Association of extreme high temperature weather with non-accidental deaths among residents of Yichang city: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis by Xiaoyan MING, Yang HAN, Zhongcheng YANG, Zaoxia WANG, Shuguang XIE, Chuangang FAN

“…After controlling for relative humidity (RH), fine particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), inhalable particulate matter ≤ 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), and the gender and age of the deceased, the time-stratified case-crossover analysis showed that all nine extreme high temperature events were positively correlated with increased risk of non-accidental deaths among Yichang residents, with a lag effect Except for the P92.5-2 d and P92.5-3 d events, which lasted until lag day 3, the effects of the other seven extreme high temperature events lasted until lag day 1. …”
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Health systems analysis and evaluation of the barriers to availability, utilisation and readiness of sexual and reproductive health services in COVID-19-affected areas: a WHO mixed... by José Guilherme Cecatti, Kun Tang, Igor Toskin, Moazzam Ali, Caron Kim, Stefano Uccella, Simone Garzon, Ge Yang, Vanessa Brizuela, Pisake Lumbiganon, Seni Kouanda, Alexandra Sawyer, Nigel Sherriff, Alessia Savoldi, Anna Thorson, Marleen Temmerman, Jörg Huber, Soe Soe Thwin, Maddalena Cordioli, Massimo Mirandola, Jaime Vera, Armando Seuc, Laila Ladak, Debbie Williams, Luis Bahamondes, Deda Ogum Alangea, Abdu Mohiddin, Eunice Nahyuha Chomi, Sothornwit Jen, Modey Emefa, Hamsadvani Kuganantham, Armando Humberto Seuc, Eunice Chomi, Hanxiyue Zhang, Yifan Zhu, Yueping Guo, Chunxiao Peng, Kwasi Tropsey, Emefa Judith Modey, Rozina Karmaliani, Jen Sothornwit, Ferdinand Okwaro, Ranieri Poli, Joy Jerop Chebet, Hugo Gamerro Abrego

“…This study aims to assess the availability of contraception, comprehensive abortion care, sexually transmitted infection prevention and treatment and sexual and gender-based violence care and support services in local health facilities during COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose-body mass index and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Xiyun Rao, Ziyi Xin, Qingwen Yu, Lanlan Feng, Yongmin Shi, Ting Tang, Xuhan Tong, Siqi Hu, Yao You, Shenghui Zhang, Jiake Tang, Xingwei Zhang, Mingwei Wang, Ling Liu

“…The results indicated that Compared with the lowest TyG-BMI index category, the highest TyG-BMI index was related to a higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) (HR = 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.35–1.95; I2 = 94%),coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR = 1.69; 95% (CI): 1.23–2.31; I2 = 94%). stroke(HR = 1.57; 95% (CI): 1.11–2.23; I2 = 94%).In the dose–response analysis, there was a linear association of the TyG-BMI index with the risk of CVD (Pnonlinear = 0.223), CAD (Pnonlinear = 0.693), and stroke (Pnonlinear = 0.122)No significant effects were observed regarding participants’ gender, length of follow-up, sample size or mean age(P > 0.05). …”
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Prevalence and determinants of home delivery among pregnant women in Somaliland: Insights from SLDHS 2020 data by Hodo Abdikarim, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Mukhtar Abdi Hassan, Yahye Hassan Muse

“…Strategies should focus on improving access to and quality of maternal healthcare services, empowering women's decision-making, and engaging men to address gender norms within households. Resumen: Objetivo: Este estudio transversal se propuso identificar los factores determinantes de los partos en el hogar entre las mujeres de Somalilandia, con el objetivo de informar de las intervenciones dirigidas a mejorar los resultados de salud materna e infantil. …”
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Applied pharmacogenetics to predict response to treatment of first psychotic episode: study protocol by Sergi Mas, Sergi Mas, Sergi Mas, Laura Julià, Manuel J. Cuesta, Manuel J. Cuesta, Manuel J. Cuesta, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Carlos Spuch, Carlos Spuch, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Angela Ibañez, Angela Ibañez, Judith Usall, Judith Usall, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo

