Integrated analysis of the prevalence and influencing factors of poststroke dysphagia by Xiaopeng Wen, Baochao Fan, Jie Zhan, Hao Wen, Huihui Ban, Yujiao Yang, Chenyang Tao, Cui Li, Kunbin Li, Liming Lu

“…Women are notably affected, with a prevalence of 41.17% (95% CI 36.97–45.36%) and a higher risk (OR: 1.376, 95% CI 1.315–1.439) than men. Individuals over 65 years exhibit a higher prevalence of 40.26% (95% CI 35.68–44.84%). …”
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Investigating mental health disparities in rural sexual and gender minority adults: protocol for the rural exploration and approaches to LGBTQ + Mental Health (REALM) prospective c... by Shoshanna L. Fine, Kalai Willis, Iaah L. Lucas, Kirsten F. Siebach, Jennifer L. Glick, Mariah Valentine-Graves, Savannah Winter, Michael Smith, Thomas Waltz, Gina Bailey Herring, Marissa Hannah, Holly C. Wilcox, Travis Sanchez, Stefan D. Baral, Sarah M. Murray

“…This will include: up to 1,000 cisgender sexual minority persons (up to n = 500 each cisgender women and cisgender men); and up to 1,500 gender minority persons (up to n = 500 persons who were assigned male at birth and identify as a woman, female, and/or transfeminine; up to n = 500 persons who were assigned female at birth and identify as a man, male, and/or transmasculine; and up to n = 500 persons who identify as some other gender, including non-binary, gender non-conforming, and/or agender regardless of sex assigned at birth). …”
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Screening semen samples for Zika virus infection: role for serologic and RT-PCR testing by Humberto Ferraz, Humberto Ferraz, Humberto Ferraz, Kevan Akrami, Kevan Akrami, Kevan Akrami, Laise de Moraes, Laise de Moraes, Lais Cambuí Gusmão, Genevieve Coelho, Daniele Freitas, Daniele Freitas, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral, Viviane Boaventura, Viviane Boaventura, Luciane Amorim Santos, Luciane Amorim Santos, Luciane Amorim Santos, Ricardo Khouri, Ricardo Khouri

“…IntroductionZika virus (ZIKV) is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites though may act as a sexually transmitted infection. Men can shed the virus in their semen for extended periods, with reports indicating shedding for up to six months after the initial infection. …”
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Assessment of Bowel Preparation Using Low-Volume Sulphate-Based Preparations in Comparison with Macrogols: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Study of the 3rd Phase by Evgeny D. Fedorov, Viktor V. Veselov, Sergey V. Kashin, Ekaterina V. Tikhomirova, Alexey V. Veselov, Dmitry V. Zavyalov, Anne Kornowski, Tatyana Gorskaya, Magali Volteau, Thierry Ponchon

“…This study was conducted in three Russian research centres during the March–December, 2015 period. Men and women over the age of 18 scheduled to undergo routine diagnostic colonoscopy were randomly assigned either to the OSS group or to the Macrogol group with a fractional use mode before the colonoscopy. …”
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Efficacy and safety of 3D-therapy at HCV-related subcompensated liver cirrhosis (genotype 1b) by P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, A. O. Buyeverov, V. D. Beznosenko, Ye. V. Fedosova, M. Yu. Petrachenkova, S. V. Koblov, K. Yu. Kokina, O. S. Kuzmina, N. V. Voronkova

“…Original study included the data of 66 patients (26 men and 40 women) with subcompensated LC of HCV etiology (genotype 1b) who underwent interferon­free therapy by ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir, dasabuvir and ribavirin for 12 weeks (the latter was cancelled at receiving the new data on treatment efficacy after 4 weeks of therapy) in September, 2015, before the drug instruction was updated. …”
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Evaluasi TKTI Puri Saron Hotel Seminyak dengan Framework Cobit 5 by Norsa Yudhi Arso, Made Wisnu Antara Kesiman, Dewa Gede Hendra Divayana

“…Puri Saron Hotel Seminyak has in place a structured process to innovate and define strategy, define and convey each risk to the associated corporate value with the use of IT, and maximize ongoing operations within the scope of the organization.There is a significant gap between management capabilities current IT men and what to expect; Of the 11 domains and IT processes analyzed, 6 domains are two levels behind the expected, and 5 domains are one level behind the expected, and the findings of this study are presented in the form of a table of recommendations for improvement that can be implemented immediately at Puri Saron Hotel Seminyak. …”
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The Inventory of the Estate farm Senkoniai by Stasys Pamerneckis, Roberta Sakalauskaitė

