Massive ureterocele leading to urinary retention in a male neonate: A rare presentation and successful management by Rafael Nascimento Vilares, Manuela Horta, Afonso da Silva Alves Bento, Francisco Tibor Dénes, Roberto Iglesias Lopes

“…Ureterocele is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the dilation of the distal ureter and its protrusion into the bladder, often related with duplex collecting renal system, leading to urinary obstruction.While it commonly occurs in females, this case report presents the rare presentation of a massive ureterocele in a 2-day-old male neonate, causing urinary retention. A diagnostic workup revealed bilateral hydronephrosis and a massive ureterocele. …”
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Pylephlebitis Caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum in a Septuagenarian Healthy Caucasian Male: Atypical Presentation of Lemierre’s Syndrome by Muhammad Abbas, Monica Ioana Constantin, Akshay Narendra

“…Here we present a case of atypical LS in a septuagenarian healthy Caucasian male with no prior history of pharyngitis and in whom both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated partial portal vein thrombosis associated with Fusobacterium nucleatum. …”
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Western Diet Decreases Hepatic Drug Metabolism in Male LDLr−/−ApoB100/100 Mice by Markus Koponen, Jaana Rysä, Anna-Kaisa Ruotsalainen, Olli Kärkkäinen, Risto O. Juvonen

“…In conclusion, the WD-induced steatosis in male LDLr−/−ApoB100/100 mice was associated with decreased CYP oxidation reactions but had no clear effects on conjugation reactions of glucuronidation, sulfonation, and cytosolic catechol O-methylation. …”
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First Permanent Molar Caries and Oral Health Practices in Saudi Male Teenagers: Inequalities by Socioeconomic Position by Eman Bakhurji, Balgis Gaffar, Muhammad Nazir, Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Asim Al-Ansari

“…A cross-sectional study targeted 1137 male teenagers in intermediate schools in Khobar and Dammam, Saudi Arabia, in 2016. …”
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Mitigating overconfidence bias: A cross-sectional pilot study of male maintenance workers in the engineering sector by Luca DI GIAMPAOLO, Federica MARINO, Claudia GIURGOLA, Piergiorgio ASTOLFI, Luca COPPETA, Simone DE SIO, Paola BORRELLI, Teresa GALANTI, Laura FORCELLA, Maria Elisa MAIOLO, Kavita BATRA, Murat YILDIRIM, Hicham KHABBACHE, Amelia RIZZO, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Hiroo WADA, Qiao NIU, Hector NIETO, Francesco CHIRICO

“…Results: The study surveyed 184 male maintenance workers (response rate: 81.1%). …”
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Troop Takeover and Reproductive Success of Wild Male Japanese Macaques on Yakushima Island (Macaca fuscata yakui) by Sachiko Hayakawa, Joseph Soltis

“…Troop takeover is common in one-male primate groups, but there are few reports in multimale groups. …”
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Nicotinamide mononucleotide restores impaired metabolism, endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis in old sedentary male mice by Kevin Kiesworo, Thomas Agius, Michael R. Macarthur, Martine Lambelet, Arnaud Lyon, Jing Zhang, Guillermo Turiel, Zheng Fan, Sènan d’Almeida, Korkut Uygun, Heidi Yeh, Sébastien Déglise, Katrien de Bock, Sarah J. Mitchell, Alejandro Ocampo, Florent Allagnat, Alban Longchamp

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Effects of environmental bisphenol S exposure on male rat reproductive health and gut-blood-testicular axis integrity by Biran Zhu, Zequan Zhang, Ying Xie, Min Huang, Yu Chen, Yong Yang, Xiongjie Shi, Jian Han, Lihua Yang, Min Zhao

“…In this study, male Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were exposed to bisphenol S (BPS) at environmentally relevant concentrations to investigate its reproductive toxicity and evaluate its effects on the gut-blood-testicular axis. …”
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A rare giant renal angiomyolipoma in a 17-year-old male: A case report by Fred Laizer, Hanson Nkini, Heri Babu, Erasto Medard, Amon Bamanyis, Teodros Veronesi

“…In this case, a 17-year-old male with abdominal pain and distension was diagnosed with sporadic giant renal angiomyolipoma. …”
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Relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance and strength performance in young male athletes by Şükran İribalcı, Mert Aydoğmuş, Serkan Revan, Harun Genç

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The master male sex determinant Gdf6Y of the turquoise killifish arose through allelic neofunctionalization by Annekatrin Richter, Hanna Mörl, Maria Thielemann, Markus Kleemann, Raphael Geißen, Robert Schwarz, Carolin Albertz, Philipp Koch, Andreas Petzold, Torsten Kroll, Marco Groth, Nils Hartmann, Amaury Herpin, Christoph Englert

