Clinical portrait of a patient with acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a novel strategy for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment by M.I. Shved, I.O. Yastremska, L.V. Levytska, V.Yu. Kuchmiy, O.A. Prokopovych, Ya.M. Kitsak, R.M. Liakhovych

“…The clinical portrait of patients with ACS developed on the background of type 2 diabetes is characterized by the following features: men under 60 years of age with comorbid conditions and multiple risk factors for coronary artery disease, multivessel and hemodynamically severe coronary lesions (more than 33 points on the SYNTAX scale), large volume of myocardial necrosis, which determines the atypicality and severity of the disease, high grade of heart failure, a significantly higher incidence of life-threatening complications, and a high risk (over 160 points on GRACE score) of cardiac death.…”
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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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Frequency, demographics, diagnoses and consultation patterns associated with low-acuity attendances in German emergency departments: a retrospective routine healthcare data analysi... by Patrik Dröge, Anna Slagman, Felix Greiner, Martin Möckel, Liane Schenk, Anna Schneider, Thomas Keil, Stephanie Roll, Rainer Röhrig, Felix Walcher, Reinhard Busse, Johannes Drepper, David Legg, Ryan King, Thomas Reinhold, Thomas Ruhnke, Antje Fischer-Rosinský, Yves-Noel Wu, Natalie Baier, Maike Below, Cornelia Henschke, Björn Kreye, Christian Lüpkes, Burgi Riens, Marie-Luise Rosenbusch, Felix Stäps, Kristin Schmieder, Daniel Schreiber, Dominik von Stillfried, Grit Zimmermann

“…The proportion of women and men was 50% in both acuity categories, respectively (50 654 of all low-acuity and 128 427 of all high-acuity contacts). …”
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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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The method described by Czosnyka is particularly suitable for measuring CPPe in patients undergoing cerebral angiography by Yunyun Liang, Pei Mo, Yonghong Chen, Xinwu Liu, Lin Chen, Xiaomin Zhou, Zijing Wang, Junyi Fu, Longchang Xie

“…The median age was 53.5 ± 11.6 years, with 73.7% being men. There were no significant differences in CPPe, RAP and CrCP between the right common carotid artery (RCCA) and the left common carotid artery (LCCA) by using three different methods. …”
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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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The effect of the relative dose intensity of chemoradiotherapy on the effectiveness of therapy of locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer by A. E. Glukhareva, G. V. Afonin, I. V. Kolobaev, L. Yu. Grivtsova, S. A. Ivanov, A.  D.  Kaprin

“…The study included 30 patients (25 men and 5 women) with locally advanced unresectable NSCLC. …”
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Changes in the Advertisement of Goods and Services in the Lithuanian Periodic Press during 1918-1940 by Giedrė Polkaitė

“…(Cosmetics were targeted not only at women but also at men and children, and an effort was made to attract rural buyers.) …”
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Sensory acceptability of buffalo meat compared to beef by Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz, Cristian Larrondo-Cornejo, Patricia Roldán-Santiago, René Rodríguez-Florentino

“…Panelists were mainly women (72.36%/n=55), followed by men (22.36%/n=17) and another gender (5.2%/n=4). …”
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Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis by Zhenhu Chen, Pingping Jia, Di Xie, Jingyu Xie, Juan Liu, Wangnan Cao, Lefei Han, Jinjun Ran, Shengzhi Sun, Shi Zhao, Yang Ge, Leonardo Martinez, Xin Chen, Peihua Cao

“…Moreover, excess kidney failure-related mortalities were recorded at 510.3 per million persons (95% CI: 502.6, 517.9) and 721.8 per million persons (95% CI: 713.4, 730.1) for women and men, respectively. Notably, non-Hispanic Blacks exhibited the highest excess mortality within the racial/ethnic group, registering at 772.6 per million persons (95% CI: 756.3, 788.9). …”
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Sex Differences in Computed Tomography Coronary Stenosis Severity Versus Flow Impairment and Impact on Revascularization, Clinical Events and Health Care Costs: A FORECAST Substudy by Lavinia Gabara, Jonathan Hinton, Mohamed Kira, James Shambrook, Ausami Abbas, Sam Wilding, Jonathon A. Leipsic, Pamela S. Douglas, Nick Curzen

