Effects of trigger-day progesterone in c-IVF/ICSI cycles on blastocyst culture outcomes by Yating Sun, Jia Wang, Luyun Zhang, Yanjun Chang, Aizhen Zhu

“…Subgroup analysis showed that when female age was less than 35 years old, compared with that (36.30%) in the normal level group, the D5 available blastocyst rate (36.92%, adjusted OR, 0.744; 95% CI, 0.602-0.920; P=0.006) in the high level group was significantly reduced. …”
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The Examination of Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Physical Education Pre-Service Teachers According to Different Variables by Ayşe Feray Özbal, Tolga Eski, Arıkan Ektirici

“…A total of 526 university students (222 female and 304 male) who attend the Physical Education and Sports Teaching Departments of 6 different universities in Turkey participated in the study on a voluntary basis. …”
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Digitally assessing social–emotional skills in early school years: initial validation of a screening instrument by Andrea Kogler, Andrea Kogler, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera, Katharina Prinz, Lisa Paleczek, Lisa Paleczek

“…In the GraSEF, students work through an online survey tool, using audio instructions to guide them through the test.MethodsThe present study analyses the responses of second graders (Mage = 8.23 years, SDage = 0.48, 48% female). The intention was to gain initial insight into the instrument’s psychometric quality and user-friendliness.ResultsIn general, the instrument was found to have acceptable to good internal consistency, sufficient discriminatory power and item difficulty. …”
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Community-Based Health Insurance Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Rural Households in Akaki District, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2021 by Amenti Teka Geferso, Sisay Begashaw Sharo

“…In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the odds of CBHI utilization for males were 2 times higher (AOR = 1.629; 95% CI: 1.063, 2.497) compared to female-headed households; household family size <5 was 3 times higher (AOR = 2.99; 95% CI: 1.987, 4.139) compared to household family size >5; farmer was 4 times higher (AOR = 3.763; 95% CI: 1.371, 10.327) compared to other occupational status; household income <30,000 ETB was 2 times higher (AOR = 2.474; 95% CI: 1.514, 4.043) compared to the household income of 30000 ETB, and all these were factors significantly associated with CBHI utilization. …”
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FINNISH MODEL OF BRIEF PARENT-INFANT PSYCHOTHERAPY ON MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTIONING - A PILOT STUDY by EINO PARTANEN, ANNA SALONEN, MARJO FLYKT, VEERA MALKKI, TOM H. ROSENSTRÖM, SUOMA E. SAARNI

“…The data consisted of all PIPs conducted between 2018 and 2022 (n=43, all female). Changes in anxiety (OASIS), depression (PHQ-9), psychological distress (CORE-OM) and clinician-assessed psychosocial functioning (SOFAS) from pre– to post-treatment were examined with linear mixed models. …”
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Preconceptional brain structure and future conception: a prospective brain MRI study among 321 women by Merel W. de Vries, Eline M. P. Poels, Gennady V. Roshchupkin, Ryan L. Muetzel, Milan Zarchev, Astrid M. Kamperman, Henning Tiemeier, Meike W. Vernooij, Steven A. Kushner

“…Abstract Brain structure may influence female fertility through its reciprocal relationship with the endocrine system, but this hypothesis is underexplored. …”
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A Case Report of Bowel Perforation in a Gravid COVID-19 Patient by A. T. Guiritan, J. G. Cataluña

“…Clinical Presentation. A 35-year-old female, Gravida 2 Para 1 at 31 weeks age of gestation (AOG) who underwent cesarean section for nonreassuring fetal status in 2019, was admitted for severe COVID-19 infection presenting with dyspnea. …”
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Relationship Between Single-Leg Vertical Jump and Drop Jump Performance, and Return to Sports After Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Graft by Shunsuke Ohji, Junya Aizawa, Kenji Hirohata, Takehiro Ohmi, Tomoko Kawasaki, Hideyuki Koga, Kazuyoshi Yagishita

“… # Results Sixty-five patients (female, 35; male, 30) at 13.0 (13.0) \[median (interquartile)\] months after ACLR participated in this study. …”
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Antibody-Mediated Rejection and Sponge Effect in a Redo Lung Transplant Recipient by Ashwini Arjuna, Michael T. Olson, Sofya Tokman, Rajat Walia, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, A. Samad Hashimi, Michael A. Smith, Ross M. Bremner, Ashraf Omar

“…Herein, we report the case of an 18-year-old, female lung transplant recipient who required retransplantation and developed circulating DSAs directed toward the first allograft but detected in circulation only after retransplantation. …”
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Radiotherapy Suppresses Bone Cancer Pain through Inhibiting Activation of cAMP Signaling in Rat Dorsal Root Ganglion and Spinal Cord by Guiqin Zhu, Yanbin Dong, Xueming He, Ping Zhao, Aixing Yang, Rubing Zhou, Jianhua Ma, Zhong Xie, Xue-Jun Song

