Effects of balanced opioid-free anesthesia on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized trial by Xiang Yan, Chen Liang, Jia Jiang, Ying Ji, An-Shi Wu, Chang-Wei Wei

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PROFILES OF FILIPINO TEACHERS AND THEIR ONLINE TEACHING COMPETENCIES DURING THE PANDEMIC by Dave Marcial, Aurielle Lisa Z. Maypa, Cindy Ruth R. Villariza, Grace L. Apao

“…The result reveals that teachers' sex, civil status, internet satisfaction, and the social technographic profile demonstrated a statistically significant relationship with their online teaching competencies. …”
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Automated Web Tool Measurement of Total Hip Arthroplasty Acetabular Component Inclination and Anteversion Angles by Christine Yoon, BS, Anna Eligulashvili, BS, Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD, Barlas Goker, MD, Eli Kamara, MD, Edward Mardakhaev, MD

“…Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the average of manual measurements as compared to the web tool measurement in abduction angle (43.29 ± 7.05 vs 43.00 + 6.22, P = .85), anteversion angle (20.43 ± 7.62 vs 20.82 ± 7.37, P = .52), and ratio of the minor axis of the acetabular cup circumference in the AP radiograph to the total length of the acetabular head (0.42 ± 0.15 vs 0.44 ± 0.15, P = .18). …”
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LEVERAGING AI TOOLS FOR ENHANCING PROJECT TEAM DYNAMICS: IMPACT ON SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT by Olena Kuzminska, Denys Pohrebniak, Mariia Mazorchuk, Viacheslav Osadchyi

“…The survey was based on a Likert scale measurement, and non-parametric methods of analysis and statistical hypothesis testing were used to process the results. …”
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A comprehensive analysis of percutaneous liver biopsy characteristics and pathological manifestations in a large patient cohort (2009–2024) by Minling Cao, Jiayi Zeng, Jiayu Wang, Junmin Jiang

“…Disease categorization, temporal distribution, and pathological manifestations across different age groups were assessed employed descriptive statistics, trend analyses, and graphical representations. …”
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Receipt of specialized palliative care and health care utilization at the end of life in hematological cancer patients – the Stockholm experience by Lena von Bahr, Peter Strang, Torbjörn Schultz, Per Fürst

“…Methods: In a retrospective, observational registry study, all patients who died of a hematological malignancy during the years 2015–2021 in the Stockholm County were included and analyzed with descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. Results: Of the 2,858 included patients (mean age 76 years, 41% women), 38% had myeloid malignancies, 41% lymphocytic malignancies, and 21% had myeloma. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Outcomes in Participants with Symptomatic and Non-Symptomatic Knees after ACL Reconstruction by Johanna M. Hoch, Ansley Swann, Rachel Kleis, Matthew C. Hoch, Carrie Baker, Dee Dlugonski

“… # Study design Cross-sectional, survey # Methods Participants at least one-year after ACLR were recruited for the study and completed the Tegner Activity Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), the modified Disablement in the Physically Active Scale (mDPA), and the Fear-Avoidance Belief Questionnaire (FABQ) at one time-point. Descriptive statistics were summarized using median \[interquartile range\] and differences between groups were examined using separate Mann-Whitney U tests…”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“…The QUADAS-2 tool assessed the selected studies for quality, highlighting risk of bias and applicability concerns across key domains. Statistical analysis using Stata Version 16 determined pooled sensitivity and specificity via a bivariate model, emphasizing LUS and CXR diagnostic capabilities. …”
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Patient-Centric Structural Determinants of Adherence Rates Among Asthma Populations: Exploring the Potential of Patient Activation and Encouragement Tool TRUSTR to Improve Adherenc... by Asim Zia, Arthur Brassart, Sheila Thomas, Fen Ye, Judith J. Stephenson, C. Daniel Mullins, Christopher A. Jones

“…**Conclusions:** HIRD data reveal mean adherence rate of 59% (SD 29%), providing the evidence for the opportunity to increase adherence rate by around 40%. Statistical modeling results reveal structural determinants, such as the opportunity to nudge, are higher among younger patients, as they have higher probability of being non-adherent. …”
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Gastric Precancerous Lesions: From Progenitor Cell and Microsatellite Instability to Clinical Interpretation of Gastric Cancer Risk by A. V. Kononov, V. A. Rubtsov, M. N. Parygina, A. G. Shimanskaya, S. I. Mozgovoi, E. G. Pomorgailo, M. V. Markelova, Yu. A. Fedotova

