The chronic need to improve the management of pain by Eldon Tunks

“…Sixty-eight per cent of the respondents thought that moderate to severe chronic pain was not well managed in Canada. …”
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Older adults’ Internet use behavior and its association with accelerometer-derived physical activity by Yen-Yu Chung, Jiaren Chen, Mei-Chun Lin, Ruo-Lan Liu, Jenn-Bang Wu, Hsin-Chang Tsai, Ting-Fu Lai, Ting-Fu Lai, Yung Liao, Yung Liao, Jong-Hwan Park, Jong-Hwan Park, Jong-Hwan Park

“…We measured PA using a triaxial accelerometer, step counts, and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA). We measured Internet use via a self-report questionnaire, separated by frequency of use into high, moderate, and low or no use. …”
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Related-factors of social support for students’ physical activity in a network perspective by Naildo Santos Silva, Júlio Brugnara Mello, Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Jorge Mota, Adroaldo Cezar Araújo Gaya, Anelise Reis Gaya

“… This study investigates the relationship between social support and moderate to vigorous physical activity, as well as the possible relationships between social support and socioeconomic status, gender and body mass index. …”
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Impact on clinical outcomes, surgical interventions, anaesthetic decisions and complication rates following implementation of the NICE obstructive sleep apnoea guidelines during pr... by Gabrielle Shaw, Ricki Leggatt, Paige Roberts, Amanda Peace Witton, Nicole Moll, Akshay Dwarakanath

“…Diagnosis of moderate/severe OSA had an impact on the surgical decision (P < 0.0001, odds ratio (OR) = 3.79, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.39–6.02). …”
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Safety and Selection Criteria of Single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb for Upper Limb Paralysis After Stroke: A Phase I Trial by Hiroshi OHMAE, Taku MATSUDA, Maki FUJIMOTO, Yuka NAKANOWATARI, Megumi YAMADA, Nori SATO, Kimiko UMEMURA, Ryoma MORIGAKI, Tetsuya MATSUURA, Yasushi TAKAGI

“…These findings suggest that HAL-SJ is both safe and feasible, particularly for individuals with moderate paralysis.…”
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Predictive performance of oximetry in detecting sleep apnea in surgical patients with cardiovascular risk factors. by Rida Waseem, Matthew T V Chan, Chew Yin Wang, Edwin Seet, Frances Chung

“…The optimal cut-off for predicting moderate-to-severe and severe OSA was ODI ≥15 events/hour. …”
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Analyzing the Effect of Structural Differentiation and Inter-Organizational Relations on Organizational Ambidexterity with an Emphasis on the Mediating Role of the Organizational P... by Peyman Akbari, Ali Karimi, Ibrahim Aeini

“…Also, inter-organizational relations have a direct, important, and moderate impact on the organizational context and ambidexterity, respectively; the direct and indirect effects are substantial and moderate. …”
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SALIVARY FUNCTION AND BIOMARKER PROFILES IN RELATION TO ORAL HEALTH IN PATIENTS WITH PRE-DIALYSIS CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE by Georgiana Florentina Gheorghe, Laura Iosif, Oana Elena Amza, Bogdan Dimitriu, Liliana Gârneaţâ, Alexandra Ripszky Totan, Ana Maria Cristina Ţâncu

“…Moderate or severe periodontal disease was observed in 45.1% (19.6% moderate, 25.5% severe), while median CAL and PD indicated moderate periodontal health. …”
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A study comparing the effectiveness of ondansetron versus ondansetron combined with dexamethasone for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic surgeries by Rajan B. Pandya, Deepika Sathe, Ankita Joshi, Vishwas Sathe

“…Mild, moderate, and severe vomiting were inconsequential in both groups at 4 h, but Group O showed a higher incidence of mild and moderate vomiting at 24 h. …”
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Heavy Users, Mobile Gamers, and Social Networkers: Patterns of Objective Smartphone Use in Parents of Infants and Associations With Parent Depression, Sleep, Parenting, and Problem... by Brandon T. McDaniel, Jenny Radesky, Jessica Pater, Adam M. Galovan, Annalise Harrison, Victor Cornet, Lauren Reining, Alexandria Schaller, Michelle Drouin

“…We utilized latent profile analysis to identify profiles of users, revealing five user types: Moderate User Social Networkers (37%), followed by Moderate User Gamers (20%), Moderate User Video Chatters (17%), Low Users (15%), and Heavy Users (11%). …”
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Association of Questionnaire‐Assessed Fall Risk With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure and Therapeutic Inertia Among Older Adults by Grant T. Hiura, Talar W. Markossian, Beatrice D. Probst, Katherine Habicht, Holly J. Kramer

