Evaluation of Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Production among Clinical Strain Isolated from Medical Devices by Veronica Folliero, Gianluigi Franci, Federica Dell’Annunziata, Rosa Giugliano, Francesco Foglia, Rossella Sperlongano, Anna De Filippis, Emiliana Finamore, Massimiliano Galdiero

“…All biofilm producing isolates were sensitive to a limited spectrum of antibiotic classes. All moderate and strong biofilm producers and 81% of weak biofilm producers were Multidrug Resistance (MDR) strains. …”
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Immunological Dynamics Associated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies in Naive and Experimented HCV Chronic-Infected Patients by Grenda Leite Pereira, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Walter Luiz Lima Neves, Pedro Vieira da Silva Neto, Priscila Sarmento de Souza, Juliana dos Santos Affonso, Keyla Santos de Sousa, Jéssica Albuquerque da Silva, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Flamir da Silva Victoria, Marilu Barbieri Victoria, Adriana Malheiro

“…Before treatment, correlations in the naive HCV group demonstrated a mix of inflammatory response occurring with moderate correlations between chemokines, inflammatory cytokines, and Th2 profile, with a strong regulation between IL-10 and IL-17A. …”
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Effects of Prone Positioning for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Pulmonary Contusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Xiaoyi Liu, Hui Liu, Shilian Liu, Wenlai Zhou, Qing Lan, Jun Duan, Xue Li, Xiangde Zheng

“…Among PC cases with moderate to severe ARDS, PP can correct hypoxemia more quickly, improve Crs, reduce atelectasis, increase the extubation rate, shorten mechanical ventilation time and length of ICU stay, and reduce mortality.…”
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Probiotic Therapy as an Adjuvant in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: An Innovative Approach by Liliana Sachelarie, Ioana Scrobota, Ioana Romanul, Raluca Iurcov, Georgiana Ioana Potra Cicalau, Liana Todor

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: In this pilot study, 80 patients with moderate-to-severe periodontitis were assigned to two groups. …”
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Real-World Health Care Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Spain by Jordi Antón, Estefania Moreno Ruzafa, Mireia Lopez Corbeto, Rosa Bou, Judith Sánchez Manubens, Sonia Carriquí Arenas, Joan Calzada Hernández, Violetta Bittermann, Carolina Estepa Guillén, Juan Mosquera Angarita, Lucía Rodríguez Díez, Estíbaliz Iglesias, Miguel Marti Masanet, Berta Lopez Montesinos, Maria I. González Fernández, Alfonso de Lossada, Carmen Peral, Mónica Valderrama, Noelia Llevat, María Montoro Álvarez, Immaculada Calvo Penadés

“…**Objective:** To assess the direct healthcare, indirect resource utilization, and associated cost of moderate-to-severe JIA in children in routine clinical practice in Spain. …”
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Hubungan Derajat Keasaman Cairan Lambung dengan Derajat Dispepsia pada Pasien Dispepsia Fungsional by Emil Prasetyo Muhammad, Arina Widya Murni, Delmi Sulastri, Saptino Miro

“…The results showed 51.4% of patients with functional dyspepsia had hyperacidity gastric juice, 57.1% had moderate-to-severe dyspepsia level, and show a strong enough correlation with the rate of significance  0.029 (p &lt; 0.05).There was a significant correlation between the gastric juice acidity with dyspepsia level of functional dyspepsia patients. …”
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Cytotoxicity Potentials of Eleven Bangladeshi Medicinal Plants by Amina Khatun, Mahmudur Rahman, Tania Haque, Md. Mahfizur Rahman, Mahfuja Akter, Subarna Akter, Afrin Jhumur

“…All the extracts showed potent to moderate cytotoxicity ranging from LC50 2 to 115 µg/mL. …”
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Expression and correlation of endoglin, sEndoglin, and MMP-14 on preeclampsia placenta by Febriana Catur Iswanti, Ninik Mudjihartini, Reni Paramita, Yuditiya Purwosunu, Ani Retno Prijanti

“…All parameters showed a gradual decrease with advancing gestational age. sEndoglin and MMP-14 demonstrated a strong positive correlation (r = 0.658, p < 0.001), while endoglin and MMP-14 exhibited a moderate positive correlation (r = 0.554, p < 0.001). …”
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Kejadian Gangguan Depresi pada Penderita HIV/AIDS yang Mengunjungi Poli VCT RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari - September 2013 by Yaslinda Yaunin, Rudi Afriant, Nurul Maulidya Hidayat

“…Djamil Padang in January-September 2013 are not experiencing depression, representing 44,2% and 55,8% for depressive disorder which is mild depression only obtained 25,6%, moderate depression 11,6%, severe depression 4,7%, and very severe depression 14%. …”
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The Combined Effect of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Metabolic Syndrome on Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Females in Eastern China by Da-Zhi Chen, Qiao-Mai Xu, Xiao-Xin Wu, Chao Cai, Ling-Jian Zhang, Ke-Qing Shi, Hong-Ying Shi, Lan-Juan Li

