The clinical efficacy of scalp acupuncture for tinnitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiadi Chen, Ruizhi Jing

“…Results: A total of 20 research studies,with 1430 participants,were included.The systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that the scalp acupuncture groups had a significantly higher clinical effective rate compared to the control groups (RR=1.25, 95 % CI 1.16–1.35, p < 0.00001),with low heterogeneity(p = 0.27,I2=20 %).The scalp acupuncture groups and scalp acupuncture plus auxiliary acupoints groups had greater reduction in tinnitus severity compared to the control groups(SMD=-0.76,95 %CI:-1.02,-0.51,p < 0.00001;SMD:-0.93,95 %CI:-1.52,-0.33,p = 0.002, respectively),with a moderate heterogeneity(p = 0.005,I2=62 %) and a significant heterogeneity (p < 0.00001,I2=86 %) observed due to differences in study design, sample characteristics, and intervention protocols.Sensitivity analysis confirmed the stability of the results.The summary table generated through GRADEpro indicated that the certainty of evidence ranged from moderate to low. …”
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Prevalence and Reinfection Rates of Schistosoma mansoni and Praziquantel Efficacy against the Parasite among Primary School Children in Sanja Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Eden Woldegerima, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Yalewayker Tegegne, Mulugeta Aemero, Ayalew Jejaw Zeleke

“…The schoolchildren in the three primary schools of Sanja are at moderate risk of the infection caused by S. mansoni. …”
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Stress factors among physiotherapy students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa by Zander I. Collins, Chané Siepker, Kelebogile J. Ralehlaka, Boitshoko C. Molefe, Tiisetso C. Phala, Simphiwe A. Vilankulu, Makwena M. Sibuyi, Thembelihle S. Ntuli

“…Perceived stress levels ranged between low (n = 24, 57.14%) to moderate (n = 18, 42.85%) with females being at risk, as measured by the Student Stress Inventory. …”
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Household water security is a mediator of household food security in a nationally representative sample of Mexico by Teresa Shamah-Levy, Ignacio Méndez-Gómez-Humarán, Verónica Mundo-Rosas, Alicia Muñoz-Espinosa, Hugo Melgar-Quiñonez, Sera Lewise Young

“…Results: Households experiencing WI were more likely to experience moderate-to-severe FI (OR = 2·35; 95 % CI: 2·02, 2·72). …”
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Parental knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards children’s oral habits: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Sarah Almugairin, Alanoud Alwably, Nada Alayed, Alanoud Algazlan, Hadeel Alrowaily, Elzahraa Eldwakhly, Abdullazez Almudhi

“…Conclusions: Although most mothers demonstrated moderate awareness of the detrimental effects of prolonged oral habits, a clear gap remains between knowledge and practice. …”
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Integrating whole-genome re-sequencing and transcriptome data to reveal the molecular mechanism of TBX5 gene regulating feathered feet in Guangxi native chickens by Zhuliang Yang, Yongcui Liu, Jintang Luo, Cong Xiao, Hong Yuan, Wenya Du, Xiurong Yang

“…The results showed that moderate overexpression of TBX5 (20 ng) significantly increased the expression of cell proliferation-related genes. …”
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Attitudes towards persons with disabilities vs. personality traits of Polish students by Iwona Radlińska, Marta Kożybska, Arkadiusz Prajzner, Łukasz Krzywoszański, Beata Karakiewicz

“…This relationship is not moderated by contact with a person with a disability or sociodemographic factors. …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine Gül KAPÇI

“…The Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire (ROBVQ; Olweus, 1996) wereutilized for the criterion validity.Results: Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the five factor model suggested for the CSBS-SR and three factormodel for the CSEQ-SR met the criteria standards for adequacy of fit. A moderate correlation of the CSBS-SR withROBVQ-Bully Subscale (r=.47) and moderate to high correlation of the CSEQ-SR with ROBVQ-Victim Subscale (r=.70)supported both scale’s criterion validitiy. …”
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Prevalence of lymphedema symptoms across cancer diagnoses and association with depression, pain interference and health-related quality of life by Gitte Sone Larsen, Christoffer Johansen, Annika von Heymann, Bolette Skjødt Rafn

“…Participants with moderate/severe lymphedema symptoms were significantly more likely to report higher depression and pain interference scores and lower HRQoL scores compared to those with no/mild symptoms. …”
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Physical activity pattern and its influencing factors among patients with inflammatory bowel disease in East China by Ying Zhou, Feng Xu, Liyan Xu, Huiwei Liu, Xie Zhang

“…Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that gender (OR=1.704, 95% CI 1.132 to 2.565, p=0.011) and PA outcome expectation score (OR=1.176, 95% CI 1.090 to 1.270, p&lt;0.01) were independent influencing factors of PA levels in patients with IBD.Conclusion In East China, total PA and proportion of moderate- to high-level PA in IBD patients was considerably low. …”
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Statin prescriptions and progression of advanced fibrosis risk in primary care patients with MASLD by Andrew D Schreiner, William P Moran, Jingwen Zhang, Patrick D Mauldin, Justin Marsden, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Chelsey A Petz, David G Koch, Chloe Bays

