Fast and Slow Roasting of Alcohol- and Honey-infused Coffee Blends: A Comparative Study of PAH and N-PAH Emissions by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Chung-Hsien Hung, Kun-Hui Lin, Bo-Wun Huang, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…However, when considering all the coffee formulations, only the mass concentrations between the two roasting methods were statistically different (p = 0.05). The initial concentrations of total mass PAHs and PAH4 (BaA, Chr, BbF, and BaP) in green coffee beans (A) were 57.8 ng g−1 and 0.591 ng g−1, respectively. …”
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Comparative evaluation of pattern and distribution of stresses in single- and double-implant overdenture using ball-ring, positioner, and magnet-keeper attachment under different l... by Jatin Jain, Rajesh Sethuraman, Sayam Sachin Shah

“…Stress magnitude and patterns were analyzed and interpreted accordingly. Statistical Analysis Used: Stress patterns and maximum principal stress were described. …”
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Re-defining pT4b buccal mucosa squamous cell carcinoma: Looking beyond palliation in select patients by Prateek V. Jain, Kapila Manikantan, Gary M. Clark, Indranil Mallick, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Indu Arun, Paromita Roy, Lateef Zameer, Pattatheyil Arun

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Risk factors for the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a meta-analysis by Gonghao Li, Yanli Zhao, Zhongxing Peng, Yunfeng Zhao

“…The strength of the link between various risk factors and AF returning after CA was evaluated using odds ratios. All statistical evaluations were conducted with RevMan5.3 software. …”
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Efektifitas Edukasi Tentang Jajanan Sehat Terhadap Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Siswa Overweight by Firnaliza Rizona, Karolin Adhisty, Fuji Rahmawati

“…Data collected by using quessioner on pretest and posttest. The statistic result with Wilcoxon test showed that there were effectiveness of education with the differences of knowledge value and attitude value pre and post FGD  with p value =0,000. …”
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Comparative Performance of Ante-Mortem Diagnostic Assays for the Identification of <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i>-Infected Domestic Dogs (<i>Canis lupus familiaris</i>) by Conor O’Halloran, Paul Burr, Danielle A. Gunn-Moore, Jayne C. Hope

“…Circulating serum cytokine concentrations of interferon gamma and TNF-α were not statistically different between the high- and low-risk groups of dogs. …”
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Contemporary Results of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese Patients by T. Owais, M. El Garhy, P. Lauten, M. Haensig, H. Lapp, P. C. Schulze, T. Kuntze

“…Obese patients showed statistically significant difference in their clinical parameters as having higher incidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pulmonary hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; on the contrary, obese patients were found to be younger than others. …”
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Hubungan Pola Makan dengan Status Gizi Anak Usia 3-5 tahun di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Nanggalo Padang 2014 by Gustiva Sari, Gustina Lubis, Edison .

“…The results of the study found 68% of children with a good diet have normal nutritional status, and 11% of children with a bad diet have a stunting. The Statistic results showed that diet has a relationship on nutritional status (p = 0.000).…”
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The Impact of Dermal Characteristics on Low-Level Laser Power Measurement in Postmortem Zoological Species by Faith Ramsey, Michelle Borsdorf, John Ladner, Anne White, Tara M. Harrison

“…Lighter colored specimens had higher power readings than darker colored or pigmented samples, and feathers appeared to inhibit the laser, showing minimal to no power readings on bird skin covered in covert and down feathers. There was statistically significant mean tissue penetration for all time points between the rabbit and green sea turtle (p=0.0046), the red-tailed hawk and green iguana (p=0.0046), and the red-tailed hawk and green sea turtle (p=0.000034). …”
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Effectiveness of a Social Cognitive Theory-based health education intervention on depression (SCODESS) among mothers of children with cancer in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia-A q... by Wan Syahirah Wan Ghazali, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan

“…The GEE analysis showed no significant effects of SCODESS intervention on depression scores at T2 (p = 0.909) and T3 (p = 0.622) compared to the control group at baseline. However, statistically significant increases were observed in cancer-related knowledge scores at T2 (β = 0.66, 95%CI: 0.21, 9.20, p = 0.002) and T3 (β = 1.18, 95%CI: 0.65, 1.70, p<0.001), and in the problem-focused coping scores at T2 (β = 2.50, 95% CI 0.42, 4.58, p-value = 0.018), and T3 (β = 2.42, 95% CI 0.13, 4.72, p-value = 0.038) in the intervention group compared to the control group at baseline. …”
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Effect of trace elements and nutrients on 21 autoimmune diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Ming-Jie Jia, Hua-Fang Yin, Ying-Chao Liang, Feng Jiang, Hui-Lin Li, Hui-Lin Li