“…Here, we examined the effects of radiotherapy on bone cancer pain and accompanying abnormal activation of cAMP-PKA signaling. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were used and received tumor cell implantation (TCI) in rat tibia (TCI cancer pain model). …”
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The effects and predictive values of novel anthropometric parameters on uric acid levels and hyperuricemia in adults by Li Hongwei, Shen Zhenhai, Jiang Wei, Jia Bing, Li Shaolei, Zhang Ping, Wang Liuyu, Yuan Peng, Lu Yun

“…The predicted hyperuricemia ablity of LAP in both male and female better than other traditional and new anthropometric indicators.…”
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Genetic variability in the cholecystokinin A receptor affects lipid profile and glucose tolerance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Eva Drnovsek, Mojca Jensterle, Katja Goričar, Sara Redenšek, Andrej Janež, Irina Milisav, Vita Dolžan

“…Material and methods Our cross-sectional study included 168 patients with PCOS and 82 healthy female controls genotyped for polymorphisms in CCKAR (rs6448456 and rs1800857) and CCKBR (rs2929180, rs1800843, rs1042047 and rs1042048) genes. …”
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Determinants of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria: The influence of maternal lifestyle. by Ikeola A Adeoye, Chioma O Unogu, Kofoworola Adediran, Babatunde M Gbadebo

“…The factors associated with LBW were being a female infant AOR: 2.00, 95%CI (1.13 -3.52); emergency caesarean section AOR: 2.40, 95%CI (1.06-5.42); a history of hypertension in pregnancy AOR: 3.34, 95%CI (1.45 -7.52). …”
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Zinc Supplementation Mitigates High Salt Diet-Induced Bone Damage: A Histological Evaluation of Osteocyte Apoptosis by Kaukab Anjum, Abdullah Qamar, Nomana Mahmood, Muhammad Marghoob Khan, Shazia Imran, Ayesha Ali

“…Methods: This was an investigational study conducted at the Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, over eight weeks. Thirty female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: control (Group C), high-salt diet (Group A), and high-salt diet with zinc supplementation (Group B). …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Associations of composite dietary antioxidant index with cardiovascular disease mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes by Chan Yang, Qiangfei Yang, Xi Peng, Xinqiong Li, Guocheng Rao

“…This cohort study included data from 7551 participants with T2D (mean [SE] age, 61.4 (0.2) years; 3811 male [weighted, 50.5%] and 3740 female [weighted, 49.5%]; median CDAI level, − 2.19 [IQR, − 2.19 ~ − 0.22]). …”
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Effectiveness of men in maternity health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in maternal health care to improve maternal health outcomes in Naypyitaw, Myanmar [version 1; peer r... by Alessio Panza, Pyae Linn Aung, San San Myint Aung, May Chan Oo

“…Methods This study employed a mixed-methods approach with quantitative surveying of the male partners and qualitative interviewing of both male and female partners and health stakeholders. A 6-month MiM education program on pregnancy complications, antenatal care, delivery care, and birth preparedness was provided to the intervention group. …”
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Occurrences and characteristics of forced marriages among girls married before the age of 16 in a Northern Nigerian State by Felix O. Sanni, Olumide F. Ajani, Elizabeth A. Sanni, Zachary T. Gwa, Michael O. Dada, Yemisi B. Alabi, Donald C. Udah, Jubril A. Kareem

“…Structured questionnaires were distributed to 210 female participants aged between 15 and 49, who were married before reaching 16, from 1989 to 2019, to gather data. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Ambulation Results in a Significant Increase in 90-Day Mortality in Surgically Treated Hip Fractures by Robert S. Wood DO, Maddie Vergun BS, Elizabeth Herrera MPH, Jacqueline Krumrey MD

“…The mean age of participants was 85.7 years, with 62.5% female. No significant differences were found in hospital length of stay or operative time. …”
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Impaired mobility drives disability in psoriatic arthritis – An observational study from Karnataka Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort (KPsAC) by Vineeta Shobha, Chanakya Kodishala, S Chandrashekara, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Haridas, Vijay Rao, Ramesh Jois, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Preet Singh, Shweta Singhai, B G Dharmanad, Pramod Chebbi, R Subramanian, Ashwini Kamath, Uma Karjiigi, Vikramraj K Jain, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, Shiva Prasad, C Srinivas, J Ramya, Benzeeta Pinto, Beenish Nazir, Harshini, Mahendranath

“…Results: In the 549 participants, the mean I-HAQ was 0.31 (0.45) and 48.2% had mild-to-moderate disability (I-HAQ>0–1). Female gender, older age, higher skin, joint scores, and Disease Activity Index for PsA were associated with some disability (I-HAQ>0). …”
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Both Fibrolamellar and Classical Components: An Unusual Morphological Pattern by Diana Castro-Villabón, Luis E. Barrera-Herrera, Paula A. Rodríguez-Urrego, Rachel Hudacko, Alonso Vera, Johanna Álvarez, Rafael Andrade, Rocío López

“…This was the case of a 37-year-old female complaining of diffuse abdominal discomfort and epigastric pain for two months. …”
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