“…In the adjusted Cox models with statin prescription intensity as the exposure, moderate (HR 0.60; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.84) and high intensity (HR 0.61; 95% CI 0.42 to 0.88) statins were associated with a lower risk of progressing to a high-risk FIB-4.Conclusion Statin prescriptions, and specifically moderate and high intensity statin prescriptions, demonstrate a protective association with fibrosis risk progression in primary care patients with MASLD.…”
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Hubungan Derajat Merokok Dengan Derajat Eksaserbasi Asma Pada Pasien Asma Perokok Aktif di Bangsal Paru RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2007 - 2010 by Syandrez Prima Putra, Oea Khairsyaf, Julizar Julizar

“…In general, patients had a moderate degree of smoking (41.18%) and moderate degree of asthma exacerbations (78.43%). …”
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Emergency Management Of Dental Injury; Preparedness Among School Teachers In Swabi Khyber Pukhtunkhwa - A Cross-Sectional Study by Asima Khan, Aalia Khan, Farrah Pervaiz, Mehwish Riaz, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui, Syed Imran Bukhari

“…Results: Out of 320 individuals, the level of the teachers' knowledge was moderate (53.3%). Only a few teachers were found to have undergone first-aid training in TDI (19.4%) and to have encountered TDI incidents (21.9%) before. 93(50.5%) females correctly identified fracture (p-value 0.014). …”
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High Compliance with the 11+ Injury Prevention Program Results in Better Win-Loss Records by Holly Silvers-Granelli, Mario Bizzini, Bert Mandelbaum, Amelia Arundale, Ryan Pohlig, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“…There were three compliance categories that were defined prospectively, low (LC, \< 1 dose/week), moderate (MC, \>1 and \<2 doses/week), and high (HC, \>2 doses/week). …”
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Ivermectin vs moxidectin for treating Strongyloides stercoralis infection: a systematic review by Cesar Henriquez-Camacho, Jose A. Pérez-Molina, Dora Buonfrate, Paola Rodari, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Benilde Luengo, María Nieves Plana

“…There is evidence for moderate quality that moxidectin is non-inferior to, and as safe as ivermectin; however, more high-quality and well-designed trials are needed. …”
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Endoscopic Removal of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in the Stomach: A Single-Center Experience by Yingjie Guo, Xue Jing, Jian Zhang, Xueli Ding, Xiaoyu Li, Tao Mao, Zibin Tian

“…In the risk classification, 106 (79.7%) were of a very low risk, 25 (18.8%) of a low risk, and 2 (1.5%) of a moderate risk. The moderate-risk cases were treated with imatinib mesylate after ER. …”
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Body Mass Index Trajectories during 6–18 Years Old and the Risk of Hypertension in Young Adult: A Longitudinal Study in Chinese Population by Haoyue Teng, Jia Hu, Wenxin Ge, Qiling Dai, Ji Liu, Chengqi Xiao, Jieyun Yin, Xiaoyan Zhu

“…Five heterogeneous BMI trajectories were identified: the low slow-increasing (20.03%), low moderate-increasing (56.14%), low rapid-increasing (17.04%), moderate-increasing (3.63%), and elevated-decreasing (3.15%) groups. …”
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Efficacy of Abatacept for Arthritis in Patients with an Overlap Syndrome between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Kei Ikeda, Yoshie Sanayama, Sohei Makita, Junichi Hosokawa, Mieko Yamagata, Daiki Nakagomi, Katsuhiko Takabayashi, Hiroshi Nakajima

“…All patients achieved either a good or moderate response according to the EULAR response criteria at 24 weeks. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 on Severity of Signs and Symptoms of Autoimmune Diseases by Ramand Mohammed Haji, Nabaz Ali Ahmed, Shakhawan Azad Ahmed

“…Rheumatoid arthritis was a major type 16 (48.5%) of the autoimmune disease compared to other types, Ankylosing Spondylitis 8(24.2%) cases, and Ulcerative Colitis 6(18.2%) cases respectively while Crohn's disease was the minimum 3(9.1%) cases and before the got COVID-19 most of the cases 25(75.8%) had moderate intensity signs and symptoms of their autoimmune diseases and 8(24.2%) cases had severe signs and symptoms but after they recovered from the COVID-19 disease the rate of their signs and symptoms changed to mild 19(57.6%) and moderate 14(42.4%) intensity while severe intensity signs and symptoms were zero with highly significant differences (P-value 0.0001). …”
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Assessing dynamic coastal vulnerability to climate hazards: A geospatial approach in Kakinada District, Andhra Pradesh, India by Ganni Satya Venkata Sai Aditya Bharadwaz, Indrajit Pal, Chitrini Mozumder, Mokbul Morshed Ahmad

“…An additional 239.98 km2 was categorized as high vulnerability and 267.17 km2 as moderate vulnerability. Overall, 598.32 km2 out of 1647.68 km2 exhibited moderate to very high vulnerability, highlighting the threats from coastal erosion and human encroachment. …”
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