Anticariogenic Potential of Tabernaemontana Divaricata by Mini K. John, David Z. Cheriyan

“…It includes assessing the leaves’ antibacterial activity, acid production of bacteria in the presence of the study sample, Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bacterial concentration (MBC) and colony forming units (CFU) levels in the presence of the leaf extract. Statistical Analysis Used: In descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation is used. …”
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Blow-up of solutions for Euler-Bernoulli equation with nonlinear time delay by Lin Rongrui, Gao Yunlong, She Lianbing

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The effects of playing digital games on children’s pain, fear, and anxiety levels during suturing: A randomized controlled study by Muhammet Kavlakci, Filiz Ogce, Tulay Yavan

“…RESULTS: Before the suturing procedure, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups’ mean scores. …”
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IMPACT OF SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS ON DEMAND FOR INSURANCE POLICY AND PRODUCT IN NIGERIA by Rukayat Bukola ADEJARE, Ismaila Daudu ALIU

“…However, the Islamic religious belief and ethnicity of the customers do not have statistically significant relationship with demand for insurance policy. …”
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Robust underwater object tracking with image enhancement and two-step feature compression by Jiaqing Li, Chaocan Xue, Xuan Luo, Yubin Fu, Bin Lin

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Identification of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies Used on Different Landscape Positions in Maziba Sub-catchment by Ndemere, Julius, Mary makokha, Tenywa Moses

“…Probability sampling technique was used to select research respondents, who were selected to obtain predominantly used soil and water conservation technologies data, using semi-structured questionnaire. Statistical analysis of the data collected was done using special packages for social scientists (SPSS 17.0) statistical software and Microsoft Excel 2007. …”
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Prognostic Models of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis by A. I. Dolgushina, A. A. Selyanina, V. V. Dubrovina, G. A. Isyangildina, E. R. Olevskaya

“…The MELD, Mayo Risk Score, Amsterdam-Oxford PSC Score, PREsTo score, and UK-PSC Score scales were calculated based on the medical records. Statistical processing was carried out using the SPSS Statistics v.22 application.Results. …”
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Association between exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with estimated glomerular filtration rate: Mediating role of serum albumin by Hua Fang, Huajing Chang, Danjing Chen, Wenxin Qiu, Jiangwang Fang, Yunli Wu, Xian-E. Peng

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Lidmate se houding teenoor kerkvereniging in die NGK-familie: 'n kruiskulturele ondersoek na enkele veranderlikes by P. Jonch, A. le Roux, P. Verster

“…Monthly household income was also significant at the 5% level, while level of education did not have a statistically significant influence on people’s attitude towards church unification. …”
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Application of Principal Component Analysis for Steel Material Components by Miran Othman Tofiq, Kawa Muhammad Jamal Rasheed

“…In this research, we made use of the principal component analysis (PCA) technique, which is a multivariate statistical method that transforms a fixed number of correlated variables into a fixed number of orthogonal, uncorrelated axes known as principal components by making use of orthogonal transformation. …”
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Multiphasic allometry: the reality and significance of ontogenetic shifts in the body-mass scaling of metabolic rate by Douglas S. Glazier

“…The reality of multiphasic allometry in some species has also been challenged based on statistical grounds. Therefore, this article attempts to provide helpful perspectives about the reality and significance of multiphasic ontogenetic allometry in three ways. …”
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Increased Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with Oral Cancer by Prashant Gupta, Subhash Chandra, Awanindra Kumar Jha, Tanya Khaitan, Anjani Kumar Shukla, Shantala R Naik

“…Serum vitamin B12 was significantly increased in OC patients when compared with controls, which was statistically significant. The mean serum vitamin B12 was slightly higher in males than in females, which was statistically non-significant. …”
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The Influence of Behavior of Students of SMP Negeri 1 Sirenja, Donggala Regency on Perceptions of Danger of Drugs by Rony Gunawan, Munir Salham, Sriwahyudin Moonti

“…The results of this study indicate that there is an influence of students' knowledge with the perception of the dangers of drugs as evidenced by statistical tests with p value = 0.028 < 0.05, there is an influence of students' attitudes with perceptions of the dangers of drugs as evidenced by statistical tests with p value = 0.044 < 0.05 and there is no effect of students' actions with the perception of the dangers of drugs as evidenced by statistical tests with p = 0.328 > 0.05. …”
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Green Sourcing and Environmental Sustainability in Selected Manufacturing Entities in Kampala District, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, mbito, Jotham, Makumbi, Rita, Kyotuheire, Jill, Asiime, Jane

“…The results are presented in terms of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in terms of correlation analysis, simple regression and multiple regression analysis models. …”
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Perioperative outcomes of video-assisted versus right anterior thoracotomy mitral valve replacement: an observational study by Gehad Awad, Fetoh Alaaeldin Fetoh, Noureldin Noaman Gwely, Usama Hamza, Sameh Amer, Yomna Mohammed Yehya, Amr Abdellateef

“…Results Intraoperative parameters showed no statistical difference between the two groups. Wound length in the VAMVR group was statistically smaller than the ATMVR group, 5.33 ± 0.96 cm versus 7.08 ± 1.24 cm, respectively (P < 0.001). …”
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Bidirectional relationship between depression and activities of daily living and longitudinal mediation of cognitive function in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Yue Xu, Yue Xu, Durong Chen, Meiqi Dong, Yun Zhang, Yun Zhang, Hongmei Yu, Hongmei Yu, Hongmei Yu, Yanqing Han, Yanqing Han, Yanqing Han

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Optimising Access Surgery in Senior Haemodialysis Patients (OASIS): study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Patrick WHE Vriens, Edith M Willigendael, Maarten A Lijkwan, Friedo W Dekker, Chava L Ramspek, Michiel W de Haan, Çaĝdaş Ünlü, Boudewijn DC Heggen, Koen E A van der Bogt, Marc H Hemmelder, Mickaël J C Hiligsmann, Magda M van Loon, Joris I Rotmans, Jan H M Tordoir, Geert Willem H Schurink, Maarten G J Snoeijs, Marijke J Molegraaf, Philippe WM Cuypers, Denise Nio, Cora H Arts, Jacobien C Verhave, Goos D Laverman, Aron S Bode, Marcel C Weijmer, Bas Govaert, Aaltje Y Adema, Gijs MJM Welten, Michel MPJ Reijnen, Marc JH Groeneveld, Hans S Brink, Jeroen B van der Net, Arno Kuijper, Hilde PE Peters, Roos C van Nieuwenhuizen, Rombout R Kruse, Yvonne C Schrama, Karina A de Groot, Karima Farhat

“…Patients aged 70 years or older who are expected to initiate haemodialysis treatment in the next 6 months or who have started haemodialysis urgently with a catheter will be enrolled. …”
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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

“…A proportion test was performed to compare the percentage of students pursuing primary care for those immediately impacted by opioids. P < 0.05 defined statistical significance for all statistical tests performed in this study. …”
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Analysis of the Effect and Role of Indoor Environmental Quality in the COVID-19 Transmission by Katharina Oginawati, Rinaldy Jose Nathanael, Udjianna Sekteria Pasaribu, Utriweni Mukhaiyar, Afif Humam, Nisa Fadlilah Fathul Ilmi, Septian Hadi Susetyo

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