The relationship between self-perception of smile aesthetics and personality traits of university students: A cross-sectional study by Claudia Denisse Piscoche-Rodríguez, Livia Sonia Zambrano de la Peña, Maria Eugenia Guerrero, Dian Agustin Wahjuningrum, Novaldy Wahjudianto, Karissa Navita Saragih

“…Of the 338 students, 55.9 % were females, and 44.1 % were males. The mean age of the student respondents was 20.5 ± 1.7 years. …”
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Factors influencing the quality of life and mental health of Brazilian Federal Education Network Employees: An epidemiological cross-sectional study by Isabela Fernanda Rodrigues de Oliveira, Nicolli Godoi Pereira, Luís Fernando Monteiro, Leonardo Mateus Teixeira de Rezende, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Woska Pires da Costa, Priscilla Rayanne E. Silva Noll, Matias Noll

“…The results showed that female participants had poorer mental health, showing higher symptoms of depression (p = 0.010) and anxiety and stress (p < 0.001), and lower QoL in the physical and psychological domains (p < 0.001) compared with male participants. The older age group (>53 years) indicated higher QoL in the psychological (p < 0.001) and environmental (p < 0.015) domains, with differences in mental health-related symptoms (p < 0.001), compared with the younger age group. …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Results Patients who received ICIs (2.03% of total population) were younger (68.7 ± 12.6 vs 71.8 ± 13.9; P < 0.001), predominantly male (54% vs 41%; P < 0.0001), and White (68% vs 58%; P < 0.0001), had lower odds of developing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (0.366% vs 0.437%, odds ratio [OR] 0.837; P = 0.0005) and systemic sclerosis (0.108% vs 0.135%, OR 0.796; P = 0.0151), and had higher odds of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2.194% vs 1.752%, OR 1.258; P < 0.0001 with hazard ratio 1.746; P < 0.0001). …”
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Estimates of disclosure and victimization rates for fishery observers in the maritime workplace by Lacey Jeroue, Lacey Jeroue, Craig Faunce, Andy Kingham, Jaclyn Smith

“…We estimate that 22-38% of observers were victimized annually during the 2016-2022 study period, with rates of 24-60% for females and 12-24% for males. Victimization rates computed from raw survey summary statistics suffer from self-selection bias while rates derived solely from submission of official statements suffer from bias in underreporting. …”
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The evolving landscape of COVID-19: factors associated with in-hospital COVID-19 related mortality during the 2023–2024 phase of JN.1 subvariant dominance by Drieda Zaçe, Albiana Çekrezi, Christopher Jones, Ludovica Ferrari, Giuseppe De Simone, Elisabetta Teti, Vincenzo Malagnino, Marco Iannetta, Loredana Sarmati, Anna Maria Geretti

“…Results Among 122 individuals (median age 76 years, 58.2% males, median comorbidity index 5), 114/122 (93.4%) had received ≥ 1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, with a median of 23 months elapsed since the last dose. …”
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Cardiac Patients with Overweight and Obesity by I. V. Logacheva, T. A. Ryazanova, V. R. Makarova, O. V. Surnina

“…Another objective consisted in establishing a relationship between liver damage and the pathology of the heart and blood vessels.Materials and methods. A group of 112 men (male)aged 61.2±1.7 diagnosed with the ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stage 1–3 arterial hypertension (AH) were examined during the stationary treatment in the Republican Clinical Diagnostic Centre (Izhevsk, Russia). …”
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Proprioceptive Reweighting and Postural Control are Impaired Among Elite Athletes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Benoit Attalin, Telma Sagnard, Eric Laboute, Nicolas Forestier, Olivier Rémy-Néris, Brice Picot

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Fifty-two ACLR and 23 control elite athletes (50 males and 25 females, mean age 24.7 years) were included. …”
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Effect of lethal yellow (AY) mutation and photoperiod alterations on mouse behavior by E. Y. Bazhenova, D. V. Fursenko, N. V. Khotskin, I. E. Sorokin, A. V. Kulikov

“…The main aims of the study were to investigate the effects of AY mutation, photoperiod and the interaction between these factors on daily activity dynamics, feeding, locomotor and exploratory activities, anxiety-related and depressive-like behaviors in mild stress condition. Six weeks old mouse males of AY/a and a/a lines were divided into four groups eight animals each and exposed to long- (14 h light and 10 h darkness) or short- (4 h light and 20 h darkness) day conditions for 28 days. …”
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Histologic and Endoscopic Similarity between Nodular Gastric Antral Vascular Ectasia and Gastric Hyperplastic Polyps Potentially Causing Treatment Delays by Pujitha Kudaravalli, Sheikh A. Saleem, Rachana Mandru, Sekou Rawlins

