Investigating root and canal morphology of anterior and premolar teeth using CBCT with a novel coding classification system in Saudi subpopulation by Mohammed Mustafa, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Ali Abdullah Alwan Al-Maqtari, Abdulaziz Abdulwahed, Ahmed A. Almokhatieb, Laila S. Almufleh, Qamar Hashem, Abdullah Alsakaker, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Hany Mohamed Aly Ahmed

“…Demographic data including gender (male and female) and age (divided into 6 groups—10–20, > 20–30, > 30–40, > 40–50, > 50–60, > 60–70) were recorded. …”
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Dialing the glenosphere eccentricity posteriorly to optimize range of motion in reverse shoulder arthroplasty by Stefan Bauer, MD, Arnaud Meylan, MD, Jaad Mahlouly, MD, Wei Shao, MD, William G. Blakeney, MBBS, MSc, MS, FRACS

“…Methods: In this computer model study, 10 female CTs were analyzed and EXT, ER, IR, and adduction simulated (18 models.) …”
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Phenotypic Presentation of Children with Joint Hypermobility: Preclinical Signs by Mateus Marino Lamari, Neuseli Marino Lamari, Michael Peres de Medeiros, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Adriana Barbosa Santos, Matheus Gomes Giacomini, Vitor Roberto Pugliesi Marques, Eny Maria Goloni-Bertollo, Érika Cristina Pavarino

“…The majority of the total sample has BS > 6, with a significant female gender influence. Among those with a history of occasional joint dislocations and subluxations, half of them have the highest BS scores.…”
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Dog demography and ecology with reference to rabies in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Liuel Yizengaw Adnie, Wudu Temesgen Jemberu, Adane Bahiru Woreta, Adugna Berju, Araya Mengistu, Zeleke Tesema Wondie, Wassie Molla, Sefinew Alemu Mekonnen

“…Results: A total of 6609 dogs were estimated from 42 kebeles in the 12 study districts. The male-to-female ratio of dogs was 1.7:1.0, and the mean age of dogs was 3.2 years. …”
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Comparative analysis of unicortical vs. subchondral locking screws in osteoporotic proximal humerus fractures by Mohammad Khak, Jeffrey J. Olson, Patrick Williamson, Mohammad Javad Shariyate, Ahmad Hedayatzadeh Razavi, Kaveh Momenzadeh, Mohammadreza Abbasian, Nadim Kheir, Edward K. Rodriguez, Ara Nazarian

“…Methods: Using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), cadaveric shoulder specimens from eight female Caucasian donors with comparable bone mineral densities were used for the study. …”
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What all physicians should know about women’s health: a Delphi study by Susanna Price, Eva Gerdts, Julien Mazières, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Fedde Scheele, Chiara Benedetto, Kerry Wilbur, Gertraud Stadler, Marieke Wermer, Jeanine Roeters van Lennep, Merel H de Heer-Koster, Vesna Bjegović-Mikanović, Indre Banaitytė-Baleišienė, Mary Perdiou, Alyson McGregor, Connie Newman, Simona Stankevičiūtė, Iris E Sommer, Florence Thibaut, Karine van 't Land

“…In the final round, 35 responses on the 22 selected statements resulted in consensus on 18 statements of the highest importance, within the following domains: the societal position of women in health, patient perception of disease and treatment, differences in symptomatology, pharmacological considerations and the impact of the female life cycle on health and disease.Conclusion Consensus was reached on the top priority clinical conditions and public health issues in women’s health, resulting in a list of 18 statements on women’s health that every physician caring for women should know, regardless of specialty. …”
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Provocation of brachial plexus and systemic symptoms during the elevated arm stress test in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome or idiopathic chroni... by Charles C. Edwards, Julia M. Byrnes, Camille A. Broussard, Alba M. Azola, Meghan E. Swope, Colleen L. Marden, Renee L. Swope, Ying Wei Lum, Richard L. Violand, Peter C. Rowe

“…Results Of 154 patients evaluated during the study period, 64 (42%) met the eligibility criteria (61/64 female, median age 18 years [range, 13 to 50]). Of the 64, 50 (78%) had ME/CFS, 13 (20%) had idiopathic chronic fatigue with associated orthostatic intolerance (OI), and one had idiopathic chronic fatigue without OI. …”
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Lesiones por animal ponzoñoso, raya de agua dulce: serie de casos by María Alejandra Ríos González, Natalia Sánchez Coronel, Dayra Constanza Rojas Duran, William Mauricio Acero Moreno, Lorena García Agudelo

