Different frequencies to estimate bone mineral content from raw bioelectrical impedance data in adolescent soccer players: a critical analysis by Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira Cattem, Josely Correa Koury

“…Multiple linear regression models and bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) were applied to evaluate whole-body and segmental BMC relationships.ResultsMale adolescent soccer players (n = 149; 15.6 ± 0.6 years) participated in this study. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of histophysiology, transcriptomics and metabolomics in goslings exposed to gossypol acetate: unraveling hepatotoxic mechanisms by Jun Yu, Jun Yu, Haiming Yang, Jian Wang, Zixin Huang, Shi Chen, Hongchang Zhao, Jun Wang, Zhiyue Wang

“…Forty-eight 7-day-old male goslings with similar body weight (BW) were randomly assigned to two groups: a control group, receiving a saline solution (0.9%, 2.5 mL/kg BW), and a GA-treated group, administered GA at 50 mg/kg BW orally for 14 days. …”
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Alterations in Serum Adropin, Adiponectin, and Proinflammatory Cytokine Levels in OSAS by Hakan Celikhisar, Gulay Dasdemir Ilkhan

“…A total of 166 overweight and obese male patients with a body mass index (BMI) >27 kg/m2 were included in the study. …”
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Comparative Effects of Crocin and Losartan on RAGE, TGF‐β, TNF‐α Gene Expression and Histopathological Changes of the Liver Tissue in Rats With Diabetes by Shahnaz Rajabi, Yaser Mohammadi, Hamid Kabiri‐rad, Mahdiyeh Rajabi‐moghaddam, Azam Rezaei Farimani

“…Materials and Methods Diabetes was induced in 40 male Wistar rats using Streptozotocin (50 mg/kg, IP). …”
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Is the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis changing over time in Italy? Analysis of temporal trends for fusion and arthroplasty in a population-based study from 2001 to 2022 on the N... by Adriano Cuccu, Elena Manuela Samaila, Enrico Ciminello, Umberto Alfieri Montrasio, Fabrizio Cortese, Stefania Ceccarelli, Tiziana Falcone, Marina Torre

“…The increased trend in TAR procedures was concentrated mostly in the North of Italy, with predominantly males between 55 and 64 years of age. The analysis of the number of procedures performed on inhabitants by region and that performed by all the hospitals in the region showed a different pattern across Italy. …”
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Antithrombotic Therapy Duration after Patent Foramen Ovale Closure for Stroke Prevention: Impact on Long-Term Outcome by Joelle Kefer, Karlien Carbonez, Sophie Pierard, François-Pierre Mouthuy, Andre Peeters, Cedric Hermans, Catherine Lambert, Christophe DeMeester, Thierry Sluysmans, Agnes Pasquet

“…This was a retrospective cohort study using a propensity score matching analysis on 259 consecutive patients (131 males, 43 ± 10 years) undergoing PFO closure due to cryptogenic stroke, with complete follow-up (median duration of 10 [4–13] years). …”
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Effects of Sperm Parameters on Pregnancy Rate in Patients Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination by Mehmet Solakhan, Mustafa Demir

“…There was no statistically significant difference between male ages, liquefaction, and sperm volumes between the two groups (p=0.898, p=0.448, p=0.651). …”
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Management of COVID-19 in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Case Series by Maruhum Bonar H. Marbun, Riahdo J. Saragih, Tantika Andina

“…Nineteen KTRs were observed and 14 (73.6%) were male. The most common presenting symptoms were fever, cough, and shortness of breath. …”
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Patterns of pregabalin prescribing in four German federal states: analysis of routine data to investigate potential misuse of pregabalin by Ronja Flemming

“…The majority of this group was male and aged between 30 and 60 years. Of the patients misusing pregabalin, 365 (42%) had a diagnosed history of substance use disorders and 359 (41%) had been prescribed another drug with addictive potential (opioids) before. …”
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Association between alkaline phosphatase levels and mortality in Chinese patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases: a retrospective cohort study by ZhaoXi Liu, ZiQing Zhang, GuoFang Yu, MingJiang Mo, ChuanYu Xie, DangHan Xu, JieTao Lin, YuChen Zhang, Li Deng, YiChang Luo, YingFeng Huang, Cui Shao

“…Results: Of 195 enrolled patients, 134 (68.72%) were male, and 61 (31.28%) were female, with ages ranging from January 2008 to December 2019. …”
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Prevalence of thyroid diffuse goiter and its association with body mass index and the presence of cysts and nodules in children and adolescents: the Fukushima Health Management Sur... by Nana Nakahata, Mahiro Asano, Norikazu Abe, Haruka Ejiri, Hisashi Ota, Satoshi Suzuki, Ayako Sato, Rina Tazaki, Natsuki Nagamine, Chisato Takahashi, Yukie Yamaya, Manabu Iwadate, Takashi Matsuzuka, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Satoru Suzuki, Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Shinichi Suzuki, Susumu Yokoya, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya

“…Among 789,459 participants who participated in thyroid ultrasound examinations, 320,206 participants (male: 161,728; female: 158,478) aged 1–23 years were analyzed. …”
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Serum vitamin C levels and their correlation with chronic kidney disease in adults: a nationwide study by Chunli Wang, Jili Zhao, Qiaoqiao Zhou, Jing Li

“…The results indicated that individuals with reduced serum vitamin C levels were more likely to be male, possess lower educational attainment, have a diminished poverty-income ratio, engage in heavy drinking, and be current smokers. …”
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Investigation of Strongyle Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in Horses in and around Alage District, Ethiopia by Mulugeta Tesfaye Alemayehu, Belete Kuraz Abebe, Sharew Mekonnen Haile

“…The increased level of animal-related prevalence was observed in male (68.1 percent), young (84.4 percent), and poor body condition (90 percent) horses. …”
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Pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis secondary to Marijuana use: a case report and systematic review of the literature by Ibrahim Zahid, Aruba Sohail, Roohan Tahir, Matthew Belardo, Brandon Hooks

“…Methods We present a case of a 52-year-old male with PLCH associated with heavy cannabis use. …”
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Branched-chain amino acids levels associated with risk of erectile dysfunction: A Mendelian randomization analysis by Yijian Deng, Liying Zeng, Yigui Lai, Shuai Ji, Baizhao Peng, Hanqi Lu, Ming Wang, Hiu Yee Kwan, Qi Wang, Xiaoshan Zhao

“…Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a prevalent male sexual dysfunction that remarkably impacts patients' quality of life and is also recognized as a precursor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. …”
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Relationship between sleep and myopia among primary and secondary school students with different durations of outdoor activities in Beijing: a cross-sectional survey by Jingshu ZHANG, Ting LI, Han YANG, Ran QIN, Hai ZHAO, Lu WANG, Bingjie SUN, Xin GUO

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjustment for gender, urban/rural residence, education level, parental myopia, daily after-school study time, daily TV viewing time, daily screen viewing time, and whether they turn off the light when viewing screens after dark, among participants who reported insufficient time spent outdoors, those with insufficient sleep had an increased risk of myopia (odds ratio = 1.10, 95% confidence interval: 1.03 – 1.18; P < 0.05) compared to those with sufficient sleep; subsequent gender stratification analysis showed that the risk of myopia was increased in male and all participants, but not in female participants. …”
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Helicobacter mastomyrinus infection induces autoimmune hepatitis in mice by Liqi Zhu, Yuanyuan Liang, Linghan Yang, Qihui Yang, Jun Yin, Tao Wang, Xiangming Xu, Quan Zhang

“…Methods: In this study, male BALB/c mice were infected with Hm isolate Hm-17, and were sacrificed at 4 w, 8 w, 14 w and 22 w after infection, respectively. …”
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Investigation Of The Relationship Between Examination Anxiety And Early Maladaptive Schemas Of Students Who Are Preparing For University Examination by Azize ATLI ÖZBAŞ, Aslıhan SAYIN, Behçet COŞAR

“…Results: Mean age of students was 18.78 ±0.88. 47.2% were female, while 52.8% were male. There was a significant correlation between students’ State Anxiety and Emotional Deprivation (r=0.25; p<0.01), Failure to Achieve (r=0.19;p<0.05), and Subjugation (r=0.27;p<0.01) subscales; Trait Anxiety and Emotional Deprivation (r=0.25;p<0.01), and Subjugation (r=0.27;p<0.01) subscales of Young Schema Questionnaire. …”
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Participatory epidemiological approaches for risk assessment of bed bug (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cimicidae) infestation in public hospitals in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan by Arzoo Ashraf, Muhammad Sohail Sajid, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Kashif Hussain, Muhammad Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Zain ul Abdin, Shumaila Ashraf, Malcolm K. Jones, Dalia Fouad, Farid S. Ataya

“…The study further revealed patients above age 40 (35.43%) and males (30.57%) experienced greater skin irritation responses compared to other participants. …”
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Bug off or bug out: mapping flight secrets of Triatoma garciabesi (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) through climate, geography, and greenery by Thaiane Verly, Thaiane Verly, Federico G. Fiad, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Ana Laura Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Sebastián Pita, Romina V. Piccinali, Romina V. Piccinali, Patricia A. Lobbia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Antonieta Rojas de Arias, María José Cavallo, Gisel V. Gigena, Claudia S. Rodríguez, María C. Vega-Gómez, Miriam Rolón, Julieta Nattero, Julieta Nattero, Julieta Nattero

“…Here, we aim to examine how phenotypic variation in flight-related traits is structured, determine the association between these traits and geographic distance, and identify the climatic, geographic, and/or vegetation cover variables that best explain the morphometric variation in flight-related traits.MethodsA total of 198 males of T. garciabesi from 24 populations in Argentina and Paraguay were included in this study, covering almost the entire T. garciabesi distribution range. …”
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