Combination of functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova

“…Patient М., 36 years old, female, has referred to the clinic with multiple complaints, such as postprandial feeling of heaviness and epigastric pain, bile vomiting, pain in the right hypochondrium, developing without any obvious cause, poorly localized aching abdominal pain in the afternoon, intensified at the evening time, meteorism, frequent bowel movements, up to 3 times per day (night-time diarrhea was absent), loose stool with admixture of mucus. …”
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Attitudes and Behaviors Among Adolescents in the Gaza Strip: Findings From the 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey by Beesan Maraqa, Mahmoud Abu Mayaleh, Seya Arafeh, Kenana Altell, Ahmad Khleif, Abdallah Najjar, Bayyena Abu-Radwan

“…Additionally, SHS exposure in both indoor and outdoor environments was associated with a higher likelihood of shisha experimentation. Females reported higher SHS exposure rates than males across all environments ( P < .001). …”
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Prevalence, associated factors, management and outcomes of hypokalaemia in hospitalised patients at a South African tertiary centre by C Burton, M-Y Chothia, A Zemlin, S Lahri

“…The median (interquartile range) age was 46 (33 - 63) years, and 60% were female. Patients who died had a lower K+ during hospitalisation (3.0 mmol/L v. 3.2 mmol/L, p<0.01). …”
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Prevalence of Human Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Hakim District, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Eshetu Mekonnen, Nuredin Sadik

“…The study involved 333 participants, including 158 males and 175 females, who were selected using a stratified systematic random sampling method. …”
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Exercise training partly ameliorates cardiac dysfunction in mice during doxorubicin treatment of breast cancer by Tytti-Maria Uurasmaa, Pauline Bourdin, Wail Nammas, Shiva Latifi, Heidi Liljenbäck, Antti Saraste, Olli Eskola, Johan Rajander, Anne Roivainen, Helene Rundqvist, Anu Autio, Ilkka Heinonen, Katja Anttila

“…Objectives This study investigated ET-induced structural, functional, vascular, oxidative stress, and plausible glucose uptake alterations of the left ventricle (LV) in a murine breast cancer model during DOX treatment. Methods Female FVB/N-mice were divided to tumor-free groups with or without voluntary wheel-running ET and those inoculated subcutaneously with mammary tumor-derived I3TC-cells with or without exercise or DOX treatment (5 mg/kg/week). …”
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Study Environment and Psychological Factors of University Students’ Intention to Drop out by Laima Bulotaitė, Rūta Sargautytė, Irena Žukauskaitė, Dalia Bagdžiūnienė

“…Our study aims to uncover the relationship between the study environment and psychological factors, and university students’ dropout intentions with the potential to provide valuable insights which would enable the development of effective preventive measures and programs. 350 university students (of whom, 20% males and 80% females) participated in the study. The participants filled out a questionnaire measuring Study engagement (Schaufeli et al., 2019), Academic resilience (Martin & Marsh, 2006), Study satisfaction (Schmitt et al., 2008), Study environment characteristics (autonomy, feedback, support from teachers and students, and opportunities for development) (Bakker, 2014), Study-related stress, Intention to drop out, along with questions on sociodemographic data. …”
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Association between Anemia and Risk of Parkinson Disease by Yao-Chin Wang, Abel Po-Hao Huang, Sheng-Po Yuan, Chu-Ya Huang, Chieh-Chen Wu, Tahmina Nasrin Poly, Suleman Atique, Woon-Man Kung

“…The pooled relative risk of PD in female patients with anemia was higher (N=3, RRadjusted=1.14 (95% CI: 0.83-1.57, p=0.40) as compared to male patients with anemia (N=3, RRadjusted=1.09 (95% CI: 0.83-1.42, p=0.51). …”
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Occult Hepatitis B Infection among Hemodialysis Patients in Tabriz, Northwest of Iran: Prevalence and Mutations within the S Region by Narges Eslami, Vahdat Poortahmasebi, Javid Sadeghi, Reza Ghotaslou, Bahram Niknafs, Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi, Mahin Ahangar Oskouee

“…A total of 118 HD patients were included (63.6% were male and 36.4% female), with an overall mean age of 60.8 ± 12.8 years old. …”
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Prognostic role of con-/discordant coronary flow reserve and microvascular resistance in coronary microvascular disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Ibtihal Al Amri, Federico Oliveri, Jin Al-Gully, Jessica Parisa Forouzanfar, Jose Manuel Montero-Cabezas, Johan Wouter Jukema, Melina Cynthia den Haan, Brian Oscar Bingen

“…Group C, associated with female sex, showed significantly higher MACE (OR: 2.07; 95% CI 1.25 to 3.45) but not mortality (OR: 1.89; 95% CI 0.92 to 3.88) compared with group A. …”
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Physically Active Adults with Low Back Pain do not Demonstrate Altered Deadlift Mechanics: A Novel Application of Myotonometry to Estimate Inter-Muscular Load Sharing by Jared M. McGowen, Stephanie R. Albin, Carrie W. Hoppes, Jeffrey S. Forsse, John Abt, Shane L. Koppenhaver

