The COVID-19 pandemic and self-reported food insecurity among women in Burkina Faso: evidence from the performance monitoring for action (PMA) COVID-19 survey data by Ortis Yankey, Marcellinus Essah, Prince M. Amegbor

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) female survey, which included 3,499 women from Burkina Faso. …”
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An Investigation into Dietary Fibre Intake, Bowel Function and Mood among a sample of Irish Adults by Sophie Mulligan, Ellen Lynch, Suzanne Doyle

“…The majority of those who participated were female (69%) and members of the Faculty of Sciences and Health (66.5%). …”
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Correlation Between Spinopelvic Parameters, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Daphne Butzen, Yannick Smolders, Tom Stroobants, Gino Verleye, Dieter Thijs, Erik Van de Kelft

“…Results: We included 272 patients (male–female ratio, 1.08) with a mean age of 54 years. There was a statistically significant difference (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in the mean PI according to BMI group. …”
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Psychological well-being, gender, and age-specific difference on objectively recorded smartphone screen time in Japanese adults: A regression and clustering analysis by Ryusei Nishi, Kenichiro Sagiyama, Hajime Suzuki, Marie Amitani, Haruka Amitani, Akihiro Asakawa

“…Results: Twenty-four female participants and 25 male participants were analyzed. …”
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Acute oral toxicity study of novel polyherbal formulations by using wistar rats and Swiss albino mice as per OECD 425 TG by Ramkishan Jatoth, S.P Dhanabal, V. Senthil, T. Ganesh, Jubie Selvaraj, P.S. Venkatesan

“…Material and Methods: 1 % CMC, Hydaljss08, Immunoboost-Tab polyherbal formulations, female rats, and albino mice. Animals were divided into the control groups, and treated groups with test dosage forms. …”
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Clinical Features of Human Parvovirus B19-Associated Encephalitis Identified in the Dakar Region, Senegal, and Viral Genome Characterization by Al Ousseynou Seye, Fatou Kiné Top, Maimouna Mbanne, Moussa Moise Diagne, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Ndongo Dia, Jean-Michel Heraud, Martin Faye

“…The mean age was 16.7 years among B19V-positive patients, with a higher prevalence in 0–5-year-old children and the sex ratio (male/female) was 2.25. The B19V-positive patients mainly exhibited hypoleukocytosis, normal glycorrhachia, and normal proteinorrachia in the cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor-Selective Ligands Modulate Endometrial Tumor Growth by Whitney K. Petrie, Megan K. Dennis, Chelin Hu, Donghai Dai, Jeffrey B. Arterburn, Harriet O. Smith, Helen J. Hathaway, Eric R. Prossnitz

“…Endometrial carcinoma is the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract. GPER/GPR30 is a 7-transmembrane spanning G protein-coupled receptor that has been identified as the third estrogen receptor, in addition to ERα and ERβ. …”
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Can the adherence to quality of care indicators for early rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice reduce risk of hospitalisation? Retrospective cohort study based on the Record L... by Carlo Alberto Scirè, Antonella Zambon, Greta Carrara, Anna Zanetti, Lisa Argnani

“…Objective To describe the adherence to quality of care indicators in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to evaluate its impact on the risk of hospitalisation in a real-world setting.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Patients with early-onset RA identified from healthcare regional administrative databases by means of a validated algorithm between 2006 and 2012 in the Lombardy region (Italy).Participants The study cohort included 14 203 early-onset RA (71% female, mean age 60 years).Outcome measures For each patient, a summary adherence score was calculated starting from the compliance to six quality indicators: (1–2) methotrexate or sulfasalazine or leflunomide with/without glucocorticoids, (3–4) other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) with/without glucocorticoids, (5) early interruption of glucocorticoids, (6) early clinical assessment.The relationship between low, intermediate and high categories of the summary score and the 12-month risk of hospitalisation for all causes and for RA was assessed.Results During a follow-up of 1 year, 2609 hospitalisations occurred, of which 704 were for RA (main or secondary diagnosis) and 252 primarily for RA. …”
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Brief Report: Precision Language and Deletion of the “S” Word by Ciara Lockstadt, MD, Mary M. Pasquinelli, DNP, Jill Feldman, MD, Jamie L. Studts, PhD, Jamie S. Ostroff, PhD, Li Liu, PhD, Ella A. Kazerooni, MD, Robert A. Smith, PhD, Lisa Carter-Bawa, PhD, Lawrence E. Feldman, MD

“…Results: Of 177 presentations that discussed smoking status, 77 presenters used non-stigmatizing language, whereas 100 presenters used the stigmatizing term “smoker.” Male MDs and female PhDs and non-medicine subspecialties and advocates were more likely to use non-stigmatizing language. …”
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What does the fox select? Spatial ecology of Rocky Mountain red fox during peaks and troughs of human recreation by Emily N. Burkholder, John Stephenson, Sarah Hegg, David Gustine, Joseph D. Holbrook

