Effect of intramuscular treatment with different iron dextran dosages and non-inferiority study to gleptoferron by Isabel Hennig-Pauka, Martin Ganter, Dirk Bornhorn, Wesley Lyons, Enric Marco, Glen Almond, Bettina Schneider, Lothar Kreienbrock, Ken Steen Pedersen

“…The aim of this study was to test if iron dextran, which can be used in flexible volumes, is statistically non-inferior to a combinatory product, containing gleptoferron and toltrazuril. …”
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Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study by Sonja Reißmann, Mannat Guliani, Tanja Wirth, David A. Groneberg, Volker Harth, Stefanie Mache

“…Kruskal-Wallis tests were performed for group comparisons, followed by a hierarchical multiple linear regression model and moderation analyses. Results Statistically significant differences between the groups were found for eight out of 13 variables. …”
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Evaluating ChatGPT’s diagnostic potential for pathology images by Liya Ding, Lei Fan, Lei Fan, Miao Shen, Miao Shen, Yawen Wang, Kaiqin Sheng, Zijuan Zou, Huimin An, Zhinong Jiang

“…The diagnostic accuracy of GPT-4 was assessed by comparing its outputs to a reference standard using statistical measures. Additionally, four pathologists independently reviewed the same images to compare their diagnoses with the model’s outputs. …”
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Assessing institutional sanitation and its impact at a citywide level: an exploration of school sanitation in the Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana by William Nkonde, William Nkonde, Claire Furlong, Brian Reed, Damir Brdanovic

“…Data was collected from secondary sources (e.g. from Ghana Statistical and Educational Services), structured observations (n = 26), and interviews with key informants (n = 15), headteachers (n = 26) and students (n = 39) from across Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. …”
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Improving Meat Quality and Reducing Breast of Myopathies in Broiler Chickens Subjected to Cyclic Heat Stress by Supplementing of Chromium-Methionine by G. L. S. Tesser, N. Rohloff Junior, T. S. Andrade, C. Kaufmann, A. P. G. C. Costa, M. F. C. Pereira, A. A. Calderano, F. S. Dadólio, E. S. Klosowski, C. Eyng, R. V. Nunes

“…Experimental broiler chickens were kept in thermoneutral conditions for 21 days, then subjected to cyclic heat stress (31.1 °C and 60.2% humidity) from 09:00 am to 03:00 pm until 42 days of age. Statistical analysis included Tukey’s test and regression analysis. …”
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Robotic-assisted surgery and kinematic alignment in total knee arthroplasty (RASKAL study): a protocol of a national registry-nested, multicentre, 2×2 factorial randomised trial as... by Ian A Harris, Samuel J MacDessi, Aziz Bhimani, Darren B Chen, Ian Harris, Michelle Lorimer, David Parker, Tamara Hooper, Richard Boyle, Jonathan Mulford, Daniel Franks, Gregory C Wernecke, Durga Bastiras, Emma Heath, Anthony Leong, Brett Fristch, David Penn, George Kirsh, John Limbers, Julian Yu, Maurice Guzman, Peter McEwen

“…Primary intention-to-treat and secondary per-protocol analyses will be performed. Statistical analysis will include a generalised linear mixed model for repeated measures for continuous KOOS-12 scores. …”
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Incidence and risk factors of postoperative delirium in elderly surgical patients 2023 by Efrem Fenta, Diriba Teshome, Simegnew Kibret, Metages Hunie, Abebe Tiruneh, Amsalu Belete, Amsalu Molla, Belayneh Dessie, Kumlachew Geta

“…Any p-values below 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The incidence of postoperative delirium was determined to be 41%. …”
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ColMA‐based bioprinted 3D scaffold allowed to study tenogenic events in human tendon stem cells by Giacomo Cortella, Erwin Pavel Lamparelli, Maria Camilla Ciardulli, Joseph Lovecchio, Emanuele Giordano, Nicola Maffulli, Giovanna Della Porta