“…Besides the estate, the following data are presented in the inventory: 1) The category of each peasant household, the number of men and women in the household, their names, family dependence, age, hired persons, their names, and age. 2) Cattle belonging to the household, their breed and category. 3) The category of each household's owned land, its quality, including the three-field system sections. 4) The quantity of crops in all the three fields. 5) The peasants' duties to the estate: monetary, performing one's corvée (eiti lažą), paying by work and in kind (mokėti darbu ir natūra). 6) The quantity of estate horses, bulls, and crops given to farms; besides, the number of inns in the estate farm is also indicated. …”
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Effect of retirement on the body mass index in China: a nationwide study based on the regression discontinuity design by Jiarun Mi, Xueyan Han, Hanchao Cheng, Zhaoyang Pan, Jian Guo, Hailu Zhu, Qi Wang, Yicong Wang, Yuanli Liu, Congyi Zheng, Xin Wang, Xue Cao, Zhen Hu, Yixin Tian, Zengwu Wang, Tianjia Guan

“…Retirement leads to an increase in the BMI among men but does not affect that in women. When considering adjustments to existing retirement policies, the differential health effects of retirement across various populations should be taken into account.…”
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Global comparison of the economic costs of coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lan Gao, Susan Brumby, Crystal Man Ying Lee, George Mnatzaganian, Suzanne Robinson, Helen Brown, Rachel Huxley, Anna Peeters, Dan Xu, James Boyd, Sean Randall, Adrienne O’Neil, Sangita Shakya, Sarah Gauci, Anita Shrestha, James Lucas

“…Slight difference in the annual pooled cost of CHD was observed, with a 2% of GDP per capita higher cost in men (95% CI 0.8, 3.2). Most studies applied a top-down costing approach (n=21).Conclusions The review illustrates the expense associated with CHD, which is varied by region and CHD subtypes. …”
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Predictors of recurrence of ventricular tachycardia and the effectiveness of endocardial ablation at the patients with sudden cardiac death and history of myocardial infarction by O. M. Grytsay, Ya. V. Skybchyk

“…The work included 32 patients (average age 52.9 ± 5.6 years, 27 (84.3 %) men and 5 (15.6 %) women). Including criteria were: an episode of cardiac arrest with successful resuscitation, history of myocardial infarction, procedure of endocardial mapping with ablation the substrate of tachyarrhythmia. …”
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Short-term abstinence from alcohol and changes in cardiovascular risk factors, liver function tests and cancer-related growth factors: a prospective observational study by Gautam Mehta, Rajiv Jalan, Matteo Rosselli, James Maurice, Stewart Macdonald, Alexandra Cronberg, Tanya Khera-Butler, Colin Sumpter, Safa Al-Khatib, Anjly Jain, Christos Charalambous, Amir Gander, Cynthia Ju, Talay Hakan, Roy Sherwood, Devaki Nair, Kevin P Moore

“…Inclusion criteria were baseline alcohol consumption >64 g/week (men) or >48 g/week (women). Exclusion criteria were known liver disease or alcohol dependence.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was change in insulin resistance (homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) score). …”
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Retrospective analysis of disease characteristics and treatment patterns among patients with esophageal cancer across 14 surgically represented centers by Zhihao Lu, Mingfei Geng, Yongtao Han, Jianzhong Cao, Jun Wang, Tianshu Liu, Xianglin Yuan, Xue Meng, Yanqiao Zhang, Rong Zhao, Lixin Wan, Enxiao Li, Wenran Wang, Zhijie Li, Danfeng Shi, Jing Qian, Si Shi, Fengshi Dong, Lin Shen

“…Results: Of 3,493 patients, 75.7% were men, the mean age was 64.1 years, and 75.0% had no family history of cancer. …”
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Pengaruh Perbedaan Dosis Ekstrak Biji Jarak Pagar (Jatropha curcas) terhadap Jumlah Spermatozoa, Spermatozoa Motil, Berat Testis, dan Diameter Testis pada Mencit Jantan (Mus Muscul... by Haifa Wahyu, Rahmatina B. Herman, Arni Amir

