HIV risk perception and changes in sexual behavior and sexual satisfaction following male circumcision among circumcised males and their female partners from a traditionally noncir... by Barbara Burmen, Kennedy Mutai, George Otieno Olilo

“…Methods: A longitudinal bio-behavioural survey using interviewer-administered structured questionnaires was conducted in Siaya County of Kenya between November 2012 and February 2014 among persons of both genders aged ≥13 years. Male respondents were characterized as ‘recently circumcised’ if they had been circumcised within the 2 years of the interview, ‘previously circumcised’ if prior to this and as ‘uncircumcised’. …”
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Global burden of musculoskeletal disorders and attributable factors in 204 countries and territories: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study by Binyan Wang, Ding Ye, Shiwen Liu, Shuzhen Fan, Yaxuan Wang, Yuxuan Zhan

“…Objective To evaluate the global burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, as well as the five common conditions, and their relevant risk factors from 1990 to 2019.Design Data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 were used in this study.Setting and participants Individuals of all ages and genders from 204 countries and territories in 21 regions.Main outcome measures The outcomes were the numbers and age-standardised rates (ASRs) of incident cases, deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) of MSK disorders. …”
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Assessment of Confidence Levels of Undergraduate Senior Dental Students and Interns’ During Endodontic Treatment Procedures in a Sample From Saudi Arabia by Madfa AA, Almansour MI, Al‑Zubaidi SM, Almohefer SA, Alajlan SS, Alsaleh MK, Alanazi YA, Alajlan AS

“…However, there were no statistically significant differences between the genders (p > 0.05). There were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) observed in the self-confidence levels related to the management of various indications between the two groups.Conclusion: The level of confidence pertaining to endodontic treatment among the participants is deemed satisfactory. …”
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Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches by Nafiseh Hosseini, Hamid Tanzadehpanah, Amin Mansoori, Mostafa Sabzekar, Gordon A. Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…The accuracy of the KNN model was approximately 93% for both genders. The best K (number of neighbors) for the model was 4 which had the lowest error rate. …”
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Elucidating genetic variability between randomly bred domestic cats and Persian domestic cats from different geographical locations using microsatellite markers by Shirin Mahmoodi, Ali Hojabr Rajeoni, Mehrshad Zeinolabedini, Arash Javanmard, Mohammad Hossein Banabazi

“…Objectives To conduct this research, 128 individuals from 8 populations, including Azerbaijan, Persian, Ahar, Uermia, Tehran, Karaj, Turkish and Shop cat (both genders), were randomly selected from different geographical regions. …”
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Global leukemia burden and trends: a comprehensive analysis of temporal and spatial variations from 1990—2021 using GBD (Global Burden of Disease) data by Pengyu Huang, Jie Zhang

“…This study aimed to provide an in-depth analysis of the global leukemia burden from 1990 to 2021 using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database, focusing on trends in incidence, mortality, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) across different regions, genders, and age groups including forecasting future trends. …”
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Burnout in Healthcare Professionals during Covid-19 Crisis by Nasim Hajipoor Kashgsaray, Maryam Soleimanpour, Sina Behmanesh, Hassan Soleimanpour

“…Yet, Regarding the distribution of genders between the two groups, there was a statistically significant difference (P= 0.001). …”
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Donor site healing response to low-level laser therapy following skin graft surgery by Mahmoud Salah Salem, Haidy Nady Ashem, Salah Mohamed Abdelghani, Noha Mohamed Kamel

“…Methods Forty patients of both genders (16 male, 24 female) aged 20–40 years suffered full-thickness burns with a total body surface area varying from 20 to 35% and had undergone split-thickness skin graft surgery were selected randomly and divided into two equal groups. …”
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Militancia, destrucción y resistencias de las mujeres en la Unión Patriótica by Carlos Andrés Torres Mateus

“…On this basis, it divides the destruction of the UP into genocidal cycles and analyses gendered practices by resorting to a broad interpretation of genocide, away from the location of the state as the sole actor, exposing a range of sectors that constituted the perpetrator bloc and that constantly (re)organized themselves to destroy women’s socio-political work. …”
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1990–2041 Global burden of Burkitt lymphoma with 20 years forecast: A systematic analysis using the global burden disease of study of 2021 by Chengyun Dou, Yidan Sang, Hongbo Zhu, Chuangjie Cao

“…Conclusion: The burden of Burkitt lymphoma varies according to different regions and genders, and children of 0–14 years, adults of 50–74 years with Burkitt lymphoma disease as well as male patients need special attention. …”
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Osteopenia Metabolomic Biomarkers for Early Warning of Osteoporosis by Jie Wang, Dandan Yan, Suna Wang, Aihua Zhao, Xuhong Hou, Xiaojiao Zheng, Jingyi Guo, Li Shen, Yuqian Bao, Wei Jia, Xiangtian Yu, Cheng Hu, Zhenlin Zhang

