Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping: A Major Review by Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, Amir Hushang Beheshtnejad, Golshan Latifi, Marjan Akbari-Kamrani, Sadegh Ghafarian, Ahmad Masoomi, Seyed Ali Sonbolastan, Hamidreaza Jahanbani-Ardakani, Mehrnaz Atighechian, Laleh Banan, Hosein Nouri, Seyed-Hossein Abtahi

“…Normative data on CET and the possible effects of gender, aging, diurnal changes, refraction, and intraocular pressure are discussed. …”
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Enhanced Temporal Coupling between Thalamus and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Mediates Chronic Low Back Pain and Depression by Hong Li, Qiaoyan Song, Ruya Zhang, Youlong Zhou, Yazhuo Kong

“…Combining psychophysics and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we investigated the structural and functional brain plasticity in 36 patients with LDH compared with 38 age- and gender-matched healthy controls. We found that (1) LDH patients had increased psychophysical disturbs (i.e., depression and anxiety), and depression (Beck-Depression Inventory, BDI) was found to be an outstanding significant factor to predict chronic pain (short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, SF-MPQ); (2) the LDH group showed significantly smaller fractional anisotropy values in the region of posterior corona radiate while gray matter volumes were comparable in both groups; (3) resting state functional connectivity analysis revealed that LDH patients exhibited increased temporal coupling between the thalamus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which further mediate the relationship from chronic pain to depression. …”
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How self-disclosure of student based on demographic perspective? by Rima Pratiwi Fadli, Nilma Zola, Hanifa Laura Dalimunthe, Ifdil Ifdil

“…Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari segi gender self disclosure laki-laki beragam dibandingkan perempuan. …”
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Assessment of Polypharmacy, Drug Use Patterns, and Associated Factors at the Edna Adan University Hospital, Hargeisa, Somaliland by Temesgen Sidamo, Alemu Deboch, Mohamed Abdi, Fikru Debebe, Khalid Dayib, Tamrat Balcha Balla

“…However, the ward admitted/visited and gender did not have a statistically significant association with polypharmacy. …”
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Incidence of adverse drug reactions among tuberculosis patients initiated on daily drug regimen in a southern district of Karnataka by R. N. Hithaish Kumar, Chythra R. Rao, Ravindra Maradi, Shashikiran Umakanth, S. V. Chidananda Sanju, P. S. Balu

“…Over 12 months, all newly diagnosed TB patients of either gender were included from 63 primary health centers and 6 community health centers, and ADRs were recorded by personal interviews. …”
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Analyzing the Effects of Innovation Strategies on Financial Performance Mediated by Contingency Variables by Mohammad Nazaripour, Amir Hossain Ranjbar

“…The research findings indicate that the demographic variables of gender, age, education, field of study, years of service, and type of industry do not significantly affect financial performance.Originality/Value: Since the companies' going concern depends on their successful financial performance, innovation strategies through improving financial performance can play a significant role in the companies' going concern.…”
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GPs’ perspectives on care models integrating medical and non-medical services in primary care—a representative survey in Germany by Wolfram J. Herrmann, Hendrik Napierala

“…One in four GPs would even welcome the idea of integrating their practice into an integrated primary care center. Older age and male gender were associated with a more negative assessment of the care models. …”
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Relationship between Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity with Health-Related Physical Fitness Indicators among Pakistani School Adolescents: Yaali-Pak Study by Syed Muhammad Zeeshan Haider Hamdani, Zhuang Jie, Syed Ghufran Hadier, Wang Tian, Syed Danish Haider Hamdani, Shaista Shireen Danish, Syeda Urooj Fatima

“…Positive associations were observed between hand-grip strength (p<0.001), modified pull-up (p<0.001), plank exercise (p<0.001), and 20-m shuttle run test (p<0.001), with MVPA. The gender-specific comparison also indicated a significant (p<0.001) and positive relationship. …”
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Evaluating the Influence of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis on Clinico-Pathological Characteristics and Prognostic Outcomes of Middle Eastern Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma by Sandeep Kumar Parvathareddy, Abdul K. Siraj, Nabil Siraj, Saeeda O. Ahmed, Saif S. Al-Sobhi, Fouad Al-Dayel, Khawla S. Al-Kuraya

“…Univariate analysis revealed a positive correlation between presence of HT and clinico-pathological factors such as female gender, younger age, and early stage tumor. In contrast, HT demonstrated a negative association with several aggressive clinical features, including extrathyroidal extension, distant metastasis, recurrent/persistent disease and high-risk categorization by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines. …”
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Outcomes of Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction Surgery Converted into Balloon Dilation and Silicone Intubation due to Probing Difficulty by Oren Yaakov Sagiv, Achia Nemet, Asaf Achiron, Doron Neumann, Raimo Tuuminen, Oriel Spierer

