Obesity-related indices are associated with self-reported infertility in women: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Hong Zhang, Minmin Yu, Li Li, Chen Chen, Qinyuan He

“…Objective Obesity can contribute to infertility, but the exact relationship between infertility risk and obesity-related measurements like waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), body roundness index (BRI), conicity index (CoI), and A body shape index (ABSI) in women is uncertain. …”
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Klinefelter syndrome diagnosed at autopsy and small-cell lung carcinoma by Haruyasu Sakuranaka, Ryoma Tanaka, Yuji Yamakawa, Shiho Yamada, Komei Igei, Yasuo Asai

“…Klinefelter syndrome is characterized by endocrine abnormalities, gynecomastia, female-like body shape, and mild intellectual disability. …”
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Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveira (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Tylenchoidea: Hoplolaimidae: Rotylenchulinae) by Koon-Hui Wang

“…The term 'reniform' refers to the kidney-shaped body of the mature female. There are ten species in the genus Rotylenchulus. …”
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Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveira (Nematoda: Tylenchida: Tylenchoidea: Hoplolaimidae: Rotylenchulinae) by Koon-Hui Wang

“…The term 'reniform' refers to the kidney-shaped body of the mature female. There are ten species in the genus Rotylenchulus. …”
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Estimating population attributable risk fraction of determinants of pediatric obesity by Maryam Yazdi, Ibrahim Abdollahpour, Mostafa Qorbani, Saba Karimi, Mohammad Esmail Motlagh, Majid Khademian, Roya Kelishadi

“…The mean (SD) age of participants was 12.3 (3.16) years, and 49.1% were female. Overall prevalence of obesity was 10.4%. In total, 33.2% of obesity in Iranian children and adolescents might be attributed to unhealthy dietary habits, moderate or high familial SES, body shape dissatisfaction, and prolonged screen time. …”
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Anatomical Changes Related to Age in Maxillary Sinus by Noor Ghazi Saab

“…The maxillary sinus, the largest of these, occupies the body of the maxilla and has a pyramidal shape. Methods: In this study, CBCT scans from 35 subjects (18 males and 17 females) who visited the University Dental Hospital in Tikrit and a private CBCT center in Samarra were analyzed. …”
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Risk factor clusters for non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa by Avela Mathe, Maya M. van Gent, Leon R. van Niekerk

“…Contribution: This Study provides original insights into the interplay between gender, SES and perceived stress in shaping NCD risk among South African adolescents.…”
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The association between stress-induced hyperglycemia ratio and cardiovascular events as well as all-cause mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetic nephropathy by Boning Cao, Zhendong Guo, Dan-Ting Li, Le-Ying Zhao, Zhen Wang, Ya-Bin Gao, Yao-Xian Wang

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis revealed a J-shaped association between SHR and all-cause mortality, as well as a U-shaped association with cardiovascular mortality. …”
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Unveiling the hidden burden: Exploring the psychosocial impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions and scars in southern Ethiopia. by Behailu Merdekios, Misgun Shewangizaw, Abebayehu Sappo, Eshetu Ewunetu, Johan van Griensven, Jean-Pierre van Geertruyden, Melissa Ceuterick, Hilde Bastiaens

“…CL scars served as unique identifiers, shaping the affected individuals' identity and self-perception. …”
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Relationship between albumin-corrected anion gap and lumbar spine bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study by Aiguo Liu, Aiguo Liu, Ting Ying, Shuang Deng, Chenxu Wang, Chenxu Wang, Ziwen Zhao, Sitong Zhang, Han Xiao, Chengqing Yi, Dejian Li

“…Demographic and clinical characteristics were analyzed, including age, sex, education level, body mass index (BMI), and prevalence of diabetes and hypertension. …”
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International norms for adult handgrip strength: A systematic review of data on 2.4 million adults aged 20 to 100+ years from 69 countries and regions by Grant R. Tomkinson, Justin J. Lang, Lukáš Rubín, Ryan McGrath, Bethany Gower, Terry Boyle, Marilyn G. Klug, Alexandra J. Mayhew, Henry T. Blake, Francisco B. Ortega, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Costan G. Magnussen, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Yang Liu, Kaare Christensen, Darryl P. Leong, Mette Aadahl, Edimansyah Abdin, Julian Alcazar, Aqeel Alenazi, Bader Alqahtani, Cledir De A. Amaral, Thatiana L.M. Amaral, Alex Andrade Fernandes, Peter Axelsson, Jennifer N. Baldwin, Karin Bammann, Aline R. Barbosa, Ameline Bardo, Inosha Bimali, Peter Bjerregaard, Martin Bobak, Colin A. Boreham, Klaus Bös, João Carlos Bouzas Marins, Joshua Burns, Nadezda Capkova, Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Liang-Kung Chen, Siu Ming Choi, Rebecca K.J. Choong, Susana C. Confortin, Cyrus Cooper, Jorge E. Correa-Bautista, Amandine Cournil, Grace Cruz, Eling D. de Bruin, José Antonio De Paz, Bruno De Souza Moreira, Luiz Antonio Dos Anjos, María Cristina Enríquez Reyna, Eduardo Ferriolli, Gillian Forrester, Elena Frolova, Abadi K. Gebre, Atef M. Ghaleb, Tiffany K. Gill, Yasuyuki Gondo, M. Cristina Gonzalez, Citlali Gonzalez Alvarez, Mary K. Hannah, Nicholas C. Harvey, Jean-Yves Hogrel, Marie-Theres Huemer, Toshiko Iidaka, Lewis A. Ingram, Dmitri A. Jdanov, Victoria L. Keevil, Wolfgang Kemmler, Rose Anne Kenny, Dae-Yeon Kim, Tracy L. Kivell, Ingirid G.H. Kjær, Alexander Kluttig, Rumi Kozakai, Danit Langer, Lisbeth A. Larsen, Wei-Ju Lee, David A. Leon, Eric Lichtenstein, Bertis B. Little, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Rahul Malhotra, Robert M. Malina, Kiyoaki Matsumoto, Tal Mazor-Karsenty, Marnee J. McKay, Sinéad McLoughlin, Abhishek L. Mensegere, Mostafa Mohammadian, Virgilio Garcia Moreira, Hiroshi Murayama, Anne Murray, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Claudia Niessner, Gabriel Núñez Othón, Gabriel Olveira, Suzanne G. Orchard, Andrezj Pajak, Chan Woong Park, Julie A. Pasco, Maria E. Peña Reyes, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Annette Peters, Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Margareth C. Portela, Jedd Pratt, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Wendy Rodríguez-García, Joanne Ryan, Mauricio A. San-Martín, Francisco José Sánchez-Torralvo, Mahnaz Saremi, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Satoshi Seino, Shamsul Azhar Shah, Marc Sim, Bjørn Heine Strand, Mythily Subramaniam, Charlotte Suetta, Sophia X. Sui, Jonas S. Sundarakumar, Koya Suzuki, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Maw Pin Tan, Yu Taniguchi, Barbara Thorand, Anna Turusheva, Anne Therese Tveter, Jonathan Wagner, Dao Wang, Stuart J. Warden, Julia Wearing, Shiou Liang Wee, Leo D. Westbury, Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej, Alexander Woll, Noriko Yoshimura, Ruby Yu

“…On average, absolute and normalized HGS values negligibly improved throughout early adulthood, peaked from age 30–39 years (at 49.7 kg (males) and 29.7 kg (females) for absolute HGS or 16.3 kg/m2 (males) and 11.3 kg/m2 (females) for HGS/Ht2), and declined afterwards. …”
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