Radiographic localization of supernumerary teeth: a narrative review by Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Robert Prashanth Anthonappa, Jayakumar Jayaraman, Nigel Martyn King

“…The citation lists from the included articles were examined to identify additional reports and a hand search was also conducted. Kappa statistics were used for intra-examiner reliability.ResultsThe initial search yielded 4,864 citations, subsequently examined and supplemented by a hand search to find additional studies. …”
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Long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation and cyanoacrylate closure for treatment of small saphenous veins by Ahmet Kayan, Ali Fuat Karacuha, Nur Dikmen, Cagdas Baran, Mustafa Sirlak

“…However, over the 5-year follow-up period, recurrence rates were observed in 11 (17.1%) patients in the CAC group and 5 (6.8%) patients in the RFA group, with this difference being statistically significant (p=0.045). Conclusion: Radiofrequency ablation for treating venous insufficiency offers superior long-term quality of life benefits compared to cyanoacrylate closure, particularly after three years. …”
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Hydrological performance of gridded meteorological products in Peruvian Altiplano basins by Efrain Lujano, Renny Daniel Diaz, Rene Lujano, Miguel Sanchez-Delgado, Apolinario Lujano

“…Using precipitation (P) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) data from AgERA5, ERA5-Land, MERRA-2, and PERSIANN-CDR, comparisons were made with 33 local meteorological stations using statistical metrics such as correlation coefficient (CC), root mean square error (RMSE), and percentage bias (PBIAS). …”
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Tracing COVID-19 cluster during offline learning in the new era of pandemic by Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar, Helen Kristin, Tria Asri Widowati, Clarissa Rachel, Anastasia Hengestu, Sem Samuel Surja, Soegianto Ali

“…The implementation of health protocol resulted in a low positive rate compared to North Jakarta's statistics for the same week, preventing the formation of new COVID-19 clusters. …”
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Long-term results of rectocele surgical treatment by Yu. A. Shelygin, A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, A. A. Mudrov, L. P. Orlova, A. A. Tikhonov, Yu. A. Dzhanayev, M. A. Voynov

“…It was found also, that results of operation did not depend on the method of rectocele surgery. During the study statistically significant factors influencing results of rectocele treatment were revealed: age of patients, duration of constipation and number of deliveries in past history, as well as the presence of internal rectal intussusception.…”
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Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study by Jeph Herrin, Harlan M Krumholz, Carley Riley, Brita Roy, Erica Spatz, Mark T Silvestri, Anita Arora, Kenneth P Kell, Elizabeth Y Rula

“…Objective To determine if preterm birth, defined as gestational age <37 weeks, is lower for women living in counties with higher well-being, after accounting for known individual risk factors.Design Cross-sectional study of all US births in 2011.Participants We obtained birth data from the National Center for Health Statistics which included 3 938 985 individuals.Main outcomes measures Primary outcome measure was maternal risk of preterm delivery by county; primary independent variable was county-level well-being as measured by the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index (WBI).Results Women living in counties with higher population well-being had a lower rate of preterm delivery. …”
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Feature selection in single-cell RNA sequencing data: a comprehensive evaluation by Petros Paplomatas, Konstantinos Lazaros, Georgios N. Dimitrakopoulos, Aristidis Vrahatis

“…By integrating feature selection methods from both statistics and machine learning, we provide a robust framework for improving data interpretation. …”
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Are the Mean Platelet Volume and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Predictive for Gestational Cholestasis? by Hasan Eroglu, Harun Egemen Tolunay, Kemal Sarsmaz, Gokcen Orgul, Dilek Sahin, Aykan Yucel

“…The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio was significantly higher in pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis compared to the healthy controls, 3.93 (0.46-13.75) and 4.25 (0.87-17.1), respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups for mean platelet volume (p <0.001). …”
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The Effect of Synbiotic Supplementation on Self-Reported Aggression in Healthy Adult Men: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial by Rahele Sadat Montazeri, Farzad Shidfar, Fatemeh Sadat Hosseini-Baharanchi, Golraste Kholasezadeh

“…The intensity of aggression (verbal, physical aggression, hostility, and anger), depression, anxiety and stress, food intake, physical activity, and anthropometric indicators were measured at the beginning and end of the study. Statistical analysis of data was done using SPSS software version 26. …”
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Gaps in U.S. livestock data are a barrier to effective environmental and disease management by Rebecca Logsdon Muenich, Sanskriti Aryal, Amanda J Ashworth, Michelle L Bell, Melanie R Boudreau, Stephanie A Cunningham, K Colton Flynn, Kerry A Hamilton, Ting Liu, Michael L Mashtare, Natalie G Nelson, Barira Rashid, Arghajeet Saha, Danica Schaffer-Smith, Callie Showalter, Aureliane Tchamdja, Jada Thompson

