Measurement properties of the Traumatic Brain Injury Quality of Life (TBI-QoL) and Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life (SCI-QoL) measurement systems: a systematic review by Rebecca Ataman, Rehab Alhasani, Line Auneau-Enjalbert, Adria Quigley, Henry Ukachukwu Michael, Sara Ahmed

“…We used COSMIN’s thresholds to synthesize measurement properties evidence (insufficient, sufficient), and the modified GRADE approach to synthesize evidence quality (very-low, low, moderate, high). Results We included 16 studies for SCI-QoL and 14 studies for TBI-QoL. …”
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Genotype-phenotype correlations for 17 Chinese families with inherited retinal dystrophies due to homozygous variants by Xue Fan, Zhen Li, Lingzhi Sha, Xunlun Sheng, Weining Rong

“…We have identified couples at high risk of having affected offspring and individuals with moderate to severe IRDs, providing a basis for genetic counseling, reproductive decision-making, disease prevention, and management. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Adolescents and Adults in Bibugn Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional S... by Abrham Goshu, Getaneh Alemu, Animen Ayehu

“…Conclusion. There was moderate prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths among adolescents and adults with predominance of A. lumbricoides. …”
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Prospective cohort study of voice outcomes following secondary tracheoesophageal puncture in gastric pull-up reconstruction after total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy by Emily C. Deane, Harman Parhar, Linda Rammage, Amanda Hu, Donald W. Anderson

“…Although analyses demonstrated moderate subjective and objective impairment, tracheoesophageal puncture provided patients with a self-reported means of functional verbal communication and was their preferred method of communication. …”
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Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“…Minimal-mild depression level was detected in 295 (83.8%) participants, and moderate-severe depression level was found in 57 (16.2%) participants. …”
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Factors influencing the type of self-acceptance in drug addicts and the relationship with subthreshold depression: evidence based on latent profile analysis by Yongqiu Li, Rufang Wang, Jun Liu, Yinghua Zhou

“…The results of multiple linear regression showed that drug addicts in the‘ moderate-moderate ’group and‘high-high ’group had significantly lower subthreshold depression than those in the‘low-low ’group; the results of the Kruskal-Wallis Test showed that the‘high -high ’group had the lowest level of subthreshold depression, and the‘low -low ’,‘low-high ’and‘high-low ’groups had the highest mean ranks in different dimensions of subthreshold depression(P < 0.001). …”
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Increased Serum Interleukin-2 Levels Are Associated with Abnormal Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cell Levels in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis by Baochen Li, Qiaoling Guo, Yanyan Wang, Rui Su, Chong Gao, Jinfang Zhao, Xiaofeng Li, Caihong Wang

“…This study included 106 patients with RA, evaluated their disease activity (DAS28 score), and divided them into disease remission (DAS28≤2.6), low disease activity (DAS28≤3.2), and moderate-high disease activity (DAS28>3.2) groups. …”
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Three dimensional printed models of the airway for preoperative planning of open Laryngotracheal surgery in children: Surgeon’s perception of utility by Oshri Wasserzug, Gadi Fishman, Narin Carmel-Neiderman, Yael Oestreicher-Kedem, Maher Saada, Solomon Dadia, Eran Golden, Philip Berman, Ophir Handzel, Ari DeRowe

“…The between-rater agreement was 0.608 (“good”) for surgical approach, 0.585 (“moderate”) for incision location, and 0.429 (“moderate”) for need for single- or two-stage surgery. …”
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Comparison of Empirical and Theoretical Models of the Thermospheric Density Enhancement During the 3–4 February 2022 Geomagnetic Storm by Jianhui He, Elvira Astafyeva, Xinan Yue, Nicholas M. Pedatella, Dong Lin, Timothy J. Fuller‐Rowell, Mariangel Fedrizzi, Mihail Codrescu, Eelco Doornbos, Christian Siemes, Sean Bruinsma, Frederic Pitout, Adam Kubaryk

“…However, the deployment took place during the main phase of a moderate geomagnetic storm, and another moderate storm occurred on the next day. …”
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Exploring the Variability in Acute Glycemic Responses to Exercise in Type 2 Diabetes by Tasuku Terada, Alanna Friesen, Baljot S. Chahal, Gordon J. Bell, Linda J. McCargar, Normand G. Boulé

“…Fifteen individuals with T2D were randomly assigned to energy-matched high intensity interval exercise (HI-IE) and moderate intensity continuous exercise (MI-CE) interventions and performed a designated exercise protocol 5 days per week for 12 weeks. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Air Quality over China and India Using Long-term (2009–2020) Multi-satellite Data by Manish Soni, Sunita Verma, Hiren Jethava, Swagata Payra, Lok Lamsal, Priyanshu Gupta, Janhavi Singh

