Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Pregnant Woman: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Carlos Zagalo, Francesca Pierdomenico, José Cabeçadas, Pedro David Santos

“…Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive B-cell malignancy with very high proliferation rate, more common in males than females. Here, we describe a case of Burkitt's lymphoma in a 24-week pregnant woman with cervical and abdominal involvement. …”
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Clinical anxiety among a sample of dental students in South Sinai by Christine Raouf George Mikhail, Mai Hamdy Ragab, Yousra Ahmed, Eman D. El Desouky, Fatma E. A. Hassanein, Mohamed Bekhit, Marwa Hassan Mostafa

“…Conclusions dental students had a comparatively high level of anxiety during clinical classes especially females and those with dental phobia and previous bad dental experiences. …”
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Relationship between socioeconomic status and social network with loneliness: a cross-sectional study of China older adults with activity of daily living disabilities by Xin Cao, Luyao Niu, Wenjie Qu, Xinyu Ying, Ruyu Li, Xiyue Wang, Ruizhi Gao, Yuhua Chen, Yue-Xia Gao

“…Regression showed that lower loneliness was associated with being females (β=−1.534, 95% CI: −2.841 to –0.228), married (β=−3.554, 95% CI: −4.959 to –2.149), often communicating with children (β=−3.213, 95% CI: −4.519 to –1.908), having more than two friends (β=−5.373, 95% CI: −6.939 to –3.808) and receiving home-based rehabilitation once a day (β=−3.692, 95% CI: −5.642 to –1.743). …”
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Heatstroke characteristics and meteorological conditions in Hefei, China: thresholds and driving factors by Xueliang Deng, Liang Zhao, Changchun Xiao, Rui Dai, Qianqian Xu, Yeqing Yao, Caimeng Liang, Lei Yao, Dongyan He

“…Heatstroke risk was substantially higher in males than in females due to larger opportunities for outdoor labor. …”
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Malignant transformation of proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia—systematic review & meta-analysis by Khadijah Mohideen, Snehashish Ghosh, Chandrasekaran Krithika, Mutaz Ali-Hassan, Revant Chole, Safal Dhungel

“…It mainly affects elderly females without typical cancer risk factors. Understanding its etiology could aid early detection and management.…”
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Spatial Distribution of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosome Infection Status in a Vector Genetic Transition Zone in Northern Uganda by Robert Opiro, Okello Allele Moses, Robert Opoke, Francis A. Oloya, Esther Nakafu, Teresa Iwiru, Richard Echodu, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Joel L. Bargul, Elizabeth A. Opiyo

“…A total of 717 flies (406 females; 311 males) were caught, all belonging to the Glossina fuscipes fuscipes species. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adolescents from 1990 to 2021, with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis of the global burden o... by Xing Chen, Luying Zhang, Wen Chen

“…Compared with males, females had a greater age-standardized prevalence of T1DM (185.49 [185.21–185.76] vs. 176.66 [176.39–176.92]), whereas males had a greater ASPR of T2DM than females did (1241.45 [1240.58–1242.31] vs. 1138.24 [1137.40–1139.09]). …”
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Clinicopathological Analysis of 14 Cases of Primary Pulmonary Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma by Yixuan FANG, Anzhe WANG, Lumin SHEN, Xiao YUAN, Yu KONG

“…Results A total of 14 cases of PPLEC were identified, including 5 cases of the Regaud type, with ages ranging from 33 to 73 years, comprising 2 males and 3 females; and 9 cases of the Schmincke type, with ages ranging from 36 to 79 years, including 4 males and 5 females. …”
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Is ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation a reliable treatment option for unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the isthmus: a retrospective comparative study based on... by Gongli Zhou, Dong Xu, Beibei Zhang, Ruiqing Su, Ke Xu, Xuefeng Zhang, Feng Li, Wei Zhao, Tingting Cai

“…Objective To evaluate whether ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is reliable for unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the isthmus (PTCI).Methods 431 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided RFA for unifocal T1aN0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) were divided by location of the lesion into the PTCI group (52 females, 7 males, mean age 43.79 ± 12.04 years, range 22-74 years) and the PTCL group ((291 females, 81 males, mean age 43.42 ± 10.87 years, range 18-75 years) for comparative analysis. …”
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Validity of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity 2000-Glucocorticoid Index, its association with the Physician Global Assessment, and potential association with diseas... by Basma M. Medhat, Lobna A. Maged, Doaa A. Teleb, Sally S. Mohamed, Angie Y. Afifi, Dina M. T. Koptan, Walaa Abdelrahman, Dalia Dorgham, Eman Hany Elsebaie, Naglaa Afifi, Sahar A. Ahmed, Mervat E. Behairy, Hala Ramadan

