Perspectives on delivering sexual and reproductive health and rights information and services to young people: focus group discussions with civil society organizations in the Democ... by Landry Egbende, Viviane Mayala, Branly Mbunga, Nina Viberg, Mala Ali Mapatano, Tobias Alfvén, Eva Åkerman

“…Two focus groups comprising women and two comprising men, with approximately 10 participants in each group, were held. …”
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Computer-tomography features of hemodynamics in hepatocellular carcinoma foci depend on the stage of histological differentiation by U. N. Tumanova, N. I. Yashina, Ye. A. Dubova, G. G. Karmazanovsky, A. I. Schegolev

“…The study was based on the clinical and morphological data of 19 patients (12 men and 7 women, aged 18–72 years), with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) without coexistent liver cirrhosis. …”
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Mental toughness and performance strategies of martial artists in practice and competition by Atefeh Beheshti, Hassan Gharayagh Zandi, Zahra Fathirezaie, Fatemeh Heidari

“…In the Independent-Sample T-Test, the significant differences related to gender were that men reported higher levels of self-talk (t=3.24, p<0.001), automaticity (t=2.76, p<0.006), goal-setting (t=2.63, p<0.009), imagery (t=2.18, p<0.03) and relaxation (t=2.17, p<0.03) than women.…”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING ELDERLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES by Joko Susanto, Rukanah Rukanah, Iswatun Iswatun

“…Results: A total of 167 respondents came from rural areas in Lamongan Regency, dominated by 96 (57.5%) women and 71 (42.5%) men. The Spearman Test results found a weak and significant positive correlation between body weight and daily activities (r= 0.167; p<0.05). …”
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Simultaneous cardiocerebral infarctions: a five-year retrospective case series reviewing natural history by Cheryl Zhiya Chong, Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan, Ching-Hui Sia, Thet Khaing, Leonard Leong Litt Yeo

“…Mean patient age was 59 years and 90% were men. Two patients were treated with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) only and three underwent endovascular treatment in both the cerebral and coronary vessels sequentially. …”
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Socialization of Gender Education in Family According to Islamic Perspective by Nur Azwani Mansor

“…The role of the family is emphasis in order to have better understanding on gender education and children's perceptions on gender differences between men and women. This study employs a qualitative methodology and examines primary materials, including the Quran,the hadiths, and pertinent Islamic literature. …”
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Integral Roles of Specific Proteoglycans in Hair Growth and Hair Loss: Mechanisms behind the Bioactivity of Proteoglycan Replacement Therapy with Nourkrin® with Marilex® in Pattern... by Jan Wadstein, Erling Thom, Aida Gadzhigoroeva

“…This emerging insight has led to the recognition of “dysregulated proteoglycan metabolism” as a plausible causal or mediating pathology in hair growth disorders in both men and women. In support of this, declined expression of proteoglycans has been reported in cases of anagen shortening and follicular miniaturisation. …”
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Prevalence of Parasitosis in Elderly residents and Workers of Institutions of Long Permanence in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre and the Mountain Region of Rio Grande do... by Anne Brandolt Larré, Camila Duarte Bürgie, Paula Engroff, Geraldo Attilo De Carli

“…It was found a prevalence of 4.0% of intestinal parasites in relation to the elderly, the higher positivity found in women 4.8% (n=7), while in men 1.8% (n= 1). Of which 75.0% (n=6) corresponded to Endolimax nana and 25.0% (n=2) Entamoeba coli. …”
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Medullary colonic carcinoma with microsatellite instability has lower survival compared with conventional colonic adenocarcinoma with microsatellite instability by Miguel A. Gómez-Álvarez, Leonardo S. Lino-Silva, Rosa A. Salcedo-Hernández, Alejandro Padilla-Rosciano, Erika B. Ruiz-García, Horacio N. López-Basave, German Calderillo-Ruiz, José M. Aguilar-Romero, Jorge A. Domínguez-Rodríguez, Ángel Herrera-Gómez, Abelardo Meneses-García

“…Results : Of the 10 MCs, 7 patients were men; the mean age was 57.8 ±5.6 years. The mean tumor size was 9.6 ±4.1 cm, and the primary site was the right colon in 9; 7 patients showed lymph node metastases (LNM) and lymphovascular invasion (LVI). …”
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The effect of an information brochure on patients undergoing cardiac catheterization on their anxiety, knowledge and fear: A randomized controlled study. by Maria Malliarou, Vasiliki Pappa, Iokasti Papathanasiou, Ilias Andreanidis, Athanasios Nikolentzos, Ioannis Apostolakis, Pavlos Sarafis

