Shared perceptions of flavored cigarette pack design among young adults who smoke in Mexico and the Philippines by Graziele Grilo⁺, Jennifer L. Brown⁺, Joanna E. Cohen, Katherine Clegg Smith

“…Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of five focus groups held in Mexico and four in the Philippines with young adults who smoke (aged 18–24 years), separated by gender, in which participants interacted with cigarette packs purchased locally. …”
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IL18 Polymorphism and Periodontitis Susceptibility, Regardless of IL12B, MMP9, and Smoking Habits by Patrícia Yumeko Tsuneto, Victor Hugo de Souza, Josiane Bazzo de Alencar, Joana Maira Valentini Zacarias, Cléverson O. Silva, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, Ana Maria Sell

“…This case-control study involved 381 individuals matched by gender and age. Genotyping of IL18 (rs187238 and rs1946518) and IL12B (rs3212227) was performed by PCR-SSP and PCR-RFLP was used for MMP9 (rs3918242). …”
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Pretransplant HbA1c Is a Useful Predictor for the Development of New-Onset Diabetes in Renal Transplant Recipients Receiving No or Low-Dose Erythropoietin by Kazuaki Tokodai, Noritoshi Amada, Izumi Haga, Atsushi Nakamura, Toshiaki Kashiwadate, Naoki Kawagishi, Noriaki Ohuchi

“…Univariate logistic regression analysis revealed that recipient age, gender, and HbA1c were predictors of NODAT. In the multivariate analysis, the association between pretransplant HbA1c and NODAT development did not reach statistical significance (P=0.07). …”
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Exploring the relationship between physical activity and Inhibitory Function in College Students with depressive symptoms through EEG by Zhao Jinlei, Si Yanran, Ding Feng, Jia Shuqi, Liu Cong, Wen Haiyan

“…Both direct and mediating effects were significant, with direct effects accounting for 67.80% of the total effect (B = 0.141, 95% CI: 0.013–0.287) and mediating effects accounting for 32.20% of the total effect (B = 0.067, 95% CI: 0.029–0.136). Gender did not significantly moderate the relationship between physical activity and response inhibition (P > 0.05). …”
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Non-print Periodicals in the Wroblewski Library: what does the Collection Tell us about the History of Publishing in Lithuania? by Rima Cicėnienė

“…The collection’s objects become a relevant source for research on language, art history, gender, issues of the reuse of works, etc. …”
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A 2‐year longitudinal study of the association between unhealthy lifestyle factors and the development of depressive symptoms in university students by Ryuji Furihata, Mami Ishida, Yukako Nakagami, Maya Yanase, Teruhisa Uwatoko, Satoe Okabayashi, Kosuke Kiyohara, Takashi Kawamura

“…Results Multivariable logistic analysis showed that poor satisfaction with sleep (odds ratio [OR), 4.09; 95% confidence interval [CI), 1.96–8.53; p < 0.01) and female gender (OR, 2.16; 95% CI, 1.01–4.60; p = 0.05) were significantly associated with the development of depressive symptoms 2 years later. …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…Papers largely addressed contraception, abortion, cervical cancer screening, gender-based violence, and sexual health education. …”
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Effect of preoperative immunonutrition on complications after salvage surgery in head and neck cancer by Simon Andreas Mueller, Catherine Mayer, Beat Bojaxhiu, Carla Aeberhard, Philipp Schuetz, Zeno Stanga, Roland Giger

“…We compared outcomes before and after implementation of preoperative immunonutrition and adjusted the regression analysis for gender, age, body mass index, Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS 2002), tobacco and alcohol consumption, tumor localization, tumor stage, and type of surgery. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…The presence of SRCs in kidney donors is significantly associated with male gender, age, uric acid levels, and creatinine levels. …”
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The Association between Atopic Dermatitis Severity and Mood Disturbance among Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Farah F. Albakr, Maee M. Barakeh, Layan F. Alsanad, Sultan B. Obaid, Feras Alhawas, Seham Alsalamah, Shahad B. Obaid, Alya Alsuwayhib, Abdullah O. Alangari, Sulaiman O. Obaid, Eman Almukhadeb

“…AD severity was significantly associated with female gender, longer disease duration, and more recent episodes of AD symptoms. …”
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Association of environmental, demographic and clinical parameters with physical activity in children with asthma by Jane Berrill, Peter James, Antonis Michanikou, Emmanouil Galanakis, Eleni Michaelidou, Paraskevi Kinni, Nikos Kalivitis, Giorgos Kouvarakis, Emily Vasiliadou, Chrysanthos Savvides, Filippos Tymvios, Petros Koutrakis, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros, Panayiotis Kouis

