Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among type 2 diabetes patients at public hospitals in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia. by Girma Deshimo Lema, Enguday Demeke Gebeyaw

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among the 380 participants, 75.2% were older than 45 years, and 51.3% were male. Overall, 62.4% of participants had poor knowledge of diabetes. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on rheumatic diseases in india: Determinants of mortality and adverse outcome: A retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study by Avinash Jain, Vineeta Shobha, S Chandrashekara, Padmanabha Shenoy, Sapan C Pandya, Prakash Chotalia, Sharath Kumar, Sourabh Malviya, Yogesh Preet Singh, Abhishek Patil, Vikas Gupta, Puja Srivastava, Vijaya Prasanna Parimi, Chanakya Kodishala, Ramya Janardana, Benzeeta Pinto, Sudhir Bhandari, Govind Rankawat, Praveen Pratap Jadhav, Damodaram Potugari, Vishnu Sharma, Alpana Parmar, Sunitha Kayidhi, Paul T Antony, Ashish Badika, Amit Sharma

“…The mean age was 47.9 ± 14.4 years, including two children and 93 (20.8%) geriatric age group patients, male: female ratio was 0.4:1 and mean disease duration was 79.3 ± 77.1 months. …”
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Association of caffeine intake and sleep duration with bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2011 and 2018 by Yuxue He, Wenjia Zou, Fei Xiao

“…Results Of all participants, 6821 (50.7%) were males and 6636 were females (49.3%). The mean caffeine intake and sleep duration were 93.4 mg/day and 7.19 h, respectively. …”
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Log odds of positive lymph nodes compared to positive lymph node ratio and number of positive lymph nodes in prognostic modeling for patients with NSCLC undergoing lobectomy or tot... by Qiming Huang, Shai Chen, Zhenjie Li, Longren Wu, Dongliang Yu, Linmin Xiong

“…SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis was applied to assess feature importance and provide interpretable insights into the model's predictions.ResultsThe study analyzed 3,132 eligible NSCLC patients from the SEER database, predominantly male (53.07%) with adenocarcinoma (43.65%) or squamous cell carcinoma (29.76%). …”
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3D-AttenNet model can predict clinically significant prostate cancer in PI-RADS category 3 patients: a retrospective multicenter study by Jie Bao, Litao Zhao, Xiaomeng Qiao, Zhenkai Li, Yanting Ji, Yueting Su, Libiao Ji, Junkang Shen, Jiangang Liu, Jie Tian, Ximing Wang, Hailin Shen, Chunhong Hu

“…Methods This retrospective study included a bi-parametric MRI of 1567 consecutive male patients from six centers (Centers 1–6) between Jan 2015 and Dec 2020. …”
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Integration of simulation-based medical education: Student satisfaction and self-confidence at Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin

“…The participants displayed a balanced gender distribution (46.3% being male and 53.7% female). The academic distribution among the participants was diverse, with 38.2% in their 4th year, 34.5% in their 5th year, and 27.3% in their 6th year. …”
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Modulatory effect of Echium plantagineum oil on the n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthetic capacity of chicken (Gallus gallus) by Jesús Villora, José Antonio Pérez, Nieves Guadalupe Acosta, Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Pedro Juan Alonso, Mónica B. Betancor, Alexandr Torres, Sergio Álvarez, Covadonga Rodríguez

“…To explore this hypothesis, 60 Canarian male chickens at 18 weeks of age were divided into three groups and fed diets differing only in their FA formulation: soy oil (SO) rich in linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6); linseed oil (LO) rich in ALA; and EO, a balanced LA/ALA oil also rich in SDA and γ-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6). …”
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C-Reactive Protein Levels in Children with Acute Bronchiolitis by Hasan M. Isa, Abdulrahman D. Mohroofi, Fatema N. Alkhan, Asma Z. Hasan, Mariam M. Alkubisi, Sana S. Alhewaizem, Sara I. Khalifa, Noora G. Alromaihi

“…Of 287 patients, 229 (79.2%) were included. 132 (57.6%) were males. Median presentation age was 3.7 (interquartile range (IQR), 1.27-12.33) months. …”
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Examining the Outcomes of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in Acute STEMI Patients from 2015 to 2022 by Mozhgan Bahramian, Seyed Ali Moezi bady, Maryam Bahramian, Ahmad Amouzeshi

“…This study was conducted on 33 patients with a mean age of 64.88 ± 9.24 years (69.7% male). The average hospital stay was 11.6 ± 8.9 days (3 to 72 days). …”
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Assessment of infectious diseases in commercial frozen semen straws of water buffalo bulls. Preliminary results by Rosaura Pérez-Gil

“…Leptospira infection in males is often subclinical, and the bacteria can remain in the seminal vesicles, increasing the chances of spreading. …”
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Severe Hepatotoxicity in Mushroom Poisoning by Lepiota brunneoincarnata from Complete Recovery to Liver Transplantation: A Case Series with Review on Liver Function Tests and Liver... by Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Neda Soleimani, Kourosh Kazemi, Zahra Jafarpour, Mahsa Hasani, Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Parnia Torfehnezhad, Sedighe Jafarian, Mahsa Farhadi, Mina Salari Sardari

