Preliminary effectiveness of social prescription and virtual patient information in increasing tertiary prevention among cancer patients (ESPRIT): protocol for a single-centre, ran... by Karen Steindorf, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, Wolfgang Herr, Daniel Heudobler, Lisa Boyer, Anne Herrmann, Tobias Pukrop, Christine Bernardi, Sabine Einhell

“…The analysis of secondary endpoints will include appropriate statistical methods such as the χ2 test of independence or linear regression models, which will be used to analyse secondary endpoints and to investigate factors influencing preliminary effectiveness.Ethics and dissemination This trial has been approved by the ethics committee of the University of Regensburg (reference: 23-3317-101). …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study by Yangpu Zhang, Bo Han, Jianqiang Wang, Yuzeng Liu, Yiqi Zhang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…For the HGT group, the mean correction rate of focal kyphosis (FK) was 45.43%, which was significantly higher than those in the non-HGT group (33.98%, P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in preoperative parameters of sagittal vertical axis (SVA) (P=0.13) or thoracic kyphosis (TK) (P=0.07) between the two groups. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families by Daniele L. F. Wiley, Kadie N. Omlor, Ariadna S. Torres López, Celina M. Eberle, Anna E. Savage, Matthew S. Atkinson, Lisa N. Barrow

“…Furthermore, sampling across broad taxonomic and geographic scales to evaluate these factors poses logistical challenges, and interpreting the roles of multiple potentially correlated variables is difficult with traditional statistical approaches. In this study, we leverage frozen tissues stored in natural history collections and machine learning techniques to characterize infection dynamics of three generalist pathogens known to cause mortality in frogs. …”
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Identification of EARS2 as a Potential Biomarker with Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Implications in Colorectal Cancer by Wang L, Deng X, Tang J, Gong Y, Bu S, Li Z, Liao B, Ding Y, Dai T, Liao Y, Li Y

“…Following the knockdown of EARS2, we assessed cell proliferation, migration capabilities, and apoptosis. Statistical analyses were conducted using R and GraphPad Prism software.Results: ERAS2 was overexpressed in CRC tissues compared to normal and adenoma tissues, with higher expression levels correlating with aberrant lactate metabolism and poorer patient prognosis. …”
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Club Cell Protein 16 Attenuates CD16brightCD62dim Immunosuppressive Neutrophils in Damaged Tissue upon Posttraumatic Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury by Nils Becker, Philipp Störmann, Andrea Janicova, Kernt Köhler, Klemens Horst, Ildiko Rita Dunay, Claudia Neunaber, Ingo Marzi, Jan Tilmann Vollrath, Borna Relja

“…Results from untreated ctrl and IgG-treated mice were statistically comparable between all corresponding sham, TxT, and TxT+CLP groups. …”
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Effect of maturity status on lower-limb strength testing reliability in academy football players from an elite professional club by Maxime Violin, Abd-elbasset Abaïdia, Guillaume Rave, Sébastien Ratel

“…Results: Most test-retest evaluations showed good statistical reliability for each group (CV<10% and ICC>0.90) (see Table below). …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The present systematic review and meta-analysis using several statistical methods indicates that vision impairment including near vision impairment, is associated with difficulties in ADL and IADL. …”
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A head-to-head comparison of the adult EQ-5D-5L and youth EQ-5D-Y-5L in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by Joshua M. Bonsel, Charles M. M. Peeters, Max Reijman, Tim Dings, Joost P. H. J. Rutges, Diederik H. R. Kempen, Jan A. N. Verhaar, Gouke J. Bonsel

“…Test-retest reliability was slightly better for EQ-5D-5L LSS (ICC 0.76 (0.64–0.84)) compared to EQ-5D-Y-5L LSS (ICC 0.69 (0.55–0.79)), although this was statistically insignificant (p = 0.284). This pattern was similar for most domains. …”
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Effects of open-skill exercise on executive functions in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shunding Hu, Peng Shi, Ziyun Zhang, Xiaosu Feng, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Teng Jin

“…Two researchers independently screened the articles and extracted data, and used the bias risk assessment tool recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration Network and the Methodological Index for Non- Randomized Studies (MINORS) scale to assess included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental designs (QEDs). Statistical analyses were performed using Stata 16.0 software.ResultsA total of 16 articles and 17 studies were included, comprising 11 RCTs and 6 QEDs. …”
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Understanding Community Health Care Through Problem-Based Learning With Real-Patient Videos: Single-Arm Pre-Post Mixed Methods Study by Kiyoshi Shikino, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Nobuyuki Araki, Ikuo Shimizu, Hajime Kasai, Tomoko Tsukamoto, Hiroshi Tajima, Yu Li, Misaki Onodera, Shoichi Ito