“…There was also evidence that gender and age-adjusted BMI z-score were negatively associated with daily steps. …”
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Cross-sectional association between plasma aldosterone concentration and cognitive performance by mini-mental state examination in community dwellers by Aketilieke Nusufujiang, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Nanfang Li, Ling Yao, Wenbo Yang, Hui Wang, Mei Li, Lin Gan, Adalaiti Maitituersun, Miaomiao Liu, Qiaolifanayi Nuermaimaiti, Li Cai, Xiayire Aierken, Xiufang Li, Qin Luo, Jing Hong

“…Subgroup analyses also were performed by age, gender, BMI, living region, ethnicity and education attainment status.Results27,707 subjects were included, of whom, 12,862 were apparently healthy and 14,845 had disease. …”
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Clinical Prediction Score for Ruptured Appendicitis in ED by Thidathit Prachanukool, Chaiyaporn Yuksen, Welawat Tienpratarn, Sorravit Savatmongkorngul, Panvilai Tangkulpanich, Chetsadakon Jenpanitpong, Yuranun Phootothum, Malivan Phontabtim, Promphet Nuanprom

“…Clinical factors included gender, age>60 years, right lower quadrant pain, migratory pain, nausea and/or vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, fever>37.3°C, rebound tenderness, guarding, white blood cell count, polymorphonuclear white blood cells (PMN) > 75%, and pain duration before presentation. …”
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Chlamydia abortus Infection in Tibetan Sheep in Gansu Province, Northwest China by Si-Yuan Qin, Ming-Yang Yin, Wei Cong, Dong-Hui Zhou, Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Quan Zhao, Xing-Quan Zhu, Ji-Zhang Zhou, Ai-Dong Qian

“…A multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the risk factors associated with seroprevalence, which could provide foundation to prevent and control C. abortus infection in Tibetan sheep. Gender of Tibetan sheep was left out of the final model because it is not significant in the logistic regression analysis (P>0.05). …”
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Are preschool Kosovar children anxious on the edge? Validating the Preschool Anxiety Scale by Samire BLLACA BALAJ, Merita SHALA, Mimoza SHAHINI, Pranvera JETISHI ÇOLLAKU

“…Through correlation, t-test, ANOVA and MANOVA we investigated age, gender, parents living place and birth order effects on the PAS Results: Factor analysis validated the original five-factor model after removing two items, suggesting a shorter 26-item version for Kosovar preschoolers. …”
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The Association between Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Oral Neoplasm among Smokers and Betel Quids Chewers by Mei-Sheng Ku, Pallop Siewchaisakul, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Chen-Yu Liu

“…Among them, 154,030 OPMD cases and 23,286 oral cancers were found during the study period. Information on age, gender, living area, personal oral habits, and monthly PM2.5 concentration in average were collected. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Dermatoses Observed in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients at the National Teaching Hospital (NTH-HKM) of Cotonou, Benin by Hugues Adégbidi, Fabrice Akpadjan, Odile Houngbo, Jacques Vigan, Bérénice Dégboé, Nadège Agbessi, Christiane Koudoukpo, Félix Atadokpèdé

“…Factors associated with some of these dermatologic manifestations were seniority in hemodialysis, long duration of the hemodialysis session, and female gender.…”
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Proximal Sessile Serrated Adenomas Are More Prevalent in Caucasians, and Gastroenterologists Are Better Than Nongastroenterologists at Their Detection by Malav P. Parikh, Sujit Muthukuru, Yash Jobanputra, Kushal Naha, Niyati M. Gupta, Vaibhav Wadhwa, Rocio Lopez, Prashanthi N. Thota, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka

“…Detection rates based on patient gender, race, colonoscopy timing, fellow participation, bowel preparation quality, and specialty of the endoscopist were calculated. t-tests were used to compare detection rates and a multivariate-adjusted analysis was performed. …”
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Analyzing the Professional Satisfaction and Organisational Identification in Football Referees by Yeşim BAYRAKDAROĞLU, Yavuz ÖNTÜRK, Üstün TÜRKER, Mustafa AYHAN, Mahir KAPLAN, Büşra UYAR ŞAFAK

“…The findings indicate that demographic and professional factors, including gender, education level, classification, and income satisfaction, have a significant impact on referees' professional satisfaction and organizational commitment. …”

Retrospective Analysis of Bone Metabolism in Patients on Waiting List for Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation by Simona Kratochvílová, Jana Brunová, Petr Wohl, Věra Lánská, František Saudek

“…Osteoporotic and osteopenic ranges (based on T-scores) for all major sites were 27.7% and 56.5%, respectively, with similar results across both genders. Women had a significantly higher proportion of normal BMD in LS than men (67.7 vs. 49.4%, p<0.05). …”
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