Changing Clinical Presentation, Current Knowledge-Attitude-Practice, and Current Vision Related Quality of Life in Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Retinopathy in Easter... by Taraprasad Das, Batriti Wallang, Preeti Semwal, Soumyava Basu, Tapas R. Padhi, Mohd Hasnat Ali

“…Average age of the current cohort (n=240) was 57.16 ± 9.03 years; there were 205 (85.4%) male patients and 143 (59.6%) patients had received less than graduate qualification. …”
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Reducing the dietary starch:protein ratios in low-protein diets enhanced the growth performance of goslings from 1 to 28 days of age by Xucheng Zheng, Qian Lu, Chunhui Huang, Usman Nazir, Zhi Yang, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang

“…The current study aimed to explore the suitable starch: protein ratios under different dietary protein levels for goslings. A total of 360 male 1-day-old Jiangnan White goslings were randomly divided into 6 groups with six replicates containing ten goslings each. …”
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Challenges in the Management of Giant Carcinoma Ex-Pleiomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland in a Single Tertiary Center by Miruna Bratiloveanu, Mihai Dumitru, Andreea Nicoleta Marinescu, Crenguta Serboiu, Oana Maria Patrascu, Adrian Costache, Daniela Vrinceanu

“…<i>Results:</i> In the studied group, there was a net male predominance of 2.5:1. The tumor evolution until presentation was 6.64 years on average, with values between 2 and 20 years. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PLASTIBELL CIRCUMCISION IN NEONATESAND INFANTS AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL by Muhammad Abid Owais

“…Methods: This prospective study was carried out in the department of surgical sciences, Baqai medical university on 480 male neonates and infants who were circumcised with plastibell technique during January 2017 to November 2019. …”
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Characteristics of Invasive Pulmonary Fungal Diseases Diagnosed by Pathological Examination by Dong Zhang, Xin Li, Junquan Zhang, Junping Wu, Xin Sun

“…Forty-eight invasive pulmonary fungal disease patients diagnosed by histopathological analysis in the Tianjin Haihe Hospital (including 8 cases obtained by pulmonary resection, 35 cases by fiberoptic bronchoscopic biopsy, and 5 cases by percutaneous lung biopsy) were included. There were 24 male and 24 female patients, aged 21–80 years (53 ± 13 years). …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Primary School Children in Dera District, Northwest Ethiopia by Dires Tegen, Destaw Damtie

“…Of the 382 students who were examined for IPIs, 238 (62.3%) (61.8% males, 62.8% females) were positive for one or more IPIs. …”
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Family history of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Magnus Gylling, Johanna Krøll, Peder Emil Warming, Carolina Malta Hansen, Fredrik Folke, Steen M. Hansen, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Rodrigue Garcia, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Peter E. Weeke

“…Results: Of 45,293 patients with OHCA 4,994, were eligible for inclusion (median age 50 years at OHCA, 76% male). Of these 47.7% had a family history of CVD (vs. 42.1% of controls), 68.2% of all-cause death (vs. 60.9%), 23% of premature death (vs. 15.8%) and 33.3% of cardiovascular death (vs. 27%) (p < 0.001 for all). …”
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Meckel’s Diverticulum Diagnosed by Balloon-Assisted Enteroscopy: A Multicenter Report from the Taiwan Association for the Study of Small Intestinal Diseases (TASSID) by Jen-Wei Chou, Chen-Shuan Chung, Tien-Yu Huang, Chia-Hung Tu, Chen-Wang Chang, Chung-Hsin Chang, Yen-Po Wang, Wen-Hung Hsu, Hsu-Heng Yen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chiao-Hsiung Chuang, Ching-Pin Lin, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Ming-Yao Su, Horng-Yuan Wang, Deng-Chyang Wu, Cheng-Tang Chiu

“…A total of 55 patients with MD were enrolled (46 males and 9 females). The mean age at diagnosis was 34.1 years. …”
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Defensive response to humans in farm-bred sables (Martes zibellina) by E. G. Sergeev

“…The calm response was more frequently demonstrated by males than by females (p &gt; 0,99–0,999). Behavior type in young sables showed no association with age, but the proportion of calm animals increased in each successive test (differences statistically insignificant, p &lt; 0,90). …”
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Pulmonary Nuclear protein in Testis (NUT) carcinoma: clinical, molecular characteristics, and treatment strategies by Jingjing Qu, Zhen Chen, Yanping Zhu, JinYan Huang, Qian Shen

“…Results The cohort included three females and two males, with a median age of 44 years. Clinical features commonly involved centrally located masses with mediastinal invasion. …”
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The prognostic significance of tertiary lymphoid structures in oral squamous cell carcinomas: a systematic review by V. Ribeiro, J-L. Teillaud, J-L. Teillaud, J-L. Teillaud, M-C. Dieu-Nosjean, M-C. Dieu-Nosjean, M-C. Dieu-Nosjean, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, G. Lescaille, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort, J. Rochefort

