Epidemiological and Clinical Profile of Dermatoses Observed in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients at the National Teaching Hospital (NTH-HKM) of Cotonou, Benin by Hugues Adégbidi, Fabrice Akpadjan, Odile Houngbo, Jacques Vigan, Bérénice Dégboé, Nadège Agbessi, Christiane Koudoukpo, Félix Atadokpèdé

“…Results. 87 patients were included in the study for a hospital frequency of 33.8%. The sex ratio (male to female) was 2. The median age was 49 years (IQ [40.75–59]). …”
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Climate of origin influences how a herbivorous mite responds to drought-stressed host plants by Migeon, Alain, Auger, Philippe, Fossati-Gaschignard, Odile, Hufbauer, Ruth A, Miranda, Maëva, Zriki, Ghais, Navajas, Maria

“…We evaluated how plant drought stress affects four life history traits: development time, fecundity, sex-ratio and emigration rate in an experiment comparing well-watered and drought-stressed bean plants. …”
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Light-chain proximal tubulopathy: a retrospective study from a single Chinese nephrology referral center by Xin Wang, Xiao-juan Yu, Su-xia Wang, Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao

“…Clinical data, kidney pathological type, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed.Results Nineteen patients were enrolled, the mean age at diagnosis was 57 ± 11 and the sex ratio was 6/13 (female/male). Mean proteinuria was 2.44 ± 1.89 g/24 hr and the mean estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at the point of biopsy was 59.640 ± 27.449 ml/min/1.73 m2. κ-restriction (84%) was dominant among LCPTs. …”
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Clinical phenotypes and associated factors in knee osteoarthritis in an African black population by Charles Sougué, Malick Diallo, Yannick Laurent Tchenadoyo Bayala, Ismaël Ayouba Tinni, Fulgence Kaboré, Wendlassida Joelle Stéphanie Zabsonré Tiendrebeogo, Patrick Wendpouiré Hamed Dakouré, Dieu-Donné Ouedraogo

“…The mean age was 58.7 years (ranging from 21 to 92 years), with a sex ratio of 0.23 (M/F). The study identified five clinical phenotypes through clustering: 152 patients (47.3 ​%) exhibited the “osteoporotic” phenotype, 113 patients (35.2 ​%) exhibited the “metabolic” phenotype, 17 patients (5.3 ​%) exhibited the “genetic” phenotype, 24 patients (7.4 ​%) exhibited the “biomechanical” phenotype, and 15 patients (4.6 ​%) exhibited the “post-traumatic” phenotype. …”
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Profil clinique de la goutte de 2018 à 2023 au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire National Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM) de Cotonou by SD Salam, J Djossou, H Dossou Yovo, F Badirou, Z Zomalheto

“…L’âge moyen était de 59,2 ± 2,7 ans 22, 82 et le sex-ratio était de 1,5. Le genou était l’articulation la plus touchée au membre pelvien (70,7%). …”
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Effects of lifetime feeding of hydrolyzed yeast to broiler breeders on egg production, quality, and hatchling attributes by Anderson N. Maina, Hagen Schulze, Elijah G. Kiarie

“…From 28 woa, eggs were selected randomly for eggshell breaking strength (ESBS) and eggshell thickness (EST) and for incubation to determine fertility, hatchability, in-ovo mortality, chick sex ratio, and chick weight. Two hens per pen were necropsied at 44 and 64 woa for breast, abdominal fat and liver weights. …”
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Myelofibrosis-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disease: Retrospective Study of 16 Cases and Literature Review by A. Etienne, B. Gruson, D. Chatelain, R. Garidi, B. Royer, H. Sevestre, J. P. Marolleau, G. Damaj

“…Median age of patients was 62 years (range 16–74) with a sex ratio male/female of 3. Results. MF is associated with all types of lymphoma predominantly with B-cell phenotype and it seems to be more associated with low-grade NHL. …”
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A Seven-Year Retrospective Study on the Surveillance of Hepatitis B in Laos by Phimpha Paboriboune, Thomas Vial, François Chassagne, Philavanh Sitbounlang, Sengaloun Soundala, Stéphane Bertani, Davone Sengmanothong, Francois-Xavier Babin, Nicolas Steenkeste, Paul Dény, Pascal Pineau, Eric Deharo

“…Information about infection status (viral load, VL), liver function (aminotransferases), and treatments was recorded. Results. M/F sex ratio was 1.77 for a median age of 37. Patients under 37 displayed higher VL than older ones and men had higher VL than women. …”
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Evaluation of Cancer Patient Satisfaction: A Transversal Study in Radiotherapy Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco by Boujemaa EL Marnissi, Fouad Abbass, Hafida Charaka, Nawal Mouhoute, Abdelaziz Tritha, Touria Bouhafa, Khalid Hassouni

“…During this period, we have included 230 patients: 159 women (69.1%), 71 men (30.9%) and the sex ratio (women/men) was 2.23. Half of the investigated patients have never been schooled (52.61%). …”
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Hodgkin Lymphoma at the Paediatric Oncology Unit of Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital, Bamako, Mali: 5-Year Experience by B. Togo, F. Traoré, A. P. Togo, C. B. Traoré, K. Dumke, M. Diawara, A. A. Diakité, M. Sylla, F. Traoré-Dicko, B. Traoré, T. Sidibé

