A comparative study of sexual behavior, dysfunction, satisfaction, relationship, and sexual quality of life amongst treatment-naïve and abstinent men (buprenorphine-maintained) wit... by Mahadev Singh Sen, Ankita Chattopadhyay, Nishtha Chawla, Ragul Ganesh, Suraj Verma, Siddharth Sarkar, Atul Ambekar

“…Methods: Married adult males diagnosed with ODS-H, currently sexually active, and living with their partner were recruited. …”
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Release velocity ImprovemenT with a new Metronome guIding chest COmpressions: The RITMICO simulation study by Maria Luce Caputo, Giuliana Monachino, Ruggero Cresta, Alessia Currao, Enrico Baldi, Simone Savastano, Andrea Cortegiani, Mariachiara Ippolito, Sara Accetta, Alessandra Gargano, Camilla Metelmann, Bibiana Metelmann, Carlos Ramon Hölzing, Julian Ganter, Michael Patrick Müller, Claudio Benvenuti, Stefania Tomola, Pierangelo Pinetti, Pier Luigi Ingrassia, Francesca Dalia Faraci, Angelo Auricchio

“…Results: 503 volunteers participated in the study, with 54% being male and a mean age of 34 ± 12 years. The median CCRV and CC depth achieved with the double-click metronome were significantly higher compared to the standard metronome (median difference 6 mm/s, IQR-15.2, 28.5, +1.5%, p < 0.001; median difference 0.1 cm, +2.5%, IQR −0.1, 0.4, p < 0.001). …”
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Knowledge on Chemical Pesticide use among Farmers Exposed to Pesticides in Panchkhal Municipality, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal by Leela Paudel, Rajendra Neupane, Lochana Shrestha, Lee Budhathoki, Keshav Raj Paudel

“…A cross-sectional study design was used among 238 farmers (both male and female) exposed to pesticides for a minimum of 1 year. …”
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Evaluation of the histopathological spectrum of skin biopsies in patients with chronic kidney disease: A single-center experience by Amany A Fathaddin

“…Results: Patients were 19 (43.2%) males and 25 (56.8%) females, with a mean age of 53.4 19.8 years. …”
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A modified non-contrast MRI in the preoperative examination of periacetabular osteotomy at 3.0T by Chuanhui Xu, Xin Pan, Baochen Song, Guangwei Zhang, Daguang Zhang

“…Materials and methods This retrospective study involved 35 patients (38 hips) with DDH who underwent periacetabular osteotomy, age 9–41 years old (mean age 25), 4 males (4 hips) and 34 females (34 hips). Each patient underwent both d-MRA and modified 3.0T non-contrast MRI examination of the hip joint. …”
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Evaluation of Aneurysm Cases Undergoing Surgery at a Tertiary Center in Iran: A 22‐year Retrospective Study by Hamed Ghoddusi Johari, Keivan Ranjbar, Kimia Kassaee, Seyed Mohammadali Hoseini, Reza Shahriarirad

“…The average age of the participants was 69.6 (SD: 12.1, range 16–93) years and 161 (85.2%) were male. The majority of cases were in the 60 to 80 years age group (n = 205; 62.5%). …”
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Antioxidant Potential of Adiponectin and Full PPAR-γ Agonist in Correcting Streptozotocin-Induced Vascular Abnormality in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Sheryar Afzal, Munavvar Abdul Sattar, Edward James Johns, Olorunfemi A. Eseyin, Ali Attiq

“…Group I (WKY) serves as the normotensive control, whereas 42 male SHRs were randomized equally into 7 groups (n=6); group II serves as the SHR control, group III serves as the SHR diabetic control, and groups IV, V, and VI are treated with irbesartan (30 mg/kg), pioglitazone (10 mg/kg), and adiponectin (2.5 μg/kg), whereas groups VII and VIII received cotreatments as irbesartan+adiponectin and pioglitazone+adiponectin, respectively. …”
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Gastrointestinal Parasites With Their Risk Factors in Tharu Indigenous People in Southern Nepal: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Pinki Kumari Chaudhary, Tirth Raj Ghimire

“…Results Out of 179 stool samples, the prevalence rate of the GI parasites was 42.46% (n = 76), out of which females (43.00%, 43/100) had a slightly higher prevalence rate than males (41.77%, 33/79) (p > 0.05, chi‐square tests at 95% confidence level). …”
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Ventral hippocampus to nucleus accumbens shell circuit regulates approach decisions during motivational conflict. by Dylan Patterson, Nisma Khan, Emily A Collins, Norman R Stewart, Kian Sassaninejad, Dylan Yeates, Andy C H Lee, Rutsuko Ito

“…To this end, we used pathway-specific chemogenetics in male and female Long Evans rats to inhibit the NAc shell projecting vHPC CA1 neurons while rats underwent a test in which cues of positive and negative valence were presented concurrently to elicit AAC. …”
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A case report of infantile fibrosarcoma with BRAF gene mutation with incomplete intestinal obstruction by Fan Zhu, Liang Fan, Guanhua Cui, Hai Jian, Hongjie Zhou, Jianfeng Xu, Fengshun Chen

