Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialised in palliative... by Corinna Bergelt, Karin Oechsle, Nele Harnischfeger, Hilke M Rath

“…Publication quality was overall moderate.Conclusions The empirically tested communication interventions on PC/EoL issues seem to effectively improve physicians’ communication. …”
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Glaucoma detection and staging from visual field images using machine learning techniques. by Nahida Akter, Jack Gordon, Sherry Li, Mikki Poon, Stuart Perry, John Fletcher, Thomas Chan, Andrew White, Maitreyee Roy

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 265 PD plots and 265 numerical datasets of Humphrey 24-2 VF images were collected from 119 normal and 146 glaucomatous eyes to train the DL models to classify the images into four groups: normal, early glaucoma, moderate glaucoma, and advanced glaucoma. The two popular pre-trained DL models: ResNet18 and VGG16, were used to train the PD images using five-fold cross-validation (CV) and observed the performance using balanced, pre-augmented data (n = 476 images), imbalanced original data (n = 265) and feature extraction. …”
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Diversity of new Russian bread wheat cultivars according to leaf rust resistance genes by E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk, V. V. Veselova, R. E. Smirnova, E. V. Zuev, A. G. Khakimova, O. P. Mitrofanova

“…‘Khamdan’, ‘Sharm’ and ‘Omskaya 44’; moderate resistance (score 2, 2+) by ‘Albidum 2030’. …”
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Dosimetry and Comparison between Different CT Protocols (Low Dose, Ultralow Dose, and Conventional CT) for Lung Nodules’ Detection in a Phantom by Cleverson Alex Leitão, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Priscilla Tazoniero, Danny Warszawiak, Cristian Saievicz, Rosangela Requi Jakubiak, Dante Luiz Escuissato

“…The detection rate of nodules with CT attenuation values lower than −600 HU was also different when comparing all protocols against CCT (p<0.001 to p=0.007). There was at least moderate agreement between observers in all protocols (κ-value >0.41). …”
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Mechanical behaviour of micro-alloyed steels with vanadium for rail axles by D.E.P. Klenam, L.H. Chown, M.J. Papo, L.A. Cornish

“…The normalised and air-cooled and the normalised and furnace-cooled steels showed moderate strengths with elongations between 17% and 19% due to the ferrite-bainite or ferrite-pearlite microstructures. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Transdermal Buprenorphine versus Oral Tramadol/Acetaminophen in Patients with Persistent Postoperative Pain after Spinal Surgery by Jae Hyup Lee, Jin-Hyok Kim, Jin-Hwan Kim, Hak-Sun Kim, Woo-Kie Min, Ye-Soo Park, Kyu-Yeol Lee, Jung-Hee Lee

“…This study compared the efficacy and safety of buprenorphine transdermal system (BTDS) to oral tramadol/acetaminophen (TA) in Korean patients with persistent, moderate pain following spinal surgery. Methods. Open-label, interventional, randomized multicenter study. …”
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Clinicopathological Analysis and Surgical Outcome of Eyelid Malignancies: A Study of 332 Cases by Syeed Mehbub Ul Kadir, Mukti Rani Mitra, Riffat Rashid, Murtuza Nuruddin, Md. Kamrul Hassan Khan, Golam Haider, Mst. Sayedatun Nessa

“…A new reconstruction method named triangular-shaped musculocutaneous tail flap was performed in 33 (11%) patients to reconstruct the moderate eyelid defect following local resection. Conclusion. …”
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Risk of suicide in a sample of Egyptian high school adolescent students: a cross-sectional study by Eman S. Rabie, Marwa Soltan, Hanan Elrassas, Atteya Khairy, Moatazbellah I. Ali

“…Results from the Arabic version of GHQ_28 survey showed that 17.54% of the assessed students had a moderate to high risk of having a mental illness issue (scores < 7). …”
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Disparities in response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines according to sex and age: A systematic review by Michelle Bachmann, Nejla Gültekin, Zeno Stanga, Jan S. Fehr, Ismail I. Ülgür, Patricia Schlagenhauf

“…Comparing the sexes reveals that higher immunological responses were induced in females, and mild to moderate adverse effects (such as injection site discomfort, exhaustion, and headaches) were also more frequently reported in women. …”
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Evaluation of Astigmatic Correction Using Vector Analysis after Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Phacoemulsification and Intrastromal Arcuate Keratotomy by Su Young Moon, Ho Seok Chung, Jae Hyuck Lee, So Young Park, Hun Lee, Jae Young Kim, Hungwon Tchah

