Relationship Between Serum HMGB1 and RAGE Levels and Restenosis in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Complicated With Lower Extremity Vascular Disease: A Retrospective Study by Jia T, Zhang X, Li L, Jiang X, Wang M

“…The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis evaluated the predictive value of serum RAGE and HMGB1 for restenosis post-intervention.Results: The ISR group exhibited statistically significant elevations in HbA1c, hs-CRP, HMGB1, and RAGE levels compared to the NISR group (P< 0.05). …”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Ion Introduction Therapy Reduces the Incidence of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Wang Y, Xu B, Wang J, Li S, Xie Y

“…However, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality rate and all-cause mortality rate between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion: Compared to the non exposed group, TCM ion introduction can reduce the annual incidence of acute exacerbation of IPF patients. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…The ECOHIS was administered through interviews with parents or caregivers to assess the impact of dental caries on OHRQoL. Statistical analyses, including Kruskal-Wallis and binomial logistic regression, were performed to evaluate the relationship between pufa scores and ECOHIS results. …”
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Assessing the Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Digital Technologies Used by Health Professionals in Supporting Obesity and Mental Health Communication: Scoping Review by Amanda Kearns, Anne Moorhead, Maurice Mulvenna, Raymond Bond

“…However, improvements in mental health outcomes were not statistically significant in studies reporting P values (P≥.05). …”
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Single-vehicle injury crashes on rural roads in Iceland: contribution of unforgiving roadsides to fatal and serious injuries of vehicle occupants by Audur Thora Arnadottir, Gudmundur F. Ulfarsson, Sungyop Kim

“…A binary logit model for the most severe injury in each crash was developed to statistically test the effect of roadside elements on the probability of fatal and serious injury versus low severity. …”
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Assessment of the variability and correlation of biometric measurements in eyes with cataracts by Jian-Feng Zhao, Chen Yang, Jie Zhou, Hai-Yan Zhang, Yu Geng

“…Although males exhibited a greater anterior segment length (ASL), this difference did not reach statistical significance (P > 0.05). No significant correlation was found between ACD and AL in the short and long AL groups, while a positive correlation was observed in the normal and long AL groups. …”
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Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Participants then completed a comprehensive eye exam by an ophthalmologist to confirm glaucoma status. Statistical analysis was completed using MedCalc version 22.023 (MedCalc Software Ltd. …”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

“…The results showed a statistically significant difference between the urban and rural participants’ knowledge about the causes of blindness: refractive error χ 2 (1, N=30) = 8.20, p<0.05, and cataract χ2 (1, N=28) = 8.64, p<0.05. …”
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Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study on the Functional Connectivity of Amygdalar Subregions in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain by CHEN Xiaolin, LIU Hong, GAO Zhen, WU Mengjiao, FAN Cheng, JIANG Zheng

“…The correlations between functional connectivity values of brain regions with significant differences in the CNLBP group and clinical evaluation results were also analyzed.ResultsCompared with the healthy control group, the scores of BDI-Ⅱ and BAI in CNLBP group were observably higher, and the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001). …”
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Modelos de perfil de velocidad para evaluación de consistencia del trazado en carreteras de la provincia de Villa Clara, Cuba Speed profile models for evaluation of design consiste... by René A. García Depestre, Domingo E. Delgado Martínez, Eduardo E. Díaz García

“…The development of operating speed profile prediction models for different alignment conditions on rural roads with two lanes in the context of Cuba is made from the geometric characteristics and point speeds with statistical analysis of the main variables related with the operating speed. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation among healthcare professionals at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hosp... by Abraham Tarekegn Mersha, Amare Haile Kiros Gebre Egzi, Hailu Yimer Tawuye, Nigussie Simeneh Endalew

