Does the Level of Confidence Exhibited by Dental Students Predict the Outcome of Complete Denture Therapy? by Indika P. Thilakumara, Kaumudi U. Prathibhani, Sumudu G. K. Rasnayaka, Sachith P. Abeysundara, Rasika M. Jayasinghe

“…Male students exhibited a better overall level of confidence than female students. However, the level of confidence exhibited by the dental students does not predict patient satisfaction or clinical outcome.…”
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Prevalence of supernumerary teeth among a sample of patients attending college of dentistry in Erbil, Iraq by Fighan Jalal Hussein, Heran Ibrahim Hassan, Alaa Mahmud Mustafa

“…Results: Only eight supernumerary teeth were detected in 1233 patients (0.6 %). 7 patients were males and 1 patient was female with a 1.14:1 male/female ratio (p =0.089). …”
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Characteristics of serum lipid levels in patients with hypertension: a hospital-based retrospective descriptive study by Heming Wu, Zhikang Yu, Qingyan Huang

“…TG, TC and LDL-C levels were higher in female patients than male.…”
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On the Differential Diagnosis of Anxious from Nonanxious Major Depression by means of the Hamilton Scales by George Konstantakopoulos, Vasilios G. Masdrakis, Manolis Markianos, Panagiotis Oulis

“…A cut-off point ≥9 provides the best trade-off between sensitivity and specificity of the ASF criterion, at least in female middle-aged inpatients.…”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Comorbidity by Malgorzata Gorska-Ciebiada, Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska, Maciej Ciebiada, Jerzy Loba

“…Factors associated with both MCI and depressive syndrome were female gender, single marital status, past smoking status, retinopathy, previous CVD or stroke, increased number of comorbidities, and insulin treatment. …”
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Cystic Lymphangioma of the Greater Omentum: A Case of Partial Spontaneous Regression and Review of the Literature by Haraesh Maranna, Lovenish Bains, Pawan Lal, Rahul Bhatia, Mohd Yasir Beg, Pritesh Kumar, Varuna Mallya

“…Case Presentation. A 42-year-old female with complaints of vague lower abdominal pain for 8 months presented with a soft, nontender swelling of size 22×18 cm in the hypogastrium and umbilical region. …”
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Investigating Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Diseases in China with Type 2 Diabetes by Xu Wang, Biyu Shen, Xun Zhuang, Xueqin Wang, Weiqun Weng

“…Forward stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that female gender (P=0.010), hypertension (P=0.022), Stage IV (P=0.003), and Stage V (P<0.001) were significant risk factors for depressive symptoms. …”
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The Incidence of Diagnosis of Munchausen Syndrome, Other Factitious Disorders, and Malingering by Harald Schrader, Thomas Bøhmer, Jan Aasly

“…Altogether, 237 patients (99 females; 138 males) received a diagnosis of F68.1. …”
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Examining university students’ preferences toward MaaS aspects by Willy Kriswardhana, Domokos Esztergár-Kiss

“…The results show that employed students and persons having high incomes are more attracted to use MaaS, while female students are more inclined to pay for the trip by using ticket machines and cash. …”
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Smoking Behavior in First-year Medical Students at the University of Medical Sciences of Cienfuegos by Yoel Hernández Guerra, Alain Rodríguez Gómez, Ignacio Marrero Silva, Carlos Manuel Mora Hernández, Zulema Tamara Mesa Montero

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> there was evidence of an increase in the smoking habit in adolescents at the expense of the female sex, whose habit began at an early age.…”
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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Pınar Daylan Koçkaya

“…Using an online platform via a distance education center, participants completed the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) along with researcher-designed questions.Results: Among the participants, 51% were female and 49% male. Of these, 21.7% attained a score of ≥9 on the CAS, with 60.4% of those being female, representing a statistically significant disparity. …”
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Leaf-Methanolic Extract of Pseudopanax arboreus (Araliaceae) (L. F. Phillipson) Reverses Amitriptyline-Induced Sexual Dysfunction in Male Rats by Egbe B. Besong, G. Ateufack, Smith B. Babiaka, Albert Kamanyi

“…Groups 3 and 4 received 46.5 and 93 mg/kg of the leaf-methanolic extract, respectively. Female rats were made receptive by ovariectomy and subsequent hormonal treatment. …”
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Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy: A Rare Complication—A Case Report by Sandeep Harkar, Dharam Vir Singh, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Raghav Talwar, Yajvender Pratap Singh Rana

“…The second case was a 42-year-old female with a similar case history. Both were managed conservatively with low-fat diet. …”
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The Profile of COVID-19 Patients in Semen Padang Hospital Indonesia by Fauzar Fauzar, Roza Kurniati, Farhan Abdullah, Alexander Kam

“…Results: There are 54 patients with mean age of 50.93 (14.6) years old, 43% male and 57% female. The clinical manifestations are cough (74%), fever (37%), sore throat (22%), and fatigue (35%). …”
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Improved population coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine after implementation of a school-based vaccination programme: the Singapore experience by Karuppiah Vijayalakshmi, Anne Hui Yi Goei

“…Methods: Fully subsidised HPV vaccinations were offered to all Secondary 1 female students on an opt-in basis, starting as a rollout dose in 2019. …”
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Oral Contraceptive Use and Alveolar Osteitis Following Third Molar Extraction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Madison Tang, Daniela Gurpegui Abud, Jaffer A. Shariff

“…Fifteen studies with a total of 1366 female participants who were OCP users and 2919 nonuser female participants were included in this meta-analysis. …”
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Characterization of Mortality from Diabetes Mellitus in Cienfuegos Province during the First Nine Months of 2020 by Isis Arelis Espinosa Salas, Sara Hernández Malpica, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Bárbara Zabala Enrique, Yusimí Cabada Martínez, Leticia Castro Morejón

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the last decades of life were the most affected and the female sex, the main causes of death were: pulmonary thromboembolism and acute chronic renal failure. …”
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Chronic kidney disease among people living with HIV on TDF based regimen: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Taklo Simeneh Yazie, Wondimeneh Shibabaw Shiferaw, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Assefa Agegnehu Teshome, Zenaw Debasu Addisu, Abebe Muche Belete

“…CD4 count less than 200 copies per milliliter, and being female were associated with CKD.<h4>Conclusion</h4>We concluded that the magnitude of CKD across the globe is high in people living with HIV who have received TDF based regimen. …”
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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated with ATIII Deficiency in a Patient Who Developed Severe Venous Thromboembolism in Her Fourth Pregnancy and Had a Favourable Outcome in Her Subsequen... by Mie Sakai, Jumpei Ogura, Koji Yamanoi, Takahiro Hirayama, Tsutomu Ohara, Haruka Suzuki, Yoshihide Inayama, Koji Yasumoto, Koh Suginami

“…The course of pregnancy was good, and a healthy female newborn of 2310 g was delivered vaginally at 37 weeks 6 days of gestation. …”
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Gender-Based Motivational Factors For Choosing Dentistry As A Career By First Year Dental Students Of College Of Pakistan by Faiza Siddiqa, Seemi Tanvir, Ayesha Fazal, Ayesha Naveed, Sadia Sajjad, Sadia Manzoor

“…Another general impression is that mostly female students prefer it. To have a true picture of these impressions in our society, we planned this study to identify the reasons and motives of undergraduate dental surgeons for joining dentistry. …”
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