Key Decision‐Making in Post‐Failed Internal Fixation of Intertrochanteric Fractures Hip Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Retrospective Study on Fracture Healing's Impact on Femoral Comp... by Jiexin Huang, Jiagu Huang, Haiqi Ding, Jianhua Lyu, Changyu Huang, Yang Chen, Qijin Wang, Hongyan Li, Baijian Wu, Ying Huang, Minghui Yang, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang

“…A subgroup analysis was conducted to further evaluate the influence of the proximal medial buttress and greater trochanteric healing on femoral stem selection. Statistical analysis included binary and ordinal logistic regression to identify factors influencing the choice of femoral stems. …”
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Teaching communication skills to OTL-HNS residents: multisource feedback and simulated scenarios by Pier-Luc Beaudoin, Mathilde Labbé, Amanda Fanous, Meredith Young, Jamie Rappaport, Yoon Soo Park, John Manoukian, Lily H. P. Nguyen

“…The intraclass correlation was 0.19, as expected in this context. There was no statistical difference in the mean ratings of performance across post-graduate year (PGY) level (p = 0.201). …”
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Prevalence of sudden unexpected death of infants and its subcategories in low- or middle-income countries: a systematic review protocol by Liesl Zühlke, David Coetzee, Mark Engel, Natasha R Rhoda, Eunice Turawa, Imen Ayouni, Shanaaz Mathews

“…Where possible, data on prevalence, incidence and subcategories will be pooled using a random effects meta-analysis to account for variability between estimates. The I2 statistic will establish the level of heterogeneity due to variation in estimates rather than chance. …”
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Comparison of prophylactic topical application of Cryptomphalus aspersa secretion versus betamethasone for telecobalt radiation-induced skin reactions in locally advanced head and... by Ramashish Kumar, Ashok Chauhan, Sovan Sarang Dhar, Nitish Kumar

“…The difference in the development of skin reactions observed was statistically significant at 6th week, at completion of treatment as well as at the 1st month of follow-up (grade-1) between the two groups (P<0.001). …”
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Insights into the contribution of multiple factors on Ixodes ricinus abundance across Europe spanning 20 years using different machine learning algorithms by Samantha Lansdell, Abin Zorto, Misaki Seto, Edessa Negera, Saeed Sharif, Sally Cutler

“…To assess which ML model was most suited to prediction of I. ricinus abundance, four performance metric values were calculated per model: Normalised Root Mean Square Error (NRMSE), Scatter Index (SI), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and R2, all of which describe the statistical relationship between predicted and actual I. ricinus abundance values. …”
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Aluminium adjuvants versus placebo or no intervention in vaccine randomised clinical trials: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Sara Russo Krauss, Janus C Jakobsen, Sesilje Bondo Petersen, Sarah Louise Klingenberg, Snezana Djurisic, Mette Kenfelt, De Zhao Kong

“…Heterogeneity was quantified with I2 statistic. We GRADE assessed the certainty of the evidence.Results We included 102 randomised clinical trials (26 457 participants). …”
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Effects of Clinicopathological Characteristics on the Survival of Patients Treated with PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Monotherapy or Combination Therapy for Advanced Cancer: A Systemic Revi... by Yuhan Wei, Yongfu Li, Qi Du, Xinyi Peng, Jiangtao Jin, Hong Guo, Yongyan Li, Qin Li

“…EGFR wild-type patients could benefit from immunotherapy monotherapy (HR, 0.77; P<0.001) while those of the mutant type had no survival benefit (HR, 1.11; P=0.54), and the difference was statistically significant (interaction, P=0.005). KRAS wild-type patients had no survival benefit from monotherapy (HR, 0.89; P=0.49). …”
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Chemical composition and insecticidal activity of Mentha rotundifolia and Chrysanthemum coronarium essential oils against the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta by Krache Farial, Boualem Malika, Benourad Fouzia, Touzout Nabil, Mihoub Adil, Subhan Danish, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Abdullah A. Alarfaj

“…According to the Finney method, concentrations 2.88 and 1.07% are the LC50 of M. rotundifolia and C. coronarium oils, which induce 50% mortality of T. absoluta within 7 days of exposure. Statistical analysis of in-vitro tests showed that both EOs had a similar level of insecticidal efficacy by contact. …”
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Feasibility pilot of a novel coaching intervention to optimize cannabis use for chronic pain management among Veterans by Kevin F. Boehnke, Gabrielle Bowyer, Jenna McAfee, Tristin Smith, Catherine Klida, Vivian Kurtz, Evangelos Litinas, Poonam Purohit, Anne Arewasikporn, Dana Horowitz, Laura Thomas, Jennifer Eckersley, Mia Railing, David A. Williams, Daniel J. Clauw, Kelley M. Kidwell, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Rachel S. Bergmans

“…Participants reported statistically significant decreased pain intensity (7.1/10 vs. 5.7/10) and pain interference (T-score 66.3 vs. 61.8), and increased social satisfaction (T-score 41.4 vs. 44.3). …”
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Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Weight Loss in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Feng Sun, Sanbao Chai, Lishi Li, Kai Yu, Zhirong Yang, Shanshan Wu, Yuan Zhang, Linong Ji, Siyan Zhan