“…In the multivariable analysis, variables with a p value &lt;0.05 were considered statistically significant.Setting University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Participants A total of 406 health professionals (physicians, nurses, anaesthetists, health officers and midwives) were included.Results Among the study participants, 25.1% (95% CI 21.2 to 29.3) had good knowledge and 60.8% (95% CI 55.9 to 65.5) had good attitude towards adult CPR. …”
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Comparison of various feed additives on nutrient digestibility, digestive enzyme activity, blood metabolite levels, and gut microbiota composition in japanese quail chicks by Hassan Saleh, Omid Jangjou, Mohammad Taher Mirakzehi, Seyedeh Hamideh Hosseni

“…Results: Japanese quail chicks that were fed a diet containing iron oxide nanoparticles and antibiotics exhibited a statistically significant increase (p < 0.05) in body weight gain (BWG) between 1 and 5 weeks of age (5.65 and 5.67 g/d, respectively). …”
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Migration Crisis in West Africa: Limits and Prospects of Political Regulation by Ivan A. Zakharov, Maksim M. Agafoshin, Stanislav A. Gorokhov

“…The analysis of the migration situation in West Africa is based on an extensive statistical database that provides the information on the number and structure of migrants, including refugees and IDPs, as well as on the direction of migration flows. …”
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Lower Serum IL-10 Linked to Oral Manifestations in Diabetes Patients by Nur'aeny N, Widiasta A, Novianti Y, Zakiawati D, Pratidina NB, Sufiawati I

“…The mean serum IL-10 level was 0.93 pg/mL in non-DM patients, 0.80 pg/mL in DM patients with oral manifestations, and 1.08 pg/mL in DM patients without oral manifestations. Statistical analysis using the Kruskal–Wallis test showed a p-value of 0.008 (p ≤ 0.05), indicating a significant difference in serum levels of IL-10 between non-DM and DM patients with and without oral manifestations.Conclusion: DM patients with oral manifestations had lower IL-10 serum levels compared to non-DM patients and DM patients without oral manifestations. …”
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Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as a pain modulator in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Gehad Gamal Elsehrawy, Maha Emad Ibrahim, Nermeen Hassan A.moneim, Mohamed Ahmed Hefny, Nashwa Kamel El Shaarawy

“…Meanwhile, in the sham group, right knee PPT was improved but not maintained. There were statistically significant improvements in the PD-Q and DN4 scores in the active tVNS group (P < 0.001), whereas in the sham group, DN4 questionnaire did not show any improvement. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of academic stress and its effects on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and academic outcomes: Study protocol. by Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Claudio Bustos

“…Students will also collect saliva samples three times a week to measure cortisol levels, and alpha-amylase enzyme activity.<h4>Statistical analysis</h4>(i) Descriptive analysis of variables will be performed using measures of central tendency and dispersion for continuous variables and frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. …”
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Effect of polishing methods on Candida albicans adhesion and contributing factors in heat-cured acrylic dentures: an in-vitro comparative study by Shahrukh Ali Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Mirani, Taimur Khalid, Engr Muhammad Wasiq Ali Khan, Ziaullah Choudhary, Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi

“…Adherence and viable assays were performed on both polished and non-polished specimens. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS (Version 24.0). …”
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Effect of Swimming on Gut Microbiota and Inflammation in Colorectal Cancer Cells Transplanted Mice by LI Jiapeng, XIE Qiurong, WEN Ying, CHEN Haichun, PENG Jun, SHEN Aling

“…SPSS 26.0 and GraphPad Prism 7 software were used for statistical analysis.ResultsCompared with the model group, swimming significantly reduced the weight of CRC transplanted tumor in mice (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). 16S rRNA sequencing and OTU cluster analysis identified 487 overlapping bacterial populations in the model and swimming groups. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of clinicopathologic and prognostic features in locally advanced thyroid papillary cancer by Liang Jiwang, Ye Dongman, Fang Fengqin, Zhao Yuejiao

“…Authors may detect a statistically significant and clinically relevant outcome.…”
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Sources of economically valuable traits for winter triticale breeding in the northwest of the Russian Federation by V. A. Uspenskaja, L. P. Bekish, N. N. Chikida

“…The experimental design and statistical data processing followed the standard technique. …”
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