Orthopedic Trauma Epidemiology in Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Care Trauma Center in North India by Syed Faisal Afaque, Vikas Verma, Farhat Fatima, Ajai Singh

“…Results: Age of children ranged from 0 to 18 years, of which 298 (62.2%) were male and 181 (37.8%) were female. Most fractures occurred at aged 9–12 years (38.4%) and the trend decreased with age. …”
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THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS-NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CALCULATOR AND SURGICAL APGAR AS PREDICTORS OF POST-CHOLECYSTECTOMY COMPLICATIONS by Diana Tejeda-Herrera, Jose Caballero-Alvarado, Carlos Zavaleta-Corvera

“…Additionally, 52.6% of these patients were male. Regarding the prediction analysis based on the ROC curve, the ACS-NSQIP calculator showed an area under the curve of 0.895 (95%CI 0.819–0.971; p=0.01), whereas the surgical Apgar calculator showed an area under the curve of 0.611 (95%CI 0.488–0.735; p=0.11). …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND VULNERABILITY IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF BAUCHI NIGERIA by Sani Babaji

“…The first set of datum were made up of surveys(questionnaires)administered on students, while the second set is the qualitative datum obtained from the students using Focus Group Discussions( FGDs).The third set of the datum was obtained from the medical offices and students' affairs of the various institutions using in[1]depth- interviews(IDIs).The study populations are the entire students of Tertiary institutions in Bauchi State including both male and females students at different level of Educational program. …”
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Impact of Varicocele on The Expression of Testicular Enzymes Involved in The Transsulfuration Pathway by Azam Shiasi, Marziyeh Tavalaee, Ramesh Monajemi, Dattilo M, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani

“…We aimed to investigate the underlying mechanisms.Therefore, the expression of the main enzyme proteins involved in the generation of endogenous antioxidant power,cystathionine beta-synthase (CBS), cystathionine gamma-lyase (CSE), heme oxygenase (HO-1), and also, some ofthe metabolites (methionine, homocysteine, taurine and vitamin B6) reporting on their activity was investigatedusing a surgical varicocele model in rats.Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, thirty male Wistar rats (7-8 weeks old, weighing 180-220 g)were divided into three groups: control, sham, and varicocele. …”
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Association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and In-Hospital Mortality among Congestive Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A R... by Kai Zhang, Yu Han, Yu Xuan Gao, Fang Ming Gu, Tianyi Cai, Rui Hu, Zhao Xuan Gu, Jia Ying Liang, Jia Yu Zhao, Min Gao, Bo Li, Dan Cui

“…The cohort consisted of 7,063 patients with both DM and CHF (3,135 females and 3,928 males). After adjusting for potential confounders, we found an association between a 9% increase in mortality rate and a 1 g/L increase in RDW level (OR = 1.09; 95% CI, 1.05∼1.13), which was associated with 11 and 58% increases in mortality rates in Q2 (OR = 1.11, 95% CI: 0.87∼1.43) and Q3 (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.22∼2.04), respectively, compared with that in Q1. …”
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Nicotinamide Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Chronic Colitis in Mice through Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties and Modulates the Gut Microbiota by Kai Kang, Yue Sun, Dan Pan, Bing Chang, Li-Xuan Sang

“…Colitis was induced in C57BL/6 male mice by administration of 1.5% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS), and the mice were intraperitoneally injected with normal saline (NS) or NAM. …”
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Safety of Digestive Endoscopy following Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review by Alastair Dorreen, Sarvee Moosavi, Myriam Martel, Alan N. Barkun

“…Fourteen retrospective studies yielded 1178 patients (mean 71.3 years, 59.0% male) having suffered an ACS before endoscopy. Patients underwent 1188 endoscopies primarily to investigate suspected gastrointestinal bleeding (81.2%). …”
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Impact of strict IGF1 control on quality-of-life scores in patients with acromegaly by Chaitanya Gandhi, Marie-Claire Denis, Daniel Holmes, Juan Rivera, Stan van Uum, Shereen Ezzat, Constance Chik

“…The Patient-Assessed Acromegaly Symptom Questionnaire (PASQ), the Acromegaly Quality of Life questionnaire (AcroQoL) and the Acromegaly Disease Activity Tool (ACRODAT®) were completed at baseline and at 6 months.ResultsTen patients (8 males) with mean age of 50.7 years participated in the study. …”
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Burden of scabies in a Ghanaian penitentiary. by Yaw Ampem Amoako, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Dennis Odai Laryea, Gloria Kyem, Solomon Gyabaah, Abigail Agbanyo, Bernadette Agbavor, Nana Konama Kotey, Irene Dzathor, Felicia Owusu-Antwi, Kingsley Asiedu, Richard Odame Phillips, Ymkje Stienstra