“…Women had higher fear of the short-term consequences of catheterization than men. The control group experienced a mean satisfaction score of 10.9 points (SD= 2.5 points) while the intervention group had a score of 11.1 points respectively (SD= 2.3 points). …”
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Patterns of orthopaedic injury among hospitalised personal mobility device users and bicycle riders: a comparative study by Don Thong Siang Koh, Yew Lok Woo, Ting Hway Wong, Mann Hong Tan

“…Results: Of 140 patients, 46 (32.9%) patients required treatment at the department of orthopaedic surgery. 19 patients were PMD users while 27 were bicycle riders. 16 (84.2%) patients with PMD-related injuries were men. PMD users were significantly younger (mean age 45 ± 15 years) when compared to bicycle riders (mean age 56 ± 17 years; P <0.05). …”
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Disparities in the Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A Narrative Review of Current Literature by Joseph Burns, Philippe Jean-Pierre

“…The demographic most likely to be diagnosed with HOCM based upon clinical registry data is Caucasian boys and men. However, a growing body of data supports increased prevalence in African American populations and percentages equal to, if not higher than, Caucasian males in Hispanic populations. …”
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Deliberate self-poisoning and suicidality: A qualitative analysis of the factors that influence repetitive suicidal behavior by Kelečević Igor M., Vejnović Ana-Marija T., Mijatović-Jovin Vesna M.

“…Suicide attempts are more common than suicide completions and occur more frequently in women than in men. Patients who survive a suicide attempt are at an increased risk of suicide completion. …”
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Incorporating “kawaii-ness” into your life may increase gray matter volume in the putamen and frontal gyrus by Keisuke Kokubun, Kiyotaka Nemoto, Yuko Shiga, Yuya Makizato, Aya Komaki, Yoshinori Yamakawa

“…Therefore, in this study, using data from 182 healthy men and women, including 90 participants from a toy manufacturer's fan community (TMFC), we analyzed the relationship between the adoption of kawaii-ness and the gray matter volume (GMV) of region of interest (ROI). …”
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Des femmes allemandes au service de la guerre : participations actives aux politiques raciales nationales-socialistes, à la déportation et au génocide (1939-1945) by Elissa Mailänder

“…Although the commanding roles largely remained in the hands of men, with women occupying subaltern positions, all three studies demonstrate that German women in the most diverse stations and levels found themselves endowed with considerable power to act and to give orders (Heinrich Popitz). …”
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Postoperative complications and long-term outcomes after total and subtotal thyroidectomy: a retrospective study by Sobhan Javidi, Sepehr Sadrizadeh, Ali Sadrizadeh, Shokoufeh Bonakdaran, Lida Jarahi

“…In this study, women accounted for 863 and men for 159 of the total population. The highest number of thyroidectomy surgeries was found in 2013 and in all years the majority of thyroidectomy surgeries were performed on women. …”
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Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…Mean body mass index was 27.66kg/m2; waist circumference was 94.45 cm in women and 96.86 cm in men. Thirty point six percent had more than two uncontrolled risk factors and 28.3 % of the total presented a high to very high cardiovascular risk. …”
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Association between Obesity, Serum Lipids, and Colorectal Polyps in Old Chinese People by Wen Yang, Yan Chang, Haiyan Huang, Yuzhu Wang, Xiaohong Yu

“…The risk of developing colorectal polyps was studied in 244 subjects (212 men and 32 women, 74.63 ± 11.63 years old) who underwent colonoscopy for the first time from January 2008 to July 2012 at the Navy General Hospital, Beijing, China. …”
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A synchronous occurrence of breast cancer and pleural mesothelioma: a case report by Zaheer Ahmad, Hashir Jehanzeb, Saad Noor Hussain, M. Umar, Humna Saleem

“…It typically affects older men and is strongly associated with asbestos exposure. …”
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The Development of Endoscopic Techniques for Treatment of Walled-Off Pancreatic Necrosis: A Single-Center Experience by Mateusz Jagielski, Marian Smoczyński, Anna Jabłońska, Krystian Adrych

“…Endoscopic treatment was started in 101 patients (71 men, 30 women; mean age 50.97 years) with symptomatic WOPN. …”
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