Physical and Muscular Performance in a Professional Soccer Player with a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Following an Isokinetic Exercise Program: A Case Report by Fernanda QRC Mostagi, Pedro AC Silva, Giovana R Munaro, Raiane G Marcato, Daniel B Nampo, Gabriel F Santiago, Karen Obara, Jefferson R Cardoso

“… # Study Design Case Report # Case Description A 23-year-old male professional soccer player injured his right knee (non-dominant) during a soccer match, with magnetic resonance imaging confirming a complete PCL rupture. …”
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Effect of Conservative Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Preprofessional and Professional Dancers: A Systematic Review by Justine Benoit-Piau, Christophe Benoit-Piau, Nathaly Gaudreault, Mélanie Morin

“…In total, the studies included 312 dancers, 108 male and 204 female. Studies had a risk of bias that ranged from poor (8/28) to good (21/28) on the Downs and Black checklist. …”
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The morphological, clinical, and prognostic factors in the management of giant anterior communicating artery aneurysms: A systematic review of cases by Roua Nasir, Midhat e Zahra Naqvi, Salaar Ahmed, Maarij ul Hassan, Rabeet Tariq, Saad Akhter Khan, Pia Koeskemeier, Rajiv K. Khajuria, Mohammad Hamza Bajwa, Sajjad Muhammad

“…The mean age was 52 years with an overall male preponderance (3:1). 73% presented with symptoms; mostly visual impairment/loss and subarachnoid hemorrhage. 82% had favorable outcomes (mRS 0–2). 56% had a mean maximum diameter between 25 and 30 mm. …”
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Global Prevalence of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) in Adult Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Francesco Aiello, Gabriele Gallo Afflitto, Francesca Ceccarelli, Massimo Cesareo, Carlo Nucci

“…Of the 4746 patients included in this meta-analysis (i.e., 2232 male (M) and 2322 female (F)), we retrieved 269 FECD cases (81 M; 188 F), with a pooled prevalence estimates of 7.33% (95% CI: 4.08–12.8%). …”
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Studies of clinical symptoms of panleukopenia in cats in the Donetsk People’s Republic by I. V. Berdyukova, P. A. Rudenko

“…It is shown that the number of the disease cases in female cats is 1.5 times higher than in male ones. It is concluded that the violation of quarantine rules and insufficient vaccination coverage in cats are risk factors for the disease outbreak occurrence precipitating the multiple recurrent outbreaks of the disease.…”
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Growth of the prefrontal cortical glioblastoma altered cognitive and emotional behaviors via mediating miRNAs and GABA-A receptor signaling pathways in rats by Sepide Nateghi, Ameneh Rezayof, Fatemeh Kouhkan, Ladan Delphi, Yavar Bagheri Davisaraei, Fatemeh Rostami, Fatemeh Tirgar, Houri Sepehri

“…The implantation of C6 cells into the mPFC induced GBM in this brain region (referred to as the mPFC-GBM) in male Wistar rats via stereotaxic surgery, as confirmed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) staining. …”
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Characteristics of Medical Care During in-hospital Cardiopulmonary-cerebral Resuscitation by Viviana de la Concepción García Escudero, Liset Fuentes Santana, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Yanisleidys Chacón Blay, Camilo Rodríguez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the average age was 62.66 years, in 54.6% the male sex predominated. Arterial hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity with 60.5%. 32.9% had a length of stay prior to the event of more than 72 hours. …”
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Decoding Vitellogenin Subtype Responses: A Molecular Approach to Biomarkers of Endocrine Disruption in <i>Scatophagus argus</i> by Meiqin Wu, Jun Zhang, Di Wu, Amina S. Moss, Weilong Wang

“…Vitellogenins (Vtgs) are key yolk precursor proteins in fish, serving as critical indicators of gonadal maturation in females and reliable biomarkers for detecting xeno-oestrogenic pollution, particularly through their expression in juveniles or males. The <i>vtg</i> gene family comprises multiple subtypes that are species-specific, necessitating precise characterisation and quantification for effective use as biomarkers in studies on estrogenic endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EEDCs). …”
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Prevalence of disability in Iranian older adults in Tehran, Iran: A population-based study by Vahid Rashedi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Mahshid Foroughan, Ahmad Delbari, Reza Fadayevatan