“…Case Report. A 70-year-old male with a past medical history significant for coronary artery disease s/p drug-eluting stent placement on Plavix, coronary artery bypass grafting, mechanical aortic valve replacement on warfarin, and iron deficiency anemia on replacement was admitted for the evaluation of fatigue and melena for a month. …”
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A Multi‐Center Prospective Study on the Healing of Neuro‐Ischemic Ulcers in Singapore: A Prospective Cohort Study by Lingyan Meng, Priya Bishnoi, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Enming Yong, Tze Tec Chong, David Carmody, Rajesh Babu Dharmaraj, Yi Zhen Ng, Keith Harding, Pei Ho

“…Six months after they seek care in the tertiary healthcare setting, 36.0% of the participants had their ulcer fully healed. Male gender (adjusted HR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.53–0.93), history of coronary intervention (adjusted HR: 0.62; 95% CI: 0.41–0.93), requirement of lower extremity revascularization (adjusted HR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.54–0.98) and offloading (adjusted HR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.46–0.81) were found to be associated with failure to heal. …”
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Healthcare Workers (HCWs)’ Perceptions and Current Practice of Managing Cognitively Impaired Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Rayan A. Siraj

“…Logistic regression analysis revealed that male healthcare practitioners were more likely to recognise cognitive impairment than females (OR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.95; <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Unusual hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: case report of an early onset wild-type ATTR amyloidosis accompanied by a chromosomal duplication involving the MYH6 and MYH7 gene by Jassin Hamidi, Yvonne Hanel, Sven Dittmann, Wanda Maria Gerding, Huu Phuc Nguyen, Karin Klingel, Eric Schulze-Bahr

“…At the molecular level, various genetic and/or non-genetic etiologies can lead to HCM.Case summaryIn this case, we report on a 60-year-old male patient with severe, progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in an uncommon and ambivalent setting. …”
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Association of elevated albumin-corrected anion gap with all-cause mortality risk in atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study by Jia Xu, Zhen Wang, Yun Wang, Xinran Chen, Lan Ma, Xiaochen Wang

“…Results A total of 2920 AF patients (54.93% male) were incorporated into the analysis, with 1.61% identified as having paroxysmal AF. …”
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Attitudes towards vaccines and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis—implications for public health communications in Australia by Leslie Swartz, Jean Bourbeau, Naja Hulvej Rod, Colleen Norris, Molly Byrne, Samir Gupta, Juhee Cho, Amos Laar, Jacqueline Boyle, Eva Suarthana, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Bronwynè Coetzee, Susan Michie, Richard Fleet, Jason Bantjes, Beate Ditzen, Justin Presseau, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Claudia Gemme, Valeria Raparelli, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Sandra Peláez, Hannah Durand, Olivier Drouin, Sze Man Tse, Louise Pilote, Hagai Levine, Richard Ayah, Drieda Zaçe, Paul Poirier, Helena J Teede, Paula Griffiths, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Lisa Kakinami, Angelos Kassianos, Chiwoza Bandawe, Ariane Belanger-Gravel, Lise Gauvin, Ilda Hoxhaj, Stefania Boccia, Jovana Stojanovic, Keven Joyal-Desmarais, Emily Petherick, Joanne Liu, Linda Booij, Joanne Enticott, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Kyle Warkentin, Roland Grad, Michael Vallis, Gary Garber, Mohsen Alyami, Johannes Thrul, Gregory Ninot, Susanne Fischer, Lauren Sherar, Paula Simão, Daniel Akunga, Jackim Nyamari, John Bosco Isunju, Michel Fournier, Francine Ducharme, Sarah Bernard, Shawn Aaron, Susan Bondy, Rizwana Roomaney, Jiyoung Lee, Violet Naanyu, Chris Noone, Abdhalah Ziraba, Eli Puterman, Jaskirath Singh Gill, Simon L. Bacon, Kim L. Lavoie, Daniel S. Epstein, Shrinkhala Dawadi, Zahir Vally, Analía Verónica Losada, Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Arobindu Dash, Marilia Estevam Cornelio, Darlan Lauricio Matte, Angela Alberga, Tracie Barnett, Silvana Barone, Lisa Maureen Birch, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Rachel Burns, Tavis Campbell, Linda Carlson, Kim Corace, Mohsen Farhadloo, Carl Falk, Jennifer Gordon, Kim Hellemans, Catherine Herba, Heungsun Hwang, Jack Jedwab, Eric Kennedy, Sunmee Kim, Joshua Rash, Paula A B Ribeiro, Paramita Saha Chaudhuri, Nicolás Bronfman Caceres, Manuel Ortiz, Paula Beatriz Repetto, Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos, Mathieu Beraneck, Thomas Kubiak, Sam Codjoe, Lily Kpobi, Naorem Kiranmala Devi, Sanjenbam Meitei, Suzanne Tanya Nethan, Lancelot Pinto, Kallur Nava Saraswathy, Dheeraj Tumu, Silviana Lestari, Grace Wangge, Jennifer McSharry, Oonagh Meade, Gerry Molloy, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Stefania Paduano, Ala'S Aburub, Chris Barasa, Pamela Miloya Godia, Nicholas Mutuku, Teresa Mwoma, Hildah Oburu, Joyce Olenja, Dismas Ongore, Loh Siew Yim, Andrea Herbert, Daniela Liggett, Ademola Ajuwon, Nisar Ahmed Shar, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Rosario Mercedes Bartolini Martínez, Hilary Creed-Kanashiro, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Abu Zeeshan Bari, Iveta Nagyova, Brendon Barnes, Ashraf Khagee, Tebogo Mothiba, Man-gyeong Lee, Anne Berman, Nouha Saleh Stattin, Debbie Hu, Yasin Kara, Ceprail Şimşek, Bilge Üzmezoğlu, James Mugisha, Joanne Hart, Will Johnson, Nicola Paine, Robert M Bilder, Matthew Burg, Susan Czajkowski, Ken Freedland, Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Alison Holman, Gilberto Lopez, Sylvie Naar, Michele Okun, Lynda Powell, Sarah Pressman, Tracey Revenson, John Ruiz, Sudha Sivaram, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Abehaw Yohannes, Rhea Navani, Kushnan Ranakombu, Daisuke Hayashi Neto, Tair Ben-Porat, Anda Dragomir, Amandine Gagnon-Hébert, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, Mahrukh Jamil, Lisa Maria Käfer, Ariany Marques Vieira, Tasfia Tasbih, Maegan Trottier, Robbie Woods, Reyhaneh Yousefi, Tamila Roslyakova, Lilli Priesterroth, Shirly Edelstein, Tanya Goldfrad, Ruth Snir, Yifat Uri, Comfort Sanuade, Olivia Crescenzi, Katya Grinko, Lalita Angne, Jigisha Jain, Nikita Mathur, Anagha Mithe, Sarah Nethan

