The characteristics of microplastics and the associated metals on the surfaces of microplastics in green mussels (Perna viridis) collected from different water depths in the Bekasi... by Agoes Soegianto, Asriningsih Suryandari, Pepy Noer Afidah, Anta Sari, Nanik Retno Buwono, Retno Hartati, Carolyn Melissa Payus

“…There were no statistically significant differences in MP abundance in green mussels' soft tissue at the surface (13.4 particles/individual) and at 6 m depth (13.6 particles/individual). The statistical analysis confirmed the absence of a significant correlation between the abundances of MPs and the length and weight of the green mussel shell. …”
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Channel Intensity and Edge-Based Estimation of Heart Rate via Smartphone Recordings by Anusha Krishnamoorthy, G. Muralidhar Bairy, Nandish Siddeshappa, Hilda Mayrose, Niranjana Sampathila, Krishnaraj Chadaga

“…The relative accuracy for recordings via the Edge-Detection mode was 93.04%, with a standard error of estimates (SEE) of 6.55 and Pearson’s correlation r > 0.91, while the Channel-Intensity mode showed a relative accuracy of 92.75%, with an SEE of 5.95 and a Pearson’s correlation r > 0.95. Further statistical analysis was also carried out using Pearson’s correlation test and the Bland–Altman method to verify the statistical significance of the results. …”
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Assessment of pleural fluid adenosine deaminase and alkaline phosphatase in tubercular and non-tubercular effusions by Santanu Mondal, Swati Bhattacharyya, Subhra Mitra

“…Results: Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Shapiro–Wilk tests for statistical analysis were used to determine whether continuous variables were normally distributed or not. …”
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Comparison of P-POSSUM Score and NELA Score as Prime Predictors of Mortality in Emergency Laparotomies at a Tertiary Care Centre: A Retrospective Cohort Study by A Rinisha, K Anupama Pujar, V Kalaivani, Shubha Dandu

“…All data were recorded in an MS excel spreadsheet, and statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19.0. …”
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Reduced Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Various Brain Areas following Low-Intensity Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation by Yi Yuan, Yanchao Dong, Shuo Hu, Tao Zheng, Dan Du, Juan Du, Lanxiang Liu

“…Surgery-related and TUS-related changes were calculated using a statistical analysis. The mean ADC values of marked regions of six rats in sham surgery group were 0.743 ± 0.031 (pre-surgery) and 0.745 ± 0.029 (post-surgery). …”
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Influence of discontinuation of prophylactic antimicrobial agent for trabeculectomy by Yuuka Ushio, Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Tetsuya Murase, Tatsuo Kataoka, Shohei Miyamoto, Kazunari Maruko, Shoko Okamoto, Yuuka Shibata, Ryotaro Toda, Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Hiroaki Matsuo

“…We also performed propensity score matching for background matching. Statistical analysis was performed using the Mann-Whitney U-test and Fisher’s exact test. …”
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Radiation Pneumonitis After Conventional Radiotherapy For Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study by Jenifer Jeba, Rajesh Isiah, J Subhashini, Selvamani Backianathan, Balamugesh Thangakunam, Devasagayam J Christopher

“…Materials and Methods: Prospective analysis of clinical symptoms, pulmonary function and radiologic changes was done prior to and 12 weeks after adjuvant radiotherapy (n=46). Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 10 software. …”
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Diagnostic Efficacy of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing in Patients with Spinal Infections: A Retrospective Study by Cheng H, Wu H, Tan N, Liu Z, Wang N, Chen N, Li C

“…Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of culture and mNGS were calculated for statistical analysis.Results: With histopathological results as the reference, the included 78 patients were categorized into 50 cases in the spinal infection group and 28 cases in the aseptic group. …”
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Advanced Γ Method for Small-scale Vortex Detection in the Solar Atmosphere by Yuyang Yuan, Suzana de Souza e Almeida Silva, Viktor Fedun, Irina N. Kitiashvili, Gary Verth

“…In this era of new high-resolution observation, the AGM can be used as a precise technique for identifying and performing statistical analysis of solar atmospheric vortices.…”
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The prevalence of scoliosis among adolescents in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xinlei Fu, Shilong Meng, Xiating Huang, Wei Li, Baisheng Ye, Siwen Chen

“…Stata 18.0 software was used for statistical analysis. Results We finally included 42 studies, involving a total of 1,149,330 subjects from 30 regions. …”
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Historical trajectories of antibiotics resistance genes assessed through sedimentary DNA analysis of a subtropical eutrophic lake by Dongna Yan, Yongming Han, Meifang Zhong, Hanfeng Wen, Zhisheng An, Eric Capo

