Evaluation of Self-care Status and Related Factors in Older People with Type 2 Diabetes in Hamadan City by Masoud Koorki, Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam, Atefeh Zarei, Erfan Ayubi, Sahar Khoshravesh

“…Background and Objective: Diabetes, as one of the most prevalent chronic diseases among the elderly, necessitates control and self-care. The present study aimed to determine the self-care status and associated factors in older people with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Erbil City, Kurdistan, Iraq: A Household Survey by Sabah Shareef Mohammed, Sherzad Abdulahad Shabu

“…A questionnaire was conducted to collect the data, SPSS was used for analysing the data, and Chi-square (X²), was used to identify any kind of association between different variables in the study, whereas the p-value was considered (0.05). …”
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Depression and associated factors among adult breast cancer patients attending at selected public hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Etalemahu Sebro, Endalkchew Biranu, Altaye Nigussie, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Million Molla Sisay, Tamrat Shaweno

“…Each analysis regarded a p -value less than 0.05 as statistically significant. …”
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The effect of counseling style (Psychological Engineering) on improving national spirit in high school students by Tanya Wasfe Abdwllah, Shawbo Abdwllah Mala Taher, Omer Yasen Ibrahim

“… Abstract The current research aims to identify the following: The effect of counseling style (Psychological Engineering) on improving national spirit in high school students. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Hemp Seed Oil: Process Optimization for Enhancing Oil Yield and Bioactive Compound Extractability by Aymane Allay, Chaymae Benkirane, Abdessamad Ben Moumen, Youssef Rbah, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Hana Serghini Caid, Ahmed Elamrani, Farid Mansouri

“…The finding showed that both variables (power and %EtOH) resulted in notable fluctuations in the phenolic profile of the extracted oil. …”
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Development and Validation of a Screening Equation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Antonio Fabozzi, Alessia Steffanina, Matteo Bonini, Paolo Palange

“…The results showed that AHIp had a sensitivity of 95%, a specificity of 28%, a positive predictive value (PPV) of 46%, and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 90%. …”
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The Livelihood Vulnerability of Vannamei Shrimp Culture as the Impact of Climate Change in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia by Ervina Wahyu Setyaningrum, Mega Yuniartik, Shinta Hiflina Yuniari

“…Changes in SST affects high tide, and both become variability that affects vannamei shrimp culture. The results of the vulnerability analysis show that vannamei shrimp culture livelihoods in Banyuwangi Regency are categorized as vulnerable to climate change, with a value of 3.30 (3.34 vulnerability threshold). …”
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Correlation Between Serum Uric Acid, Insulin and Hba1c In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Maryam Imtiaz, Samina Saeed, Muhammad Aqeel, Abrar Akbar, Shafaq Saleem, Lubna Meraj

“…A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.  …”
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Profile of Body Mass Index and Physical Fitness of Santri of Al Yumna Qur'an Tahfizh Boarding School by Asep Angga Permadi, Solahudin Solahudin, Azhar Ramadhana Sonjaya, Z. Arifin

“…Purpose of study. This study aims to determine the description of body mass index and physical fitness of students of the Al Yumna Banyuresmi Garut Tahfizh Islamic Boarding School, Garut. …”
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Knowledge and practice of iodine salt utilization and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in public health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ejigu Girma, Habtamu Molla Ayele, Elzabeth Seyoum, Getachew Weldeyohannes

“…Bivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify candidate variables with a p-value &lt;0.25, and then multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to determine the level and factors associated with iodized salt utilization. …”
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Respiratory muscle strength and oxygenation as predictors of length of hospital stay in patients with COVID-19 by E. S. Pan’ko, S. V. Zhavoronok, A. M. Solovchuk, S. V. Pan’ko

“…The aim was to analyze the prognostic value of ventilation/ gas exchange dissociation markers to predict the treatment length in patients with the acute phase of COVID-19.Materials and methods: The analysis was performed using a database of 384 randomly selected patients from December 2021 to May 2022 with a confirmed diagnosis of the acute phase of COVID-19, aged 61±16 years. …”
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Assessment of rainfall trends and extremes in the southeastern Chittagong region of Bangladesh using multiple statistical approaches by Md. Mahfuzar Rahman, Fatema TuzZohora Niha, Md. Zillur Rahman

“…Abstract Understanding rainfall trends and extremes is crucial for anticipating and mitigating the impacts of hydrometeorological hazards. This study aims to provide insights into rainfall variability and extremes in Bangladesh’s southeastern Chittagong region, a hydrologically understudied area prone to significant hydrometeorological hazards, including floods and landslides. …”
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Onychoscopic Evaluation of Inflammatory Nail Disorder and Their Relationship with Disease Duration: A Clinical Descriptive Study by Muhsin A. Al-Dhalimi, Nabaa Abdul-Ameer Mahdi

“…Objective: This study aimed to highlight the key onychoscopic features of major inflammatory nail diseases and correlate these findings to the duration of the disease. …”
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Item condition of the autonomic nervous system in patients with hypertension stage II low additional cardiovascular risk depending on the status of smokers by E. A. Poznanskaya, V. V. Syvolap

“…Group of patients matched for age, sex, body mass index, level of fasting glucose, value "office" SBP, DBP, PAP, mean arterial pressure, heart rate. …”
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Disrespectful care towards mothers giving birth at selected hospital in Kigali/Rwanda by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Aimable Nkurunziza, Olive Tengera, Claudine Muteteli, Vedaste Bagweneza, Pacifique Umubyeyi, Aline Uwase

“…However, after adjusting for other variables, this association was no longer statistically significant, as reflected by an adjusted odds ratio with P-value of 0.061. …”
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Predictors for short-term successful weaning from continuous renal replacement therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Li, Xiaoqi Deng, Jiaxing Feng, Bo Xu, Yulei Chen, Zhanying Li, Xiaodan Guo, Tianjun Guan

“…The systemic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the predictors for short-term successful weaning from CRRT in severe AKI patients. …”
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Evaluation of sleep position shifts in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome with the use of a mandibular advancement device by Domenico Ciavarella, Donatella Ferrara, Carlotta Fanelli, Graziano Montaruli, Giuseppe Burlon, Michele Laurenziello, Lucio Lo Russo, Fariba Esperouz, Michele Tepedino, Mauro Lorusso

“…The difference between the T1 and T0 values for each variable was evaluated using Spearman's rho correlation test. …”
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Indications, contributing factors, and short-term outcomes of pneumonectomy: an 8-year retrospective study in a resource-limited setting by Mekonnen Feyissa Senbu, Dereje Gulilat, Hiwot Tadesse Habtamu

“…A p-value of < 0.25 was used as a threshold for including variables in the multivariate analysis, while a p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant in the final model. …”
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Association of atherogenic indices with C-reactive protein and risk factors to assess cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patient at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Add... by Gashaw Dessie

“…All variables with a p-value less than 0.2 during binary linear regression analysis were selected for multinomial logistic regression analysis. …”
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Placenta Accreta Spectrum in delivered women is associated with history of curettage: A case-control study at Dr. Moewardi General Hospital, Surakarta, Indonesia by Helena Adelia Prabowo, Nutria Widya Purna Anggraini, Asih Anggraeni, Sigit Setyawan

“…Chi-square test determines the association between two variables at a significance level of p < 0.05, while logistic regression is used to determine the most influential variables. …”
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