Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Child: A Case Report of Palliative Chemotherapy and Literature Review Applied to Limited Resources Centers by Natharina Yolanda, Stefanus Gunawan, Max F. J. Mantik, Anjo J. P. Veerman

“…At this moment, we present a case report and a brief literature review of JMML in a child, primarily focused on its applicability in low-middle income countries. A 3.5-year-old male was referred to our tertiary center due to pallor, enlarging abdomen and neck mass, recurrent fever, and chronic diarrhea. …”
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Fulminant Diabetes in a Patient with Advanced Melanoma on Nivolumab by Nora Chokr, Hafsa Farooq, Elizabeth Guadalupe

“…We present a rare case of fulminant diabetes precipitated by anti-PD-1 immunotherapy. Case. A 61-year-old male with advanced melanoma presented with a three-day history of nausea, vomiting, and malaise. …”
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The effects of physical activity on social physique anxiety in college students—the mediating and moderating role of mental toughness and negative physical self by Yong Jiang, Xiaoyu Wang

“…Methods Stratified whole cluster convenience sampling was used to survey 1177 university students, 53.8% male and 46.2% female, with a mean age of (19.12 ± 1.21) years. …”
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New optical coherence tomography biomarker for diagnosis of acute optic neuritis in multiple sclerosis by Hend Mohammed Safwat, Sanaa Ahmed Mohamed, Ahmed Hassan Elsheshiny

“…Results: A total of 44 eyes of 22 MS patients (18 females, 4 males) with the mean age of 30.54 ± 9.65 years were included in this study. …”
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Preferences for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Non-Stimulant Treatment Characteristics Among Children and Adolescents With ADHD and Their Caregivers by Emuella Flood, Kavita Gajria, Vanja Sikirica, Paul Hodgkins, M. Haim Erder, Frank Lopez, Daniel Connor

“…**Results:** 483 caregivers (mean age: 41.9 years, standard deviation [SD]: 8.7; 75% female) and 211 children/adolescents (mean age: 14.5 years, SD: 2.2; 70% male) completed the survey. Based on importance ratings, the most influential attributes for both caregivers and children/adolescents were chance of somnolence, efficacy, and for caregivers, effect on oppositionality and black box warning. …”
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Natural regulatory T cells increase significantly in pediatric patients with parasitic infections: Flow cytometry study by Nadeem Kizilbash, Nida Suhail, A. Khuzaim Alzahrani, W. Jamith Basha, Mohamed Soliman

“…Setting and Design: Fifty-one pediatric subjects (29 males and 22 females) were recruited from a tertiary care hospital, and were divided into infected and non-infected (control) groups. …”
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Can a Patient use an App at Home to Measure Knee Range of Motion? Utilizing a Mobile App, Curovate, to Improve Access and Adherence to Knee Range of Motion Measurements by Nirtal Shah, Corey Grunberg, Zahra Hussain

“…All testing was completed on a healthy 23-year-old male with no knee pathology. # Results A strong positive correlation, Pearson’s r > = 0.9985, for all positions of knee flexion and extension across all four mobile devices as well as each mobile device compared to standard goniometric measurements…”
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Statin Induced Changes in Rat Pancreatic Tissue: A Histological and Biochemical Perspective by Abdullah Qamar, Hammad Gul Khan, Muhammad Marghoob Khan, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani, Hina Kundi, Fareeha Mushtaq

“… Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the effects of simvastatin on pancreatic histomorphology and biochemical profile in a rat model. Method: Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250 g were divided into two equal groups: a control group (A) and an experimental group (B) treated with simvastatin 60 mg/kg/day for 12 weeks. …”
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Insight into the Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance among Bacterial Pathogens Isolated from Patients Admitted in ICUs of a Tertiary Care Hospital in India by Garima Gautam, Shweta Satija, Ravinder Kaur, Anil Kumar, Divakar Sharma, Megh Singh Dhakad

“…Isolates belonged equally to males (50.86%) and females (49.14%). The most common culture-positive clinical specimen received was blood (39.08%) followed by respiratory samples (29.45%). …”
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GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES AND ASSOCIATED GUT PATHOLOGY IN CHICKENS SOLD AT LIVE-BIRD MARKETS IN LAGOS STATE, SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA by Oluwayomi Oluwatoyin Adeyemi, Emmanuel Taiwo Idowu, Bamidele Akinsanya, Isa Danladi Jatau, Temitope Morenikeji Oladipo