“…Results: 32 study series, 87,50% male and 12,50% female, age range 7-74 years, mean was 40,59 years, 59,38% were from rural areas and 40,62% urban, 34,37% consulted in the first 24 hours after the event, from one day to seven days 6,25%, from seven to 15 days 15,62%, and more than 15 days 43,75%, lesion in foot 53,13%, in neck of foot 21,87%, in leg 25%, symptoms presented: pain 100%, 71,87% signs of local infection, 59,37% purulent discharge, 56,25% lesion with necrosis. …”
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Sexual and reproductive health awareness and practices among adolescents and adults in a rural farming community in Baja California, Mexico: a quantitative and qualitative cross-se... by Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Margarita Santibanez, Adrienne RS Lee, Lorena S Pacheco, Stephanie Brodine, Miguel A Fraga, Taylor B Desmarais, Noe C Crespo, Javier Martínez Hernandez, Marianne McKennett, Richard S Garfein

“…Participants in the quantitative phase of our study (n = 217) were a median age of 30 years, 71% were female, and those with children reported having a median of three (range = 1–11). …”
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Healthy at home for COPD: an integrated digital monitoring, treatment, and pulmonary rehabilitation intervention by Laurel O’Connor, Stephanie Behar, Seanan Tarrant, Pamela Stamegna, Caitlin Pretz, Biqi Wang, Brandon Savage, Thomas Scornavacca, Jeanne Shirshac, Tracey Wilkie, Michael Hyder, Adrian Zai, Shaun Toomey, Marie Mullen, Kimberly Fisher, Emil Tigas, Steven Wong, David D. McManus, Eric Alper, Peter K. Lindenauer, Eric Dickson, John P. Broach, Vik Kheterpal, Apurv Soni

“…Results Over 18 months, 1,333 patients were approached and 100 (7.5%) were enrolled (mean age 66, 52% female). Ninety-six participants (96%) remained in the study for the full enrollment period. …”
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Identification of Plasma Absorbed Components of Qingxin Zishen Prescription by UPLC-Q-TOF MS by Yu HU, Juan SHANG, Xue-jiao LI, Yun-hua FENG, Kai-cheng XIE, Wei-feng YAO, Jian-dong ZOU, Yun CHEN, Su LU, Mei-juan XU

“…After continuous intragastric administration of 48.5 g/kg QZP for 3 days to female SD rats, plasma samples were collected and then pre-treated by solid phase extraction (SPE) to remove proteins in plasma. …”
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Fractionated robotic radiosurgery for unfavorable nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma: 5-year outcomes from a single institution protocol by Akrita Bhatnagar, Monica Pernia Marin, Jonathan W. Lischalk, Min Ji Koh, Siviero Agazzi, Simeng Suy, Brent T. Harris, Susmeeta T. Sharma, Edward Aulisi, Amjad Anaizi, Mohamed H. Khattab, Walter C. Jean, Walter C. Jean, Sean P. Collins, Brian T. Collins

“…Local control was calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method.ResultsTwenty predominantly female patients (60%), ages 21–77 (median: 53 years), were included in this study. …”
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Social determinants of mental health in asthma: an exploratory study by Sarah A. Hiles, Sarah A. Hiles, Hayley Lewthwaite, Hayley Lewthwaite, Vanessa L. Clark, Vanessa L. Clark, Anne E. Vertigan, Anne E. Vertigan, Anne E. Vertigan, Amber Smith, Amber Smith, Vanessa M. McDonald, Vanessa M. McDonald, Vanessa M. McDonald

“…Older age was associated with greater resilience. Females had higher levels of anxiety compared to males. …”
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Retrospective analysis of amantadine response and predictive factors in intensive care unit patients with non-traumatic disorders of consciousness by Corinna Blum, Constanze Single, Kornelia Laichinger, Anna Hofmann, Tim W. Rattay, Tim W. Rattay, Kamaldeen Adeyemi, Reimer Riessen, Michael Haap, Helene Häberle, Ulf Ziemann, Annerose Mengel, Katharina Feil

“…Machine learning techniques were used to predict response to treatment.ResultsOf 442 patients (mean age 73.2 ± 10.7 years, 41.0% female), 267 (60.4%) were responders. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups, except that responders had lower baseline GCS (7 [IQR 5–9] vs. 8 [IQR 5–10], p = 0.030), better premorbid mRS (2 [IQR 1–2] vs. 2 [IQR 1–3], p < 0.001) and fewer pathological cerebral imaging findings (45.7% vs. 61.1%, OR 0.56, 95% CI: 0.36–0.86, p = 0.008). …”
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Association of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors with mortality across the spectrum of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Michele Maremmani, Ramin Ebrahimi, Marco Centola, Felice Achilli, Valentina Capone, Eduardo Bossone, Christian Templin, Davide Di Vece

“…Results  A total of five RCTs and four PSM observational studies involving 26,753 patients (mean [SD] age, 62.9 [10.5] years; 6,406 female [24.0%]; 16,369 T2DM [61.2%]; 13,933 HF [52.1%]) were included. …”
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Prognostic signature of multimorbidity, geriatric syndromes and resources cluster in older in- and outpatients: a pooled secondary analysis with a 6-month follow-up by Thomas Benzing, Jill Stegemann, Anna Maria Affeldt, Luisa Mück, Anne Ferring, Laura Gerhards, Lena Pickert, Annika Bausch, Philipp Antczak, M Cristina Polidori