“…Reductions of weight treated with liraglutide—1.8 mg once daily (LIR1.8QD) reach statistical significance (−1.43 kg (95% CI: −2.73, −0.15)) versus LIR1.2QD and (−0.98 kg (95% CI: −1.94, −0.02)) versus placebo. …”
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Chest wall injury fracture patterns are associated with different mechanisms of injury: a retrospective review study in the United States by Jennifer M. Brewer, Owen P. Karsmarski, Jeremy Fridling, T. Russell Hill, Chasen J. Greig, Sarah E. Posillico, Carol McGuiness, Erin McLaughlin, Stephanie C. Montgomery, Manuel Moutinho, Ronald Gross, Evert A. Eriksson, Andrew R. Doben

“…The most commonly injured rib was the sixth rib, and the most common fracture location was lateral. Statistically significant differences in the location and patterns of fractures were identified comparing each MOI, except for MCCs versus bicycle collisions. …”
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Effect of L-carnitine on lipid biomarkers of oxidative stress in chronic hemodialysis patients: a randomized controlled trial by Shokoh Shayanpour, Seyyed Seyfollah Beladi Mousavi, Hossain Karimpourian, Khojasteh Hoseinynejad, Kambiz Ahmadi Angali

“…Results: The mean serum levels of MDA after hemodialysis (before L-carnitine therapy) were respectively 5.64±2.04 and 5.78±2.12 μmol/L in the intervention and control groups, respectively, which were not statistically different from the levels before hemodialysis (5.60±2.05 and 5.74±2.16 μmol/L, respectively, p>0.05). …”
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Comprehensive analysis of the 5-HTTLPR allelic polymorphism effect on behavioral and neurophysiological indicators of executive control in people from different ethnic groups in Si... by A. N. Savostyanov, D. V. Bazovkina, S. A. Lashin, S. S. Tamozhnikov, A. E. Saprygin, T. N. Astakhova, U. N. Kavai-ool, N. V. Borisova, A. G. Karpova

“…Anxiety level, participants’ sex, ethnicity, and allelic polymorphism 5-HTTLPR had a statistically significant effect on the amplitude of the premotor readiness potential recorded under the SSP conditions in the frontal and parietal-occipital cortical regions. …”
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Changes in the shape of the lumbar curve during growth: a geometric morphometric approach by Ruth Pelleg-Kallevag, Sarah Borgel, Einat Kedar, Nathan Peled, Hila May

“…Multivariate and univariate statistical analyses were carried out to examine differences in shape between males and females and between the age groups. …”
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Clinical Rehabilitation Effect of Postoperative Lower-Limb Training on the Patients Undergoing OLIF Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Haoming Wang, Yachong Huo, Yachao Zhao, Botong Zhang, Dalong Yang, Sidong Yang, Wenyuan Ding

“…The median age of the participants was 57 years (39∼73) in the intervention group and 54 years (35∼71) in the control group. No statistical significance between the two groups was found (P>0.05). …”
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Niche and interspecific association of dominant arbor species in Quercus communities in the Qinling Mountains, China by Ruizhi Huang, Qi Wang, Jingyi Sun, Yipei Zhao, Shaowei Yang, Wenfa Xiao, Jianfeng Liu

“…The resutlts of variance ratio (VR) and W statistic values indicated that the Quercus communities on the both slopes primarily exhibited a non-significant negative correlation. …”
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Gender differences of health literacy in persons with a migration background: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elke Kalbe, Nicole Skoetz, Christiane Woopen, Digo Chakraverty, Annika Baumeister, Angela Aldin, Ümran Sema Seven, Ina Monsef

“…As heterogeneity between studies was high and the difference became statistically insignificant when excluding studies with a high risk of bias, this result must be interpreted with caution. …”
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Morphological features of compensatory and reparative processes of the cecum in the long term of the experiment using polycaprolactone thread modified with L-arginine by O.M. Pronina, S.M. Bilash, I.V. Ksyonz, M.M. Kobeniak, A.V. Pirog-Zakaznikova, Ya.O. Oliinichenko, M.M. Koptev, S.V. Donchenko, B.S. Kononov, V.V. Oleksiienko

“…The following research methods were used: histological, method of semi-thin serial sections, morphometric, and statistical methods. Results. Fibroblasts play the most crucial role in the process of reorganization of the postoperative scar among cellular elements. …”
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Computed tomography-based contrast features for distinguishing extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors from intra-abdominal fibromatosis by Lijing Zhang, Yongbo Li, Xinxin Luo, Deqi Li, Linlin Yin, Jiayue Li, Li Zhang

“…In addition, the degree of enhancement during arterial and portal venous phases and the lesion-to-aorta CT attenuation ratio during both phases were quantified. Statistical analysis was performed using Fisher’s exact test, the Student’s t-test, and the receiver operating characteristic curve to identify significant CT criteria. …”
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Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Mitchell T. Seman, Shawn H. Malan, Matthew R. Buras, Richard J. Butterfield, Kristi L. Harold, James A. Madura, David M. Rosenfeld, Andrew W. Gorlin

“…The use of perioperative opioid consumption was significantly lower in the ketamine group when compared with the control group (179.9 ME versus 248.7 ME, P=0.03). There was no statistically significant difference in pain scores or hospital length of stay postoperatively between the two groups. …”
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