Development of a Biocrystallisation Assay for Examining Effects of Homeopathic Preparations Using Cress Seedlings
Table 1
Results from ANOVA F-tests for all 15 second-order variables of texture analysis (main effects and interactions).
Texture analysis parameter
Main effects (P value)
Effect interactions (P value)
(1) Exp. day
(2) Potency
(3) Replicate
1-2
1-3
2-3
1-2-3
Cluster_prominence
<0.0001
*
0.0436
0.2143
0.0005
0.1135
0.3126
0.1706
Cluster_shade
<0.0001
*
0.0004
*
0.1296
0.3264
0.2145
0.4365
0.5069
Correlation
<0.0001
*
0.0039
0.5376
0.0001
*
0.1567
0.0918
0.1896
Diagonal_moment
<0.0001
*
0.0002
*
0.0508
0.2998
0.0943
0.6176
0.3498
Difference_energy
<0.0001
*
0.0076
0.3948
0.0040
0.2444
0.1625
0.1077
Difference_entropy
<0.0001
*
0.0059
0.5062
0.0009
0.2248
0.1288
0.1592
Energy
<0.0001
*
0.0055
0.4246
0.0143
0.3051
0.1684
0.1437
Entropy
<0.0001
*
0.0150
0.2997
0.0006
0.1970
0.1947
0.1318
Inertia
<0.0001
*
0.0041
0.5262
0.0001
*
0.1567
0.0978
0.1934
Inverse_different_moment
<0.0001
*
0.0024
0.0166
0.0001
*
0.0893
0.2193
0.0138
Kappa
<0.0001
*
0.0023
0.0112
<0.0001
*
0.0923
0.2521
0.0124
Maximum_probability
<0.0001
*
0.0022
0.0528
0.2930
0.1958
0.1342
0.0886
Sum_energy
<0.0001
*
0.0002
*
0.4163
0.0046
0.0902
0.0397
0.3965
Sum_entropy
<0.0001
*
0.0013
0.7932
0.0001
*
0.1380
0.0387
0.1780
Sum_variance
<0.0001
*
0.0030
0.6470
<0.0001
*
0.1622
0.0507
0.1598
Note. Independent experimental parameters were (1) experimental day {LBI: 1–7, BRAD: 8–15; n = 15}, (2) treatment {Stannum met. 30x or water 30x; n = 2}, and (3) internal treatment replicate {1–3; n = 3}. Each experimental parameter combination (statistical treatment cell) was assessed by 6 biocrystallogram replicates. Highly significant effects (P < 0.01) are shown in bold. Statistical tests significant at P < 0.05 after a Bonferroni-Holm correction are marked with an asterisk.
