Impact of Chronic Liver Diseases on Specific Health-Related Quality of Life among a Sample in Babylon Governorate by Karrar G. Rasheed Al-Azzawi, Abdulkhaleq A. Ali Ghalib Al-Naqeeb, Muna A. Kadhum Zeidan

“…There is a clear discrepancy in the level of responses for the studied domains, Specific quality of life for patients studied assigned that observed responses are mostly moderate, and they are accounted 15 (55.17%), and items of having a high-level evaluation accounted 11 (37.93%), and leftover items by having a low evaluation are accounted 2 (6.90%). …”
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Assessing the Measurement Properties of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 Using the COSMIN Methodology—A Systematic Review by Yuanye Zhu, Jing Wang, Yaru Ding, Yongdong Qian, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Qian Chen, Weibing Ye

“…The bifactor structure was found to be a more appropriate model for the TGMD-3, with structural validity and internal consistency rated as sufficient, though based on moderate-quality evidence. However, hypothesis testing for construct validity produced inconsistent results, also supported by moderate-quality evidence. …”
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Perceived stress among undergraduate medical students and its association with anxiety and depression in district Almora, Uttarakhand by Preeti Kumari, Vikram Dhapola, Akbar Ahmed

“…The study found that 52.1% of students experienced moderate to high levels of perceived stress. Regarding anxiety levels, 24.5% of students reported moderate anxiety, while 23% experienced concerning levels of anxiety. …”
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Do all matches require the same effort? Influence of contextual factors on physical demands during official female handball competitions by Carlos García-Sánchez, Rafael Manuel Navarro, Daniel Mon-López, Raúl Nieto-Acevedo, Enrique Cañadas-García, Alfonso de la Rubia

“…Regarding the level of the opponent, high-level and middle-level teams elicited higher TDC/min, HIBD/min and PL/min than low-level teams ( p < 0.05; small-moderate effects). Additionally, starter players exhibited higher absolute values of external load (TDC, HSR, HIBD, ACC, DEC and PL) compared to non-starters ( p < 0.05; moderate-large effects). …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Mental Health among Patients Suffering from Dengue in Pakistani Tertiary Care Hospitals by null Faiza, Fatima Jawad, Namra Chaudhary, Mahnoor Younas, Sadaf Fatima, Fiza Ayub, Allah Bukhsh Awan, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…Among the three levels of fever, i.e., mild (<102°F), moderate (102-103°F), and severe (>103°F), the participants suffering from severe fever experienced more anxiety and so was those with intense pain and stress. …”
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Tipping the scale: Effects of physical activity and body composition on cardiac parameters in postmenopausal females by Mads Fischer, Andrea Tamariz‐Ellemann, Jon Egelund, Nicolai Rytter, Ylva Hellsten, Lasse Gliemann

“…The study involved 34 women (age 61 ± 1 years; 11 ± 2 postmenopausal years; body mass index 23 ± 3 kg/m2) categorized into three activity tiers: sedentary (SED; ≤1 h exercise weekly; n = 9); moderately active (MOD; ≥2 ≤6 h low/moderate intensity exercise weekly; n = 11) and highly active (HIGH; >4 h of moderate/high intensity exercise weekly; n = 14). …”
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The boosting effect of minoxidil 0.1% when combined with dutasteride 0.01% and microneedling in the treatment of female pattern hair loss by Reham Essam, Heba Selim, Rana Ehab

“…Results In a group A, who were treated with combined minoxidil and dutasteride, 4 patients (20%) had excellent improvement, 10 patients (50%) had a good response, 5 patients (25%) had a moderate response, and only 1 patient (5%) had no response, while in a group B, who treated with dutasteride, 1 patient (5%) had excellent improvement, 4 patients (20%) had a good response, 10 patients (50%) had a moderate response, and 5patients(25%) had no response, with a significant difference between both groups (P=0.033. …”
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The Observance of Patient Rights in the Emergency Departments of Hospitals in Golestan Province, Iran by Asieh Soleimani, Zahra Kashaninia, Shima Haghani

“…Conclusion The level of observance of patient rights in the EDs of hospitals in Golestan province is moderate and there is no difference in the level of observance perceived by patients and nurses. …”
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Wet Deposition and Long-range Transport of Major Ions Related to Snow at Northwestern Himalayas (India) by Anshu Sharma, U. C. Kulshrestha

