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Pain and discomfort perceived during the initial stage of active fixed orthodontic treatment

Saudi Dental Journal, 2015
Background and objectives: As the most common complication of orthodontic treatment, pain can negatively impact quality of life and cause patients to discontinue treatment.
Hamid Rakhshan, Vahid Rakhshan
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Prevalence of evidence of inconsistency and its association with network structural characteristics in 201 published networks of interventions

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2021
Background Network meta-analysis (NMA) has attracted growing interest in evidence-based medicine. Consistency between different sources of evidence is fundamental to the reliability of the NMA results. The purpose of the present study was to estimate the
Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Sofia Tsokani, Ian R. White, Guido Schwarzer, Gerta Rücker, Dimitris Mavridis, Julian P. T. Higgins, Georgia Salanti   +7 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
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Percentage of importance indice-production unknown: loss and solution sources identification on system

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2022
Indices are used to help on decision-making. This study aims to develop and test an index, which can determine the loss (e.g., herbivorous insects) and solution (e.g., natural enemies) sources.
G. L. Demolin-Leite
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Distribution of the chi-squared test in nonstandard situations [PDF]

, 2017
The distribution of the X2 test under the null hypothesis is studied, when the parameters are estimated by the method of moments. A general formula, applicable also to other situations, is given.
MOLINARI, LUCIANO
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Tests for 2 x 2 Tables in Clinical Trials [PDF]

, 2007
Five standard tests are compared: chi-squared, Fisher\u27s exact, Yates’ correction, Fisher’s exact mid-p, and Barnard’s. Yates’ is always inferior to Fisher’s exact. Fisher’s exact is so conservative that one should look for alternatives.
Hasselblad, Vic, Lokhnygina, Yulia
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
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Combined nonparametric chi-squared and binomial statistical test on truck traffic volume changes in Canadian provincial highway network

Transport, 2019
This paper examines the effect of weather conditions on truck type distribution using combined nonparametric chi-squared and binomial probability statistical tests.
Hyuk-Jae Roh, Satish Sharma
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Experiences of maternity care among women at increased risk of preterm birth receiving midwifery continuity of care compared to women receiving standard care: Results from the POPPIE pilot trial.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundMidwifery continuity of care models for women at low and mixed risk of complications have been shown to improve women's experiences of care. However, there is limited research on care experiences among women at increased risk of preterm birth ...
Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, Sergio A Silverio, Kirstie Coxon, Lia Brigante, Paul T Seed, Andrew H Shennan, Jane Sandall, POPPIE Collaborative Group   +7 more
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Consistency of cosmic microwave background temperature measurements in three frequency bands in the 2500-square-degree SPT-SZ survey

, 2019
We present an internal consistency test of South Pole Telescope (SPT) measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature anisotropy using three-band data from the SPT-SZ survey.
Aylor, K., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Cho, H-M., Chown, R., Crawford, T. M., Crites, A. T., de Haan, T., Dobbs, M. A., Everett, W. B., George, E. M., Halverson, N. W., Harrington, N. L., Henning, J. W., Holder, G. P., Holzapfel, W. L., Hou, Z., Hrubes, J. D., Knox, L., Lee, A. T., Luong-Van, D., Marrone, D. P., McMahon, J. J., Meyer, S. S., Millea, M., Mocanu, L. M., Mohr, J. J., Natoli, T., Omori, Y., Padin, S., Pryke, C., Reichardt, C. L., Ruhl, J. E., Sayre, J. T., Schaffer, K. K., Shirokoff, E., Staniszewski, Z., Stark, A. A., Story, K. T., Vanderlinde, K., Vieira, J. D., Williamson, R., Wu, W. L. K.   +44 more
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