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate astigmatic correction in patients with mild to moderate astigmatism after combined femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS) and intrastromal arcuate keratotomy (ISAK), using vector analysis. …”
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Knowledge, Awareness, and Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students of Biomedical Faculties: A Cross-Sectional Study by Bruno Špiljak, Luka Šimunović, Ana Marija Miličević, Marko Granić, Lana Bergman, Jasminka Peršec

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Biomedical students demonstrated moderate knowledge about COVID-19, with a clear link between scientific literacy and more informed, less stigmatizing attitudes. …”
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Forest management interventions affect the trade-offs of multiple vegetation and soil ecosystem services in walnut forests in the Taihang Mountains, China by Xin Li, Yanmei Chen, Qianyuan Liu, Yanan Liu

“…The highest ESs composite value (ESs = 0.5655) and the lowest average trade-off value (RMSD = 0.149) were observed in walnut forests with clearing of shrubs and grasses. (2) Most paired ESs exhibited moderate or high trade-offs with each other, but differences existed between the walnut forests and the original shrub-grassland. …”
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Quality of bread rolls fortified with date fruit pomace: Structure, proximate composition, staling, and sensory evaluation by Alaa Almoumen, Huda Mohamed, Bhawna Sobti, Mutamed Ayyash, Rabih Kamleh, Ali H. Al-Marzouqi, Afaf Kamal-Eldin

“…Despite these changes, the rolls were acceptable in a consumer test, especially at moderate fibre levels. Therefore, the date fruit high fibre dietary ingredient holds promise for incorporation into bread-making processes to enhance daily fibre intake.…”
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Potentiodynamic Corrosion Behavior and Microstructural Characteristics of Pulsed CMT-Welded AA2014-T6 Aluminium Alloy Joints: Effect of PWHT by A. Padma Rao, Manzoor Hadi, C. Rajendran, Sonar Tushar, Mikhail Ivanov, P. Senthil Kumar, V. Murali Krishna

“…Results disclosed that the PCMT joints subjected to the potentiodynamic corrosion test in NaCl solution of pH-4, pH-7, and pH-11 disclosed very low, moderate, and extremely high pitting corrosion, respectively. …”
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Identifying Who Benefits the Most from a Community Health Worker-Led Multicomponent Intervention for Hypertension by Meng Pan, Andrea Beratarrechea, Rosana Poggio, Hua He, Chung-Shiuan Chen, Jing Chen, Vilma Irazola, Adolfo Rubinstein, Jiang He, Katherine T. Mills

“…Among intervention participants, 20.2% had no BP response (BP change < −4 mmHg), 41.3% had a moderate BP response (BP change: −4 mmHg to −24 mmHg), and 38.5% had a high BP response (BP change > −24 mmHg). …”
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Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students by Shahd Al-Najdi, Abdulla Mansoor, Ola Al Hayk, Najah Al-Hashimi, Kamran Ali, Alaa Daud

“…A purposive sampling method was used to recruit students from five healthcare disciplines- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences and Nursing- who had self-reported mild to moderate depressive symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21). …”
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Correlation of serum tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-4 and soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels with radiologic and clinical manifestations in active pulmonary tuberculosis by Levent Kart, Hakan Buyukoglan, Ishak O. Tekin, Remzi Altin, Zuhal Senturk, Inci Gulmez, Ramazan Demir, Mustafa Ozesmi

“…Patients were divided into four categories radiologically on chest X-ray (minimal, moderate-advanced, far-advanced and with miliary infiltration). …”
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Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments and Their Impact on Water Quality in Andean Micro-watersheds: A Study of the Colorado and Alajua Rivers in the Ambato River Watershed, Tungurahu... by Rodny Peñafiel, Fabián Rodrigo Morales-Fiallos, Bolivar Paredes-Beltran, Dilon Moya, Adriana Jacqueline Frias Carrion and Belén Moreano

“…Overall, both rivers exhibited contamination levels ranging from regular to moderate, as indicated by the calculated average Water Quality Indices (WQI), with certain areas showing slight contamination or meeting acceptable standards. …”
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Association of the body roundness index with chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation: findings based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2010 data by Yinda Wang, Fei Chen, Binzhong Zhang, Zhengwei Song

“…This study highlighted the potential significance of maintaining moderate BRI levels to improve bowel health and prevent diarrhea.…”
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Comparison of Patent Foramen Ovale Sizing by Transesophageal Echocardiography and Balloon Sizing in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Closure by Birgitte Carbuhn Larsen, MD, Martin Christian Harmsen, MD, Henrik Vase, MD, PhD, Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk, MD, DMSc, Asger Andersen, MD, PhD

“…Diverting patients according to the size of the PFO shunt was not statistically significant between PFO of moderate size compared, respectively, to a large and small PFO size. …”
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