Auditory function in humans at high altitude. A scoping review. by Michela Masè, Andrea Viziano, Giacomo Strapazzon, Marco Alessandrini, Alessandro Micarelli

“…<h4>Results</h4>The systematic search identified 17 studies on a total population of 888 subjects (88.7% male, age: 27.8 ± 4.1 years; median sample size of 15 subjects). …”
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Oxytocin attenuates demand for cocaine in female rats by Amy S. Kohtz, Hannah Davies, Belle Lin, Gary Aston-Jones

“…Using a within-session threshold behavioral economics (BE) procedure, we quantified demand elasticity (a, inverse motivation) and free consumption (Q0) in male and female rats to investigate the effect of OXT on cocaine demand. …”
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Speckled-egg staining appearance of cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient by Matthew Alexander Stack, John-Paul Lavik, Jack G. Schneider, Brynne E. Cross

“…Case: The patient is an otherwise healthy 89-year-old male with a past medical history notable only for hypertension who presented with progressive left-sided neck pain that became worse despite lidocaine trigger point injections; imaging was obtained and revealed a C1-C2 prevertebral abscess, C2-C4 osteomyelitis, and a small C2-C4 abscess. …”
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Construction of a miR-15a-based risk prediction model for vascular calcification detection in patients undergoing hemodialysis by Chen Fu, Yingjie Liu, Huayu Yang, Qiaojing Liang, Wenhu Liu, Weikang Guo

“…A total of 138 patients under hemodialysis were investigated (age: 58.41 ± 13.22 years; 54 males). VC occurred in 79 (57.2%) patients. Multivariate LR analysis indicated that serum miR-15a, age, and WBC count were independent risk factors for VC. …”
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CRISPR/Cas9-editing of PRNP in Alpine goats by Aurélie Allais-Bonnet, Christophe Richard, Marjolaine André, Valérie Gelin, Marie-Christine Deloche, Aurore Lamadon, Gwendoline Morin, Béatrice Mandon-Pépin, Eugénie Canon, Dominique Thépot, Johann Laubier, Katayoun Moazami-Goudarzi, Ludivine Laffont, Olivier Dubois, Thierry Fassier, Patrice Congar, Olivier Lasserre, Tiphaine Aguirre-Lavin, Jean-Luc Vilotte, Eric Pailhoux

“…Three founders carried only genome-edited alleles and were phenotypically indistinguishable from their wild-type counterparts. Among them, one male carrying a one base pair insertion leading to a KO allele is currently used to rapidly extend a PRNP-KO line of Alpine goats for future characterization. …”
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Determinants of Walking among Middle-Aged and Older Overweight and Obese Adults: Sociodemographic, Health, and Built Environmental Factors by Samuel N. Forjuoh, Marcia G. Ory, Jaewoong Won, Samuel D. Towne, Suojin Wang, Chanam Lee

“…Of 253 participants, the majority were non-Hispanic white (81.8%), married (74.5%), and male (53.4%) and reported an annual income of ≥$50,000 (65.5%). …”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Results Data completeness was achieved across the sample, which comprised 40 (28%) males and 104 (72%) females, predominantly aged between 31 and 50 years. …”
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness as a Non-Invasive Tool for Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Related Chronic Liver Disease by Munir Ahmed, Maliha Aziz, Shahzad Riyaz, Mohammad Salih, Rashed Nazir, Muslim Atiq

“…Results: The median age of patients was 54±10.13 years. 89 patients were male (61.4%), and 56 were female (38.6%). 86.9% of patients had EVs Group 1) and 27.6% had no EVs (Group II). …”
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Folie à Deux in the Setting of COVID-19 Quarantine by Maxsaya Baez Nuñez, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Matthew DeLuca, Krishan Chirimunj, Monica Dhingra

“…We relay the case of a middle-aged male and his mother, an elderly female, who presented with folie à deux in the context of shared delusions of persecution and somatization during the COVID-19 quarantine period. …”
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La disciplina escolar como vigilancia heteronormativa. Etnografía del castigo en una secundaria de Iztapalapa by Daniel Dionisio Hernández Rosete Martínez, Ana Francisca Juárez Hernández

“…We found that school discipline gives rise to a form of institutional heteronormative surveillance that produces and reinforces gender roles that naturalize aggressive language towards women, homosexuals and males in general. In addition, we found that the school institution promotes the adoption of sexist codes that denote a Judeo-Christian moral character, clearly distant from secular education. …”
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BAR Score Performance in Predicting Survival after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Talaat Zakareya, Mohammad Taha, Hassan Elzohry, Ehab Darwiesh, Reda Aglan, Mostafa Elhelbawy, Hazem Zakaria, Mohamed Deif, Mohamed Abbasy

