Association between cardiovascular health and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Lian-Zhen Huang, Ze-Bin Ni, Wei-Feng Huang, Li-Ping Sheng, Yan-Qing Wang, Jin-Yan Zhang

“…Results Among 5680 participants, 724, 3901, and 1055 had low, moderate, and high CVH levels, respectively, with a MASLD diagnosis prevalence of 36.83%. …”
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Food needs and health behaviors in the COVID-19 situation: a case study of quarantined communities in densely populated areas of Bangkok, Thailand by Areeya Jirathananuwat, Suteera Saenmontrikul, Arunee Hengyotmark, Krittanan Pensirisomboon

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that being elderly (AOR = 3.67, 95% CI = 1.63–8.27) and having a moderate to high income level (AOR = 3.93, 95% CI = 2.23–6.94) were positively correlated with food needs. …”
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Non-parathyroid hypercalcemia in a patient with new-onset hyperthyroidism and silicone-induced granulomas: case report by Laura Montefusco, Giada Rossi, Iulia Petria, Ida Pastore, Ida Pastore, Paolo Fiorina, Paolo Fiorina, Paolo Fiorina, Paolo Fiorina

“…Biochemical work-up revealed moderate hypercalcemia and overt hyperthyroidism with positive anti-TSH-receptor antibodies. …”
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Spontaneous Physical Activity Downregulates Pax7 in Cancer Cachexia by Dario Coletti, Paola Aulino, Eva Pigna, Fabio Barteri, Viviana Moresi, Daniela Annibali, Sergio Adamo, Emanuele Berardi

“…However, the mechanism by which a moderate voluntary exercise ameliorates muscle wasting is not fully elucidated. …”
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Clinical Characterization of Ulcerative Colitis in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis by Shun Murasugi, Ayumi Ito, Teppei Omori, Shinichi Nakamura, Katsutoshi Tokushige

“…Most patients had mild UC; some had moderate or more severe UC (median Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) score 2; range, 1–5). …”
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Impact of Sea Surface Temperature on City Temperature near Warm and Cold Ocean Currents in Summer Season for Northern Hemisphere by Muhammad Farhan Ul Moazzam, Byung Gul Lee, Sanghyun Kim

“…Data were acquired from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) for LST and SST to evaluate the correlation between urban temperature and SST, the trends over time, and the relationship between urban areas and LST. …”
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Comparative analysis of machine learning approaches for predicting the risk of vaginal laxity by Hongguo Zhao, Peng Liu, Fei Chen, Mengjuan Wang, Jiaxi Liu, Xiling Fu, Hang Yu, Manman Nai, Lei Li, Xinbin Li

“…Among them, there are 383 cases of mild VL, 405 cases of moderate VL, and 396 cases of severe VL. Concurrently, 396 healthy women without VL who underwent routine health examinations have been chosen at random and assigned to the non-VL group. …”
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Correlation between Histological Activity and Endoscopic, Clinical, and Serologic Activities in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by Dae Bum Kim, Kang-Moon Lee, Ji Min Lee, Yoon Yung Chung, Hea Jung Sung, Chang Nyol Paik, Woo Chul Chung, Ji-Han Jung, Hyun Joo Choi

“…Histological scores exhibited strong correlation with endoscopic subscores (Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient r=0.774, p<0.001) and moderate correlation with C-reactive protein levels (r=0.422, p<0.001) and partial Mayo scores (r=0.403, p<0.001). …”
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Variability of daily feed intake as an indicator of resilience in Pietrain pigs by C. Casto-Rebollo, P. Nuñez, S. Gol, J. Reixach, N. Ibáñez-Escriche

“…On the other hand, a weighted single-step genome-wide association study was performed for each RI and the FET, using a total of 1 216 genotypes. RIs showed moderate heritability (h2 = 0.27–0.49) and moderate to strong genetic correlation with FET. …”
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Adherence to four healthy lifestyles and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 to 75 years in Fujian province: a longitudinal study by Ze YANG, Xin FANG, Yefa ZHANG, Wenling ZHONG, Tiehui CHEN, Jingyu CHEN, Yanrong YIN, Xiaoqing LI

“…ResultsAfter age and sex standardization, the adherence rates to the four individual healthy lifestyle habits among the 31 610 residents in Fujian province, from the highest to the lowest, were non-drinking or moderate drinking (95.7%), non-smoking (76.2%), adequate physical activity during leisure time (26.1%), and a healthy diet (11.4%). …”
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Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) by Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg

“…For STS time, health-related quality of life (β = -0.354, confidence interval [CI] (-0.509)–(-0.199)), having fallen within the preceding twelve months (β = -0.222, CI (-0.365)–(-0.078)), and physical activities of perceived light to moderate intensity (β = -0.166, CI (-0.278)–(-0.053)) were the most prominent predictors. …”
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Impaired Glucose Metabolisms of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes by Ye Zhang, Yanpeng Xing, Haibo Yuan, Xiaokun Gang, Weiying Guo, Zhuo Li, Guixia Wang

