Gender-Related Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: Insight from the FOCUS Registry by Ya’nan Qu, Ji’e Yang, Feng Zhang, Chenguang Li, Yuxiang Dai, Hongbo Yang, Yang Gao, Yueyi Pan, Kang Yao, Dong Huang, Hao Lu, Jianying Ma, Juying Qian, Junbo Ge

“…Despite remarkable differences in clinical characteristics between Asian males and females with PCAD, the two groups did not differ significantly in clinical outcomes.…”
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Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction by Marie-Claire Seeley, Howard O’Brien, Gemma Wilson, Clair Coat, Tess Smith, Kevin Hickson, Reynold Casse, Amanda J. Page, Celine Gallagher, Dennis H. Lau

“…From a total of 56 participants (mean 34.8 ± 10.7 years, 88% females), PROMs indicate: moderate to severe autonomic dysfunction in 75%; at least mild to moderate gastroparesis in 23%; low global health rating and utility scores. …”
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Effectiveness of Brandt-Daroff exercises in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a systematic review by Meenakshi Bagri, Shabnam Joshi, Vandana Rani, Rekha Chaturvedi, Jyoti Sabharwal

“…The prevalence of BPPV is higher in females than males and this prevalence increases with increasing age. …”
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Levels of Physical Activity in Nursing Students by Lázaro Dionisio Rojas Matsuda, Isaac Rodríguez Palacio, Katia Rodríguez Palacio, Ivis Espinoza Requesén, Ismaray Sacerio González, Carmen María Angulo Álvarez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> regarding the level of physical activity, it was found that the 22.38 % of the nursing students presented a moderate level, the 8.95 % vigorous level physical activity and the 68.65 % low-level physical activity, but males are more active than females. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> an evaluation of the level of physical activity established by the international questionnaire was determined for the first time, these results being negative since the students lead a sedentary life which is detrimental to health and may affect the appearance of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and arterial hypertension</p>…”
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Histopathological assessment of AIDS-defining malignancies in the gastrointestinal tract presenting with acute abdomen: Improving diagnostic timeliness and patient care by M C Khaba, N E Mothata, M O Keetse, T Sumbana

“…A total of 13 cases, which consisted of 5 males and 8 females, with an average age of 35 years formed the study sample. …”
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Psychological distress and the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of personality and coping strategies by Sónia Catarina Carvalho Simões, Laura Maria Carreira Marques, Diogo André Fonseca Sequeira de Andrade, Sandra Isabel Ferreira das Neves Henriques, Luís André Abreu Paraíso Ferreira, Helena Maria Amaral do Espírito-Santo

“…The evaluation instruments included the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), NEO Five-Factor Inventory, and Brief-COPE. Younger adults, females, single individuals, and those with lower education experienced higher distress. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Mentalization Based Treatment and Positive Psychology Intervention in Mistrust and Alienation among Homeless Women by Zahra Setoodeh, Moosa Javdan, Nooshin Taghinejad

“…Objective: The present investigation delves into the effectiveness of two distinct therapeutic modalities, namely Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) and Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI), in tackling issues of mistrust and alienation among homeless females. Methods: The methodology employed in this study was of a semi-experimental nature, characterized by an experimental design utilizing a pre-test/post-test approach with a control group. …”
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Increased Incidence of Thyroid Dysfunction and Autoimmunity in Patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis by Stefano Stagi, Neri Pucci, Laura Di Grande, Cinzia de Libero, Roberto Caputo, Stefano Pantano, Ivan Mattei, Francesca Mori, Maurizio de Martino, Elio Novembre

“…Two hundred and eighty-eight patients (202 males, 86 females; range 5.5 to 16.9 years) with VKC were evaluated and compared with 188 normal age- and sex-matched subjects. …”
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What patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 know on their disease by Belkis Mercedes Vicente Sánchez, Gisela Zerquera Trujillo, Elodia M. Rivas Alpizar, José A. Muñoz Cocina, Yaremy Teresita Gutiérrez Cantero, Eduardo Castañedo Álvarez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> females predominated over males. The largest number of patients was between 5 and 10 years and more than 10 years of disease progression (40% in both groups). …”
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Variability in Morphological Traits and Nutritional Profiles of Adult <i>Eriocheir sinensis</i> in Different Aquacultural Regions by Wenrong Feng, Qinghong He, Jianlin Li, Jun Zhou, Guoan Hua, Yuanfeng Xu, Gang Jiang, Yongkai Tang

“…Essential amino acid (EAA) levels varied by tissue and gender, with ovaries from the YY (Yongyan in Anhui province) group showing the highest levels, while the hepatopancreas in females from the JX (Jianxian in Jiangxi province) group had the lowest. …”
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Formulation of Snack Bar Based on White Mussel as TFA (Therapeutic Food for Anemia) To Improve Adolescents Nutrition by Arie Dwi Alristina, Rizky Dzariyani Laili, Luki Mundiastuti, Dewinta Hayudanti, Rossa Kurnia Ethasari

