Fertility Preservation among Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia: Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students by Karim Hamda Farhat, Mostafa Ahmed Arafa, Danny Munther Rabah, Deana Khalid Awartani, Shahad Hussein Bajunaid, Seham Majid Abdulkader, Khaled Arab Awartani, Alanoud Abdullah Albekairi, Mohamed Abdullah Al-Atawi, Mashael Marzouq AlShebly

“…Results: Students, particularly females, were more knowledgeable about different FP methods, such as Gonadotrophin releasing hormones, sperm cryopreservation, and oocyte cryopreservation. …”
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Gender Disparities in Pandemic-Related Strains, Digital Coping Strategies, and Protective Mechanisms Among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Working Adolescents in China by Xinge Jia, Hua Zhong, Qian Wang, Qiaobing Wu

“…Conventional beliefs served as a significant moderator for males, while life satisfaction played a more significant moderating role for females. Relevant policy implications are then discussed.…”
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A Retrospective Research of the Characteristic of Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis in Beijing, China by Wei-Ping Tai, Xiang-Chun Lin, Hong Liu, Cang-Hai Wang, Jing Wu, Neng-Wei Zhang, Wei Chen

“…The HTG group mean age was younger than biliary group. The number of females was a little higher than males in both groups. …”
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Motor Imagery Experiences and Use: Asking Patients after Stroke Where, When, What, Why, and How They Use Imagery: A Qualitative Investigation by Corina Schuster, Andrea Glässel, Anne Scheidhauer, Thierry Ettlin, Jenny Butler

“…Eleven patients (ages 31–85, 3 females, 1.3–6.4 years after stroke) were interviewed. …”
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Necrotizing Periodontal Diseases in a Semirural District of South Africa by Neil Hamilton Wood, Elaine Blignaut, Johan Lemmer, Robin Meyerov, Liviu Feller

“…Eighty-four consecutive patients, 39 black females and 45 black males aged 20–46 years, diagnosed with NG/NP were recruited to the study over a period of two years. …”
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Lack of Antilipoprotein Lipase Antibodies in Takayasu's Arteritis by Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira, Vilma Santos Trindade Viana, Eloísa Bonfá, Yehuda Shoenfeld

“…Takayasu's arteritis patients had a mean age of 34 years old and all were females. Half of the patients presented high ESR and 60% elevated CRP. …”
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ElectromyoFigureic Evaluation of Functional Adaptation of Patients with New Complete Dentures by Kujtim Sh. Shala, Linda J. Dula, Teuta Pustina-Krasniqi, Teuta Bicaj, Enis F. Ahmedi, Zana Lila-Krasniqi, Arlinda Tmava-Dragusha

“…The average surface area values showed significant difference in females. Prior experience with dentures showed no significant difference for both sides of mastication: FΣs-DS-experiences = 1.83, p=0.1772; F Σs-NDS-experiences = 3.30, p=0.0697. …”
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Characterization of Chronic Mechanical Irritation in Oral Cancer by Jerónimo P. Lazos, Eduardo D. Piemonte, Hector Eduardo Lanfranchi, Mabel N. Brunotto

“…Results. 285 patients (176 females, 109 males) were studied: OC = 38, CTU = 44, and BIML = 203. …”
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Homoarginine concentrations correlate with early depressive symptoms and the reduction in physical functioning within the first days after myocardial infarction by Andreas Baranyi, Andreas Meinitzer, Dirk von Lewinski, Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sabrina Leal Garcia, Hans-Bernd Rothenhäusler, Omid Amouzadeh-Ghadikolai, Leonhard Harpf, Melanie Schweinzer, Dietmar Enko

“…After six months, hArg concentrations no longer differed significantly from baseline values. Females had lower hArg concentrations shortly after and also four days after the AMI compared to males. …”
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Climate of origin influences how a herbivorous mite responds to drought-stressed host plants by Migeon, Alain, Auger, Philippe, Fossati-Gaschignard, Odile, Hufbauer, Ruth A, Miranda, Maëva, Zriki, Ghais, Navajas, Maria

“…Mites feeding on drought-stressed plants developed faster and attempted to leave leaves less often, and young females were more fecund. The mites from wet temperate climates exhibited greater plasticity between the two water regimes than mites originating from dryer and hot climates, suggesting that the climate in the area of origin influences mite response to drought. …”
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Reproductive potential of the endangered land crab, Johngarthia lagostoma (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) (Brachyura: Gecarcinidae), from Trindade Island, Brazil by Esli E. D. Mosna, Maria A. M. Oliveira, Marcio C. A. João, Marcelo A. A. Pinheiro

