Chemical Composition of Mexicali Propolis and Its Effect on Gastric Repair in an Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Injury Murine Model by Pilar Dominguez-Verano, Nadia Jacobo-Herrera, Andrés Castell-Rodríguez, Octavio Canales-Alvarez, Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez, Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy

“…Gastric injury was induced in male C57BL/6 mice by intragastric administration of indomethacin (10 mg/kg). …”
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Developing a youth-friendly internet-enabled HIV risk calculator: A collaborative approach with young key populations, living in Soweto, South Africa. by Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Gugulethu Tshabalala, Stefanie Hornschuh, Kofi Ebenezer Okyere-Dede, Minjue Wu, Oluwatobi Ifeloluwa Ariyo, Janan J Dietrich

“…Of the 40 enrolled participants, 58% were male, the median age was 20 (interquartile range 19-22.75), and 86% had access to the internet. …”
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Trends in incidence and mortality of prostate cancer in Ningbo City from 2011 to 2023 by ZHANG Qun，WANG Yong，CHEN Jieping，BAO Kaifang，FENG Yueyi，Wang Xiaoli

“…Special attention should be paid to urban residents, and prostate cancer screening should be strengthened among males aged 50 years and older.…”
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Global regional and national burden of intracerebral hemorrhage between 1990 and 2021 by Zhao-wei Wang, Mei-ping Wan, Jia-hui Tai, Yong Wang, Min-yi Yin

“…Gender analysis identified distinct age-specific patterns, with males above 35 showing higher risk, particularly in Eastern Europe, while South Asia demonstrated minimal gender differences. …”
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Dentoskeletal effects of aesthetic and conventional twin block appliances in the treatment of skeletal class II malocclusion: a randomized controlled trial by Mohamed Najati Alsilq, Mohamed Youssef

“…Fifty-two patients (33 females and 19 males) aged 12.23 ± 0.77 years with skeletal class II division 1 malocclusion caused by mandibular retrognathism were included. …”
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Assessing the development of health technology assessment in Iran: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s Multiple streams framework: a qualitative study by Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Participants, consisting of 12 males and 4 females with an average age of 41.56 years and an average work experience of 14.37 years, provided insights into the current state of HTA. …”
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Understanding Individual Differences in Happiness Sources and Implications for Health Technology Design: Exploratory Analysis of an Open Dataset by Edel Ennis, Raymond Bond, Maurice Mulvenna, Colm Sweeney

“…ResultsSex and age interacted to influence what was selected as sources of happiness, with patterns being less consistent among female individuals in comparison with male individuals. For marital status, differences in sources of happiness were predominantly between married individuals and those who are divorced or separated, but these were the same for both sexes. …”
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Signs of Nervous System Sensitization in Female Runners with Chronic Patellofemoral Pain by Brian J. Eckenrode, David M. Kietrys, Allison Brown, J. Scott Parrott, Brian Noehren

“…# Background Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common overuse injury among runners, affecting females at a higher rate than males. PFP can often become chronic, with evidence suggesting it may be linked to both peripheral and central sensitization of the nervous system. …”
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Assessing awareness and treatment knowledge of preventable blindness in rural and urban South African communities by Z Kiva, J E Wolvaardt

“…Both groups had a similar composition of males and females. Most participants had completed high school. …”
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A Retrospective Study on Correlation of Facial Fractures and Type of Trauma in Patients Admitted in Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of Stomatology National and Specialized Hosp... by Sharif AK, Ehsan H, Mirzad SW, Ibrahimkhil MA

“…Statistical analysis was performed to identify patterns and correlations.Results: The study included 463 patients (378 males and 85 females), aged between 3 and 88 years, with a mean age of 26.34 years. …”
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Low handgrip strength with asymmetry is associated with elevated all-cause mortality risk in older Chinese adults with abdominal obesity. by Ling Wei, Binyou Wang, Yilin Wang

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 5186 subjects aged 60 years or older were enrolled, 50.6% of whom were male. The proportions of participants with only AO, only low HGS, only HGS asymmetry, low HGS with asymmetry, both AO and low HGS, both AO and asymmetric HGS, and AO with both low HGS and asymmetry were 20.0%, 6.1%, 16.6%, 8.3%, 3.2%, 13.4%, and 3.9%, respectively. …”
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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…Method The research subjects were ordinary male students majoring in physical education at a certain university, aged between 18 and 25 years old. …”
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The associations of physical activity patterns and the triglyceride-glucose index in US adults: a secondary data analysis of NHANES (2007–2018) by JinYe Zhang, YiLin Yang, HaoNan Zheng, BoWen Bai, QianKun Yang, Li Zhang, YuTong Zhao, Jing Luo, Bin Yu