“…Scabies severity was predominantly mild (63.3%) or moderate (30.7%). Among males, the median (IQR) number of persons per cell was 115 (56-118) and 7 (7-8) for female prisoners. 79.2% of 96 individuals previously treated in the preceding two months still demonstrated skin manifestations of scabies. …”
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Serum uric acid level and subclinical left ventricular dysfunction: a community‐based cohort study by Koki Nakanishi, Masao Daimon, Yuriko Yoshida, Jumpei Ishiwata, Naoko Sawada, Megumi Hirokawa, Hidehiro Kaneko, Tomoko Nakao, Yoshiko Mizuno, Hiroyuki Morita, Marco R. Di Tullio, Shunichi Homma, Issei Komuro

“…Mean age was 62 ± 12 years, and 656 (56%) were male participants. Mean SUA was 5.6 ± 1.3 mg/dL (25th–75th percentile, 4.6–6.5 mg/dL). …”
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Anterior Chamber Angle and Volume Do Not Change after Myopic Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis in Young Patients by Ertuğrul Tan Yassa, Cihan Ünlü

“…This retrospective study included 29 eyes of 29 patients (15 females and 14 males) between the ages of 18 and 39 years who underwent LASIK for the treatment of myopia. …”
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Unique laparoscopic emergency management of traumatic obstructed abdominal wall hernia: A case report and review of literature by Arwa M. Aljuhani, Ghaith A. Al Saied, Arjmand Reyaz, Mohammed A. Alkahlan, Ibrahim M. Aljohani, Muhammed M. Abukhater

“…Herein, we present a case of a 32-year-old male Saudi patient who sustained significant abdominal trauma as a driver involved in a front collision while wearing a seat belt. …”
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The impact of dental photography in social media platforms on patients’ selection of dentists and type of treatment by Yaser Nizar Alqabbani, Nawaf Khalid Alfhaed, Khaled Fawaz Almasaad, Rahaf Yahya Mahanshi, Faraz Farooqi, Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa, Balgis Osman Gaffar

“…Results A total of 552 completed the survey of whom 289 (52.4%) aged 18–25 years, 291 (52.7%) were males, 336 (60.9%) were bachelors, and the majority 448 (81.2%) had a postgraduate degree. …”
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NCAPD3‐mediated AKT activation regulates prostate cancer progression by Yi Zhang, Wanlin Xie, Xicui Zong, Yuanyuan Fang, Jia Ren, Zuolei Jing, Yong Wei, Shan Lu, Qingyi Zhu, Ping Liu

“…A subcutaneous tumor xenograft model was constructed by injecting DU145‐Lv‐NCAPD3 cells and control cells into male BALB/c nude mice to confirm the result derived from in vitro assay. …”
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Occult Perforation of the Esophagus during Removal of an Enteral Feeding Tube: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammad Alabdallat, Gustav Strandvik, Ibrahim Afifi, Ruben Peralta, Ashok Parchani, Ayman El-Menyar, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

“…We presented a 38-year-old male who was involved in a motor-vehicle collision and found with low Glasgow Coma Scale outside his vehicle. …”
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Impact of Lonicera hypoglauca leaf inclusion on immune and antioxidant responses in geese by Zonghao Lv, Zhen Li, Zhizhong Zhang, Gao Li, Qinghua Chen, Qian Lin

“…For this study, 180 one-day-old male Xiang goslings were randomly assigned to control and 4 treatment groups (6 replicates per group; 6 goslings per replicate). …”
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Comparison of Nutritional and Meat Quality Characteristics between Two Primal Cuts from Aceh Cattle in Aceh Province, Indonesia by Hamny Sofyan, Aryani Sismin Satyaningtijas, Cece Sumantri, Etih Sudarnika, Srihadi Agungpriyono

“…This study used a sample of longissimus lumborum and semitendinosus muscles from 18 adult male Aceh cattle with the age of 2–2.5 years and a BCS of 3.24. …”
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Advances in colorectal cancer diagnosis using optimal deep feature fusion approach on biomedical images by Sultan Refa Alotaibi, Manal Abdullah Alohali, Mashael Maashi, Hamed Alqahtani, Moneerah Alotaibi, Ahmed Mahmud

“…Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second popular cancer in females and third in males, with an increased number of cases. Pathology diagnoses complemented with predictive and prognostic biomarker information is the first step for personalized treatment. …”
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Evaluation of lipid profile in patients with cherry angioma: A case–control study in Iraqi patients by Mohammed K. Al-Hattab, Ansaar H. Gahlool, Jinan H. Al-Kalidi

“…Materials and Methods: A total number of 104 Iraqi people were selected (39 male and 65 female); 52 of them were affected with CA, and the other 52 were healthy controls. …”
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Efficacy of Hi-Lo Evac Endotracheal Tube in Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Mechanically Ventilated Poisoned Patients by Ahmad Ghoochani Khorasani, Shahin Shadnia, Mohammad Mashayekhian, Mitra Rahimi, Abbas Aghabiklooei

“…Of the 91 eligible patients, 56 (61.5%) were male. VAP was detected in 24 of 43 (55.8%) patients in the case group and 23 of 48 (47.9%) patients in the control group (P=0.45). …”
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