“…The mean age was 11.7 years. The sex-ratio was 6/1. 4% (5/7) of patients were stage IIB and 28.6% (2/7) stage IIIB of Ann-Arbor classification. …”
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Gonad Maturity of Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) in Pasoso Island, Central Sulawesi by . Sulistiono, Suzana Refiani, Fadly Y. Tantu, . Muslihuddin

“…Observation was done to know sex ratio, gonad maturity and eggs diameter, while analysis was employed to estimate condition factor, gonado somatic index and fecundity.  …”
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Identification of the sex determination region and the development of a marker to distinguish males and females in megai abalone (Haliotis gigantea) by Taito Kina, Motoyuki Hara, Shotaro Hirase, Kiyoshi Kikuchi

“…Sex identification markers are of considerable value to aquaculture and fisheries as they enable pre-maturity prediction of the genotypic sex of individuals as well as of the sex ratio in offspring. For these reasons, extensive investigations of the mechanisms of sex determination have been conducted in commercially important finfish species, resulting in the development of sex identification markers for many of these. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo) by Julienne Noude Teclessou, Koussake Kombate, Abla Sefako Akakpo, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Julie Zoua, Panawe Kassang, Bayaki Saka, Palokinam Pitche

“…The average age of students with AP was 23.9 years, and the M/F sex ratio was 1.5. AP was not present after each bath in 100% of the medical students who suffered from it and lasted an average of 9.09 minutes. …”
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Clinical Features of Human Parvovirus B19-Associated Encephalitis Identified in the Dakar Region, Senegal, and Viral Genome Characterization by Al Ousseynou Seye, Fatou Kiné Top, Maimouna Mbanne, Moussa Moise Diagne, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Ndongo Dia, Jean-Michel Heraud, Martin Faye

“…The mean age was 16.7 years among B19V-positive patients, with a higher prevalence in 0–5-year-old children and the sex ratio (male/female) was 2.25. The B19V-positive patients mainly exhibited hypoleukocytosis, normal glycorrhachia, and normal proteinorrachia in the cerebrospinal fluid. …”
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Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shahabe A. Saquib, Hassan M. Al-Harthi, Anas A. Khoshhal, Adel A. Shaher, Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari, AbdulAhad Khan, Tahani A. Al-Qahtani, Imran Khalid

“…Out of 865 subjects, 698 completed the survey with a response rate of (80.69%). The male to female sex ratio in the entire group of respondents was 1.44:1.00. …”
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The Characteristics of Sex Differentiation Based on Morphological Traits During the Early Development Stage of the Swimming Crab <i>Portunus trituberculatus</i> and Sex Prediction... by Yanqing Peng, Junkai Lu, Ronghua Li, Chendong Xu, Shangbiao Zheng, Zhiming Ren, Chuan He, Changkao Mu, Weiwei Song, Chunlin Wang

“…The genetic sex identification demonstrated that the female-to-male sex ratio at each stage did not deviate from 1:1. The gonopores of the females were first observed at stage C I using a scanning electron microscope; however, the shape difference in the abdominal flap between the sexes from stages C I to stage C V were not observed under a dissecting microscope. …”
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Factors Associated with Mortality in Severe Acute Cholangitis in a Moroccan Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis of 140 Cases by Soumaya Touzani, Abderrahim El Bouazzaoui, Fatima Bouyarmane, Kaoutar Faraj, Nawfal Houari, Brahim Boukatta, Nabil Kanjaa

“…Average age was 61. Sex ratio M/F was 0.59. Lithiasis etiology was dominant (69%). …”
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Lifecycle Completion and Reproductive Improvement of <i>Chrysoperla carnea</i> (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Following a Prey Shift Routine During Larval Development by Muhammad Waleed Shakoor, Jawwad Hassan Mirza, Muhammad Kamran, Fahad Jaber Alatawi

“…The shortest mean total larval duration and preoviposition period, the highest fecundity and fertility, and balanced sex ratio were recorded when 3rd instar larvae were fed only on <i>E</i>. …”
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Chlamydia cases in women of reproductive age, 2006–2020: an analysis of surveillance data from Southern China by Peizhen Zhao, Peng Liang, Jinshen Wang, Wenqian Xu, Shujie Huang, Cheng Wang

“…City-level factors (population density, net migration rate, and male-to-female sex ratio) were derived from the Guangdong Statistical Yearbook and the Guangdong Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook. …”
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Effects of different temperatures on sex differentiation and critical thermosensitive period of little yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) by Jing-Ye Feng, Ze-Hui Wang, Fu-Liang Wei, Min Yu, Ting Ye, Chu-Nan Wu, Feng Liu, Dan-Dan Guo, Bao Lou, Qing-Ping Xie

“…The results showed that the male-biased sex ratio was 50.9, 57.8, and 97.9 % in the 18, 24, and 31℃ groups at 90 days post-fertilization (dpf), respectively. …”
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