“…In contrast, the curve of monthly mean tropospheric columnar burden of NO2 and SO2 over India has shown moderate reduction of 16% and 20%, respectively because lockdown came into effect much later in March 2020. …”
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Application of multi-indexing approach within a GIS framework to investigate the quality and contamination of ground water in Barisal sadar, Bangladesh by Md. Numan Hossain, M. Farhad Howladar, Sohag Ahammed, Md Rezwanul Haque, Majedul Islam Khan, Muyeed Hasan, Tayabur Rashid Chowdhury, Alamgir Hosain

“…The results reveal that water's pH is slightly alkaline, with moderate to high levels of turbidity and hardness. …”
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TERT de novo mutation-associated dyskeratosis congenita and porto-sinusoidal vascular disease: a case report by Ge Yu, Guijie Xin, Xu Liu, Wanyu Li, Chen Shao, Runping Gao

“…Laboratory testing revealed moderate hemorrhagic anemia and mild elevation of alanine aminotransferase. …”
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Regional insights on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of carbapenem and colistin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: an observational cross-sectional study fro... by Nazia Khursheed, Fareeha Adnan, Moiz Ahmed Khan, Ramlla Hatif

“…This significant therapeutic challenge is underscored by the limited efficacy of available antibiotics, with only tigecycline showing high susceptibility (96%) and others like fosfomycin (53%) and minocycline (50%) offering moderate alternatives.…”
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Ultrasound analysis of hemidiaphragm function in case of pleural effusion by Martin Boussuges, Martin Boussuges, Fabienne Bregeon, Fabienne Bregeon, Xavier Benoit D’Journo, Alain Boussuges, Alain Boussuges

“…Excursion during deep inspiration was reduced by the amount of fluid (4.3 ± 2.1 cm for small effusions, 3.2 ± 1.7 cm for moderate effusions and 1.1 ± 1.8 cm for large effusions). …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine G&uuml;l KAP&Ccedil;I

“…Results: Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the five factor model suggested for the CSBS-SR and three factor model for the CSEQ-SR met the criteria standards for adequacy of fit. A moderate correlation of the CSBS-SR with ROBVQ-Bully Subscale (r=.47) and moderate to high correlation of the CSEQ-SR with ROBVQ-Victim Subscale (r=.70) supported both scale&#146;s criterion validitiy. …”
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Ferric Carboxymaltose in the Management of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy: A Subgroup Analysis of a Multicenter Real-World Study Involving 1191 Pregnant Women by Prakash Trivedi, S. Chitra, Suma Natarajan, Vandana Amin, Shilpi Sud, Priti Vyas, Meenakshi Singla, Ajinkya Rodge, Onkar C. Swami

“…In 978 pregnant women with moderate IDA, significant improvement in Hb by 2.74 g/dL and serum ferritin by 33 μg/L (P<0.001 for both) was noted. …”
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Novel Organotin(IV) Schiff Base Complexes with Histidine Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity by Ariadna Garza-Ortiz, Carlos Camacho-Camacho, Teresita Sainz-Espuñes, Irma Rojas-Oviedo, Luis Raúl Gutiérrez-Lucas, Atilano Gutierrez Carrillo, Marco A. Vera Ramirez

“…While pentacoordinated compounds 1, 2, and 3 are described as moderate effective to noneffective drugs against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, tetracoordinated tin(IV) compounds 4 and 5 are considered as moderate effective and most effective compounds, respectively, against the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains (Gram-positive).…”
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Analysis of Gait and Foot Pressure in Patients with Different Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis by LING Xingjin, OU Jianlin, XIE Wenhao, CHEN Zhuoming, OUYANG Hui

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the gait characteristics of patients with different severity of knee osteoarthritis and the differences in the peak pressure points in different subdivisions of the foot to provide a basis for the clinical diagnosis, treatment and rehabilateral of knee osteoarthritis.MethodsA total of 64 patients with bilateral knee osteoarthritis admitted to the Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Department of Spine and Trauma Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University from August 2020 to February 2021 were selected, based on the K-L classification (Kellgren-Lawrence classification) criteria of imaging, and the 50 cases of patients who met the criteria were divided into mild and moderate-severe groups, of which 26 cases of patients with grades I and II were included in the mild group, and 24 cases of patients with grades III and IV were in the moderate-severe group.The gait spatiotemporal parameters and peak plantar pressure points of the two groups were detected using the gait and balance function training assessment system and smart rehabilitation shoes respectively. …”
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Viral suppression and adherence in adolescents living with HIV in rural Tanzania. by Ezekiel Luoga, James Okuma, Lilian Moshi, George Sigalla, Dorcas Mnzava, Daniel H Paris, Tracy R Glass, Fiona Vanobberghen, Maja Weisser, Getrud Joseph Mollel, KIULARCO working group

“…There was a weak to moderate agreement between adherence measures and VL suppression.…”
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