Depression in the Iranian Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hedayat Jafari, Dariush Ghasemi-Semeskandeh, Amir Hossein Goudarzian, Tahereh Heidari, Azar Jafari-Koulaee

“…According to the results of the present study, depression in the Iranian elderly was moderate to high. Therefore, more exact assessment in terms of depression screening in elderly people seems necessary. …”
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Quality of Evidence Supporting the Role of Supplement Curcumin for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: An Overview of Systematic Reviews by Hongshuo Shi, Dan Wang, Wenqiang Chen, Yinghao Li, Guomin Si, Tiantian Yang

“…The quality of evidence was 10 moderate, 6 low, and 3 very low. Conclusions. Curcumin may be an effective and safe complementary treatment for UC. …”
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Benelux countries’ security strategies: between europeanism and atlanticism by Anastasia A. Posazhennikova

“…As smaller-sized countries, they initially combined Europeanism and «moderate» Atlanticism, which left them some space for foreign policy maneuver. …”
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Antiviral effect of polyphenol rich plant extracts on herpes simplex virus type 1 by Sayed A. El-Toumy, Josline Y. Salib, Walaa A. El-Kashak, Christel Marty, Gilles Bedoux, Nathalie Bourgougnon

“…Only two plants extracts; namely Euphorbia coopire (Euphorbiaceae) and Morus alba (Moraceae) showed potent anti-herpetic activity and six other extracts showed moderate inhibition. In contrast, a bioassay monitored phytochemical exploration of these two plants led to the isolation of pure flavonoid compounds. …”
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Effect of PAN Oxidation on the Electrochemical Lithium Insertion/Deinsertion Behavior of Resultant Carbons by Aleksandra Piotrowska, Krzysztof Kierzek, Jacek Machnikowski

“…It gives reversible capacity (Crev) near 420 mAh g−1 with a reasonable coulombic efficiency during cycling of ~99% and a moderate low voltage capacity of 100 mAh g−1. Extensive oxidation enhances overall 1st discharge cycle capacity to 870 mAh g−1 and Crev to 560 mAh g−1; however, large irreversible capacity (Cirr) and poor cycleability are serious drawbacks of all carbons from oxidized PAN. …”
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Corticosteroid-sparing topical treatment with cyclosporin for juvenile keratoconjunctivitis by Amarilla Barcsay-Veres, Anita Csorba, Illes Kovacs, Laszlo Tothfalusi, Otto Alexander Maneschg

“…Eighty pediatric patients with moderate and severe vernal and blepharitis-related keratoconjunctivitis were included. …”
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Cardiovascular and Vector-Cardiographic Effects of Articaine Anesthesia with Epinephrine by Christoph Pökel, Antina Schulze, Martin Busse

“…T-wave amplitude (TAM), TAUC values, and diastolic BP decreased, and HR significantly increased 4 min after injection. A transient moderate HR drop and a corresponding small increase in TAM and TAUC immediately after the injection procedure may be explained by a decreased sympathetic tone due to psychological relief. …”
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Preservation and Conservation of Information Materials in Library: Case Study of NTC Kabale. by Nasasira Marlinah

“…A further 40% of users have a moderate understanding, capable of basic preservation actions but occasionally needing assistance for more specialized tasks. …”
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Factors Influencing Solid Waste Management in Nansana Municipal Division Council- Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District-Uganda by Evan, Nuwamanya, Topher, Byamukama

“…Results Majority of the respondents, 55.6 % (151/272) had moderate knowledge about solid waste, 29.6% (80/272) of the respondents had high knowledge on solid waste management. …”
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Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Jack, Rugasira, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Jill, Kyatuheire, Jane, Asiimwe

“…Results indicate that Pearson’s correlation results indicate a relatively moderate, positive and significant association between Green manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability in Kampala industries. …”
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The Distinct Functions of Dopaminergic Receptors on Pain Modulation: A Narrative Review by Xia-qing Wang, Tahmineh Mokhtari, Yu-xuan Zeng, Lu-peng Yue, Li Hu