“…In the U.S. the National Agricultural Statistics Service completes a Census once every 5 years that includes livestock, but data are only available at the county level leaving little inference that can be made at such a coarse spatiotemporal scale. …”
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Experience of rectosacropexy in treatment of patients with rectum prolapse by A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, O. Yu. Fomenko, A. A. Tikhonov, M. A. Voynov

“…After surgical treatment of rectal prolapse statistically significant improvement of anal sphincter pressure was diagnosed in both groups at I and II degree of sphincter insufficiency. …”
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Beyond the Comfort Zone: Strenuous Sports as a Preventive Tactic Against Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Wei Zhang, Gang Li, Chengya Hao, Aijun Cheng

“…Heterogeneity of the results is assessed using Cochran’s Q -statistic, while horizontal pleiotropy is evaluated using MR-Egger. …”
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Natural selection and adaptive traits in the Maniq, a nomadic hunter-gatherer society from Mainland Southeast Asia by Tobias Herzog, Maximilian Larena, Wibhu Kutanan, Helmut Lukas, Martin Fieder, Helmut Schaschl

“…Using genome-wide approaches, including iHS, xp-EHH, PBE, and beta statistics, we identified signatures of positive and balancing selection. …”
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Diversity of beetles (Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera) associated with coniferous forests in Honduras by Mauricio Hernández, Mauricio Michel, Joel García, Geisy Dueñas, Marcela Moncada, Kevin Amaya, Yensi Yánez, Alejandra Pinto, Gabriela Matamoros, Alejandro Zamora, Gustavo Fontecha

“…Individuals belonging to the order Coleoptera were identified across different forest areas in Honduras. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the number of families, subfamilies, genera, and species collected per department. …”
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SRAM and Mixed-Signal Logic With Noise Immunity in 3-nm Nano-Sheet Technology by Rajiv V. Joshi, J. Frougier, Alberto Cestero, Crystal Castellanos, Sudipto Chakraborty, Carl Radens, M. Silvestre, S. Lucarini, I. Ahsan, E. Leobandung

“…The proposed circuits are evaluated extensively and compared to prior techniques. Statistical simulations are used to predict the benefits of these circuits in the context of dual supply use. …”
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Optimal WSN Deployment to Measure Air Quality in Dynamic Multi-Source Dispersion Scenarios: A Case Study in Arequipa by Alexander Hilario-Tacuri, Alberth Tamo, Marco Pinares-Mamani, Walter Butron, Romel Jimenez

“…Given these alarming statistic, it is imperative for governments, organizations, and communities to prioritize air quality management. …”
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Exploring the intricate relationship between public debts and economic development in Nigeria by Christian Ugwueze Amu, Success Ikechi Kanu, Hilary Chinedu Akuwudike, Kingsley Ikechukwu Okere

“…With the aid of E-view statistical package, varied econometric analyses were conducted. …”
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A New Awareness: Probiotic, Prebiotic and Microbiota Knowledge and Attitude of Obstetricians by Duygu Tugrul Ersak, Ozgur Kara, Atakan Tanacan, Burak Ersak, Dilek Menekse Beser, Dilek Sahin

“…RESULTS: There was a statistically significant difference between obstetricians with a profession of < 12 years and ≥12 years in their self-knowledge assessment of probiotics, prebiotics, and microbiota. …”
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Factors Affecting Ultrasonographic Fetal Weight Estimation Accuracy in Low Birth Weight Newborns by Nevin Tuten, Onur Guralp, Koray Gok, Abdullah Tuten, Altay Gezer

“…The multiple linear regression analysis showed that gestational age at birth, birth weight, examination during labor, and duration between examination to delivery were statistically significant for the accurate estimation(p=0.001) Conclusions: Accurate estimation rates were lower in the term compared to the preterm delivery group, and in the SGA group compared to the AGA group. …”
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Prognosis of Pregnancies with Different Degrees of Glucose Intolerance by Sevgi Ayhan, Sündüz Özlem Altınkaya, Tayfun Güngör, Utku Özcan

“…The difference in the rate of preeclampsia, polyhydramnios, neonatal hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia was not statistically significant (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: Although women with one elevated value after glucose tolerance test are not diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus, they are still at risk for adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. …”
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