“…Stratified analyses and interact tests revealed that the PA-TyG index association in RA group was more pronounced in individuals being male, with higher education levels, and without diabetes. …”
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Correlation between Apelin and Some Angiogenic Factors in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia: Apelin-13 as Novel Drug for Treating Preeclampsia and Its Physiological Effects on Place... by Reham Z. Hamza, Abdel Aziz A. Diab, Mansour H. Zahra, Ali K. Asalah, Suzan M. M. Moursi, Najah M. Al-Baqami, Fawziah A. Al-Salmi, Mai S. Attia

“…This study was formulated to assess the serum apelin level in PE, investigate its correlation with some inflammatory, oxidative stress, and angiogenic proteins in a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor; the N (gamma)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced rat model of PE and determine whether apelin administration could protect against development of PE. 40 healthy adult female albino rats and 10 adult male albino rats were used in this study. The pregnant female rats were randomly divided into three groups: group 1 (normal pregnant group), group 2 (PE-induced group), injected subcutaneously with 75 mg L-NAME/kg bodyweight/day starting from day 9 to 20 of gestation, and group 3 (PE-induced group supplemented with apelin (PE + apelin)); PE induced as before and simultaneously subcutaneously injected with apelin-13 (6 × 10−8 mol/kg bodyweight/twice daily) beginning from day 6 to 20 of gestation. …”
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Safety and Feasibility of Transanal Endoscopic Surgery for Diffuse Cavernous Hemangioma of the Rectum by Ziwei Zeng, Xianrui Wu, Junji Chen, Shuangling Luo, Yujie Hou, Liang Kang

“…Four patients (57.1%) were male, with a mean age at surgery of 34.5±7.7 years, and three patients (42.9%) were female, with a mean age at surgery of 29.9±3.8 years. …”
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Influence of diet nutrient density and a multicarbohydrase containing α-galactosidase on performance, carcass characteristics, breast myopathies, and nutrient utilization of broile... by J.P. Gulizia, J.I. Vargas, S.M. Bonilla, J.R. Hernandez, L.M. Almeida, P. Soster, S. Thuekeaw, B. Hutson, S. Llamas-Moya, T. Duong, W.J. Pacheco

“…A total of 1,800 d-old YPM x Ross 708 male broilers were distributed randomly into 72 floor pens (25 birds/pen) and assigned to 1 of 6 treatments (12 replicates/treatment). …”
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Revealing Sarcophyton extract's alleviating potential against gentamicin-induced renal and testicular toxicity in rat model by Nada S. Badr, Aml Talaat, Salwa A. El-Saidy, Aml Zaki Ahmed Ghoneim

“…Methods Sarcophyton acutum were collected and macerated with methanol, followed by phytochemical analysis of extract. Twenty-four adult male albino rats were separated into four equal groups: Control, SAME-treated (200 mg/kg/day), GEN-treated (100 mg/kg/day), and GEN + SAME-treated rats. …”
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Comparison study of bioelectrical impedance analyzers for measuring lower limb muscle mass in middle-aged and elderly adults by Ai-Chun Huang, Hsueh-Kuan Lu, Chien-Wei Liang, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Kuen-Chang Hsieh, Yi-Sung Tsai, Chung-Liang Lai, Chung-Liang Lai

“…Comparisons were conducted using the following metrics: (1) mean difference (bias), (2) limits of agreement (LOA), (3) Pearson correlation coefficients, and (4) ordinary least product (OLP) regression analysis.ResultsA total of 153 community-dwelling individuals aged over 55 years (102 females, 51 males) were recruited. The average age of participants was 67.5 ± 8.9 years, with a BMI of 23.9 ± 3.9 kg/m2 and a body fat percentage of 35.8 ± 6.5%. …”
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Using CT imaging to identify sarcopenia as a risk factor for severe falls in older adults by Nadja Fries, Angeliki Kotti, Mischa Woisetschläger, Anna Spångeus

“…In the multivariate analysis, higher level of frailty, male sex as well as lower BMI, VAT and SAT remained as risk factors for low SMI ratio. …”
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Assessing the effects of a mixed Eimeria spp. challenge on performance, intestinal integrity, and the gut microbiome of broiler chickens by Danielle Graham, Victor M. Petrone-Garcia, Xochitl Hernandez-Velasco, Makenly E. Coles, Marco A. Juarez-Estrada, Juan D. Latorre, Jianmin Chai, Stephanie Shouse, Jiangchao Zhao, Aaron J. Forga, Roberto Senas-Cuesta, Lauren Laverty, Kristen Martin, Carolina Trujillo-Peralta, Ileana Loeza, Latasha S. Gray, Billy M. Hargis, Guillermo Tellez-Isaias

“…At day-of-hatch, 240 off-sex male broiler chicks were randomized and allocated to one of two treatment groups. …”
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