Is Month of Birth a Risk Factor for Colorectal Cancer? by N. K. Francis, N. J. Curtis, E. Noble, M. Cortina-Borja, E. Salib

“…Results. 1019 colorectal cancer patients and 1277 randomly selected age and gender matched controls were included. For both men and women there is an excess of colorectal cancer in those born in autumn and a corresponding reduction of risk among those born in spring (p = 0.026). …”
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Investigating challenges and opportunities to achieve SDG 6: a study of Benin City, Nigeria by Ruth Ogbonmwan, Furat Al-Faraj

“…However, the study found lack of water and sanitation to be gender neutral, as both men and women are affected.…”
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Markers of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Prediabetes in US Adults by Omayma Alshaarawy, Srinivas Teppala, Anoop Shankar

“…In subgroup analyses, the association between SDB markers and prediabetes was stronger among women (OR (95% CI) = 2.09 (1.36–3.23) when compared to men (1.52 (1.00–2.35)) and was present among non-Hispanic whites (2.66 (1.92–3.69)) and Mexican Americans (1.99 (1.13–3.48)), but not among non-Hispanic blacks (1.10 (0.70–1.73)). …”
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Elucidating the potential of EGFR mutated NSCLC and identifying its multitargeted inhibitors by Anakha D. Rajeeve, Ramasamy Yamuna, P. K. Krishnan Namboori

“…Abstract Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related fatalities globally, accounting for the highest mortality rate among both men and women. Mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene are frequently found in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Lifestyle Characteristics and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Population-Based Study in Albania by Lulzim Çela, Bledar Kraja, Kliti Hoti, Ervin Toçi, Herion Muja, Enver Roshi, Genc Burazeri

“…A cross-sectional study, conducted in 2012, included a population-representative sample of 845 individuals (≥18 years) residing in Tirana (345 men, mean age: ; 500 women, mean age: ; response rate: 84.5%). …”
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Prevalence and Knowledge about Genital and other Warts among Students in Sulaimani Polytechnic University: A cross-sectional study by Burhan Karadaghy, Niaz Mustafa Kamal, Nasih Othman

“…Genital warts and other warts are an epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV) some of which have been linked directly to an increased neoplastic risk in men and women. According to our knowledge, research is scarce and little is known about this condition in Sulaimani city. …”
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Burnout Syndrome in Specialists of the Internal Medicine Service of the Arnaldo Milian Castro Hospital by Yeniver Roque Dapresa, Benita Mabel Beltrán González, Orestes González Capdevila, Elaine Teresa Gutiérrez Pérez, Tatiana Chiong Pozo, Yasel Pérez Pupo

“…Personal fulfillment was high in 56.5% and in those under 55 years of age (from 55 to 75%) and low in others (from 66 to 100%); high in men (66.7%), married (63.2%) and in Specialists in Internal Medicine (58.3%) and in Rheumatology (100%). …”
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Quality of Life According to Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Gladys Coronel Burga, Yely Ranina Sánchez Burga, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…<strong> <br />Results:</strong> 78.2 % of the patients presented average quality of life at a global level, of which 75 % were men, 81.5 % women, 76.8 % were adults and 82.1 % older adults, in addition, the quality of life was average in diabetes control (92.7 %), anxiety and worry (82.7 %), social overload (65.5 %) and energy and mobility (54.5 %), sexual function was low (85.5 %), the difference in overall quality of life according to sex and age was not significant (p &gt; 0.05), it was only significant in energy and mobility. …”
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JEAN BODIN'S NOTION OFSOVEREIGNTY, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND NTHE QUEST FOR SOCIOPOLITICALADVANCEMENT IN NIGER by EKUASE INNOCENT O., COLLINS OKONKWO, EDOGIAWERIE MORRIS K.O.

