Growth Dynamics of Lithuanian Blackface Lambs: Role of Crossbreeding with German Blackheaded Mutton Rams, Sex and Seasonality by Rūta Šveistienė, Violeta Razmaitė

“…Male lambs were heavier than females at eight months (3.45 kg difference, <i>p</i> < 0.010). …”
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Do goats recognise humans cross-modally? by Marianne A. Mason, Stuart Semple, Harry H. Marshall, Alan G. McElligott

“…We presented 26 goats (17 males and nine females) with facial photographs of familiar people and two repeated playbacks of a voice, either congruent (from the same person) or incongruent with that photograph (from a different person). …”
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The effects of eccentric phase tempo in squats on hypertrophy, strength, and contractile properties of the quadriceps femoris muscle by Filip Kojic, Danimir Mandic, Sasa Duric

“…IntroductionThe aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of eccentric phase tempo in squats on hypertrophy, strength, and contractile properties of the quadriceps femoris (QF) muscle.MethodsEighteen participants (10 males and 8 females, age 24.0 ± 1.7 years) with no resistance training (RT) experience in the last 8 months were randomized into two groups, each following a 7 week squat resistance training (RT) protocol with either a fast eccentric (FE, 1 s eccentric/0 s isometric/1 s concentric/0 s isometric) or slow eccentric (SE, 4 s eccentric/0 s isometric/1 s concentric/0 s isometric) tempo. …”
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A Study of Hypothyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients by Sudharsanan V, Prabhu Shankar S, Viknesh V

“…Results: The study population had a mean age of 50.6 years, with 61.2% females. Hypothyroidism was observed in 27.4% of the patients, predominantly subclinical (22.36%) rather than overt hypothyroidism (5.06%). …”
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Assessing Mean Change in Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness on Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma Patients after Trabeculectomy by Khizir Hayat, Muhammad Younis Tahir, Muhammad Ajmal Chaudhary, Adeel Ahmad Siddiqui, Sadia Haneef

“…Results: There were 63.3% males and 36.7% females, the mean age was 51.83±16.24 years, and the mean duration of disease was 16.50±10.46 months. …”
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Health literacy in context: struggling to self-manage diabetes – a longitudinal qualitative study by Xavier Debussche, Maryvette Balcou-Debussche, Delphine Ballet, Jessica Caroupin-Soupoutevin

“…Second round at the completion with directed interviews guided by the first round’s themes together with Health Literacy Questionnaire.Settings Interviews conducted at home.Participants Forty-four (31 females/13 males, 30–79 years, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)≥7.5%) consecutive participants out of 100 recruited in the ERMIES trial from 4 diabetology outpatient settings (Reunion Island). …”
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Efficacy of low-dose rituximab versus immunosuppressants in refractory orbital inflammatory pseudotumors with intracranial extension by Yuyu Li, Mingming Sun, Xintong Xu, Biyue Chen, Xiyun Chen, Yuhang Wang, Quangang Xu, Huanfen Zhou, Shihui Wei

“…After methylprednisolone pulse therapy, we added 2 mg of tacrolimus per day, 1500 mg of mycophenolate mofetil per day, or 200 mg of rituximab at days 1 and 15, and then monitored those with CD19+ B cells of under 1% as adjuvant therapy.ResultsEleven patients (six males and five females) were included, with a mean age of 45.5 ± 11.8 years (age range: 21–64 years). …”
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Do Temporomandibular Disorder Patients with Joint Pain Exhibit Forward Head Posture? A Cephalometric Study by Chu-Qiao Xiao, Yi-Dan Wan, Ya-Qi Li, Zhe-Bin Yan, Qiao-Yu Cheng, Pei-Di Fan, Yi Huang, Xiao-Yi Wang, Xin Xiong

“…A total of 384 patients (129 males and 255 females) was included. The Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI) was used to assess the severity and prevalence of TMD and the presence of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. …”
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Sex estimation in a Chilean population by mandibular analysis in cone beam computed tomography images by F. Ceballos, N.F. Deana, N. Alves

“…Results The data included were 155 CBCT, 105 of females and 50 of males. The mandible presented great sexual dimorphism, with the mandibular ramus presenting greater predictive power than the mandibular body. …”
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Comparative analysis of mental health in middle-aged women with type-2 diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism: A cross-sectional study by Rabia Aziz, Sohrab Ahmad Khan, Sumbul Ansari, Firdaus Jawed

