This recently published interesting paper [1] showed statistically significant reduction (P < .005) in congestion of inferior turbinate mucosa in 2 groups of post-total laryngectomy patients over a period of time (group 1; less than 12 months, group 2; 12–36months). I am intrigued as to which statistical test was used to calculate this and the other P values, since it was not mentioned in the s...

Total Time. By day five, the average total time was 805 ms for 1HR and 682 ms for 2HS, reduced from 932 ms and 823 ms respectively on day one. Menu technique (p = .005) and day (p = .009) had significant effects on total time, but there was no interaction effect (F4,16 = 0.308, p = .869). Reaction Time. By day five, the average reaction time was 590 ms for 1HR and 533 ms for 2HS, reduced from 5...

This study aims to obtain the best lignin content, ligninase enzyme activity and in vitro digestibility value of fermented sugarcane shoots using Pleurotus ostreatus Aspergillus oryzae at different fermentation times. The research process is divided into 2 stages. Stage 1 treatment samples include A1B1 = Sugarcane with for 14 days; A1B2 21 A1B3 28 A2B1 A2B2 A2B3 days. design used a completely r...

In a prospective, randomized, parallel study, two regimens of platelet-suppressant therapy (PST)--dipyridamole-aspirin and pentoxifylline-aspirin--were compared with standard oral anticoagulation with warfarin in the prevention of prosthetic heart valve thromboembolism. In the entire group of 254 patients followed for 395.6 patient-years, the thromboembolic rate was significantly less in the wa...

OBJECTIVE This meta-analysis examined 53 controlled trials of cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for adults diagnosed with alcohol- or illicit-drug-use disorders. The aims were to provide an overall picture of CBT treatment efficacy and to identify client or treatment factors predictive of CBT effect magnitude. METHOD The inverse variance weighted effect size (Hedges' g) was calculated for ...

PURPOSE To determine the effects of provision of information on mother's problem focused coping ability during their child's intravenous procedure. METHODS Data were collected from 56 mothers whose children have admitted to pediatric ward in the hospital. The participants included 27 intervention group mothers and 29 control group mothers. For the information intervention, "Programmed Informa...