Target Groups for a Short Dexamethasone Course among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients by Armen Oganesyan, Ruslan Menzulin, Yury Surovoy, Andrei Nikiforchin, Kirill Zykov

“…Of 233 patients, 220 (median age: 65 years, 38% female) were included: 83 patients received dexamethasone and 137 received usual care. …”
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Oral Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus in the Sultanate of Oman by Noora Al Shihi, Abdulhakeem Al Rawahi, Raya Al Jahdhami, Rayyan Al Riyami, Abdulaziz Al Murazza, Noor Al Busaidi, Fatma Al Riyami, Suad Al Salti

“…Results: A total of 136 (34.0%) male and 264 (66.0%) female Omani adult diabetics participated in the study. …”
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The Association Between Medication Adherence, Internalized Stigma and Social Support Among Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Stu... by Halim R, Kaur M, Syed Mokhtar SS, Chemi N, Sajatovic M, Tan YK, Siau CS, Ng CG

“…Simple and multiple logistic regression and mediation analyses were conducted.Results: Of the 268 participants (69% female), 57.1% were suboptimally or moderately adherent to their medication. …”
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Identification of Health Needs in Ukrainian Refugees Seen in a Primary Care Facility in Tenerife, Spain by Willian-Jesús Martín-Dorta, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Eva-Lourdes Díaz-Hernández, Pedro-Ruymán Brito-Brito, Domingo-Ángel Fernández-Gutiérrez, Oxana-Migalievna Rebryk-De Colichón, Ana-Isabel Martín-García, Estrella Pavés-Lorenzo, María-Candelaria Rodríguez-Santos, Juan-Francisco García-Cabrera, Janet Núnez-Marrero, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…The typical profile of a Ukrainian refugee in the Canary Islands is female (79.7%), relatively young, with a high socio-cultural background, generally in good health, travelling alone or with her minor children. …”
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MAZ-mediated tumor progression and immune evasion in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: Targeting tumor microenvironment and PCLAF+ subtype-specific therapy by Gaofeng Ni, Yuwei Sun, Hongling Jia, Zhikai Xiahou, Yumeng Li, Fu Zhao, Hongyan Zang

“…Background: Breast cancer had been the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women, making up nearly one-third of all female cancers. Hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+BC) was the most prevalent subtype of breast cancer and exhibited significant heterogeneity. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting immune-mediated colitis in lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective cohort study in C... by Qianjie Xu, Xiaosheng Li, Yuliang Yuan, Guangzhong Liang, Zuhai Hu, Wei Zhang, Ying Wang, Haike Lei

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed female sex, small cell lung cancer (SCLC), elevated β2 microglobulin (β2-MG) and globulin (GLB) levels, and an increased neutrophil−lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as independent predictors of IMC development (all P < 0.05). …”
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Features of the functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in mice with Lewis carcinoma on the background of induced hyperthyroidism by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, I. V. Neskubina, E. I. Surikova, A. I. Shikhlyarova, L. K. Trepitaki, M. A. Gusareva, I. A. Udalenkova, E. O. Vasilieva, N. D. Cheryarina, V. V. Pozdnyakova

“…In control group II, euthyroid disorder syndrome developed: In mice of both sexes, serum levels of T4 and FT4 were found to decrease against the background of unchanged T3 levels and an increase in TSH content only in females. In the females of the main group, an increase in the level of TSH in the thyroid gland caused a decrease in T3 content in 73 % of animals against the background of normal T4 and elevated FT4 levels, in 27 % of females the T3 level increased. …”
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Candidate SNP-markers altering TBP binding affinity for promoters of the Y-linked genes CDY2A, SHOX, and ZFY are lowering many indexes of reproductive potential in men by M. P. Ponomarenko, E. B. Sharypova, I. A. Drachkova, L. K. Savinkova, I. V. Chadaeva, D. A. Rasskazov, P. M. Ponomarenko, L. V. Osadchuk, A. V. Osadchuk