“…The relationship between NAFLD and MetS and osteoporosis was assessed in 938 postmenopausal female participants. Moderate and severe NAFLDs were combined as significant NAFLD (SNAFLD). …”
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Assessment of environmental impacts of heavy metal pollution in rice in Nanning, China by Jing Zhang, Peng Li, Siyan Li, Zhongqi Lyu

“…The survey shows that the heavy metal pollution of rice is moderate, especially cadmium pollution is more serious, but the risk of environmental factors in the Nanning area has a small impact on the overall safety and quality of rice, which is still within the controllable range. …”
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A high fraction of inspired oxygen does not mitigate atelectasis-induced lung tissue hypoxia or injury in experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome by Kentaro Tojo, Takuya Yazawa

“…They were allocated to the low, moderate, and high FIO2 groups with FIO2 of 30, 60, and 100%, respectively, a day after LPS injection. …”
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Electrogastrogram-based detection of cybersickness with the application of wavelet transformation and machine learning: A case study by Ilija V. Tanasković, Nenad B. Popović, Jaka J. Sodnik, Sašo J. Tomažič, Nadica S. Miljković

“…Results and discussion: The analysis reveals no significant differences across EGG channels and moderate to low linear correlation between channel pairs. …”
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Intensive critical care and management of asthmatic and smoker patients in COVID-19 infection by Lu Dongming, Yaqoob Obaid, Kumar Manish, Kushwah Ajay Singh, Sharma Rahul Kumar, Kumar Devinder, Mavai Yogendra, Khan Rukaiya

“…., bronchodilators, 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors), which may be accessed to deal with mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 indications. People with asthma may have more severe COVID-19 symptoms, which may lead to a worsening of their condition. …”
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Effect of oral potassium supplementation on urinary potassium excretion and its diagnostic value for primary aldosteronism by Ke Zhang, Xiyun Deng, Zhuoran Li, Chen Yi, Jianqiong Kong, Yunhong Wang

“…Both 24 h UK and USR after repletion predicted PA with moderate-to-high accuracy (AUC = 0.808 for both). The optimal cutoff of 24 h UK and USR after supplementation were 51 mmol/24 h and 17.43 L/24 h. …”
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Genomic selection for resistance to one pathogenic strain of Vibrio splendidus in blue mussel Mytilus edulis by Munusamy Ajithkumar, Jonathan D’Ambrosio, Marie-Agnès Travers, Romain Morvezen, Lionel Degremont

“…Heritability for resistance to V. splendidus was moderate ranging from 0.22 to 0.31 for a pedigree-based model and from 0.28 to 0.36 for a genomic-based model.DiscussionGWAS revealed the polygenic architecture of the resistance trait in the blue mussel. …”
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Posterior instrumented correction and fusion of Scheuermann´s results in physiological reconstruction of sagittal alignment and excellent overall clinical outcome- clinical trail o... by M.-L. Jensch, U. Platz, M. Quante, M. Köszegvary, B. Thomsen, J. Gliemroth, C. Berlin, H. Halm

“…Complication rate was moderate and risk of PJF after PSF low.…”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Associated Factors among School Children in Wondo District, Ethiopia by Mustafa Geleto Ansha, Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Ephrem Girma

“…The prevalence of S. mansoni was moderate as per the World Health Organization standard, since it was in the range of 10%–50%. …”
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Quantitative Characterization for the Micronanopore Structures of Terrestrial Shales with Different Lithofacies Types: A Case Study of the Jurassic Lianggaoshan Formation in the So... by Weiwei Liu, Kun Zhang, Qianwen Li, Zhanhai Yu, Sihong Cheng, Jiayi Liu, Pei Liu, Fengli Han, Liangyi Tang, Zhengwei Li, Xuejiao Yuan, Yiming Yang, Yao Zeng, Chen Zhang

“…In addition, terrestrial shales are generally featured with high thickness, multiple layers, high TOC content, ideal organic matter types, and moderate thermal evolution, laying a solid material foundation for hydrocarbon generation. …”
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Genetic Parameters of Semen Traits and Their Correlations with Conformation Traits in Chinese Holstein Bulls by Xiao Wang, Jian Yang, Jie Xue, Miao Zhang, Fan Zhang, Kun Wang, Yanqin Li, Yuanpei Zhang, Xiaoping Wu, Feng Wang, Xiuxin Zhao, Junqing Ni, Yabin Ma, Rongling Li, Lingling Wang, Guosheng Su, Yundong Gao, Jianbin Li

“…Phenotypic correlations between SC and SVPE, SCPE, TNS, and TNMS were 0.35, 0.35, 0.48, and 0.42, respectively. In summary, the moderate or high heritability of semen traits indicates that genetic improvement of semen quality by selection is feasible, where SC could be a useful trait for indirect selection or as correlated information to improve semen quantity and production in the practical bull breeding programs.…”
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