Pituitary Stalk Germ Cell Tumors: Retrospective Case Series and Literature Review by Han Chen, Ming Ni, Yun Xu, Li-Yong Zhong

“…A retrospective study reviewing eleven intracranial germ cell tumor patients with isolated pituitary stalk involvement was performed. Results. Seven boys and four girls who presented with a hyperintense pituitary stalk on postcontrast T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging without a posterior pituitary signal were included. …”
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Chronic Pain after Open Appendectomy and Its Effects on Quality of Life in Children Aged 8–18 Years by Onur Palabiyik, Gurkan Demir

“…Analysis was performed on 158 children, 97 of whom were boys (61.4%) and 61 were girls (38.6%). The average age was 12.8 ± 3 years, the average NRS was 4.48 ± 1.1, and the average scar length was 6.09 ± 1.6 cm. …”
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety in Elementary School Students by Emine Gül Kapçý, Runa Ýdil Uslu, Denis Sukhodolsky, Derya Atalan-Ergin, Gökçe Çokamay

“…A total of 61 children (37 girls and 24 boys; age range 8-13) with high scores on either self-report or parental reports of anxiety participated in the study. …”
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FEATURES OF LIFE-MEANING ORIENTATIONS OF YOUNG ADULTS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF REFLEXION by Yulia I. Popova

“…The methods involve empirical data collection methods, mathematical methods of statistics (nonparametric Mann – Whitney U test is used for comparing two independent samples and assessing significance of their differences; nonparametric Kruskal – Wallis H test is used for assessing the impact of reflexion level on life-meaning orientations), descriptive statistics. 45 girls and 15 boys in the age range of 21–22 took part in the research. …”
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Proximal Hypospadias Repair Outcomes in Patients with a Specific Disorder of Sexual Development Diagnosis by Blake W. Palmer, William Reiner, Brad P. Kropp

“…Boys with undermasculinized external genital and/or 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) often receive masculinizing genitoplasty. …”
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Lumbar Spondylolysis in Juveniles from the Same Family: A Report of Three Cases and a Review of the Literature by Atsuhisa Yamada, Koichi Sairyo, Isao Shibuya, Ko Kato, Akira Dezawa, Toshinori Sakai

“…The second boy, a 10-year-old baseball player, had terminal stage right side unilateral spondylolysis. …”
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Self-esteem and social media addiction level in adolescents: The mediating role of body image by Mehmet Colak, Ozlem Sireli Bingol, Ali Dayi

“…Methods: The sample of the study consisted of 204 adolescents, 67 (32.8%) girls and 137 (67.2%) boys, with a mean age of 15.90 ± 1.20 years, who were high school students. …”
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Beyond productivity: The socio-cultural role of fishing among the Baka of southeastern Cameroon by Sandrine Gallois, Romain Duda

“…Furthermore, dam fishing represents a privileged space for learning, because it allows not only the transmission of ethnoichthyological knowledge, but also the transmission of other aspects of cultural knowledge that shape the early gender differentiation between boys and girls. This paper aims to highlight the socio-cultural value of fishing activities in the livelihood of contemporary forest hunter-gatherers.…”
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Prevalence of Anterior Dental Trauma and Its Associated Factors among Preschool Children Aged 3–5 Years in Khartoum City, Sudan by Alaa Gamaleldin Sulieman, Elhadi Mohieldin Awooda

“…The prevalence rate was 45% in boys and 55% in girls with a statistically significant difference (P=0.02). …”
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Exploring the implications of ternary Jeffrey nanofluid on pulsating flow and heat transfer through unsymmetrical corrugated micro conduit by Mohamed S. Abdel-wahed, Khaled S. Mekheimer, Ahmed Y. Sayed, Shaaban I. Ahmed

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DNA Methyltransferase 3B Gene Promoter and Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Polymorphisms in Childhood Immune Thrombocytopenia by Margarita Pesmatzoglou, Marilena Lourou, George N. Goulielmos, Eftichia Stiakaki