“…As for humans, the concept of reproductive potential can include the level of the individual’s mental and physical state, which allows them to reproduce healthy offspring when they reach social and physical maturity. Female reproductive potential has been investigated in great detail, whereas the male reproductive potential (MRP) has not received the equal amount of attention as yet. …”
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Changes in levels of urokinase receptor and other components of fibrinolytic system in brain tissues in urokinase gene-knockout mice with B16/F10 melanoma growing together with chr... by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, N. D. Cheryarina, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, L. A. Nemashkalova

“…Among animals with CNP, uPA-/- males showed increased PAI-I by 1.3 times (p < 0.05) and decreased PAP by 2.6 times (p < 0.05), while in uPA+/+ males, changes in PAI-I and PAP were opposite; in uPA-/- females, levels of all indicators increased by 1.6–2.1 times (p < 0.05), unlike uPA+/+ females. …”
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Hubungan Derajat Obesitas dengan Kadar Gula Darah Puasa pada Masyarakat di Kelurahan Batung Taba dan Kelurahan Korong Gadang, Kota Padang by Andi Fadilah Yusran Putri, Eva Decroli, Ellyza Nasrul

“…The result of this study showed that mostly obese population in Batung Taba and Korong Gadang is female, as represented by housewifes.  The majority of the population is obese I and has fasting blood glucose with DM criteria ≥100 mg/dl.  …”
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Clinical Utility of an Alzheimer’s Disease Blood Test Among Cognitively Impaired Patients: Results from the Quality Improvement PrecivityAD2 (QUIP II) Clinician Survey Study by Mark Monane, Demetrius M. Maraganore, Robert M. Carlile, Kim G. Johnson, David A. Merrill, Darren R. Gitelman, Kenneth S. Sharlin, Lawren A. VandeVrede, Kristi K. George, Jimin Wang, Tim West, Leslie Jacobs, Philip B. Verghese, Joel B. Braunstein

“…<b>Results</b>: Patients had a median age of 74, 53% were female, and 28% were traditionally under-represented in Black, Hispanic, and Asian groups. …”
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Long-term effects of linear versus macrocyclic GBCAs on gene expression in the central nervous system of mice by Chuanbing Wang, Yuxia Tang, Jiajia Tang, Jie Zhang, Siqi Wang, Feiyun Wu, Shouju Wang

“…Methods From 05/2022 to 07/2023, 36 female mice underwent weekly intraperitoneal injections of gadodiamide (2.5 mmol/kg, linear), gadobutrol (2.5 mmol/kg, macrocyclic), or saline. …”
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Hydrogen-oxygen mixture inhalation as an adjunctive treatment to home-based exercise in older patients with knee osteoarthritis: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized control... by Chenhui Wang, Mengwei Yan, Yuru Li, Lei Han, Hongqian Wang, Shufeng Jia, Xingchen Liu, Yang Liu, Fan Wu, Baoguo Wang

“…Secondary outcomes included inflammation levels (hs-CRP, NLR, PLR, LMR), Chair Stand Test (CST), Timed Up and Go (TUG), 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS), and adverse events.ResultsA total of 121 subjects were enrolled, with an average age of 81.2 years, and 80.2% were female. The between-group mean difference in the WOMAC total score was −5.2 (95% CI −12.1 to 1.7, P = 0.140) at week 12, with Group H showing an improvement of −22.9 (95% CI −26.3 to −19.6, P &lt; 0.001) and Group C showing an improvement of −19.4 (95% CI −22.7 to −16.0, P &lt; 0.001) compared to baseline, revealing a significant group × time interaction (F (3, 356.034) = 14.425, P &lt; 0.001). …”
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Bias Mitigation in Primary Health Care Artificial Intelligence Models: Scoping Review by Maxime Sasseville, Steven Ouellet, Caroline Rhéaume, Malek Sahlia, Vincent Couture, Philippe Després, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, David Darmon, Frédéric Bergeron, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

