Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1 in 18 Children: Genotyping and Outcome by Mohamed S. Al Riyami, Badria Al Ghaithi, Nadia Al Hashmi, Naifain Al Kalbani

“…Total of 18 children were identified. Females composed 61% of the children with median presentation age of 7 months. …”
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Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala by Yaimie Lopez, Aitor Casas-Sanchez, Byron Arana, Nidia Rizzo, Erick Duran, Norma Padilla, Andrea de la Vega, Esteban Bustamante, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera

“…We collected 93 sand flies, predominantly females including the vector species Nyssomyia ylephiletor, Bichromomyia olmeca and Lutzomyia cruciata. …”
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Commercial Feed Substitution with Milkfish Waste Flour (Chanos chanos) Against Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Egg White Index, Egg Yolk Index and Haugh Unit by Annisa Nur Aulia Purwantoro, Sri Hidanah, Dhandy Koesoemo Wardhana, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari

“…Each treatment consisted by five females. The treatment consisted of P0 with commercial feed 100%, P1 with commercial feed 98% + milkfish waste flour 2%, P2 with commercial feed 96% + milkfish waste flour 4% and P3 with commercial feed 94% + milkfish waste flour 6%. …”
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Online Version of the Self-Administered Food Frequency Questionnaire for the Iranian Adult Population by Mehrnaz Morvaridi, Majid Karandish, Hadi Bazyar, Hamid Rasekhi, Hossein Bavi Behbahani

“…Results: Of the 190 participants, final analyses were conducted on 141 individuals, including 70 females (49.6%) and 71 males (50.4%) who completed both FFQs. …”
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Environmental influence and species occurrence of yellowjacket drones in an invaded area by Agustina P. Porrino, Maité Masciocchi, Andrés S. Martínez

“…Male hymenopterans often have to move considerable distances during a particular season, searching or waiting for receptive females. Such behavior is likely driven by a complex combination of individual and species-specific traits, environmental influence, and landscape cues. …”
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Clinical manifestation and laboratory data of illicit drugs versus other substances intoxication in children by Leila Barati, Mohammadali Vakili, Omid Mehrpour, Mehrdad Teimoorian

“…Approximately 51% of them were females. There were 87 cases (45.3%) of illicit drug poisoning, which included methadone 43.8%, opium 41.4%, amphetamine 8.2%, cannabis 3.3%, buprenorphine 2.2%, and tramadol 1.1%. …”
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Prevalence and Types of Coinfections in Sleeping Sickness Patients in Kenya (2000/2009) by J. M. Kagira, N. Maina, J. Njenga, S. M. Karanja, S. M. Karori, J. M. Ngotho

“…A total of 31 patients, 19 males and 12 females, were diagnosed with HAT between the years 2000 and 2009. …”
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Migration of primordial germ cells and their relationship of PGCs with sex development in transgenic germline-specific fluorescent freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) by Wai-Kwan Chu, Shih-Chin Huang, Ching-Fong Chang, Jen-Leih Wu, Hong-Yi Gong

“…Analysis of PGCs counts and subsequent sexual maturation demonstrate a potential correlation between PGCs abundance and sex determination: 90% of PGCs-reduced individuals developed as males, while 83% of PGCs-rich individuals developed as females. This study provides a foundation for understanding PGCs migration and sex development in freshwater angelfish, offering valuable insights into reproductive biology and ornamental fish species. …”
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Serum Calprotectin: A Potential Biomarker for Neonatal Sepsis by Lidia Decembrino, Mara De Amici, Margherita Pozzi, Annalisa De Silvestri, Mauro Stronati

“…Our aim is to study serum calprotectin as a biomarker for neonatal sepsis diagnosis. Methods. 41 (20 females, 21 males) infants who underwent blood culture due to suspected sepsis were enrolled in the study. …”
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LASSO-mCGA: Machine Learning and Modified Compact Genetic Algorithm-Based Biomarker Selection for Breast Cancer Subtype Classification by Nimisha Ghosh, Sankar Kumar Mridha, Rourab Paul

“…Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among females and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. …”
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Correlation between Chest CT Severity Scores and the Clinical Parameters of Adult Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ghufran Aref Saeed, Waqar Gaba, Asad Shah, Abeer Ahmed Al Helali, Emadullah Raidullah, Ameirah Bader Al Ali, Mohammed Elghazali, Deena Yousef Ahmed, Shaikha Ghanam Al Kaabi, Safaa Almazrouei