“…Combining the case reported in this paper, the clinical manifestations and treatment experience were summarized.ResultsThe patient was a male infant aged 5 months 18 days who presented with vomiting for 4 days. …”
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Investigation of the preventive effect of methylsulfonylmethane on alveolar bone loss and oxidative stress in a rat model of periodontitis by Melek Beder, Hatice Yemenoglu, Semih Alperen Bostan, Oğuz Kose, Sibel Mataracı Karakas, Tolga Mercantepe, Adnan Yılmaz, Levent Tumkaya

“…Abstract Background To investigate the preventive efficacy of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) on alveolar bone destruction in rats with periodontitis. Methods Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, experimental periodontitis (Ep), and Ep-MSM. …”
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Physiotherapists’ perspectives on the implementation of direct access to physiotherapy services in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study by Hosam Alzahrani, Razaz Shaheen, Osama Mohammed, Elaf Marouf

“…The study included licensed physiotherapists currently working in Saudi Arabia.Results The study included 401 participants, with a nearly equal distribution of 203 males (50.6%) and 198 females (49.4%). The most common age group was 25–34 years, comprising 70.6% of the participants. …”
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Impact of geography on the control of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a review of geocoded clinical data from general practice by Richard Varhol, Moyez Jiwa, Ori Gudes, Narelle Mullan

“…The analysis included Cluster and Outlier Analysis using Moran's I test.Results The overall median age of the population was 70 years with more males than females, 53% and 47%, respectively. Older people (&gt;70 years) with relatively high HbA1c comprised 9.3% of all people with diabetes in the sample, and were clustered around two ‘hotspot’ locations. …”
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Relationship between morphometric measurements and blood parameters in horses with varying adiposity levels and physiological conditions by Arash Omidi, Aria Rasooli, Saeed Nazifi, Abbas Heydari, Mohammad Seirafinia

“…Female horses exhibited higher cortisol concentrations (p = 0.025) and girth circumference at the withers (p = 0.004) compared to males. Lactating mares exhibited higher concentrations of serum total protein (p = 0.012) and globulin (p = 0.003). …”
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Epicardially Placed Bioengineered Cardiomyocyte Xenograft in Immune-Competent Rat Model of Heart Failure by Ikeotunye Royal Chinyere, Pierce Bradley, Joshua Uhlorn, Joshua Eason, Saffie Mohran, Giuliana G. Repetti, Sherry Daugherty, Jen Watson Koevary, Steven Goldman, Jordan J. Lancaster

“…The engineered grafts underwent epicardial implantation in infarcted immune-competent male Sprague-Dawley rats. Plasma samples were collected throughout the study to quantify antibody titers. …”
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The Effect of a 12-Week Plyometric and Tabata Training Program with Three Weekly Sessions on Cardiovascular Efficiency in Elite Soccer Players by Nidhin Muthrathiparambil Narayanan, Kayambu Sundar, Nirmal Michael Salvi, Yashpal, Debajit Karmakar, Sohom Saha, Bekir Erhan Orhan, Farjana Akter Boby, Yuni Astuti

“…Materials and methods. Sixty male inter-university players, aged 20.79 ± 1.75 years, were randomly assigned to the Plyometric Training Group (PTG, n = 20), Tabata Training Group (TTG, n = 20), or Control Group (CG, n = 20). …”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

“…During a one-year study, 4472 specimens of sand fly were caught (72.56% male/22.44% female) that were composed of seven species divided into two genera: Phlebotomus (99.46%) and Sergentomyia (0.53%). …”
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Effects of Ginseng and Echinacea on Cytokine mRNA Expression in Rats by Deniz Uluışık, Ercan Keskin

“…The aim of the study was to determine the effect of ginseng and echinacea on the mRNA expression of IL-10, TNF-α, and TGF-β1 in healthy rats. Six-week-old male Fischer 344 rats (n=48) were used. The animals were divided into three equal groups, as follows: control (C); ginseng (G); echinacea (E). …”
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Continuing dental education (CDE) programs: Are dentists keeping themselves updated? by Ramandeep S. Gambhir, Umang Jagga, Rina Singh, Ramandeep Kaur, Garish Kumar, Aanchal Gupta

“…Majority of the subjects in the study were males (260, 61%) and 44.1% (188) of the subjects were postgraduates. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Childhood Obesity and Overweight in Erbil City, Kurdistan, Iraq: A Household Survey by Sabah Shareef Mohammed, Sherzad Abdulahad Shabu

“…The obesity rates between males and females were not different. Lifestyle and habit had an impact on increasing weight gain, though the number of meals, outside eating, fast foods, and snacks between meals were statistically not significant. …”
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