“…The obtained data were processed with the Statistica 10.0 (StatSoft, USA), presented using descriptive, analytical statistics. VOSviewer (1.6.20) was used to visualize the bibliometric analysis.   …”
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Utilizing Low-cost Mobile Monitoring to Estimate the PM2.5 Inhaled Dose in Urban Environment by Muhammad Miftahul Munir, Martin Adrian, Casmika Saputra, Puji Lestari

“…We found that vehicle speed and sensor cover affects the standard deviation of PM2.5 sensor reading. Statistical analysis shows that the on-road area (53 µg m−3) has higher PM2.5 concentration than residential area (41 µg m−3). …”
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Tanggungjawab Notaris Terhadap Akta Yang Tidak Dibacakan Notaris Di Hadapan Para Pihak (Studi Putusan Mahkamah Agung No.351 PK/PDT/2018) by Amirahni Zahra Tripipo, Rembrandt, Hasbi

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Enhancing microbial predator–prey detection with network and trait-based analyses by Cristina Martínez Rendón, Christina Braun, Maria Kappelsberger, Jens Boy, Angélica Casanova-Katny, Karin Glaser, Kenneth Dumack

“…., predators with the highest growth rate in co-culture with their prey, exhibit higher stress and betweenness centrality — giving rise to the future possibility of determining important predators from their network statistics. Conclusions Our results support the idea of using network analyses for inferring predator–prey interactions, but at the same time call for cautionary consideration of the results, by combining them with trait-based approaches to increase confidence in the prediction of biological interactions. …”
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A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study Investigating the Causal Relationship Between Ankylosing Spondylitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Pan D, Dai X, Li P, Xue L

“…The analysis utilized publicly available statistics on AS and COPD from the Genome-wide Association Study (GWAS). …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…To analyze the data and determine any significant differences between group means at various stages, statistical methods such as analysis of covariance, paired t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Wilcoxon tests were used, depending on the normality of data distribution. …”
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Do shorter delays to care and mental health system renewal translate into better occupational outcome after mental disorder diagnosis in a cohort of Canadian military personnel who... by David Boulos, Mark A Zamorski

“…Taylor series linearisation methods and sample design weights were applied in generating descriptive and regression analysis statistics.Primary outcome The outcome was release from military service for medical reasons, assessed using administrative data for the 508 individuals with a mental disorder diagnosis.Results 17.5% (95% CI 16.0% to 19.0%) of the cohort had a mental disorder diagnosis after an Afghanistan-related deployment, of which 21.3% (95% CI 17.2% to 25.5%) had a medical release over a median follow-up of 3.5 years. …”
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Analysis of the 2016 – 2025 fiscal budget of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Nana LIU, Lieyu HUANG, Yuan DANG, Zekai YU, Qianqiu LIU, Yan GUO

“…MethodsBased on the fiscal budget report data from 2016 to 2025 published on the official website of the CDC, descriptive statistical methods such as time series analysis, structural comparison, and trend analysis were used to understand the CDC′s funding input and allocation in the field of public health from 2016 to 2025. …”
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Prevalence of root caries in relation to various risk factors in a sample of subjects aged (25-64) years in Erbil city: A cross sectional study by Tara Kamal Talib, Vian Omer Majeed

“…Results: The results of this study showed that the prevalence of root caries was (22.3%) and the mean value of root caries was (33.650±16.504) in the whole sample with statistically significant age differences of both. Males were more prevalent in root surface caries than females with significant differences. …”
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Spatiotemporal clusters of acute respiratory infections associated with socioeconomic, meteorological, and air pollution factors in South Punjab, Pakistan by Munazza Fatima, Ibtisam Butt, Shahab MohammadEbrahimi, Behzad Kiani, Oliver Gruebner

“…Methods We applied the spatiotemporal scan statistics to examine the purely temporal, spatial, and spatiotemporal clusters of ARI in South Punjab, Pakistan for five years (2016–2020). …”
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The Effect of Cord Blood Vitamin D Level on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Other Neonatal Morbidities in Preterm Infants by Elif Koc, Fatih Bolat, Meric Kaymak Cihan

“…We used descriptive statistics and multiple regression models to identify risk factors associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. …”
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