“…Remarkably, Tertiary Lymphoid Structures (TLS) identified in solid tumors have shown associations with favorable outcomes, yet their prognostic significance in OSCC remains understudied.ObjectiveThus, this systematic review aims to explore the value of TLS in OSCC reported in the literature.MethodA scoping review was conducted and six retrospective cohort studies involving 1,203 patients met the inclusion criteria.ResultsPredominantly male patients, with an average age of 49.3 years were included. …”
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Global, regional and national burdens of cardiovascular disease attributable to secondhand smoke from 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis by Hong Jiang, Xiang-Bin Pan, Xiaofei Li, Shouzheng Wang, Zeye Liu, Peijian Wei, Fengwen Zhang, Wen-Bin Ou-yang

“…The distribution by sex revealed a slightly lower percentage of males (46.5%) than females (53.5%). Age-period-cohort models show overall global decline in CVD mortality due to secondhand smoke over 30 years, with regional, sex and subtype variations. …”
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Mapping livestock systems, bovine and caprine diseases in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Province, Chad by Kella Douzouné, Joseph Oloukoi, Ismaila Toko Imorou, Toure Gorgui Ba, Derrick Chefor Ymele Demeveng

“…The results show a predominance of male farmers (91.9%) from 20 different ethnic groups. …”
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Psychological wellness of health-care professionals during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic by Lakshmi Ranganathan, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

“…Results: The survey was sent to 230 HCW, and 190 completed it (response rate – 82.6%); the mean age was 29.7 ± 9.7 years; males/females–70 [36.8%]/120 [63.2%]). The overall mean depression score was 16.6 ± 4.4, indicating moderately severe depression. …”
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The Improvement of Hyperglycemia after RYGB Surgery in Diabetic Rats Is Related to Elevated Hypothalamus GLP-1 Receptor Expression by Jazyra Zynat, Yuyu Guo, Yingli Lu, Dongping Lin

“…This study aimed to explore the expression of GLP-1 receptor in hypothalamus and gastrointestinal tissues after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery in diabetic rats. Methods. Male 12-week-old Wistar rats (control) and Goto-Kakizaki rats (diabetic) were randomly divided into two groups, respectively: control sham surgery group (C), control RYGB group (C + R), diabetic sham surgery group (D), and diabetic RYGB group (D + R). …”
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Synovial sarcoma. Evaluation of Prognosis with Emphasis on the Study of DNA Ploidy and Proliferation (PCNA and Ki-67) Markers by José M. Lopes, Einar Hannisdal, Bodil Bjerkehagen, Øyvind S. Bruland, Håvard E. Danielsen, Erik O. Pettersend, Manuel Sobrinho-Simões, Jahn M. Nesland

“…Forty-nine cases of previously untreated primary SS (23 females and 26 males, ranging in age from 7 to 81, with 31 tumors located in the lower extremity, 8 at the upper extremity and 10 at the trunchus), without regional lymph-node or distant metastases were studied. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of the Combination of Alpha-Lipoic Acid (ALA) and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) on Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Eman Aly Khalifa, Ahmed Nabil Ahmed, Khalid Shaaban Hashem, Ahmad Gad Allah

“…An experimental study was performed on adult male albino rats (n = 40), weighing 200–250 g. Rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: group I (normal saline control), group II (cisplatin control), group III (CoQ10 and cisplatin), group IV (ALA and cisplatin), and group V (CoQ10, ALA, and cisplatin). …”
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Exploring Force Production Reliability across Different Levels of Clinical Experience during a Simulated One-handed Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Treatment: A Pilot... by Moni Syeda, Jason Bartholomew, Shayane Valenzuela Santiago, Ashley J Reeves, Nickolai JP Martonick, Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker Jr.

“… # Results The BA plot results indicated all participants (professional athletic training students = 4, athletic trainers = 6; males = 5, females = 5; age = 32.60 ± 8.71 y; IASTM experience = 3.78 ± 4.10 y), except participant D (1.9N, 190g), were consistently reliable within 1N (100g) or less of force for mean differences and within the maximum limits of agreement around 3.7N (370g). …”
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Gender Differences Are a Leading Factor in 5-Year Survival of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis over Antifibrotic Therapy Reduction by Pasquale Tondo, Giulia Scioscia, Cosimo C. De Pace, Fabiola Murgolo, Federica Maci, Giulia M. Stella, Dalila Pescatore, Maria Pia Foschino Barbaro, Donato Lacedonia

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study of 254 IPF patients was conducted, with 164 (131 males:33 females) having complete data. Patients underwent spirometry, DLCO, and 6 min walk tests. …”
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Acceptance and affordability of malaria vaccines: issues relating to hesitancy and willingness to pay amongst Nigerian parents of under-five children by Obi Peter Adigwe, Godspower Onavbavba

“…Results A total of 1413 valid responses were received with male (49.5%) and female (50.5%) participants represented by similar proportions. …”
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