Congenital Gastric Outlet Obstruction and Nonimmune Hydrops Fetalis: A Prenatal Sonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Hydrothorax and Ascites by A. Yisau Abdulkadir, O. A. M. Adesiyun, A. Adisa Fawole, A. Peter Aboyeji

“…A case of a male fetus with sonographic diagnosis of hydrops fetalis at 19-week gestation is reported. …”
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Targeted Anterior Cervical Epidural Blood Patch in a Patient with Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension by Ravindra Singh Shekhawat, Ming Hui Yong, Si Ying Julienne Keong, Kunihiko Chen, Chow Wei Too, Shahul Hameed

“…A 45-year-old male was admitted with severe orthostatic headache secondary to spontaneous intracranial hypotension. …”
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Uniportal Subcostal Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Feasible Approach for a Challenging Middle Lobectomy in an Obese Patient by Samer Al Sawalhi, Deping Zhao, Haomin Cai, Yuxing Jin

“…We exhibit here a subcostal middle lobectomy with systematic en-block mediastinal lymphadenectomy in an obese 52-year-old male patient with body mass index (BMI=37.7) performed via this single incision. …”
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Rare Presentation of Primary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma as Lip Lesion by Mali Him, Maggie Meier, Vikas Mehta

“…In this paper, we report a rare case of primary cutaneous plasmacytoma involving the lip in a 65-year-old male. The patient presented with a nonhealing lower lip sore for the past 3 years. …”
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Émigration masculine et développement touristique en versant sud du massif des Annapurna (Népal) : les femmes à la manœuvre by Pierre Dérioz, Pranil Upadhayaya, Maud Loireau, Philippe Bachimon, Justine Le Noac’h, Mauve Létang

“…Predominantly male, the labor out-migration is in Nepal a large-scale phenomenon which has a long history. …”
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Bismarckia nobilis: Bismarck Palm by Timothy K. Broschat

“…The persistent leaf bases are split, creating an attractive pattern on the 15–18-inch-diameter trunks. The dark brown male and female inflorescences are produced on separate trees, with females developing olive-brown fruit about 1.5 inches in diameter. …”
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Urinary Catheter Causing Paracentesis-induced Circulatory Dysfunction by José Guilherme Assis, Joana Rua

“…Case Presentation: A 78-year-old male was admitted to the hospital due to acute-on-chronic liver failure with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. …”
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Neural tube defects in a war-torn Tigray regional state of Ethiopia: a retrospective study of 54,626 deliveries by Birhane Alem Berihu, Afework Mulugeta, Tony Magana, Masresha Tessema, Tafere Gebreegziabher, Yibrah Berhe, Abadi Leul Welderufael, Hayelom Kebede Mekonen

“…Risk factors for NTDs include maternal age (20–29 years), rural residency, first pregnancies, a history of early neonatal death, lack of folic acid and multivitamin use, as well as neonatal factors like stillbirth, male sex, and preterm birth. Conclusion This study reveals the alarmingly high prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the Tigray region, with a birth prevalence of 262.5 per 10,000 births. …”
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Adolescent Youth Survey on HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Education in Alabama: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey With Fraud Protection Study by Henna Budhwani, Ibrahim Yigit, Josh Bruce, Christyenne Lily Bond, Andrea Johnson

“…MethodsBetween September 2023 and March 2024, we conducted a web-based survey with 14- to 17-year-olds who are assigned male at birth, are sexually attracted to male youth, and lived in Alabama. …”
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Effect of exposure time of pregnant females guppies, Poecilia reticulata Peters, in 17a-methyltestosterone solution on sex ratio of their offsprings by M. Zairin Junior, A. Yunianti, R.R.S.P.S. Dewi, Kusman Sumawidjaja

“…During the rearing period, the babies were fed with artemia nauplius and silkworm until identification for male and female.  Percentage of female offspring in control group were higher than those of male.  …”
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Comparative effect of atorvastatin and risperidone on modulation of TLR4/NF-κB/NOX-2 in a rat model of valproic acid-induced autism by Eman A. E. Farrag, Mona H. Askar, Zienab Abdallah, Safinaz M. Mahmoud, Eman A. Abdulhai, Eman Abdelrazik, Eman Mohamad El Nashar, Faten Mohammed Alasiri, Asma Nasser Saeed Alqahtani, Mamdouh Eldesoqui, Ali M. Eldib, Alshimaa Magdy

