Knowledge, attitudes, and practice toward sarcopenia among maintenance dialysis patients in Anhui, China by Qianyun Zhao, Xiyao Yang, Manzhen Bao, Miao Zhang, Deguang Wang

“…Conclusion The MHD patients in Anhui showed insufficient knowledge and moderate attitudes and practices toward sarcopenia. …”
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Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome with Precocious Puberty in an 8-Year-Old Boy due to a Large Unilateral Adrenal Adenoma by Muhammad Rajib Hossain, Md. Mashiul Alam, Junaid Nabi, Mahzabin Kibria

“…On followup after three months, the patient showed significant clinical improvement and had lost moderate amount of weight and adrenal imaging was found to be normal.…”
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INTERSTRAIN DIFFERENCES IN EMOTIONAL AND WEIGHT INDICES IN GC RATS WITH CATATONIC RESPONSE AND WISTAR RATS by T. A. Alekhina, R. V. Kozhemjakina

“…More pronounced startle responses,  moderate hypertension, and larger weights of the heart and adrenals were noted. …”
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Multiplex-PCR technique to predict polymorphic antigens – M, N, S and s – and associations between their alleles and Mia-associated hybrid glycophorins by Thanaporn Kerdthip, Oytip Nathalang, Sarisa Chidtrakoon, Tanaporn Choychimplee, Dollapak Apipongrat, Kamphon Intharanut

“…In addition, this work strongly demonstrates, for the first time, a moderate correlation between the GYPA*M/M and GYPB*s/s genotypes and Mia-associated hybrid GPs among Thai donors. …”
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Home and outpatient electrostimulation in the treatment of urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review by Suele Moura Oliveira Coelho Caetano, Elma Gomes Pereira, Aline Moreira Ribeiro, Júlia Barros Brito, Clarcson Plácido Conceição dos Santos

“…Low-quality evidence recommends home-based ES in maintaining improvement of urinary symptoms, and moderate-quality evidence indicates no severity of symptoms in the home-based group. …”
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The Relationship between Secondary School Students' Use of Metacognitive Reading Strategies and their Reading Achievement by Elfinesh Berhe G/hiwot, Alamirew G/Mariam G/Micheal

“…The findings indicated a significant relationship between the utilization of metacognitive reading strategies by ninth-grade Ethiopian students and their reading proficiency, displaying a moderate level of correlation. The utilization of global and problem-solving reading strategies by students showed a significant correlation with their reading performance, whereas no correlation was detected between students’ use of reading support strategies and their reading performance. …”
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Selection of Production Strategies for New Energy Vehicles: An Analysis of the Impact of Government Intervention Policies by Yingxi Ge, Kehong Chen

“…Specifically, the firm prioritizes the production of new energy vehicles when consumer preference is high, fuel vehicles when preference is low, and both types when preference is moderate. (2) Government subsidies substantially reduce the production of fuel vehicles while promoting the production of new energy vehicles. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>) from the USDA-GRIN Germplasm Collection by Ibtisam Alatawi, Haizheng Xiong, Hanan Alkabkabi, Kenani Chiwina, Qun Luo, Kai-Shu Ling, Yuejun Qu, Renjie Du, Ainong Shi

“…Genetic diversity indices, including major allele frequency, heterozygosity, and polymorphism information content (PIC), indicated moderate-to-high levels of genetic variation. These findings provide essential insights into the genetic diversity and population structure of tomato, offering valuable information for breeding programs aimed at improving traits such as yield, stress tolerance, and disease resistance. …”
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Satellite Retrieval of Surface Evapotranspiration with Nonparametric Approach: Accuracy Assessment over a Semiarid Region by Xin Pan, Yuanbo Liu, Xingwang Fan

“…The involved input parameters are surface net radiation, land surface temperature, near-surface air temperature, and soil heat flux, all of which are retrievals or products of the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). …”
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Identifying groundwater potential zones in a typical irrigation district using the geospatial technique and analytic hierarchy process by QianYu Song, Meng Ma, YuYu Liu, ZhongPeng Wang, WenYong Wu, ZhengHe Xu, Jianwen Xue

“…The 12 key factors influencing groundwater potential (GWP) were analyzed, and a comprehensive evaluation map was created, categorizing the area into five suitability grades: 0.03% is classified as very good, 10.79% as good, 57.41% as moderate, 30.93% as poor, and 0.84% as very poor. Sensitivity analysis highlights drainage density, distance from the river, and distance from the fault as significant factors. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of a Threatened African Tree Species, Milicia excelsa, Using Nuclear Microsatellites DNA Markers by Christine Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon, Damase P. Khasa

