Laser Excisional Biopsy of Bleeding Tumor near Newly Erupted Tooth in an 11-Month-Old Patient under General Anesthesia by Amir Mansour Shirani, Parnian Tadayonnezhad, Sarah Arzani, Seyed Omid Kiansadr, Nasser Kaviani

“…It is more prevalent in young females than males, but on rare occasions, it can be found in children, even infants. …”
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Dermoscopic and Histopathological Association in Pyogenic Granuloma: A Case Series in Skin of Color by Balachandra Suryakant Ankad, Anirudh A Mallapur, Sahana S Hurakadli

“…Results: A total of 30 patients (13 males, 17 females) were included. Solitary red papule on face and scalp was common presentation. …”
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The Reliability of the GNRB® Knee Arthrometer in Measuring ACL Stiffness and Laxity: Implications for Clinical Use and Clinical Trial Design by Kayla Smith, Nicole Miller, Steve Laslovich

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional test-retest study # Method Twelve healthy student participants (age 24-30 years; 6 females and 6 males) completed testing on two different testing dates. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Management of Hypercalcemic Crisis in 155 Patients: A Single Center Retrospective Study by Yuqing Qu, Yang Liu, Xianling Wang, Qinghua Guo, Jin Du, Yu Pei, Jianming Ba, Weijun Gu, Jingtao Dou, Zhaohui Lv, Yiming Mu

“…A total of 155 patients with hypercalcemic crisis (91 males and 64 females) with a mean age of 54.60 ± 16.99 years old were enrolled. …”
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Expression profiles of long and short RNA s in the cytoplasm and nuclei of growing chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) oocytes by A. V. Krasikova, A. V. Fedorov

“…Importantly, oocyte nuclei from chicken egglaying females demonstrated trace amounts or absence of 28S and 18S rRNA, which was due to inactivation of the only nucleolar organizer. …”
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Perceived Preparedness for the Clinical Practice Among Medical Interns: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sharief WM, Mahdy NH, Al-Eraky M

“…Males scored significantly higher than females regarding the interpersonal domain.Conclusion & recommendations: The results revealed that most interns were adequately trained for their clinical experiences. …”
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Assessment of oral health status among occupational chefs and pantry workers in Hyderabad city by Velthuru Srujan Kumar, Siva Kumar Patanapu, Chilukuri Sai Sreeja, Shiva Prasad Kyasanoor, Nagarani Veeraboina, Nitya Krishna Nanamadri

“…When periodontal health status of the study population was considered, chefs of all age groups reported a poor periodontal health with significantly high LOA scores compared to workers except for the age group 25–35 years (P = 0.0001*). Both males and females in the chef group had significantly higher scores for all the oral parameters compared to workers (OHI-S, DMFT, gingival status, periodontitis, and LOA) (P = 0.0001*). …”
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COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security among Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective by Cherie Enns, Samuel Owuor, Abbey Lin, Kristin Swardh, William Kolong

“…With the support of South Sudanese community leaders, our study engaged 58 participants – 42 males and 16 females. Participants engaged in semi-structured discussions about food security and other daily challenges related to their urban refugee experience. …”
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Hip Stability Isometric Test (HipSIT): Concurrent Validity and Reference Values for CrossFit® Participants by Thiago R T Santos, Ana Luiza R Rodrigues, Henrique M P Faria, Stéphane M Teixeira, Livia S Pogetti, Andressa Silva, Renan A Resende, Juliana M Ocarino

“…The HipSIT was greater in males than females (p < 0.001) and greater in the dominant than non-dominant limb (p = 0.03)…”
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Prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in a sample of medical students in Erbil city by Dilan Burhan Yousif, Zana Qadir Omer

“…According to Helkimo clinical dysfunction index temporomandibular disorder was more prevalent among females and those who had a degree of anxiety. …”
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Systemic Sclerosis in Males—Deciphering the Enigma of Erasmus Syndrome by Reena K. Sharma, Mudita Gupta

