Assessment of stress hyperglycemia ratio to predict all-cause mortality in patients with critical cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database by Yuwen Chen, Jian Xu, Fan He, An’an Huang, Jie Wang, Bingchen Liu, Qucheng Wei

“…Results We included a total of 2,461 patients, with a mean age of 70.55 ± 14.59 years, and 1,221 (49.61%) being female. Cox regression analysis revealed that SHR was independently associated with both in-hospital mortality (per standard deviation (SD) increase: hazard ratio (HR) 1.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.23–1.48) and ICU mortality (per SD increase: HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.21–1.54). …”
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Predictors and long-term patterns of medication adherence to glaucoma treatment in Denmark—an observational registry study of 30 100 Danish patients with glaucoma by Miriam Kolko, Rikke Faergemann Hansen, Louise G Dal, Emma Sabelström, Magnus Brandel, Andreas Hoiberg Bentsen, Anne Cathrine Falch-Joergensen

“…Being medical adherent was related to higher costs related to glaucoma medication after 5 and 10 years comparing with poor adherence, whereas poor adherence was associated with a marked increase in long-term costs for hospital contacts.Conclusion Increasing age, female sex and low comorbidity score are correlated with better adherence to glaucoma treatment. …”
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Nursing interventions based on the knowledge-attitude-practice model on anxiety and treatment compliance in an elderly patient with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome and vestibular neuritis (知信... by CAO Haiyan (曹海燕), XU Ling (徐玲), YANG Hui (杨惠), LI Qingqing (李青青)

“…This paper summarized the nursing interventions based on the knowledge-attitude-practice model on anxiety and treatment compliance in an elderly patient with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome and vestibular neuritis. This elderly female patient was diagnosed as vertigo of wind-Yang disturbance syndrome by Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation, and she was suffered from anxiety and low treatment compliance. …”
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Investigating the Agreement of Hypomagnesemia Diagnosis in Three Perimeter of Serum, Urine, and Red Blood Cell in Intensive Care Unit: Pilot Study by Nastaran Nazarzade, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Farshid Gholami, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Maryam Shiehmorteza, Amirhossein Ghanbarzamani

“…We conducted a prospective study on 30 critically ill patients (14 male, and 16 female) who were admitted to the ICU to examine the prevalence of magnesium deficiency. …”
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Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Influential Factors of Electronic Cigarette Web-Based Attention in Mainland China: Time Series Observational Study by Zhongmin Zhang, Hengyi Xu, Jing Pan, Fujian Song, Ting Chen

“…Furthermore, the male-female ratio, the proportion of high school and above education, and the per capita gross regional domestic product were positively correlated with the per capita Baidu index for e-cigarettes. …”
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Adjuntive nicergoline therapy for severe persistent corneal epithelial defects. by Valeria Oliva-Biénzobas, Enrique O. Graue-Hernandez, Guillermo Raul Vera-Duarte, Jesus Cabral-Macías, Juan Serna-Ojeda, Victor Boullosa, Arturo Ramirez-Miranda, Vishal Jhanji, Victor L. Perez, Alejandro Navas

“…Results: Two male and seven female patients with persistent corneal epithelial defects unresponsive to conventional therapy treated with oral nicergoline were included. …”
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Patterns of Comorbidity and Multimorbidity Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis in a Large US Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Population by Dingwei Dai, Ajay Sharma, Amy L. Phillips, Carroline Lobo

“…**Results:** Among 5000 patients (mean [SD] age, 52.6 [12.9]; 75.2% female), 53% had commercial insurance and 47% had Medicare Advantage (59.2% disabled age <65). …”
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Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Assessment of Conventional Soxhlet Cymbopogon citratus Leaves Extracts in Sprague–Dawley Rats by Jacob Apibilla Ayembilla, Abdul Raouf Khalid, Sharif Buari Abubakari, Abdul Rashid Adams, Felix Abekah Botchway, Stephen Antwi, Phyllis Naa Yarley Otu, Michael Appiah, George Osei-Adjei, Kwame Owen Kottoh, Peace Ahiabenu-Williams, Olga Quasie

“…In the acute toxicity study, a single dose of 5000 mg/kg body weight was administered to six female Sprague–Dawley rats and 1 ml/100 g body weight normal saline to control (6) once, and signs of toxicity were observed every hour for the first 12 hr, 24 hr, and 48 hr through to 14 days. …”
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Serum Magnesium Level among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Its Correlation with Intra-hospital Complications: A Cross-sectional Single-center Study among Sudanese Patient... by Mohammed Taha, Ayman Azhary, Nooh Mohamed Hajhamed, Waleed Azhary Sir Alkhatim, Salahdeen Ismail Mohammed, Abdullah M Bakheit, Abdallah Elssir Ahmed, Abubakar Abdelbagi

“…Results: The mean age of 100 patients was 60 ± 2 years, with 55 (or 55%) being female and 45 (or 45%) being male. Chest pain (n = 92; 92%) was the major presenting complaint. …”
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Acute Neurotoxicity in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A 10-Year Single-Centre Experience by Izabela Kranjčec, Nada Rajačić, Tamara Janjić, Monika Kukuruzović, Filip Jadrijević-Cvrlje, Maja Pavlović, Jelena Roganović

