Correlations among hope, fertility quality of life and negative emotions for couples undergoing their first in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer: a cross-sectional analysis by Hui Ye, Jing Zhao, Yujie Zou, Xiaorun Song, Mi Xu, Yu Zhang, Lili Zhang, Gaohua Wang

“…Results The survey included 805 women and 620 men representing 603 couples. The level of hope in patients undergoing IVF-ET treatment for the first time was positively correlated with fertility quality of life (r = 0.247, P < 0.01), and the level of hope was negatively correlated with negative emotions (stress: r = − 0.135, P < 0.01; anxiety: r = − 0.105, P < 0.01; depression: r = − 0.189, P < 0.01). …”
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Biochemical Characteristics of Bone Mineral Metabolism before and throughout the First Year after Kidney Transplantation, Persistent Hyperparathyroidism, and Risk Factors in a Lati... by Lourdes Balcázar-Hernández, Guadalupe Vargas-Ortega, Baldomero González-Virla, Martha Cruz-López, Raúl Rodríguez-Gómez, Ramón Espinoza-Pérez, Carlos Cuevas-García, Victoria Mendoza-Zubieta

“…Age was 33 (IQR 27–37) years; 54% (n = 40) were men. Before KT, all patients had hyperparathyroidism, 40% (n = 30) hypocalcemia, 86% (n = 64) hyperphosphatemia, and 42% (n = 31) hyperphosphatasemia. …”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Overall, this paper conducted 48 community consultations where genderized focus group discussions (mixed elderly, mixed youth, middled aged men and women) and nine key informants (local authorities, schoolteachers, wisemen and women in the community) interviews were conducted. …”
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Poor sleep quality is associated with probable sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: Results from the longevity check-up (lookup) 8+ by Stefano Cacciatore, Riccardo Calvani, Jasmine Mancini, Francesca Ciciarello, Vincenzo Galluzzo, Matteo Tosato, Emanuele Marzetti, Francesco Landi

“…Probable sarcopenia was operationalized according to handgrip strength values < 27 kg for men and < 16 kg for women. Logistic regression models were used to explore the relationship between sleep quality and probable sarcopenia. …”
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Clinical outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 11-year follow-up study by Steven Dooley, Juan Du, Xiaoping Tang, Lan Chen, Jinzhu Jia, Fujun Li, Yanyan Shi, Christoph Meyer, Zhongwei Zhu, Yanming Zhang, Roman Liebe, Keming Hu, Tingting Zhou, Huier Zhang, Hong-Lei Weng, Tong Huang

“…Objectives To clarify non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence, risk factors and clinical outcome in an exemplary Chinese population, a cohort of company employees was followed up for 11 years.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Between 2006 and 2016 in Ning bo, China.Participants 13 032 company employees.Results Over 11 years, the prevalence of NAFLD increased from 17.2% to 32.4% (men 20.5%–37% vs women 9.8%–22.2%). Male peak prevalence was between 40 and 60 years of age, whereas highest prevalence in women was at an age of 60 years and older. …”
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Safety and efficacy of filgotinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: final results of the DARWIN 3 long-term extension study by Arthur Kavanaugh, Paul Emery, René Westhovens, Mark C Genovese, Kevin L Winthrop, Rieke Alten, Dick de Vries, Lorenzo Dagna, Patrick Verschueren, Maria Greenwald, Regina Cseuz, Robin Besuyen, Vikas Modgill, Ly Huong Le

“…Patients received filgotinib 200 mg/day, except 15 men who received filgotinib 100 mg/day. The primary endpoints were safety and tolerability, which were assessed by the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). …”
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Exploring mental health in veterinary students: common stressors and effective coping strategies: a narrative review by Rahib K. Islam, Emily K. Cobb, Hannah K. McCowan, Kylie Watson, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Kaustuv Bhattacharya, Anjali Chandra, Warda Mohiuddin, Karen Gruszynski, Karen Gruszynski, Amanda H. Wilkerson, John J. Dascanio, Robert E. Davis, Vinayak K. Nahar, Vinayak K. Nahar

“…Women reported higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression compared to men, necessitating gender-specific interventions. …”
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Digital Surveillance of Mental Health Care Services in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study of National e-Referral System Data by Abdullah A Alharbi, Nawfal A Aljerian, Meshary S Binhotan, Hani A Alghamdi, Ali K Alsultan, Mohammed S Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A Alaska, Eid B Alwahbi, Mohammed A Muaddi, Ahmad Y Alqassim, Ronnie D Horner

“…ResultsAnalysis of 10,033 psychiatric e-referrals revealed that 58.99% (n=5918) were for patients aged 18‐44 years, 63.93% (n=6414) were for men, and 87.10% (n=8739) were for Saudi nationals. …”
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Ligadura de fugas venosas dorsales en pacientes con disfunción eréctil. Reporte de 50 pacientes con seguimiento a 6 meses by Juan F. Uribe-Arcila, John J. Zuleta-Tobón

“…Al grupo se le practic&oacute; un puntaje de s&iacute;ntomas (Sexual Health Inventory for Men [SHIM]) antes de la cirug&iacute;a y a los 3 y 6 meses de esta. …”
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Exploraciones personales sobre las condiciones precedentes de la violencia sexual en el marco del conflicto armado enColombia by Paula Natalia Rincón Chitiva, Juan Felipe Monroy Simbaqueba