“…Considerable genetic variability was detected for all populations at the seven loci (AR=4.60; HE=0.811). Moderate but statistically significant genetic differentiation was found among populations considering both FST (0.112) and RST (0.342). …”
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Association of face mask use with self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic by Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Raymond Ching Chiew Wong, Andie Hartanto Djohan, Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ping Chai, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Huay-Cheem Tan, Ching-Hui Sia

“…Independent predictors for self-reported cardiovascular symptoms during mask use were moderate–high physical activity during mask use (odds ratio [OR] 1.634, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.176–2.270, P = 0.003), duration of mask use for ≥3 h (OR 1.672, 95% CI 1.189–2.352, P = 0.003) and type of mask used, after adjusting for age, sex, healthcare-based worker status and presence of comorbidities. …”
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Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire for Dietary Antioxidant Intake among Prediabetic Individuals in the South Indian Population by Sowmya R, Supriya V, Rajkumar M, Silambuselvi K

“…Results: Strong correlations were observed for vitamin C (r=0.909) and vitamin E(r=0.915), and moderate correlations were observed for selenium (r = 0.696), and zinc (r = 0.706), with significant results (p < 0.001 for vitamin C, E, selenium, and p = 0.036 for zinc). …”
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Assessing Driving Risk Level: Harnessing Deep Learning Hybrid Model With Intercity Bus Naturalistic Driving Data by Wei-Hsun Lee, Che-Yu Chang

“…This study advances the field by developing a deep learning hybrid model for time series analysis to categorize driving risks into low, moderate, and high levels. By collecting naturalistic driving data from intercity buses, the model is trained on an extensive dataset featuring 27,057 journey-based instances, incorporating dynamic GPS data and static journey background information from over 300 drivers. …”
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Montelukast Use and Patterns of Ambulatory Care among Asian versus Non-Asian Adult Patients with Asthma and/or Allergic Rhinitis in the United States by Joseph Vasey, Shalini Bagga, Huan Huang, Tongsheng Wang, David Thompson

“…**Background:** Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) are inflammatory conditions that are similar in pathophysiology. Mild-to-moderate persistent asthma has been widely treated with inhaled corticosteroids, while allergic rhinitis is commonly treated with antihistamines, nasal corticosteroids, anticholinergics, and other allergy specific medications. …”
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Impact of Continuous Assessment on Pupils Performance at PLE in Kisoro District: A Case Study of Rwabara Primary School. by Twahirwa, Stephen

“…The study found out that the major effects of continuous assessment on pupils’ performance in PLE are; that it enables pupils to master the content, helps in identifying weak students who can be improved, and builds the whole mind of pupils as they prepare for final examinations and encouraging pupils learn to revise from time to time which increases retention and memorization. A moderate number of respondents argued that continuous assessment is time-consuming and may slow syllabus completion. …”
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Effect of Educational Intervention Program on Self-Efficacy of Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in South-East, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Onyenekwe, Chinedu Charles, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Umunnah, Joseph Onuuwa, Okoro, Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem, Mbanuzuru, Ahaoma Victor, Agunwah, Ukamaka Elizabeth, Odira, Chika Chioma, Makata, Eucharia Ngozi, Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy

“…However, after 6 months of intervention, a significant proportion of participants’ scores in IG moved from low to either moderate or high SE in almost all the SE domains (P < .05. …”
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A Comparative Analysis on the Effect of Poultry Manure and Pig Manure on Cabbage Yield Around Kabale University. by Amanya, Pride

“…The pig manure treatment produced a moderate average cabbage weight of 2.86 kg, outperforming the control but falling short of poultry manure. …”
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Assessing the Accessibility and Utilization of Agricultural Credit Facilities in Ruhinda Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Tukahirwa, Horus

“…Despite this, overall satisfaction with the credit facilities was moderate, indicating a need for improvement in service delivery. …”
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Preparation of Laundry Soap from Palm Oil and Lye from Ash of Dry Eucalyptus Tree. by Bwambale, Gerald

“…This suggests that the soap's white color results from bleaching the oil sample, and that the soap's hardness is caused by a high concentration of K+ ions in the manufactured soap, as evidenced by the emulsification test results (observed), foam test results (form lightly with moderate persistence), and foam height measurements (1.1 cm). …”
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