“…The ARG abundance in the upper sediment layers (equivalent to the post-antibiotic era since the 1940s) was lower than those during the pre-antibiotic era, whereas the ARG diversity was higher during the post-antibiotic era, possibly because human-induced lake eutrophication over the recent decades facilitated the spread and proliferation of drug-resistant bacteria. Statistical analysis suggested that MGEs abundance and the bacterial community structure were significantly correlated with the abundance and diversity of ARGs, suggesting that the occurrence and distribution of ARGs may be transferred between different bacteria by MGEs. …”
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Tolerability of Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Under Local Anaesthetic Using Pre-Emptive Over-the-Counter Analgesia: An Interventional Study in Patients with Abnormal Clinical Prost... by Shelley Ting-Li Wang, Yuxi Xu, Meredith J. Cheng, Anika Jain, Henry H. Woo

“…An inferential statistical analysis was performed using Wilcoxon’s Rank Sum non-parametric test, Pearson’s test of correlation, and Pearson’s Chi-squared test. …”
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Assessment of HER2/Neu status by fluorescence in situ hybridization in immunohistochemistry-equivocal cases of invasive ductal carcinoma and aberrant signal patterns: A study at a... by Sudha S Murthy, D G Sandhya, Faiq Ahmed, K Iravathy Goud, Monal Dayal, K Suseela, Senthil J Rajappa

“…Materials and Methods: IHC (DAKO) and FISH (PathVysion dual-probe system) tests were performed on 68 of 112 (after exclusion) 10% neutral buffered formalin (NBF)-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues and evaluated according to American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO guidelines. Statistical Analysis Used: Chi-square (χ2 ) test and the two-tailed P value were applied using Graphpad Quickcels software, version 2006. …”
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How do consumers evaluate buffalo meat? by Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa, Marilia Celeste Tavares Fernandes, María Luciana Menezes Wanderley Neves, Thales Freire Arival, Fabiana Carvalho Vasconcelos Pessoa

“…Data were tabulated and subjected to descriptive statistical analysis using the Excel 2013 Office version program. …”
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Comparison of cockroach fungal contamination in the clinical and non-clinical environments from Iran by B. Davari, A.E. Hassanvand, H. Nasirian, S.A. Ghiasian, A. Salehzadeh, M. Nazari

“…Candida, Geotrichum and Penicillium were the most frequent cockroach fungal contaminating genera. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between cockroach infestation places (P=0.022), locality (P=0.03), and monthly (P=0.0001) cockroach fungal contamination, respectively. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Pakistani dentists: a nationwide cross sectional study by Ramsha Kamran, Kiran Saba, Saima Azam

“…The questionnaire was designed on Google Forms and was distributed among all seven regions of Pakistan through social media and WhatsApp after carrying out the reliability analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 20.0. Question wise analysis using frequencies and percentages was done. …”
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Evaluation of Morphological Changes in Muscle Fibers and Neuronal Terminals of Motor Neurons in Male Rats from Childhood to Old Age by Mohammad Mahdi Bagherpour Tabalvandani, Mohammad Reza Fadaei Chafy, Alireza Elmieh

“…To determine the differences between the groups, one-way analysis of variance with Tukey post hoc test was used at the significant level of p≤0.05. Statistical analysis was performed by Prism5 software. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference in the cross section of muscle fibers between the three age groups: children and young people (p=0.01), children and the elderly (p=0.049), and finally young people and the elderly (p=0.049). …”
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Predictors of urinary incontinence in patients after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: results of a single-center study by A. M. Shvedov, K. B. Kolontarev, A. V. Bormotin, V. V. Dyakov, I. O. Gritskov, L. R. Abuladze, T.  M. Kochoyan, D. Yu. Pushkar

“…Anamnestic data and results of instrumental examination were analysed, based on which statistical analysis including logistic regression analysis with construction of regression equation was performed.Results. …”
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Characterisation of the sexual and reproductive health of an Afro-Colombian community, 2021–2022 by Jhon Sebastián Patiño Rueda, Honoria del Carmen Buendía Rengifo, Jovana Alexandra Ocampo Cañas

“…Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) variables were performed using STATA 18 for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 116 families were studied, including 386 individuals (M:200 and H:186). …”
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Examining the Effect of Agrochemicals on Soil Microbiological Activity, Micronutrient Availability, and Uptake by Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Plants by Tariku Neme Afata, Seblework Mekonen, Trine Aulstad Sogn, Manoj K. Pandey, Eshetu Janka, Gudina Terefe Tucho

“…Over 120 days, soil and maize samples were collected at specified intervals for analysis, including soil pH, microbial populations, and nutrient content. Statistical analysis using one-way ANOVA (<i>p</i> < 0.05) was conducted. …”
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