Soil classification and land suitability evaluation for tomato cultivation using analytic hierarchy process under different land uses by Fatihu Kabir Sadiq, Mays Taha Yaqub, Lemuel Musa Maniyunda, AbdulKarem A.M Alalwany, Fahad Abubakar, Ojone Anyebe

“…The results show that 89.73 % of the area is highly suitable for tomato cultivation, while 10.27 % is moderately suitable. The primary limitations of these soils are low fertility and poor drainage. …”
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In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities of Rauwolfia vomitoria (Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages of Schistosoma mansoni and Cytotoxic Study by Emmanuel Mouafo Tekwu, Kwabena Mante Bosompem, William Kofi Anyan, Regina Appiah-Opong, Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu, Mabel Deladem Tettey, Felicia Amanfo Kissi, Alfred Ampomah Appiah, Veronique Penlap Beng, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko

“…This report provides the first evidence of in vitro schistosomicidal potency of R. vomitoria with the stem bark being moderately, but relatively, more active and selective against schistosome parasites. …”
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Modulation of stress-related behaviour by preproglucagon neurons and hypothalamic projections to the nucleus of the solitary tract by Marie K. Holt, Natalia Valderrama, Maria J. Polanco, Imogen Hayter, Ellena G. Badenoch, Stefan Trapp, Linda Rinaman

“…Through chemogenetic manipulations we reveal that cNTS PPG neurons have the ability to moderately increase anxiety-like behaviours in mice in a sex-dependent manner. …”
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Open-Label Fosmetpantotenate, a Phosphopantothenate Replacement Therapy in a Single Patient with Atypical PKAN by Yiolanda-Panayiota Christou, George A. Tanteles, Elena Kkolou, Annita Ormiston, Kostas Konstantopoulos, Maria Beconi, Randall D. Marshall, Horacio Plotkin, Kleopas A. Kleopa

“…This was an open-label, uncontrolled, 12-month treatment with fosmetpantotenate of a single patient with a later-onset, moderately severe, and slowly progressive form of PKAN. …”
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Cognitive Training and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Blake J. Lawrence, Natalie Gasson, Andrew R. Johnson, Leon Booth, Andrea M. Loftus

“…While controlling for moderator variables, Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) showed that when compared to the control group, the intervention groups demonstrated variable statistically significant improvements across executive function, attention/working memory, memory, language, activities of daily living (ADL), and quality of life (QOL; Hedge’s g range = 0.01 to 1.75). …”
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Tumor-To-Tumor Metastasis of Poorly Differentiated Gastric Carcinoma to Uterine Lipoleiomyoma by Ryo Kiyokoba, Hiroshi Yagi, Hideaki Yahata, Yoshiaki Kawano, Eisuke Kaneki, Kaoru Okugawa, Kenzo Sonoda, Kiyoko Kato

“…The uterine tumor showed histological features of lipoleiomyoma infiltrated by well- to moderately differentiated carcinoma cells that were similar to those of the gastric biopsy, supporting a diagnosis of metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma.…”
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Role of lipid binding protein, Niemann pick type C-2, in enhancing shrimp sperm physiological function by Thitiporn Khongkha, Alyssa Rattanadechakul, Piyaporn Surinlert, Orawan Thongsum, Supawich Boonkua, Kessiri Kongmanas, Monsicha Somrit, Wattana Weerachatyanukul, Somluk Asuvapongpatana

“…Altogether, our results indicated the importance of MrNPC2 as CHO moderator in sperm membrane, leading to an enhancement in sperm fertilizing ability.…”
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Risk Assessment of Trace Element Contamination in Drinking Water and Agricultural Soil: A Study in Selected Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) Endemic Areas in Sri L... by W. P. R. T. Perera, M. D. N. R. Dayananda, D. M. U. C. Dissanayake, R. A. S. D. Rathnasekara, W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. K. Weragoda, K. A. M. Kularathne

“…Geoaccumulation indexes (Igeo) of soil reveal that paddy soil in CKDu endemic areas is being moderately polluted with toxic metals/metalloids such as As, Pb, Cu, Ni, Cr, Zn, and Cd. …”
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Effects of P1G10 against UVB-induced damage: Reduction of antioxidant stress, inflammation and cell proliferation by Kátia M. Freitas, Emerson S. Veloso, Ênio Ferreira, Marcelo V. Caliari, Carlos E. Salas, Miriam T.P. Lopes

“…Conclusions: These data confirm the lasting protective action of P1G10 by moderating oxidative stress and apoptosis induced by multiple doses of UV-B in the skin, suggesting a potential preventive action against the onset of carcinogenesis.…”
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Analysis and Water Quality Control of Alternative Sources in Bangolan, Northwest Cameroon by Nchofua Festus Biosengazeh, Njoyim Estella Buleng Tamungang, Mofor Nelson Alakeh, Mvondo-ze Antoine david

