahmed, Zainab Issam Al Hatem

“…The means of serum TNF-α (165.33 ± 23.437 ng/l), serum lactate dehydrogenase (1633.33 ± 497.426 iu/l), and percentage of blasts cells in BM (0.816 ± 0.125) in T-ALL were statistically higher than those among the controls (s.TNF-a (18.09 ± 6.795 ng/l), s.LDH (142.59 ± 61.626 IU/l), and percentage of blasts cells in BM 0.0 ± 0.0) with P = 0.000 for all parameters mentioned, respectively. …”
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Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Dysphagia after Stroke by Lingling Li, Hailiang Huang, Yuqi Jia, Ying Yu, Zhiyao Liu, Xin Shi, Fangqi Wang

“…The quality of the trials was assessed, and the data were extracted according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. A statistical analysis was carried out using RevMan 5.3 and ADDIS 1.16.8. …”
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The effect of absorbable collagen suture for oral implant repair on wound healing and inflammation factors of gingival crevicular fluid by Jingjing Feng, Qiaolong Yu, Xiaoqing Liu

“…Before surgery, there were no statistically significant differences in the levels of TNF-a, IL-6, and IL-8 in gingival crevicular fluid between the absorbable and conventional groups (P>0.05). …”
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Evaluation of pathology resources for cervical cancer detection between 2018 and 2022: a retrospective study at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Western Kenya by Nelson Anangwe, Jon Steimgrimson, Susan Cu-Uvin

“…Microsoft Excel and Stata version 17 were utilized for descriptive statistical analysis. Turnaround time (TAT) was assessed against the UK’s National Health Service Cervical Screening Program guidelines. …”
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Student correlates with interprofessional attitudes within undergraduate medical education by Jaime A. Foushee, Kirstie M. Everhart, Alexis M. Stoner, Lindsay Tjiattas-Saleski, David Redden

“…Factors associated with statistically higher IPAS scores (p < 0.05) included age of 18–25, earlier point in academic curriculum (first year student) and completing clerkships at a non-academic core rotation site. …”
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Effectiveness of chain of survival for out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) in resource limited countries: A systematic review by Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Zafar Fatmi, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Ahmed Raheem, Junaid Abdul Razzak

“…While upper-middle-income countries showed slightly higher ROSC rates, differences were not statistically significant. Risk of bias was moderate to high due to selection bias, inadequate confounding control, and inconsistent reporting. …”
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Structural mechanisms of formation of adiabatic shear bands by Mikhail Sokovikov, Dmitry Bilalov, Vladimir Oborin, Vasiliy Chudinov, Sergey Uvarov, Yuriy Bayandin, Oleg Naimark

“…For this purpose, we use a recently developed theory, in which the influence of microshears on the deformation properties of materials has been studied by the methods of statistical physics and thermodynamics of irreversible processes. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Air Quality over China and India Using Long-term (2009–2020) Multi-satellite Data by Manish Soni, Sunita Verma, Hiren Jethava, Swagata Payra, Lok Lamsal, Priyanshu Gupta, Janhavi Singh

“…The mean NO2 and SO2 over IGP region is found to be 25% higher than whole India’s mean concentration due to large scale urban settlement and crop burning events. The statistical t-test analysis results confirm significant (p < 0.05) improvements in AQ during lockdown. …”
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Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Nepal: A case control study. by Chanda Thakur, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Sabina Marasini, Dinesh Timalsena, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Biraj Man Karmacharya

“…The risk factors for GBC were assessed by using unconditional logistic regression to find odds ratios and 95% confidence level for bivariate and multivariate analysis. The statistical analysis was carried out in STATA 18.<h4>Result</h4>A total of 240 respondents were enrolled in the study, among them half were GBC patients (cases) and half were gallbladder patients (controls). …”
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