“…Higher SARS-CoV-2 vaccine intentions were associated with: increasing age (OR: 2.01 (95% CI 1.77 to 2.77)), being male (1.37 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.72)), residing in least disadvantaged area quintile (2.27 (95% CI 1.53 to 3.37)) and a self-perceived high risk of getting COVID-19 (1.52 (95% CI 1.08 to 2.14)). …”
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Natural reproduction in tropical buffalo herds by Laura Gómez Estrada

“…Pregnancies were obtained by natural mating (1/55 male-female). A reproductive check-up was done by rectal palpation every three months. …”
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Associations of dietary oxidative balance score with sarcopenia in adults: an NHANES-based cross-sectional study by Qiang Zhou, Shang Zhou, Zuo-xi Chen, Wu-jie Zhou, Jia Su, Yong Wang

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2018 cohort, which included 8,240 participants, aged 47.2 ± 17.6 years (48.6% male, 51.4% female). The participants were selected from geographic locations across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, using a stratified, multistage probability sampling design to collect health and nutritional data representative of the civilian, non-institutionalized U.S. population. …”
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Increased Plasma Levels of 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in Patients with Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma by Altaf A. Kondkar, Tahira Sultan, Taif A. Azad, Lubna Tabussum, Essam A. Osman, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan

“…The mean and median levels of 8-OHdG were significantly increased in the PXG cases (p=0.032) and male subjects (p=0.041). Subjects with levels greater than the third quartile (75% percentile) exhibited a significant increased risk of PXG (odds ratio = 4.06, 95% confidence interval (CI = 1.11–14.80, p=0.029)). …”
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From Peril to Protection: an evaluation of regulations impacting eScooter injuries by Leslie M Kobayashi, Todd W Costantini, Jay J Doucet, Jarrett E Santorelli, Laura N Haines, Kendra M Black

“…The primary outcome was the rate of eScooter patients presenting over time in relation to the implementation of local-regional safety regulations.Results A total of 381 patients presented after eScooter crashes. Males were 73.8% of patients. The average age was 38.6 years; 45+ years was the most common age group at 33%, followed by ages 25–34 (31%). …”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus in previous pregnancy associated with the risk of large for gestational age and macrosomia in the second pregnancy by Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Juan Yang, Juan Yang, Juan Yang, Yuzhen Liu, Yuzhen Liu, Yuzhen Liu, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Yuqing Deng, Yuqing Deng, Yuqing Deng, Chang Xu, Shilin Zhong, Shilin Zhong, Shilin Zhong

“…Stratified analysis revealed that these associations were present only in women without previous LGA, those with GDM, appropriate gestational weight gain (AGWG), non-advanced maternal age, and male newborns during the second pregnancy (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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A mediation analysis of meteorological factors on the association between ambient carbon monoxide and tuberculosis outpatients visits by Tianfeng He, Tianfeng He, Xujun Qian, Jing Huang, Guoxing Li, Xinbiao Guo

“…Subgroup analysis revealed a significant effect of CO exposure in males (RR = 1.090, 95%CI: 1.009–1.777, lag 0–3 days), females (RR = 1.101, 95%CI: 1.014–1.195, lag 0–3 days), younger individuals (RR = 1.097, 95%CI: 1.022–1.178, lag 0–2 days), and during the warm season (RR = 1.012, 95%CI: 1.002–1.022, lag 0–4 days). …”
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