“…The onset of symptoms, preoperative clinical findings regarding tearing and discharge and gender distribution of patients were comparable between the two groups. …”
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A Comparative Study on Fixation of Unstable Lateral End Clavicle Fractures with Tightrope and Endobutton by Transcoracoid and Subcoracoid Cerclage Techniques by M. Kishor Kumar, Akshay Mylarappa

“…Preoperatively, the variables of the patients including age, gender, side, and mechanism of injury Neer’s classification type were collected. …”
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Surgical techniques in tonsillectomy: A comparative analysis of cold steel dissection and bipolar diathermy. by Nisar Akber Khan, Muhammad Dawood Saleem, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Shakoor, Nighat Arif, Izzah Islam

“…Method: Seventy-four patients aged 5–35 years of either gender planned for elective tonsillectomy under general anaesthesia were included. …”
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Assessment of influencing factors and mechanisms to engage the private sector in promoting conservation agriculture production systems in Cambodia by Punlork Men, Lyda Hok, Panchit Seeniang, B. Jan Middendorf, Fidero Kuok, Rapee Dokmaithes

“…The positive factors influencing CAPS farmers' engagement with the private sector included gender, number of fields, off-farm income, farm experience, familiarity with the private sector in a commune and government subsidies. …”
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To what extent do the prevalence of sickness presence and reasons for sickness presence vary between school classes in upper secondary schools? A cross-sectional survey in Trøndela... by Vegard Johansen

“…Some of the class-level effect was due to contextual factors (eg, student relations) and less was due to compositional factors (eg, gender distribution).Conclusions The study discovered significant variations in SP between school classes, suggesting that students’ attitudes and behaviours towards SP can influence their peers. …”
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The Future Face of Surgery—Demographics of Students Interested in Surgery at an Academic Medical Center by Jalee Birney, Dylan T Vance, Jodi A. Veach, Katelyn Sanner Dixon, Sarah E. Adkins, Sarah C. Wilson, Heather M Minchew, Jordan Baker, Lynn Chollet-Hinton, German Berbel, Lyndsey J Kilgore

“…Background The demographics of medical schools reveal a growing trend towards greater gender and underrepresented in medicine (UIM) representation among students, yet surgical residency lags behind. …”
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Prevalence and demographic distribution of anaemia among those visiting a teaching hospital located in tribal predominant block of Jharkhand: Retrospective record based analysis by Vasanth Chellamuthu, Srinivasan Chelladurai, Vinayagamoorthy Venogopal, Bhagyasri Ray, S Sharanabasappa, Vasantha C. Kalyani, Satya Patra

“…Aims: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of anaemia and to identify the age and gender distribution of anaemia among those attending IPD/OPD of a teaching hospital located in the tribal block. …”
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Comparing Treatment with Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline Versus Nebulized 0.9% Saline In Patients With Acute Bronchiolitis: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Uzma Abid, Ayesha Afzal, Nahdia Zaman, Ammara Farooq, Sidrah Yousaf, Sonia Fazal

“…Results: Two groups were comparable for age, gender, and baseline characteristics including clinical severity score. …”
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The Factors Affecting Nursing Students’ Career Choices in Turkey: A Cross-sectional Study by Burçin Selçuk, Hatice Serap Koçak, Zeynep Güngörmüş

“…There were significant differences in the total score and subscales scores of the VCENS based on students’ age, gender, the study university, educational year, and family income status (P<0.05). …”
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Genetic Selection Pressure on TLR9 Gene Increases Individual Susceptibility to Systemic Inflammatory Disease: A Case Study of Kano State Population by Yusuf Jibril Habib, Mohammed Sani Jaafaru

“…The mutant allele was more common (67%) and gender-independent. The gradual incidence of changed alleles in both identities suggests the population was chosen to survive tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. …”
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Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine acceptability among refugees and other migrant populations: A systematic scoping review. by Yasaman Yazdani, Poojitha Pai, Shahab Sayfi, Arash Mohammadi, Saber Perdes, Denise Spitzer, Gabriel E Fabreau, Kevin Pottie

“…Lower vaccine acceptance was associated with mistrust in the host countries' government and healthcare system, concerns about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines, limited knowledge of COVID-19 infection and vaccines, lower COVID-19 risk perception, and lower integration level in the host country. Female gender, younger age, lower education level, and being single were associated with lower vaccine acceptance in most studies. …”
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