Recovery from Liver Failure and Fibrosis in a Rat Portacaval Anastomosis Model after Neurointermediate Pituitary Lobectomy by Martín Muñoz-Ortega, Noé Macías-Segura, Javier Ventura-Juárez, Manuel Enrique Ávila-Blanco, Leonardo D. Ponce-Damian, Daniel González-Blas, Esperanza Sánchez-Alemán, Andrés Quintanar-Stephano

“…We hypothesized that AVP deficiency (NIL-induced) may decrease liver damage and fibrosis in a rat PCA model. Male Wistar rats were divided into intact control (IC), NIL, PCA, and PCA+NIL groups. …”
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Current Situation and Management of Pleural Effusion in PHI Clinical Hospital Tetovo by Ruzhdi Rexhepi, Selma Arifi, Merita Rexhepi, Dejan Dokic, Tatjana Ruskovska

“…Results: The patients included in our study were between 36 to 84 years old. Of them, 72,9% were males, and 27,1% were females. 85,7% were smokers, and 14,3% were non-smokers. 75,0% of patients complained of dyspnea, and 24,8% had hemoptysis. …”
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CONDITION OF HORMONAL STATUS OF THE BODY IN WHITE RATS UNDER THE EXPOSURE TO SODIUM FLUORIDE by I.Yu. Bagmut, I.L. Kolisnyk, S.I. Kryzhna, A.V. Titkova, L.Yu. Svyrydenko

“…We calculated studied the state of the hormonal status in experimental animals under the influence of sodium fluoride in 45 adult rats (males and females) of the Wistar population, which were orally administered a solution of sodium fluoride at a rate of 20 mg / kg of weight daily in the morning on an empty stomach, under the model conditions of intoxication. …”
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Primary Signet Ring Cell/Histiocytoid Carcinoma of the Eyelid: Clinicopathologic Analysis with Evaluation of the E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Complex and Associated Genetic Alterations by Maria Del Valle Estopinal, Lavinia P. Middleton, Bita Esmaeli, Keyur P. Patel, Sara Nowroozizadeh, Michelle D. Williams

“…Four primary SRC/Histiocytoid carcinomas of the eyelid were diagnosed in four male patients aged 40-82 years. Immunohistochemically, two tumors with loss of E-cadherin expression had weak β-catenin and low cytoplasmic staining for Src while the other two cases with intact E-cadherin showed strong β-catenin expression and high cytoplasmic expression for Src. …”
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Evaluation of Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Digestibility and Ileum Histomorphology of Broiler Chickens fed Two Forms of Diets Supplemented with Exogenous Proteases by RA Alhotan, HH Al-Baadani, EOS Hussein

“…ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of diets supplemented with exogenous proteases on the performance, carcass characteristics, digestibility and histomorphology of broilers. A total of 1,536 male broilers (one day old) were used for the study. …”
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Understanding barriers to veterinary involvement in dairy calf health management by Kristen Y. Edwards, Angel Abuelo, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Michael A. Steele, Joao H. C. Costa, David L. Renaud

“…Female veterinarians were more likely than male veterinarians to frequently review calf health records (Odds ratio – OR: 2.9, 95% CI: 1.2–7.3). …”
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Prognostic impact of tumor size on cancer-specific survival for postoperative WHO grade II oligodendroglioma: a SEER-based study by Qin Lu, Yongyan Wu, Yonglin Xie, Shuxu Yang, Hongchuan Jin

“…Multivariate Cox analyses revealed that age > 60 (HR 3.52), male (HR 1.48), total resection (HR 0.38), and tumor size (HR 2.04) were independent factors in predicting cancer-specific survival (CCS). …”
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Protective effects of gallic acid against nickel-induced kidney injury: impact of antioxidants and transcription factor on the incidence of nephrotoxicity by Areej I. Alhazmi, Mohamed F. El-Refaei, Eman A. A. Abdallah

“…This study investigated the mechanism by which gallic acid (GA) protects mice kidneys against renal damage induced by Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs). Forty male Swiss albino mice were randomly assigned into four groups, each consisting of ten mice (n = 10/group): Group I the control group, received no treatment; Group II, the GA group, was administrated GA at a dosage of 110 mg/kg/day body weight; Group III, the NiO-NPs group, received injection of NiO-NPs at a concentration of 20 mg/kg body weight for 10 consecutive days; Group IV, the GA + NiO-NPs group, underwent treatment with both GA and NiO-NPs. …”
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Abnormal Migration of Distal End of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt: A Retrospective Case Series at Sohag University by Ahmed Kamal Abdelhameid, Khaled Nasser Fadle, Bahaa Ghareeb Hassanin