“…The mean age was 52.45 ± 8.54 years, and 59.6% were males. The survival rates were 89, 78.8, and 72% at 3 months, 1 year, and 5 years, respectively. …”
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Alleviating <i>Clostridium perfringens</i>-Induced Intestinal Lesions in Chickens Using the Xylanase <i>Cb</i>Xyn10C and Its Binary Cocktail with a Protease by Wenjing Zhang, Zhenzhen Hao, Daoxin Yang, Wangli Ji, Kairui Guo, Xianhua Sun, Shuai Wang, Shuyan Yang, Jianshuang Ma, Tong Wang, Huiying Luo, Bin Yao, Meiling Zhang, Yuan Wang, Huoqing Huang, Xiaoyun Su

“…In this study, a xylanase (<i>Cb</i>Xyn10C), which effectively promotes the growth of probiotics, and a protease, which degrades the biofilm of <i>C. perfringens,</i> were analyzed for their ability to alleviate <i>C. perfringens</i>-induced necrotic enteritis in broiler chickens. A total of 300 male AA chickens were divided into five treatment groups (control, no enzyme and no <i>C. perfringens</i> challenge; Cp, no enzyme, <i>C. perfringens</i> challenge; Xyn, <i>Cb</i>Xyn10C plus <i>C. perfringens</i> challenge; Xyn+Am, <i>Cb</i>Xyn10C+Amylase plus <i>C. perfringens</i> challenge; Xyn+Ap, <i>Cb</i>Xyn10C+Alkaline protease plus <i>C. perfringens</i> challenge). …”
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Looking into the Content of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM): A Danish Cross-Sectional Study by Anette Enemark Larsen, Sonja Wehberg, Jeanette Reffstrup Christensen

“…The remaining 44% participants came from a community-based rehabilitation centre with in- and outpatient departments. There were 44% males, with a mean age of 65.2 years. They prioritized 495 OPIs, of which 40% concerned self-care, 32% productivity, and 28% leisure. …”
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Patients’ satisfaction and efficacy of modern conventional hearing aids: A comprehensive analysis of the self-reported user experiences in adult people by Daniele Portelli, Cosimo Galletti, Sabrina Loteta, Leonard Freni, Francesco Ciodaro, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppe Alberti

“…The Mann Whitney test was applied with references to numerical parameters (APHAB and SADL) to assess differences between male vs female subjects and adults vs elderly. The Spearman correlation test was applied to assess the possible correlation between APHAB and SADL. …”
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The Burden of Severe Periodontitis in China From 1990 to 2021, With Projections to 2050: A Comprehensive Analysis From The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yuyang Wang, Yinbao Wang, Lu Fan, Yueyuan Yu

“…The burden was higher in males than in females, with a marked increase observed in middle-aged and elderly populations. …”
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Patient Knowledge About Diabetes: Illness Symptoms, Complications and Preventive Personal Lifestyle Factors by Rakesh Kumar, Ramaiah Itumalla, Bilesha Perera, Mohamed Tharwat Elabbasy, Mahesh Singh

“… # Results A total 261 respondents were included in this study. 71.26 % were male and 28.74% were females, and their mean age was 30.41 ±7.4 years. …”
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Associated Factors of the Need for Mechanical Ventilation Following Traumatic Injuries; a Registry-Based Study on 2,708 Cases in Iran by Zahra Ramezani, Vali Baigi, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Reza Farahmand-Rad, Akram Zolfaghari Sadrabad, Seyed-Mohammad Piri, Mahgol Sadat Hassan Zadeh Tabatabaei, Khatereh Naghdi, Payman Salamati

“…Results: A total of 2708 trauma patients with a mean age of 41.79 ± 21.84 (range:1-98) years were included (73.4% male). A total of 251 (9.3%) patients were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU); 113 (4.2%) experienced MV. …”
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The Development of a Return to Performance Pathway Involving A Professional Soccer Player Returning From A Multi-Structural Knee Injury: A Case Report by Andrew Mitchell, Ollie Waite, Craig Holding, Matt Greig

“…This case report describes a male professional soccer player returning to match play (English Championship League) following a medial meniscectomy that occurred during the course of rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction. …”
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Nucleos(t)ide Analog Treatment Discontinuation in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Systematic Literature Review by Robert Gish, Kosh Agarwal, Anadi Mahajan, Supriya Desai, Saifuddin Kharawala, Rob Elston, Joyeta Das, Stuart Kendrick, Vera Gielen

“…Significant predictors with adequate evidence of clinical relapse included older age, male gender, and higher hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus DNA at baseline and end of treatment. …”
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The Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Metabolic Syndrome in Schizophrenia Patients at Madani Hospital by Indah Kurnia Utami, Yasinta Rakanita, Patricia Novina Nurak, Niluh Puspita Dewi

“…Result: The percentage of schizophrenia patients by gender was dominated by males (60%). By age, the majority were adults (87%). …”
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