“…<b>Results</b>: Visual separations of the metabolic profiles were observed between three bone mineral density (BMD) groups in both genders. According to the iENA approach, several metabolites had significant abundance and association changes in osteopenia participants, confirming that osteopenia is a critical stage in the development of osteoporosis. …”
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Astrocytic NLRP3 cKO mitigates depression-like behaviors induced by mild TBI in mice. by Hui-Tao Miao, Jun Wang, Jing-Jing Shao, Rong-Xin Song, Wen-Guang Li, Jian-Kai Sun, Shi-Yan Jia, Dong-Xue Zhang, Xiao-Ming Li, Jian-Yong Zhao, Li-Min Zhang

“…This study aimed to determine whether astrocytic NLRP3 knockout (KO) could mitigate depressive-like behaviors following mild TBI and explore potential variations in such behaviors between genders post-mild TBI. Methods: Mild TBI was induced in mice using Feeney's weight-drop method. …”
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Analysis of Chinese adult residents receiving healthy lifestyle advice from medical institutions by Huiyan SUN, Limin WANG, Chun LI, Xiao ZHANG, Zhenping ZHAO, Mei ZHANG

“…Significant differences (all P < 0.05) were also found between genders regarding advice on no smoking, fat reduction, adequate exercise, and healthy weight. …”
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Theoretical Aspects of Professional Competence of Police Officers from the Tactical and Operative Response Unit by Ye. S. Romanenko

“…Social-economic and political changes which are taking place in the lives of modern Ukrainians are characterized by the considerable increase of their civil activity and are expressed by their participation in public events of the different types: political, economic, social, sports, cultural, gendered, religious, ecological and so on. Considering Ukrainians’ high political activity, the urgent necessity of security guaranteeing and holding the public order were formed by the National Police Bodies during public events with participation of a great number of people. …”
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Evaluation of the Level of Salivary sHLA-G in Children Aged 3–5 Years with or without Dental Caries by Mansoureh Bijani, Amrollah Mostafazadeh, Mina Motallebnejad, Ali Bijani, Roghiyeh Pourbagher, Samaneh Gharekhani

“…This analytic cross-sectional study was carried out on 83 healthy children aged 3 to 5 years of both genders, who were divided into three groups based on decayed dental surfaces (ds): group 1, caries-free children (CF, n = 29); group 2, children with 1 ≤ ds ≤ 3, 1 ≤ ds ≤ 4, and 1 ≤ ds ≤ 5 for age 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively (ECC, n = 20); and group 3, children with ds ≥ 4, ds ≥ 5, and ds ≥ 6 for age 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively (S-ECC, n = 34). …”
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Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan among patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Madiha Butt, Ayesha Niazi, Zahra Rafique, Nadia Shams, Lubna Meraj, Asma Rauf

“…Adult patients (≥ 25 years of age; both genders) presenting with chronic heart failure (CHF) with LVEF ≤ 40% for ≥ 3 months duration; NYHA-II/III/ambulatory-IV, ischemic/non-ischemic cardiomyopathy cases were included by consecutive non-probability sampling. …”
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Piloting creative engagement strategies to explore themes of parenthood with fathers by Iryna Culpin, Iryna Culpin, Catherine Lamont-Robinson, Mark Billington, Matthew James, James Prewett, Gareth Ward, Mireia Bes Garcia, Giovanni Biglino, Giovanni Biglino

“…Two further shorter sessions followed as fathers' key messages emerged, and the final forms of their own creative expressions crystallised.ResultsThe final pieces included a musical composition around sharing vulnerability as a new father, a word cloud to represent gendered language of parenthood, an animated graphic image representing the bond between father and child, a combination of short poetic stanzas highlighting assumptions around fatherhood, an experiential photographic record of a father and a son in the early years, and a cartoon strip around emotional intelligence in parenting.DiscussionArts-based participatory engagement enabled to capture deep-rooted experiences of being a father in modern society, illuminating common cultural and intergenerational perspectives, while also tapping into unique individual experiences. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep duration and mental health among middle school students: a 3-year cross-sectional survey by Kai-yun Dou, Ru-bao Dong, Chun-long Gan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and its control measures have had a severe and long-term negative impact on both SD and MH in middle school students, with differences observed between genders and academic levels. The greater the severity of the pandemic and the stricter the control measures, the more significant the negative impact on SD and MH etc.…”
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Significance of KLK7 expression, polymorphisms, and function in sheep horn growth by Mingzhu Shan, Hao Li, Xinyue Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jianxin Shi, Pingjie Feng, Lisheng Zhou, Zhangyuan Pan, Mingxing Chu

“…Results This study utilized RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) data to analyze the expression levels of the KLK7 gene across different species, as well as among different breeds, tissue types, and genders in sheep. Potential functional sites of KLK7 were explored using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data. …”
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Socio-economic assessment of drought impacts in Lesotho: implications for early action by Relebohile Agnes Mojaki, Makoala Vitalis Marake, Evan Easton-Calabria, Joalane Rethabile Marunye, Erin Coughlan de Perez

“…Overall, this paper conducted 48 community consultations where genderized focus group discussions (mixed elderly, mixed youth, middled aged men and women) and nine key informants (local authorities, schoolteachers, wisemen and women in the community) interviews were conducted. …”
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