“…This trend was further confirmed by western blot analysis, which revealed a statistically significant difference in tenomodulin expression between day 21 and both day 7 and day 14. …”
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Extraction Socket Seal Technique for Socket Preservation after Tooth Extraction: An Innovative Approach. by Abduljaleel Azad Samad, Jodal M Ahmed, Hundren M Ali, Omed Shihab, Ahmed Haider, Dainius Karpavicius

“…The data were tested by descriptive data analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 29). …”
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Salivary Cortisol Determination in ACTH Stimulation Test to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis by Lara Albert, Joaquím Profitós, Jordi Sánchez-Delgado, Ismael Capel, José Miguel González-Clemente, David Subías, Albert Cano, Eugenio Berlanga, Anna Espinal, Marta Hurtado, Rocío Pareja, Mercedes Rigla, Blai Dalmau, Mercedes Vergara, Mireia Miquel, Meritxell Casas, Olga Giménez-Palop

“…The prevalence of AI in cirrhotic patients was higher when determined by TSC (48.7%) than by SaC (30.8%); however, this difference did not reach statistical significance. AI was associated with sex, cirrhosis etiology, and Child-Pugh classification. …”
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Entrepreneurial agility and organizational performance of IT firms: A mediated moderation model by Leul Girma Haylemariam, Stephen Oduro, Zewdu Lake Tegegne

“…METHODOLOGY: Employing an explanatory research design and convenience sampling technique via an online survey to gather data from a sample of 411 Italian IT firms, the study tested the formulated hypotheses using the structural equation modeling technique in AMOS statistical software. FINDINGS: The results revealed that EA, directly and indirectly, influences OP of IT firms. …”
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Динаміка показників оксидантно-антиоксидантних реакцій у післяопераційному періоді у хворих на поширений перитоніт... by O.O. Bilyayeva, I.V. Karol, V.V. Kryzhevsky, O.I. Osadcha

“…Статистичну обробку результатів дослідження проведено з використанням програми «Statistical software EZR v. 1.64». Результати. У хворих І та ІІ груп запропоноване лікування сприяло оптимізації оксидантно-антиоксидантних реакцій: зниження продукції дієнових кон’югат, АФК, S-нітрозотіолів, карбонільних груп, нітриту натрію протягом дослідження, оптимізація продукції СОД, особливо в ІІ групі. …”
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Global burden of burns among children and adolescents: a trend analysis from the global burden of disease study 2019 by Hao Zhu, Hao Zhu, Ke Wang, Xiong Liu, Jianfeng Ji, Peng Yang, Feng Xu

“…These findings highlight the need for targeted public health policies and resource allocation to reduce burn-related risks in vulnerable populations.BackgroundGiven the lack of long-term trend studies on global burns among children and adolescents, this study examined trends in the global burden of burns among children and adolescents.MethodsThe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019 provided the statistical data. Sex, age, region, and SDI were used as stratification variables in the study to evaluate the prevalence of burns injuries among kids and teenagers across 204 nations and territories between 1990 and 2019. …”
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Polymorphic variants of the dopamine receptor gene <i>DRD2</i> (rs6277, rs1800497) in adolescents with problematic video game use by S. Yu. Tereshchenko, K. V. Afonicheva, I. V. Marchenko, M. V. Shubina, M. V. Smolnikova

“…When using the dominant inheritance model, it was revealed that adolescents with problematic use of video games were statistically significantly more likely to carry the T (CT+TT) allele (p = 0.04, OR = 2.14, CI = 1.01–4.53). …”
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A Taguchi-based study on the control factors of reinforced composites with the fiber of coir and pineapple leaves by Md Firoz Kabir, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Nazmus Sakib, Md Waliullah Shadhin, Md Ariful Alam