“…The patients were between the ages of 18 and 67 years, composed of ten females and eight males. The most frequent clinical manifestations were nausea and vomiting followed by abdominal pain. …”
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Evaluating the Impacts of Procedural and Patient-Specific Factors on the Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) by Abilkhair Kurmanaliyev, Rima Braukylienė, Ali Aldujeli, Rassul Zhumagaliyev, Serik Aitaliyev, Ramunas Unikas

“…The mean age in the non-death group was 80 ± 6.17 years (range, 49–91), while that in the cardiac death group was 81.5 ± 6.14 years (range, 70–94; <i>p</i> = 0.079). Males accounted for 37.7% of the non-death group and 50% of the cardiac death group (<i>p</i> = 0.304). …”
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Comparison Of Isoconazole Nitrate Versus Nystatin For The Treatment Of Otomycosis by Amna Kausar, Sadia Chaudhry, Nighat Qammar, Ansa Umara Akram, Ashar Alamgir, Wajid Hussain

“…Out of which 33 (51.6%) being female and 31 (48.1) being male. The age ranged from 12 to 80 years, with a mean age of 44.29 ±19.13. …”
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Pirfenidone regulates seizures through the HMGB1/TLR4 axis to improve cognitive functions and modulate oxidative stress and neurotransmitters in PTZ-induced kindling in mice by Mansi Dahalia, Sparsh Gupta, Haya Majid, Divya Vohora, Nidhi

“…This study aims to evaluate the anticonvulsant potential of pirfenidone in a pentylenetetrazol-induced kindling model of epilepsy, focusing on its effect on seizure activity, cognition, antioxidant profiles, inflammatory markers, neurotransmitter balance, liver enzyme levels, and histopathological changes.MethodsHealthy male Swiss albino mice were subjected to an acute Increasing Current Electroshock test and chronic pentylenetetrazol-kindling model. …”
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Effects of Physical Activity Level, Strength, Balance, and Body Composition on Perceived Health in Healthy Adults by José Manuel Delfa-de-la-Morena, Pedro Pinheiro Paes, Frederico Camarotti Júnior, Débora Priscila Lima de Oliveira, Rubem Cordeiro Feitosa, Byanka Santos Cavalcante de Oliveira, Juan-José Mijarra-Murillo, Aranzazu Martínez Moya, Miriam García-González, Francisco De Asís-Fernández

“…Results: A total of 64 males with a mean age of 55 ± 5 years and a mean body mass index of 27 ± 4 kg/m² were recruited. …”
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Prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among students enrolled at King Khalid University: a cross-sectional study by Abdulaziz M. Al-Garni, Ayed A. Shati, Nora A. Almonawar, Ghadi M. Alamri, Lujain A. Alasmre, Thamraa N. Saad, Faisal M. Alshehri, Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Ramy Mohammed Ghazy

“…Females also suffered more stress (48.47% vs. 38.53%, P = 0.0001), and anxiety (58.32 vs. 48.48%, P = 0.0001) than males. The correlations between depression and anxiety (0.75), depression and stress (0.83), and anxiety and stress (0.81) all indicate very strong positive correlations, with all tests being highly significant (P < 0.001). …”
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Comparison of Accuracy in Expert Clinical Examination versus Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Arthroscopic Exam in Diagnosis of Meniscal Tear by Seyed Ali Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Ranjbar, Mohammad Tahami, Reza Shahriarirad, Amirhossein Erfani

“…Results. 86 patients with a mean age of 27 years old, including 63 (73%) male and 23 (27%) female, were studied. 57 (66%), 19 (22%), and 10 (12%) injuries were caused by sports, twisting, or trauma, respectively. …”
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Wearable Smartphone-Based Multisensory Feedback System for Torso Posture Correction: Iterative Design and Within-Subjects Study by Amanda Polin Pereira, Olibario Jose Machado Neto, Valeria Meirelles Carril Elui, Maria da Graca Campos Pimentel

“… BackgroundThe prevalence of stroke is high in both males and females, and it rises with age. Stroke often leads to sensor and motor issues, such as hemiparesis affecting one side of the body. …”
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Clinical burden of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in France by Philippe Charron, Carla Zema, François-Emery Cotté, Eléonore Herquelot, Taryn Krause, Florent Daydé, Jean-Noël Trochu

“…Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes by NYHA class over time were examined.ResultsOverall, 6,823 patients with obstructive HCM were included (54.7% male, mean [standard deviation (SD)] age 66.2 [16.7] years). …”
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Evolocumab safety and efficacy in hypercholesteremia patients with or without diabetes: a retrospective real-world analysis by Sultan Ibrahim Alraddadi, Hind Almodaimegh, Abdullah Kharbosh, Hadeel Alharbi, Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman, Mona Yaser Alsheikh, Lama Alfehaid

“…The majority of patients were male (67.6%) and obese (81.5%). Around 55% had diabetes, and 63% had established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease at baseline. …”
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