Effect of Myopic Femtosecond Laser-Assisted LASIK on Anterior Chamber Inflammation (Flare Values) and Corneal Endothelium: A Prospective before and after Study by Kemal Turgay Özbilen, Emre Altinkurt, Nihan Aksu Ceylan, Gizem Sayar Bilgin, Nilüfer Gözüm

“…This prospective, longitudinal study included left eyes of 30 patients (19 females) who had undergone FS-LASIK surgery due to myopia and myopic astigmatism. …”
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Association of ABO Blood group phenotypes with FEV1/FVC values among students of Aziz Fatima Medical and Dental College by Hira Zahid, Anam Rehman, Saima Zareen, Sana Rasheed, Shireen Jawed, Benash Altaf

“…Results: The study population included  36 males (45%) and 44 females (55%). Mean±SD age of participants was 20 ± 1.07 years. …”
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The relationship of security needs with irrational beliefs among medical students by I. I. Koryagina, V. G. Maralov, V. A. Sitarov

“…The study involved 277 (70 males and 197 females) junior and senior students of the Ivanovo State Medical Academy, with an average age of 19.25 ± 2.41 years old. …”
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Predictive value of gemstone spectral imaging for chemotherapy response in colorectal cancer liver metastases: A retrospective study by Hou-Fa Ning, Yun-Long Qin, Kui-Tao Yue, Shuai Wang, Wei-Guang Shao, Guang-Zhi Wang

“…Materials and Methods: From October 2012 to October 2018, 46 patients (28 males and 18 females) with CRCLM received GSI followed by chemotherapy were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Prevalence and Anatomic Distribution of Serrated and Adenomatous Lesions in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Lik Hang Lee, Marietta Iacucci, Miriam Fort Gasia, Subrata Ghosh, Remo Panaccione, Stefan Urbanski

“…Compared to Ad/Ds, serrated lesions were more prevalent in females (p=0.046). The prevalence of Ad/Ds was 4.95%, SSA/Ps was 1.39%, and TSAs was 0.31%. …”
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Positive Leukocyte Esterase Dipstick Test: Association With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis In Patients Suffering From Liver Cirrhosis by Sumbul Shahzadi, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Imran Khan, Kanaz Ahmad Siddiqi, Javed Ahmad Khan, Ayesha Ashraf Cheema

“…Out of the total, 39 (60.0%) were male with the mean age of 57.03±9.063, and 26 (40.0%) were females with the mean age of 55.54±8.453. A Chi-square was performed to assess the association between the dipstick test & ascitic fluid routine evaluation results. …”
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Epidemiology and Etiology of Acute Pancreatitis in Urban and Suburban Areas in Shanghai: A Retrospective Study by Junjie Fan, Ling Ding, Yingying Lu, Junyuan Zheng, Yue Zeng, Chunlan Huang

“…HTGP incidence in suburban patients increased from 2011 to 2016, which changed little in the urban area. Urban females were more likely to develop HTGP than suburban ones in 2011, which reversed in 2016. …”
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Temporal and geographical dynamics of early-onset Parkinson’s disease burden: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yong Li, Dianhui Tan, Cheng Luo, Junchen Chen

“…Males had a higher incidence (AAPC 2.3%) compared to females (AAPC 0.8%). In 2021, 59.7% of the 81,047 global EOPD cases were male. …”
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Descriptive Analysis Of Electrolyte Imbalance In Relation To Severity Of Illness In Covid-19 Pediatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Rawalpindi Pakistan by Rai Muhammad Asghar, Muddassar Sharif, Khalid Saheel, Asad Shabbir, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Hussain

“…Results: During the study period of 7 months, 61 confirmed COVID-19 patients were admitted. 37(60.7%) were males and 24 (39.3%) were females. The age of the patients ranged from infants to 12 years with a mean age of 27.25 months. …”
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Sexual dimorphism in the sheep corpus callosum using 3 tesla MRI by Sedat Aydoğdu, Emrullah Eken, Mustafa Koplay

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> In the study, a total of 18 adult healthy Akkaraman sheep brains (9 females and 9 males), which had no anomaly and were fixed with formaldehyde, were used. …”
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Psychometric assessment of scales used to evaluate sexual assault prevention programming in the United States Air Force. by Kathryn E L Grimes, Nichole M Scaglione, Marni L Kan, Leah Frerichs, Christopher M Shea, Angela M Stover

