Body morphometric measurements of Azakheli buffaloes: A neglected animal genetic resource of Pakistan by S. Rahman, I. Zahoor, R. Amjad, A. Basheer

“…The body morphometric measurements of 220 adult (33 males and 187 females) animals were taken, in centimeters, for 26 different biometric parameters, including chest girth (CG), body length (BL), barrel depth (BD), height-at-withers (HW), hip height (HH), face length (FL), face width (FW), ear length (EL), ear width (EW), horn length (HL), horn circumference (HC), neck length (NL), neck width (NW), rump length (RL), rump width (RW), thurl width (TW), tail length (TL), tail circumference (TC), pin-bone distance (PBD), fore-teat length (FtL), fore-teat circumference (FtC), rear-teat length (RtL), rear-teat circumference (RtC), testes length (TesL), testes width (TesW), and scrotal circumference (SC) with the help of a measuring tape and scale. …”
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Mapping the Distribution and Population Status of <i>Alosa immaculata</i> and <i>Alosa tanaica</i> (Teleostei, Clupeidae) in the Bulgarian Black Sea Area by Desislava Rozdina, Yana Stoyanova, Georgi Terziyski, Slavi Studenkov, Boris Karakushev, Venceslav Delov, Konstantin Mihaylov, Dimitar Kozhuharov, Yordan Kutsarov, Nikolay Kolev, Nikolay Nedyalkov, Nikolay Natchev

“…The sex ratio for <i>A. immaculata</i> was 1 male:2.6 females, and for <i>A. tanaica</i>, 1 male:3.8 females. …”
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Disturbances of visual perception in non-demented patients with Parkinson’s disease by R. Timofejavaitė, V. Vilda, A. Liveikienė, R. Kaladytė-Lokominienė

“…The permission to perform the study was received at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos (VUHSK). 30 self-contained patients of VUHSK with PD without dementia staged 1.0-3.0 according to Hoehn and Yahr scale (19 males and 11 females) were interviewed. The control group consisted of 30 subjects (15 males and 15 females) without neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. …”
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Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks

“…We enrolled 25 patients (22 males and 3 females) and 25 healthy controls (21 males and 4 females) with a mean age of <mml:math alttext="$24.42pm 1.22$"> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>24.42</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.22</mml:mn> </mml:mrow></mml:math> (Mean <mml:math alttext="$pm$"><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo></mml:math> SEM) years and <mml:math alttext="$24.30pm1.19$"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>24.30</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.19</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> years (Mean <mml:math alttext="$pm$"><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo></mml:math> SEM), respectively. …”
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Anti-Müllerian Hormone as a Sensitive Marker of Ovarian Function in Young Cancer Survivors by Maryna Krawczuk-Rybak, Elzbieta Leszczynska, Marta Poznanska, Beata Zelazowska-Rutkowska, Jolanta Wysocka

“…We evaluated ovarian function by measuring the levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), estradiol, and gonadotropins in 83 young women treated for cancer during childhood and adolescence, and classified according to post-treatment gonadal toxicity versus 38 healthy females. Results. The mean AMH values were lower in the entire cohort independently of the risk group as compared to the control, whereas FSH was elevated only in the high risk group. …”
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Burden of mental disorders by gender in Pakistan: analysis of Global Burden of Disease Study data for 1990–2019 by Mohsin Hassan Alvi, Tehmina Ashraf, Farah Naz, Asif Sardar, Akbar Ullah, Anita Patel, Tayyeba Kiran, Anil Gumber, Nusrat Husain

“…Depressive disorder was the most reported mental disorder, contributing 3.13% (95% CI 2.25–4.24) of total DALYs, and varied significantly between genders: females 3.89% (95% CI 2.73–5.29) versus males 2.37% (95% CI 1.62–3.25). …”
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First Record of Mugilicola bulbosa Tripathi, 1960 (Ergasilidae: Cyclopoida) on the Gills of Greenback Mullet Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes) from Shatt Al-Arab River, Southern... by Musshaf H. Al-Mosawi, Thamir K. Adday

“…Statistical analysis showed no significant differences between males and females of fish host in all the studied traits. The highest prevalence of infestation was recorded in November (35%), while the lowest value was during October (0%). …”
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Giant Cell Fibroma in a Two-Year-Old Child by Anna Carolina Volpi Mello-Moura, Ana Maria Antunes Santos, Gabriela Azevedo Vasconcelos Cunha Bonini, Cristina Giovannetti Del Conte Zardetto, Cacio Moura-Netto, Marcia Turolla Wanderley

“…It occurs in the first three decades of life in the mandibular gingiva, predominantly, showing predilection for females. This article reports a case of giant cell fibroma in a 2-year-old girl, which is an uncommon age for this lesion. …”
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Tympanoplasty in Northern Ethiopia: success rates, failure factors, and audiometric improvements by Filmawit Gebremeskel Asfaha, Bethelhem Birhanu Tesfa, Lemlem Weldegerima Gebremariam, Andom Geremew, Seid Temam, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha

“…Results There were 82 successful grafts take out of the 92 tympanoplasty procedures with an overall success rate of 89.1%. Females, who had tympanoplasty had 45 (91.8%) successful grafts while 37 (86.0%) successful grafts for male. …”
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Life quality of diabetic patients by Belkis Mercedes Vicente Sánchez, Gisela Zerquera Trujillo, Dania Peraza Alejo, Eduardo Castañeda Álvarez, Jorge Luís Irizar Hernández, Tiana Bravo Valladares

