Tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil in corticosteroid-resistant hepatitis secondary to tislelizumab: a case report by Chang Jiang, Shanxian Guo

“…The patient was a 67-year-old male, diagnosed with ES-SCLC, who received a combination therapy of etoposide, cisplatin, and tislelizumab. …”
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The Impact of a Concomitant Meniscus Surgery on Hop Performance Symmetry in Patients Rehabilitating After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Krishna Malliah, Adam VanZile, Mark Walden, Matthew Pennucci, Adam Botts, Caitlyn Ailor, Scott Ruse, Michael Taylor, Ian Nelson, Matthew Snyder, Daniel Abreu, Emma Yeager, Sean McBride, Thomas G. Almonroeder

“… # Results The sample was comprised of 100 males and 92 females. Their average age was 20.6 ± 8.2 years. …”
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Short-Term Effects of a Novel Eye Mask Producing Heat and Vibration for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Pilot Study by Luca Vigo, Marco Pellegrini, Francesco Carones, Vincenzo Scorcia, Giuseppe Giannaccare

“…This is a pilot study including the first 20 consecutive patients (6 males, 14 females; mean age 52.4 ± 16.8 years) who were treated with a novel eye mask producing heat (42°) and vibration (up to 20 Hz) (Activa, SBS Sistemi, Turin, Italy) for 15 minutes. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematomas: Single Center Experience and Literature Review by Banu Karapolat, Halil Afsin Tasdelen, Hatice Ayca Ata Korkmaz

“…The patients consisted of 10 (71.4%) females and 4 males (28.6%). The age of the patients ranged between 47 and 93 with a mean age of 66.5 ± 12.1. …”
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Da-Chuan-Xiong Decoction Ameliorates Sodium Sensitivity and Plasma Norepinephrine via Attenuation of Brain Oxidative Stress in the DOCA-Salt Hypertensive Rats by Qi Zhang, Hao Li, Shan Zhao, Fangfang Li, Yingying Tan

“…This experimental study aimed to investigate the blood pressure (BP)-lowering effect of DCXD treatment on hypertension and underlying mechanisms. Methods. Male Sprague–Dawley rats were used in the experiment, and the hypertensive models were created by administering deoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) in conjunction with a high salt intake in uninephrectomized rats. …”
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Direction-Specific Signatures of Sport Participation in Center of Pressure Profiles of Division I Athletes by Stephen M. Glass, Scott E. Ross

“… # Methods One-hundred sixty-seven NCAA Division-I varsity athletes (80 female: 19.12±1.08 years, 169.79±7.03 cm, 65.69±10.43 kg; 87 male: 19.59±1.33 years, 181.25±9.06 cm, 76.40±12.73 kg) representing four sports (basketball, soccer, tennis, and cross county) participated in this study. …”
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Effects of dietary dihydroartemisinin on growth performance, meat quality, and antioxidant capacity in broiler chickens by Xiaoxiao Pu, Yuxuan Liang, Jiafang Lian, Miaoxuan Xu, Yalan Yong, Hao Zhang, Lili Zhang, Jingfei Zhang

“…Four-hundred one-day-old Arbor Acres male broilers were randomly assigned to five treatment groups with eight replicates and ten birds each. …”
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Awareness About Diabetes And Its Complications Among Patients With Diabetes Mellitus by Faiza Batool, Kausar Malik, Lubna Meraj, Shazia Siddiq, Abbas Majeed, Sadia Khan

“…Results: Among the participants, 80 (40%) were male and 120 (60%) were female. A significant portion of patients 73 (36.5%) were never informed about diabetes or its complications. 69 (34%) of patients were never educated about the symptoms of hypoglycemia. 142 (71%) of the patients had a glucometer and 88 (44%) participants had poor follow-up and never checked HbA1C. …”
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Epidemiology of Avian Tuberculosis in Selected Districts of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Tesfaye Debelu, Fufa Abunna, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Gobena Ameni

“…Besides, it signified a higher odd of exposure in crossbreeds and females as compared to locals and males. In addition, greater odd of exposure was observed in chickens at mid- and low altitudes as compared to those at the highland. …”
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Nationwide carrier screening for congenital adrenal hyperplasia: integrated approach of CYP21A2 pathogenic variant genotyping and comprehensive large gene deletion analysis by Yossawat Suwanlikit, Bhakbhoom Panthan, Pawares Chitayanan, Sommon Klumsathian, Angkana Charoenyingwattana, Wasun Chantratita, Objoon Trachoo

“…The disorder exhibits variable clinical severity, with the classical form manifesting as salt-wasting crisis in neonates, while inducing ambiguous genitalia in females and precocious puberty in males through simple virilization. Identifying at-risk couples during the preconception stage holds significance for optimizing reproductive choices. …”
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Autosomal Recessive Bestrophinopathy: Clinical and Genetic Characteristics of Twenty-Four Cases by Hassan Khojasteh, Mohsen Azarmina, Nazanin Ebrahimiadib, Narsis Daftarian, Hamid Riazi-Esfahani, Houra Naraghi, Hamideh Sabbaghi, Alireza Khodabande, Hooshang Faghihi, Afrooz Moghaddasi, Fatemeh Bazvand, Masoud Reza Manaviat, Hamid Ahmadieh, Narges Hassanpoor, Fatemeh Suri

