Patterns of Objective and Subjective Burden of Informal Caregivers in Multiple Sclerosis by E. Bayen, C. Papeix, P. Pradat-Diehl, C. Lubetzki, M. E. Joël

“…Subjective burden was moderate (mean ZBI = 27.3). Multivariate analyses showed that both burdens were positively correlated with higher levels of EDSS and DEX, whereas coresidency and IC’s female gender correlated with objective burden only and IC’s poor mental health status with subjective burden only. …”
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Exercise Training Effects on Inflammatory Gene Expression in White Adipose Tissue of Young Mice by Tracy Baynard, Victoria J. Vieira-Potter, Rudy J. Valentine, Jeffrey A. Woods

“…Exercise training while on the HF diet protected against hepatic steatosis and possibly macrophage infiltration within white adipose tissue. This suggests that moderate exercise while on an HF diet can offer some level of protection early on in the development of obesity.…”
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Conic-Based 3D Rockfall Modeling with QGIS-Qproto Software: A Case Study of Mazı Village, Nevşehir (Ürgüp) by Mustafa Utlu, Mehmet Fatih Akgümüş

“…Rockfall susceptibility degrees were categorized into five classes, and it was observed that the trajectories of fallen blocks, resulting from rockfalls, corresponded mainly to the moderate-high and high susceptibility classes, where they were scattered and dispersed. …”
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Pain Catastrophizing and Its Relationship with Health Outcomes: Does Pain Intensity Matter? by Carlos Suso-Ribera, Azucena García-Palacios, Cristina Botella, Maria Victoria Ribera-Canudas

“…In contrast, pain intensity did not moderate the relationship between pain catastrophizing and mental health. …”
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Hubungan Kecemasan pada Visit Pre-Anestesi dengan Tekanan Darah sebelum Tindakan Anestesi di Rumah Sakit Universitas Sumatera Utara by Christine Christine, Cut Meliza Zainumi, Tasrif Hamdi, Husnul Fuad Albar

“…Results: From 67 patients going through elective surgery, there are 41 patients (61,2%) with mild anxiety, 17 patients (25,4%) with moderate anxiety, and nine people (13,4%) with severe anxiety. …”
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Does improving sleep lead to better mental health? A protocol for a meta-analytic review of randomised controlled trials by Georgina Rowse, Alexander J Scott, Thomas L Webb

“…Following this, meta-analysis will be used to synthesise the effect sizes from the primary studies and investigate the impact of variables that could potentially moderate the effects. The Jadad scale for reporting RCTs will be used to assess study quality and publication bias will be assessed via visual inspection of a funnel plot and Egger’s test alongside Orwin’s fail-safe n. …”
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Developing a Framework to Support the Delivery of Effective Pain Management for Children: An Exploratory Qualitative Study by Joan Simons, Bernie Carter, Jennie Craske

“…Two million children are admitted to hospital every year in the UK and between 59% and 94% will experience pain, with 27–40% of them experiencing moderate to severe pain. Currently, there are a number of well-researched guidelines on children’s pain available, yet pain prevalence is high. …”
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Parasitaemia and Its Relation to Hematological Parameters and Liver Function among Patients Malaria in Abs, Hajjah, Northwest Yemen by Mohamed Al-Salahy, Bushra Shnawa, Gamal Abed, Ahmed Mandour, Ali Al-Ezzi

“…Hematological and liver dysfunctions measured parameters were seen associated with moderate and severe parasitaemia infection. This study concludes that hematological and hepatic dysfunction parameters could be indicator of malaria in endemic regions.…”
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Proinflammatory Mediators of Toxic Shock and Their Correlation to Lethality by Teresa Krakauer, Marilyn J. Buckley, Diana Fisher

“…In vivo, SEB alone induced moderate levels of IL-2 and MCP-1 and all mice survived even with a high dose of SEB (100 μg/mouse). …”
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Orthodontic Treatment Need and Complexity among Nigerian Adolescents in Rivers State, Nigeria by Elfleda Angelina Aikins, Oluranti Olatokunbo daCosta, Chukwudi Ochi Onyeaso, Michael Chukwudi Isiekwe