“…The FarmaPRED-PEP project has been designed to overcome several of the limitations identified in pharmacogenetic studies in psychiatry: (1) the sample size; (2) the phenotype heterogeneity and its definition; (3) the complexity of the phenotype and (4) the gender perspective. The global reach of the FarmaPRED-PEP project is to facilitate the effective deployment of precision medicine in national health systems.…”
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Prevalence and determinants of intimate partner violence in pregnancy: a multicentre, binational study by Akaninyene E. Ubom, Chidinma P. Ohachenu, Suraiya S. Auwal, Safiyya F. Usman, Akwasi B. Opoku, Caesar A. Ansing, Jamiu S. Shehu, Peter C. Oriji, Komommo O. Okpebri, Ademola S. Olutoye, Rasheedat O. Balogun, Joshua E. Ifebude, Oluwole D. Obadina, Solomon Nyeche, Abdurrahman A. Bunawa, Ukeje J. Ifeanyi, Fatima A. Mahmud, Hauwa S. Gumbi, Akeem O. Ojugbele, Olubusayo O. Areo, Olakunle E. Ogunjide, Mariam M. Shiru, Ada C. Okpighe, Chia Iornengen, David M. Aqua, Suleiman Z. Abubakar, Fadekemi O. Gabriel-Raji, Oyiana I. Gregory, Lukman O. Lawal, Mathias Abude, David Walawah, Aderopo I. Adelola, Akpofure H. Ese, Jane C. Orijani, Ephraim A. Suobite, Olire C. Afon, Obinna P. Ekwebalam, Baderinwa O. Akanji, Emmanuel E. John, Ibraheem O. Awowole, Omotade A. Ijarotimi, Ngozi Thompson, John I. Ikimalo, Olusola B. Fasubaa

“…Policies and interventions that promote gender equality and women’s economic and educational empowerment are beneficial.…”
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Assessment of the Impact of Community-Based Tourism on the Economic, Social, and Cultural Empowerment of Women (Case Study: Coastal Villages of Bushehr Province) by Ali Shamsoddini, Fatemeh Dehghani

“…Research has demonstrated that the entire society benefits when women are supported and empowered.Development theorists view empowerment as an effective strategy for reducing gender inequalities in terms of capacities, resource access, opportunities, and a pathway to sustainable development. …”
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Unexpected identification of peak systolic velocity in the radial artery as a risk factor for functional primary patency of radiocephalic fistulas by Rui Cong, Songxiu Li, Shasha Shi

“…Notably, the group with a peak systolic velocity of the radial artery near the elbow ≤59 cm/s demonstrated a higher primary patency rate compared to the >59 cm/s group at 2 years (78.4% vs 57.5%, P = 0.026).In the univariate Cox proportional hazard models, the P values for gender, the diameter of radial artery near the elbow, the peak systolic velocity of radial artery near the elbow, the diameter of brachial artery near the elbow were less than 0.1. …”
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Protective or limited? Maternal antibodies and RSV-associated lower respiratory tract infection in hospitalized infants aged 28-90 days by Shuanglian Li, Shuanglian Li, Chenghao Mei, Chenghao Mei, Sainan Chen, Chenglin Wang, Chenglin Wang, Yelei Gao, Yelei Gao, Jinhua Ma, Jinhua Ma, Li Zhong, Li Zhong, Tingting Luo, Tingting Luo, Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao, Huaqin Bu, Huaqin Bu, Ying Lyu, Ying Lyu, Xiaohu Kuang, Zhenxing Jia, Xiaoli Wang, Yuqing Wang, Daiyin Tian, Daiyin Tian, Daiyin Tian

“…Additionally, there were no differences in age, gender, or illness severity distribution among hospitalized patients during epidemic and non-epidemic periods.ConclusionSerum maternal antibody levels offer insufficient protection against RSV-associated LRTI in hospitalized infants aged 28 to 90 days.…”
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Deviant Behaviors of Students in Educational System: A Meta-synthesis Model-Building Theory by Mehdi Mohammaadi, Farzane Deimehkar Haghighi

“…This approach enabled the research team to achieve consensus before the final meta-synthesis stage, allowing for a focused analysis of similarities, differences, intensity, gender distribution, participant numbers, countries of study, and research methodologies. …”
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Unexpected identification of peak systolic velocity in the radial artery as a risk factor for functional primary patency of radiocephalic fistulas by Rui Cong, Songxiu Li, Shasha Shi

