BIMODAL VOTERS ACCREDITATION SYSTEM (BVAS) MACHINES AND ELECTIONS INTEGRITY IN NIGERIA: AN APPRAISAL OF THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTION IN KOGI STATE by Ahmed Audu YUSUFU, Mahmud Gana IDREES

“…Further findings reveal that INEC actually failed to upload the poll results, especially the presidential election results on the INEC Result Viewing (IREV) portal in real-time as well as the unprecedented level of electoral malpractices that characterised the process. …”
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Key accelerometry measures for understanding walking sway during dual-task exercises by Abdulaziz A. Alkathiry

“…Computation methods, such as root mean square (which quantifies the variability of COM acceleration) and normalized path length (which measures the distance traveled by the COM over time), showed sensitivity to detect changes in sway amplitude during dual-task conditions. …”
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A novel aggregated coefficient ranking based feature selection strategy for enhancing the diagnosis of breast cancer classification using machine learning by E. Sreehari, L. D. Dhinesh Babu

“…Abstract Effective Breast cancer (BC) analysis is crucial for early prognosis, controlling cancer recurrence, timely medical intervention, and determining appropriate treatment procedures. …”
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Prediction of Claim Fund Reserves in Insurance Companies Using the ARIMA Method by Goenawan Brotosaputro, Yohanes Setiawan Japriadi, Wiwin Windihastuty, Rivai Ahsani

“…Prediction of insurance claim reserve funds is necessary because the claim amount varies and the claim time can be the same. If at any time there is a claim that is so large that it exceeds the available claim reserve fund plus the claim occurs at the same time, it can cause the company to fail to pay the claim. …”
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Clinical benefits of the 5th intercostal incision in uniportal VATS for female patients by Dalin Wang, Zhilin Luo, Jia Ming

“…Statistical analysis used Mann-Whitney U and Chi-square tests for group comparisons and multivariable regression to adjust for confounders. …”
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Effect of cryotherapy, laser therapy and intraligamentary dexamethasone injection on post-treatment pain after single visit RCT–A double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled tria... by Dr Sana Fatima, Dr Sonali Taneja, Dr Vivek Aggarwal, Dr Akriti Dheer, Dr Punya Taneja

“…Group 3 showed lesser pain at all-time intervals. Conclusion: All the adjuvant pain management therapies reduced the intensity of postoperative pain and the frequency of intake of analgesics.…”
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Investigating the Effects of Performing the Early Mobilization Protocol on Postoperative Hemorrhaging in Cardiac Surgery Patients by Hanie Dahmardeh

“…The statistical tests of repeated measures, chi-square, and independent t-test were used for data analysis in SPSS 26. …”
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A Method for Measuring Strawberry Leaf Area Based on Three-Dimensional Point Cloud Instance Segmentation by Zhipeng Li, Shusheng Wang, Yuanping Su, Dongyun Yu

“…The Mean Absolute Error of the reconstructed leaf area, calculated using the Poisson surface reconstruction method with boundary processing, was 5.51 cm2, with a Root Mean Square Error of 6.91 cm2 and a Coefficient of Determination of 0.867. …”
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Stochastic Diffusive Modeling of CO₂ Emissions with Population and Energy Dynamics by Muhammad Shoaib Arif, Kamaleldin Abodayeh, Hisham M. Al-Khawar, Yasir Nawaz

“…A novel numerical scheme, an extension of the Euler-Maruyama algorithm, is proposed to solve stochastic time-dependent partial differential equations governing the model. …”
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Incidence of Post Instrumentation Pain Following Endodontic Treatment Among Patients Attending College of Dentistry-Hawler Medical University. by Intesar Saadallah Toma, Hussein Jamal Hashim, Muhammed Amir Salahadin, Muhammed Dana Razaq

“…Statistical analysis was done by SPSS program, chi square and fisher's exact test were used to determine the correlation between variables. …”
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Boosting biogas production through innovative data-driven modeling and optimization methods at NJWTP by Jingsong Duan, Guohua Cao, Guoqing Ma, Bayram Yazdani

“…Consequently, the DBN-BOOA model offers a practical and user-friendly solution for MWTP operators, enabling real-time adjustments to operational parameters for increased biogas yields and reduced sludge production.…”
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Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach by Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante

“…We explored the correlations within defined networks by path analysis via partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) framework of SmartPLS 3. …”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…The significance of associations between variables and predictor done by Chi-square (?2). P-value of <0.05 was regarded significant. …”
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A Case-Control Study for Assessing Risk Factors for Congenital Anomalies among Children in Sulaimani City by Niaz Mustafa Kamal, Nasih Othman

“…The mean age of the children was 1.9 years and age of their mothers at the time of pregnancy was 28 years. Congenital heart anomalies were the commonest type accounting for 27.5%. …”
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Ethnographic Study of Perspective and Attitude of Breastfeeding Mothers Towards the use of Elaeis Guineensis Sap As Galactagogue Among Igbo Women of Southeastern Nigeria by Okamkpa Jude Chikezie, Anibeze Ikechukwu Chike, Ozor Ikemefuna Ignatius, Ikenna Kingsely Ndu, Uchenna Anthony Umeh

“…Chi-square analysis was used to conduct data analysis. …”
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Modelling the flowing bottom hole pressure of oil and gas wells using multivariate adaptive regression splines by Okorie Ekwe Agwu, Saad Alatefi, Ahmad Alkouh, Raja Rajeswary Suppiah

“…The results show that the model achieved a coefficient of correlation, root mean square error and average absolute percentage error values of 0.94, 130 and 4.2% respectively. …”
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Head Teachers’administrative Practices and Students’ Discipline in Selected Secondary Schools in Rushenyi County, Ntungamo District by Alex, Muganda Byaruhanga

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Sleep quality and mental health among medical students in Imphal, Manipur: A cross-sectional study by Jalina Laishram, Sandra Fernandez, Pangambam A. Devi, Mani R. Bhowmick, Roshnee Heigrujam, Hanjabam S. Devi

“…Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Pearson correlation test were applied, and P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Development of Pavement Condition Index and Roughness Index Relationship for Optimal Pavement Maintenance Strategies: A Case Study of Johnstone Road. by Bogere, David

“…However, determining the optimal timing and strategy for pavement maintenance remains a challenge. …”
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From skyscrapers to sky savers: how New York City’s Local Law 97 advances climate resilience and public health by Ethan Chervonski, Ethan Chervonski, Marisa A. Guerrero, William N. Rom, William N. Rom

“…At the same time, the potential public health benefits of LL97 are broad, including improved local air quality, decreased cost barriers to residential cooling, and if in principle applied to city buildings worldwide, reduced global GHG emissions capable of stabilizing global warming for posterity. …”
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