Association between alkaline phosphatase and cancer in American adults: 2003–2016 NHANES by Qian Wu, Yi Wang, Xiao Wei, Jieyu Xia, Kai Zhou, Yan Wang, LiXia Zhou, Xiaoxia Gou

“…Stratified analysis results showed no significant interaction effects for variables, except for age and LDH (P for interaction > 0.05). …”
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Comparison between Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy and Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery for Single Renal Calculus: A Prospective Interventional Study by Vilas Sabale, Ashish Gavade, Vikram Satav

“…The Chi-square test was used to analyse categorical variables and statistical significance was considered when the p-value was <0.05. …”
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Specific features of cognitive skill development in athletes of situational sports by Vyacheslav Romanenko, Yrui Tropin, Leonid Podrigalo, Natalya Boychenko, Anatoly Abdula, Nataliia Sereda, Yaroslav Yatsiv

“…This study aimed to identify the peculiarities of cognitive skill formation in athletes participating in situational sports. …”
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Real-world evaluation of safety and efficacy of AHCL systems in young children with type 1 diabetes: a 1-year assessment by Daniele Franzone, Giordano Spacco, Andrea Piano, Giulia Siri, Giacomo Tantari, Giuseppe d’Annunzio, Maria Grazia Calevo, Mohamad Maghnie, Mohamad Maghnie, Nicola Minuto, Marta Bassi, Marta Bassi

“…Background and aimsManagement of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in young children is challenging. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Phenotypic Traits in Chinese Cabbage Using 3D Point Cloud Technology by Chongchong Yang, Lei Sun, Jun Zhang, Xiaofei Fan, Dongfang Zhang, Tianyi Ren, Minggeng Liu, Zhiming Zhang, Wei Ma

“…This study develops an innovative, comprehensive trait evaluation method based on 3D point cloud technology, with the aim of enhancing the precision, reliability, and standardization of the comprehensive phenotypic traits of Chinese cabbage. …”
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Chemical Cauterisation versus Fat Plug Myringoplasty for Closure of Small Central Tympanic Membrane Perforation: A Prospective Interventional Study by Paresh Chavan, Aishwarya Biradar, Vinod V Shinde, Mayur H Ingale, Madhura Gandhi

“…A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of stillbirth among women at extreme ages of reproductive life in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multilevel analysis of the recent demographic and health s... by Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Berhan Tekeba, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Mulugeta Wassie, Belayneh Shetie Workneh

“…Therefore, this study aims to assess the prevalence and associated factors of stillbirth among people at extreme ages of reproductive life in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Presence of Pain Shows Greater Effect than Tendon Structural Alignment During Landing Dynamics by Silvia Ortega-Cebrián, Diogo C. F. Silva, Daniela F. Carneiro, Victor Zárate, Leonel A. T. Alves, Diana C. Guedes, Carlos A. Zárate-Tejero, Aïda Cadellans-Arróniz, António Mesquita Montes

“…The statistical significance of <i>p</i>-value is >0.05, and the effect size (ES) was also calculated. …”
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Poisoning Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes and Management Decisions for General Public Calls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Nationwide Telehealth Toxicology Consultation Service D... by Abdullah A. Alharbi, Mohammed A. Muaddi, Meshary S. Binhotan, Ahmad Y. Alqassim, Ali K. Alsultan, Mohammed S. Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A. Alaska, Eid B. Alwahbi, Meshari A. Almutairi, Mobarak Alharthi, M. Mahmud Khan, Mohammed Alabdulaali, Nawfal A. Aljerian

“…Objectives This study aimed to analyze national TCS data originating from public calls, in order to systematically characterize community-based poisoning epidemiology and clinical profiles. …”
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Biochemical investigation of association of arsenic exposed polymorphic variants and disease susceptibility by Syed Muhammad Shoaib, Samina Afzal, Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash, Kanwal Rehman, Amjad Hussain, Ahmed Nadeem, Asif Shahzad, Sabry M. Attia

“…Our study aimed to establish the association of polymorphic variants and disease susceptibility in arsenic-induced metabolic disorders raised due to the variability of arsenic methylation in human population exposed to arsenic in drinking water. …”
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Utility of the combination of IVIM-DWI MRI and baseline eGFR for identifying a high risk of chronic kidney disease progression by Yazhen Yu, Wei Zhang, Lina Zhu, Han Zhou, Shaoshan Liang, Longjiang Zhang, Zhihong Liu, Jiong Zhang

