Study on strength properties of lightweight foamed composite with 0.6% volume fraction treated kenaf fibre by Chong Hao Yee Richmond, Lim Siong Kang, Yew Ming Kun, Lim Jee Hock

“…By the 28-day mark, the compressive strength of LFC-TKF 0.6 showed a moderate improvement of 4%, while the flexural and splitting tensile strengths significantly increased by 56% and 62%, respectively, compared to LFC-Control. …”
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Spinach powder as soil conditioner enhances physiochemical properties of soil and growth characteristics of Solanum melongena by Hifza Javed, shazia Iram, Barira Bilal, Tehreem Tassawar

“…The organic carbon content was 56% with moderate amount of micronutrients like calcium, magnesium and iron. …”
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Rheology of concentrated crystal suspensions: sucrose fondants as hard particles in soft matter by Hannah M. Hartge, Hannah M. Hartge, Eckhard Flöter, Thomas A. Vilgis

“…The observed strain softening and structure rebuilding are explained by rearrangement of the crystals: Under moderate strain amplitudes, friction and collisions are minimized, with a larger optimization potential for larger dispersities. …”
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Destination Service Quality and Destination Image To Enhance Revisit Intention: Role of Perceive Risk in Post-Covid-19 Era by Lia Febria Lina, Berlintina Permatasari, Dian Novita, Angga Febrian

“…Tourists' perceived risk is examined as a moderating variable. Design/methodology/approach: This study used Quantitative method. …”
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Health-related quality of life and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Tanjina Rahman, Harun-Ur Rashid

“…Out of 430 patients, 77.9% were in moderate to advanced stage of CKD. Patients aged, occupation, income, co-morbidities such as diabetes or hypertension, medication used, and serum hemoglobin were found significantly (p <0.05) associated at different stages of CKD. …”
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Investigation of biocompatibility and antibacterial properties of electrospun chitosan/ polyethylene oxide -based scaffolds containing propolis extract against Enterococcus faecali... by Sayed Reza Ebrahimi, Mohammad Nikbakht, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Abolfazl Gholipour, Mitra Bagheri, Majid Validi

“…The nanofiber scaffolds also demonstrated moderate antibiofilm activity against S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and E. faecalis, while displaying a weaker antibiofilm effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Tissue Culture Plate test. …”
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A Study to Assess Resilience and Empathy among the BSc Nursing Students by S. Anand, K. R. Anoopa, J. P Haripriya

“…More than 50% of the participants had average resilience and moderate empathy. The mean resilience score was 65.5 and the mean empathy score was 50.25. …”
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Environmental sensitivity of flash flood hazard using geospatial techniques by H.T. Abdel Hamid, W. Wenlong, L. Qiaomin

“…Based on the proposed model, about 75.56 Km² (12.26 %), 156.14 Km² (25.33%), 169.89 Km² (27.56 %), 141.40 Km² (22.94 %) and 73.50 Km² (11.92 %); were classified as no susceptible, low susceptible, high susceptible, moderate susceptible and very highly susceptible to flooding. …”
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AUDIOMETRIC PROFILE AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING IMPAIRMENT IN ADULTS AT NANGARHAR UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL by Abdul Azeem Rasouli, Mohammad Azim Azimee, Fahima Azeem

“…Regarding the severity of hearing loss, 30.10% reported mild hearing loss (26-40 dB), whereas moderate hearing loss (41-55 dB) represented 32.25%. …”
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Controversies in the management of anti-TNF therapy in patients with Crohn’s disease: a Delphi consensus by Ignacio Marin-Jimenez, Guillermo Bastida, Daniel Carpio, Fernando Muñoz, Yago González-Lama, Elena Ricart, Daniel Ceballos, Daniel Ginard, Luis Menchen

“…Background Despite research, there are still controversial areas in the management of Crohn’s disease (CD).Objective To establish practical recommendations on using anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) drugs in patients with moderate-to-severe CD.Methods Clinical controversies in the management of CD using anti-TNF therapies were identified. …”
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Comparison of optical coherence tomography vs. fluorescein angiography-based macular neovascularization classifications in age-related macular degeneration by Gábor G. Deák, Klaudia Birner, Bianca S. Gerendas, Georgios Mylonas, Günther Weigert, Martin Michl, Irene Steiner, Ursula M. Schmidt-Erfurth

