IMPACT OF SUBSIDIES ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETARY ESTABLISHMENTS IN POLAND by Piotr Sołtyk

“…The article presents an assessment of the impact of subsidies received from the budget of a local government unit on the financial situation of local government budgetary establishments in Poland. As a result of the change in the financial law in 2009, budgetary establishments operate only at the local government level. …”
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COVID-19 National Football League (NFL) Injury Analysis: Follow-Up Study by Troy B Puga, Joshua Schafer, Grace Thiel, Nicholas Scigliano, Tiffany Ruan, Andres Toledo, Prince N Agbedanu, Kevin Treffer

“…A Kruskall-Wallis test with post hoc Dunn analysis was conducted to compare the rate of injuries per team per week between each of the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 regular seasons. …”
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Misinformation About and Interest in Chlorine Dioxide During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico Identified Using Google Trends Data: Infodemiology Study by Jonathan Matias Chejfec-Ciociano, Juan Pablo Martínez-Herrera, Alexa Darianna Parra-Guerra, Ricardo Chejfec, Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho, Juan Carlos Ibarrola-Peña, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara, Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Enrique Cervantes-Pérez, Benjamín García-Reyna, Alejandro González-Ojeda

“…A descriptive analysis was performed. The Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn tests were used to identify significant changes in search volumes for this term between four consecutive time periods, each of 13 weeks, from March 1, 2020, to February 27, 2021. …”
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Effects of Augmented Reality Interventions on the Function of Upper Extremity and Balance in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Wardah Hussain Malick, Rizwana Butt, Waqar Ahmed Awan, Muhammad Ashfaq, Qamar Mahmood

“…The Wilcoxon sign ranked test was used for with-in group changes, while the Kruskal Wallis test with the bonferroni correction post-hoc analysis was used to compare the groups in terms of balance. …”
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Developing Undergraduate Learning Assistants’ Skills in Guiding Science Learning by Lloyd M. Mataka, Jon C. Saderholm, Tracy Hodge

“…The pre- and post-survey results indicated that the LAs’ perceptions about their roles changed during the semester. During an interview conducted at the end of the seminar, LAs indicated that their views on how to approach students’ problems had changed mainly due to the seminar. …”
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Impoundment effects in the population of Auchenipterus osteomystax (Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae): a Neotropical reservoir case by Elcio Barili, Rosemara Fugi, Gisele Caroline Novakowski, Angelo Antonio Agostinho

“…Temporal differences in the diet were tested by Kruskal-Wallis test using the scores from a detrended correspondence analysis. …”
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Impact of repeated preheating of bulk-fill resin composite on postoperative hypersensitivity; a randomized controlled clinical trial by Mahmoud Elkady, Safaa Helmy Abdelhakim, Mona Riad

“…Friedman’s test was used to study the changes within each group. Dunn’s test was used for pairwise comparisons when the Kruskal‒Wallis test or Friedman’s test was significant. …”
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A Comparative Review of Thermocouple and Infrared Radiation Temperature Measurement Methods during the Machining of Metals by Emilios Leonidas, Sabino Ayvar-Soberanis, Hatim Laalej, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jon R. Willmott

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Inflammation interferes with chemoreception in pigs by altering the neuronal layout of the vomeronasal sensory epithelium by Violaine Mechin, Pietro Asproni, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Alessandro Cozzi, Camille Chabaud, Sana Arroub, Eva Mainau, Patricia Nagnan-Le Meillour, Patrick Pageat

“…Chemical communication is widely used by animals to exchange information in their environment, through the emission and detection of semiochemicals to maintain social organization and hierarchical rules in groups. …”
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Warming Air Temperature Impacts Snowfall Patterns and Increases Cold-Season Baseflow in the Liwiec River Basin (Poland) of the Central European Lowland by Urszula Somorowska

“…An assessment of the similarity between trends in temperature and hydroclimatic variables was conducted using the Spearman rank-order correlation. The shift-type changes in river regime were assessed via the Kruskal–Wallis test. …”
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Does COVID-19 Really Exacerbate Urticaria? A Survey of 166 Patients in China by Qian Yang, Zihao Zou, Wei Cao, Yunzhou Shi, Xianjun Xiao, Sijue Chen, Ying Li

