Evaluation of a simulation-based ophthalmology education workshop for medical students: a pilot project by Shikha Bansal, Vishaal Bhambhwani

“…Results Nine students, including six females and three males, participated in the workshop. …”
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No Difference in Two-Dimensional Kinematic Assessment of a 45-Degree Sidestep Cut Compared to Qualitative Assessment by Lauren Butler, Charles Wyatt, Alexa Martinez, Ashley Erdman, Eryn Milian, Dai Sugimoto, Alex Loewen, Jeffrey Fernandez, Kristin Hayden, Amie DeVerna, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Sophia Ulman

“… # Study Design Observational cohort, repeated measures reliability study # Methods Twenty-five healthy female athletes (age 13.8±1.4 years) performed three sidestep cuts with two-dimensional video capturing frontal and sagittal views. …”
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Drains vs. no drains following burr-hole evacuation of chronic subdural hematoma by Sajag Gupta

“…Inclusion Criteria Male and female 18-80 years old with persistent subdural hematoma with a midline displacement of more than 5mm on CT scan. …”
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Prevalence, cessation, and geographical variation of smoking among middle-aged and elderly adults in China: A population-based study by Qingjia Zeng, Chongyang Zhang, Feiyu Su, Yanli Wan, Wen-jun Tu, Hongpu Hu

“…Results Among 524,741 participants (mean age: 61.9±10.9; 41.1% male; 58.9% female), standardized smoking prevalence was 19.3% (95% CI=19.2-19.4%), with men (37.2%; 95% CI=37.0-37.4%) displaying significantly higher rates than women (1.3%; 95% CI=1.2-1.3%). …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of stroke incidence from 2017 to 2022 in Songjiang District, Shanghai by SU Xuyan, WANG Yuzhuo, WU Yiling, HE Jingyi, YANG Peng, LANG Dongchen, JIANG Yonggen, ZHAO Genming, ZHENG Yang

“…The crude incidence rate and standardized incidence rate in males were 363.45/105 and 157.17/105, respectively, but 288.68/105 and 99.02/105 in females. The mean age of onset was (73.12±11.75) years, of which the mean age of onset was (70.86±11.96) years for men and (75.91±10.85) years for women. …”
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Impact of Novel Guidelines on Multifactorial Control and Its Association with Mortality in Adult Patients with Hypertension and Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: A 4-Year Prospectiv... by Ngoc-Thanh-Van Nguyen, Hoa Ngoc Chau, Nam Hoai Le, Hai Hoang Nguyen, Hoai-An Nguyen

“…Results. 246 patients were included with a mean age of 64.5 ± 10.4. 58.5% were females. 64.2% were categorized as high risk. At baseline, ischemic heart disease, dyslipidemia, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) were present in 54.9%, 67.1%, and 41.1% of patients. …”
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The burden of headache disorders in the adult population of Morocco: estimates, and a health-care needs assessment, from a cross-sectional population-based door-to-door survey by Najib Kissani, Latifa Adarmouch, Aboubacar Sidik Sidibe, Abderrahmane Garmane, Rachid Founoun, Mohamed Chraa, Andreas Husøy, Timothy J. Steiner

“…Of those with HY (17.8% of the sample), 24.1% of males and 50.9% of females could do nothing or less than half of their planned activity yesterday. …”
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Conditional cash transfers and mortality in people hospitalised with psychiatric disorders: A cohort study of the Brazilian Bolsa Família Programme. by Camila Bonfim, Flávia Alves, Érika Fialho, John A Naslund, Maurício L Barreto, Vikram Patel, Daiane Borges Machado

“…The BFP's effects on overall mortality were more pronounced in females and younger individuals. In addition, 4% of deaths could have been prevented if BFP had been present (population attributable risk (PAF) = 4%, 95% CI 0.06, 7.10).…”
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Accidental and Deliberate Self-Poisoning with Medications and Medication Errors among Children in Rural Sri Lanka by Kavinda Dayasiri, S. F. Jayamanne, C. Y. Jayasinghe

“…Male children (225, 54.9%) outnumbered female children. Paracetomol (137, 35.6%), salbutamol (55, 14.3%), and chlorpheniramine (35, 9.1%) were the most commonly poisoned medications. …”
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The Life Mission Theory III. Theory of Talent by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jorgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…These three dimensions can be drawn as three axes, one saggital axis called purpose or love or me-you, one vertical axis called power or consciousness (light) or heaven-earth, and one horizontal axis called gender or joy or male-female. The three core dimensions of human existence are considered of equal importance for expression of our life purpose, life mission, or core talent. …”
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Reliability of Ultrasound Based Compressibility of the Lower Leg Anterior Tibial Muscle Compartment in Healthy Volunteers by Kay van Heeswijk, Daniëlle Spek, Jesse Muijsenberg, Loes Janssen, Michiel Winkes, Adwin R. Hoogeveen, Marc Scheltinga

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Healthy volunteers (n=35; 21 female; median age 40 years, range 19-72; BMI 24.1 kg/m2, range 18.3-31.6) not having ELP underwent serial compressibility measurements (n=1678) of both legs by three observers at the tibialis anterior (TA) using the interosseous membrane (IM) and transition zone IM to tibial bone (TZIT) as internal landmarks. …”
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Psychological well-being and academic performance of Ukrainian medical students under the burden of war: a cross-sectional study by Mykhaylo Korda, Arkadii Shulhai, Oksana Shevchuk, Oleksandra Shulhai, Anna-Mariia Shulhai, Anna-Mariia Shulhai

