Burdens of Tracheal, Bronchus, and Lung Cancer From 1990 to 2021 in China Compared to the Global Projection of 2036: Findings From the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study by Yuxing Chen, Qingpeng Zeng, Muyu Li, Jiahui Jin, Jun Zhao

“…TBL cancers need more screening strategies and medical attention in China and in the female population.…”
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Examining Sex Differences in Visual Reliance During Postural Control in Intercollegiate Athletes by Nicolette Ingel, Victoria Vice, Courtney Dommer, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Ariel Zaleski, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory Faherty, Jody Feld, Timothy Sell

“… # Results Males had greater EO COMP (males=7.77±3.40; females=6.48±4.61; p=0.038; Cohen’s d=0.343) and EC COMP (males=19.43±8.91; females 14.66±6.65; p=0.001; Cohen’s d=0.571) than females. …”
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Social issues in general practice – a survey assessing the interprofessional perspective of general practitioners and social workers regarding frequency, challenges, and needs by Tonia Gerber, Laura Diaz Hernandez, René Rüegg, Dunja Vetter, Andreas Zeller

“…Results Findings come from a sample of 143 GPs (mean age 54 years, 37.8% female) and 41 social workers (mean age 43 years, 75.6% female). …”
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Self-Limiting OX513A Aedes aegypti Demonstrate Full Susceptibility to Currently Used Insecticidal Chemistries as Compared to Indian Wild-Type Aedes aegypti by Prabhakargouda B. Patil, Kevin J. Gorman, Shaibal K. Dasgupta, K. V. Seshu Reddy, Shirish R. Barwale, Usha B. Zehr

“…Knockdown times (KDT) for all compounds were determined separately for male and female adults of the three mosquito strains. Results indicated that adults of OX513A, Aurangabad, and Delhi strains were resistant to DDT, yielding mortality rates of 90.9, 87.4, and 44.4% and 70.1, 3.0, and 6.0% for male and female adults, respectively. …”
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Postoperative Pain and Opiate Requirement is Increased Following Second-Side Surgery Among Patients Undergoing Staged Total Knee Arthroplasty by Vivek P. Chadayammuri, MD, Shuvalaxmi D. Haselton, MS, Elizabeth Diaz, PA-C, Roger H. Emerson, MD

“…Multivariate analysis identified weekly interval duration between staged procedures as the single-most predictive factor of increased pain following second-side TKA (β = −0.106; P < .01). Female patients were increasingly susceptible to elevated pain levels following second-side TKA (β = 0.372; P = .057). …”
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Predisposing Factors for Pseudoplacentational Endometrial Hyperplasia or Cystic Endometrial Hyperplasia in Dogs and Their Association with Pyometra by Clarissa Helena Santana, Monique Ferreira Souza, Laice Alves da Silva, Lucas dos Reis de Souza, André Marcos Santana, Ayisa Rodrigues Oliveira, Tatiane Alves da Paixão, Renato Lima Santos

“…Uteri from 300 female dogs were sampled and processed for histopathologic analyses. …”
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Chronic Hyperglycemia Modulates Rat Osteoporotic Cortical Bone Microarchitecture into Less Fragile Structures by Cristina de Mello-Sampayo, Alaíde Alves Agripino, Duarte Stilwell, Bruno Vidal, Ana Luisa Fernando, Beatriz Silva-Lima, Maria Fátima Vaz, Helena Canhão, M. Cristina Marques

“…In this study, the effect of chronic hyperglycemia in bone turnover, morphology, and biomechanics was evaluated in female Wistar rats in the presence/absence of estrogens (ovariectomy). …”
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Profil Pasien Rinosinusitis Kronik di Poliklinik THT-KL RSUP DR.M.Djamil Padang by Hesty Trihastuti, Bestari Jaka Budiman, Edison

“…Most cases of chronic rhinosinusitis occurred in the age group 46 – 55 years old (22.22%) and higher in female (60.32%). The most sign and symptom finding is septal deviation (41.27%). …”
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Disrupting effects of neonicotinoids and their interaction with metals on thyroid hormone, an evidence of children in a rural area, South China by Ling-Chuan Guo, Pan Zhu, Chunyan Gui, Jing Deng, Yanhong Gao, Chaoyang Long, Han Zhang, Zhanlu Lv, Shengbing Yu

“…N-desmethyl-acetamiprid (N-dm-ACE) was negatively associated with T3 for female, which corresponded to much lower T3 levels for female than for male. …”
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Survival and prognostic factors for primary lung extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma: a retrospective study of data from China and the SEER database by Qiuyu Li, Haoyu Zuo, Chengyang Liu, Jing Yang, Nini Dai

