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Significance of Non-Statistically Significant Results in the Prediction of Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Orthodontic Patients: A Survey Using Two Linking Questionnaires

Peerapong Santiwong, Kantrakorn Dutsadeeviroj, Kittithad Potchanarungvakul et al. · 2023 · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Patients with a fixed orthodontic appliance may have difficulties in maintaining good oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and evaluating self-perceived OHRQoL in orthodontic patients could be challenging for their orthodontists.…

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FRAGMENTARY DISCOVERIES WITHOUT CONTEXT - WHAT CAN WE LEARN MORE? AN ARCHAEOMETRIC APPROACH ON A FORTUITOUS FIND FROM NORTH-EASTERN ROMANIA

Ana Drob, Casandra Brașoveanu · 2022 · JOURNAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

The ʽaccidentalʼ discovery of archaeological material represents an ordinary fact in today’s archaeology. Unfortunately, most of these discoveries have no archaeological context, thwarting the possibility of integrating the objects in more…

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Switch to generic formulation of temozolomide results in statistically significant increase in grade 3 and 4 bone marrow toxicity in glioma patients in the province of Alberta

Egiroh Omene, Omar Abdel-Rahman, Eugene Batuyong et al. · 2023 · Neuro-Oncology Practice

Abstract Background Temozolomide (TMZ) is an oral, systemic chemotherapy used chiefly for treating high-grade glioma. Due to the rising costs of systemic chemotherapy, many jurisdictions have replaced brand name with generic formulations.…

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Abstract P200: Oscillometric Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitors Are Prone To Clinically & Statistically Significant Errors When Tested In A Controlled Laboratory Setting

V. P Lombardi, Patrick C Reichhold, Jennifer L Cramer et al. · 2020 · Hypertension

Purpose: To compare the accuracy & level of agreement of Oscar 2 & Spacelabs 90207 ABPMs with 2 observers (O1O2) using an Hg column & ThinkLabs digital stethoscope. Methods: O1O2 measured simultaneous same arm Hg column BPs & ABPMs…

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Apathy - where do we find it and how to treat

R. Gomes, C. Santos, N. Descalço et al. · 2022 · European Psychiatry

Introduction Although defined heterogeneously within the literature apathy is classified as a multidimensional deficit with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive domains in which there is a decrease in self-motivated/goal-directed activity.…

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Abstract P142: A Statistically Significant Reduction in Heart Failure Length of Stay: Moving the Mean Through Process Improvement

Carolyn M Moffa, William Weintraub, Rocco A DeMaio et al. · 2011 · Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Background: The burden of acute heart failure (HF) remains formidable. Length of stay (LOS) must be minimized to control costs, while still maintaining positive outcomes. Inappropriate diagnoses and the lack of coordinated care remain…

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