“…Severe and extremely severe depressive symptoms were observed in 25.6% of students, anxiety in 31.9%, and stress in 29.7%, with a higher prevalence among female students. Additionally, 44.2% of responders had significant symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, with the highest scores on the hyperarousal subscale (>37). …”
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Diagnostic Utility of Various Hormones across Different Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes: A Cross-sectional Study by Padala Ravi Kumar, Radha Krishna Telagareddy, Deepak Kumar Dash, Debasish Patro

“…Ninety-four age-matched healthy females were taken as controls. All PCOS women were categorised into four phenotypes (A, B, C and D) based on the National Institute of Health (2012) criteria. …”
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Risk factors for ocular biological parameters in Chinese preschool children: a cohort study from the Beijing whole childhood eye study by Xi Qin, Yunyun Sun, Yunyun Sun, Shana Wang, Xiaolan Xie, Lei Gao, Huijian Li, Huijian Li, Ruihua Wei, Jing Fu, Jing Fu, Bidan Zhu

“…Male participants had a longer AL, larger CR, and greater AL/CR ratio than female participants (all p < 0.001). A longer AL and larger CR were associated with greater height (both p < 0.001). …”
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Sex Differences in the Prognostic Value of Circulating Biomarkers in Patients Presenting With Acute Chest Pain by Gard Mikael Sæle Myrmel, MD, Nasir Saeed, Ole Thomas Steiro, MD, Hilde Lunde Tjora, MD, PhD, Jørund Langørgen, MD, PhD, Rune Oskar Bjørneklett, MD, PhD, Øyvind Skadberg, MD, Vernon Vijay Singha Bonarjee, MD, PhD, Øistein Rønneberg Mjelva, MD, Eva Ringdal Pedersen, MD, PhD, Kjell Vikenes, MD, PhD, Torbjørn Omland, MD, PhD, Kristin Moberg Aakre, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: In contrast to CRP and GDF-15, increasing concentrations of hs-cTn, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP are associated with higher risk of death and CV events in female than in male patients presenting with suspected NSTE-ACS. …”
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Lower Extremity and Trunk Electromyographic Muscle Activity During Performance of the Y-Balance Test on Stable and Unstable Surfaces by Navpreet Kaur, Kunal Bhanot, Germaine Ferreira

“… # Results Twenty (10 male, 10 female) subjects participated (age: 27.5 ± 4.0 years, height:167 ± 1.0 cm, weight: 66.5 ± 13.0 kg, body fat: 14.1 ± 6.2%). …”
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Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Radiological Findings by Emanuele Sinagra, Dario Raimondo, Domenico Albano, Valentina Guarnotta, Melania Blasco, Sergio Testai, Marta Marasà, Vincenzo Mastrella, Valerio Alaimo, Valentina Bova, Giovanni Albano, Dario Sorrentino, Giovanni Tomasello, Francesco Cappello, Angelo Leone, Francesca Rossi, Massimo Galia, Roberto Lagalla, Federico Midiri, Gaetano Cristian Morreale, Georgios Amvrosiadis, Guido Martorana, Marcello Giuseppe Spampinato, Vittorio Virgilio, Massimo Midiri

“…Our results show the following findings: the importance of the endoscopic suspicion of SMA syndrome; the preponderance of a long-standing and chronic onset; a female preponderance; the importance of the nutritional counseling for the treatment; no need of surgical intervention; and better diagnostic accuracy of the narrowing of the aorta-SMA distance. …”
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Single-Leg Vertical Hop Test Detects Greater Limb Asymmetries Than Horizontal Hop Tests After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in NCAA Division 1 Collegiate Athletes by Michael J Zarro, Matthew G Stitzlein, Jason S Lee, Robert W Rowland, Vicki L Gray, Jeffrey B Taylor, Sean J Meredith, Jonathan D Packer, Christa M Nelson

“… # Study design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Eighteen National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 collegiate athletes (7 males, 11 females) at 7.33 ± 2.05 months after ACLR were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Validating the reproductive tract score (RTS) technique in pre-service buffalo heifers by Freddys Escalona-Ramírez, Jessenia Mercado-Carrillo, Balbino A. Jaimes-Vazques, Antonio Landaeta-Hernández

“…One-hundred and ten buffalo heifers with ages of 27 + 3 months and body weight of 354,32 + 24,14 kg were assessed for RTS before starting a breeding season of 120 days (Sep-Dec 2020) with four buffalo bulls in a proportion male to female 1:30. 67% of buffalo heifers were found with RTS among 3-5 (mature tract), while 33% were found with RTS among 1-2 (immature tract). …”
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Fire safety knowledge and emergency preparedness assessment among health care workers at three hospitals in Kunene region, Namibia by Evelina Ndapewa Johannes, Munawar Harun Koray

“…Male participants were more likely to have adequate knowledge of fire safety (aOR: 3.74; 95%CI: 2.016 – 6.950) and emergency preparedness (aOR: 3.64; 95%CI: 1.956 – 6.756) compared to females. The healthcare workers at Khorixas district hospital had lower odds (aOR: 0.354; 95%CI: 0.173 – 0.724) of having adequate knowledge of emergency preparedness compared to those working at the Opuwo hospital. …”
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