Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Aim This study aims to refine the extensive 54-item Toulouse Coping Scale into a more pragmatic and less time-consuming instrument while preserving its statistical integrity, to support the mental well-being of healthcare workers…”
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Obstetric Simulation Training to Breech Delivery, Shoulder Dystocia, Forceps, and Vacuum Experience by Jule Eric Horasanlı, NUR DEMİRBAS, Seyma Cıcek

“…The post-training scores obtained from each step of the shoulder dystocia maneuvers, breech birth maneuver, forceps application, and vacuum application were statistically significantly higher than the pre-training scores (p<0.001). …”
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Protective Effect of Commercial Grade Vitamin C against Alcohol-induced Testicular Damage in Male Wistar Rats by Taiwo Emmanuel George, Peter Okhemukhokho Okhiai, Ifabunmi Oduyemi Osonuga, Olusoji Adebusoye Oyesola

“…Materials and Methods: After a 21-day treatment period, the testis were harvested and analysed for sperm parameters, antioxidant enzyme activity, level of lipid peroxidation and histopathological changes. Statistical Analysis Used: All analyses was performed using SPSS (version 16) and Microsoft Excel (2019) using Student's t-test. …”
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LENDING RATE AND COMMERCIAL BANK LENDING IN NIGERIA by Lateef Adewale Yunusa, Mayowa Ebenezer Ariyibi, Kehinde Isiaq Olaiya, Tolulope Oyakhilome Williams

“…The data collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin in the period 1981-2018 were subjected to Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method of regression analysis. …”
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EFFECT OF E-GOVERNANCE POLICY ON SECURITY IN NIGERIA by Bashi B Musa, Abu Idris, Yusuf Abdulhakeem, Ndagi Salihu

“…Multiple regression analysis and descriptive statistics were employed to achieve the study’s objectives. …”
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THE ROLE OF (ECONOMIC) INSTITUTIONS IN ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Babajić, Mirnesa Baraković-Nurikić

“…Correlation analysis confirmed a positive relationship between FDI and Voice and Accountability and a negative relationship between FDI and Rule of Law, while linear regression indicates that only Rule of Law has a statistically significant and positive impact on FDI in BiH. …”
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No three productions alike: Lexical variability, situated dynamics, and path dependence in task-based corpora by Shadrova Anna

“…This is implied in several key concepts of phraseological and constructionist models, notably entrenchment, the principle of no synonymy, and the idiom principle, as well as the dominance of the statistical paradigm in the field. In spite of its relevance for linguistic theory and corpus methodology, this assumption appears to be untested. …”
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Are all tuberculosis deaths correctly attributed due to tuberculosis? Analysis of causes of death (COD) using verbal autopsy: A cross-sectional study in Puducherry by Reenaa Mohan, M Rajalakshmi, G Kalaiselvan

“…Data were analysed using the SPSS software receiver operator curve (ROC) curve and Cohen’s kappa statistics with 95% confidence interval (CI) were applied to compare agreement between the raters. …”
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EFFECTS OF SELECTED MACROECONOMIC FACTORS ON STOCK RETURN IN THE NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET (1998-2019) by Segun Kamoru FAKUNMOJU, Ibrahim Bello ABDULLAHI, Isaac Olukayode FASOLA

“…The study employed secondary data obtained from Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) fact book and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin within the period of 1998 to 2019. …”
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EVALUATING LOYALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA’S HOTEL INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND EQUITY by Sharmila Ragunanan, Michael C. Cant, Johannes A. Wiid

“…The findings revealed a statistically significant effect of service quality and brand equity on customer loyalty.  …”
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The role of ESRP1 in solid tumor development through the regulation of CD44 splicing and EMT processes by Lili Wang, Min Zhang, Lei Ke Zhao, Xiaohan Yuan, Houyu Zhao, Yanting Liu, Yinghua Ji, Ping Lu

“…According to the World Health Organization’s statistics, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, following cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Neuroprotective Potentials Of Extracts From Moringa Oleifera And Musa Sapientum Against Cadmium Chloride-Induced Neurotoxicity In Rats Cerebri by Adelaja Akinlolu

“…Tissue concentrations of catalase, superoxide dismutase, cyclo-oxygenase-2 and cytochrome P450 in rats’ cerebri were determined using ELISA. Statistical analyses (p ≤ 0.05) of data were conducted using the Mann-Whitney U Test. …”
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An Important Tool in Lymphedema Management: Validation of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire by Hanife Abakay, Ummuhan Abdulrezzak, Turkan Akbayrak

“…Criteria validity was used for the validity analysis and statistically significant (p<0.05) positive correlations were determined between skin fold thickness measurements and total points on the scale in the lymphedema group for values at the midpoint of the right and left tibial shaft (r=0.336, r=0.284). …”
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ADDED VALUES OF SOCIAL CRM: THE EXAMINATION OF CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE by Amila Pilav-Velic, Anes Hrnjić, Ljubica Milanović Glavan, Azra Hanić

“…The final logistic model indicates that two variables were statistically significant for the probability of making decision on further interaction. …”
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Investigation of thermal conductivity of Prosopis juliflora / Acacia leucophloea / Acacia nilotica fibers / ceramic fillers / epoxy composites by Cholapancheri Krishnaswamy Hemalatha, Gopalan Venkatachalam, Mohan Bhuvaneshwari

“…A study using the RSM is carried out to obtain the optimum values for these parameters. The statistical findings are obtained using ANOVA from analysing the BBD data. …”
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Efficacy of probiotic supplements in the treatment of sarcopenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Yi Wang, Ping Lei

“…The results showed that there was no statistically significant difference between probiotics and placebo in improving muscle mass and Lean body mass in sarcopenia patients; MD: 0.66, 95%CI: - 0.01-1.33; Z = 1.93, P > 0.05; MD: - 0.13, 95%CI: -0.81-0.55; Z = 0.38, P = 0.71 > 0.05. …”
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INFLUENCE OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS ON LOAN APPROVAL FOR SMEs IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA: BANKERS’ PERCEPTION by Lukman Adebayo Oke, Yusuf Olamilekan Quadri, Daud Omotosho Saheed

“…A sample of 207 was drawn from the volunteer loan officers in 448 branches using multistage sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal Wallis H were employed in analyzing the data. …”
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Evaluation of Heavy and Trace Metals in Fingernails of Young School Children and Adults in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria by HK Okoro, ST Alao, GB Adebayo, KA Basheer

“…Metal concentration is higher in young school children when compared with Adults, statistical analysis show that there was significant difference between the concentrations of heavy metal in fingernails of young school children when compared with Adults. …”
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Anterior Cruciate Ligament Allograft Reconstruction Outcome Independent of Patient’s Age by Parimal Rana, Jane Brennan, Anagh Astavans, Sneha Kuppireddy, Christina Morganti, Benjamin M Petre, Andrea Johnson, Justin J Turcotte, Daniel Redziniak

“…Univariate analysis was conducted to identify any significant differences between the age groups. All statistical analyses were performed using R Studio. …”
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Language assessment in primary progressive aphasia: Which components should be tested? by Andressa Aguiar da Silva, Marcela Lima Silagi, Karin Zazo Ortiz

“…<h4>Results</h4>A statistically significant performance difference was found between the PPAG and CG on the following tasks: structured interview, oral comprehension of phrases, oral narrative discourse, written comprehension of phrases, written dictation, sentence repetition, semantic verbal fluency, oral naming of nouns and verbs, object manipulation, phonological verbal fluency, body part recognition and left-right orientation, written naming of nouns, oral text comprehension, number dictation, written narrative discourse, written text comprehension and numerical calculations (mental and written).…”
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