“…There was no significant sex difference in the frequencies of significant coronary artery disease (38.2% of women versus 51.3% of men; P=0.073), but female participants had significantly less coronary flow impairment, according to the presence of at least 1 fractional flow reserve derived from computed tomography≤0.8 (47.0% versus 71.5%; P=0.008). …”
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Findings from the Tushirikiane-4-MH (supporting each other for mental health) mobile health–supported virtual reality randomized controlled trial among urban refugee youth in Kampa... by Carmen H. Logie, Moses Okumu, Zerihun Admassu, Frannie MacKenzie, Lesley Gittings, Jean-Luc Kortenaar, Naimul Khan, Robert Hakiza, Daniel Kibuuka Musoke, Aidah Nakitende, Brenda Katisi, Peter Kyambadde, Richard Lester, Lawrence Mbuagbaw

“…Among participants (n = 335, mean age: 20.77, standard deviation: 3.01; cisgender women: n = 158, cisgender men: n = 173, transgender women: n = 4), we found no depression reductions for Arms 1 or 2 at 16 weeks compared with Arm 3. …”
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THE EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL THERAPY ON QUALITY OF LIFE INDICATORS FOR PATIENTS WITH GASTRIC CANCER AT THE STAGE OF SURGICAL TREATMENT by A. D. Sergienko, V. E. Khoronenko, E. V. Gameeva, A. B. Ryabov, V. M. Khomyakov

“…Herzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute within 2017– 2019 the quality of life at the stage of surgical treatment of gastric malignant neoplasms was evaluated in 62 patients (36 men and 26 women) aged 34 to 79 years (mean age 61.9 ± 9.55). …”
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Preliminary clinical performance of a Cas13a-based lateral flow assay for detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urine specimens by Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz, Gordon Adams, Gabriela Sanders, Palak Shah, Krithik Ramesh, Jana Jarolimova, Kevin L. Ard, John A. Branda, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Pardis C. Sabeti, Jacob E. Lemieux

“…We collected urine specimens among men presenting with urethritis enrolling in a clinical trial at the Massachusetts General Hospital Sexual Health Clinic. …”
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Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy without locoregional radiotherapy in de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: two case reports and a literature review by Yingna Gao, Xiaoqiong Shi, Jianqiao He, Hui Yao, Guoning Yu, Lin Zhao, Yi Ma, Yi Ma, Hongliang Zheng, Minhui Zhu, Caiyun Zhang

“…However, whether dmNPC can be treated with immunochemotherapy alone (without LRRT) remains controversial.Case presentationWe report two cases of dmNPC, both in middle-aged men who mainly presented with epistaxis and systemic pain. …”
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Anemia, Hyperglycemia, and Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Improve the GRACE Score&rsquo;s Predictability for In-hospital Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome; Single-Ce... by Turu' Allo IJ, Pramudyo M, Akbar MR

“…Anemia was defined as hemoglobin < 13 g/dL in men and < 12 g/dL in women, while hyperglycemia was indicated with random blood glucose (RBG) ≥ 200 mg/dL at admission. …”
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Testing an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Platform in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury: PRiORiTy Usability Study by Christel McMullan, Grace Turner, Ameeta Retzer, Antonio Belli, Elin Haf Davies, Laura Nice, Luke Flavell, Jackie Flavell, Melanie Calvert

“…ResultsIn total, 9 participants completed a single usability testing session using Atom5, including 4 men, 4 women, and 1 nonbinary individual; 4 participants were under 55 years old, and 6 had their TBI <10 years ago. …”
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