“…Concerning sex determination, gdf6Y is expressed by somatic supporting cells of the developing testes. There it induces the male sex in a germ cell-independent manner in contrast to sex determination in zebrafish and the medaka. …”
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Increased Visual Attentional Demands Alter Lower Extremity Sidestep Cutting Kinematics in Male Basketball Players by Koen T.H. Rikken, Tom Panneman, Fabian Vercauteren, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse

“… # Study Design Crossover Study # Methods Fifteen male basketball players (aged 22.1 ± 2.3) performed ten sidestep cutting movements without (BASE) and with (VIS) a visual attention dual task. 3D kinematics of the hip, knee and ankle were recorded utilizing Xsens IMU motion capture. …”
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Breaking the Silence: Exploring Peritraumatic Distress and Negative Emotions in Male and Female Physical Domestic Violence Victims by Pasquale Caponnetto, Vittorio Lenzo, Alberto Sardella, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Mirko Casu, Maria C. Quattropani

“… # Results Female victims of domestic violence had significantly higher scores on the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory than male victims and experienced significantly higher levels of negative emotions than male victims, including impotence/inability to react, sadness, anger/frustration, loss of control, fear, guilt, and shame. …”
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Molecular, Physical, and Technical Performance Response After a Competitive Match in Male Professional Soccer Players by Alessandra Modesti, Rosamaria Militello, Alice Tanturli, Alice Santi, Massimo Gulisano, Cristian Petri, Luca Pengue, Alessio Pellegrino, Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Simone Luti

“…Background: Male professional soccer players frequently compete in multiple matches weekly, and each match significantly impacts their homeostasis, health, and performance. …”
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The impact of empathy on professional identity among Chinese junior male nurses: a moderated mediation model by Hezi Mu, Hezi Mu, Yi Cui, Lihua Zhang, Qin Liu, Lanfang Zhang, Haoshuang Yang, Changchang Chen, Na Liu, Yinling Zhang

Subjects: “…junior male nurses…”
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CD-1 mice females recognize male reproductive success via volatile organic compounds in urine by A. S. Khotskina, E. L. Zavjalov, E. P. Shnayder, L. A. Gerlinskaya, S. O. Maslennikova, D. V. Petrovskii, M. N. Baldin, A. L. Makas, V. M. Gruznov, M. L. Troshkov, M. P. Moshkin

“…The experiment implies cohabiting one male with two mature females for 6 days. The reproductive success of the male was assessed by the presence or absence of pregnant females. …”
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The rs1634330 Polymorphisms in the SOST Gene Are Associated with Body Composition in Chinese Nuclear Families with Male Offspring by Luyue Qi, Lianyong Liu, Li Li, Weiwei Hu, Wenzhen Fu, Ji Hu, Youjia Xu, Zhenlin Zhang

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the SOST gene polymorphisms on body composition in Chinese nuclear families with male offspring. Methods. 1,016 individuals were recruited from 335 Chinese nuclear families with male offspring. …”
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Evaluating the Hepatoprotective Potential of Ginger Ethanolic Extract Against Lambda-Cyhalothrin-Induced Toxicity in Male Rats by Mustafa Q Mustafa, Zainab JM Jawad

“…The study demonstrates the detrimental effects of LCT on the health of male rats, ‎particularly regarding BW and liver health. …”
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Paracrine role of endothelial IGF-1 receptor in depot-specific adipose tissue adaptation in male mice by Cheukyau Luk, Katherine I. Bridge, Nele Warmke, Katie J. Simmons, Michael Drozd, Amy Moran, Amanda D. V. MacCannell, Chew W. Cheng, Sam Straw, Jason L. Scragg, Jessica Smith, Claire H. Ozber, Chloe G. Wilkinson, Anna Skromna, Natallia Makava, Hiran A. Prag, T. Simon Futers, Oliver I. Brown, Alexander-Francisco Bruns, Andrew MN Walker, Nicole T. Watt, Romana Mughal, Kathryn J. Griffin, Nadira Y. Yuldasheva, Sunti Limumpornpetch, Hema Viswambharan, Piruthivi Sukumar, David J. Beech, Antonio Vidal-Puig, Klaus K. Witte, Michael P. Murphy, Richard C. Hartley, Stephen B. Wheatcroft, Richard M. Cubbon, Lee D. Roberts, Mark T. Kearney, Natalie J. Haywood

“…We show that a reduction in endothelial IGF-1R expression in the presence of high-fat feeding in male mice leads to depot-specific beneficial white adipose tissue remodelling, increases whole-body energy expenditure and enhances insulin sensitivity via a non-cell-autonomous paracrine mechanism. …”
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Reconnaissance auditive intergroupe chez les mâles de singes hurleurs noirs (Alouatta pigra) sauvages by Margarita Briseño‑Jaramillo, Alejandro Medina Estrada, Alban Lemasson

“…Nous avons évalué la capacité à reconnaître individuellement la voix de mâles voisins chez le singe hurleur noir "Alouatta pigra" sauvage au Mexique. …”
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