“…In conclusion, there was moderate agreement between FA and OCT classifications, and notable differences in fluid distribution among OCT types, suggesting potential for AI-guided MNV recognition in clinical settings.…”
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Adult BMI Change and Risk of Colon Cancer in Postmenopausal Women by Lyla Blake-Gumbs, Zhengyi Chen, Cheryl L. Thompson, Nathan A. Berger, Thomas C. Tucker, Li Li

“…We confirmed a previously reported association of adulthood weight gain and increased risk of colon cancer: compared to those with <5 kg/m2 change of BMI, women who reported moderate (5–10 kg/m2) and large (>10 kg/m2) BMI changes since their 20s had OR estimates of 1.54 (95% CI = 1.09–2.19) and 1.45 (95% CI = 0.90–2.33), respectively (P for trend = 0.05). …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of Low-Cost Posturography for Assessing Postural Stability Control Performance during Standing by Sumet Heamawatanachai, Witawit Wiriyasakunphan, Kanokwan Srisupornkornkool, Chaiyong Jorrakate

“…The low-cost posturography was accurate (ICC = 0.99, p<0.001; SEM = 0.003 cm) when compared to the true with calculated X and Y coordinates, with a moderate to excellent test-retest reliability for both COP displacement (ICCs ranged 0.62–0.91, p<0.05; SEMs ranged 17.92–25.77%) and COP velocity (ICCs ranged 0.62–0.91, p<0.05; SEMs ranged 18.09–27.69%) in all standing postural stability tests. …”
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GC-MS Analysis, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Extracts of the Aerial Parts of <i>Conyza sumatrensis</i> by Olapeju O Aiyelaagbe, Stephen O Oguntoye, Abdulmumeen A Hamid, Adebola M Ogundare, David B Ojo, Ajibola Ajao, Nurudeen O Owolabi

“…All the crude  extracts gave a clear zone of inhibition against the growth of the test bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomona aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Klebsiellae pneumonae) at moderate to high  concentrations, as well as test fungi (Candida albicans, Aspergillus niger, penicillium notatum and  Rhizopus stolonifer) at high concentration. …”
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Ecology of Indigenous Lactic Acid Bacteria along Different Winemaking Processes of Tempranillo Red Wine from La Rioja (Spain) by Lucía González-Arenzana, Pilar Santamaría, Rosa López, Carmen Tenorio, Isabel López-Alfaro

“…Although the clonal diversity of O. oeni strains was moderate, mixed populations were observed, becoming at least one strain with distinct PFGE profile the main responsible for MLF. …”
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Potential of Duckweed (Lemna minor) for the Phytoremediation of Landfill Leachate by M. K. Daud, Shafaqat Ali, Zohaib Abbas, Ihsan Elahi Zaheer, Muhammad Ahsan Riaz, Afifa Malik, Afzal Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Shui Jin Zhu

“…The value of bioconcentration factor (BCF) was less than 1 with the maximum figure for copper (0.84) and lead (0.81), showing that the plant is a moderate accumulator for these heavy metals. Duckweed (L. minor) appeared as a sustainable alternative candidate and is recommended for the treatment of landfill leachate waste water contaminants.…”
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Serum Levels of TNF-α, IL-12/23 p40, and IL-17 in Psoriatic Patients with and without Nail Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Aikaterini Kyriakou, Aikaterini Patsatsi, Timoleon-Achilleas Vyzantiadis, Dimitrios Sotiriadis

“…Biologics indicated for moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis are shown to be beneficial in nail disease. …”
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Characteristics of Nonmotor Symptoms in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy by Ruwei Ou, Wei Song, Qianqian Wei, Ke Chen, Bei Cao, Yanbing Hou, Bi Zhao, Huifang Shang

“…The “attention/memory” domain in PSP had a significant but weak-to-moderate correlation with age (R=0.387, P=0.046) and onset age (R=0.406, P=0.036). …”
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The Role of Digital Fluorescence in Acne Vulgaris: Correlation of Ultraviolet Red Fluorescence with the Severity of Acne Vulgaris by Imam Budi Putra, Nelva K. Jusuf, Nani Kumala Dewi

“…From 45 participants, majority had moderate acne (64.4%), followed by severe (24.5%) and mild acne (11.1%). …”
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The use of dance to improve the health and wellbeing of older adults: A global scoping review of research trials. by Martha Waugh, Gregory Youdan, Courtney Casale, Rachel Balaban, Emily S Cross, Dafna Merom

“…Less than 40% of health assessments showed positive change, with more consistent benefits to physical endurance, strength, and function, moderate impacts on psychosocial health, and limited benefits to cognitive and brain health, and falls and falls risk.…”
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