Nesting population trend of the leatherback sea turtle in Bocas del Toro province and Comarca Ngäbe-Buglé, Panama for the period 2002–2022 by Sonia Gutiérrez Parejo, Susan E. Piacenza, Raúl García, Cristina Ordóñez, Roldán A. Valverde

“…Overall, distinct nesting trends were observed at each leatherback sea turtle nesting beach. Given that females from different nesting sites mix at shared foraging grounds, this suggests that local factors may be influencing beach-specific nesting trends. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting immune-mediated colitis in lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a retrospective cohort study in C... by Qianjie Xu, Xiaosheng Li, Yuliang Yuan, Guangzhong Liang, Zuhai Hu, Wei Zhang, Ying Wang, Haike Lei

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed female sex, small cell lung cancer (SCLC), elevated β2 microglobulin (β2-MG) and globulin (GLB) levels, and an increased neutrophil−lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as independent predictors of IMC development (all P < 0.05). …”
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Characterization of feeding damage by tea mosquito bug, Helopeltis theivora Waterhouse (Hemiptera: Miridae) on Hainan Dayezhong tea cultivar by Qi Yao, Qi Yao, Qi Yao, You-Ze Lin, You-Ze Lin, You-Ze Lin, Shuang Qin, Shuang Qin, Shuang Qin, Zhu-Feng Lin, Zhu-Feng Lin, Zhu-Feng Lin, Xun-Cong Ji, Xun-Cong Ji, Xun-Cong Ji

“…During the feeding peak, adults H. theivora produced more feeding spots than nymphs, with females and 5th-instar nymphs creating the largest feeding areas among all life stages. …”
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IMPORTANCE OF SOURCE CONTROL IN THE SUBGROUP OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS FOR SEPTIC SHOCK PATIENTS: ANALYSIS OF 390 CASES by Uğur Önal, Deniz Akyol, Olcay Buse Kenanoğlu, Merve Mert, Dilşah Başkol, Seichan Chousein Memetali, Gamze Şanlıdağ, Cansu Bulut, Arda Kaya, Ayşe Uyan Önal, Nazlıhan Yalçın, Günel Guliyeva, Şükrü Dirik, Oğuzhan Acet, Damla Akdağ, Melike Demir, Osman Bozbıyık, Berk Göktepe, Tufan Gümüş, İlkin Çankayalı, Kubilay Demirağ, Mehmet Uyar, Hilal Sipahi, Hüseyin Aytaç Erdem, Meltem Işıkgöz Taşbakan, Bilgin Arda, Şöhret Aydemir, Sercan Ulusoy, Oğuz Reşat Sipahi

“…In 44 of 123 cases (35.7%) source control was performed during the first 12 hours and mortality was significantly lower in this group versus others (24/44-54.5% vs 254/346-73.4%, p=0.009). On the other hand, female gender (p<0.001, odds ratio(OR)=1.714-5.054, 95%CI=1.714-5.054), diabetes mellitus (p= 0.014, OR=2.284, 95%CI=1.179-4.424), carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative etiology (p=0.011, OR=4.386, 95%CI=1.398-13.759), SOFA≥10 (p<0.001, OR=3.036, 95%CI=1.802-5.114), lactate >3 mg/dl (p<0.001, OR=2.764, 95%CI=1.562-4.891) and lack of source control (p=0.001, OR=2.796, 95%CI=1.523-5.133) were significantly associated with OMM in logistic regression analysis. …”
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Semifield Evaluation of Improved Passive Outdoor Host Seeking Device (POHD) for Outdoor Control of Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes by Stella T. Kessy, Bruno A. Nyundo, Ladslaus L. Mnyone, Issa N. Lyimo

“…Each night, a total of 100 starved female, 3–7-day-old, semifield reared An. arabiensis mosquitoes were released, collected the next morning (alive or dead), counted, and recorded. …”
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Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

“…Two hundred (200) patients (61% females, 39% males, between 18 and 75 years old) from one community pain clinic in Toronto, Canada (Toronto Poly Clinic), participated. …”
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Identification of Plasma Absorbed Components of Qingxin Zishen Prescription by UPLC-Q-TOF MS by Yu HU, Juan SHANG, Xue-jiao LI, Yun-hua FENG, Kai-cheng XIE, Wei-feng YAO, Jian-dong ZOU, Yun CHEN, Su LU, Mei-juan XU

“…After continuous intragastric administration of 48.5 g/kg QZP for 3 days to female SD rats, plasma samples were collected and then pre-treated by solid phase extraction (SPE) to remove proteins in plasma. …”
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Tyrosine hydroxylase of the brain and it’s regulation by glucocorticoids by E. V. Sukhareva, T. S. Kalinina, V. V. Bulygina, N. N. Dygalo

“…Administration of hydrocortisone or dexamethasone to female rats on day 20 of pregnancy and to 3-day-old neonatal pups significantly increased TH mRNA levels (real-time PCR) and enzyme activity as well as protein levels determined by ICH in the locus coeruleus. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Gout: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies by Xiaoli Li, Lianju Li, Yuling Xing, Tiantian Cheng, Shaohui Ren, Huijuan Ma

“…The inverse association was observed in males only (aRR: 0.57; 95% CI: 0.43 to 0.77) and not in females (aRR: 0.96; 95% CI: 0.87 to 1.05). Further stratified based on glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels in DM, raised A1C levels were associated with a reduced risk of gout in patients with DM. …”
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The Association Between Insomnia and Temporomandibular Disorders in Orthodontic Patients by Dong Y, Zhou X, Xiang J, Zheng Y, Zheng Y, Xiong X, Wang J