“…Baseline mean age was 73.0 years (standard deviation [SD] 5.6), 43.3% were men and questionnaire‐assessed fall risk severity was low in 73.6%, moderate in 14.3%, and high in 12.2%. Compared to low fall risk, the adjusted odds of uncontrolled BP during a clinic visit were 0.97 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.06) and 0.90 (95% CI: 0.82, 0.98) with moderate and high fall risk, respectively. …”
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Determining an optimal case definition using mid-upper arm circumference with or without weight for age to identify childhood wasting in the Philippines. by Lyle Daryll Dimaano Casas, Jhanna Uy, Eldridge Ferrer, Charmaine Duante, Paluku Bahwere, Rene Gerard Galera, Alice Nkoroi, Behzad Noubary, Mueni Mutunga, Sanele Nkomani, Roland Kupka, Valerie Gilbert Ulep

“…Instead, the optimal MUAC cutoff for severe and moderate wasting were <13.6cm (sensitivity: 62%; specificity: 76%; AUROC: 0.690) and 14.0cm (sensitivity: 80%; specificity: 67%; AUROC: 0.737). …”
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A Comparison of Pitching Biomechanics and Sport Specialization in High School Pitchers by Tyler J. Hamer, Adam B. Rosen, Samuel J. Wilkins, Kristen F. Nicholson, Garrett S. Bullock, Brian A. Knarr

“…Sport specialization was based off current guidelines and categorized as low-, moderate-, and high-level specialized based upon self-reported outcomes. …”
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STATUS EKOSISTEM PESISIR BAGI PERENCANAAN TATA RUANG WILAYAH PESISIR DI KAWASAN TELUK AMBON by YULIA Asyiawati, FREDINAN YULIANDA, ROKHMIN DAHURI, SANTUN R.P. SITORUS, SETYO BUDI SUSILO

“…Of the three scenarios, the scenario chosen for the land use planning policy in Ambon Bay Areas in the future is to use the moderate scenario. The simulation results moderate scenario, the status of coastal ecosystems is improved from the criteria of the coastal ecosystem damaged by coastal ecosystems index 44,44% in 2008 turned into good condition with the index of coastal ecosystems 88,89% in 2029 …”
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Physical activity, sedentary time and bone tissue: effects of an 8-months interdisciplinary program with overweight/obese children by Júlio Brugnara Mello, Luís Filipe Gomes Barbosa Pereira de Lemos, Luísa Maria Aires, Gustavo Silva, Rafael Miranda Tassitano, Jorge Augusto Mota, Anelise Reis Gaya, Clarice Maria De Lucena Martins

“… Moderate to vigorous physical activity plays a recognized osteogenic effect on bone. …”
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Reasoning and interpretation cognitive biases related to psychotic characteristics: An umbrella-review. by Crystal Samson, Audrey Livet, Andy Gilker, Stephane Potvin, Veronik Sicard, Tania Lecomte

“…Moderate quality evidence with medium to large effect sizes were found for jumping to conclusion biases when clinical samples with psychosis were compared to controls, when using data-gathering tasks. …”
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Daily Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with COPD Using Spirometry Data from Canadian Measures Health Survey by P. Bernard, G. Hains-Monfette, S. Atoui, G. Moullec

“…However, moderate to severe COPD participants (stages ≥2) had a significantly lower daily time spent in PA of moderate and vigorous intensity level compared to controls. …”
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Limb-belt resisted sprint training improves physical fitness and ball-throw velocity in pubertal handball players by Emna Makni, Firas Zghal, Raouf Hammami, Mohamed Abdelkader, Raghad Tarwneh, Mohamed Elloumi

“…NST improved only the change of direction performances (moderate). Between-groups comparison revealed that BRST improved all testing performances, except change of direction, compared with NST (large) and improved 30-m sprint, CMJFA, FJT and handball-throw velocity performance compared with VRST (moderate-to-large). …”
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The relationship of aerobic exercises and body weight reduction among regular physical fitness participants by Biruk Sorate

“…Both groups participated in high intensity and moderate intensity aerobics exercise in their respective groups three days per week for three consecutive months. …”
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Changes in event soil moisture-temperature coupling can intensify very extreme heat beyond expectations by Douglas Maraun, Reinhard Schiemann, Albert Ossó, Martin Jury

“…Here, we use three Earth System Model large ensembles to assess whether very extreme heat events respond differently to global warming than moderate extreme events. We find that the warming signal of very extreme heat can be amplified or dampened substantially compared to moderate extremes. …”
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