“…Finally, trace elements and vitamins that were statistically significant in the IVW method and had consistent effect sizes and odds ratios across five methods were selected as exposure factors with a causal relationship to diabetes and its complications. …”
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12 Weeks of Combined Endurance and Resistance Training Reduces Innate Markers of Inflammation in a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Nathalie Deckx, Inez Wens, Amber H. Nuyts, Niel Hens, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Gudrun Koppen, Herman Goossens, Pierre Van Damme, Zwi N. Berneman, Bert O. Eijnde, Nathalie Cools

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Effect of Eyes Open/Closed on Plantar Pressure during Static Balance Evaluation by Qiang LIN, Wude CHEN, Yuxin ZHENG, Wanchen LIAO, Haidong HUANG, Haining OU, Junjie LIANG

“…The difference of the lower limbs decreased was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>=0.021). …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Finally, data were presented in the form of texts, figures, and tables. …”
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Temporal Trends in the Utilization and Survival Outcomes of Lobar, Segmental, and Wedge Resection for Early-Stage NSCLC, 2004 to 2020 by Eden Z. Deng, BS, Xiaofei Wang, PhD, Jianrong Zhang, MD, MPH, Thomas E. Stinchcombe, MD, Chi-Fu (Jeffrey) Yang, MD, Nasser Altorki, MD

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Evaluation of the bioenergy potential of agricultural and agroindustrial waste generated in southeastern Mexico by Nathaly A. Díaz Molina, José A. Sosa Olivier, José R. Laines Canepa, Rudy Solis Silvan, Donato A. Figueiras Jaramillo

“…The factorial experimental design and statistical analysis revealed trends and magnitudes in the evaluation of energy determination methods and types of waste. …”
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Specific plasma metabolite profile in intestinal Behçet’s syndrome by Cheng-cheng Hou, Hua-fang Bao, Chun-hui She, Hua-yu Chen, Guan-xing Pan, Hua-ning Chen, Hong-bing Rui

“…P value < 0.05 and variable importance projection (VIP) values > 1 were considered to be statistically significant metabolites. Univariate receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was plotted as a measure for assessing the clinical performance of metabolites, and area under curve (AUC) were assessed. …”
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The water quality of the Upper Citarum: Applying the overall index of pollution, Said-WQI, and pollution index methods by Mariana Marselina, Nurul Aulia Rahmi, Siti Ai Nurhayati

“…Additionally, analytical tools including Microsoft Excel, Geographic Information System (GIS), and SPSS, were used for data processing, rainfall analysis, and statistical testing, respectively. Results from four river-monitoring points indicated average values for key parameters such as biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen (DO), and total and fecal coliform, falling below established quality standards. …”
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Food safety practice and its associated factors among food handlers working in food and drinking establishments in Hargeisa, Somaliland by Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Jonah Kiruja, Abdisamad Shukri Ismail, Soheir H. Ahmed, Faisal Nooh, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Abdiqathar Rashid Kulmie

“…Lack of food safety training (AOR = 0.172; 95% CI: 0.070, 0.420), less working experience (AOR = 1.757; 95% CI: 1.026, 3.009), lack of appropriate water storage equipment (AOR = 0.602; 95% CI: 0.364, 0.996), lack of regular sanitary inspection (AOR = 1.691; 95% CI: 1.028, 2.783), and poor knowledge (AOR = 0.589; 95% CI: 0.353, 0.983) were statistically associated with poor food safety practices. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…After adjustment for confounding factors, age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.983, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.975–0.992, p<0.001), witness (OR = 3.022, 95% CI: 2.014–4.534, p<0.001), public location (OR = 2.797, 95% CI: 2.062–3.793, p<0.001), bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, OR = 1.363, 95% CI: 1.009–1.841, p=0.044), EMT-paramedic response (EMT-P, OR = 1.713, 95% CI: 1.282–2.290, p<0.001), and prehospital defibrillation using an automated external defibrillator ([AED] OR = 3.984, 95% CI: 2.920–5.435, p<0.001) were statistically and significantly associated with survival to hospital discharge. …”
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