“…The results showed that the sampled water sources were moderately acidic to weakly basic falling within the WHO specification. …”
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A New Frontier in Ionospheric Observations: GPS Total Electron Content Measurements From Ocean Buoys by Irfan Azeem, Geoff Crowley, Victoriya V. Forsythe, Adam S. Reynolds, Erik M. Stromberg, Gordon R. Wilson, Craig A. Kohler

“…Both RIO receivers, deployed near the magnetic equator, show an 18–35% increase in TEC during moderately disturbed geomagnetic periods. Comparisons with the International Reference Ionosphere model show good agreement. …”
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Do cognitive bias and heuristics influence improvement in knee pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis treated with open label placebo? The CHIPS study - An exploratory study usi... by Tommy Kok Annfeldt, Elisabeth Ginnerup-Nielsen, Eva Elisabeth Wæhrens, Lene Vase, Lars Erik Kristensen, Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen

“…Conclusions: The patient-experience influenced the response to an open label placebo injection in patients with knee OA, and this influence was moderated by the strength of the affect heuristic. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting with an Isolated Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nesrine Tounsi, Ines Zemni, Fatma Saadalah, Maher Slimane, Nadia Boujelbene, Mohamed ali Ayadi, Chargui Rhiad, Rahal Khaled

“…An endometrial biopsy showed moderately differentiated endometrioid adenocarcinoma. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of vine pruning periods on grape production and composition: an integrated approach considering different years and cultivars by Isabella Ghiglieno, Luca Facciano, Leonardo Valenti, Federico Amari, Gabriele Cola

“…In terms of grape yield, a moderately negative effect of APR was observed in Montefalco, while a more severe effect was observed in Franciacorta. …”
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Case report: A novel 11-bp deletion in exon 11 causing a frameshift in the C-terminal of the ALAS2 gene leading to X-linked sideroblastic anemia—a family study by Salam Al kindi, Salam Al kindi, Altaf Al-Mamari, Shoaib Al-Zadjali, Mohamed Al-Rawahi, Ali Al Madhani, Anil V. Pathare

“…The proband was a 29-year-old man with moderately severe microcytic hypochromic anemia with splenomegaly and increased ring sideroblasts in the bone marrow with considerable iron overload. …”
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Assessment of temporal and spatial eutrophication index in a water dam reservoir by F. Esfandi, A.H. Mahvi, M. Mosaferi, F. Armanfar, M. Hejazi, S. Maleki

“…It was found that the whole area of the reservoir was in almost moderately upper-mesotrophic condition and in some target stations it was very close to eutrophic condition. …”
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Is the benefit of sequential 5-fluorouracil and daylight photodynamic therapy versus daylight photodynamic therapy alone sustained over time? – 12-month follow-up of a randomized c... by Stine Regin Wiegell, Gabriella Fredman, Flemming Andersen, Peter Bjerring, Uwe Paasch, Merete Haedersdal

“…Pre-treatment with topical 5-FU improved the long-term efficacy of dPDT, especially for moderately thick AKs, with a lesion clearance of 72 % at 12-month compared to 48 % after dPDT alone (p = 0.017). …”
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Assessment of potential hazard for humans when eating apples and grapes treated with insecticide based on spiromesifen by I.V. Tkachenko, A.M. Antonenko, V.G. Bardov, S.T. Omelchuk

“…According to the value of the integral index of hazard in contaminated food consumption (6 points) spiromesifen belongs to class 3 – moderately dangerous to humans. It has been established that substantiated standards for spiromesifen make it possible to ensure the safety of consumption of grapes and apples grown with the Oberon Rapid 240 SC application, as well as the use of other pesticide formulations based on this substance on other crops.…”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and IBS. Results of the All-Russian Observational Non-interventional Program to Study the Effectiveness of the Drug Kolofort® in Real Clinical Practice in Patient... by V. T. Ivashkin, R. A. Abdulkhakov, I. G. Bakulin, S. V. Zaitsev, V. I. Luchina, S. N. Mekhtiyev, S. G. Peshekhonov, E. A. Poluektova, T. I. Semenova, S. N. Serikova, G. N. Tarasova, E. A. Trush, Y. P. Uspenskiy, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov, N. P. Chernus

“…At the stage of inclusion in the program, the average total score on the “7 × 7” questionnaire was 17.36, which corresponded to a moderately severe disorder. During the treatment period, the average total score decreased to 6.14, which corresponded to borderline disorder. …”
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Galactic Cosmic Radiation in the Interplanetary Space Through a Modern Secular Minimum by F. Rahmanifard, W. C. deWet, N. A. Schwadron, M. J. Owens, A. P. Jordan, J. K. Wilson, C. J. Joyce, H. E. Spence, C. W. Smith, L. W. Townsend

“…We showed that accounting for a floor in the modulation potential, invoked by the Badhwar‐O'Neill 2014 model, moderates the projected radiation levels in Cycle 25. …”
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