Vagal Blocking Improves Glycemic Control and Elevated Blood Pressure in Obese Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by S. Shikora, J. Toouli, M. F. Herrera, B. Kulseng, H. Zulewski, R. Brancatisano, L. Kow, J. P. Pantoja, G. Johnsen, A. Brancatisano, K. S. Tweden, M. B. Knudson, C. J. Billington

“…Results. 26 subjects (17 females/9 males, 51±2 years, BMI 37±1 kg/m2, mean ± SEM) completed 12 months followup. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Uveal Melanoma from US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (2010–2015) by Yufeng Xu, Lixia Lou, Yijie Wang, Qi Miao, Kai Jin, Menglu Chen, Juan Ye

“…The overall incidence of uveal melanoma was 4.637 per million (95% confidence interval (CI), 4.458–4.821), which was significantly elevated by average APC of 4.215% (p=0.03). Females had significantly lower incidence (4.076 per million, IRR, 0.768, 95% CI, 0.710–0.832) with noticeable differences among age, race, origin, and laterality in sex-stratified analyses as well. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of pathogens isolated from clinical specimens at a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh, 2020–2023 by Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Fahim Alam Nobel, Saiful Islam, Amiyo Haider, Mohammad Nasir Uddin, Mohammod Johirul Islam

“…Isolates belonged to males (55.3 %) and females (44.7 %). The most common gram-negative bacterial isolates were Pseudomonas spp. (33.9 %) and Escherichia coli (23.4 %), whereas the most common isolates of gram-positive bacteria were Staphylococcus spp. (15.8 %) and Streptococcus spp. (12.2 %). …”
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The Relationship between the Depression and Anxiety Stress Survey Questionnaire, Salivary Cortisol and Heart Rate Variability by Fateme Sangtarash, Haniyeh Choobsaz, Milad Zarrin, Sousan Salari, Ehsan Mokari Manshadi, Ali Akbar Esmaeili, Sayyed Hossein Mozaffari, Boshra Hatef

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 195 healthy volunteers (145 males and 50 females) participated in this study. At first, the DASS-42 survey form was completed. …”
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Clinical Features and Genetic Characteristics of XLID Patients With KDM5C Gene Mutations: Insights on Phenotype–Genotype Correlations From 175 Previous Cases and Identification of... by Mohammad‐Reza Ghasemi, Zahra Esmaeilizadeh, Sahand Tehrani Fateh, Hossein Sadeghi, Saman Bagheri, Farzad Hashemi‐Gorji, Morteza Sheikhi Nooshabadi, Rasoul Madannezhad, Toktam Sadat Tavabe Ghavami, Reza Mirfakhraie, Mohammad Miryounesi

“…Conclusions This study provides insights into the clinical and genetic characteristics of XLID associated with KDM5C gene mutations, highlighting the higher manifestation of seizures in males and also addressing the heterogeneity of phenotypes in females. It also identifies a novel pathogenic variant and emphasizes the importance of considering gender‐specific factors and further research to understand the underlying molecular mechanisms. …”
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with insulinoma–a single center's experience of 76 cases over a 10-year period by Wei Li, Yali Cheng, Qingyong Ma, Zheng Wu, Zheng Wang

“…Results: Our cohort consisted of 48 females and 28 males with an average diagnosis age of 52 years. …”
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Shift in the profile and prognostic implications in invasive fungal rhinosinusitis: experience of 10 years in a tertiary center by Raúl Mellidez-Acosta, Lidia Torres-García, Miguel Saro-Buendía, Natalia Jaramillo-Ángel, Javier Cabrera-Guijo, Catalina Bancalari-Díaz, Noelia Muñoz-Fernández, Lucas Fito-Martorell, Miguel Armengot-Carceller, Alfonso García-Piñero

“…The mean age was 55 years, with 12 males and 5 females. The most frequents underlying conditions were hematological malignancies (76.5%) and solid organ transplantation (11.8%). …”
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Real-Life Data on the Efficacy of Canakinumab in Patients with Adult-Onset Still’s Disease by Antonio Vitale, Virginia Berlengiero, Jurgen Sota, Luisa Ciarcia, Nicola Ricco, Sara Barneschi, Mariam Mourabi, Giuseppe Lopalco, Chiara Marzo, Francesca Bellisai, Florenzo Iannone, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini

“…Nine AOSD patients (8 females and 1 male) treated with CAN for 15.00±12.3 months were enrolled. …”
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Expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMP-2 in pituitary tumors and their relationship with cavernous sinus invasion by Ane Caroline Thé B Freire, Raquel S Jallad, Rafael L Batista, Andrea Glezer, Marcio C Machado, Gilberto Ochman, Valter A Cescato, Malebranche Berardo Carneiro Cunha Neto, Fernando P Frassetto, Raphael S S de Medeiros, Ericka B Trarbach