“…Opioids are the most common analgesics prescribed for the management of moderate to severe pain. However, chronic exposure to these drugs can result in opioid tolerance and opioid-induced hyperalgesia. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Palestinian Pregnant Women and Its Association with Pregnancy Outcome by Mahmoud A. Srour, Samah S. Aqel, Khaled M. Srour, Khalid R. Younis, Fekri Samarah

“…Iron deficiency is a moderate public health problem among the study subjects. …”
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COVID‐19 in early 2023: Structure, replication mechanism, variants of SARS‐CoV‐2, diagnostic tests, and vaccine & drug development studies by Ilker Polatoğlu, Tulay Oncu‐Oner, Irem Dalman, Senanur Ozdogan

“…Most cases of COVID‐19 have mild to moderate symptoms, including cough, fever, myalgias, and headache. …”
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Mediators of intercellular interactions and histological signs of chronic viral liver disease by P. V. Koroy, A. V. Yagoda, G. I. Gilyazova, I. S. Mukhoramova

“…Level of immunoglobulin superfamily and selectin molecules were characterized by sufficient accuracy in detection of HAI over 8 points and detection of moderate/severe degree of fibrosis.Conclusions. Association of morphological signs with mediators of intercellular interactions indicates their important role in development and progression of chronic viral liver disease.…”
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Sustained High Levels of Both Total and High Molecular Weight Adiponectin in Plasma during the Convalescent Phase of Haemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Are Associated with Dise... by Kang Tang, Chunmei Zhang, Yusi Zhang, Yun Zhang, Ran Zhuang, Boquan Jin, Ying Ma

“…Importantly, sustained high levels of total and HMW APN at the convalescent phase were significantly higher in patients with critical disease than those in patients with mild or moderate disease. Moreover, total and HMW APN levels negatively correlated with white blood cell count and positively correlated with platelet count and serum albumin level. …”
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Sexual and Cardiovascular health.Factors Influencing on the Quality of Sexual Life of Coronary Heart Disease Patients - a Narrative Review by Piegza M, Smolarczyk J, Piegza J

“…Magdalena Piegza,1 Joanna Smolarczyk,2 Jacek Piegza3 1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Tarnowskie Gory, Poland; 2Department of Psychoprophylaxis, Medical University of Silesia, Tarnowskie Góry, Poland; 3Third Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, PolandCorrespondence: Joanna Smolarczyk, Email joanna.smolarczyk@sum.edu.plAbstract: Regular sexual activity is comparable to moderate exercise and may be safe for patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). …”
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Knowledge of Mpox, Media Exposure, and Clinical Experience: by Aime Fidele Ndayiragije Mvuyekure, Simon Pierre Ndayishimye Mvuyekure, Daniel Muhayimana, Jean Claude Tuyishime, Anifa Munderere

“…Conversely, media exposure exhibited a moderate positive correlation with preparedness (rho = 0.636, p < 0.001), while clinical experience showed a positive but non-significant relationship (R² = 0.142). …”
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Contribution of a virtual magic camp to enhancing self-esteem in children with ADHD: A pilot study by Hon K. Yuen, Kevin Spencer, Kimberly Kirklin, Lauren Edwards, Gavin R. Jenkins

“…The effect size of the virtual magic camp on self-esteem was .64, which is considered moderate. Findings were validated by the participants describing gains in self-esteem after participation in the magic camp and by the parents’ statements regarding the positive impact on their child’s psychological well-being…”
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Freeze-Drying Microencapsulation of <i>Ruellia tuberosa</i> L. Extracts: A Comparative Study Using Different Polymers as Encapsulants by Firza Rajasa Gunawan, Siti Mariyah Ulfa, Anna Safitri

“…All microcapsules exhibit moderate antioxidant activity, again in the same order. …”
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Assessment of land cover/land use changes using object-oriented processing of satellite imageries (1985-2015) in the Rozechai Watershed of Urmia by Khadijeh Haji, Abazar Esmali-Ouri, Raoof Mostafazadeh, Habib Nazarnejad

“…The results show that rangelands level has the highest percentage among all land use types during the period of 30 years, but between 1985 and 2000, and 2000 to 2015, the level of rangelands has a decreasing trend indicating the destruction trend in the region of the replacement of moderate- poor rangelands and good rangeland by dry farming. …”
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