Persistent Hiccups—An Unusual Presentation of Bilateral Pheochromocytoma without Syndromic Association: A Case Report by Nitin Aherrao, Nilesh Kumar, Indarajeet Singh Gambhir, Dhiraj Kishore, Suryakumar Singh, Abhinandan Mishra, Aravind Anand

“…But still this patient needs to be followed for future development of medullary carcinoma of thyroid because it could be an initial presentation of MEN 2A/2B/VHL syndromes. Our paper highlights the importance of maintaining a high level of suspicion for persistent hiccups and careful clinical screening for hypertension even in absence of associated syndromes of pheochromocytoma and classical symptoms to achieve prompt diagnosis and to avoid improper management.…”
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADHERANCE OF POST CABG PATIENTSIN CARDIAC REHABILITATION-A CROSS-SECTIONALSTUDY IN KARACHI by Muniba Khanum et al

“…Adherence to Phase-II- CR was 52.2%, with no significant differences between men and women. Adherence was observed in patients who have accepted their condition (81.1%), learned to cope with the limitations (76.8%), were comfortable with exercise regime (67.4%), believed that exercise will decrease the deconditioning (74.9%) and will improve physical fitness (20.8%). …”
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Role of S100 Proteins in Colorectal Carcinogenesis by Paula Moravkova, Darina Kohoutova, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jiri Cyrany, Jan Bures

“…Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men (after lung and prostate cancer) and the second most frequent cancer in women (after breast cancer) worldwide. …”
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Validity and reliability of a sport participant psychosocial well-being instrument: a preliminary study by Endang Sepdanius, Nurul Diyana Binti Sanuddin, Mohad Anizu Bin Mohd Nor, M. Adli Bin Mohd Sidi, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Mohd Salleh Aman, Rini Afriani

“…The participants were 19 women and 36 men, with an average age of 15 years and 7 months. …”
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The role of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the formation of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in patients with abdominal obesity by N. L. Denisov, V. B. Grinevich, Ye. V. Chernetsova, Yu. A. Kravchuk, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The study involved 60 patients with AO (waist circumference ≥80 cm in women and ≥94 cm in men) and NAFLD who provided written informed consent to participate in the study. …”
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A Comparative Study Evaluated the Performance of Two-class Classification Algorithms in Machine Learning by Shilan Abdullah Hassan, Maha Sabah Saeed

“…In this study, 1026 patients, both men and women, are almost equally affected by CVDs. …”
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Self-Rated Recovery and Mood Before and After Resistance Training and Muscle Microcurrent Application by Bernd A. C. Stößlein, Kim P. C. Kuypers

“…The present study aimed to test the effects of RT and muscle-microstimulation on mood and physical recovery in healthy men after performing conventional deadlifts, which is a type of RT.MethodsThe study was conducted according to a single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, and two-way crossover study. …”
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Lithuanian Conceptual Colour–Emotion Associations in the Global Context of 37 Nations by Domicelė Jonauskaitė

“…Here, we took published data from 8615 participants (2172 men) coming from 37 nations (i.e., Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and United States) and analysed Lithuanian (n = 217) associations between colour terms and emotion concepts. …”
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The Metabolic Syndrome and Biochemical Recurrence following Radical Prostatectomy by Jennifer M. Post, Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer, Hal Morgenstern, Christine Neslund-Dudas, Cathryn H. Bock, Nora Nock, Andrew Rundle, Michelle Jankowski, Benjamin A. Rybicki

“…Metabolic syndrome refers to a set of conditions that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and has been associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, particularly among African American men. This study aimed to estimate the association of metabolic syndrome with biochemical recurrence (BCR) in a racially diverse population. …”
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Surgical Management of Traumatic Retinal Detachment with Primary Vitrectomy in Adult Patients by Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Tomasz Choragiewicz, Dorota Borowicz, Agnieszka Brzozowska, Joanna Moneta-Wielgos, Ryszard Maciejewski, Anselm G. Jünemann, Robert Rejdak

“…Mean age of patients was 47 years; the majority of patients were men (88%). Closed globe injury was present in 21 eyes and open globe injury in 20 eyes (IOFB in 13 eyes, penetration injury in 4 eyes, and eye rupture in 3 eyes). …”
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Introduction of the ‘Blue Card’ Concussion Policy to Semi-Elite Australian Football: Medical Staff Experiences and Perceptions by Jacob R Msando, Gill Cowen, Sarah A Harris, Troy Kirkham, Myles C Murphy

