Global Burden of Esophageal Cancer and Its Risk Factors: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Irena Ilic, Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic, Ana Ravic-Nikolic, Milena Ilic, Vesna Milicic

“…However, the proportion of DALYs for esophageal cancer attributable to smoking and alcohol use was 4–5 times higher in males than in females (50.1% vs. 11.3%, and 29.6% vs. 5.1%, respectively). …”
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Association of cigarette smoking with cardiometabolic risk factors: A cross-sectional study by Samar Sultan, Fouzy Lesloom

“…Consecutive sampling was performed to include 160 healthy participants: 100 smokers with 60 males and 40 females; and 60 age- and sexmatched non-smokers with 36 males and 24 females. …”
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Renal Function in Patients with Hypertension Associated Congestive Cardiac Failure Seen in a Tertiary Hospital by C. U. Osuji, C. U. Nwaneli, B. J. Onwubere, E. I. Onwubuya, G. I. Ahaneku

“…There were 86 males and 64 females with mean age 62.7±12.5 years. The mean blood pressures were systolic 152.8±28.5 mmHg and diastolic 94.3±18 mmHg. 84.7% had blood pressure ≥140/90 mmHg on presentation. …”
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Evaluation of patient comfort and satisfaction after the surgical removal of mandibular impacted molars using a piezo-electric technique: A randomized double-blind clinical trial by Khalid Zabin Alotaibi, Waleed Mohammed Al Rasheed, Jiingade Krishnojirao Dayashankara Rao, Abdulrahman Altwaijri, Gharam Mefleh Alharbi, Shatha saleh Aljaber

“…Material and methods: Two groups of 25 each [14 (56 %) males and 11 (44 %) females] and [18 (72 % males and 07 (28 %) females] represented the Rotary and Piezo groups respectively with bilateral impactions. one side of the patient is operated by piezo and the other side by rotary instrument after a gap of 2–3 week between the procedures. …”
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Prevalence of root caries in relation to various risk factors in a sample of subjects aged (25-64) years in Erbil city: A cross sectional study by Tara Kamal Talib, Vian Omer Majeed

“…A total of 2600 subjects (1352 males and 1248 females) attending these centers aged 25-64 years old were examined. …”
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The impact of dental photography in social media platforms on patients’ selection of dentists and type of treatment by Yaser Nizar Alqabbani, Nawaf Khalid Alfhaed, Khaled Fawaz Almasaad, Rahaf Yahya Mahanshi, Faraz Farooqi, Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa, Balgis Osman Gaffar

“…Conclusion The presence of the dentist in social networking sites and sharing of their pre-post treatment cases can be an effective marketing tool especially among females and Instagram users.…”
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Analysis of genetic and pathologic association between diabetes mellitus and cervical cancer by Prakhar Gupta, Aankury Gupta, Bushra Khanam

“…This study aims to compare the prevalence of cervical pathologies in diabetic and non-diabetic females of reproductive age and investigate potential genetic overlaps. …”
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Intracapsular and extracapsular fracture types and inpatient mortality in failed hemiarthroplasty by Kürşat Tuğrul Okur, Koray Özdemir, Ahmet Yesevi Sarıaslan, Fırat Ozan

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 68 patients (16 males and 52 females) who underwent revision of uncemented bipolar hemiarthroplasties at a single institution between 2017 and 2024. …”
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Determine the Level of IL-17 in People Recovering from Viral Infections of the Respiratory System by Zahraa Khalid Al-Kheroo, Khalid N. Al-Kheroo, Mahmood Abd Al Jabbar Al-Tobje

“…Material and Methods: The study includes 74 sample collections from June to September (2023), including 28 males and 46 females, aged over 18. Blood samples, overall, were taken. …”
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Immediate Effect of Kinetic Chain Activation and Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise Technique in Patients with Asymptomatic Hamstring Tightness: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Santosh Channabasapa Metgud, Santosh D Patil, Omkar Anand Gaonkar

“…There were 10 males and five females in group A and eight males and seven females in group B. …”
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Global, regional, and national survey on burden and Quality of Care Index (QCI) of orofacial clefts: Global burden of disease systematic analysis 1990-2019. by Ahmad Sofi-Mahmudi, Erfan Shamsoddin, Sahar Khademioore, Yeganeh Khazaei, Amin Vahdati, Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone

