Severe Hepatotoxicity in Mushroom Poisoning by Lepiota brunneoincarnata from Complete Recovery to Liver Transplantation: A Case Series with Review on Liver Function Tests and Liver... by Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Neda Soleimani, Kourosh Kazemi, Zahra Jafarpour, Mahsa Hasani, Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Parnia Torfehnezhad, Sedighe Jafarian, Mahsa Farhadi, Mina Salari Sardari

“…The patients were between the ages of 18 and 67 years, composed of ten females and eight males. The most frequent clinical manifestations were nausea and vomiting followed by abdominal pain. …”
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease: potential role of KL-6 and systemic inflammation by Mohamed F. AbdelGhany, Waleed GamalEldin Khaleel, Asmaa Omar Ahmed, Ahmad BaheyElden Ahmed, Lamees M. Bakkar

“…Results The studied group consists predominantly of females (65%). Sixty out of the 134 documented IPF patients had cardiovascular comorbidities (44.7%), cardiomyopathy (mean ± SD: 43.63 ± 10.56), pulmonary hypertension (mean ± SD: 41.67 ± 15.32), ECG-ischemic changes (40.0%), and atrial fibrillation (13.3%). …”
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Indications, Surgical Technique and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Splenectomy: A Retrospective Descriptive Study from Srinagar, India by Mushtaq Chalkoo, Mudasir Habib, Ashiq Hussain Raina, Firdous Hamid, Sajad Nazir Malla, Imtiyaz Ahmad Malik

“…Results: The study group consisted of 20 (48.80%) males and 21 (51.20%) females. The mean age was 43.42±11.28 years. The most common indication for splenectomy was Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) (n=15), followed by hereditary spherocytosis (n=7). …”
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Colonic Mucosal Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Metagenomic Study in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed O. Alomair, Ibrahim Masoodi, Essam J. Alyamani, Abed A. Allehibi, Adel N. Qutub, Khalid N. Alsayari, Musaad A. Altammami, Ali S. Alshanqeeti

“…Metagenomics data on 29 patients (14 females) in the age range 38–77 years were analyzed. …”
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Assessment of improvement in functional outcomes between a novel knee replacement design and conventional designs in 240 patients: a randomized controlled trial by Tero Irmola, Aleksi Reito, Jarmo Kangas, Antti Eskelinen, Mika Niemeläinen, Ville M Mattila, Teemu Moilanen

“…Results: Of 240 randomized patients, 225 were included in the intention-to-treat analysis (mean age 61.8 years; 67.5% females). The OKS exceeded minimal clinical important difference (MCID) from baseline to 2 years in all 3 treatment groups (Persona CR: 18.9 points, PFC CR: 20.3 points, NexGen CR: 19.4 points). …”
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Test-Retest Reliability and Validity of TecnoBody D-Wall to Assess the Range of Motion During Overhead Squat in Healthy Individuals by Caglar Soylu, Gorkem Acar, Berkay Uzumcu, Pervin Demir, Sinan Seyhan, Turker Biyikli

“…A total of 29 participants (16 males, 13 females) with a mean age of 28.41 ± 6.66 years were included. …”
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Cognitive and Emotional Empathy in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by Veronica Guadagni, Marco Sarà, Massimiliano Conson, Antonio Carolei, Simona Sacco, Silvia Vadini, Caterina Pistarini, Arcangelo Barbonetti, Giuseppe Iaria, Francesca Pistoia

“…Materials and Methods. 20 patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) (12 males and 8 females, mean age=50.9, standard deviation SD=16.1 years; mean education=10.9, SD=4.1 years) were included in the study and compared to 20 matched healthy subjects. …”
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Impact of Prone Position on 12-Lead Electrocardiogram in Healthy Adults: A Comparison Study with Standard Electrocardiogram by Yunis Daralammouri, Murad Azamtta, Hamza Hamayel, Amro Adas, Osama Sawalmeh, Yahia Ismail, Saed H. Zyoud

“…A cross-sectional observational study enrolled forty healthy adults (24 males and 16 females) aged between 18 and 40 years. The ECG was performed in two different body positions, supine and prone. …”
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Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles by Romina Ledergerber, Martin Keller

“…Methods This study compares ENS to MNS (validity) and evaluates inter-session reliability in sixteen healthy young adults (11 females, 5 males). Data on resting single twitches (RS), 3-5 superimposed twitches (ST) during maximal voluntary contractions of knee extensors, and resting doublet twitches (RD) were assessed using both MNS and ENS. …”
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Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Contribution of Proxabrushes with Regular Toothbrushes and Only Regular Toothbrushes to the Oral Health of Thai Elderly by Orachad Gururatana, Warangkana Vejvithee, Narisa Ekpatcha