“…The religious nature of men proves this fact all the time. It is based on this premise that this paper attempts to examine Bodin's recommendations on the separation of the church from the state for the purposes of sovereign, good and progressive governance. …”
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Hormonal Modulation in Aging Patients with Erectile Dysfunction and Metabolic Syndrome by Inês Campos Costa, Hugo Nogueira Carvalho, Luís Pacheco-Figueiredo, Inês Tomada, Nuno Tomada

“…Noticeable differences in total testosterone (TT) and free testosterone (FT) levels were found between patients with and without MetS. Men with MetS evidenced lower TT circulating levels with an increasing number of MetS parameters, for which hypertriglyceridemia and waist circumference strongly contributed. …”
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Survival and Prognostic Factors in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated by Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: A 10-Year Experience by Roberto Mazzanti, Umberto Arena, Pietro Pantaleo, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Greta Cipriani, Bruno Neri, Clara Giordano, Fabio Lanini, Serena Marchetti, Paolo Gentilini

“…One hundred twenty-seven patients (85 men, 42 women, mean age 63 years, range 51 to 92 years, 115 hepatitis C virus-positive, 12 hepatitis B virus-positive) were enrolled between January 1993 and December 2002. …”
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Intravenous thrombolysis prevents neurological deterioration in patients with acute pontine infarction by Zhenxiao Chai, Weili Chen, Yichan Ye, Mengwan Song, Lingling Lin, Dongdong Lin, Xuerong Huang, Lifen Chi, Ruyue Huang

“…Patients' clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and outcomes were analyzed to determine the efficacy and safety of IVT.ResultsOf 211 study patients (median age, 67 years [interquartile range, 57–75 years]; 132 [62.6%] men), 74 received IVT; 137 patients did not receive IVT, but accepted other antithrombotic therapies, including antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs. …”
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The incidence of benign and malignant tumors among adults with long-term physical disabilities by S. Alekova Todorova

“…In this descriptive survey, 186 people, living in the largest home on the Balkan Peninsula for adults and elderly people with long-term physical disabilities were studied in 2021. 82.79% of the residents were over 51 years of age and almost all of them are inhabited by two residents. 42.47% of the respondents were men and 57.52% – women. Data on the demographic characteristics of the respondents, including their personal lifestyle and self-reported diagnosis of presence and/or history of a tumor formation, were collected through a semi-structured interview. …”
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Common Organisms causing surgical site infection(SSI) in Postoperative patients in a tertiary care Hospital by Fatima Mustafa, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Mustafa, Arifa Manzoor, Safia Safa, Samiullah Khogyani

“…SSI are more frequent in emergency cases, men, and diabetics, and are the primary cause of longer hospital stays.  …”
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Validation of the Persian Translation of the Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Ali Rajaei, S. Abolfazl Azargoon, Mohammad Hussein Nilforoush, Ebrahim Barzegar Bafrooei, Fereshteh Ashtari, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…According to the guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation, Persian version of this questionnaire (SDQ-P) was developed. 59 Persian patients (39 men and 20 women) participated in the study. They responded to the SDQ-P and underwent videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS). …”
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CIVILIZATIONAL AND HISTORICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ASPECTS OF THE «GREEK MIRACLE» by Spartak Sh. Aytov

“…In particular, the influence of natural factors realized in the formation of skills in the men-tality of ancient Greeks has become a prerequisite for philosophizing and scientific knowledge. …”
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Effect of Counseling on the Knowledge and Attitude of Childbearing in Single-child Couples in Hamadan City, Iran: An Interventional Study by Sargol Shafiei, Batul Khodakarami, Farzaneh Soltani, Ghodratollah Roshanaei

“…There was no statistically significant difference in the average score of the childbearing attitude of women and men in the two test and control groups before the intervention, after the intervention and one month after the intervention (P>0.05). …”
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The Effectiveness of Trunk and Balance Warm-up Exercises in Prevention, Severity, and Length of Limitation From Overuse and Acute Lower Limb Injuries in Male Volleyball Players by Yuki Muramoto, Hironobu Kuruma

“… # Conclusion The results show that an exercise-based warm-up aimed at improving trunk posture during landing did not reduce the incidence rate of injury in men's volleyball. However, the addition of this warm-up did significantly reduce the severity of overuse injury…”
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Application of DNA markers in molecular breeding and genetic studies of grapevine by E. T. Ilnitskaya, M. V. Makarkina

“…For this reason, the problem of a detailed study of the gene pool of the genus Vitis, wild populations and varieties created by men during the long cultivation history of this crop becomes more and more important every year. …”
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Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Rupture of Bladder Diverticulum: A Rare Cause of Peritonitis by Ahmed Ibrahimi, Adil Kallat, Idriss Ziani, Hachem El Sayegh, Lounis Benslimane, Yassine Nouini

“…Etiologies are dominated by bladder outlet obstruction, represented mainly by benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) in elderly men. Clinical presentation is nonspecific, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. …”
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