Training Psychological Skills: Efficacy and Assessment of a Nonclinical Psychological Sports Coaching E-Intervention for Young Elite Athletes by Raphaël Bonetti, Fabienne Crettaz von Rotten, Denis Hauw

“…Methods The study sample consisted of 105 athletes (73 males, 32 females), comprising 61 skiers (33 males, 28 females), 29 male footballers, and 15 track and field athletes (11 males, 4 females), recruited from four sports clubs in Switzerland and France. …”
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Association of extreme high temperature weather with non-accidental deaths among residents of Yichang city: a time-stratified case-crossover analysis by Xiaoyan MING, Yang HAN, Zhongcheng YANG, Zaoxia WANG, Shuguang XIE, Chuangang FAN

“…Stratified analysis showed that the effects of extreme high temperature events on non-accidental deaths persisted in different sex and age subgroups. For both male and female subgroups, the effect of P97.5-3 d was strongest at lag day 0, with ORs (95%CI) of 1.36 (1.21 – 1.54) for males and 1.24 (1.08 – 1.43) for females. …”
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Management of Complex Nonunion of Long Bones by Distraction Osteogenesis Using Monorail Fixator by Azad Khan, Parwez Ahmed, Vishvendra Tomar, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Areeb Ali Siddiqui, Mohd Adnan

“…Materials and Methods: The study comprised 26 patients, 22 of whom were male and 4 were female. Majority of cases landing up as complex nonunion were as a result of road traffic accidents. …”
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Trends and cost structure of drug-based secondary prevention of ischemic strokes by Konstantin Kohlhase, Ferdinand O. Bohmann, Christian Grefkes, Adam Strzelczyk, Laurent M. Willems

“…Results The study included 422 patients (70.5 ± 12.9 years, 43.1% female). Etiologies divided into large-artery atherosclerosis (29.9%), cardioembolic (25.6%), cryptogenic (26.8%), and small-vessel disease (17.8%). …”
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Postpartum depression in relation to chronic diseases and multimorbidity in women’s mid-late life: a prospective cohort study of UK Biobank by Yue Zhang, Yangyang Cheng, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Yaguan Zhou, Hui Wang, Xiaolin Xu

“…Methods This prospective cohort study included female participants in UK Biobank who attended online follow-up assessment and reported their history of PPD. …”
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Analysis of Metabolic Risk Factors for Microcirculation Disorders Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Predictive Model Construction: A Study on Patients with Unstable Angin... by Kangming Li, Shuang Liu, Jing Wang, Zhen Liu, Chunmei Qi

“…Results: The post-PCI AMR >2.50 group had a higher percentage of females, increased incidence of diabetes, and elevated fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL-C), and lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) levels (p < 0.05). …”
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Steroid hormone receptors, exome sequencing and treatment responsiveness of breast cancer patient-derived xenografts originated in a South American country by Gabriela Pataccini, Andrés Elia, Gonzalo Sequeira, Luisa Ambrosio, Marcela Coianis, Caroline A. Lamb, Paola A. Rojas, Paula Martínez Vázquez, Javier Burruchaga, Eunice Spengler, Silvia I. Vanzulli, Martin Abba, Claudia Lanari

“…Surgical fragments were maintained in a culture medium and inoculated subcutaneously into untreated NSG female mice, or treated with estradiol pellets. Other fragments were fixed in formalin for diagnosis and immunohistochemistry, and a third piece was frozen at -80°C for molecular studies or whole exome-sequencing. …”
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Differences in Clinicopathological Characteristics of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism by Yuan Liu, Siyi Guo, Shaowei Sang, Jinbo Liu, Lin Qi, Bin Lv, Xiaoli Zhang

“…We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 304 PHPT patients treated in our hospital between January 2009 and July 2020, including 217 females and 87 males with the average age of 53.27 ± 13.54 years. …”
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Acute administration of NLX-101, a Serotonin 1A receptor agonist, improves auditory temporal processing during development in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome by Xin Tao, Katilynne Croom, Adrian Newman-Tancredi, Mark Varney, Khaleel A. Razak

