Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the body image life disengagement questionnaire in a sample of adolescents by Kun Zhang, Huixing Huang, Qiaosong Wang, Lin Ye, Rongjin Lin

“…Gender invariance was established: no significant differences were found in BILD-Q scores between the male and female groups. Life disengagement was positively correlated with eating disorder psychopathology and negatively correlated with body appreciation, supporting the convergent validity of the BILD-Q. …”
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PATIENTS' CHRONOTYPE INFLUENCE IN TREATMENT EFFICIENCY OF PLACENTA CRYERXTRACT CHANGES IN MAXILLOFACIAL PHLEGMONS by K. Lokes, M. Pérez Sayáns, V. Lychman, D. Steblovskyi, I. Boiko, D. Avetikov

“…The study encompassed 90 patients (both male and female) diagnosed with maxillofacial phlegmons, aged between 35 and 60 years. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6, Interleukin-17A, and transforming growth factor beta are raised in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Mohit K Rai, Durga P Misra, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Results: The mean age of patients was 37.8+10.3 years (Female:Male: 30:1) with median duration of disease of 3 years. …”
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The First Cranial Trepanation Find in a Meotian Burial Ground (Starokorsunskiy Settlement No. 2, Krasnodar Region) by Nataliya Ya. Berezina, Aleksandra N. Abramova, Artem K. Avakyan, Aleksei V. Ivanov, Inna L. Marmer, Evgeny Yu. Girya

“…A trepanation hole with signs of healing was found on the skull of a young female of 17–25 years of age. In order to describe the pathological changes recorded on the cranial vault recommendations applied in modern paleoanthropology were used. …”
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The quality of early breast cancer diagnosis in urban women by doctors of adult polyclinics by V. A. Kozlov, B. A. Polyakov, D. L. Mushnikov, E. L. Funtikova, D. A. Nedavniy

“…This problem is particularly significant in the current situation, when the issue of reproductive health of the female population is acute lyuped in connection with the unfavourable demographic trends in our country. …”
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Effects of Kalsis, A Dietary Supplement, on Bone Metabolism in the Ovariectomized Rats by Mercedes Montero, Manuel Díaz-Curiel, David Guede, Jose Ramón Caeiro, Marta Martín-Fernández, Mercedes Rubert, Daisy Navarro, Concepción de la Piedra

“…Six-month-old, Wistar female rats were studied. Groups (n=12): SHAM: sham-operated rats; OVX: ovariectomized rats, treated with vehicle; OVX + Kalsis: ovariectomized rats treated with Kalsis (25 mg/kg/day) for 3 months. …”
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Case Report: Concurrent primary CNS lymphoma and meningothelial meningioma - nuances of diagnosis and management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Rosalinda Menoni, Ira Bowen, Dan Miulli, Jacob Bernstein, Samir Kashyap

“…Case Description: A 64-year-old female with history of diabetes mellitus type 2 initially presented to the Emergency Department, two weeks prior, following a mechanical fall at home resulting in a left bimalleolar fracture. …”
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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the menstrual distress questionnaire by Hsin-Huei Chang, Ya-Chien Hsu, Wen-Ling Liao, Chyi Lo, Cherry Yin-Yi Chang, Chun-Hui Liao, Shan-Yu Su

“…It can be used to evaluate female psychiatric symptoms related to the menstrual cycle in future work.…”
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The MTNR1B Rs724030 variant is associated with islet function and women waist-to-hip ratio in healthy subjects by Sijie Zhang, Wenxuan Bian, Yan Wang, Min Shen, Yu Qian, Hao Dai, Shuai Zheng, Qi Fu, Kuanfeng Xu, Tao Yang, Hemin Jiang

“…Furthermore, we also found significant associations between this variant and IGI, corrected insulin response (CIR), and DIo (All P < 0.001) in female individuals whose waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is greater than 0.85, with considerable heterogeneity (Phet = 0.009, 0.030, and 0.049, respectively) to male participants in the NGT individuals, but not in the impaired fasting glucose (IFG)/impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) individuals. …”
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Multimorbidity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Its Associations With Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Healthcare Costs: A Real-World Evidence Study by Dingwei Dai, Joaquim Fernandes, Xiaowu Sun, Laura Lupton, Vaughn W. Payne, Alexandra Berk

“…**Results:** Of 223 923 patients with ASCVD (mean \[SD\] age, 73.6 \[10.7\] years; 42.2% female), 98.5% had ≥2, and 80.2% had ≥5 comorbid conditions. …”
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Colonic strictures in Crohn’s disease: a non-surgical survival by Sarra Laabidi, Hamed Aboubecrine, Salma Souissi, Donia Gouiaa, Asma Labidi, Nadia Ben Mustapha, Anis Haddad, Amine Sebai, Meriem Serghini, Monia Fekih, Hanene Jaziri, Jalel Boubaker