“…The study revealed that the high pH value of snowfall at Leh site could be due to the presence very high value of Ca2+ whereas the moderate pH at Nirmand village may be due to moderate concentration of Ca2+ and high NH4+. …”
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Impact of offensive-reward rules on young basketball players' performance during small-sided games. by Eduardo Abade, Bruno Figueira, Diogo Coutinho, Hugo Folgado, Catarina Moreira, Bruno Gonçalves

“…Players covered more distance for total (p< .001), low (p< .01) and moderate-speed distance (p< .05), and presented a higher game pace (p< .001) during the 3x3POINT-POSS than in the other conditions. …”
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Comorbidity and impact of bronchial asthma to gastroesophageal reflux disease in children by Y.V. Кarpushenko, Т.V. Frolova, N.M. Drobova, О.М. Ashcheulov

“…Inflammatory changes of the esophageal mucosa (EM) were equally frequently detected in patients with mild and moderate persistent BA, and were absent in patients with severe BA. …”
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Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries by Paul Montgomery, Madeleine Ballard

“…The review found one study showing no effect on the biological outcomes of interest, though these moderate quality data may not be indicative of all biological outcomes. …”
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Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“…Results indicate poor-to-moderate reliability (\<0.50 to 0.75) across those intervals, as well as across the second to sixth and seventh to eleventh testing occasions…”
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Source apportionment, ecological and health risks of potentially toxic elements in street dusts across different land uses in city of Kermanshah, Iran by Ali Asgari, Soheil Sobhanardakani, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr

“…Moreover, the ecological risk (RI) of 135 indicated moderate ecological risks throughout the study region. …”
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Klasifikasi Penyakit Alzheimer Dari Scan Mri Otak Menggunakan Convnext by Yehezkiel Stephanus Austin, Haikal Irfano, Juan Young Christopher, Lintang Cahyaning Sukma, Octo Perdana Putra, Riyadh Ilham Ardhanto, Novanto Yudistira

“…Teknologi machine learning dan neural network dapat mendukung deteksi dini melalui penggunaan model ConvNeXt yang telah dilatih dengan metode transfer learning menggunakan bobot awal dari ImageNet, dan di-fine-tune untuk mengklasifikasikan empat tingkat keparahan Alzheimer berdasarkan hasil pemindaian MRI otak, yaitu Mild Demented, Moderate Demented, Non Demented, dan Very Mild Demented. …”
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Women’s experiences and expectations of intimate partner abuse identification in healthcare settings: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Kelsey Hegarty, Laura Tarzia, Evangelica Korab-Chandler, Minerva Kyei-Onanjiri, Jacqueline Cameron

“…Included papers were rated overall as being of moderate quality, and moderate-high confidence was placed in the review findings.Conclusions Women in the included studies articulated a desire to routinely receive information about IPA, lending support to a universal education approach that equips all women with an understanding of IPA and options for assistance, regardless of disclosure. …”
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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Stroke Physical Activity Questionnaire by Thunyakamon Phusuttatam, Jittima Saengsuwan, Pajeemas Kittipanya-ngam

“…For convergent validity, the SPAQ had a moderate correlation with the 6-MWT, MI, NIHSS, FAC, TUGT, and MRS (p < 0.05). …”
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The Adverse Impact of Glaucoma on Psychological Function and Daily Physical Activity by Wenbin Huang, Kai Gao, Yaoming Liu, Mengyin Liang, Xiulan Zhang

“…The average daily step count was lower in the glaucoma group than in the normal group. High, moderate, and low average daily step counts in the glaucoma group were associated with early-, moderate-, and advanced-stage glaucoma, respectively, while the step count was significantly lower in the advanced-stage glaucoma group than in the control group p=0.037. …”
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Pregnancy-Specific Concerns and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Antenatal Women by Sanjay Singh, Vinod G Nair, Virendra Vikram Singh, Shyamji Tiwari, Devendra Arora, Madhusudan Dey, Ravindu Tiwari, Sreeni V Nair

“…The prevalence of moderate to severe anxiety disorder was found to be 9.8% (n=49). …”
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Effectiveness of movement representation techniques in non-specific shoulder pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Nuray Alaca, Ali Ömer Acar, Sergen Öztürk

“…MRT demonstrated a large effect size for pain reduction (high heterogeneity, I2 = 85.2%, Hedges’g = 1.324, 95% CI = 0.388–2.260, P = 0.006), functional improvement (moderate heterogeneity, I2 = 70.82%, Hedges’g = 1.263, 95% CI = 0.622–1.904, P < 0.001), and reduction of pain-related fear (moderate heterogeneity, I2 = 70.86%, Hedges’g = 0.968, 95% CI = 0.221–1.716, P < 0.001). …”
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