“… # Purpose To determine the experiences and perceptions of medical staff within the 2022-2023 Men’s and Women’s WAFL competitions following the introduction of the 'blue-card rule'…”
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Better Outcomes in Severe and Morbid Obese Patients (BMI>35 kg/m2) in Primary Endo-Model Rotating-Hinge Total Knee Arthroplasty by Luis M. Lozano, Vicente López, José Ríos, Dragos Popescu, Pere Torner, Félix Castillo, Francisco Maculé

“…WOMAC index scores disaggregated by gender and BMI showed better outcomes in obese patients (specifically, those with a BMI of 35–40 kg/m2) and in men. Although the lack of a control group did not allow definite conclusions and despite a nonnegligible complication rate, our results reveal that the Endo-Model total knee arthroplasty can be a useful tool to deal with severe and morbid obese patients affected of severe gonarthrosis associated with marked axial deviations, ligament instability, or bone defects.…”
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Nursing Intervention Strategy Oriented to Continuous Care in Patients with Prostate Cancer by Nairovys Gómez Martínez, Riber Fabian Donoso Norona, Germania Elizabeth Vilema Vizuete

“…<strong>Background:</strong> prostate cancer is considered a worldwide health problem that affects elderly and black men more frequently. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to develop a nursing intervention strategy to improve the health care of patients diagnosed with prostatic and penile neoplasms at the Morete-Puyo Health Center in Ecuador. …”
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Yorùbá Literary Artists on Youths and Parenthood by Olufadekemi Adagbada, Olatunde Adeleye Adeyemo, Ejitoyosi O. Salami

“…This study, hinged on Elkind’s (1967) constructionists’ perspective of adolescents’ cognitive development and womanists’ theory as opined by Hudson-Weems (1993) and Kolawole (1997), to the effect that the desire of the agitating African women is complementarity with men in all aspects of life. With these views; exemplified with excerpts from randomly selected Yoruba dramatic, prosaic, and poetic texts, this essay submits that improper parenting, peer group pressure, excessive drive for material wealth, unemployment, poverty, inaccessibility to social and financial aids as experienced by the youths, are some of the reasons why the future appears bleak for Nigeria. …”
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Loudness dependence of the auditory evoked potential: temporal stability, associations to sociodemographic variables, and functional significance—implications for clinical research... by Stein Andersson, Stein Andersson, Trine Waage Rygvold, Christoffer Hatlestad-Hall

“…Furthermore, the magnitude of the LDAEP was significantly higher in women than men, and female hormonal contraceptive users exhibited higher LDAEP than non-users. …”
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PSA is not suitable as a reliable marker for seminal fluid in rectal samples collected post-mortem by Corine Müller, Elie Pascolo Tièche, Martin Zieger

“…The rate of positive SERATEC® PSA Semiquant tests was 33 % for women and 67 % for men. Using male specific qPCR, male DNA was detected in only one of the female samples, indicating a high false-positive rate for both sexes when using SERATEC® PSA Semiquant tests as indicators for the presence of seminal liquid post mortem. …”
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Comprehensive Ultrasound Diagnosis of Sigmoid Diverticulitis by A. I. Кoushnerou, I. A. Hadji-Ismail, A. V. Vorobei, S. I. Rudenka

“…The patients were 28 (43.75%) men and 36 (56.25%) women aged 38–85 years, mean age 55.6 years; 31 (48.44%) were diagnosed with diverticulitis. …”
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Camptocormia in Parkinson's Disease by Kazuo Abe, Yutaka Uchida, Masaru Notani

“…For further evaluation, we recruited age- and sex-matched 27 PD patients without camptocormia (11 men and 16 women; mean age ±SD, 69.2±10.1 years, duration 6.0±2.7 years) These selected 54 patients completed several self-assessments. …”
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Relationship between butyrylcholinesterase activity and hepatic transaminases: a cross-sectional study in agricultural workers from Peru by Emily Ortiz-Delgado, Guido Bendezu-Quispe, Fernando Soncco-Llulluy, Jair Li, Jaime Rosales-Rimache

“…Results We evaluated 459 records, and 69.9% were men. The mean age was 34.9 ± 11.5 years. BChE, ALT, and AST levels were 6238.8 ± 709.1 U/l, 34.4 ± 12.5 U/l, and 22.4 ± 8.5 U/l, respectively. …”
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Dietary Pattern and Metabolic Syndrome in Thai Adults by W. Aekplakorn, W. Satheannoppakao, P. Putwatana, S. Taneepanichskul, P. Kessomboon, V. Chongsuvivatwong, S. Chariyalertsak

“…Compared with the lowest quartile, the highest quartile of carbohydrate pattern was associated with MetS (adjusted odds ratio: 1.82; 95% CI 1.31, 2.55 in men and 1.60; 95% CI 1.24, 2.08 in women), particularly among those with a low level of leisure time physical activity (LTPA). …”
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