“…Yanhua Dong,&ast; Xueman Zhou,&ast; Jie Xiang, Yunhao Zheng, Yingcheng Zheng, Xin Xiong, Jun Wang State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Center for Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Department of Orthodontics, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xin Xiong; Jun Wang, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, No. 14 section 3, Renmin South Road, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Email drxiongxin@scu.edu.cn; wangjunv@scu.edu.cnObjective: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association between insomnia and the presence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and its subtypes in orthodontic patients.Methods: A total of 648 adult orthodontic patients (158 males and 490 females, median age 26) were included and completed a questionnaire containing sociodemographic information, insomnia severity index (ISI), the five major temporomandibular disorder symptoms (5Ts) checklist, and self-reported sleep bruxism. …”
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Impact of triglyceride-glucose index on risk of cardiovascular disease among non-diabetic hypertension patients: a 10-year prospective cohort study by Xin Chen, Jinyou Yang, Dan Wang, Jiali Liu, Hang Jin, Yongqing Zhang, Quanyong Xiang

“…Results Of 9313 included participants, 5423(58.23%) were female. During a mean follow-up of 8.32 ± 1.43 years, 890(9.56%) CVD events was identified. …”
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Prescribing practices of corticosteroids in outpatient dermatology department of Injibara General Hospital, north-West Ethiopia, 2024 by Alemu Bezabih Tegegnie, Tamiru Alene, Workineh Tamir, Meaza Molla Sineshaw

“…The study population was characterized through descriptive analysis.ResultsFemale patients accounted 54.2% of the cases recorded, and the most common age group was between 21 and 30 years (26.5%). …”
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Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study assessing maternal and perinatal outcomes by Maroun Matar, Georges Yared, Christopher Massaad, Kariman Ghazal

“…Methods Consecutive pregnant female patients, aged 16–47 years, were included in this retrospective cohort study, and categorized into those with or without pregnancy-associated bleeding. …”
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Antibody and serum bactericidal response to Burkholderia pseudomallei in acute localized and septicemic melioidosis cases with diabetes mellitus by Sraboni Mazumder, Md. Shariful Alam Jilani, Lovely Barai, KM Shahidul Islam

“…The mean age of the patients was 48.5 ± 3.91 years and 7 (70%) were male and 3 (30%) were female. The mean anti- B. pseudomallei IgM titer of septicemic and abscess cases were not significantly different (14,080 ± 4,489.13 vs. 19,200 ± 3,620.39; p = 0.4) while the mean IgG titers of two groups were > 204,800. …”
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Prediction of outcomes after chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer by neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio by Jing Yu, Longzhang Huang, Ting Dong, Lihua Cao

“…Background Cervical cancer ranks as the second most fatal tumour globally among females. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been widely applied to the diagnosis of cancers.Methods The clinicopathologic data of 180 patients with stage IB2-IIB cervical cancer who underwent radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy from January 2018 to December 2019 were retrospectively analysed. …”
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Determinants and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the adult population in Hargeisa, Somaliland: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Abdeta Muktar Ahmed, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nuh

“…The prevalence of met-s was 26.7% in IDF (males 11% vs. females 38.9%). Being of an advanced age of 45-54 years (AOR = 3.6, CI 1.17-11.27), 55-64 years (AOR = 6.1, CI 1.88-19.83), >64 (AOR = 9.1 CI 2.41-34.92), being a woman (AOR = 10.8, CI 5.3-21.8), being overweight or obese (AOR = 4.5, CI 2.5-8), sedentary behavior (AOR = 3.5, CI 1.6-7.5), and lack of physical exercise (AOR = 0.39, CI 0.17-0.88) were significantly associated with met-s.…”
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Contralateral Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation as Rehabilitation of Refractive Lens Exchange with a Monofocal Intraocular Lens in a Young, Nonpresbyopic, Bila... by Kepa Balparda, Claudia Marcela Vanegas-Ramírez, Laura Segura-Muñoz, Manuela Gómez-Londoño

“…The authors present the case of a 32-years-old, highly myopic female patient underwent a Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) with a monofocal Intraocular Lens (IOL) implantation in her left eye elsewhere, and developed severe visual issues, especially regarding near-work. …”
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Evaluation of bone mineral density and its influencing factors in patients infected with HIV under antiretroviral therapy by Alireza Azarboo, Mahboobeh Hemmatabadi, Noushin Fahimfar, Zahra Faghihi, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Nooshin Shirzad, Ladan Abbasian

“…Estradiol positively correlated with lumbar BMD in females (r = 0.36, p = 0.04), and BMI positively correlated with BMD in all regions (e.g., lumbar: r = 0.41, p = 0.001). …”
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Relationship Between Novel Inflammatory Indices and the Incidence of Postoperative Pneumonia After Endovascular Embolization for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Li S, Li H, Qiu W, Wu B, Wang J, Li Y, Gao H

“…The association of these indices with POP risk was assessed by multivariate logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS), and subgroup analyses were performed.Results: The overall POP prevalence was 60%, with 37.5% males and 62.5% females. PSM analyses showed statistically significant differences between the two groups for SII (P=0.032) and SIRI (P=0.02). …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…Objective The aim of this study was to compare the effects of 8 weeks of selected TRX exercises and weight training on improving motor function and chronic nonspecific low back pain in women aged 35 to 55 years. Methods Thirty female patients with chronic nonspecific back pain, who were willing to participate in the study, were selected and divided into two groups: weight training (Age: 44.20 ± 7.46 years, Height: 1.65 ± 0.03 m, Weight: 58.60 ± 3.69 kg, Body Mass Index: 21.38 ± 1.76 kg/m²) and TRX (Age: 47.26 ± 5.86 years, Height: 1.66 ± 0.02 m, Weight: 56.13 ± 4.40 kg, Body Mass Index: 20.18 ± 1.32 kg/m²). …”
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