“…Methods On gestational day 12.5, pregnant rats received a single IP injection of VPA (500 mg/kg), for VPA induced autism, risperidone and atorvastatin groups, or saline for control normal group. At postnatal day 21, male offsprings were randomly divided into four groups (n = 6): control, VPA induced autism, risperidone, and atorvastatin. …”
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Chronic Energy Deficiency and Its Determinant Factors among Adults Aged 18–59 Years in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Samuel Dagne, Yonatan Menber, Yosef Wassihun, Gedefaw Dires, Atitegeb Abera, Seteamlak Adane, Melese Linger, Zelalem T. Haile

“…Chronic energy deficiency among male adults in Ethiopia was a high public health problem. …”
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Association between Glycemic Control and Clinic Attendance in Emerging Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: A Tertiary Center Experience by Eldad Fisher, Liora Lazar, Shlomit Shalitin, Michal Yackobovitch-Gavan, Liat de Vries, Tal Oron, Ariel Tenenbaum, Moshe Phillip, Yael Lebenthal

“…The medical records of 261 (54% males) young adult T1D patients (median age 22.9 years) were reviewed. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…For this, 18 blood samples (16 females and two males) were extracted by puncture of the jugular vein, and these were allowed to coagulate to obtain the serum and urine samples from 2 female buffaloes, one male buffalo, and semen from 2 other animals, were collected. …”
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Risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in Mexican children and adolescents: retrospective cross-sectional study by Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Libny Martínez-Valdez, Vesta Richardson López Collada, Luis Enrique Castro-Ceronio, Ángela María Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Aurora Bautista-Márquez

“…Cumulative incidence, mortality, case fatality rates and ORs for hospitalisation and death were estimated by age group.Results 5.5% (204 641) of national COVID-19 cases were children under 18 years of age: 2.9% under 1 year, 12.5% from 1 to 5 years, 15% from 6 to 9 years and 69.4% from 10 to 17 years. 4.6% of all cases were hospitalised, from which 54.6% were male, 35.3% were children under 1 year old, 39.6% were adolescents and 34% had pneumonia. …”
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Prevalence, Indications, and Community Perceptions of Caesarean Section Delivery in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda: Mixed Method Study by Isaac Waniala, Sandra Nakiseka, Winnie Nambi, Isaac Naminya, Margret Osuban Ajeni, Jacob Iramiot, Rebecca Nekaka, Julius Nteziyaremye

“…It highlights the need for male involvement during counseling and consent for CS and concerted efforts to demystify community misconceptions about women that undergo CS. …”
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Patient characteristics and predictors of mortality among children hospitalised with tuberculosis: A six-year case series study in Uganda. by Pauline Mary Amuge, Greta Lassance Becker, Rogers Nelson Ssebunya, Esther Nalumansi, Alex Adaku, Michael Juma, Jay Brooks Jackson, Adeodata Rukyarekere Kekitiinwa, Peter James Elyanu, Eric Wobudeya, Robert Blount

“…<h4>Results</h4>Out of the 201 children hospitalised with TB, 50 were at FRRH, and 151 at MNRH. The male to female ratio was 1.5 with median age of 2.6 years (Interquartile range-IQR 1-6). …”
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Effects of respiratory sarcopenia on the postoperative course in elderly lung cancer patient: a retrospective study by Dong Jae Han, Kwon Joong Na, Taeyoung Yun, Ji Hyeon Park, Bubse Na, Samina Park, Hyun Joo Lee, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim

“…These findings suggest that other factors, such as DLCO and male sex, may play a more prominent role in predicting respiratory complications.…”
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Clinical and Renal Biopsy Findings Predicting Outcome in Renal Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Large Cohort Study from a Single Institute in China by Xiao-Juan YU, Feng YU, Di Song, Su-Xia Wang, Yan Song, Gang Liu, Ming-Hui Zhao

“…Seventy patients (64.2%) were male and thirty-nine patients (35.8%) were female. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…The prevalence of AF in the overall population, as well as in male and female populations, showed a continuous increasing trend with age (P for trend < 0.001). …”
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