“…<h4>Results</h4>We identified a two-factor structure for the Date Rape Attitudes scale; subscale reliability was moderate within the overall sample and among males, though low among females. We found single-factor structures and excellent reliability for both the Self-Efficacy to Resist Unwanted Advances scale and the Bystander Intentions scale. …”
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Clinical study and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a Robot-Assisted Gait Training on children with neurological disorders: A quasi-experimental study by Simone GAZZELLINI, Martina ANDELLINI, Federica DE FALCO, Daniela CASASANTA, Giampietro CORDONE, Alessandra COLAZZA, Donatella LETTORI, Massimiliano RAPONI, Enrico CASTELLI, Maria Rosaria VINCI, Reparata Rosa DI PRINZIO, Maurizio PETRARCA, Matteo RITROVATO, Salvatore ZAFFINA

“…Population: We assessed 47 patients (mean age: 9.6 years, SD: 3.8 years; 23 females) with several neurologic diseases subjected to RAGT and patient-centered therapy (i.e., traditional therapy). …”
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‘I can’t understand why others don’t screen more’: a qualitative study exploring why Australian general practitioners screen for primary aldosteronism by Sanne Peters, Jun Yang, Grant Russell, Abhir Krishan Nainani

“…We recruited a purposive sample of 16 GPs (6 females, 10 males) who varied in practice location, clinical experience and the number of patients screened for PA.Results Although GPs had been educated about PA, they found it challenging to explain the condition to patients and were uncertain about how to screen patients who were already taking antihypertensive medications. …”
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Determination of the correlations between the morphological characteristics and metapodial radiometric measurements of awassi sheep by Mucahit Kahraman, Ismail Demircioglu, Gulsah Gungoren, Ozan Gundemir, Ermis Ozkan, Aydin Das, Bestami Yilmaz

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 150 heads Awassi sheep (18-20 months of age), 100 females and 50 males were used in the study. After determining the sex and measuring the body weight, wither height, ridge height, rump height, rump width and rump length, sternum height, body length, shin circumference, bicostal diameter, chest circumference and pelvis width of sheep, metapodium radiographs were taken by digital mobile X-ray device with DR system.…”
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Covid-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among medical students of Faisalabad by Mohi Ud Din, Umer Shahid, Abdul Qudoos, Roman Ahmed, Muazzama Sohail, Saima Javed

“…The sample size was 391 and divided in 2 age groups i.e. above and below 21 years and 245 (62.7%) comprised of females. The inclusion criteria were those students who gave consent and filled out the questionnaire and the exclusion criteria was who didn't concede. …”
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Characteristics of eye injuries, medical cost and return-to-work status among industrial workers: a retrospective study by Rokiah Omar, Nur Syamilah Anan, Izmel Azim Azri, Chiranjib Majumder, Victor Feizal Knight

“…Males are affected more than females’ workers. The highest cause of eye injury was the impact from a moving object excluding falling objects (89.2%) and anterior segment injuries occurred more than posterior segment injuries. …”
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Decoding Vitellogenin Subtype Responses: A Molecular Approach to Biomarkers of Endocrine Disruption in <i>Scatophagus argus</i> by Meiqin Wu, Jun Zhang, Di Wu, Amina S. Moss, Weilong Wang

“…Vitellogenins (Vtgs) are key yolk precursor proteins in fish, serving as critical indicators of gonadal maturation in females and reliable biomarkers for detecting xeno-oestrogenic pollution, particularly through their expression in juveniles or males. …”
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Assessment of Dynamic Balance, Muscle Strength and Pain in Young Women with Generalized Joint Hypermobility by Rosita Mikalauskaitė, Algė Daunoravičienė, Ernesta Aukštuolytė – Bačienė, Vilma Tamulionytė, Erenesta Gurskienė

“…Participants: Twenty-fve young females (age: 22(18–28; 21,16) years; body mass index: (23, 19,2–24, 23,2) kg/m²) participated in this study. …”
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Beliefs and outlook toward medications in Indian patients with very early rheumatoid arthritis: Cross sectional survey by Sakir Ahmed, Arup Mahapatra, Basanta Kumar Behera, Prasanta Padhan

“…Results: Mean (±standard deviation) age of the cohort was 47.6 (±13.4) years with 88.4% (221) being females. Twelve (4.8%) had a high specific necessity, while 31 (12.4%) had a high specific concern score. …”
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The Impact of Maternal Age and Educational Level on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Diagnosis and Screening: A Descriptive Comparative Study by Moh’d S. Dawod, Mohammad N. Alswerki, Amr Z. Abuqudiri, Ashraf A. Albadaineh, Leena M. Mahmoud, Dania J. Altarawneh, Nour H. Rbeihat, Rogayah M. Alkhanazreh

“…On the other hand, 40.0% of the investigated babies were first born and two thirds of our sample babies were females (66.9%). Of the included babies, 100 (57.1%) were screened at the appropriate 4-month age, while 75 (42.9%) missed the 4-month screening. …”
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