“…The grades of complexity of the population were 21.6% for very difficult and difficult, 7.5% moderate, and 70.9% mild/easy. Conclusions. Although just over a third of the adolescents were found to have a need for treatment, about a quarter of them were found to have difficult and very difficult complexity grades indicating a need for specialist care. …”
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Mechanical properties of a polylactic 3D-printed interim crown after thermocycling. by Re-Mee Doh, Won-Il Choi, Seo Young Kim, Bock-Young Jung

“…Polylactic acid (PLA) has garnered attention for use in interim dental restorations due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, low cost, ease of fabrication, and moderate strength. However, its performance under intraoral conditions, particularly under heat and moisture, remains underexplored. …”
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Retrospective Study on Acute Kidney Injury among Cholera Patients in an Outbreak in Whitefield, Bengaluru by Girish P Vakrani, Tanuja Nambakam

“…Most of the patients had significant vomiting, moderate-to-severe diarrhoea, dehydration, and hypovolaemic shock. …”
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A Case of Noncompaction at All Segments of Both Right and Left Ventricles by Ali Pourmoghaddas, Reihaneh Zavar, Mohaddeseh Behjati

“…Transthoracic echocardiography showed situs solitus, D loop, normal connection of great vessels, noncompaction LV at all segments (noncompaction/compaction = 2.5/0.5) with moderate systolic dysfunction (LVEF = 40%), diastolic dysfunction grade II, normal RV size with mild systolic dysfunction and hypertrabeculation, mild tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and normal pulmonary artery systolic pressure. …”
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Systematic functional analysis and potential application of a serine protease from cold-adapted Planococcus bacterium by Weijun Leng, Xiaoyun Wu, Xianghui Qi, Hongying Liu, Li Yuan, Ruichang Gao

“…Moreover, PmSpr288 was found to be active over broad alkaline pH and low-moderate temperature, and exhibited wide range of protein substrate specificity. …”
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The Influence of Pharmacological Preconditioning with Sevoflurane on Incidence of Early Allograft Dysfunction in Liver Transplant Recipients by Andrei F. Minou, Alexander M. Dzyadzko, Aliaksei E. Shcherba, Oleg O. Rummo

“…In subgroups with mild and moderate steatosis incidence of EAD was lower in recipients of liver grafts treated with sevoflurane. …”
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Investigation of snow cover changes affected by climate change In North West of Iran by Ebrahim Fattahi, shookat moghimi

“…In this study in order to monitor snow cover, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) optical images were used, while for detection of snow covered areas, the  snow index-NDSI, was applied. …”
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What is the effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with frequent bouts of physical activity or standing on first or recurrent stroke risk factors? A scoping review. by Paul Mackie, Ishanka Weerasekara, Gary Crowfoot, Heidi Janssen, Elizabeth Holliday, David Dunstan, Coralie English

“…Outcomes of hypertension and dysglycemia were found to be more favourable following predominately light- to moderate-intensity bouts of physical activity or standing compared to sitting in the majority of trials in participants at risk of having a first stroke. …”
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Effect of Moodle LMS on Distance Learning Undergraduates’ Performance in Environmental Education by Ibrahim Abba Mohammed, Charles George Ekpo, Tope Gloria Olatunde-Aiyedun, Ahmad Yahaya Zakari, Syvanus Innocent Ogar

“…The study also found that variables such as age, gender, location, and device type did not significantly moderate the impact of Moodle on students' achievement. …”
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“Your brother is compelled–not a hero!” by Imene Medfouni

“…While participants, particularly students, showed moderate satisfaction with French being the MOI, French scored very low when students and teachers were given a choice of the preferred MOI. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Rivaroxaban versus Acenocoumarol in the Prevention of Stroke in Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation in Spain by Carlos Rubio-Terrés, Ruth Graefenhain de Codes, Darío Rubio-Rodríguez, Thomas Evers, Santiago Grau Cerrato

“…**Objective:** The aim of this study was to evaluate, from the Spanish National Health System perspective, the cost-effectiveness of rivaroxaban (20 mg/day) versus use of acenocoumarol (5 mg/day) for the treatment of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) at moderate to high risk for stroke. **Methods:** A Markov model was designed and populated with local cost estimates, efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban in stroke prevention in NVAF compared with adjusted-dose warfarin clinical results from the pivotal phase III ROCKET AF trial and utility values obtained from the literature. …”
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