“…As for OSA patients with T2DM, the severe OSA group had higher homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (P=0.013) than the mild-to-moderate OSA group, whereas had lower morning plasma cortisol levels (P=0.005) than the mild-to-moderate OSA group. …”
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The Effect of Anterior Uterocervical Angle on Primary Dysmenorrhea and Disease Severity by Mefkure Eraslan Sahin, Erdem Sahin, Yusuf Madendag, Ilknur Col Madendag, Ahter Tanay Tayyar, Fatma Özdemir, Gokhan Acmaz, Iptisam Ipek Muderris

“…Additionally, there was also a significant difference in the uterocervical angle among those with mild, moderate, and severe pain (P<0.001). Conclusion. Our results indicate that a narrower anterior uterocervical angle is associated with primary dysmenorrhea and disease severity.…”
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Validity and Responsiveness of a Modified Balance Error Scoring System Assessment Using a Mobile Device Application in Patients Recovering from Ankle Sprain by Michael S Crowell, Eliot Thomasma, Erin Florkiewicz, Richard Brindle, Megan Roach, Donald Goss, Will Pitt

“…The mBESS measured by the SWAY App demonstrated moderate to good correlation with a laboratory measure of static balance (*r* = -0.59, *p* \< 0.001)…”
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Gabapentin versus Transdermal Fentanyl Matrix for the Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain of Radicular Origin: A Randomized Blind Multicentered Parallel-Group Noninferiority Tr... by Chang Ju Hwang, Jae Hyup Lee, Jung-Hoon Kim, Sang Hyuk Min, Kun-Woo Park, Hyoung-Yeon Seo, Kwang-Sup Song

“…A total of 108 patients with moderate-to-severe pain (≥4 intensity on an 11-point numeric rating scale) were randomly prescribed either fentanyl matrix or gabapentin over a period of 56 days. …”
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Interhemispheric Pathways Are Important for Motor Outcome in Individuals with Chronic and Severe Upper Limb Impairment Post Stroke by Kathryn S. Hayward, Jason L. Neva, Cameron S. Mang, Sue Peters, Katie P. Wadden, Jennifer K. Ferris, Lara A. Boyd

“…The same models did not explain significant variance in mild–moderate stroke. In the severe group, k-means cluster analysis of PF-CC FA distinguished two subgroups, separated by a clinically meaningful and significant difference in motor impairment (p=0.049) and function (p=0.006) outcomes. …”
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Association between combined healthy lifestyles and infertility: a cross-sectional study in US reproductive-aged women by Xiaofeng Ye, Xiaoxia Song, Sihang Zhou, Guoqing Chen, Liping Wang

“…A healthy lifestyle score was created based on healthy diet (top two-fifths of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 score), low-to-moderate alcohol drinking (1–14 g/day), optimal waist circumference (less than 80 cm), adequate physical activity (at least 150 min of moderate-to-vigorous leisure-time exercise per week), and current nonsmoking. …”
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Effects of specific inspiratory muscle training combined with whole-body endurance training program on balance in COPD patients: Randomized controlled trial. by Bilel Tounsi, Amal Acheche, Thierry Lelard, Zouhair Tabka, Yassine Trabelsi, Said Ahmaidi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We studied 32 male patients (62 ± 6 years) with moderate to very severe COPD. They were randomly assigned to an experimental group (IMT+ET) n = 16 or a control group (ET) n = 16 with similar characteristics. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ergoferon in Children from 6 Months to 6 Years Old with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections in Contemporary Outpatient Practice: A Multicenter, Double-Blind,... by N. A. Geppe, B. M. Blokhin, O. V. Shamsheva, S. T. Abdrakhmanova, K. A. Alikhanova, G. T. Myrzabekova

“…The data of 282 patients with oral temperature ≥38.0°C plus mild to moderate severity of flu-like nonspecific and nasal/throat/chest symptoms were included in intention-to-treat analysis (n = 140, Ergoferon group; n = 142, placebo group). …”
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Trajectories of asthma symptom presenting as wheezing and their associations with family environmental factors among children in Australia: evidence from a national birth cohort st... by Peter D Sly, Md Jobayer Chisti, Abdullah Mamun, K M Shahunja

“…Persistently bad external dwelling conditions (RRR: 1.27, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.51) were associated with ‘transient high’ trajectory while ‘moderate and increasing’ conditions of cluttered homes (RRR: 1.37, 95% CI 1.20 to 1.56) were associated with ‘persistent high’ trajectory of asthma symptom. …”
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