“…Individuals within a population often vary with respect to resource exploitation and use, which may be associated with individual states (e.g., male or female) or extrinsic variation (e.g., temporal variation in food). …”
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Assessment of effectiveness of oral supplementation of isolated fiber of carrot on metabolic parameters in mature rats by Maria Rosana Ramirez, Debora Manuale, Juan Carlos Yori

“…Supplementation with fiber favors weight loss in female ((242.03 ± 23.73)−(197.81 ± 10.45) g); and male rats ((262.50 ± 32.21)−(213.96 ± 12.56) g) and induces a decrease in glucose levels in the supplemented animals. …”
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Resistant Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Primary-Care Setting by M. Demede, A. Pandey, F. Zizi, R. Bachmann, M. Donat, S. I. McFarlane, G. Jean-Louis, G. Ogedegbe

“…Sample of 200 patients (mean age = 63 ± 13 years; female = 61%) with a diagnosis of hypertension provided subjective and clinical data. …”
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Understanding barriers to veterinary involvement in dairy calf health management by Kristen Y. Edwards, Angel Abuelo, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Michael A. Steele, Joao H. C. Costa, David L. Renaud

“…Only 28% of veterinarians frequently reviewed calf health records, and 44% made actionable recommendations after reviewing them. Female veterinarians were more likely than male veterinarians to frequently review calf health records (Odds ratio – OR: 2.9, 95% CI: 1.2–7.3). …”
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Perception of patient safety culture among undergraduate dental students: a cross-sectional study by Jeetendar, Mariyam Iqbal, Mohid Abrar Lone, Maham Muneeb Lone, Maria Shakoor Abbasi, Naseer Ahmed, Muhammad Saad Shaikh

“…Results Based on the demographic variables, most of our respondents were female (60.5%), final year (59.1%), and public college students (53%). …”
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Assessing the Attitude and Knowledge of Family Doctors in Sari Toward Monkeypox by Lotfollah Davoodi, Mohammad Khademlou, Bahareh Moayed Ahmadi, Masoumeh Abdi Talarpashti, Zohreh Alinasab, Sodabah Jafari, Mohammad Shahpoori, Somayeh Khakpour

“…Descriptive data showed that 55% of the participants were male, while 45% were female. Additionally, 62% worked in urban areas, and 38% worked in rural areas. …”
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Integration of simulation-based medical education: Student satisfaction and self-confidence at Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin

“…The participants displayed a balanced gender distribution (46.3% being male and 53.7% female). The academic distribution among the participants was diverse, with 38.2% in their 4th year, 34.5% in their 5th year, and 27.3% in their 6th year. …”
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Utilization and Associated Factors among College Students at West Arsi Zone in Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Demelash Wachamo, Yadessa Tegene, Abdisa Tibeso, Assefa Washo

“…The students’ aged between 20 and 24 years [AOR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.38–3.06], female students [AOR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.30–2.82], those not living with family [AOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.05–2.26], those who discussed about SRH with family/friends [AOR = 1.92, 95% CI: 1.31–2.82], and those who participated in school clubs [AOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.19, 2.58] more frequently used SRH service compared with their counterparts. …”
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PD-L1 monoclonal antibody alleviated MI injury of left ventricular function via modulating CD47/SHP2/SIRPα/SYK/FcγR signalings in tumor associated macrophages by Deyou Kong, Yongzhen Chen, Yajuan Yin, Zhikun Liu, Fang Yang, Xiaohong Li, Dongxing Shen, Jun Zhang

“…In vivo experiments were conducted using 27 female BALB/c mice, which were divided equally into 3 groups. …”
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Potential traumatic events in the workplace and depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress: a cross-sectional study among Dutch gynaecologists, paediatricians and orthopaedic su... by Maria G van Pampus, Karel Willem Frank Scheepstra, Hannah S Pauw, Minouk Esmee van Steijn, Claire A I Stramrood, Miranda Olff

“…Depression (9.2% vs 5.2%, p=0.019), anxiety (18.2% vs 8.2%, p&lt;0.001) and psychological distress (22.8% vs 12.5%, p&lt;0.001) were significantly more prevalent in female compared with male attendings. The absence of a support protocol was significantly associated with more probable PTSD (p=0.022). …”
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Efficacy of bolus injections of landiolol hydrochloride as premedication in coronary artery CT angiography by Mark Barwig, Michael Janisch, Johannes Gessl, Wolfgang Kübler, Christopher König, Gerold Schwantzer, Helmut Schöllnast

“…Methods The study population consisted of 37 patients (17 female; median age, 56 years; IQR, 19 years; range, 19–88 years) who underwent CCTA after intravenous injection of landiolol hydrochloride due to a heart rate > 60 bpm. …”
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