“…Following this, we tracked the QCI trends among males and females worldwide across various regions and countries, considering factors such as the socio-demographic index and World Bank classifications.…”
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Awareness and attitude about mental illness in the rural population of India: A mixed method study by Kaustubh S. Kulkarni, Mudita N. Joshi, Harshal S. Sathe, Chetna Maliye

“…For this, feasibility and effectiveness of increasing involvement of females from the community in health-related decisions can be explored further. …”
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Effects of 20 Weeks of Endurance and Strength Training on Running Economy, Maximal Aerobic Speed, and Gait Kinematics in Trained Runners by Sergio Rodríguez-Barbero, José María González-Ravé, Benedicte Vanwanseele, Daniel Juárez Santos-García, Violeta Muñoz de la Cruz, Fernando González-Mohíno

“…Methods: A total of 18 runners (13 males and 5 females) completed a running economy test (2 bouts of 5 min at 3.06 m·s⁻¹ for females and at 3.61 m·s⁻¹ for males) and a graded exercise test (5 min at 2.78 m⋅s⁻¹, with speed increasing by 0.28 m⋅s−1 every 1 min until volitional exhaustion). …”
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Area postrema syndrome in patients with autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy by Qingchen Li, Junfang Teng

“…Moreover, we compared these data with APS patients in aquaporin-4-IgG-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (AQP4-IgG+ NMOSD).Results7 of 75 (9.3%) GFAP-IgG positive patients experienced APS, including 4 females and 3 males. The median age of onset was 42 years (range, 12–71 years). …”
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Electrophysiological Characterization of Neuropathy Complicating Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nimat Abuelwafaa, Hana Ahmed, Ilham Omer, Mohamed Abdullah, Ammar Ahmed, Afraa Musa

“…Their mean age was 15.00±2.19 years, 42% were males, and 58% were females. Twenty six matched healthy control subjects were involved; their mean age was 13.88±2.46 years, 38.46% were males, and 61.54% were females. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Awareness, Exercise Practices and Metabolic Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Nigeria: A Cross-sectional, Multicentre Study by Nura Hamidu Alkali, Andrew E. Uloko, Ijuptil Chiroma, Ayuba Mugana, Maria Ahuoiza Garba, Innocent Onoja Okpe, Elijah Tonde Gargah, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Lumsami Shadrach, Ibrahim Abdullahi Haladu

“…Results: We studied 426 participants with DM, 58.7% females. The mean age was 52.9 ± 13.1 years, with males significantly older than females (54.6 ± 12.2 vs. 51.8 ± 13.5 years; 95% confidence interval: 0.27–5.28, P = 0.03). …”
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Prevalence and Molecular Genetics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Nursing Homes in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Albarrag, Ashwag Shami, Abrar Almutairi, Sara Alsudairi, Sumayh Aldakeel, Amani Al-Amodi

“…Among the 188 collected nasal swabs (105 males and 83 females), MRSA colonization rate was 9.04% (11 (5.85%) females and 6 (5.71%) males). …”
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Sheep Bot Fly Oestrus ovis Linnaeus (1761) (Insecta: Diptera: Oestridae) by Hannah Sholar, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“…It cannot complete its life cycle without parasitizing the nasal passages, frontal and maxillary cavities, and sinuses of sheep. Unlike other flies, females do not lay eggs, instead depositing droplets containing live larvae into the nostrils of sheep. …”
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People Recognition: A Historical/Anthropological Perspective by A. Ardila

“…Different “subsystems” or “modules” could be involved in individuals' recognition: living versus non-living, own species versus other species, familiar versus non-familiar, males versus females, and individual identification versus emotional identification. …”
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Ectopic Hidradenoma Papilliferum by Aristóteles David Neiva Rosmaninho, Maria Teresa Duarte Pinto de Almeida, Vírgilio Costa, Maria Madalena Vasconcelos Sanches, Carlos Lopes, Maria Manuela Selores Gomes Meirinhos

“…Hidradenoma papilliferum is a rare tumor that occurs almost exclusively in females on the anogenital area. Rare cases of ectopic (nongenital) hidradenoma papilliferum have been described. …”
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