Nature, prevalence and determinants of mental health problems experienced by adolescents in south Asia: a systematic reviewResearch in context by Chethana Mudunna, Medhavi Weerasinghe, Thach Tran, Josefine Antoniades, Lorena Romero, Miyuru Chandradasa, Jane Fisher

“…Increased physical activity, adequate nutrition, safe/positive homes/family environment, being unmarried females, higher maternal education, peer support/friendship, higher education level and engaging in extra-curricular activities were protective of mental well-being. …”
Get full text

Short-Term Effect of Air Pollution on Daily Hospital Visits for Anxiety Disorders in Southern China with Low Pollution Concentrations by Xinyuan Zhong, Tingting Guo, Jianghui Zhang, Qiong Wang, Rong Yin, Kunpeng Wu, Qing Zou, Meng Zheng, Brian J. Hall, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Kangning Huang, Wen Chen

“…The effects of NO₂ and CO remained robust across subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses. Females and middle-aged individuals showed stronger associations than other subgroups. …”
Get full text

Risk factors for the delayed discharge from anesthesia intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective study by Yue Qian, Jing Hao, Wei Zhu, Yan Yang, Zhuan-yun Zhang, Lu-yang Zhou, Xiao-ping Gu, Zheng-liang Ma, Yu-e Sun

“…Results A total of 14,338 patients admitted in the AICU were retrospectively recruited, involving 9,271 males and 5,067 females. The incidence of delayed discharge from the AICU in the cohort was 1.54% (221/14,338). …”
Get full text

Gastrointestinal complications of hepatic glycogen storage disease: a national survey questionnaire study in China by Xiaoyan Zhang, Zexiong Su, Jiaxing Wu, Hanshi Zeng, Xun Jiang, Ying Wang, Huiqing Shen, Xiaoli Xie, Yuan Xiao, Qing Tang, Xiaoping Luo, Xuemei Zhong, Huan Chen, Jiaoli Lan, Yongxin Chen, Xiaolu Zeng, Huiqiong Zhang, Zhiling Li, Yuxin Zhang, Min Yang

“…Results A total of 315 patients with hepatic GSD were included in the study, including 191 males and 124 females, the median age at diagnosis was 1.42 years (range = 0.08–36.08 years), with a median age of 5.42 years at the time of investigation (range = 0.58–38.08 years). 95% of patients relied on uncooked corn starch (UCCS) for blood glucose maintenance, and the median age of initiation was 18.5 months (range = 4-360 months). …”
Get full text

Magnitude, patterns, and factors associated with liver disease among clinically suspected clients in Eastern Ethiopia: hidden public health tragedy by Aliya Nuri, Sufian Jeilu, Yared Teklu, Kadir Abdu, Ahmed Muhye, Milkiyas Solomon Getachew, Imam Dagne, Muluken Yigezu, Sewmehon Amsalu Adugna, Vanisha S. Nambiar, Abdu Oumer

“…The risk of liver disease was higher among females (AOR = 3.43; 1.80–6.55) and under grade twelve (AOR = 3.90; 1.95–7.82) compared to counterparts. …”
Get full text

Group Psychological Therapy Program in Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Anxious–Depressive Symptoms by Efrén Martínez-Quintana, Karen Codana-Alcántara, Hector M. Montesdeoca-Naranjo, Marta Isabel García-Suárez, María Pino Fleitas-Álvarez, María Alcántara-Castellano, Alejandro Ruiz-Castellano, Ana González-Isasi, Fayna Rodríguez-González, Esperanza Bosch-Casañas

“…<i>Results</i>: A total of 18 out of 21 CHD patients (mean age 35.8 ± 9.0 years old and 13 (72%) females) completed the program. According to CHD complexity, five (28%) patients had mild, six (33%) moderate, and seven (38%) great defects. …”
Get full text

Application of Minimally Invasive Oral Swab Samples for qPCR-Based Sexing in Neognathae Birds by Maria-Carmen Turcu, Anamaria Ioana Paștiu, Lucia-Victoria Bel, Anca-Alexandra Doboși, Dana Liana Pusta

“…Since many bird species lack obvious physical differences between females and males, sex identification is essential for ensuring their welfare. …”
Get full text

Medication adherence and blood pressure control in treated hypertensive patients: first follow-up findings from the PREDIcT-HTN study in Northern Bangladesh by Ahmed Hossain, Gias Uddin Ahsan, Mohammad Zakir Hossain, Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Probal Sutradhar, Sarowar-E. Alam, Zeeba Zahra Sultana, Heba Hijazi, Syed Azizur Rahman, Mohamad Alameddine

“…Certain patient subgroups had higher rates of poor adherence: females (17.1%) compared to males (12.2%), rural residents (22.4%) compared to city-dwellers (12.2%), and newly diagnosed patients (17.2%) compared to those diagnosed 2–5 years earlier (12.6%). …”
Get full text

Clinical follow-up of 2 families with glomerulopathy caused by COQ8B gene variants and literature review by Lei Zhang, Gentzon Hall, Peitong Han, Chunzhen Li, Jieyuan Cui

