Evaluating the use of coronary artery calcium scoring as a tool for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk stratification and its association with coronary stenosis and CAD risk factor... by Afrose Liaquat, Ameerdad Khan, Saeed Ullah Shah, Hania Iqbal, Safa Iqbal, Atif Iqbal Rana, Habib Ur Rahman

“…The study population was analysed for presence of conventional risk factors (gender, age, diabetes, hypertension, body mass index, dyslipidaemia) and association with CACS (zero: n=534; minimal: 0 to ≤10, n=70; mild: >10 to ≤100, n=130; moderate: >100 to ≤400, n=118; and severe: >400, n=49). …”
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Groundwater vulnerability and, risk assessment of seawater intrusion for the development of a strategy plan towards sustainability: Case of the Souss-Massa coastal area, Morocco by Yassine Ez-zaouy, Lhoussaine Bouchaou, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Abdelhaq Aangri, Gianluigi Busico, Saadou Oumarou Danni, Oumaima Attar, Mohamed Nehmadou, Aicha Saad, Yassine Ait Brahim

“…The study area has five levels of vulnerability, very low, low, moderate, high, and very high, which present 15 %, 1.3 %, 19.8 %, 5.5 %, and 58.4 %, respectively. …”
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Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Insights Through Digital Phenotyping by Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Subjective Insomnia Severity and Activity-Based Objective... by Ji Won Yeom, Hyungju Kim, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Taesu Cheong, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…ResultsResults indicated no significant differences in general sleep structure (eg, total sleep time, rapid eye movement sleep time, and light sleep time) among the insomnia groups (mild, moderate, and severe) as classified by ISI scores (all P>.05). …”
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Hubungan Pola Asuh Ibu dengan Status Gizi Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Belimbing Kota Padang by Tiara Dwi Pratiwi, Masrul Masrul, Eti Yerizel

“…The study also found that 40,5% children with moderate care for feeding, 44,8% with good care for health and 78,5% with moderate care for psychosocial. …”
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Sex-based differences in the long-term fate of hippocampal neurons born after a traumatic brain injury by Hannah C. Downing, Hannah C. Downing, Ashley B. Glover, Jessica E. Gebhardt, Jessica E. Gebhardt, Katherine L. Thompson, Kathryn E. Saatman, Kathryn E. Saatman, Kathryn E. Saatman

“…IntroductionModerate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in an early loss of immature hippocampal granule cells and the activation of typically quiescent neural stem cells (NSCs) in the dentate gyrus. …”
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Profiles of innovative behavior and associated predictors among clinical nurses: a multicenter study using latent profile analysis by Husheng Li, Yue Qiao, Tianxiang Wan, Chun Hua Shao, Fule Wen, Xiaoxin Liu

“…The current level is predominantly at a moderate level, with less than 30% demonstrating a high level of innovation. …”
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Efficacy and safety of various drug combinations in treating plaque Psoriasis: A meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Nayak Snehasis, Karshe Haji Ali, Pendyala Siri, Ngabo Herve, Sayed Zafar

“…Method We reviewed the efficacy and safety of combination therapy vs. monotherapy/placebo for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis (palmoplantar and vulgaris) using PASI 75 via RevMan v5.4.1. …”
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Transcatheter Closure of Perimembranous and Intracristal Ventricular Septal Defects Using Amplatzer Duct Occluder II in Children by Shenrong Liu, Wenqian Zhang, Junjie Li, Shushui Wang, Mingyang Qian, Jijun Shi, Yumei Xie, Zhiwei Zhang

“…In the pmVSD group, one case of new-onset moderate tricuspid regurgitation was observed at six months, and there was one case of severe tricuspid regurgitation that had progressed from mild tricuspid regurgitation at 12 months. …”
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Ocular and Mucocutaneous Sequelae among Survivors of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in Togo by Bayaki Saka, Abla Séfako Akakpo, Julienne Noude Teclessou, Garba Mahamadou, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Kossi Dzidzinyo, Adam Nouhou Diori, Nidain Maneh, Sabin Prince-Agbodjan, Koussake Kombaté, Komi Balo, Kissem Tchangai-Walla, Palokinam Pitché