“…</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>Indonesia faces the </em><em>quite severe </em><em>problem of population and family planning, one reason is because the low participation of men in the use of contraception. One antifertility plants and are found in Indonesia is jatropha (Jatropha curcas). …”
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Designing and explaining the improvement model of women's employability capacity with emphasis on the 7th development plan by Mahsa Vahidpour, Akbar Etebarian Khorasgani, Mehrban Hadi Peykani, Saeed Daei-Karimzadeh

“…The human development index for women in developed countries is 80%, in underdeveloped countries it is 60% for men, and in Iran, the index is 61% for men. Examining the causes of this difference in underdeveloped countries shows that in developed countries, most of this difference is caused by the level of employment and wages, while in underdeveloped countries, in addition to the differences related to the labor market, differences in education, health and Nutrition is also observed (Najirad et al, 2003). …”
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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…The main causes of teenage pregnancy among learners were identified to be poverty in households that leads to failures of families to pay school fees and provide for the needs of girls, lack of guidance on sexuality by parents and schools, negative peer influence, and defilement mostly perpetrated by older adult men. d. Perpetrators of teenage pregnancy include male peers of similar age or slightly older, adult men including Businessmen, Boda Boda taxi riders, and teachers who exploit the vulnerability of girls. …”
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Patterns of food preparation in children and adult diets and their associations with demographic and socio-economic characteristics, health and nutritional status, physical activit... by Mariana Correia Castro Rei, Daniela Macedo Correia, Duarte Paulo Martins Torres, Carla Maria Moura Lopes, Ana Isabel Almeida Costa, Sara Simões Pereira Rodrigues

“…Adolescents (vs. children, OR = 0.29, 95%CI = 0.17, 0.49) and older adults (vs. adults, OR = 0.37, 95%CI = 0.26, 0.53) had lower odds of following this pattern, whereas adult men (vs. women, OR = 4.20, 95%CI = 3.17, 5.57) had higher odds. …”
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Sykepleieres erfaringer med deltakelse i beslutningsprosesser under previsitt på intensivavdeling by Karin Elisabeth Olsen, Linn Veronika Breivik, Ådel Bergland, Marie Hamilton Larsen

“…Konklusjon: Sykepleierne erfarte at de hadde mye å bidra med i previsitt, men at deres observasjoner og vurderinger sjelden ble etterspurt av lege før beslutninger ble tatt. …”
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Dynamics of Somatic and Comorbid Mental Disorders (Distress, Anxiety, Somatisation and Depression) in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome during Therapy with Alimemazine: Result... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. Z. Okhlobystina, M. V. Mayevskaya, O. S. Shifrin, Z. A. Mamieva, Yu. E. Azimova

“…During an open-label, non-comparative and non-interventional study, 60 patients diagnosed with the K58 (K 58.0, K58.9) irritable bowel syndrome were observed (12 men and 48 women, average age 39.6 ± 11.1 years) and treated with Teraligen® (alimemazine) with a gradual dose increase from 2.5 to 15 mg per day against the background of the standard symptomatic treatment used for such states. …”
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Serological Profile of Anti-<i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Antibodies in Liver Transplant Recipients by Gabriella Beltrame Pintos, Francielly Camilla Bazílio Laurindo Pires, Nathália Zini, Rita Cássia Martins Alves da Silva, Francisco Inaldo Mendes Silva Junior, Renato Ferreira da Silva, Tainara Souza Pinho, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Cinara Cássia Brandão

“…The overall mean age was 55.3 (±15.3) years; the age difference between women (42.7 ± 17 years) and men (62.2 ± 10.9 years) was statistically significant (<i>p</i>-value > 0.0001). …”
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Prostate cancer incidence and mortality linked to metalworking fluid exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zahra Moradpour, Amin Barik, Goljamal Jorjani, Mohammad Reza Taherian, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Sepideh Tousizadeh, Aram Halimi, Aram Halimi, Yaser Soleimani, Mobina Karimian, Tina Khavari, Fateme Azizi Kalankari, Fatemeh Asadipour, Mojtaba Azari, Niloofar Yousefzadeh Shakouri, Saeideh Karamian, Nasser Bahari, Alireza Mosavi Jarrahi

“…BackgroundProstate cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer in men globally, with high prevalence in North America, Europe, and Australia. …”
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