Psychometric Properties of the Family Inventory of Resources for Management in a Sample of Iranian Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients by Seyed Reza Mirsoleymani, Camelia Rohani, Mahsa Matbouei, Malihe Nasiri, Parvaneh Vasli

“…Also, the results of convergent validity showed that there is a moderate negative correlation (r=-0.50; p<0.001) between the total scores of the FIRM and the scores of the caregiver burden inventory (CBI). …”
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Aerobic exercise attenuates high-fat diet–induced renal injury through kidney metabolite modulation in mice by Yingzhe Xiong, Yisheng Luan, Lingfeng Yuan, Weihao Hong, Bin Wang, Hua Zhao, Bing Zhang

“…Mice were acclimated to the laboratory for 1 week, given 12 weeks of being on their respective diets, and then the Con + Ex and HFD + Ex groups were subjected to moderate intensity aerobic treadmill running 45 min/day, 5 days/week for 8 weeks.Results We found that HFD-induced obesity mainly impacts kidney glycerin phospholipids, glycerides, and fatty acyls, and aerobic exercise mainly impacts kidney glycerides, amino acids and organic acids as well as their derivatives. …”
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Limb Dominance Does Not Affect Y-Balance Test Performance in Non-Athlete Adolescents by Carissa A. Stoddard, Sharon Wang-Price, Satoko E. Lam

“…Overall, the between-day intra-rater reliability for maximum reach and mean reach scores was moderate-to-good for both limbs (ICC~3,1~ = 0.59 - 0.83), but was poor for the composite score on the dominant limb (ICC~3,1~ = 0.42) and maximum anterior reach on non-dominant limb (ICC~3,1~ = 0.48)…”
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The effect of physical activities on internet addiction in college students: the mediating effect of self-control by Yan Sun, Yu Wang, Hongjun Yu, Jingmin Liu, Xiaolu Feng

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between college students' physical activities and Internet addiction, to investigate the role self-control control plays in this relationship, and to provide a theoretical foundation for the alleviation of college students' tendency to Internet addiction and intervention treatment.MethodsA questionnaire survey was conducted on 471 college students using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Revised Chen Internet Addiction Scale (CIAS-R), and the Self-Control Scale (SCS).ResultsInternet addiction was significantly negatively correlated with physical activities (overall; min/WK, r = −0.115, P &lt; 0.05), with high-intensity physical activities (min/WK, r = −0.179, P &lt; 0.01), and with low-intensity physical activities (r = −0.103, P &lt; 0.05); self-control was significantly positively correlated with physical activities (overall; min/WK, r = 0.150, P &lt; 0.01), with moderate—intensity physical activities (min/WK, r = 0.139, P &lt; 0.01) while it was significantly negatively correlated with Internet addiction (min/WK, r = −0.349, P &lt; 0.01). …”
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Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: Clinical Features of 75 Cases from Argentina by F. Micheli, M. Gatto, O. Gershanik, A. Steinschnaider, M. Fernandez Pardal, M. Massaro

“…Mean age at onset was 7.44 years and mean overall duration of symptoms was 12.58 years; 6.7% of cases were mild, 49% moderate and 44.3% severe. Most frequent presenting motor tics were excessive blinking in 41 followed by head jerking in 16 and eye winking in six, while phonic tics included coprolalia in 28.0%, echolalia in 17.5% and palilalia in 10.8%. …”
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Relationship between sense of coherence and subjective well-being among family caregivers of breast cancer patients: a latent profile analysis by Hui Wang, Yuxia Wu, Xuefang Huang, Haiou Yan

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the impact of various factors on the different categories, and ANOVA was applied to compare the SWB among caregivers of different categories.ResultsThree latent profiles of SOC were identified: the “low sense of coherence-meaning group” (7.9%), the “moderate sense of coherence-manageability group” (37.3%), and the “high sense of coherence-optimism group” (54.7%). …”
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Distribution and Impact of Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) on Weed Species Diversity in Maize Fields in Western Gojjam Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia by Dinberu Million, Lisanework Nigatu, Zelalem Bekeko, Hirpa Legesse

“…Parthenium hysterophorus (91.32%), Ageratum conyzoides (17.19%), and Echinochloa colona (16.34%) had high IV in moderate parthenium infestation level. It is concluded that Ageratum conyzoides, Bidens pilosa, Echinochloa colona, and Galinsoga parviflora were competitive over parthenium based on importance value, and this indicates to suggest parthenium as a biological management option.…”
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Going Down Textual Lane: Ibadan in Text and Thoughts: A Review of Under the Brown Rusted Roofs by Abimbola Adunni Adelakun. Published by Kraftgriots, Ibadan, 2008, 252pp.1 by Kole Odutola

“…When you read Niyi Osundare’s article you will moderate that notion. The other stereotype that comes to the mind of this Lagos boy is that Ibadan houses do not have street addresses but you can describe where you are going or looking for by Agboole Oloolu or Agboole Alabẹni (as in Bimbo Adelakun’s Novel). …”
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The Relationship between School Happiness and Digital Game Addiction by Semih Cayak, Ozge Erduran-Tekin