“…The present analysis aimed to identify clusters of comorbidities, GS and GR, and to measure their multidimensional prognostic signature in older patients admitted to different healthcare settings.Design Pooled secondary analysis of three longitudinal interventional studies with the 3- and 6-month follow-up data collection on mortality and rehospitalisation.Setting Inpatients in an internal medicine ward (n=495), inpatients in an ageing medicine ward (n=123) and outpatients from a general practice (n=105).Participants A total of 734 patients with multimorbidity who aged over 60 years were recruited between August 2016 and July 2020 (mean age 77.8 years, SD 6.2 and 43% female).Outcome measures Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), including Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS), 17 GS and 10 GR, and the CGA-based Multidimensional Prognostic Index (MPI) as a measure of multidimensional prognosis and frailty were assessed. …”
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Feasibility and safety evaluation of ultra-remote robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy by Juyuan Huang, Li'an Li, Jing Cheng, Jing Liao, Yurou Chen, Yi Peng, Sha Wang, Qiongyan Zou, Guoyan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Mengya You, Jingying Yang, Yan Xiong, Kunxian Zhang, Chang Chen, Jiaqiang Xiong, Haotong Guan, Renjie Liu, Peng Zhou, Wuyi Zhao, Yangyang Dong, Xiuli Sun, Sichen Liang, Wei Zhang, Jianliu Wang, Yuanguang Meng

“…Results: A 49-year-old female was hospitalized in the Department of Gynecology of Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University for frequent urination for half a year and increased menstrual flow for over a month. …”
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Cannabis use characteristics and associations with problematic use outcomes, quitting-related factors, and mental health among US young adults by Carla J. Berg, Cassidy R. LoParco, Katelyn F. Romm, Yuxian Cui, Darcey M. McCready, Yan Wang, Y. Tony Yang, Hannah S. Szlyk, Erin Kasson, Rishika Chakraborty, Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg

“…Methods We analyzed 2023 survey data among 4,031 US young adults (Mage=26.29, 59.4% female, 19.0% Hispanic, 13.5% Black, 13.6% Asian). …”
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The association of physical activity and carotid intima-media-thickness in adolescents—data of the prospective early vascular ageing-tyrol cohort study by Bernhard Winder, Bernhard Winder, Bernhard Winder, Sophia J. Kiechl, Sophia J. Kiechl, Benoît Bernar, Benoît Bernar, Nina Gande, Anna Staudt, Anna K. Stock, Anna K. Stock, Christoph Hochmayr, Ralf Geiger, Andrea Griesmacher, Stefan Kiechl, Stefan Kiechl, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Michael Knoflach, Michael Knoflach, the Early Vascular Ageing (EVA)-Tyrol Study Group, Carmen Reiter, Christina Schreiner Julia Klingenschmid, Julia Marxer, Martina Kothmayer, Maximilian Pircher, Manuela Bock-Bartl, Mandy Asare, Maximilian Bohl, Raimund Pechlaner

“…PA was rated by an in-person interview on the basis of average minutes of moderate- or vigorous sports per day and by the Baecke questionnaire expressed as Baecke score (BS).ResultsComplete data set was available for 1,001 adolescents with a mean age of 17.8 years (standard deviation ±0.9 years). 558 (55.7%) of participants were female. cIMT was positively associated with both measures of PA in univariate (minutes sports per day: p < 0.001; BS: p < 0.001) as well as multivariable analysis adjusting for established cardiovascular risk factors (minutes sports per day: p = 0.001; BS: p = 0.002). …”
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Harnessing Big Heterogeneous Data to Evaluate the Potential Impact of HIV Responses Among Key Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for the Boloka Data Repository Initiative by Refilwe Nancy Phaswana Mafuya, Edith Phalane, Amrita Rao, Kalai Willis, Katherine Rucinski, K Alida Voet, Amal Abdulrahman, Claris Siyamayambo, Betty Sebati, Mohlago Seloka, Musa Jaiteh, Lerato Lucia Olifant, Katharine Journeay, Haley Sisel, Xiaoming Li, Bankole Olatosi, Neset Hikmet, Prashant Duhoon, Francois Wolmarans, Yegnanew A Shiferaw, Lifutso Motsieloa, Mashudu Rampilo, Stefan Baral

“… BackgroundIn South Africa, there is no centralized HIV surveillance system where key populations (KPs) data, including gay men and other men who have sex with men, female sex workers, transgender persons, people who use drugs, and incarcerated persons, are stored in South Africa despite being on higher risk of HIV acquisition and transmission than the general population. …”
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