“…Additionally, sexual violence is supported by masculinities and femininities that have normalized power relationships in which men dominate and demonstrate their violent actions, and women are taken as available bodies with limited abilities, whose ways of being respond to impositions of a patriarchal culture. …”
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The Use of L-Menthol in Endoscopic Transpapillary Interventions. Prospective Randomized Dual-Center Study by M. A. Anishchenko, M. A. Nazmeev, S. G. Shapovalyants, S. A. Budzinsky, A. V. Rogov, R. R. Zaynutdinov, A. S. Melnikova, E. D. Fedorov, E. N. Platonova

“…The study included 126 patients, 69 (54.8 %) men and 57 (45.2 %) women, mean age — 62.1 ± 1.8 years. …”
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Noninvasive imaging biomarker reveals invisible microscopic variation in acute ischaemic stroke (≤ 24 h): a multicentre retrospective study by Kui Sun, Rongchao Shi, Xinxin Yu, Ying Wang, Wei Zhang, Xiaoxia Yang, Mei Zhang, Jian Wang, Shu Jiang, Haiou Li, Bing Kang, Tong Li, Shuying Zhao, Yu Ai, Jianfeng Qiu, Haiyan Wang, Ximing Wang

“…Among 1122 patients included (760 men [67.7%]; median [range] age, 64 [21–96] years). …”
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Etudes macro-anatomiquement sur les os du squelette du vison by Necdet DURSUN, Sadettin TIPIRDAMAZ

“…<p> 5 &#8212; Las apophyses articulaires crâniales des quatrieme et cinguieme vertebres cerviicaux for men t une depression en forme d'un U, 'ouvert crânialement, avec le bord crâniale de l'arc dorsale. 6 &#8212; La sixieme vertebre cercivale possede l'apophyse costarienne et l'apophyse transverse. …”
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Pola Kasus dan Penatalaksanaan Peritonitis Akut di Bangsal Bedah RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Aiwi Japanesa, Asril Zahari, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…Peritonitis prevalence in men (68,4%) </em><em>wa</em><em>s higher than women (31,6%). …”
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Hubungan Indeks Masa Tubuh dan Lingkar Perut dengan Low Density Lipoprotein pada Pasien Penyakit Jantung Koroner di Poliklinik Jantung RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Medika Prasetya, Fadil Oenzil, Yerizal Karani

“…<br />Kata kunci: IMT, LP, penyakit jantung koroner</p><p> </p><p>Abstract <br />Weight gain by Body Mass Index (BMI) over 30 kg/m2 both in men and women will increase 4-fold risk of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD). …”
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Prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease in an urban Indian population by S Singh, M Singh, S K Singh, R Aggarwal, T Sekhri, R S Kanwar, R Wilfred, P Chugh, M Chhillar, Y K Sharma, J Sethi, J Sundriyal, K Bhadra, N Rautela, Tek Chand

“…Objective The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in government employees across India.Methods The study population consisted of government employees in different parts of India ({n=10 642 men and n=1966 women; age 20–60 years}) and comprised various ethnic groups living in different environmental conditions. …”
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Association of HIVEP3 Gene and Lnc RNA with Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Content and Hip Geometry by Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Chinese People by Weiwei Hu, Jinwei He, Luyue Qi, Chun Wang, Hua Yue, Jiemei Gu, Hao Zhang, Yi Wang, Zhenlin Zhang

“…We collected 1224 unrelated healthy young men (20–40 years old), young women (20–40 years old), and postmenopausal women (over 50 years old) who lived in Shanghai. …”
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Impact of integration of transferable skills into education and training on employability of women in Kenya: case for CAPYEI by Daniel Otieno, Jackline Nyerere, Christopher Shisanya, Wilson Mutuma, Damaris Kariuki, Hannah Bula, Shem Onsomo, John Macharia, Eldah Onsomu, Martha Muhwezi, Charles Ondieki, Jacqueline Onyango

“…The targeted interventions could be aimed at ensuring that women and girls are empowered to compete favourable with men and boys in the labour market. Research limitations/implications – This study was an evaluative study of the impact of an intervention in a single case study. …”
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Characterization and Detection Strategy Exploration in Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights From a Super‐Aged Region in Japan by Takaaki Sugihara, Takakazu Nagahara, Takuya Kihara, Suguru Ikeda, Yoshiki Hoshino, Yukako Matsuki, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hiroki Kurumi, Takumi Onoyama, Tomoaki Takata, Tomomitsu Matono, Hajime Isomoto

“…Results Among the non‐viral HCC cases, 55 patients (29.3%) (34 men and 21 women) were diagnosed with c‐HCC, making it the second‐highest etiology. …”
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Alcohol abuse in gastroenterological patients by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. G. Bakulin, A. A. Chirkov, Ye. O. Lyusina, V. D. Lun’Kov

“…According to doctors opinion strong correlation between between alcohol consumption and disease development was present in 22,2% of men and 8,7% of women. Sensitivity and specificity of questionnaires of AUDIT-C and CAGE was 66 and 91,4%, respectively, diagnostic accuracy - 86,2%, coherence coefficient (Kappa) - 0,567 (medium correlation). …”
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