“…Notably, the group with a peak systolic velocity of the radial artery near the elbow ≤59 cm/s demonstrated a higher primary patency rate compared to the >59 cm/s group at 2 years (78.4% vs 57.5%, P = 0.026).In the univariate Cox proportional hazard models, the P values for gender, the diameter of radial artery near the elbow, the peak systolic velocity of radial artery near the elbow, the diameter of brachial artery near the elbow were less than 0.1. …”
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Predictive value of TG/HDL-C and GFR-adjusted uric acid levels on cardiovascular mortality: the URRAH study by Elisa Russo, Francesca Viazzi, Roberto Pontremoli, Fabio Angeli, Carlo Maria Barbagallo, Bruno Berardino, Michele Bombelli, Federica Cappelli, Edoardo Casiglia, Rosario Cianci, Michele Ciccarelli, Arrigo F. G. Cicero, Massimo Cirillo, Pietro Cirillo, Lanfranco D’Elia, Giovambattista Desideri, Claudio Ferri, Ferruccio Galletti, Loreto Gesualdo, Cristina Giannattasio, Guido Grassi, Guido Iaccarino, Egidio Imbalzano, Luciano Lippa, Francesca Mallamaci, Alessandro Maloberti, Stefano Masi, Maria Masulli, Alberto Mazza, Alessandro Mengozzi, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Pietro Nazzaro, Paolo Palatini, Gianfranco Parati, Fosca Quarti-Trevano, Marcello Rattazzi, Gianpaolo Reboldi, Giulia Rivasi, Massimo Salvetti, Valerie Tikhonoff, Giuliano Tocci, Andrea Ungar, Paolo Verdecchia, Agostino Virdis, Massimo Volpe, Claudio Borghi, Working Group on Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Risk of the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA)

“…Conclusions Both IR and SUA/GFR ratio independently predict CV mortality, regardless of age, gender, BMI, diabetes, hypertension and statin use. …”
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Clinical and genetic drivers of oligo-metastatic disease in colon cancer by Alessandro Ottaiano, Mariachiara Santorsola, Roberto Sirica, Annabella Di Mauro, Antonella Di Carlo, Monica Ianniello, Francesco Sabbatino, Rosa Castiello, Francesca Del Peschio, Marco Cascella, Francesco Perri, Maurizio Capuozzo, Nicola Martucci, Edoardo Mercadante, Valentina Borzillo, Rossella Di Franco, Francesco Izzo, Vincenza Granata, Carmine Picone, Antonella Petrillo, Massimiliano Berretta, Salvatore Stilo, Luca Tarotto, Anna Chiara Carratù, Gerardo Ferrara, Madhura Tathode, Alessia Maria Cossu, Marco Bocchetti, Michele Caraglia, Guglielmo Nasti, Giovanni Savarese

“…Multivariate analysis adjusted for age (>70 vs. <70 years), gender (male vs. female), tumor side (right vs. left), metastatic involvement (more than one site vs. one site), response to first-line therapy (disease control vs. no disease control), and RAS/BRAF variants (wild-type vs. mutated) identified OMD vs. …”
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Adherence to four healthy lifestyle factors and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 – 75 in South China: a cross-sectional survey by Wenyan HE, Xingyi ZHANG, Chunqi WANG, Xueke BAI, Yang YANG, Wei XU, Lijuan SONG, Yan ZHANG, Hao YANG, Xi LI, Jianlan CUI

“…ConclusionsThe adherence rates to non-smoking, no or moderate alcohol consumption, adequate physical activity, and a healthy diet were low among residents aged 35 – 75 years in South China. Gender, occupation, residence, and history of myocardial infarction/coronary revascularization/stroke were common influencing factors for adherence to the four healthy lifestyle factors.…”
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Global, regional, and national trends in drug use disorder mortality rates across 73 countries from 1990 to 2021, with projections up to 2040: a global time-series analysis and mod... by Soeun Kim, Hayeon Lee, Selin Woo, Hyeri Lee, Jaeyu Park, Tae Kim, Guillaume Fond, Laurent Boyer, Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Christa J. Nehs, Jinseok Lee, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jiseung Kang, Dong Keon Yon