“…In order to break the chain of stunting, giving TFA (Therapeutic Food for Anemia) to adolescent females at school is one of the measures taken. This study employed four formulation groups (P1) 0:80:20; (P2) 15:65:20; (P3) 25:55:20; (P4) 35:45:20 (White Mussel Powder: Moringa Flour: Brown Rice Flour) to create the refreshment bar. …”
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Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations by M. Frątczak, M. Kaczmarski, Ł. Jankowiak, J. Klessa, K. Bielicki, B. Lyskov, P. Tryjanowski

“…While DR patterns often display a sex bias, they vary among taxa: in most mammals and tailed amphibians, females exhibit higher 2D:4D ratio than males, whereas in birds and reptiles, the trend is reversed. …”
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Sex disparities in the association between rare earth elements exposure and genetic mutation frequencies in lung cancer patients by Mengyuan Liu, Jiali Zhang, Xiaohong Duan, Qiming Zhou, Jing Chen, Siyao Liu, Junyan Su, Li Han, Fan Yang, Niansong Qian

“…Specifically, Ce levels and mutation load were positively correlated in males but negatively correlated in females, while La exposure exhibited opposite associations in the two sexes. …”
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Elevated Serum Ceruloplasmin Levels Are Associated with Higher Impulsivity in People with Parkinson’s Disease by Megan C. Bakeberg, Maddeson Riley, Michelle Byrnes, Alexa Jefferson, Souyma Ghosh, Malcom K. Horne, Sarah McGregor, Rick Stell, Sue Walters, Tess Evans, Katherine Roberts, Frank L. Mastaglia, Ryan S. Anderton

“…Serum ceruloplasmin was higher in females with PD (p<0.001) and associated with MDS-UPDRS III, Hoehn and Yahr, and ACE-R scores (p<0.05). …”
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Impacts of hazardous noise levels on hearing loss and tinnitus in dental professionals by Celia Zhang, Andrew Young, Samantha Rodriguez, Karen A. Schulze, Bina Surti, Fadi Najem, Jiong Hu

“…Results Results showed that 15–25% of males and 13–18% of females had hearing thresholds that exceeded 95th percentile limits based on the ISO normative age- and sex-distributions. …”
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Spirometric reference equations and lung function testing in adults from Southwestern Tanzania by R. Wenzel, E. Siyame, O. Ivanova, A. Bakuli, J. Lalashowi, F.C. Zekoll, M. Hoelscher, I. Sabi, A. Rachow, N.E. Ntinginya

“…The mean age of participants was 32.65 years (SD 12.11), and 44,9% were females. Spirometric parameters increased with height but decreased with older age. …”
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Laparoscopic Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure: State of the Art 20 Years after the First Reported Case by Adriana Toro, Annalisa Ardiri, Maurizio Mannino, Antonio Politi, Andrea Di Stefano, Zia Aftab, Abdelrahman Abdelaal, Maria Concetta Arcerito, Andrea Cavallaro, Marco Cavallaro, Gaetano Bertino, Isidoro Di Carlo

“…Results. 238 males (52.4%) and 216 females (47.6%) between 38 and 67 years were analyzed. …”
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Chemical Immobilization of Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) with Ketamine Hydrochloride and Xylazine Hydrochloride: Hematology and Serum Biochemical Values by M. Veeraselvam, R. Sridhar, P. Perumal, M. G. Jayathangaraj

“…Health related parameters comprising hematological values like packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell count (RBC), erythrocyte indices, and so forth and biochemical values like total protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, alkaline amino-transferase (ALT), aspartate amino-transferase (AST), and so forth were estimated in 11 (5 males and 6 females) apparently healthy bears. Comparison between sexes revealed significant difference in PCV (P<0.05) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (P<0.05). …”
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Obesity Increases Prevalence of Colonic Adenomas at Screening Colonoscopy: A Canadian Community-Based Study by Theodore F. Shapero, Grant I. Chen, Tim Devlin, Alison Gibbs, Iain C. Murray, Stanley Tran, Corey Weigensberg

“…A and ADV were commoner in overweight and obese males, obese females, older subjects, and smokers. HL, HT, and DM were associated with increased odds for neoplasia, significantly for A with hypertension. …”
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Endometritis and In Vitro PGE2 Challenge Modify Properties of Cattle Endometrial Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Transcriptomic Profile by Evelyn Lara, Alejandra Velásquez, Joel Cabezas, Nathaly Rivera, Paulina Pacha, Lleretny Rodríguez-Alvarez, Fernando Saravia, Fidel Ovidio Castro

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were isolated and characterized from postpartum bovine endometrium of animals with subclinical (n=5) and clinical endometritis (n=3) and healthy puerperal females (n=5). Cells isolated displayed mean morphological features of MSCs and underwent osteogenic, chondrogenic, and adipogenic differentiation after induction (healthy and subclinical). …”
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