The influence of different forms of apple products on all-cause mortality in patients with hypertension by Chuang Sun, Yingying Chen, Yue Guan, Yiming Zeng, Jie Li, Liang Chen

“…However, the consumption of apple juice (HR = 1.02, 95% CI: 0.67–1.56, p = 0.930) and sauce (HR = 1.28, 95% CI: 0.59–2.74, p = 0.531) tended to increase the risk of death in patients with hypertension, although this study did not obtain a statistically result.ConclusionModerate consumption of whole apples is associated with a reduced risk of all-cause death in patients with hypertension, whereas apple juice and sauce may increase the risk of death.…”
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Rasch Model Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Students by Noorellah Yousefi, Alireza Pirkhaefi

“…The item difficulty index was determined to be at a moderate level, ranging from -0.2008 to 0.1486. The results of the item characteristic curves indicated that all items demonstrated good suitability. …”
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A National Baseline Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines Using Stratified Two-Step Systematic Cluster Sampling Design by Lydia Leonardo, Pilarita Rivera, Ofelia Saniel, Elena Villacorte, May Antonnette Lebanan, Bobby Crisostomo, Leda Hernandez, Mario Baquilod, Edgardo Erce, Ruth Martinez, Raman Velayudhan

“…The purpose of the survey was to stratify the provinces according to prevalence of schistosomiasis such as high, moderate, and low prevalence which in turn would be used as basis for the intervention program to be implemented. …”
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The Importance of Upper Body Strength Testing and Training For Performance of High-Intensity Actions in Professional Soccer Players: A Survey Exploring Perceptions and Current Prac... by Ivan Curovic, David Grecic, David Rhodes, Jill Alexander, Damian James Harper

“…Notably, however, surveyed coaches overwhelmingly use moderate resistance in their sessions (100%) without substantial emphasis on high-velocity contractions (64%). …”
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GOVERNANCE MATTERS: INSIGHTS INTO EUROPEAN UNION FUND ABSORPTION ACROSS SUCCESSIVE MULTIANNUAL FINANCIAL FRAMEWORKS by Diana BĂLAN, Ana-Cristina NICOLESCU

“…Intermediate clusters with a moderate level of all indicators – such as Italy and Spain – oscillate between the groups in which they are located, which reveals both periods of progress and stagnation. …”
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Higher detectability of amyloid with phenol Congo red compared with alkaline Congo red by Marta Legatowicz-Koprowska, Justyna Szczygieł, Małgorzata Mańczak, Ewa Walczak

“…The percentage agreement between the staining methods was 83%, with the Cohen’s κ coefficient value of 0.60 (95% CI: 0.52–0.69), which corresponds to moderate agreement according to Fleiss. Additional immunohistochemical amyloid typing, conducted in ACR(–) and PHCR(+) specimens, yielded conclusive results in 82% of cases. …”
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Dietary Niacin Requirement of Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab, Eriocheir sinensis by Xuran Liu, Wenlong Wan, Mengge Li, Jiayuan Shi, Jie Xu, Zihan Zhou, Anran Wang, Shuyan Miao

“…Moreover, dietary niacin significantly affected the intestinal histomorphology of crabs, including the number of folds (NF), height of folds (HF), height of microvillus (HMV), and thickness of muscularis (TM) (p<0.05). Additionally, moderate dietary niacin levels significantly affected the nonspecific immune responses of crabs, by improving the activity of catalase (CAT), glutathione s-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), and total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD) (p<0.05). …”
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Construction of a prediction and visualization system for cognitive impairment in elderly COPD patients based on self-assigning feature weights and residual evolution model by Wenwen Cheng, Chen Yu, Xiaohui Liu

“…BackgroundAssessing cognitive function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is crucial for ensuring treatment efficacy and avoiding moderate cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. We aimed to build better machine learning models and provide useful tools to provide better guidance and assistance for COPD patients' treatment and care.MethodsA total of 863 COPD patients from a local general hospital were collected and screened, and they were separated into two groups: cognitive impairment (356 patients) and cognitively normal (507 patients). …”
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The relationship between intrinsic capacity and functional ability in older adults by Somayeh Ahmadi, Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar, Kazem Malakouti, Mojtaba Azadbakht

“…Conclusion Age and TUG could only weakly explain ADL changes, while vision, hand grip strength, cognition, and age had moderate predictive ability of IADL. Therefore, by assessing these predictors, we can predict disability before it occurs and make necessary interventions.…”
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Accuracy of Estimating Periodontitis and Its Risk Association Using Partial-Mouth Recordings for Surveillance Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yasmine N. Alawaji, Abdulsalam Alshammari, Jolanta Aleksejuniene