“…The disease often progresses to kidney failure and the renal histopathology is most commonly focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).MethodsFour SRNS cases (2 females and 2 males) from 2 unrelated families who were followed clinically for nearly 3 years. …”
Get full text

Microwave Ablation of T1a and T1b Renal Masses: A Retrospective Study by Assim Saad Eddin, Karan Rao, Bradford Oliva, Ajmain Chowdhury, Shetty Zubin, Chad Tracy, Brian J. Smith, Sandeep T. Laroia

“…Oncologic outcomes were assessed using evidence of local tumor recurrence on contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging, local recurrence-free probability at 1 and 2 years, and overall survival (OS) using the Kaplan–Meier analysis.Forty-nine patients (57% males and 43% females) with a median age of 72 years (range, 38–84 years) underwent 53 MWA procedures. …”
Get full text

Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

“…A total of 27 (54%) patients were males and 23 (46%) patients were females. Out of 50 patients, 17 showed an LGE score ≤50%, while 33 showed an LGE score >50%. …”
Get full text

Global burden and trends of norovirus-associated diseases from 1990 to 2021 an observational trend study by MengLan Zhu, MengLan Zhu, ZiLing Huang, TongTong Liu, ChenNan Wu, ZhiHan Shang, LuLu Zhang

“…Notably, children under 5 years old had considerably higher ASDR: 475.52 years (95% UI: 160.73 to 893.72) per 100,000 for males and 335.44 years (95% UI: 112.29 to 623.48) per 100,000 for females. Mortality risk from NADs escalated with age, with a peak of 69.27 (95% CI: 64.04 to 74.92) per 100,000 for the under-five age group, and 11.38 (95% CI: 10.59 to 12.22) per 100,000 for individuals over 95 years. …”
Get full text

Effect of Estradiol-17β Injection on Gonad Development of White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by . Tarsim, M. Zairin Junior, E. Riani

“…The treatments consisted of control, single injection (day 0) and double injection (day 0 and 6). The females broodstock were cultured for 12 days. The result showed that estradiol-17β had positive effect on gonad development. …”
Get full text

Prevalence, Patterns and Factors Associated with Dyslipidemia Among Adult Hypertensive Patients by Muktar Hassan Mohamud, Awil Abdulkadir Abdi, Abishir Mohamud Hirsi, Ibrahim Ahmed Nur, Alina Peris

“…A total of 431 patients were included in the study, with the majority being females over 65 years of age (mean age = 64.7, SD = 8.8 years). …”
Get full text

Efficacy analysis of pancreatic duct stenting in treating severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Liangping Chen, Ning Wang, Weijie Yao, Chengsi Zhao, Jiahang Tao, Gubai Ma, Chengwang Ma, Zuozheng Wang

“…A total of 51 patients were included (33 males, 18 females). Patients were divided into two groups based on treatment: the control group (n = 28) receiving conventional treatment and the stent group (n = 23) undergoing pancreatic duct stenting in addition to conventional treatment. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported oral health problems among adults in the Fanteakwa districts in Ghana by Joana Kwabena-Adade, Enoch Aninagyei, Joy Ato Nyarko

“…The mean age of respondents was 31 years (SD ± 12.4, Min = 19, Max = 81). The majority were females (55.2%) and more than 96% had some form of formal education. …”
Get full text

Prevalensi Ansietas Menjelang Ujian Tulis pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran Fk Unand Tahap Akademik by Tomas Apriady, Amel Yanis, Yulistini Yulistini

“…</em><em>The </em><em>gender was highest in </em><em>females</em><em> 50.81%. Based on place of residence, the highest prevalence of anxiety are living with their parents, which is 55,17%.…”
Get full text

The Correlation between Time in Range and Diabetic Microvascular Complications Utilizing Information Management Platform by Xia Sheng, Guo-Hui Xiong, Peng-Fei Yu, Jian-Ping Liu

“…Patients with 7 blood glucose points monitored for at least three consecutive days were selected as subjects in the study. 1,895 males and 1,513 females with diabetes were included, with an average age of (59.74 ± 13.40) years old and an average course of disease of 8.28 ± 7.11 years. …”
Get full text

A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study by Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk

“…Methods A prospective cohort study using baseline data from 10,464 participants (54% females, mean age 76 years [SD 5.8]) from the Norwegian Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT4 70+) linked with the Norwegian Prescription Database. …”
Get full text

Characterization of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma patients with specific skin lesions in a tertiary dermatological service in Brazil by Mariana Valente, José Antonio Sanches, Youko Nukui, Jade Cury-Martins, Bruno Castro Souza, Juliana Pereira, Denis Miyashiro

“…Survival curves using the Kaplan–Meier method were analyzed with log-rank test, univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with the Cox proportional hazards model.ResultsForty-four patients were studied, 24 females (54.5%), and 20 males (45.5%). The median age at diagnosis was 59.4 years. …”
Get full text