“…In this study, we investigated the rs2424913 single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (C46359T) in DNA methyltransferase 3B (DNMT3B) gene promoter and the VNTR polymorphism of IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 Ra) intron-2 in 32 children (17 boys) with the diagnosis of ITP and 64 healthy individuals. …”
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COVID-19 in Children with Congenital Heart Diseases: A Multicenter Case Series from Iran by Hassan Esmaeeli, Mehdi Ghaderian, Keyhan Sayadpour Zanjani, Seyyedeh Fatemeh Ghalibafan, Mehrzad Mahdizadeh, Mohammad Hassan Aelami

“…The patients included 4 infants, 1 child, and 2 adolescents, with a median age of 9 months and a majority of boys. All of them had either obstructive lesions (right or left ventricular outflow tracts) or significant pulmonary hypertension. …”
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Assessment of the Removable Orthodontic Treatment Outcome Using Peer Assessment Rating Index by Mohammed Hussain Saleh, Omar F. Chawshli, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

“…Conclusion: The average of PAR index reduction was higher in girls than in boys. The proper selection of cases for Phase I orthodontic treatment is critical to the success of the treatment. …”
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Disparities in the Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A Narrative Review of Current Literature by Joseph Burns, Philippe Jean-Pierre

“…The demographic most likely to be diagnosed with HOCM based upon clinical registry data is Caucasian boys and men. However, a growing body of data supports increased prevalence in African American populations and percentages equal to, if not higher than, Caucasian males in Hispanic populations. …”
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The Application of Al-Qahtani Method for Dental Age Estimation of Down Syndrome Children by Frita Rahima Tridiyanti, Dwi Kartika Apriyono, Izzata Barid

“…Estimating dental age using the Al-Qahtani method shows varying dental age values, and there is a delay in the dental age of boys compared to girls with down syndrome. The dental age of all research subjects was delayed from their chronological age. …”
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Maternal education, health profession and cigarette smoking are decisive factors for self-medication in children by parents by Duborija-Kovacevic Natasa, Martinovic Milica, Belojevic Goran, Lausevic Dragan, Asanin Bogdan

“…Data were obtained from a national representative sample of 4496 schoolchildren aged 7–13 years (50.4 % boys). Parents/caregivers completed a questionnaire concerning their demographic characteristics, socio-economic and cultural status, as well as the self-medication (SM) of their children. …”
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Endocrine and metabolic comorbidities in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus by Su Jin Park, Moon Bae Ahn, Dae Chul Jeong

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of endocrine and metabolic comorbidities in patients with JSLE, and analyze the factors associated with each comorbidity.MethodsAnthropometric, clinical, laboratory data, and the details of glucocorticoids and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs use were collected.ResultsA total of 57 patients with JSLE (48 girls and 9 boys) were included in this study. Endocrine and metabolic comorbidities were observed in 64.9% of the patients. …”
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Clinical Features and Genetic Background of the Periodic Fever Syndrome with Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis: A Single Center Longitudinal Study of 81 Patients by Daša Perko, Maruša Debeljak, Nataša Toplak, Tadej Avčin

“…Eighty-one patients fulfilled criteria for PFAPA syndrome, 50 (63%) boys and 31 (37%) girls, with mean age at disease onset of 2.1 ± 1.5 years. …”
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Adolescents: Association with Socioeconomic Status and Exposure to Supermarkets and Fast Food Outlets by Chalida M. Svastisalee, Bjørn E. Holstein, Pernille Due

“…We used multilevel logistic regression to examine associations between infrequent fruit and vegetable intake and supermarket and fast food outlet concentration, stratified by family social class. Results. Boys and older children were most likely to eat fruit and vegetables infrequently. …”
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Frequency Of Left Ventricular Thrombi In Dilated Cardiomyopathy Patients Presenting In Tertiary Care Hospital Of Punjab by Tahira Nazir, Tehreem Amjad, Madiha Fayyaz, Somayya Siddiqa, Sobia Naveed, Shahroon Zahid

“…There were 98 (65.3%) boys and 52 (34.7%) girls with a male-to-female ratio of 1.9:1. …”
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