“…Methods: This cross-sectional design recruited 243 females from Hakeem Abdul Hameed Catenary Hospital in New Delhi. …”
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Elevated Salivary Inflammatory Biomarkers are Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Severity by Hanadi Abdullah Alwafi, Soad Shaker Ali, Sunil Babu Kotha, Layla Waleed Abuljadayel, Maha Ibrahim, Ibrahim Rashad Noor Elahi, Hebah Abdullah Alwafi, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Matthew D. Finkelman, Nagla A. El-Shitany

“…Among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, men showed significantly higher CRP and CXCL-10 levels than females (p<0.01 and 0.05, respectively). In addition, elderly patients (40–80 years) had significantly higher IL-6, CRP, and CXCL-10 (p<0.001). …”
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Current Situation and Management of Pleural Effusion in PHI Clinical Hospital Tetovo by Ruzhdi Rexhepi, Selma Arifi, Merita Rexhepi, Dejan Dokic, Tatjana Ruskovska

“…Of them, 72,9% were males, and 27,1% were females. 85,7% were smokers, and 14,3% were non-smokers. 75,0% of patients complained of dyspnea, and 24,8% had hemoptysis. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Adults in Primary Health Care Settings in Sulaimani Using WHO Risk Prediction Charts by Vian Najim Edeen, Zhian Salah Ramzi

“…Mean age of the participants was 52.5(±9.55) years and 70.4% of the participants were females. Only 260 participants had the results of total cholesterol and triglycerides. …”
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Sarcopenia and fat tissue distribution in patients with colorectal cancer by V. K. Lyadov, V. N. Yegiyev, A. P. Seryakov, O. V. Kucheruk, Ye. S. Darda, A. Z. Negardinov

“…It was found, that at identical BMI the quantity of sceletal musculature and visceral fat is significantly higher in males, subcutaneous fat tissue, on the contrary, is more developed in females. Conclusions. Sarcopenia is present in 43% of patients with colorectal cancer, its presence correlates with failure of treatment. …”
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Analysis of Charcoal Producers Perceptions of Its Production, Forest Degradation, and Governance in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia’s Dry Afromontane Forests by Alemayehu Hido, Abebe Teka, Asabeneh Alemayehu

“…The findings reveal that charcoal production is dominated by males (68.4%) compared to females, who were within the age range of 20‒43 years. …”
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Mapping sedentary behaviour (MAPS-B) in winter and spring using wearable sensors, indoor positioning systems, and diaries in older adults who are pre-frail and frail: A feasibility... by Isabel B Rodrigues, Suleman Tariq, Alexa Kouroukis, Rachel Swance, Jonathan Adachi, Steven Bray, Qiyin Fang, George Ioannidis, Dylan Kobsar, Alexander Rabinovich, Alexandra Papaioannou, Rong Zheng

“…We recruited 21 older adults (72±7.3 years, 13 females, 13 frail) within two months and experienced two dropouts due to medical mistrust or worsening health (90% retention). …”
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Investigation of groundwater quality indices and health risk assessment of water resources of Jiroft city, Iran, by machine learning algorithms by Sobhan Maleky, Maryam Faraji, Majid Hashemi, Akbar Esfandyari

“…The excess lifetime cancer risk of arsenic for children, adult females, and males was found to be from 2.5 × 10–4 to 7.2 × 10–3, 1.2 × 10–4 to 3.6 × 10–3, and 4.3 × 10–5 to 1.2 × 10–3, respectively. …”
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Longer Breastfeeding Associated with Childhood Anemia in Rural South-Eastern Nigeria by Sean Buck, Kevin Rolnick, Amanda A. Nwaba, Jens Eickhoff, Kelechi Mezu-Nnabue, Emma Esenwah, Olachi J. Mezu-Ndubuisi

“…Results. 96 children were selected for the study; 90 completed surveys were analyzed (43% male and 57% females). Anemia was the most prevalent clinical morbidity (69%), followed by intestinal worm infection (53%) and malnutrition (29%). …”
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Depression among Tibetan residents in the Southeastern region of Qinghai-Tibet plateau: a cross-sectional study by Yuji Chen, Ga Long, Qing Huang, Ping Zhang, Nie Xu

“…The mean age is 56.81 years, males comprising 52.8% and females 47.2% of the sample. Of the participants, 41.2% resided permanently at elevations exceeding 3500 m. …”
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Occipital Nerve Blockade for the Treatment of Occipital Neuralgia-Like Acute Postcraniotomy Headache: A Retrospective Study by Shaoheng Wang, Xueye Han, Chunmei Zhao, Fang Luo

“…Nineteen males and twenty-two females aged 49.6 ± 15.2 years were diagnosed with drug-resistant ON-APCH. …”
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