“…This was a questionnaire-based study of patients with urticaria infected with SARS-CoV-2. Changes in urticaria severity (measured with the urticaria activity score (UAS)), course, and treatment were assessed before, during, and after SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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ELF in the Iranian education system: Exploring teacher trainers’ and pre-service/in-service English teachers’ attitudes by Ahmad Asakereh, Nouroddin Yousofi, Hiwa Weisi

“…The findings of the study imply that the practitioners’ fixed mindsets cannot change unless a significant change occurs in the education system of the country in general and teacher training programs in particular.…”
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Effect of staining beverages and bleaching on optical properties of a CAD/CAM nanohybrid and nanoceramic restorative material by Shaymaa Elsaka, Salwa Taibah, Amr Elnaghy

“…Methods Five groups of each restorative material (n = 20/group, shade A2-high translucent) were immersed in distilled water, coffee, tea, cola, and ginger for one week. Changes in whiteness index, translucency parameter, and color changes of the specimens were evaluated. …”
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Targeting transitioning lung monocytes/macrophages as treatment strategies in lung disease related to environmental exposures by Aaron D. Schwab, Todd A. Wyatt, Grace Moravec, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Amy J. Nelson, Angela Gleason, Oliver Schanze, Michael J. Duryee, Debra J. Romberger, Ted R. Mikuls, Jill A. Poole

“…Parametric statistical tests (one-way ANOVA, Tukey’smultiple comparison) and nonparametric statistical (Kruskal–Wallis, Dunn’s multiple comparison) tests were used following Shapiro–Wilk testing for normality. …”
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The cumacea of Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico (Crustacea, Peracarida) by FE Donath-Hernández

“…Although the precise causes involved in such a drastic faunal reduction are not known, it has been suggested that they could be related to pronounced seasonal temperature changes, whose effects on the benthic fauna of this geographical region are better known today. …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality for Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: A Small Cohort Randomized Trial by Roxana Miclaus, Nadinne Roman, Silviu Caloian, Brindusa Mitoiu, Oana Suciu, Roxana Ramona Onofrei, Ecaterina Pavel, Andrea Neculau

“…Independent Kruskal–Wallis results showed that the subacute experimental group outcomes were statistically significant regarding the assessments, especially in comparison with the control groups. …”
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Self-Perceived Clinical Competence of Nurses in Different Working Experiences: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ippolito Notarnicola, Dhurata Ivziku, Daniela Tartaglini, Lucia Filomeno, Raffaella Gualandi, Simona Ricci, Marzia Lommi, Barbara Porcelli, Barbara Raffaele, Graziella Montini, Federica Maria Pia Ferramosca, Erica Di Maria, Anna De Benedictis, Ebru Baysal, Roberto Latina, Gennaro Rocco, Alessandro Stievano

“…To this end, our analysis highlighted the process of acquiring competencies, their self-evaluation into clinical practice, and how their proficiency levels change throughout the nursing career. In detail, this research explored nurses’ perceived level of competence and the factors that influence it in different contexts. …”
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Gambaran Patologi Hepar Ikan Lele Dumbo (Clarias gariepinus) yang Diinfeksi Bakteri Edwardsiella tarda <br><i>[Featuring Liver Pathology of Clarias gariepinus Infected By Edwardsie... by Arimbi Arimbi, Poedji Hastutiek2, Ratu Meidiza

“…The result showed a change in liver of Clarias gariepinus. The most severe damage occurred on P2. …”
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A comparison of interpreters’ wellbeing and work-related characteristics in the care of refugees across different work settings by Angelika Geiling, Maria Böttche, Christine Knaevelsrud, Nadine Stammel

“…Significant differences between the four settings were found for psychological distress (Kruskal–Wallis-test, H (3) = 12.02, p = .01) and work-related exhaustion (Kruskal–Wallis-test, H (3) = 8.10, p = .04) but not for compassion satisfaction. …”
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Hospital-Level COVID-19 Preparedness and Crisis Management in Czechia by Petr Michenka, David Marx

“…Furthermore, a majority of the respondents changes indicated the need for changes in policies on general pandemic, human resources and infrastructure and material preparedness.Conclusion: The COVID-19 crisis required significant alterations to previously established hospital crisis management protocols and establishment of new ones. …”
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