“…Results: Of the total study population, 54.8% (n = 8,264) were males. The participants’ mean age was 68.93 years (SD = 7.27) and the participants’ mean of Body Mass Index (BMI) was 26.21 kg/m2 (SD = 4.40). …”
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Gastroprotective Effects of Aqueous Extracts of Broccoli Stems on Acute Injury in Rats: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Gastric Function and Inflammatory Responses by Jihye Choi, Yuseong Jang, Hyeon-Gi Paik, Melissa Hyun-Joo Ha, Jungkee Kwon

“…Acute gastric injury was induced using 150 mM HCl/60% EtOH, and male SD rats (6-weeks old, <i>n</i> = 6/group) were administered BSE by oral gavage at concentrations of 50, 125, and 250 mg/kg. …”
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Anterior clinoid process metastasis with sudden loss of vision: role of emergency optic nerve decompression by Marta Rico-Pereira, Fernando Muñoz-Hernández

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 41-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of radius leiomyosarcoma, who underwent surgery in 2014, with bone and lung metastases, who had been treated with chemotherapy and appeared to have the disease controlled at his last follow-up. 6 years later, he developed a one month history of progressive unilateral loss of visual acuity and visual field defect (initially quadrantanopia that progressed to nasal hemianopia). …”
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Understanding sociodemographic differences in climate behavior, climate policy acceptance, and political participation by Lena Lehrer, Lennart Hellmann, Cornelia Betsch

“…In previous work, older, male, and highly educated individuals were shown to exhibit greater general readiness to act against climate change; the same is true for people living in larger communities. …”
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Severe central nervous system injury in 9 children with COVID-19 by Peipei Zhang, Meiyun Xin, Yingge Bai, Xueyun Ren, Na Li

“…Of the nine patients, seven were male (77.78%). Five children were aged ≥ 10 years, and the others were 1–2 years old. …”
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Visual Outcome of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty during the Learning Curve in Initial Fifty Cases by Sanjay K. Singh, Sanjeeta Sitaula

“…Fifty eyes of 49 patients were included in the study with majority being female patients (male : female = 2 : 3). Mean age of patients was 56.8 ± 11.4 years with the age range of 22–78 years. …”
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The Relationship between the Depression and Anxiety Stress Survey Questionnaire, Salivary Cortisol and Heart Rate Variability by Fateme Sangtarash, Haniyeh Choobsaz, Milad Zarrin, Sousan Salari, Ehsan Mokari Manshadi, Ali Akbar Esmaeili, Sayyed Hossein Mozaffari, Boshra Hatef

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 195 healthy volunteers (145 males and 50 females) participated in this study. …”
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Procedural Sedation with Dexmedetomidine for Anterior Mediastinotomy in a High-Risk Patient by Miguel Pratas, Jorge Aires, Nuno Pereira da Silva, Tiago Oliveira, Cristovão Pinto, Jiele Li, Ana Filipa Ribeiro

“…In this case, we report our anesthetic management of a 22-year-old male scheduled for anterior mediastinotomy, with a large anterior mediastinal mass, with 50% distal tracheal compression and marked collapse of the superior vena cava and brachiocephalic trunk. …”
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Investigating the Agreement of Hypomagnesemia Diagnosis in Three Perimeter of Serum, Urine, and Red Blood Cell in Intensive Care Unit: Pilot Study by Nastaran Nazarzade, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Farshid Gholami, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Maryam Shiehmorteza, Amirhossein Ghanbarzamani

“…We conducted a prospective study on 30 critically ill patients (14 male, and 16 female) who were admitted to the ICU to examine the prevalence of magnesium deficiency. …”
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Sigmoid Volvulus in Pregnancy Assessed by Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography Scanning by Toshiaki Watanabe, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Yoshino Kinjyo, Hayase Nitta, Hitoshi Masamoto, Keiko Mekaru, Yoichi Aoki

“…We decided to perform a cesarean section to secure the operative field for an intestinal resection following delivery. A male weighing 1840 g with Apgar scores 8/8 was delivered. …”
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High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Nondiabetic Coronary Heart Disease Patients by Ziyang Hu, Jingle Cui, Xueshan Li, Yaohui Zhou, Lu Cai, Shibin Zhang

“…Result. CHD was higher in males than females (84.5% vs. 62.2%, P<0.001). In the CHD group, the level of high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was lower P<0.001, while the triglyceride (TG)/HDL-C ratio was higher P=0.022. …”
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A Scoping Review of Preferences of Men Who Experienced Sexual Assault: Implications for Adaptation of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapies by Lydia Gamache, Laurence Dubé, Geneviève Belleville

“…The barriers most frequently identified were adherence to masculine norms and to myths about male sexual assault. Injury or substance abuse following sexual assault often act as motivators to help-seeking for men. …”
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