“…The testing was conducted in accordance with ASTM standards, and the results were validated through various statistical analyses including Taguchi orthogonal array analysis, confirmation tests, regression analysis, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). …”
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AMH Is a Good Predictor of Metabolic Risk in Women with PCOS: A Cross-Sectional Study by Miaoxian Ou, Pei Xu, Han Lin, Kaichi Ma, Mingxing Liu

“…AMH was negatively associated with HOMA-IR (odds ratio (OR) −0.279, 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.36 to −0.20), fasting insulin (OR −0.282, 95% CI −0.36 to −0.20), 1-hour postprandial insulin (OR −0.184, 95% CI −0.28 to −0.11), 2-hour postprandial insulin (−0.180, 95%CI −0.28 to −0.11), 3-hour postprandial insulin (OR −0.198, 95% CI –0.30 to −0.13), waist-hip ratio (OR −0.235, 95% CI −0.31 to −0.14), and body mass index (OR −0.350, 95% CI −0.43 to −0.27). There was no statistically significant relationship between blood pressure, serum glucose profile, or lipid levels and AMH. …”
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Association of serum uric acid, morning home blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors in a population with previous prehypertension: a cross-sectional study by Lucky Aziza Bawazier, Mochammad Sja'bani, Fredie Irijanto, Zulaela Zulaela, Agus Widiatmoko, Abdul Kholiq, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…Objective To observe the changes in blood pressure (BP) over 10 years and to investigate current BP association to serum uric acid (SUA) levels and cardiovascular risk factors in the epidemiological data of a target group of patients with prehypertension in 2007.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Mlati Subdistrict, Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia.Participants A total of 733 patients from ‘Mlati Study Database’ in 2007 were selected by simple random sampling using statistical software. Subjects had both physical and laboratory examinations.Outcome measures Morning home BP and laboratory examination of urine (uric acid excretion and creatinine) and blood samples (SUA, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, a lipid profile and fasting blood glucose levels).Results About 31.1% of 733 subjects with prehypertension became hypertensive after 10 years, 24.6% returned to normal tension and the rest of it remained in prehypertensive state. …”
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Risperidone versus placebo for aggression following traumatic brain injury: a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Paul Bassett, Tim Weaver, Shoumitro Deb, Mike Crawford, David Sharp, Lina Aimola, Verity Leeson, Mayur Bodani, Lucia Li

“…Objectives To conduct a feasibility randomised controlled trial of risperidone for the treatment of aggression in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Design Multicentre, parallel design, placebo controlled (1:1 ratio) double-blind feasibility trial with an embedded process evaluation. No statistical comparison was performed between the two study groups.Setting Four neuropsychiatric and neurology outpatient clinics in London and Kent, UK.Participants Our aim was to recruit 50 patients with TBI over 18 months. …”
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Anatomical characterization of Semi-arid Bignoniaceae using light and scanning electron microscopy by Romisha Sonia, Shabnum Shaheen, Muhammad Waheed, Sana Imran, Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Murad Muhammad, Abeer Hashem, Samiha Al Shehri, Elsayed Fathi Abd-Allah

“…., prisms, raphides, and druses). Three statistical tools—heat map analysis, correlation analysis, and principal component analysis (PCA)—were used to highlight distinctions and similarities among the species. …”
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Association between migraine severity and sleep quality: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Nura A. Almansour, Nura A. Almansour, Seham S. Alsalamah, Seham S. Alsalamah, Razan S. Alsubaie, Razan S. Alsubaie, Nada N. Alshathri, Nada N. Alshathri, Yasmeen A. Alhedyan, Yasmeen A. Alhedyan, Faisal Y. Althekair’s, Faisal Y. Althekair’s, Faisal Y. Althekair’s

“…Migraine patients with poor sleep quality showed significantly higher MIDAS scores than those with good sleep quality (10.37 vs. 6.58; p = 0.002), while patients with migraine with higher levels of disability had higher PSQI scores than those with lower levels of disability, although the difference was not statistically significance (7.61 vs. 6.81, p = 0.053). …”
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