“…Our analysis also identified associations between DUD mortality rates and several log-transformed parameters, including Human Development Index (β, 14.92; p < 0.0001), Socio-demographic Index (β, 11.80; p < 0.0001), reverse Gender Gap Index (β, −12.02; p < 0.0001), and Gini coefficient (β, −1.84; p < 0.0001). …”
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Designing a model for the development of questioning skills based on the school context in primary school students by motahare Khosravi Rad, Ahmad Akbari, Mohammad karimi, Moslem Cherabin

“…For the knowledge control dimension of questioning skills, there was a statistically significant difference based on gender. This value was higher for male participants. …”
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Identifying factors affecting the distribution strategy in the food industry with the attitude of marketing and online sales by solmaz seyedghafouri, Vahid nasehifar, Farid askari

“…They can pay attention to factors such as gender, age, geographical location, type of industry and other characteristics. …”
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Predictors of Recurrence After Curative Surgery for Stage I Colon Cancer: Retrospective Cohort Analysis of the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology Colorectal Cancer Network Collab... by Giulia Turri, MD, Luigi Martinelli, MD, Daniela Rega, MD, Nicolò Tamini, MD, Lucia Paiano, MD, Simona Deidda, MD, QuocRiccardo Bao, MD, Laura Lorenzon, MD, PhD, Raffaele De Luca, MD, Caterina Foppa, MD, PhD, Valentina Mari, MD, Giovanni Taffurelli, MD, Arcangelo Picciariello, MD, PhD, Patrizia Marsanic, MD, Leandro Siragusa, MD, Francesco Bagolini, MD, Riccardo Nascimbeni, MD, Gianluca Rizzo, MD, PhD, Sara Vertaldi, MD, Michele Zuolo, MD, Giorgio Bianchi, MD, Lisa Marie Rorato, MD, Rossella Reddavid, MD, PhD, Gaetano Gallo, MD, PhD, Lorenzo Crepaz, MD, Alberto Di Leo, MD, Mario Trompetto, MD, Enrico Potenza, MD, Mauro Santarelli, MD, Nicola de’Angelis, MD, PhD, Francesco Ciarleglio, MD, Marco Milone, MD, PhD, Claudio Coco, MD, Guido Alberto Tiberio, MD, Gabriele Anania, MD, Giuseppe S. Sica, MD, PhD, Andrea Muratore, MD, Donato Francesco Altomare, MD, Isacco Montroni, MD, PhD, Maurizio De Luca, MD, Antonino Spinelli, MD, PhD, Michele Simone, MD, Roberto Persiani, MD, Gaya Spolverato, MD, Angelo Restivo, MD, Nicolò de Manzini, MD, Marco Braga, MD, Paolo Delrio, MD, Giuseppe Verlato, MD, PhD, Corrado Pedrazzani, MD, Adriana Gioia, Cristina Vacca, Dario Parini, Giovanni Tomasicchio, Marcello Calabrò, Bruno Sensi, Filomena Misuriello, Carlo Alberto Schena, Silvia Picotto

“…Adjusted Cox regression analysis identified tumor diameter, carcinoembryonic antigen level, lymphovascular invasion, male gender, and less than 12 analyzed lymph nodes as significant risk factors for worse recurrence-free survival. …”
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Glaucoma &quot;landscape&quot; in Russia, CIS and Eastern European countries: what has changed over 15 years? by A.Yu. Brezhnev, E.A. Egorov, V.P. Erichev, A.V. Kuroyedov, P.Ch. Zavadskiy, M. Bozic, N.N. Voronova, M.F. Dzhumova, N.V. Ivanova, T.A. Imshenetskaya, T.G. Kamenskikh, L.N. Marchenko, N.A. Sobyanin, V.F. Ekgardt

“…The authors analyzed the methods used for establishing POAP diagnosis, clinical and demographic patient characteristics (gender, age and place of residence), as well as the process of glaucoma development (age of onset, disease duration and stages, intraocular pressure, ocular hypotensive medications, and the used laser and surgical procedures). …”
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“CPR Posture” for Hemorrhage Control

“…The difference between the two experimental arms remained statistically significant when examined by age, gender, or medical experience. Conclusions: A straight-armed “CPR posture” allowed participants to successfully apply pressure to stop simulated bleeding, according to study parameters, 100% of the time. …”
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