“… # Results Sixty-eight participants (41 female, 21.3 years, 34 LBP) volunteered for the study. …”
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Sociodemographic disparities in everyday discrimination among a national sample of adults in the United States, 2023 by Delvon T. Mattingly, Osayande Agbonlahor, Joy L. Hart

“…Adults who were younger (aged 18–44), female, non-Hispanic Black, sexual minority, some college-educated, low income, or urban-living generally reported higher discrimination. …”
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Comparison of intra-articular lidocaine versus intravenous sedative and analgesic for reduction of anterior shoulder dislocation in terms of mean pain reduction using vas score by Rahman Rasool Akhtar, Muhammad Umair Qammar, Riaz Ahmed, Adnan Arif, Armaghana Qamar Khan, Maria Liaquat

“…SETTING: Removed for blind review DURATION: 6 months (November 22nd, 2017 to May 21st, 2018) SAMPLE SIZE: 60 patients (30 in each group) RESULTS: We included sixty patients in my study. 19 (31.7%) were females and 41 (68.3%) were male patients. Out of all the patients 38 (63.3%) had right sided shoulder dislocation, while the rest 22 (36.7%) patients had left sided shoulder dislocation. …”
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Effectiveness of mobile health for exercise promotion on cardiorespiratory fitness after a cancer diagnosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Megan E. Gregory, Weidan Cao, Saurabh Rahurkar, Fadi Haroun, James C. Stock, Sanam M. Ghazi, Daniel Addison

“…Results Of 656 articles, nine (n = 392) met systematic review inclusion criteria (mean age range 19–62 years, 71.9% female, 60.9% breast cancer). Interventions included mobile apps (k = 6), smartwatches (k = 2), or a smartwatch plus a supplemental web/mobile/tablet app (k = 1); median duration of mHealth‐use was 12 weeks. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge among College of Basic Education Students in Kuwait: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wafaa Husain, Fatemah Ashkanani, Maryam A. Al Dwairji

“…The mean score of the students was 40.06 ± 9.89 out of 84 points. Females scored significantly higher than males, at 41.10 ± 9.29 and 38.72 ± 10.48, respectively (p = 0.007). …”
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META-ANALYSIS: SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA CASES ARISING FROM MORBUS HANSEN IN DR. SITANALA CENTRAL HOSPITAL (2011-2021) by Francisca Victoria, Sweety Pribadi

“…Highlights: • The majority of SCC cases were observed in males (86%), emphasizing a higher susceptibility of males to this form of cancer compared to females (14%). • The study identified an increased risk of SCC particularly among individuals in the 46-55 and 56-65 age groups…”
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The relationship of security needs with irrational beliefs among medical students by I. I. Koryagina, V. G. Maralov, V. A. Sitarov

“…The study involved 277 (70 males and 197 females) junior and senior students of the Ivanovo State Medical Academy, with an average age of 19.25 ± 2.41 years old. …”
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The Association between Short-Term PM2.5 Exposure and Long COVID on the Respiratory System by Pornpun Sakunkoo, Chananya Jirapornkul, Naowarat Maneenin, Yuparat Limmongkon, Jetnapis Rayubkul, Kittipong Sornlorm, Rajitra Nawawonganun

“…It was found that the prevalence of Long COVID on the respiratory system: participants exposed to PM2.5 at 26–37 µg m−3. had an increased risk of developing Long COVID on the respiratory system at 50.54% (95% CI: 40.20–60.84), exposure to PM2.5 ≥ 1 hour per day (AOR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.33–2.55, lived in urban areas (AOR: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.13–2.37), not wore a face mask to prevent PM2.5 exposure (AOR: 1.78, 95% CI: 1.25–2.54), female (AOR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.05–2.18), farmer (AOR: 5.78, 95% CI: 1.05–2.18). …”
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Epidemiology of and its Complications by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the age groups of 60-69 years old, 70 years old and over (29.6 %) were representative. The female sex prevailed (55.5 %). The risk factors obtained significant statistical values: inadequate diet (X2=59.28 OR=16.5), obesity (X2=13.06 OR=3.22), family history (X2=8.91 OR=0, 38) and dyslipidemias (X2=1.21 OR=1.4). …”
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Evaluation of root development of mandibular first molar of children (6-12) years old visiting P.O.P. department College of Dentistry/ Hawler Medical University. by Yara Ismail Ameen, Manal Muhammed Taher, Mahmood Fawzi Abduljabar

“…Results: The findings showed that there were a total of 250 OPGs, with 130 belonging to females and 120 belonging to boys. The ages of the children that were considered for inclusion in the sample varied anywhere from six to twelve years old. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Since 2009 we follow up the patient (female, 47 years old) who for the first time addressed to the doctor with complaints of pain and muscle weakness, mainly — of lower extremities, and also hip, ankle joints pain, which essentially complicated locomotion capacity. …”
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