“…Qualitative data from the students’ semistructured interviews after the PBL sessions assessed the influence of PBL experience on clinical clerkship in community hospitals. Statistical analysis included median (IQR), effect sizes, and P values for quantitative outcomes. …”
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Cocktail of Ropivacaine, Morphine, and Diprospan Reduces Pain and Prolongs Analgesic Effects after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Zhenyu Luo, Weinan Zeng, Xi Chen, Qiang Xiao, Anjing Chen, Jiali Chen, Haoyang Wang, Zongke Zhou

“…Although the small statistical benefit may not result in MCID, the LIA cocktail still reduces opioid consumption, results in better sleeping quality and faster rehabilitation, and does not increase adverse events. …”
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Estimation of Willingness to Pay for Life Cycle Eco-label Using Spike Model (A Case Study of Fresh Packaged Agricultural Products) by samaneh heydari, Leili Abolhassani, Morteza Molaei, Ali Firoz-zare

“…It should also be noted that the statistical population of the present study is the 11th district of Mashhad, whose residents have a relatively high-income level (the opinion of municipal experts). …”
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Clinical outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 11-year follow-up study by Steven Dooley, Juan Du, Xiaoping Tang, Lan Chen, Jinzhu Jia, Fujun Li, Yanyan Shi, Christoph Meyer, Zhongwei Zhu, Yanming Zhang, Roman Liebe, Keming Hu, Tingting Zhou, Huier Zhang, Hong-Lei Weng, Tong Huang

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Designing an Innovative Human Resources Model Based on Perceived Organizational Support Case Study of Qazvin's Government organizations by Hossein Rasouli, Morteza Mousakhani, Mahdi Alvani, parham azimi

“…In this phase, the statistical sample, carefully chosen using a non-probability targeted method, included a select group of 11 academic and organizational experts. …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…The data were analyzed using the Chi-squared test using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) (SPSS Inc. …”
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Association of genomic predictions for fertility traits with reproductive outcomes in dairy cows under 2 estrus detection and timed artificial insemination programs by D.B. Melo, R.G.S. Bruno, R.S. Bisinotto, F.S. Lima

“…Cows were categorized into quartiles (Q1 to Q4) considering their GDPR (qGDPR) and GCCR (qGCCR). Statistical analyses included logistic regression used for AIE, P1, and PL; Poisson regression for the NSFC; and linear regression for TP1. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan dan Sikap dengan Tindakan Pencegahan Osteoporosis pada Wanita Usila di Kelurahan Jati by Sri Ganesh Rajaratenam, Rose Dinda Martini, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto

“…Data processed by the chi-square statistical tests using SPSS.Results of univariate analysis level of knowledge obtained both elderly osteoporotic women (87.5%) level of knowledge is less (12.5%), good attitudes about osteoporosis (86.5%) less attitude (13.5%), good preventive measures (88,5%) less precautions (11.5%). …”
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An optimized approach for predicting water quality features and a performance evaluation for mapping surface water potential zones based on Discriminant Analysis (DA), Geographical... by Abhijeet Das

“…To achieve this goal, this investigation relies on Drinking (Dr)-Water Quality Index (WQI) and multivariate statistical techniques including discriminant analysis (DA), to assess the variations of surface water quality in the selected region. …”
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Presenting a Prediction Model for CEO Compensation Sensitivity using Meta-heuristic Algorithms (Genetics and Particle Swarm) by Saeed Khaljastani, Habib Piri, Reza Sotoudeh

“…Given these points, the aim of this research is to provide a model for predicting the sensitivity of CEO compensation using meta-heuristic algorithms, specifically genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization. Methods The statistical population of this research comprises all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 1390 to 1400. …”
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Hubungan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif dengan Kejadian Diare pada Bayi di Wilayah Puskesmas Nanggalo Padang by Maretha Antya Tamimi, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Delmi Sulastri

“…The result of chi-square statistical test shows that </em><em>there’s relationship between </em><em>exclusive breastfeeding</em><em> and diarrhea incident</em><em> (p = 0.014). …”
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