“…In multivariate analysis, exposure to sulfadoxine (odds adjusted ratio = 5.95; 95%CI= [1.36-31.35]) and moderate (adjusted odds ratio = 5.85; 95%CI = [1.23-31.81]) or severe (adjusted odds ratio = 48.30; 95%CI = [6.25-1063.66]) ocular involvement at acute stage were associated with ocular sequelae. …”
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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…There were no significant associations between selected socio-demographic/clinical variables and physical activity levels except in gender (χ 2 = 6.737; p = 0.034), fatigue severity except in side of affectation (χ 2 = 5.839; p = 0.054), and HRQL except in level of education (χ 2 = 23.497; p = 0.001) and side of affectation (χ 2 = 7.389; p = 0.007). There was a moderate and significant correlation (R = 0.426; p < 0.05) among PA, FS, and HRQL. …”
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Iron Overload in Transfusion-Dependent Indonesian Thalassemic Patients by Pandji Irani Fianza, Anita Rahmawati, Sri Hudaya Widihastha, Shofura Afifah, Mohammad Ghozali, Andre Indrajaya, Dilli Marayuzan Akbar Pratama, Dimmy Prasetya, Teddy Arnold Sihite, Mas Rizky A. A. Syamsunarno, Djatnika Setiabudi, Suthat Fucharoen, Ramdan Panigoro

“…There was significant, but only moderate correlation between serum ferritin and cardiac T2∗ MRI. …”
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Pegloticase and Methotrexate Cotherapy in Patients With Uncontrolled Gout With Prior Pegloticase Monotherapy Failure: Findings of an Open‐Label Trial by Orrin M. Troum, John K. Botson, Katie Obermeyer, Bo Chao, Yang Song, Jennifer Zarzoso, Kjerstina Gutierrez, Supra Verma, Lissa Padnick‐Silver, Brian LaMoreaux

“…All AEs were mild or moderate. Conclusion Pegloticase plus MTX response rate following failed monotherapy was lower (9% vs 71%) and IR rate was higher (18% vs 4%) than in pegloticase‐naïve patients. …”
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The Effects of Statin Dose, Lipophilicity, and Combination of Statins plus Ezetimibe on Circulating Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis o... by Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Fatemeh Baratzadeh, Željko Reiner, Luis E. Simental-Mendía, Suowen Xu, Andrey V. Susekov, Raul D. Santos, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…High-dose statin or combination of statins with ezetmibe reduces plasma ox-LDL in comparison low-to-moderate intensity statin therapy alone. Statin lipophilicity is not associated with reduction in ox-LDL plasma concentrations.…”
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First order algorithms for computing linear and polyhedral estimates by Bekri, Yannis, Juditsky, Anatoli, Nemirovski, Arkadi

“…However, design of nearly optimal estimates relies upon solving semidefinite optimization problems with matrix variables, what puts the synthesis of such estimates beyond the reach of the standard Interior Point algorithms of semidefinite optimization even for moderate size recovery problems. Our goal is to develop First Order Optimization algorithms for the computationally efficient design of linear and polyhedral estimates. …”
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The Canadian Optimal Therapy of COPD Trial: Design, Organization and Patient Recruitment by Shawn D Aaron, Katherine Vandemheen, Dean Fergusson, Mark FitzGerald, Francois Maltais, Jean Bourbeau, Roger Goldstein, Andrew McIvor, Meyer Balter, Denis O'Donnell

“…BACKGROUND: There are no published studies that have assessed whether adding long-acting beta 2-agonist bronchodilators and/or inhaled steroids to chronic therapy with tiotropium would provide additional clinical benefit to patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…”
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Impulsiveness among Undergraduates from the United Arab Emirates and Jordan: Role of Socio-demographic Variables by Samer Abdel Hadi, Mahmoud Gharaibeh, Emad Alghazo

“… # CONCLUSION The researchers concluded that undergraduates have a moderate level of impulsiveness; except for attentional impulsiveness, the results indicated that the average student's score on the subscale was low. …”
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Quality of Life Assessment in Primary Headache Patients with Headaches Related to Abuse Using Scales and Questionnaires by Saidvaliyev Farrukh, Rakhimova Shakhnozakhon

“…Women, especially of working age, were predominantly affected. Both groups showed moderate drug dependence, with higher levels in TTH patients. …”
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Perceived stress and its psychosocial and clinical correlates among patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A cross-sectional study by Mustefa Mohammedhussein, Aman Dule, Worknesh Tessema, Almaz Mamaru, Arefayne Alenko

“…Patients with PTB had high perceived stress, and moderate to strong significant correlation was observed among variables. …”
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Butterfly Species Richness in Selected West Albertine Rift Forests by Patrice Kasangaki, Anne M. Akol, Gilbert Isabirye Basuta

“…The second cluster had forests far away from the supposed refugium except Kisangi and moderate species richness with small areas, whereas the third cluster had those forests that were more disturbed, high species richness, and low altitudinal levels with big areas.…”
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Low-Dose Taxol Promotes Neuronal Axons Extension and Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury by Baoguo Liu, Sumei Liu, Dejun Sun

“…The growth and extension of neuronal axons is a dynamic biological process mediated by the cytoskeleton, and microtubule plays an important role in axonal growth. Moderate stabilization of microtubule promotes axonal growth and eliminates various intra- and extracellular mechanisms that impede axonal regeneration. …”
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