“…Sixteen patients eventually developed ESKD. The values of perfusion fraction (f) were positively correlated with the eGFR slope (rs = 0.54, p = 0.028). …”
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Prevalence, Attitude and Predictors of Public Urination amongst Adults attending a Tertiary Health Facility in Uyo, Nigeria by Ekanem AM, Akwaowo CD, Motilewa OO, Udofia EA, Eduwem DU, Akpanekpo E

“…Descriptive statistics summarized socio-demographic and behavioural characteristics and urination practices, while chi-square tests assessed associations between categorical variables. Statistical significance was set at p-value <0.05. …”
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Spirometric Evaluation among Individuals Working in Stone Chip Crushing Factories: A Cross-sectional Study by Sujoy Mukherjee, Parthasarathy Sinha, Debalina Sengupta, Sanhita Mukherjee

“…A significant reduction in spirometric variables was observed below the lower normal limit of percent predicted, including FVC (80-120%), FEV1 (80-120%), PEFR (>60% predicted value for men; up to 100 L/min lower than predicted for males, and 85 L/min for females), FEF25%-75% (50%-60% and up to 130% of the average), and Forced Expiratory Time (FET) (6 secs), except for the FEV1/FVC ratio (70-85%), which was higher than the normal limit. …”
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Pluronic P123/L64 Mixed Micelles as Immediate Release Systems to Enhance the Bioavailability of Praziquantel in Rats by Yuan J, Su W, Gao J, Ma X, Yin R, Jia T

“…This approach aims to improve its bioavailability following oral administration.Methods: PZQ-PMMs were prepared by thin film dispersion method. …”
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Three-year survival outcomes following radical hysterectomy in early-stage cervical carcinoma: A study at Bugando medical centre, Mwanza, Tanzania by Alfred Mushumbusi, Godfrey Kaizilege, Elieza Chibwe, Oscar Ottoman, Richard Kiritta, Dismas Matovelo, Edgar Ndaboine, Benson Kidenya

“…Descriptive statistics summarized patient characteristics, and chi-square tests analyzed categorical variables. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Self-reported prevalence and associated factors of work related voice disorders among school teachers in Sekota town, Wag Himra zone, North Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional survey by Alemayehu Kibret Belete, Dawit Getachew Yenealem, Jember Azanaw

“…Univariate and Multivariate logistic regression analysis was carried out to ascertain the association between dependent and independent variables. 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to identify the factors significantly associated with voice disorder at a p-value ≤ 0.05. …”
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Hazardous waste management practices among healthcare workers in Gondar City, Ethiopia by Gashaw Mesfin Haylie, Mengesha Genet, Eshetu Abera Worede, Belayneh Jejaw Abate, Garedew Tadege Engdaw, Gelila Yitageasu, Abebe Birhanu, Lidetu Demoze, Bikes Destaw Bitew

“…Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were computed to measure the association between hazardous healthcare waste management practices and independent variables. AOR with 95% CI or P value of < 0.05 was used to declare a statistically significant association. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of recent HIV-1 infection among newly identified HIV-positive individuals tested with the Asante Rapid Recency assay in Harari region, Eastern Eth... by Muzemil Ebrahim Nure, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Fikru Tebeje, Akewok Sime, Lemma Demissie Regassa

“…Bivariate and multivariable regression analyses were carried out to examine the associations between dependent and independent variables. A P-value of &lt;0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsThe overall prevalence of recent HIV infection was 9.1% (95% CI: 7.0%, 11.8%). …”
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Artificial intelligence in the interpretation of upper extremity trauma radiographs: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Matthew Mellon, BSc, Joshua Dworsky-Fried, BHSc, Preksha Rathod, MD, Darshil Shah, MBBS, Moin Khan, MD, James Yan, MD

“…Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a promising tool to aid in fracture detection, but it has been shown to be comparable to physicians at best, so it remains unclear whether there is value in its increasing implementation. This review aims to analyze the existing literature on AI in the identification and interpretation of upper extremity fractures on x-ray and to assess the diagnostic performance of such AI models. …”
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Compliance and associated factors of personal protective equipment among sanitary workers in selected public hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study design by Sina Temesgen Tolera, Tesfaye Gobena, Abraham Geremew, Elka Toseva, Nega Assefa

“…Of these, only model 3 was reported for the interpretation. The cut-point of p -value for crude odds ratio and adjusted odds ratio at model 3 were 0.20 and 0.05, respectively, with a 95% confidence interval reported. …”
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