Polysaccharides of Atractylodes Macrocephala Koidz Alleviate LPS-Induced Bursa of Fabricius Injury in Goslings by Inhibiting EREG Expression by Shuying Gong, Bingqi Zhang, Xiang Sun, Weijun Liang, Longsheng Hong, Xiang Zhou, Wanyan Li, Yunbo Tian, Danning Xu, Zhongping Wu, Bingxin Li

“…Two hundred 1-day-old goslings (half male and half female) were selected and randomly divided into control, PAMK, LPS, and PAMK + LPS groups. …”
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Clinical portrait of a patient with acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a novel strategy for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment by M.I. Shved, I.O. Yastremska, L.V. Levytska, V.Yu. Kuchmiy, O.A. Prokopovych, Ya.M. Kitsak, R.M. Liakhovych

“…ACS with T2DM was substantially more frequent (84 % of cases) in young to middle-aged males (up to 60 years of age) who predominated compared to female patients in a 4.8 : 1 ratio. …”
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The epidemiology and unmet need of migraine in five european countries: results from the national health and wellness survey by Gianluca Coppola, Joshua D. Brown, Amanda R. Mercadante, Sheila Drakeley, Nikoletta Sternbach, Aaron Jenkins, Karin Hygge Blakeman, Astrid Gendolla

“…Migraine prevalence was highest in the age group of 30–39 years, and females had nearly twice the prevalence compared to males. About 56% of respondents reported disability due to migraines, with highest percentage reported in Germany (66.0%). …”
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Improving ROP management: insights from a comparative analysis of screening and treatment modalities in a tertiary hospital, Pakistan by Muhammad Moin, Aisha Azam, Lubna Siddiq Mian, Ashal Pal, Rutaab Kareem, Noor Us Sehar

“…The cohort included 55 males (61.8%) and 34 females (38.2%), with a mean gestational age of 31.31 weeks and a mean birth weight of 1602.25 g. …”
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Comparison of objectively measured and estimated cardiorespiratory fitness to predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Ben Singh, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Bruno G.G. da Costa, José Castro-Piñero, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Carol Maher, Nuria Marín-Jiménez, Ryan McGrath, Pablo Molina-García, Jonathan Myers, Bethany Gower, Francisco B. Ortega, Justin J. Lang, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…Results: Forty-two studies representing 35 cohorts and 3,813,484 observations (81% male) (362,771 all-cause and 56,471 CVD deaths) were included. …”
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The differences in symptom networks of depression, anxiety, and sleep in college students with different stress levels by Wei Li, Shuhui Huo, Fei Yin, Zhengyu Wu, Xueqi Zhang, Zhengjun Wang, Jianqin Cao

“…A total of 7,845 participants (2,447 males and 5,398 females) were assessed using the Psychological Stress Tolerance Index (PSTR), the General Health Questionnaire-20 (GHQ-20), and the Self-Rating Scale of Sleep (SRSS). …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…Targeted online and in-person awareness campaigns are crucial for improving public understanding and attitudes, thereby enhancing screening practices, especially among older adults, males, smokers, and those without health insurance.…”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…This trend was also observed across genders, differing only in the threshold values (male: SB = 5.7 h; female: SB = 8.0 h). Conclusion SB was an independent determinant of sarcopenia, independent of MVPA, and the prevalence of sarcopenia increases as SB increases within a certain range. …”
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Parasitological and clinical correlates of Plasmodium–Schistosoma mansoni co-infection and its determinants among Plasmodium-infected patients in the Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia r... by Kemal Mohamed, Tariku Belay, Ahmed Zeynudin

“…On multivariate analysis, being male (AOR=3.03, CI: 1.56-5.91,p=0.001), being in the 6-15 years age group (AOR = 5.85, CI: 2.45–13.93,p=0.00), the presence of stream (AOR = 4.1, CI: 1.65–10.15,p=0.002), having a water body distance of less than 1,000 m (AOR=2.33, CI: 1.23–4.41,p=0.009), and presence of irrigation practice (AOR= 3.24, CI: 1.69–6.18,p=0.00) were found to be significant risk factors of co-infection.ConclusionMalaria attack and level of parasitemia were associated with the intensity of concurrent Schistosoma mansoni infection. …”
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Effect of motivational interviewing to promote advance care planning among palliative care patients in ambulatory care setting: a randomized controlled trial by Helen Yue-Lai Chan, Doris Yin-Ping Leung, Po-Tin Lam, Polly Po-Shan Ko, Raymond Wai-Man Lam, Kin-Shan Chan

“…Results A total of 204 participants (mean [SD] age, 74.9 [10.8]; 64.7% male; 80.4% cancer) were recruited. Generalized estimating equation analyses showed a significant improvement in readiness for advance care planning behaviors in the intervention group compared with the control group at 3 months post-allocation (group-by-time interaction, appointing proxy: β = 0.80; 95% CI, 0.25–1.35; p = .005; discussing with family: β = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.22–1.31; p = .006; discussing with medical doctors: β = 0.86; 95% CI, 0.30–1.42; p = .003; documenting: β = 0.89; 95% CI, 0.36–1.41; p < .001). …”
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Molecular, Cytogenetic, and Hematological Analysis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients and Discovery of Two Novel Translocations by Muhammad Asif, Abrar Hussain, Abdul Wali, Nazeer Ahmed, Irfan Ali, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Amir, Muhammad Shafiq, Mahmood Rasool

