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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ECM-mimicking hydrogel models of human adipose tissue identify deregulated lipid metabolism in the prostate cancer-adipocyte crosstalk under antiandrogen therapy by Agathe Bessot, Joan Röhl, Maria Emmerich, Anton Klotz, Akhilandeshwari Ravichandran, Christoph Meinert, David Waugh, Jacqui McGovern, Jenni Gunter, Nathalie Bock

“…This is in line with the metabolic syndrome that men with mCRPC under Enzalutamide experience. The all-human, all-3D, models presented here provide a significant advance to dissect the role of fat in therapy response for mCRPC.…”
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Banning Childlike Sex Dolls by Monique Hendriks-Lundh

“…Et politisk parti foreslog i 2016 at dukkerne skulle forbydes, men dette blev nedstemt i Folketinget. Siden har debatten bølget frem og tilbage, primært baseret på organisationers vejledning på området, bl.a. …”
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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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International diet quality index and revised diet quality index relationship with type 2 diabetes disease: a case-control study by Amr Ali Mohamed Abdelgawwad El-Sehrawy, Bilal AbdulMajeed Mukhlif, Enwa Felix Oghenemaro, M. M. Rekha, Rohit Kumawat, Shilpa Sharma, M. Ravi Kumar, Nagat Salah Shalaby, Munthar Kadhim Abosaoda, Abed J. Kadhim

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis explored the relationship between DQI-I, DQI-R, and their components with T2DM development odds.ResultsThe mean (SD) age and body mass index (BMI) of participants, comprising 53.7% men, were 37.8 (7.8) years and 27.7 (3.3) kg/m2, respectively. …”
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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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Comparative analysis of 2 approaches to monitor countries' progress towards full and equal access to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education in 75 countries... by Jewel Gausman, Richard Adanu, Delia A B Bandoh, Neena R Kapoor, Ernest Kenu, Ana Langer, Magdalene A Odikro, Thomas Pullum, R Rima Jolivet

“…<h4>Background</h4>Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 5.6.2 is the "Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education." …”
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Construction of a diagnostic model for chronic mountain sickness among young male migrants to high-altitude areas by ZHANG Quan, CHEN Jian, LIU Bao

“…Early intervention can prevent the harm of CMS to the health of young men migrating to high-altitude areas. …”
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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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A Novel Unilateral Bi/Multi‐Portal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Utilizing Uniaxial Spinal Endoscope Instead of Arthroscope: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Re... by Liyu Yang, Long Zhou, Min Qiu, Feng Liang, Liqing Yang, Qin Fu, Gen Ba

“…Methods A total of 18 patients (8 men and 10 women, aged 52.6 ± 15.29 years) diagnosed with lumbar degenerative diseases, such as giant lumbar disc herniation, severe lumbar spinal stenosis, or lumbar spondylolisthesis, were included in this study from January 2022 to March 2023. …”
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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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