“…The age at onset was 4–35 years (mean: 18.6 years). The male-to-female ratio was 0.45. All patients were hyperopic, except one with less than one diopter myopia. …”
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Mortality in the families of children during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a repeated cross-sectional study of children in the United States by Kao-Ping Chua, Rena M. Conti, Nora V. Becker

“…Among adult decedents, 63.8% were male and mean age was 44.8 (11.4) years. Among surviving children, 59.5% were adolescents aged 12–17 years. …”
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Triple Endobutton with Coracoacromial Ligament Transfer: A Modified Technique for Fixation of Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation by Vikas Kesari, Jatin Prakash, Jyoti Garg, Divesh Jalan, Karan Maggo, Naval Bhatia

“…The majority of patients was males (24) and had right-sided injuries (21). Dislocations were predominantly grade V (16 cases). …”
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The use of emergency medical services for palliative situations in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of patient records by C Gage, B Spies, K Crombie, L Gwyther, W Stassen

“…The median (range) patient age was 60 (20 - 93) years, and most transports involved male patients (54%, n=265). Family members were the primary caregivers in most instances (89%, n=440), dyspnoea was the chief complaint (36%, n=178) and cancer was the most frequent diagnosis (32%, n=159). …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in the Canadian Community Health Survey 20022003 by Frank Mo, Lisa M. Pogany, Felix C.K. Li, Howard Morrison

“…Adjusted Odds Ratios (OR) were 4.15, 5.04, and 6.75 for males, and 4.10, 5.29, and 4.56 for females hypertension, heart disease, and stroke, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Drooling in Parkinson’s Disease: Results from a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort and Comparison with a Control Group by Diego Santos-García, Teresa de Deus Fonticoba, Carlos Cores Bartolomé, Maria J. Feal Painceiras, Maria Cristina Íñiguez-Alvarado, Silvia Jesús, Maria Teresa Buongiorno, Lluís Planellas, Marina Cosgaya, Juan García Caldentey, Nuria Caballol, Ines Legarda, Jorge Hernández Vara, Iria Cabo, Lydia López Manzanares, Isabel González Aramburu, Maria A. Ávila Rivera, Víctor Gómez Mayordomo, Víctor Nogueira, Víctor Puente, Julio Dotor García-Soto, Carmen Borrué, Berta Solano Vila, María Álvarez Sauco, Lydia Vela, Sonia Escalante, Esther Cubo, Francisco Carrillo Padilla, Juan C. Martínez Castrillo, Pilar Sánchez Alonso, Maria G. Alonso Losada, Nuria López Ariztegui, Itziar Gastón, Jaime Kulisevsky, Marta Blázquez Estrada, Manuel Seijo, Javier Rúiz Martínez, Caridad Valero, Mónica Kurtis, Oriol de Fábregues, Jessica González Ardura, Ruben Alonso Redondo, Carlos Ordás, Luis M. L. López Díaz, Darrian McAfee, Pablo Martinez-Martin, Pablo Mir, Study Group COPPADIS

“…Being older (OR = 1.032; p = 0.012), being male (OR = 2.333; p < 0.0001), having greater nonmotor symptom (NMS) burden at the baseline (NMSS total score at V0; OR = 1.020; p < 0.0001), and having a greater increase in the NMS burden from V0 to V2 (change in the NMSS total score from V0 to V2; OR = 1.012; p < 0.0001) were identified as independent predictors of drooling after the 2-year follow-up. …”
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Insulin Treatment Attenuates Small Nerve Fiber Damage in Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Laura J. Andreasen, Rikke K. Kirk, Christian Fledelius, Mark A. Yorek, Jens Lykkesfeldt, Thorbjorn Akerstrom

“…Methods. Twelve-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated to a normal chow diet or a 45% kcal high-fat diet. …”
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Application of principles of cognitive psychology in teaching: Perspectives from undergraduate medical and dental students. by Ambreen Surti, Shaur Sarfaraz, Rabiya Ali, Mukhtiar Baig, Rehana Rehman

“…The sample included 320 (57.65%) female and 235 (42.35%) male students. MBBS and BDS students exhibited high confidence levels in most aspects of CP principles required for interactive learning. …”
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Regulation of static and dynamic balance in healthy young adults: interactions between stance width and visual conditions by Wei Luo, Zhirui Huang, Hao Li, Tao Zhong, Peishun Chen, Yu Min

“…ObjectivesThis study investigates the impact of five distinct stance widths on static balance and limits of stability in healthy adults under varying visual conditions, specifically with eyes open and closed.MethodsThe Prokin Balance Instrument was used to evaluate static balance with both eyes open and closed, as well as limits of stability with eyes open, in 20 healthy adults (male, age = 21.55 ± 1.39). Participants were assessed at five stance widths (0 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, and self-selected width) for each condition. …”
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Relationship Between Vertical Facial Patterns and Palatal Morphology in Class I and Class II Malocclusion by Ilaria Tucci, Simone Sferra, Luca Giuliante, Andrea Scribante, Alice Mannocci, Cristina Grippaudo

“…Furthermore, the same palatal measures were used to compare Class II with Class I subjects. (2) A sample of 197 Class II Caucasian subjects (112 females and 85 males) with untreated skeletal Class II was collected retrospectively (from a private dental clinic specialized in orthodontics) and divided into two main groups according to the ANB angle: 74 Class I patients (0° ≤ ANB ≤ 4°) and 123 Class II patients (ANB > 4°). …”
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