Safety and efficacy of an Anti-CD20 Monoclonal antibody (RedituxTM) In Indian patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis by Arun Hegde, Vivek Vasdev, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Kavita Singh, Sivasami Kartik, Abhishek Kumar

“…Seventy-five percent patients showed an EULAR moderate response while 25% showed no EULAR response at 24 weeks posttreatment. …”
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Quality of Life and Level of Physical Activity In Students with and without Symptoms of Functional Dyspepsia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Surveyed with Questionnaire “7×7” (7 Sympt... by T. V. Zhestkova

“…Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract of mild to moderate severity occur in 23.9 % of students, with borderline symptoms registered with every second individual. 2. …”
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Gallbladder Carcinomas: An Immunoprognostic Evaluation of P53; Bcl-2; CEA and Alpha-Fetoprotein by R Kanthan, JM Radhi, SC Kanthan

“…However, in the invasive component, moderate to strong staining tumours, as seen in 15 (54%) cases, were associated with a mean survival of 8.8 months. …”
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Immunosuppression for adult steroid-dependent or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhi Yong Wong, Chiu Yee Teo, Yan Qi Fiona Wong, Ka Ting Ng, Soo Kun Lim

“…Patients receiving rituximab have a complete remission rate of 89% (95% CI = 83% to 94%; τ2 = 0.0070; I2 = 62%; overall p < 0.01, low certainty) and adverse event rate of 0.26, cyclosporine (CR 40%; 95% CI = 21% to 59%; τ2 = 0.0205; I2 = 55%; overall p = 0.08, low certainty), tacrolimus (CR 84%; 95% CI = 70% to 98%; τ2 = 0.0060; I2 = 33%; overall p = 0.21, moderate certainty), mycophenolate mofetil (CR 82%; 95% CI = 74% to 90%; τ2 < 0.0001; I2 = 15%; overall p = 0.32, moderate certainty) and cyclophosphamide (CR 79%; 95% CI = 69% to 89%; τ2 = 0; I2 = 0%; overall p = 0.52, moderate certainty).…”
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Social Support, Spiritual Well-Being, and Quality of Life Among MSM and Transgender Women Living with HIV in Rural Thailand by Anongluk Vongtree, Natawan Khumsaen, Wimonpan Sungsakul, Supannee Peawnalaw, Panarat Chenchob, Tassamon Namwong

“…Results: Social support was found to be at a moderate level, while SWB was high. Overall QOL was moderate. …”
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Evaluation of Contrast Sensitivity, Chromatic Vision, and Reading Ability in Patients with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma by Maria P. Bambo, Blanca Ferrandez, Noemi Güerri, Isabel Fuertes, Beatriz Cameo, Vicente Polo, Jose M. Larrosa, Elena Garcia-Martin

“…Significant and moderate Spearman correlations between visual field indexes and contrast sensitivity tests were detected. …”
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The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and its correlation with health beliefs among medical students by Mohammad Amiri, Zahra Mehmannavaz Mikal, Elham Sadeghi, Ahmad Khosravi

“…Furthermore, 161 (47.3%) were determined to have moderate levels of PTSD, while 99 (29%) had severe levels of PTSD. …”
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome: What Are the Reasons for Dissatisfaction with the Treatment of Patients and Doctors? (Based on the Experience of Medical Institutions of the Northwestern... by A. Yu. Baranovsky, T. V. Reshetova, I. S. Sakeyan

“…An anonymous survey was conducted in 422 patients with mild to moderate IBS. By assessing the number of people who noted the disappearance or significant decrease in the intensity of the main manifestations of the disease one and three months after treatment, the effectiveness of complex therapy was studied. …”
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Association of life’s essential 8 and inflammatory biomarkers with nutritional anemia in UK adults by Jingjing Wang, Xueting Qi, Guozheng Wang, Weijing Wang, Dongfeng Zhang

“…After adjusting for covariates, participants with moderate CVH and high CVH had a 44% and 54% lower risk of nutritional anemia (Moderate: hazard ratio [HR] 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.51–0.60; High: HR 0.46; 95% CI, 0.41–0.51), and a 46% and 54% lower risk of IDA (Moderate: HR 0.54; 95% CI, 0.50–0.59; High: HR 0.46; 95% CI, 0.41–0.51), respectively, compared to those with low CVH. …”
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Uji Kesesuaian Hasil Pemeriksaan Sedimen Urine Metode Shih-Yung pada Volume Urine 10 mL dan 5 mL by Putri Niawaty, Rikarni Rikarni, Dwi Yulia

“…Results: Agreement test of erythrocyte sediment examination using Shih-yung system in 10ml and 5mL urine volume were moderate significantly (κ=0.600; p<0.05), agreement of leukocyte sediment examination were moderate significantly (κ=0.571; p<0.05), and agreement of nonhialin cast examination were substantial significantly (κ=0.767; p<0.05). …”
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The relationship between physical activity, fatigue, sleep quality, and anxiety levels of students during the university examination period by Emine Baran, Ayşenur Yılmaz