“…In this study, 72 (54.96%) were males and 59 (45.03%) were females with a median age of 38.5 years. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: Evidence from a northern tanzanian cohort. by Norman Jonas Kyala, Innocent Mboya, Elichilia Shao, Francis Sakita, Kajiru Gadiel Kilonzo, Laura Shirima, Abid Sadiq, Elifuraha Mkwizu, Nyasatu Chamba, Annette Marandu, Sophia Muhali, Faryal Raza, Eliasa Ndale, Damas Bayo, Daniel Mujuni, Furaha Lyamuya

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study included 504 patients, with a median age of 64 years, 57.1% were males, and 68.3% had severe COVID-19. The in-hospital COVID-19 mortality rate was 37.7%. …”
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Geospatial distribution of Hepatitis E seroprevalence in Nepal, 2021. by Chulwoo Rhee, Amy Dighe, Nishan Katuwal, Haeun Cho, Ramzi Mraidi, Dipesh Tamrakar, Jacqueline KyungAh Lim, Nimesh Poudyal, Il-Yeon Park, Deok Ryun Kim, Ritu Amatya, Rajeev Shrestha, Andrew S Azman, Julia Lynch

“…HEV seroprevalence increased with age, and was higher in males (23.5%, 95% CI: 21.5-25.5) than in females (18.6%, 95% CI: 16.9-20.3). …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The results showed that 49.0% of patients was males and 51.0% was female; the mean age was 46.36 years old. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Combined with Gastrointestinal Perforation and Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor DNA by Hong Yang, Dongwen Rong, Wenhui Yang

“…The clinical staging was stage T4 in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer combined with gastrointestinal perforation, including 70 cases (72.16%) aged ≥60 years and 27 cases (27.84%) <60 years. There were 61 males (62.89%) and 36 females (37.11%). There were 27 cases (27.84%) with primary site at left colon, 59 cases (60.82%) at right colon and 11 cases (11.34%) at rectum. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…Based on the analysis of scientific sources, the authors described the epidemiological picture of various forms of addictive behaviour of minors, the differences between male and female samples (young men demonstrate a greater desire for leadership, protest reactions, rivalry, and girls are more anxious, frustrated, focused on internal experiences), the interrelationships between the scales of the methodology and the poles of the selected factor structure from the point of view of asociality and prosociality of juvenile behaviour (desire for risk, social maladjustment, avoidance of conflict and others).Scientific novelty. …”
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Mas Receptor Blockade Promotes Renal Vascular Response to Ang II after Partial Kidney Ischemia/Reperfusion in a Two-Kidney-One-Clip Hypertensive Rats Model by Farzaneh Karimi, Mehdi Nematbakhsh

“…Methods. Thirty-seven 2K1C male Wistar rats with systolic blood pressure ≥150 mmHg were randomly divided into three groups; sham, IR, and IPC + IR. …”
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Meta-analysis of retinal transcriptome profiling studies in animal models of myopia by Teele Palumaa, Teele Palumaa, Shruti Balamurugan, Machelle T. Pardue, Machelle T. Pardue, Machelle T. Pardue

“…We then conducted a transcriptome meta-analysis incorporating all publicly available datasets and analyzed how the results related to the genes associated with refractive errors in human genome-wide association studies (GWAS).MethodsForm deprivation was induced in three male C57BL6/J mice from postnatal day 28 (P28) to P42. …”
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Saussurea gossypiphora extracts reduce inflammation by reversing inflammatory cytokine levels in in-vitro and in-vivo by Kalyani Jatoth, Pawan Kumar Anoor, Ramesh Kande, Sandeepta Burgula

“…Carrageenan was used to assess the anti-Inflammatory activity in the right hind paw edema of male Wistar rats. Effect of MESGD on inflammasome pathway was studied by performing ELISA for IL-1β, TNF-α and confirmed by immunoblotting for NLRP3 and Caspase 1 in THP1 cells. …”
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Effectiveness of ertugliflozin during Ramadan fasting in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a real-world study (ErtuRamadan study) by Md Faruque Pathan, Nazma Akter, Marufa Mustari, M. Saifuddin, Mirza Sharifuzzaman, Mohammad Motiur Rahman, Mohammed Ripon, S. M. Mohiuddin, A. B. M. Kamrul-Hasan, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Shah Alam, Samira Mahjabeen, Faria Afsana, Muhammed Abu Bakar, Tahniyah Haq, Afsar Ahammed, Samir Kumar Talukder, Sourav Sarkar, Shahjada Selim

“…The primary endpoints were changes in HbA1c levels, body weight, body mass index (BMI), and the incidence of hypoglycemia during Ramadan fasting.ResultsThe mean age of the study participants was 50.37 ± 11.14 (SD) years, with 40.6% male and 58.7% female. Patients receiving ertugliflozin showed significant reduction in HbA1C (-0.65 ± 0.67% vs. -0.22 ± 0.64%, p&lt;0.001), body weight (-1.24 ± 2.58 kg vs. -0.36 ± 3.41 kg, p&lt;0.001), and BMI (-0.48 ± 1.03 kg/m² vs. -0.11 ± 1.33 kg/m², p&lt;0.001) compared to the non-Ertu group. …”
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