“…Results: We included twelve patients with median age 12.5 months and male to female ratio (3:1) manifested by ventriculoperitoneal shunt complication: extrusion through the anus ( 4 cases 33.3%), scrotum (two patients 16.7%) other sites( 6 patients 50%) like: coiling of the distal end around the flusher, migration to the urinary bladder or flanks, myelomeningocele wound, and an exploratory wound. …”
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Oral Health Status of Elderly People Living in Different Old Homes of Karachi by Mohsin Haider, Muhammad Arqam Najmi, Kulsoom Fatima Rizvi, Maria Moin, Syed Ahmed Omer, Arsalan Khalid, Fareha Sajjad, Rabbiya Imtiaz

“…Results: A total of Fifty-nine males and 37 females were included in the study.70.8% had Bleeding on probing (BOP). …”
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Differences between private and public primary health care centers and differences between men and women in antihypertensive care and cardiovascular prevention in all patients with... by Per Wändell, Anders Norrman, Julia Eriksson, Charlotte Ivarsson, Hrafnhildur Gudjonsdottir, Maria Hagströmer, Lena Lundh, Jan Hasselström, Boel Brynedal, Christina Sandlund, Axel C. Carlsson

“…Conclusions These findings highlight the need for targeted preventive efforts in PHC, especially for male patients, to address disparities in cardiovascular health outcomes. …”
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A relationship between physical activity and healthy quality of life in students by Ali Ashkanı, Amin Azımkhanı, Mahdi Talebpour, Masoud Aghaeı, Sadegh Abbasıan

“…Statistical population of this research involves all physically active male students in Iran from which 1352 students participated in the study as sample by using cluster sampling and sample random method. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Y-balance Test in Young Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain by Yousef Alshehre, Khalid Alkhathami, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price

“…Each group consisted of 6 males and 9 females who were 21-38 years of age (27.47 ± 5.0 years). …”
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Public satisfaction with Healthy China Action Plan implementation: a web-based cross-sectional survey in southwest China by Li Pan, Yi Chen, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Dongyang Liu, Wuzhao Chen, Xinyu Bai

“…Therefore, we intend to conduct an assessment based in southwest China.Design A population-based, cross-sectional survey was performed between 1 June 2023 and 31 July 2023.Setting Community members of all 14 prefecture-level cities within Guangxi, China, during June 2023 to July 2023.Participants A total of 62 4016 participants were included for analysis based on exclusion criteria, with 44.4% aged 18–35 and a male to female ratio of 3:2.Primary outcome measure ‘Public satisfaction with the Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation’ was measured by the combination of ‘Willingness to join health promotion’ and ‘Satisfaction to overall medical implementation measures and services’ using a structural equation model with a multiple-indicator, multiple-cause approach in R software.Results The study proposed a comprehensive five-factor model to evaluate the public satisfaction with Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation. …”
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Global Longitudinal Strain May Be the One that Appropriately Identifies Candidates of ICD Implantation by Mohammad Hossein Nikoo, Mohammad Zarrabi, Alireza Moaref, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi

“…Overall, 34 patients were found eligible to participate with a mean age of 62 ± 16.1 years including 64.7% of males. Among a variety of echocardiographic parameters, GLS was the sole one that was significantly higher in group A compared with that in group B. …”
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Kefir Prevents Adipose Tissue Growth Through the Induction of Apoptotic Elements in High-Fructose Corn Syrup-Fed Rats by Esra Aslan, Gokhan Sadi, Hilal Guzel, Cigdem Karaca, Omer Adil Korkmaz, Mine Kanat Pektas, Mehmet Celegen, Tugce Aladag, Seyma Oncu, Mehmet Bilgehan Pektas

“…This study evaluated the metabolic disturbances that are caused by HFCS on adipose tissue as well as the possibility of kefir as a therapy to prevent these metabolic disturbances. Male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control, kefir, HFCS, and HFCS+kefir. …”
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Asymptomatic Plasmodium Parasites among Adults in Eastern Uganda: A Case of Donor Blood Screening at Mbale Regional Blood Bank by Simon Peter Inyimai, Mosses Ocan, Benjamin Wabwire, Peter Olupot-Olupot

“…Of these, 4/5 were from male donors. Plasmodium falciparum was identified in 4 positive samples, while Plasmodium malariae was identified in one of the donor units. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Anxiety Assessment Scale: A New Three-dimensional Perspective by Cem MALAKCIOGLU

“…Methods: Data were collected between January and April 2021 from 756 students (42.9% males and 57.1% females) studying medicine at Istanbul Medeniyet University. …”
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A longitudinal study to COVID-19 infection among university students: Physical fitness changes and psychological responses by Yuning Hao, Jay Lee, Water Soi Po Wong, Frankie U. Kei Wong, Walter Heung Chin Hui, Gasper Chi Hong Leong, Zhaowei Kong

“…Methods: A total of 460 university students (mean age 18.9 ± 1.3 years, with 30 males and 27 females uninfected with COVID-19) volunteered for the study. …”
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Trends in sedentary behaviour and associated factors among adults in Mongolia: results from national cross-sectional surveys in 2009, 2013 and 2019 by Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer

“…Urban residence was positively associated with moderate and high SB. Male sex and higher education were positively associated with moderate SB. …”
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