“…A sample of 475 aged between 60 and 91 years participated in the study; 158 (33.3%) were males and 317 (66.7%) were females. The results revealed that, compared to baseline knowledge, attitude and practice were improved at follow-up for both the test and control groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Blood Lead Levels among Blood Donors and High-Risk Occupational Groups in a Mining Area in Ghana: Implications for Blood Transfusion among Vulnerable Populations by Veronica Agyemang, Joseph K. Acquaye, Samuel B. E. Harrison, Felix B. Oppong, Stephany Gyaase, Kwaku P. Asante, Edeghonghon Olayemi

“…A total of 200 participants made up of 186 (93%) males and 14 (7%) females were enrolled. The mean age of participants was 28.6 ± 8.2 years and their geometric mean (GM) BLL was 6.3 GSD 1.4 µg/dL [95% CI: 6.0 – 6.6]. …”
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The correlations between demographic factors, self-efficacy, and quality of life among Indonesian patients with ischemic stroke: A cross-sectional study by Nabila Azzahra, Fitria Handayani, Wahyu Hidayati

“…Results: The findings revealed that females were 2.213 times more likely (95% CI = 1.128–4.341; p = 0.031) to achieve high self-efficacy compared to males. …”
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Consumer Products Nerve Injuries Among Patients Products Presenting to United States Emergency Departments Between 2012 and 2021: A Nationwide Cohort by Ganga A, Mukhdomi T, Kim EJ, Ly E, Patel Y, Dankievitch KN, Kendall MC

“…The majority (11,547/14,410, 80.1%) of injuries were among adults. Elderly females encountered more CPNIs than males (52.5% vs 47.8%, P = 0.002). …”
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Correlation analysis between mild cognitive impairment and the traditional Chinese medicine body constitution types among the elderly in a community in Changning District, Shanghai by XU Lei, ZHANG Min, WANG Wenwen, YU Li, ZHU Xuting, LYU Xiaorui

“…The association of the detection rate of MCI with gender, education level, history of chronic disease and TCM body constitution types were analyzed lastly.ResultsA total of 2 351 elderly people were investigated, including 1 037 males and 1 314 females, with an average age of (74.11±6.15) years. 174 subjects, accounting for 7.40%, were identified with MCI. …”
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Personal, environmental and behavioral predictors associated with online fraud victimization among adults. by Vimala Balakrishnan, Umayma Ahhmed, Faris Basheer

“…Specifically, Overconfidence (β = 0.374; OR = 1.453; 95% CI [1.119, 1.887]; p = 0.005) and Social Influence (β = 0.332; OR = 1.225; 95% CI [1.077, 1.512]; p = 0.006) were found to significantly predict online fraud victimization as well as gender (β = 0.364; OR = 1.440; 95% CI [1.008, 2.016]; p = 0.045) with females exhibiting higher risks to victimization.<h4>Implications</h4>The emergence of Overconfidence and Social Influence as significant predictors can guide the development of targeted online fraud awareness campaigns and/or tools emphasizing critical thinking and skepticism. …”
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The Escalating Magnitude of COVID-19 Infections among the Northeastern Ethiopia Region: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Zeleke Geto, Saba Gebremichael, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Alemu Gedefie, Genet Molla, Melkam Tesfaye, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Daniel Gebretsadik

“…About 63.6% were males and 36.4% were females. Out of the total 8752 study participants, 291 (3.3%) were found to be infected with the virus. …”
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Factors That Influence Refractive Changes in the First Year of Myopia Development in Premature Infants by Jianbo Mao, Jimeng Lao, Chenyi Liu, Mingyuan Wu, Xueting Yu, Yirun Shao, Lin Zhu, Yiqi Chen, Lijun Shen

“…Different gender, birth weight, gestational age, and ROP did not affect the overall development of refractive status. Females may have higher hyperopia at nine months of postmenstrual age. …”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

“…Both groups had a similar composition of males and females. Most participants had completed high school. …”
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Nationwide carrier screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: integrated approach of CYP21A2 pathogenic variant genotyping and comprehensive large gene deletion analysis by Yossawat Suwanlikit, Bhakbhoom Panthan, Pawares Chitayanan, Sommon Klumsathian, Angkana Charoenyingwattana, Wasun Chantratita, Objoon Trachoo

“…The disorder exhibits variable clinical severity, with the classical form manifesting as salt-wasting crisis in neonates, while inducing ambiguous genitalia in females and precocious puberty in males through simple virilization. …”
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The Association of Fasting C-peptide with Corneal Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Anju Zuo, Chuan Wang, Lili Li, Jingru Qu, Juan Cao, Li Chen, Solomon Tesfaye, Wenjuan Li, Xinguo Hou

“…Methods. 160 T2DM patients (72 females) aged 34-78 with duration ranging from 0 to 40 years underwent CCM to measure corneal nerve fiber length (CNFL), corneal nerve fiber density (CNFD), and corneal nerve branch density (CNBD). …”
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