“…A total of 43 ovigerous females in the final stage of embryonic development were analyzed. …”
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Somatostatin Treatment for Ectopic ACTH Syndrome due to Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Review of the Literature by Da Zhang, Lin Lu, Hui-Juan Zhu, Yu Xiao, Xian-Lin Han, Shun-Da Du, Hua-Dan Xue, Qing-Xing Liu, Zhao-Hui Zhu, Ming-Ming Hu, Xiao Zhai, Xiao-Ping Xing, Zhao-Lin Lu

“…Results. Four males and 9 females with an average age of 42.9 years were included in the study. …”
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Different Breeding Values Under Uniform Environmental Condition for Milk Production Yield Traits in Holstein-Friesian Cows by László Bognár, Zsolt Jenő Kőrösi, István Anton, Szabolcs Bene, Ferenc Szabó

“…In this study, 1,616,549 Holstein-Friesian females were genotyped for genomic evaluation of genetic merit (BV_Genomic). …”
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Association of ABO Blood Group and Body Mass Index: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Ghanaian Population by Samuel Smith, Isaac Okai, Chrissie Stansie Abaidoo, Emmanuel Acheampong

“…There was significant (p=0.006) higher prevalence of obesity in females (10.3%) than in males (3.4%). The study did not observe any significant difference by association of ABO blood group with gender (p=0.973), BMI (p=0.307), or Rhesus status (p=0.723). …”
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Peripheral Blood DNA Methylation Changes in Response to <i>Centella asiatica</i> Treatment in Aged Mice by Olivia Monestime, Brett A. Davis, Cora Layman, Kandace J. Wheeler, Wyatt Hack, Jonathan A. Zweig, Amala Soumyanath, Lucia Carbone, Nora E. Gray

“…A distinct difference was observed between males and females in both the number of methylation sites and the state of methylation. …”
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Image Characterization of Cancer of the Colon by Thaimi Conde Cueto, Martha Yudey Rodríguez Pino, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Bárbara Aleida García Hernández, Julio Suz Piña, Nery M. Díaz Yanes

“…<strong>Background:</strong> Cancer of the colon is the second cause of death due to cancer worldwide, alter lung cancer in males and breast cancer in females. It is not possible to confirm the patient’s diagnosis without the result of image tests such as barium enema, ultrasound cytology or biopsy of the lesion. …”
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Language and Communication Impact of Hypertension: A Qualitative Study by Cecilia Amponsem-Boateng, Timothy Bonney Oppong, Weidong Zhang, Tanko Abdulai, Jonathan Boakye-Yiadom, Lianke Wang, Emmanuel Kumi Duodu Kyere

“…Overall, 25 second-cycle students participated. 60% were between 15 and 17 years, 24% were ≥18 years, and 16% were <15 years of age. Males were 44% and females were 56%. Students gave diverse perceptions of their knowledge of HTN. …”
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Closed Reduction Percutaneous Pinning Compared with Open Reduction Internal Fixation in Treating Supracondylar Fractures: A Systematic Review by I Made Yedi Wisnawan, I Kadek Yoga Premana, Anak Agung Ngurah Krisna Dwipayana

“…Male patients were higher than females. There is no significant difference in satisfactory outcomes measured by Flynn's Criteria. …”
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FAMILY NURSING CARE IN CASE OF GOUT ARTHRITIS WITH NURSING DIAGNOSIS OF ACUTE PAIN IN SIDOGEMBUL VILLAGE, SUKODADI DISTRICT, LAMONGAN REGENCY by Iswatun Iswatun, Endah sri Wijayanti, Khotibul Umam, Joko Susanto, Aprilia Ayu Kartika, Cherlys Tin Lutfiandini

“…Results: The result revealed that most respondents (73.5%) were females and the mean value of respondents' age was 20.88 years. …”
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Role of interleukin-4 receptor α polymorphism in patients with asthma and its correlation with asthma severity by Nidhi Girdhar, Karan Sharma, Satyajit Deshpande, Siddharth Sharma, Vishal Chopra, Anil Sontakke

“…It was found that the patients homozygous for mutant alleles had a 1.39-fold increased risk of asthma compared with individuals not homozygous for R576. Also, we found that females had higher odds (1.61-fold) of significant association with asthma (p=0.09; odds ratio=1.58). …”
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