“…Sex was a significant predictor of survival (P = 0.030), with female patients having lower survival rates. Other factors, including age, race, and disease stage, were not significantly associated with survival. …”
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Newcastle disease virus genotype VII.1.1 identified from backyard chickens with low antibody titer: Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. by Bezina Arega Emeru, Haregawi Tesfaye Desta, Yosef Deneke

“…Local (x̄=1978), adult (x̄=2558), and female (x̄=2620) birds had higher mean antibody titers than their counterparts. …”
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The Link between Overweight/Obesity and Noncommunicable Diseases in Ethiopia: Evidences from Nationwide WHO STEPS Survey 2015 by Bedilu Alamirie Ejigu, Fentanesh Nibret Tiruneh

“…Being overweight/obese (AOR = 1.4; 95% CI: 1.1–1.7), being female, having older age, and living in Somali region were positively associated with a high cholesterol level. …”
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The potential for gene-editing to increase muscle growth in pigs: experiences with editing myostatin by A. C. Dilger, X. Chen, L. T. Honegger, B. M. Marron, J. E. Beever

“…Of the ~ 900 embryos transferred, there were 12 live births (1 male, 11 females) but only 5 female pigs survived to sexual maturity. …”
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Estimating the Need for Sedation in Patients with Dental Anxiety and Medical Complexities Reporting to Tertiary Care Dental Hospital Using the IOSN Tool by Beenish Abbas, Ayesha Maqsood, Syeda Rabia Rahat Geelani, Madeeha Sattar, Majida Rahim, Zohaib Khurshid

“…A total of 237 patients aged ≥12, ASA I and II were enrolled in the study, out of which 56.1% were female. Statistical analysis was conducted by using the IBM SPSS Statistics 23 software. …”
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Socioeconomic disparity in stage at cancer diagnosis among patients with type 2 diabetes in Dutch primary care: a cross-sectional study by Geertruida H De Bock, Gijs W D Landman, Nanne Kleefstra, Bert van der Vegt, Sabine Siesling, Klaas H Groenier, Jing de Haan-Du

“…ORs and 95% CI are reported.Results Of the 5087 males and 4021 females with any cancer, 50.1% and 53.7% had low SES, respectively. …”
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Incidence and factors associated with postoperative headache among adult elective surgical patients at the university of gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, northwest Ethiop... by Sitotaw Tesfa Zegeye, Habtu Adane Aytolign, Zemenay Ayinie Mekonnen, Seid Adem Ahmed

“…Use of general anesthesia, having prior history of headache, being female, intraoperative hypotension, caffeine consumption and prolonged preoperative fasting were strongly associated with postoperative headache. …”
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Sleep quality among sample of Egyptian patients with Alzheimer’s disease: risk factors and role of genetic profiling for ACE, ACE 2 and APO E genotypes by Khaled Ahmed Elbeh, Mohamed Abdala Abbas, Mohammed H. Hassan, Mohamed Moslem Hefny, Shimaa Fathy Sakr, Reham Bakry Mohamed, Mahmoud Ahmed Bekiet, Tarek Desoky

“…Results No statistically significant variation was documented among both groups regarding age as well as age at diagnosis. Female patients were more susceptible for poor sleep quality. …”
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Stunting and Its Determinants among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shiferaw Abeway, Bereket Gebremichael, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Masresha Assefa, Yohannes Mehretie Adinew

“…Low weight at birth, female sex, older age, mistimed initiation of complimentary feeding, and mothers’ lack of ANC visit were found to have significant relation with children’s chronic malnutrition. …”
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Central Obesity and Associated Factors among Adult Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Armed Force Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Adnan Kemal, Mohammed Ahmed, Melese Sinaga Teshome, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…It is possible to conclude that central obesity is a huge public health problem among the HIV-infected population in the study area. Being female, increased BMI, low CD4 count, AZT + 3TC + EFV, ABC + 3TC + ATV/r-based regimen, and abnormal blood pressure were associated with central obesity. …”
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Evaluation of the immunological functions of placental alkaline phosphatase in vivo using ALPP transgenic mice by Tse-Ching Chen, Kwai-Fong Ng, Ning Chen, Yi-Ling Pan, Chun-An Cheng, Hsiao-Chun Wu, Yi-Jen Hsueh, Nien-Yi Chiang, Hsi-Hsien Lin, Hsi-Hsien Lin, Hsi-Hsien Lin, Hsi-Hsien Lin

“…In addition, female ALPP transgenic mice were better at delaying the rejection of male skin grafts. …”
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