Perfect Meals with Pressure Cooking by Paula G. Harris-Swiatko, Karla P. Shelnutt, Amy Simonne, Sarah M. Ellis

“… Preparing great tasting, healthy meals can be a time-consuming task, but pressure cooking is a great way to prepare them in just minutes! …”
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'Micro-Gold' Miniature Dwarf Tomato by John W. Scott, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…'Micro-Gold' combines ornamental aspects of a well-proportioned, diminutive, tomato plant with a mild-tasting fruit that can be eaten. The small plant size makes it ideal for commercial growing, shipping, and retail selling. …”
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Rauwolfia vomitoria- a promising medical plant for benign prostatic hyperplasia management; yet with challenges by George Awuku Asare, Perpetua Dagadu, Samuel Adjei, Bernice Asiedu, Samkeliso Takaidza, Vivash Naidoo, Brodrick Amoah, Ifeoma Celestina Orabueze, Kwasi Bugyei

“…Additionally, a reduction in relative prostate weight compared to the model group was observed, though not statistically significant (p > 0.05). However, a significant reduction in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels was seen in the RVARE-treated groups (Model vs Gp 3, p = 0.001; Model vs Gp 4, p = 0.000; Model vs Gp 5, p = 0.001). …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation: South African Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Knowledge Questionnaire by Lorisha Manas, Tawanda Chivese, Ankia Coetzee, Magda Conradie, Linzette D. Morris

“…All versions of the SA-GDMKQ had a statistically significant (p  0.001) positive linear correlation between the total scores. …”
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A woman’s place is in theatre: women’s perceptions and experiences of working in surgery from the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland women in surgery working grou... by Maria Irene Bellini, Yitka Graham, Catherine Hayes, Roxanna Zakeri, Rowan Parks, Vassilios Papalois

“…The quantitative data were analysed through descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis was undertaken using a constant comparative analysis of the participants’ comments, to identify salient patterns (themes).Results A total of 81 female participants replied (42% response rate based on the Facebook group members), with 88% (n=71) perceiving surgery as a male-dominated field. …”
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Estimation of cytoprotective effect of bismuth tripotassium dicitrate on gastric mucosa at <i>H. pylori</i> eradication and long-term drug intake by A. V. Kononov, S. I. Mozgovoi, L. B. Rybkina, S. S. Bunova, A. G. Shimanskaya

“…Only at comparison of P53 expression level in each sampling point statistically significant differences before and after treatment (Wilcoxon W-matched-pairs ranks criterion) have been found only in group of patients who continued treatment.Conclusions. …”
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Assessment of point-of-care quantitative serum canine pancreatic lipase testing for diagnosing acute pancreatitis in dogs by Pin-Chen Liu, Pin-Chen Liu, Kendy Tzu-yun Teng, Kendy Tzu-yun Teng, Tsia-Lu Lin, Chi-Hsuan Sung, Tsun-Li Cheng, Chi-Chung Chou, Chi-Chung Chou

“…The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was used for statistical analysis to assess the agreement between assays and the internists’ consensus score.ResultsDogs with suspected acute pancreatitis had significantly higher serum Vcheck CPL (median: 843 μg/L, range: 77–2001, p &lt; 0.0001) than healthy control dogs (median: 94 μg/L, range: 49–294). …”
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Clinical treatment score Post-5 Years (CTS5) predicts the benefit of postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with T1-2N1 luminal breast cancer by Ke Liu, Guan-Qiao Li, Si-Qi Li, Xue-Qin Chen, San-Gang Wu

“…The chi-square test, binomial logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and multivariable Cox proportional hazard model were used for statistical analyses. Results: A total of 11190 patients were included with a median follow-up time of 76 months. …”
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Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2) by Heather M Foran, Marija Raleva, Nina Heinrichs, Graham Moore, Yulia Shenderovich, Xiang Zhao, Judith Simon, Antonio Piolanti, Viorel Babii, Janina Mueller, Franziska Waller, Dennis Wienand, Swetha Sampathkumar, Ivo Kunovski