“…Helminths were generally more prevalent in local and male chickens (P<0.05) whereas exotic breeds had higher infection rates for Eimeria spp. …”
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Dexmedetomidine alleviates acute kidney injury in a rat model of veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Min Yu, Shilin Wei, Xueyang Shen, Junjie Ying, Dezhi Mu, Xiangyang Wu, Yongnan Li

“…Methods A total of 18 male Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into three groups: Sham, ECMO, and ECMO + DEX groups. …”
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Frequency and Associated Factors of Post-dural Puncture Headache at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern Punjab, Pakistan by Maria Jabeen, Sohaib Hassan, Aneeqa Saad, Sohail Safdar

“…Results: Of 173 study cases, 43.3% were male and an overall mean age was 40.92±10.07 years (range; 24-60 years). …”
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Cardioembolic but Not Other Stroke Subtypes Predict Mortality Independent of Stroke Severity at Presentation by Latha Ganti Stead, Rachel M. Gilmore, M. Fernanda Bellolio, Anunaya Jain, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Wyatt W. Decker, Dipti Agarwal, Robert D. Brown

“…Two hundred and sixty one (52.2%) were male, and the mean age at presentation was 73.7 years (standard deviation, SD = 14.3). …”
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Association of Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme Insertion/287 bp Deletion Polymorphisms and Proliferative Prostatic Diseases among Lebanese Men by Asmahan A. El Ezzi, Jordan M. Clawson, Mohammed A. El-Saidi, Wissam R. Zaidan, Abigail Kovash, Jeremy Orellana, AnnaKarina Thornock, Ruhul H. Kuddus

“…Our data indicate that the D allele of the I/D polymorphisms of the ACE gene is associated with increased risk of BPH, and the ID genotype is a risk factor for both BPH and PCa among Lebanese males.…”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Evaluate the Prevalence and Severity of Gingivitis among High School Students in Erbil City-Iraq. by Dildar Abdullah Othman, Rawand Mohammed Muhi, Nadeen Nazar Nafie, Manar Nadhum Farman

“…Gingival index for public schools was (1.62) and in private schools (1.43). In general, males show a higher Gingival Index compared to females. …”
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Quality of life in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Latin American countries by H. Aguilar-Duran, M. Fernández, M. González-García, E. Rincón-Alvarez, M. Alberti, F. Caro, E. Tavera, E. Vásquez, N. Cortez, M. Salinas, M. Florenzano, C. Florestano, Ivette Buendia-Roldan

“…Results We enlisted 75 patients diagnosed with IPF; 81% were male, with an average age of 74 ± 7. The total SGRQ-I score was 49 ± 23, with a higher score in the activity domain of 70 ± 23. …”
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Case report: Dandy-Walker malformation with occipital encephalocele and superadded meningitis by Saher Bano, Muhammad Aqib Faizan, Tooba Rehman, Jasleen Kaur, Jeevanjyot Singh

“…Here we present a case of a preterm male of 33 + 4 weeks period of gestation who presented to us with a posterior midline cystic swelling at the occipital neck region. …”
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Association of interictal epileptiform discharges and serum concentration of levetiracetam and lamotrigine by Johannes D. Lang, Alexander Willno, Caroline Reindl, Tamara Welte, Jenny Stritzelberger, Stephanie Gollwitzer, Katrin Walther, Hajo Hamer

“…IED frequency was analyzed using automated and semiautomated methods and serum samples were collected sequentially throughout the stay.ResultsThe cohort consisted of 41 patients (23 female, 18 male), between 19 and 64 years (mean 37.42 years), most of which were diagnosed with focal epilepsy (93%). …”
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Prevalence of Hypercalcaemia in a Renal Transplant Population: A Single Centre Study by Tony Amin, P. Toby Coates, Jeffrey Barbara, Paul Hakendorf, Nazmul Karim

“…Results. 679 renal transplant recipients with a functioning graft were studied and 101 were hypercalcaemic between March 2011 and June 2011 (15%). 60% of the hypercalcaemic patients were male and 40% were female, with chronic glomerulonephritis (39%) being the commonest cause of their end stage kidney disease (ESKD). …”
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Geo-epidemiology of temporal artery biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis in Australia and New Zealand: is there a seasonal influence? by Matthew A Brown, Tony R Merriman, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Catherine L Hill, Elisabeth De Smit, Linda Clarke

“…The mean age at time of diagnosis was 76.4 years of age. The female-to-male ratio was 2.2:1. We noted equal distribution of the incidence rate across all four seasons (530–580 cases diagnosed every quarter). …”
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