“…Patients with uncertain diagnoses or follow-up periods of less than six months were excluded.Results Fifty-six patients were included (median age 44 years [range 14-65], male-to-female ratio = 0.93). Surgery-free survival rates were 58.9% at 6 months, 43.7% at 2 years, and 31.7% at 5 years, with an average surgery-free survival of 46.7 months. …”
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Total Intravenous Anaesthesia with High-Dose Remifentanil Does Not Aggravate Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Pain, Compared with Low-Dose Remifentanil: A Double-Blind and Ran... by Seong-Hyop Kim, Chung-Sik Oh, Tae-Gyoon Yoon, Min Jeng Cho, Jung-Hyun Yang, Hye Ran Yi

“…The study was designed to investigate postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) in low- and high-dose remifentanil regimens for total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) in adult female patients with American Society of Anaesthesiologists physical status classification I undergoing local breast excision. …”
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Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in orthopedic trauma patients and a call to implement the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen as a prospective screening protocol in the Unit... by Victoria J. Nedder, Mary A. Breslin, Vanessa P. Ho, Heather A. Vallier

“…The two samples had similar proportions of female patients (38.2% vs. 40.0%, P=0.80). The positive screening rate was 18.9% in sample 1 and 40.0% in sample 2 (P=0.001). …”
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Lymphatic platelet thrombosis limits bone repair by precluding lymphatic transporting DAMPs by Yangkang Zheng, Lin Cong, Li Zhao, Pengyu Wang, Lianping Xing, Junling Liu, Hao Xu, Ning Li, Yongjian Zhao, Luying Yuan, Qi Shi, Xueqing Sun, Qianqian Liang, YongJun Wang

“…Lymphatic platelet thrombolysis also benefits senile fracture healing in female mice. These findings demonstrate that LPT limits bone regeneration by impeding lymphatic transporting DAMPs. …”
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Kiwifruit and Kiwifruit Extracts for Treatment of Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohamed Eltorki, Russell Leong, Elyanne M. Ratcliffe

“…Seven RCTs, including 399 participants (82% female; mean age: 42 years (SD 14.6)), were included. …”
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COVID-19 health information needs of older adults from ethnic minority groups in the UK: a qualitative study by Jackie A Cassell, Laura J Hughes, Elizabeth Ford, Priyamvada Paudyal, Kavian Kulasabanathan, Jo Armes, Rebecca Sharp, Saliha Majeed-Hajaj, Emily Skinner, Naresh Khapangi Magar, Debbie Isobel Keeling

“…Thirteen participants were female, and the majority (n=17) spoke a language other than English at home. …”
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The patterns of presentation, management and outcomes of breast cancer patients at a tertiary health facility in Sierra Leone by Constance Cummings-John, Abdulai Jawo Bah, Isaac Olufemi Smalle, Caesar Cho Challe, Babatunde Duduyemi, Temidayo Ogundiran

“…Results Among the 253 patients with breast cancer, 246 (97.2%) were female, and the mean age of the patients was 47 ± 14 years. …”
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Improved symptomatic, functional, and fluoroscopic outcomes following serial “series of three” double-balloon dilation for cricopharyngeus muscle dysfunction by Derrick R. Randall, Lisa M. Evangelista, Maggie A. Kuhn, Peter C. Belafsky

“…Mean age of the cohort was 73.5 (SD ± 13.3) years, and 53% were female. The mean EAT-10 improved from 24.7 (SD ± 7.8) to 15.9 (SD ± 10.2) [p = 0.0021]. …”
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Awareness About Diabetes And Its Complications Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Faiza Batool, Kausar Malik, Lubna Meraj, Shazia Siddiq, Abbas Majeed, Sadia Khan

“…Results: Among the participants, 80 (40%) were male and 120 (60%) were female. A significant portion of patients 73 (36.5%) were never informed about diabetes or its complications. 69 (34%) of patients were never educated about the symptoms of hypoglycemia. 142 (71%) of the patients had a glucometer and 88 (44%) participants had poor follow-up and never checked HbA1C. …”
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The Evaluation of In-Hospital Transportation of Emergency Room Critically Ill Patients by Turan Tahirli, Sercan Yalçınlı, Yusuf Ali Altuncı

“…Results:Of the 588 patients included in the study, 36.9% were female and 63.1% were male, with an average age of 61.9 years. …”
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