“…Systemic sclerosis is relatively commoner in females; however, occupational exposure to silica in males makes them vulnerable to silica--associated systemic sclerosis (Erasmus syndrome). …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…Results: 86.3% were males while 13.7% were females. The mean age was 41.6 years. In total, 48.7% of participants were overweight while 19.9% were obese. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among Adults in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by M. D. Sangeetha, P. K. Sreenath Menon, Bhalangki Kupar Kharmawphlang, Darshan Hoysanahalli Shivashankarappa, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja

“…Gender-based analysis indicated higher hesitancy among males (36%) compared to females (26%). Among different study populations, medical students showed the lowest hesitancy rate (13%), whereas the general population exhibited the highest (34%). …”
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Autorefraction, Retinoscopy, Javal’s Rule, and Grosvenor’s Modified Javal’s Rule: The Best Predictor of Refractive Astigmatism by Kofi Asiedu, Samuel Kyei, Emmanuel Ekow Ampiah

“…A total of 36 subjects, 14 males and 22 females, were involved in this study. The intraclass correlation coefficients between subjective refraction, autorefraction, and retinoscopy were 0.895 and 0.989, respectively, for the spherical equivalent. …”
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Anterior Chamber Angle and Volume Do Not Change after Myopic Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis in Young Patients by Ertuğrul Tan Yassa, Cihan Ünlü

“…This retrospective study included 29 eyes of 29 patients (15 females and 14 males) between the ages of 18 and 39 years who underwent LASIK for the treatment of myopia. …”
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Factors Affecting Compliance of Infection Control Measures among Dental Radiographers by Maram Alakhras, Dana S. Al-Mousa, Arwa Mahasneh, Amani G. AlSa’di

“…Results. 64.6% of participants were females, and 62.9% was younger than 30 years. 13.0% of the sample population had >10 years of experience and 28.0% take radiographs for >20 patients/day. 66.9% of participants wash their hands before/after taking radiographs. 26.3% of participants had vaccination against hepatitis B, tetanus, and tuberculosis. 12.6% fully use PPE, 10.9% perform complete disinfection and sterilization, and 16.0% apply all kinds of surfaces barriers. …”
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Survival in patients with acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia at the "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". Hospital. A ten years experience by Rafael Alejandro Gómez Baute, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila., Liermis Dita Salabert, Tamara Guerra Alfonso

“…Overall survival was slightly higher in females (25% vs 18%). The patients who underwent some form of transplant had a better survival (75% vs 13%). …”
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The Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy on Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Functions in Students with ADHD by Mahboubeh Moradi Siah Afshadi, Shole Amiri, Hooshang Talebi

“…Randomly assigned to experimental and control groups, ten males and ten females were selected following the screening. The following research tools were employed: the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS-IV), Barkley deficit in Executive Functions Scale (BDEFS), Autistic Spectrum Quotient (ASQ), Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ), Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Cattell Culture Fair Intelligence Test (CCFIT), and Diagnostic Interview for ADHD (DIVA). …”
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Challenges and Choices Amidst Military Conflict: The Present and Future of Medical Education and Healthcare in Sudan by Sohaib Mohammed Mokhtar Ahmed, Mohanned Bushra Masaad, Mohamed Salah Abdulrazeg Abdulrahman, Elnazeir Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamedzain

“…Results The mean age (±SD) of the students was 22.2 (±2.7) years, and females constituted 61.8% (397) of the study sample. …”
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Health workers knowledge, attitudes and practices towards youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Calabar Metropolis, South-South, Nigeria by Felicity Nneoma Ike, Elvis Anyaehiechukwu Okolie, Phillip Etabee Bassey

“…Results: The majority (72.8%) of the health workers were females, with 44.7% aged between 21 and 30. A considerable proportion of the respondents had moderate (56.3%) to high (29.9%) knowledge of YFSRHS. …”
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