Estradiol-dependent and independent effects of FGF21 in obese female mice by T. V. Jakovleva, A. Yu. Kazantseva, A. D. Dubinina, N. Yu. Balybina, K. O. Baranov, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…The therapeutic effects of FGF21 have been studied mainly in males. They are not always manifested in females, and they are accompanied by sex-specif ic activation of gene expression in tissues. …”
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Prevalence of ABO, Rh (D, C, c, E, and e), and Kell (K) antigens in blood donors: A single-center study from South India by Banerjee Soumee, A. M. Shanthala Devi, Subramanian Sitalakshmi

“…RESULTS: 97.6% of the donors were male and 2.4% were female. They were divided into 7 different categories based on the regions of origin: Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, North India, and others with the largest number of donors hailing from Karnataka (38.5%). …”
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Transmantle pressure under the influence of free breathing: non-invasive quantification of the aqueduct pressure gradient in healthy adults by Pan Liu, Kimi Owashi, Heimiri Monnier, Serge Metanbou, Cyrille Capel, Olivier Balédent

“…The peak-to-peak breath-driven ΔP was 19 ± 14.4 Pa, i.e., 0.14 ± 0.11 mmHg. Males had a longer aqueduct than females (17.9 ± 3.1 mm vs. 15 ± 2.5 mm, p < 0.01) and a larger average diameter (2.0 ± 0.2 mm vs. 1.8 ± 0.3 mm, p = 0.024), but there was no gender difference in resistance values (p = 0.25). …”
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Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Enriched Rehabilitation Training on Neural Function, Nogo Protein and Its Receptor in Cerebral Ischemia Rats by Mengxing LI, Zhaohui CHEN, Qi LIU, Fang LIU, Wei TANG

“…Objective:To explore the effect of acupuncture combined with enriched rehabilitation training on the neural function, the study would observe the regulation of nerve regeneration inhibiting factor (Nogo-A) and Nogo receptor (NgR) in cerebral ischemia rats.Methods:Healthy male SD rats were randomly divided into operation group and sham operation group. …”
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Factors associated with occupational injuries among bricklayers and carpenters in Building Construction: insights from a mixed methods study in Osun State, Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade, Nisha Naicker

“…Results All respondents were male. The mean age was 51.3.7 ± 14.7 years for bricklayers and 50.0 ± 11.5 years for carpenters. …”
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Associations of macrosomia with sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors and perinatal outcomes in Southwest Nigeria by Ikeola A. Adeoye, Joshua I. Fakorede, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Kofoworola I. Adediran

“…The predictors of macrosomia include a history of macrosomia [AOR = 2.057, 95% CI: 1.009–4.191), maternal obesity [AOR = 1.883, 95% CI: 1.027–3.451], and male infants [AOR = 1.847, 95% CI: 1.016–3.357) were more likely to have macrosomia compared to female infants. …”
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Burden of alopecia areata in China, 1990–2021: Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xiangqian Li, Huixin Liu, Wenhui Ren, Qijiong Zhu, Peng Yin, Lijun Wang, Jianzhong Zhang, Jinlei Qi, Cheng Zhou, Lishao Guo

“…In 2021, the estimated number of patients with AA in China was approximately 3.49 million (95% uncertainty interval [UI], 3.37–3.62 million); of these patients, 1.20 million (95% UI, 1.16–1.25 million) were male and 2.29 million (95% UI, 2.20–2.37 million) were female. …”
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The relation of MEFV gene variants to clinical phenotype and selected laboratory markers in Egyptian patients with familial Mediterranean fever by Hala T. El-Bassyouni, Ghada Nour Eldeen, Mona F. Sokkar, Mohamed B. Taher, Mohammed M. Sayed-Ahmed, Iman I. Salama, Hala M. Raslan

“…Results The average age of FMF cases was 18.01±8.73 years (with a range between 2 and 34 years), and the female/male ratio was 1.07. The most prevalent symptoms were abdominal pain, fever, and arthritis. …”
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Association between prognosis and the use of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and/or angiotensin II receptor blockers in frail patients with heart failure with preserved ej... by Akihiro Sunaga, Shungo Hikoso, Shunsuke Tamaki, Masahiro Seo, Masamichi Yano, Takaharu Hayashi, Akito Nakagawa, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Kurakami, Tomomi Yamada, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Taiki Sato, Bolrathanak Oeun, Hirota Kida, Yohei Sotomi, Tomoharu Dohi, Katsuki Okada, Hiroya Mizuno, Daisaku Nakatani, Takahisa Yamada, Yoshio Yasumura, Yasushi Sakata, OCVC‐Heart Failure Investigators

“…Of 1059 patients, median age was 83 years and 45% were male. Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that the risk of composite endpoint (log‐rank P = 0.001) and all‐cause death (log‐rank P = 0.005) in patients with ACE‐I/ARB was lower in those with CFS ≥ 5, but similar between patients with and without ACE‐I/ARB in patients with CFS ≤ 4 (composite endpoint: log‐rank P = 0.830; all‐cause death: log‐rank P = 0.192). …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Bikis Liyew, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Tilahun Kassew