“…Results The study included 608 patients [546 (89.8%) females and [62 (10.2%) males; age at onset: 27.5 ± 8.5 years; age at assessment: 31.4 ± 9.4 years; disease duration: 6.1 ± 5.5 years for females]. …”
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The Influence of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in Spondyloarthritis by Janisleya Silva Ferreira Neves, Jeane Eliete Laguila Visentainer, Denise Manjurma da Silva Reis, Marco Antonio Rocha Loures, Hugo Vicentin Alves, Fernanda Formaggi Lara-Armi, Josiane Bazzo de Alencar, Joana Maira Valentin Zacarias, Ana Maria Sell

“…The ApaI a/a genotype was associated with a protecting factor for PsA in females, and ApaI A/a was associated with a protecting factor for the disease in HLA-B∗27 positive patients. …”
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Burnout Syndrome among Emergency Physicians and Nurses in Abha and Khamis Mushait Cities, Aseer Region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia by Abdulghani M. Alqahtani, Nabil J. Awadalla, Safar A. Alsaleem, Awad S. Alsamghan, Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem

“…Most of them (70.9%) were females. About two-thirds of the respondents (66.3%) were nurses while the remaining 33.7% were physicians. …”
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Early childhood deprivation and the impact of negative life events on mental health in later life: a test of the stress sensitization hypothesis by Jala Rizeq, Mark Kennedy, Kirellos Miseih, Wangjingyi Liao, Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke

“…The remainder were UK adoptees (16 females) with no history of deprivation who were placed before the age of 6 months. …”
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Measuring serious violence perpetration: comparison of police-recorded and self-reported data in a UK cohort by Rosie Cornish, Alison Teyhan, Kate Tilling, John Macleod, Iain Brennan

“…Results Self-reported violence perpetration in the past year ranged from 5.3% (at 25 years) to 12.9% (at 20 years) among males and 3.2% (at 17, 22, 24 and 25 years) to 6.4% (at 18 years) among females. Police-recorded serious violence was lower at all ages, peaking at 17-18 years (1.7% among males, 0.5% among females). …”
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Global burden of burns among children and adolescents: a trend analysis from the global burden of disease study 2019 by Hao Zhu, Hao Zhu, Ke Wang, Xiong Liu, Jianfeng Ji, Peng Yang, Feng Xu

“…In 2019, the incidence rate for females surpassed that of males, while YLD rates for females were consistently higher than those of males. …”
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Gender-specific correlations between serum lipid profiles and intra-pancreatic fat deposition: a cross-sectional study by Ting Ran, Yanni Wang, Fengxi Yuan, Ruoyi Liu, Meng Ye, Miao Zhang, Xia Du, Jing Zheng

“…Total cholesterol was also positively correlated with IPFD in females, particularly with the total IPFD (R2 = 0.145, P = 0.002) and IPFD in the pancreatic head (R2 = 0.177, P = 0.003) and body (R2 = 0.100, P = 0.001). …”
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Associations between Age-Related Changes in the Core Vestibular Projection Pathway and Balance Ability: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study by Sang Seok Yeo, Jung Won Kwon, In Hee Cho

“…This study recruited eleven old adults (6 males, 5 females; mean age 63.36±4.25 years) and 12 young adults (7 males, 5 females; mean age 28.42±4.40 years). …”
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Global, regional, and national disease burden attributable to high systolic blood pressure in youth and young adults: 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study analysis by Chuan He, Saien Lu, Haijie Yu, Yingxian Sun, Xueyao Zhang

“…The overall HSBP-related burden was higher in males than in females, with increasing and decreasing trends for males and females, respectively. …”
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Examining the Role Played by Remand Homes Towards Curbing the Rate of Juvenile Delinquency in Kabale Municipality. by Ampurire, Evarine

“…It has a holding capacity of 120 juveniles with 90 males and 30 females. Currently, the facility hosts 36 juveniles 27 being males and 06 females. …”
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Managing Scoliosis in a Young Child with Rett Syndrome: A Case Study by Meir Lotan, Joav Merrick, Eli Carmeli

“…Rett syndrome is a genetic disorder primarily affecting females. One of its most disabling features is the severe and rapid progression of scoliosis. …”
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