“…The studies had a considerable degree of heterogeneity, along with a moderate risk of bias and applicability concerns. Several factors influenced the accuracy or precision of using PRPs, including the age, distribution of periodontitis in the studied population, PRP selection, total PRP sites, the threshold for minimum sites with CAL, and the severity of periodontitis case definitions. …”
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Anemia during pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia-A birth registry-based cohort study. by Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Erik Eik Anda, Charlotta Rylander

“…Of 105,811 pregnant women with Hb measurements in the third trimester, 71.0% had no anemia; 20.9%, mild anemia; and 8.1%, moderate or severe anemia. The odds of post-delivery ICU admission did not increase linearly with decreasing Hb value (P for trend .13), and the relationship was inverse for preterm delivery (P for trend .01).…”
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The Relation between Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Ali Cengiz, Suat Konuk, Tuncer Tuğ

“…Between the groups of patients with OSAS, serum levels of PAPP-A in moderate group was significantly higher when compared with severe OSAS group (p<0.001). …”
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Review and Clinical Perspectives for the Use of Infliximab in Ulcerative Colitis by Remo Panaccione, Richard N Fedorak, Guy Aumais, Edmond-Jean Bernard, Charles N Bernstein, Alain Bitton, Ken Croitoru, Levinus A Dieleman, Robert Enns, Brian G Feagan, Denis Franchimont, Gordon R Greenberg, Anne-Marie Griffiths, John K Marshall, Pierre Pare, Sunil Patel, Robert Penner, Craig Render, Ernest Seidman, A Hillary Steinhart

“…Although the etiology of ulcerative colitis (UC) differs from that of Crohn’s disease, randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that infliximab is also beneficial for the treatment of moderate to severe UC in patients who are either intolerant of or refractory to immunosuppressant agents or steroids, or those who are steroid-dependent. …”
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Occlusion and Temporomandibular Function among Subjects with Mandibular Distal Extension Removable Partial Dentures by N. H. J. Creugers, D. J. Witter, A. Van 't Spijker, A. E. Gerritsen, C. M. Kreulen

“…Mandibular distal extension removable partial dentures in moderate shortened dental arches had no effects on occlusion and temporomandibular function.…”
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A Network Meta-Analysis to Compare Effectiveness of Baricitinib and Other Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Inadequate Response to Methotrexate by Walid Fakhouri, Xiaofei Wang, Inmaculada de La Torre, Claudia Nicolay

“…**Background/Objectives:** This article compares the effectiveness of baricitinib (BARI) 4 mg (oral, Janus kinase [JAK] 1/2 inhibitor) versus other targeted synthetic/biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, in combination with methotrexate (MTX), in moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis patients with inadequate response (IR) to MTX. …”
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Harnessing the diversity of a lettuce wild relative to identify anthocyanin-related genes transcriptionally responsive to drought stress by Inés Medina-Lozano, Inés Medina-Lozano, Jérôme Grimplet, Jérôme Grimplet, Aurora Díaz, Aurora Díaz

“…Some wild variants had high or moderate predicted impacts on the respective protein function: a transcription factor that responds to abiotic stresses, a heat shock protein involved in stomatal closure, and a phospholipase participating in anthocyanin accumulation under abiotic stress. …”
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Patients Walking Faster After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Have More Gait Asymmetry by Rachel J. Knobel, Naoaki Ito, Elanna K. Arhos, Jacob J. Capin, Thomas S. Buchanan, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“… # Results Weak to moderate positive correlations were observed for walking speed and all variables of interest in the contralateral knee (Pearson’s r=.301-.505, p≤0.01). …”
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Inflammatory lipid biomarkers and transplant-free mortality risk in hepatitis B-related cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy by Ke Shi, Xiaojing Wang, Zhang Yi, Yanqiu Li, Ying Feng, Xianbo Wang

“…Based on cutoff values for NHR and MELD, patients were classified into four risk subgroups: very-low (NHR &lt; 10 and MELD &lt;18), low (NHR ≥ 10 and MELD &lt;18), moderate (NHR &lt; 10 and MELD ≥18), and high (NHR ≥ 10 and MELD ≥18). …”
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Effect of β-blocker on clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective propensity-matched study by Yaxin Zhang, Tingting Liu, Wenwen Ji, Guangdong Wang

“…However, no significant benefit was observed in patients with moderate TBI (GCS 9–12). This therapy may also prolong hospital and ICU stays.…”
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Fabrication of antibacterial bio‐composite from polyvinyl alcohol incorporated with Azadirachta indica by Md. Tanvir Hossain, Md. Abdus Shahid

“…The SEM image revealed that the surface of the produced PVA and neem bio‐composite (PNBC) exhibited a moderate texture and porosity of 11.13% and 9.25%, respectively. …”
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