“…According to the research findings, it was found that the students' school happiness was at a moderate level and their digital game addiction was at a high level. …”
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Modulation of Cytokine and Cytokine Receptor/Antagonist by Treatment with Doxycycline and Tetracycline in Patients with Dengue Fever by J. E. Z. Castro, I. Vado-Solis, C. Perez-Osorio, T. M. Fredeking

“…Similarly, IL-1RA and TNF-R1 serum concentrations were elevated at baseline and showed a moderate increase among untreated patients. Both drugs resulted in a significant rise in IL-1Ra levels by day 3 in patients. …”
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The Prevalence of Root Sensitivity following Periodontal Therapy: A Systematic Review by Y. H. Lin, D. G. Gillam

“…Most of the studies included in this paper would tend to suggest that DH/RS may be relatively mild/moderate in nature and transient in duration.…”
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Leisure Time Physical Activity Reduces the Risk for Stroke in Adults: A Reanalysis of a Meta-Analysis Using the Inverse-Heterogeneity Model by George A. Kelley, Kristi S. Kelley

“…Using low LTPA as the reference, moderate LTPA was associated with a statistically significant reduction in the risk for stroke in men (RR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.65 to 0.95) and a trend in women (RR = 0.88, 95% CI = 0.78 to 1.0). …”
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Influence of environmental factors on college alcohol drinking patterns by Ridouan Bani, Rasheed Hameed, Steve Szymanowski, Priscilla Greenwood, Christopher M. Kribs-Zaleta, Anuj Mubayi

“…Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses are carried out on the relevant functions (for example, on the drinking reproduction number and the extinction time of moderate and heavy drinking because of interventions) to understand the impact of environmental interventions on the distributions of drinkers.The reproduction number helps determine whether or not the high-risk alcohol drinking behavior will spread and become persistent in the population, whereas extinction time of high-risk drinking measures the effectiveness of control programs. …”
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Mini meta-analysis of anticholinesterase actions of atorvastatin, simvastatin and rosuvastatin, and in silico identification of their protein targets in Mus musculus by Fouad Kasim Mohammad, Rawnaq Faris Al-Shalchi

“…The risk of bias was moderate. In silico mouse body protein targets for the statins were mainly classes of Family AG protein- coupled receptor (20.0 %-33.3 %), Oxidoreductase (6.7–13.3 %) and Eraser (13.3 % each), with others at 0–26.7 %. …”
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Functioning performance trajectory and its associated factors for people with disability—A 4-year national study by Tzu-Ying Chiu, Tsan-Hon Liou, Chia-Feng Yen

“…We found that females, people with moderate and severe disability level, and those who were employed were associated with rapid increases in functioning scores every year. …”
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Improving farming practices using multi-criteria decision analysis in geographic information system for Damask Rose cultivating by B. Shokati, M.R. Asgharipour, B. Feizizadeh

“…Results indicate that about 34.4% of East Azerbaijan Province has classified to be high suitability for cultivating this plant, while about 65.5 and 0.1 % of this area classified to be in the moderate and low suitability category respectively. …”
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Brain-Specific Increase in Leukotriene Signaling Accompanies Chronic Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment in a Model of Gulf War Illness by Sahithi Attaluri, Raghavendra Upadhya, Maheedhar Kodali, Leelavathi N. Madhu, Dinesh Upadhya, Bing Shuai, Ashok K. Shetty

“…Therefore, this study investigated changes in LT signaling in the brain of rats displaying significant cognitive impairments six months after exposure to GWI-related chemicals and moderate stress. The concentration of cysteinyl LTs (CysLTs), LTB4, and 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX), the synthesizing enzyme of LTs, were evaluated. …”
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SEROLOGICAL MONITORING OF NEWCASTLE DISEASE IN RUSSIA 2017 by M. A. Volkova, Ir. A. Chvala, P. S. Yaroslavtseva, V. Yu. Sosipatorova, I. A. Chvala

“…Seroprevalence in wild birds was moderate. Thus, the monitoring research indicates an unstable epidemiological situation for Newcastle disease in the Russian Federation and the remaining risk of disease outbreak on industrial and backyard farms.…”
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Socio-ecological predictors of dietary inflammatory scores and associations with childhood and adolescent adiposity: A protocol for a rapid scoping review of observational studies. by Kristina Vingrys, Helen McCarthy, Ricardo Segurado, James R Hébert, Catherine M Phillips

“…A third reviewer will moderate disagreements. Data will be extracted by one reviewer and calibrated by a second reviewer.…”
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Factors associated with receiving a Functional Disorder diagnostic label: A systematic review. by Mais Tattan, Judith Rosmalen, Denise Hanssen

“…Quality of included studies was rated low to moderate.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Better understanding of factors associated with receiving or having an FD diagnostic label, independently from symptom development can help healthcare professionals make evidence-based decisions in labelling or not; however, high quality studies on this topic are urgently needed.…”
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