“…<b>Results</b>: A total of 56 patients (48 ALL and 8 LL, male/female ratio 1:1, average age 5.4 years) were treated mainly according to the ALL-IC BFM 2009 protocol. …”
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Prevalence of ABO, Rh (D, C, c, E, and e), and Kell (K) antigens in blood donors: A single-center study from South India by Banerjee Soumee, A. M. Shanthala Devi, Subramanian Sitalakshmi

“…RESULTS: 97.6% of the donors were male and 2.4% were female. They were divided into 7 different categories based on the regions of origin: Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, North India, and others with the largest number of donors hailing from Karnataka (38.5%). …”
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A Triple Obstetric Challenge of Thoracopagus-Type Conjoined Twins, Eclampsia, and Obstructed Labor: A Case Report from Sub-Saharan Africa by Mariatu Binta Leigh, Valerie John-Cole, Mike Kamara, Alimamy Philip Koroma, Michael Momoh Koroma, Edward Ejiro Emuveyan, Peter Bramlage, Ivo Buschmann

“…The stillborn conjoined twins presented a female thoracopagus type that seemed to involve the heart. …”
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Three-Year Assault Cases Performed on the Emergency Trauma Center by Melih Yucel SANLIER, Behcet Al, Volkan CELEBI, Gorkem Alper SOLAKOGLU, Eltaf TORUN, Kurtulus ACIKSARI, Bilgehan Ahmet CUMHUR, Nafiye SANLIER

“…Female patients were more likely to be discharged home (p=0.0001), whereas male patients had a higher hospitalization rate (p=0.0001). …”
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Intersectional Analysis of Urban Land Corruption in Harare, Zimbabwe by Manase Kudzai, Praise Karuma, Tanaka Mutume, Primrose Hove

“…Results: The findings reveal that urban land corruption in Harare disproportionately affects women, particularly those in low-income groups, female-headed households, and vulnerable populations. …”
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Experience of Aging in the Ngäbe-Buglé Community in Coto Brus, Costa Rica: A Qualitative Study by Melissa Rallo, Nicholas Leahy, Alexis Vetack, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Wendel Mora, Virginia Rowthorn, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…Methods: This qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews to collect data from 14 elderly participants (6 female, 8 male), aged 52–90 years, living in the La Casona community. …”
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High levels of soluble P-selectin, neutrophil extracellular traps, and myeloperoxidase as risk factor of deep vein thrombosis in malignancy patients receiving platinum-based chemot... by Ketut Suega, I Made Bakta, Ni Made Renny Anggreni Rena

“…In the case group, 71% of the subjects were female, whereas 51.6% of the control group were male. …”
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Biodistribution of a Mitochondrial Metabolic Tracer, [18F]F-AraG, in Healthy Volunteers by Jelena Levi, Heying Duan, Shahriar Yaghoubi, Juliet Packiasamy, Lyna Huynh, Tina Lam, Faiq Shaikh, Deepak Behera, Hong Song, Joseph Blecha, Salma Jivan, Youngho Seo, Henry F. VanBrocklin

“…Six healthy subjects (three female and three male) between the ages of 24 and 60 participated in the study. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Results Five key themes emerged linked to individual-level characteristics and the multiple social identities related to the social support for nutritional knowledge and practices among low-income Oaxacan women during pregnancy: (1) Life experiences, sociodemographic, and health characteristics that influence nutritional practices and knowledge during pregnancy; (2) Female family members as a primary source of nutritional knowledge and food support; (3) Support from other members of women’s social networks; (4) Medical guidance for nutrition during pregnancy; and (5) Quality and gaps in the broader health care system and social services. …”
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Validating the reproductive tract score (RTS) technique in pre-service buffalo heifers by Freddys Escalona-Ramírez, Jessenia Mercado-Carrillo, Balbino A. Jaimes-Vazques, Antonio Landaeta-Hernández

“…One-hundred and ten buffalo heifers with ages of 27 + 3 months and body weight of 354,32 + 24,14 kg were assessed for RTS before starting a breeding season of 120 days (Sep-Dec 2020) with four buffalo bulls in a proportion male to female 1:30. 67% of buffalo heifers were found with RTS among 3-5 (mature tract), while 33% were found with RTS among 1-2 (immature tract). …”
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Risk Factors of Noncompliance to Preventive Mass Drug Administration for Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis: A Case-Control Study in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fetene Mihretu, Gebeyehu Tsega, Melesse Belayneh, Mesafint Molla Adane

“…Younger age (AOR = 1.60; 95%CI: 1.10, 2.33), female sex (AOR = 1.56; 95%CI: 1.24, 3.93), thought of not being susceptible to the disease (AOR = 2.36, 95%CI: 1.80, 4.32), lack of disease knowledge (AOR = 1.88; 95% CI: 1.38, 3.81), fear of drug side effect (AOR = 2.45; 95% CI:1.23, 4.86), and not participating in community drug distributors selection (AOR = 2.58; 95% CI: 1.70, 3.91) were found to be the risk factors significantly associated with noncompliance. …”
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