“…Methods: Seventy-four patients (37 females) with pituitary adenomas were included, with preoperative peripheral blood collected in 29 cases. …”
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Intestinal tissue levels of anti-TNF alpha, antibodies, and cytokines in paediatric Crohn disease by Vojtech Dotlacil, Stepan Coufal, Tereza Lerchova, Kristyna Zarubova, Barbora Kucerova, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Miloslav Kverka, Richard Skaba, Jiri Bronsky, Ondrej Hradsky, Michal Rygl

“…Data from 27 CD patients (18 females, 66.7%) were analysed. Fourteen (52%) received adalimumab (ADA) and thirteen received infliximab (IFX), with a median therapy duration of 17 (IQR 4.5–41.5) months. …”
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Evaluation of Head and Neck Lymphadenopathies in Childhood by Elif Sinem Yazıcı, Arzu Okur, Özge Vural, Faruk Güçlü Pınarlı, Ceyda Karadeniz

“…Four hundred seventy nine (68.4%) of the cases were males and 221 (316%) were females. The mean age of the patients was 7.08±4.25 years. …”
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Parental Sociodemographic Characteristics and Bruxism’s Risk Factors Among Children: Saudi Arabian Evaluation by Almabadi ES, Felemban D, Alekhmimi RK, Aynusah MA, Alsharif A, Althagafi N, Kassim S

“…Descriptive, bivariate and binary logistic regression analyses were performed.Results: The response rate was 85.2% (55% females, 45% males) and 25.8% of the parents self-reported that their children had bruxism. …”
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Robotic-assisted left thoracic small-incision minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting: a case series report by HE Peiling, SONG Yi, YUAN Ye

“…Results‍　‍There were 23 patients subjected， including 21 males and 2 females， with a mean age of 58.17±7.49 years， and a body mass index （BMI） of 23.99±3.25 kg/m2. …”
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A study to correlate the association of Gender, Age, Physiology (GAP) index and radiological patterns in interstitial lung disease by Aditya Shashi Bhushan, B L Shashibhushan, K Ashwin

“…Results: The study population had a mean age of 55.5 years, consisting of 68 males and 86 females. Shortness of breath (97.4%) and cough (87.7%) were the most common symptoms. …”
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Stomatitis sub-prosthesis in patients with superior dental prosthesis by Antonia Martina Francisco Local, Yoel González Beriau, Ana Gloria Vázquez de León

“…</span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Results</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>:</strong> 89 patients were attended, more 50% of them had superior dental prosthesis and presented stomatitis sub-prosthesis; the group between 35 and 59 years was the most affected, mainly females. Sub-prosthesis stomatitis type II was the most common and the main causes included constant use of the prosthesis and loose prosthesis. …”
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A Study of Functional and Radiological Outcome in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Stabilization in Posttraumatic Acute Central Cord Syndrome by Sivakumar Raju, Sudeep K Velur Nagendra, Vinoth Thangamani, Bharat K Ramalingam Jeyashankaran, D Abinav Annamalai

“…Results: Our study population comprised 19 males and four females with posttraumatic acute CCS. The average follow-up was 12–24 months. …”
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Glycemic Variability in Different Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-sectional Study by Sapna Gupta, Nivedita Priya

“…Results: Out of the total diagnosed patients (<i>n</i> = 156), 58.3% were males and 41.6% were females. It was important to note that the maximum number of patients in the end-stage, that is, stage V, was detected with the HbA1c range of 4–7%. …”
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The flow pattern of neuro-pediatric emergency visits during COVID-19 pandemic by Imad M. Khojah, Osama Y. Muthaffar, Anas S. Alyazidi, Maha K. Alghamdi, Mayar Alhuqaili, Hassan A. Alalawi, Ohud T. Alharbi, Latifa A. Almuharib

“…Results The study included 960 patients with a provisional neurological diagnosis, consisting of 542 (56.5%) males and 418 (43.5%) females. The mean age of admission was 5.29 ± 4.19 years. …”
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The effectiveness of Transcranial Photobiomodulation therapy (tPBM) on reducing anxiety, depression, and opioid craving in patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment: a do... by Helya Helali, Nastaran Samani, Faraj Tabeie, Shiva Eiliaei, Ali Kheradmand

“…Results Both groups consisted of 32 (91.4%) males and 3 (8.6%) females, with the mean age of patients in the intervention group being 37.97 ± 10.58 years, and 39.66 ± 9.94 years in the control group (P = 0.495). …”
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Deep learning based decision-making and outcome prediction for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with posterior surgery by Kai Chen, Xiao Zhai, Ziqiang Chen, Haojue Wang, Mingyuan Yang, Changwei Yang, Yushu Bai, Ming Li

“…A total of 425 patients with an average age of 14.60 ± 2.08 years, including 77 males and 348 females, were enrolled in this study. The Lenke type 1 and 5 AIS patients accounted for the majority of the included patients. …”
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