“…Additionally, there was a moderate negative correlation between IPAQ scores and PSQI scores (-0.426, p=0.002), a moderate negative correlation between IPAQ scores and STAI-State (-0.435, p=0.001), and a weak negative correlation between IPAQ scores and STAI-Trait scores (-0.362, p=0.003). …”
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Mammography breast density assessment with Quantra artificial intelligence software: intra- and interobserver agreement with radiologists by Beatriz E. Gonzalez-Ulloa, Claudia B. Corona-Gonzalez, Rosa L. Molina-Gutierrez, Sofia Salas-Aguirre

“…The interobserver agreement between AI Quantra and the four HRs varied from slight to moderate for the four MBD categories and moderate to substantial for the two categories. …”
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Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Headache Impact, Anxiety, and Physical Activity Levels in Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache: An Observational Study by Ángel González de la Flor, Guillermo García Pérez de Sevilla, Diego Domíngez Balmaseda, Daniel Martín Vera, María Montero Martínez, Jose Ángel Del Blanco Muñiz

“…The HIT-6 (61.05±6.38) score showed significant moderate positive correlations with the ASI-3 score (17.64±16.22; r=0.47) and moderate negative correlations with the self-efficacy in the domains of pain management (31.9±10.28; r=−0.43) and coping with symptoms (53.81±14.19; r=−0.47). …”
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Application of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Rusle) Model to Assess Soil Erosion in “Kalu Ganga” River Basin in Sri Lanka by D. L. D. Panditharathne, N. S. Abeysingha, K. G. S. Nirmanee, Ananda Mallawatantri

“…Based on erosion estimates, the basin landscape was divided into four different erosion severity classes: very low, low, moderate, and high. About 1.68% of the areas (4714 ha) in the river basin were identified with moderate to high erosion severity (>5 t ha−1 year−1) class which urgently need measures to control soil erosion. …”
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Correlation between levels of physical activity, disease severity and pain intensity in women with fibromyalgia by Márcio Bruning, Jonato Prestes, Nuno Manuel Frade de Sousa, Gabriel Caetano Pereira, Fernanda Maria Borghi, Leonardo Pestillo de Oliveira

“…CONCLUSION: Sedentary women are severely impacted by the disease and may experience higher levels of pain. Weak to moderate correlations between physical activity levels, disease impact, and pain intensity suggest that engaging in physical activity at light and moderate intensities may be an important intervention in the management of FM.…”
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Nutritional Habits According to Gender, Stage of Exercise Behavior and BMI by Osman İmamoğlu, Tülin Atan

“…A total of 13 and below scores from the PNAQ are poor, 14-18 points are moderate, 19-23 points are good, and 24-25 points are excellent. …”
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Effectiveness of antimicrobials as contributing for scaling and root planing in adult periodontitis by Bernardo Pérez Barrero, Clara Ortiz Moncada, Walkyria del Carmen González Rodríguez, Yuliana Zambrano Rivero, Zuraikis Garbey Bonne, Jacquelín Hernández Senguen

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to evaluate the effectiveness of antimicrobials as contributing for scaling and root planing in the treatment of mild and moderate periodontitis in adults.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> quasi-experimental study of therapeutic intervention, carried out at the Santiago de Cuba Stomatological Clinic, between November 2018 and September 2021, on 144 patients diagnosed with mild and moderate chronic periodontitis. …”
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The Relationship between Diabetes-Related Complications and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes by Nantaporn Siwasaranond, Hataikarn Nimitphong, Areesa Manodpitipong, Sunee Saetung, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Ammarin Thakkinstian, Sirimon Reutrakul

“…OSA was found in 75.6% of the participants, 40.5% with moderate-to-severe degree. Any diabetes-related complications (retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, or coronary artery disease) were present in 55.5%, and 70.2% of the participants had hypertension. …”
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Longitudinal validation of King's Sarcoidosis Questionnaire in a prospective cohort with mild sarcoidosis by Janne Møller, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Ole Hilberg, Surinder Birring, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…Correlations to comparable questionnaires at baseline were moderate or strong for the GHS, Lung and GHS–Lung subdomains and weak or moderate for FVC. …”
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Impact of thrombocytopenia on failure of endoscopic variceal treatment in cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding by Yan He, Fernando Gomes Romeiro, Mingyu Sun, Fanpu Ji, Qiang Zhu, Yingli He, Dapeng Ma, Shanshan Yuan, Xiaofeng Liu, Cyriac Abby Philips, Metin Basaranoglu, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Kanokwan Pinyopornpanish, Yiling Li, Yunhai Wu, Ling Yang, Lichun Shao, Andrea Mancuso, Yu Chen, Frank Tacke, Su Lin, Lei Liu, Bimin Li, Xingshun Qi

“…Results: Overall, 1079 patients were included, of whom 923 (85.5%) had thrombocytopenia, including mild ( n  = 241), moderate ( n  = 445), and severe ( n  = 237) thrombocytopenia. …”
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