“…The most frequently investigated protected attributes were race (or ethnicity), examined in 12 of the 17 studies, and sex (often identified as gender), typically classified as “male versus female” in 10 of the studies. We categorized bias mitigation approaches into four clusters: (1) modifying existing AI models or datasets, (2) sourcing data from electronic health records, (3) developing tools with a “human-in-the-loop” approach, and (4) identifying ethical principles for informed decision-making. …”
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3D echocardiography derived reference values and determinants of left ventricular twist and torsion from the population-based STAAB cohort study by Julia Napp, Götz Gelbrich, Floran Sahiti, Vladimir Cejka, Dora Pelin, Lena Schmidbauer, Mengmeng Chen, Niklas Hitschrich, Marcus Schreckenberg, Stefan Frantz, Peter U. Heuschmann, Stefan Störk, Caroline Morbach

“…Using general linear models, we identified determinants of LV twist and torsion: there was a positive association between LV rotational parameters and age, female sex, and blood pressure but a negative association with body weight. …”
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Biotechnological Phytocomplex of <i>Zanthoxylum piperitum</i> (L.) DC. Enhances Collagen Biosynthesis In Vitro and Improves Skin Elasticity In Vivo by Giovanna Rigillo, Giovanna Pressi, Oriana Bertaiola, Chiara Guarnerio, Matilde Merlin, Roberto Zambonin, Stefano Pandolfo, Angela Golosio, Francesca Masin, Fabio Tascedda, Marco Biagi, Giulia Baini

“…The in vivo assessment was performed by measuring biophysical skin parameters such as hydration, elasticity, and roughness in female volunteers for a period of six weeks. <b>Results:</b> In vitro, ZPP exhibited non-cytotoxicity at all concentrations tested. …”
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A Hyperlipidic Diet Combined with Short-Term Ovariectomy Increases Adiposity and Hyperleptinemia and Decreases Cytokine Content in Mesenteric Adipose Tissue by Nelson Inacio Pinto Neto, Maria Elizabeth Sousa Rodrigues, Ana Claudia Losinskas Hachul, Mayara Franzoi Moreno, Valter Tadeu Boldarine, Eliane Beraldi Ribeiro, Lila Missae Oyama, Claudia Maria Oller do Nascimento

“…Four-week-old female Wistar rats were divided into two groups and fed a control diet (C) or a hyperlipidic diet (H) for 4 weeks. …”
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Immune Dysfunction in Rett Syndrome Patients Revealed by High Levels of Serum Anti-N(Glc) IgM Antibody Fraction by Anna Maria Papini, Francesca Nuti, Feliciana Real-Fernandez, Giada Rossi, Caterina Tiberi, Giuseppina Sabatino, Shashank Pandey, Silvia Leoncini, Cinzia Signorini, Alessandra Pecorelli, Roberto Guerranti, Solange Lavielle, Lucia Ciccoli, Paolo Rovero, Claudio De Felice, Joussef Hayek

“…Rett syndrome (RTT), a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting exclusively (99%) female infants, is associated with loss-of-function mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) and, more rarely, cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) and forkhead box protein G1 (FOXG1). …”
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Astrocytic NLRP3 cKO mitigates depression-like behaviors induced by mild TBI in mice. by Hui-Tao Miao, Jun Wang, Jing-Jing Shao, Rong-Xin Song, Wen-Guang Li, Jian-Kai Sun, Shi-Yan Jia, Dong-Xue Zhang, Xiao-Ming Li, Jian-Yong Zhao, Li-Min Zhang

“…Notably, under mild TBI conditions, astrocyte-specific NLRP3 exhibited greater neuroprotective effects in female knockout mice compared to males. Conclusion: Astrocyte NLRP3 knockout demonstrated a protective mechanism in mice subjected to mild TBI, possibly attributed to the inhibition of pyroptosis through the NLRP3 signaling pathway in astrocytes.…”
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Entre espaces domestiques et « espaces domestiqués » : « L’autonomisation intime » des étudiantes en Turquie by Tuğba Gökduman

“…But how is control exercised when young woman physically moves away from family’s surveillance? The case of female students going to Istanbul for their university studies provides a relevant framework for the study of this question. …”
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