“…Regarding predictor variables, being male [β = 0.84, 95% CI (0.16, 1.52)] and taken training [β = 1.85, 95% CI (1.14, 2.56)] were factors positively associated with knowledge, whereas has taken training [β = 4.13, 95% CI (2.82, 5.44)], total years of experience [β = 0.59, 95% CI (0.25, 0.93)], and knowledge [β = 0.92, 95% CI (0.0.72, 1.12)] were factors positively associated with attitude towards physical assessment. …”
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Outcomes and risk factors of transported patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ECMO center experience by Lingjuan Liu, Dingji Hu, Tong Hao, Shanshan Chen, Lei Chen, Yike Zhu, Chenhui Jin, Jing Wu, Haoya Fu, Haibo Qiu, Yi Yang, Songqiao Liu

“…Result: Out of 303 patients supported with ECMO, 111 (36.6%) were transported. 69.4% of the transport group were male, mean age was (42.0±17.0) years, mean body mass index was (24.4±4.6) kg/m2, and veno-arterial-ECMO accounted for 52.5%. …”
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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“… # Objective To examine the existing literature to determine the extent to which cognitive function (both cognitive ability and task cognitive load) influences non-contact lower extremity injury risk in male and female athletes with a broad variety of athletic expertise…”
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Botulinum Toxin Injection with Conjunctival Microincision for the Treatment of Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia and Its Effectiveness by Hongjia Xu, Weifeng Sun, Shuying Dai, Yanyan Cheng, Jing Zhao, Yuan Liu, Juan Wang, Ya’nan Wang, Yu Gao, Huifang Han, Aijun Han

“…Twenty-nine patients were included, of whom 22 were male and 7 were female. The mean age at onset was 14.2 ± 7.4 (range, 4–34) years. …”
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Assessment of factors predicting the nutritional status of geriatric people in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia by Samar Lafi Aljohani

“…The age of almost half of them (49.2%) ranged between 60 and 69 years, and males constituted 56.4% of them. Overall, 17.3% of the participants were malnourished, whereas 41.4% were at risk of malnutrition. …”
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Factors Influencing the Growth of Tourism in Uganda: A Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Katwesigye, Jordan

“…Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to collect datafrom8 l respondents.The respondents were dominated by males accounting for 59% and females accounting for 41 %. …”
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W obronie „Praeludium” Podbielskiego by Marcin Szelest

“…Pachelbela), w którym często tworzono preludia niewielkich rozmiarów oparte na niewielkim zasobie technik lub na zasadzie dużej zmienności technik na małej przestrzeni. Próba krytycznej ewaluacji dostępnych źródeł Praeludium, poza stwierdzeniem relatywnie wysokiej wartości odpisu Leszczyńskiego i wykluczeniem, iż ołówkowe poprawki Chybińskiego w tej kopii mogą odzwierciedlać lekcje zaginionej tabulatury, prowadzi do identyfikacji w zachowanym tekście utworu przynajmniej dziewięciu błędów polegających na umieszczeniu nuty w złej oktawie. …”
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Post Covid-19 Syndromes, The Time line of Covid by Nadia Shams, Zaid Umar, Lubna Meraj, Neelam Ayub, Muhammad Waseem, Kazim Abbas Virk

“…RESULTS: Amongst 195 cases, 102(52.3%) males and 93(47.7%) females, mean age was 42.35+14.31 years, mean duration since Covid recovery 32+24.47 weeks. …”
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Risk Factors for Acute Febrile Reaction after Zoledronic Acid Treatment for Primary Osteoporosis by WU Hongliang, ZHENG Sihang, ZHANG Enchong, HOSSAIN Mohammad Showkat, GONG Helong, XING Ruida, JING Shengjie, LI Yan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the characteristics and risk factors of acute febrile reaction after zoledronic acid treatment for primary osteoporosis.MethodsA total of 517 patients diagnosed with primary osteoporosis and treated with zoledronic acid from January 2012 to December 2020 were recruited, including 40 males and 477 females, among whom 262 were with type Ⅰ osteoporosis and 255 were with type Ⅱ osteoposis, 245 patients with mild-to-moderate osteoporosis, 272 patients with severe osteoporosis, 230 patients with fresh fracture, and 209 patients with operation. …”
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The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the G... by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…BCNIE patients had a mean (standard deviation) age of 40.2 (13.4) years, and 41 (71.9%) were male. Twenty-seven of the 57 BCNIE patients underwent cardiac surgery and had tissue analysis performed. …”
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Symptomatic Pituitary Metastasis as Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature by Gunjan Y. Gandhi, Russell Fung, Patrick E. Natter, Raafat Makary, K. C. Balaji

“…We present an unusual case with pituitary metastasis as the first manifestation of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). A 70-year-old male presented with acute onset of weakness, dizziness, diplopia, and progressively worsening headache. …”
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