“…Data will be collected at baseline and postintervention, approximately, 8 weeks later. Statistical analyses will include regression models to assess the main and interaction effects of the intervention components and cost analyses.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval from the University of Klagenfurt in Austria (approval number: 2023–013), the Medical Faculty at St. …”
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Toxic Assessment of Heavily Traffic-related Fine Particulate Matter Using an in-vivo Wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans Model by Meng-Ching Chung, Kuo-Lin Huang, Japheth L. Avelino, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Chih-Chung Lin, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Ching-Kai Su, Sen-Ting Huang

“…On the other hand, sublethal endpoints of reproduction exhibited statistically significant dose-dependent reduction, although Day A and Day C did not decrease the egg-laying capability of the worms. …”
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Septoplasty: defining a desirable clinical outcome according to baseline symptom scores by Rolf Haye, Rolf Haye, Liv Kari Døsen, Magnus TarAngen, Caryl Gay, Are Hugo Pripp, Olga Shiryaeva

“…ObjectiveThe results of septoplasty are usually reported as statistically significant improvements in baseline scores, but these may be difficult to interpret clinically. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

“…Heterogeneity will be assessed through visual inspection of forest plots and the calculation of the χ2 and I2 statistics and causes of heterogeneity will be assessed where sufficient data are available. …”
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Impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on cardiopulmonary function and prognosis in ST elevation myocardial infarction after PCI patients in extremely cold regions by Shenglong Hou, Li Liu, Jing Yao, Qi Zhao, Wei Feng, Qingqing Liu, Mou Zou, Ruoxi Zhang, Hongtao Yin, Huimin Xian

“…The cardiopulmonary test indicators for patients in CR group showed significant improvement over one year, including Power, HR, VCO₂, VO₂, VE, VD/VT, PetCO₂, CHO, CO, and SV, all with statistical significance. Multivariate COX regression analysis showed that CR was independently associated with heart failure in follow up. …”
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A CD36-based prediction model for sepsis-induced myocardial injury by Yun Xie, Hui Lv, Daonan Chen, Peijie Huang, Zhigang Zhou, Ruilan Wang

“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in CD36 levels between surgical and medical patients. …”
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Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“…The mean State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-1 and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-2 scores of infertile women were 43.5±6.7 and 46.6±6.3, respectively. A statistically significant relationship was found between the duration of infertility and moderate-severe anxiety according to State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-1 (p=0.046). …”
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How to teach the anatomy of the inguinal canal? A multimodal approach by Shina Yeo Qing Chun, Nathaniel Dexter Salim, Lai YuFu Jarrell, Joshua Koh Zhi Yuan, Eng-Tat Ang, Davide Lomanto

“…Interestingly, there was statistical difference between M1 and M2 (p < 0.05). …”
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Race as a prognostic factor of breast mucinous carcinoma by Dingyuan Wang, Yang Wang, Songlin Gao, Rongshou Zheng, Guijian Wu, Jianping Wang, Can Lu, Kena Bu, Chun Zhang, Wanqing Chen, Bailin Zhang

“…Clinicopathological data, treatment information, and survival outcomes were compared across different racial/ethnic groups using statistical analyses. Results Asian American BMC patients were younger at diagnosis and had more favorable tumor grade and stage compared to other racial groups. …”
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Maternal neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs glucose metabolism by deteriorating brown fat thermogenesis by Wenwen Zhu, Jiali Fang, Chenbo Ji, Hong Zhong, Tianying Zhong, Xianwei Cui

“…Moreover, we found statistically significant associations between TMX concentrations and 1hBG, and 2hBG. …”
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F) for achalasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Harishankar Gopakumar, Eugene Annor, Ishaan Vohra, Iman Andalib, Amy Tyberg, Avik Sarkar, Haroon Shahid, Mine Carames, Juan Carlos Carames, Giovanna Porfilio Gularte, Abed Al-Lehibi, Resheed Alkhiari, Amol Bapaye, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Michel Kahaleh

“…Heterogeneity was assessed using I2 and Q statistics. Results: We included seven studies comprising 127 patients. …”
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Effectiveness of educational interventions to promote safe handling of pesticides: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solís, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio, Víctor Manuel Alvarado-Castro, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Claudia Erika Rios-Rivera, Janet Saldaña-Almazán

“…We will assess heterogeneity using the χ2 test and I2 statistic, conduct a sensitivity analysis by removing each study from the meta-analysis and evaluate publication bias with a funnel plot and Begg and Egger tests. …”
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