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> There was grater incidence of females, most of the patients were between 40 and 59 years; it was significant the association of diabetes with hypertension, mainly in overweight patients. …”
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Morbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center by Ely Carlos Pereira de Jesus, Victor Guilherme Pereira, Zilá Aparecida Soares Pereira, Maria Suzana Marques, Cristiane Vieira da Silva, Leila das Graças Siqueira, Luciana Colares Maia, Antônio Prates Caldeira

“…Results: The study included 204 elderly individuals, with a predominance of females (63.7%). The variables associated with frailty were cognitive impairment (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 1.12-7.80; p=0.029), the presence of five or more comorbidities (OR: 11.55; 95% CI: 2.22-60.01; p=0.004), and impairment in instrumental activities of daily living (OR: 41.97; 95% CI: 5.47-321.93; p<0.001). …”
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Super-enhancers and efficacy of triptolide in small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemic type by Jessica D. Lang, William Selleck, Shawn Striker, Nicolle A. Hipschman, Rochelle Kofman, Anthony N. Karnezis, Felix K.F. Kommoss, Friedrich Kommoss, Jae Rim Wendt, Salvatore J. Facista, William P.D. Hendricks, Krystal A. Orlando, Patrick Pirrotte, Elizabeth A. Raupach, Victoria L. Zismann, Yemin Wang, David G. Huntsman, Bernard E. Weissman, Jeffrey M. Trent

“…Summary: Small cell carcinoma of the ovary-hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a rare ovarian cancer affecting young females and is driven by the loss of both SWI/SNF ATPases SMARCA4 and SMARCA2. …”
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Variation in the Stabilimenta of Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932, and Cyclosa morretes Levi, 1999 (Araneae: Araneidae), in Southeastern Brazil by Marcelo O. Gonzaga, João Vasconcellos-Neto

“…The vertical linear detritus type was the most frequent structure for adult females of both species, whereas stabilimenta consisting of detritus clusters were more frequent for juveniles of C. morretes. …”
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Nutritional Status and Immune Functions in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Hayriye Sayarlioglu, Reha Erkoc, Cengiz Demir, Ekrem Dogan, Mehmet Sayarlioglu, Ahmet Faik Oner, Imdat Dilek

“…We studied 54 patients with ESRD on chronic HD, included 34 females and 20 males with mean age 46.6±16.3 (18–77) years. …”
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Liver-innervating vagal sensory neurons are indispensable for the development of hepatic steatosis and anxiety-like behavior in diet-induced obese mice by Jiyeon Hwang, Sangbhin Lee, Junichi Okada, Li Liu, Jeffrey E. Pessin, Streamson C. Chua, Gary J. Schwartz, Young-Hwan Jo

“…The loss of these neurons prevents diet-induced obesity, and these outcomes are associated with increased energy expenditure. Although males and females exhibit improved glucose homeostasis following disruption of liver-projecting vagal sensory neurons, only male mice display increased insulin sensitivity. …”
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Gene by Sex Interaction for Measures of Obesity in the Framingham Heart Study by Ashlee M. Benjamin, Sunil Suchindran, Kaela Pearce, Jennifer Rowell, Lillian F. Lien, John R. Guyton, Jeanette J. McCarthy

“…Primary effects in males were in the opposite direction from females and were replicated in Framingham Generation 3. …”
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REDERIVATION BY EMBRYO TRANSFER IN STRAINS OF LABORATORY MICE AND RATS by S. Ya. Amstislavsky, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, A. A. Rogovaya, D. S. Ragaeva, V. A. Naprimerov, E. A. Litvinova, I. Z. Plyusnina, A. L. Markel

“…The optimized model of rederivation offered here involves a combination of such embryotechnological methods as freezing/cryopreservation of embryos, their washing through the number of fresh volumes of sterile media, growing in vitro for 48 hours, and subsequent transfer into either one or both uterine horns of recipient females. Application of this model to rederivation of ICR mice yielded 39 pups born in an SPF vivarium. …”
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Blood Flukes and Arterial Damage: A Review of Aneurysm Cases in Patients with Schistosomiasis by Valeria Silvestri, Vivian Mushi, Mwanahawa Idavas Mshana, Witness M. Bonaventura, Nyanda C. Justine, Deodatus Sabas, Billy Ngasala

“…A total of 13 cases (seven males and six females) with a mean age of 41.3 ± 14.9 years were included. …”
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Digital Image Analysis of Vertebral Body S1 and Its Ossification Center in the Human Fetus by Magdalena Grzonkowska, Katarzyna Bogacz, Andrzej Żytkowski, Monika Szkultecka-Dębek, Michał Kułakowski, Michał Janiak, Agnieszka Rogalska, Mariusz Baumgart

“…Methods: The examinations were carried out on 54 human fetuses of both sexes (26 males and 28 females) aged 18–30 weeks of gestation, which had been preserved in 10% neutral formalin solution. …”
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Woman with Pregnancy and Lactation-Associated Osteoporosis (PLO) by Nasrin Bazgir, Elham Shafiei, Neda Hashemi, Hassan Nourmohamadi

“…The situation should be particularly considered in females offering from new onset back pain in the third trimester of pregnancy or breastfeeding period.…”
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