Trajectories of self-rated health in an older general population and their determinants: the Lifelines Cohort Study by Barbara C van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E de Rooij, Marlies Feenstra, Janet L MacNeil Vroomen

“…Covariates included demographics (age, gender, education), chronic diseases, health-risk behaviour (physical activity, smoking, drinking) and physiological markers (body mass index, cardiovascular function, lung function, glucose metabolism, haematological condition, endocrine function, renal function, liver function and cognitive function).Results Four stable trajectories were identified, including excellent (n=607, 6%), good (n=2111, 19%), moderate (n=7677, 65%) and poor SRH (n=1205, 10%). …”
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Impaired Lymphocyte Profile in Schistosomiasis Patients with Periportal Fibrosis by Luciana Santos Cardoso, Andréia de Souza Rocha Barreto, Jamille Souza Fernandes, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Robson da Paixão de Souza, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo

“…The frequency of CD4+CD28+ T lymphocytes was higher in individuals with moderate to severe fibrosis compared to patients with incipient fibrosis. …”
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Emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions among young ICU nurses: a model based on the job demands-resources theory by Xiaona Zhang, Haitao Huang, Songtao Zhao, Dan Li, Hua Du

“…However, few studies have examined how both external and internal resources simultaneously moderate this relationship, especially among young intensive care unit nurses. …”
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Combined Effects of Chrysin Supplementation and Exercise Training on Diabetes-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Rat Testicular Tissue by Shiva Cheraghi Abajlou, Asghar Tofighi, Javad Tolouei Azar, Amir Afshin Khaki, Mazdak Razi

“…Ratswere divided into control (received STZ solvent), DM-sole, Chrysin-sole (50 mg/kg, daily), moderate-intensityrunning exercise training (MIRET-sole, warm-up, 5 minutes at 30% of Smax1 (Maximum speed); Moderate intensityexercise, 60 minutes at 60% of Smax1, and recovery, 5 minutes to 30% of Smax1), DM+Chrysin, DM+MIRET,and DM+MIRET+Chrysin. …”
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Effect of circulating prolactin, lactation days, and seasonal variations on first artificial insemination pregnancy rates using the PG7G protocol in dairy cows by Mufeed A. Alnimer, Mohamed A. Abedal-Majed, Mohmmad Al-Qaisi, Ahmad I. Shamoun

“…Seasonality markedly influenced reproductive outcomes, with higher P/AI in the moderate season for primiparous cows and in the hot season for multiparous cows. …”
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Achieving adherence to positive airway pressure in commercial drivers using an employer-mandated remote management programme by Elizabeth Kneeland, Nadia Ali, David G. Maislin, Yoon Hee Chang, Joyce Epelboim, Brendan T. Keenan, Allan I. Pack

“…Among screened drivers, 35.5% were cleared without a sleep study, 15.0% were cleared following a sleep study (apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) <5 events·h−1), 22.1% had mild OSA (AHI 5–15) and 27.4% had moderate–severe OSA (AHI ≥15). Those with moderate–severe OSA were more obese (body mass index 36.2±6.3 kg·m−2) and had more comorbidities. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Malocclusion Impact Questionnaire (MIQ) by Lucas Arrais Campos, Terhi Kaikkonen, Kaisa Ylitervo, Leena Ylikontiola, Anna- Sofia Silvola

“…Demographic characteristics had weak to moderate effect on the malocclusion impact. …”
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A Study to Assess the Attitude and Acceptance toward COVID-19 Vaccine among General Public by Bijitha Biju, M. Melvin David, J. Balalakshmi

“…While most people experience mild-to-moderate respiratory illness and recover without special treatment, some, especially older people and those with underlying medical conditions, may become seriously ill. …”
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Biologic Therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Tyler Pitre, Daniel Lupas, Jasmine Mah, Matthew Stanbrook, Alina Blazer, Dena Zeraatkar, Terence Ho

“…Dupilumab probably reduced exacerbations more than mepolizumab (RR 0.74 [95% CI 0.62 to 0.89]) (moderate certainty). Dupilumab may reduce exacerbations more than tezepelumab (RR 0.82 [95% CI 1.14]) (low certainty). …”
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Advanced analysis of soil pollution in southwestern Ghana using Variational Autoencoders (VAE) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) by Raymond Webrah Kazapoe, Daniel Kwayisi, Seidu Alidu, Samuel Dzidefo Sagoe, Aliyu Ohiani Umaru, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Millicent Obeng Addai, Obed Fiifi Fynn

“…The Pearson correlation matrix outlines two main groups of PTEs: (1) moderate correlation (Ba, Cr, Cu, Ni and V) and (2) weak correlation (As, Pb and Zn). …”
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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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Assessment of potential drug-drug interactions in hospitalized patients with infectious diseases: an experience from a secondary care hospital [version 4; peer review: 2 approved,... by Padma G.M. Rao, Rashid Ain Ur, Sathvik Belagodu Sridhar, Abu Nawa Ahmad Ismail, Javedh Shareef

“…Based on the severity, most pDDIs belong to the ‘moderate’ category (40.07%). Bivariate analysis showed that age, comorbidities, length of hospital stay, and the number of drugs prescribed were risk factors associated with DDIs (p<0.05). …”
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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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