“…The mean age was 44.2 ± 11.9 years (85.3% males, 14.7% females). CT severity score was found to be positively correlated with lymphopenia, increased serum CRP, d-dimer, and ferritin levels (p<0.0001). …”
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Spider mites collectively avoid plants with cadmium irrespective of their frequency or the presence of competitors by Godinho, Diogo Prino, Fragata, Inês, de la Masseliere, Maud Charlery, Magalhães, Sara

“…We show that individual spider mite females do not preferentially move to leaf tissues with or without cadmium, despite clear costs on their performance. …”
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Risk of Atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori Infection according to CD14 Promotor Polymorphism in Healthy Korean Population by Sung-Goo Kang, Woo Chul Chung, Sang-Wook Song, Kyu Re Joo, Hyewon Lee, Donghoon Kang, Joune Seup Lee, Kang-Moon Lee

“…The patients who visited our hospital for routine health examinations and 266 healthy adults (170 males and 96 females) were enrolled in this study. The promotor polymorphism at −159C/T of the CD14 gene was determined by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. …”
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Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study by Narcisse Elenga, Aurélie Adeline, John Balcaen, Tania Vaz, Mélanie Calvez, Anne Terraz, Laetitia Accrombessi, Gabriel Carles

“…This study aimed to describe the follow-up of pregnancies among sickle cell disease patients in Cayenne Hospital, in order to highlight the most reported complications. 62 records of pregnancies were analyzed among 44 females with sickle cell disease, between 2007 and 2013. …”
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Postural correlates of pleasant landscapes visual perception by Mbarka Akounach, Thierry Lelard, Harold Mouras

“…This research aimed to propose, for the first time, the use of posturography to study the different ways postural control is modulated by visual perception of pleasant scenes.MethodsA total of 37 participants (27 females, 10 males; mean age = 24 years ±5 years) were shown images of pleasant and neutral landscapes, while posturographic data were collected. …”
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Economic and ecological perspectives of farmers on rice insect pest management by M.T.N. Cabasan, J.A.G. Tabora, N. Cabatac, C.M. Jumao-as, J.O. Soberano, J.V. Turba, N.H.A. Dagamac, E. Barlaan

“…Hence, farmers’ perception on rice insect pests and pesticide use was evaluated by selected 112 farmers composed of 77% males and 23% females, over the rice growing areas of North Cotabato, Central Mindanao, Philippines. 62% of farmers that were interviewed use pesticides based on the presence of pests. …”
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The causal relationship between digital literacy and students’ academic achievement: a meta-analysis by Feng Li, Liang Cheng, Xi Wang, Lingxia Shen, Yuxin Ma, A. Y. M. Atiquil Islam

“…Finally, although the relationship between DL and academic achievement was moderated by gender, with a stronger link observed in males than females, there are no full gender ratios of participants from the samples. …”
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Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Male Patient with Previous Wilms’ Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Gian Luigi Canu, Fabio Medas, Giulio Columbano, Luca Gordini, Luca Saba, Enrico Erdas, Pietro Giorgio Calò

“…Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare condition, more common in females of reproductive age, which arises from the peritoneal mesothelium. …”
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Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium spp. in Dakar, Senegal: Epidemiological, Clinical, and Mycological Study by Khadim Diongue, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Mame Cheikh Seck, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Aïda Sadikh Badiane, Daouda Ndiaye

“…There were 5 cases on the fingernails and 12 on the toenails in 6 males and 11 females, and the mean age was 44 years (range: 26–64). …”
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Cognitive Interviewing during Pretesting of the Prefinal Afrikaans for the Western Cape Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire following Translation and Cross-Cul... by Susan de Klerk, Christina Jerosch-Herold, Helen Buchanan, Lana van Niekerk

“…This qualitative component of a clinical measurement, longitudinal study was aimed at the pretesting and cognitive interviewing of the prefinal Afrikaans (for the Western Cape) DASH questionnaire highlighting the iterative nature thereof. Twenty-two females and eight males with upper limb conditions were recruited to participate at public health care facilities in the Western Cape of South Africa. …”
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