“…Methods To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of NLX-101 on EEG phenotypes in male and female wildtype (WT) and Fmr1 KO mice. Using epidural electrodes, we recorded auditory event related potentials (ERP) and auditory temporal processing with a gap-in-noise auditory steady state response (ASSR) paradigm at two ages, postnatal (P) 21 and 30 days, from both auditory and frontal cortices of awake, freely moving mice, following NLX-101 (at 1.8 mg/kg i.p.) or saline administration. …”
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Hypertension Subtypes among Thai Hypertensives: An Analysis of Telehealth-Assisted Instrument in Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Nationwide Pilot Project by Sakolwat Montrivade, Pairoj Chattranukulchai, Sarawut Siwamogsatham, Yongkasem Vorasettakarnkij, Witthawat Naeowong, Patchaya Boonchayaanant, Anut Sakulsupsiri, Aekarach Ariyachaipanich, Vorarit Lertsuwunseri, Voravut Rungpradubvong, Sudarat Satitthummanid, Sarinya Puwanant, Somchai Prechawat, Suphot Srimahachota, Jarkarpun Chaipromprasit, Wacin Buddhari, Smonporn Boonyaratavej, Surapun Sitthisook, Peera Buranakitjaroen, Apichard Sukonthasarn, Somkiat Sangwatanaroj

“…In the medicated older subgroup (n = 487), uncontrolled HBP was more prevalent in male than in female (53.6% vs. 42.4%, p=0.013). Conclusions. This is the first nationwide study in Thailand to examine the prevalence of HT subtypes. …”
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Cognitive decline in relation to later-life high temperature exposure in a Chinese nationwide cohort by Yu-Qian Huang, Lian-Sheng Zhang, Ji-Xing Yang, Fang Wang, Ya-Qi Wang, Li-Feng Zhu, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Bo-Ning Deng, Qian-Qian Xiang, Yun-Quan Zhang

“…Despite varied evidence by heat exposure metrics and cognitive dimensions, stratified analyses suggested possibly higher susceptibility among females, less-educated, and urban-dwelling residents to heat-related cognitive impairment. …”
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Fatigue after subarachnoid haemorrhage: a study of patients with good clinical outcome by G. Makarevičius, K. Pilypaitė, G. Terbetas, G. Šustickas, G. Bulotienė

“…Total of 30 patients participated in our study: 20 female (66.67%) and 10 male (33.33%), median age 47 years (range 29-68). …”
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Gambaran Penyakit Malaria di Puskesmas Tarusan dan Puskesmas Balai Selasa Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan periode Januari - Maret 2013 by Tuti Gusra, Nuzulia Irawati, Delmi Sulastri

“…The result shows that, Tarusan public health center and Balai Selasa public health, found 18 cases of malaria, mostly in the age group ≥ 15 (83.3%). By gender, more female population are infected by malaria, which is 16 people (88.89%). …”
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Knowledge regarding human monkeypox among a sample of undergraduate and post-graduate students from selected tertiary institutions in Bangladesh: An online-based cross-sectional st... by Md Hasan Al Banna, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Trisha Mallick, Nahidur Rahman, Mst Sadia Sultana, Humayra Alam Mouly, Najim Z Alshahrani, Nargees Akter, Tareq Mahmud, Susmita Hossain, Anannya Sheikh, Ashish Biswas, Sumaia Sahrin, Md Nazmul Hassan, Md Shafiqul Islam Khan

“…In the quantile regression analysis, the association between gender and mpox knowledge was observed at the 25th (β = 1.343), 50th (β = 2.00) and 75th (β = 1.59) quantiles with females having more knowledge compared to males. The effects of study group were significant at 25th (β = 1.746), 50th (β = 1.5), 75th (β = 1.361) and 90th (β = 1.248) quantiles. …”
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Robotic Surgery from a Gynaecological Oncology Perspective: A Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative Led Study (GO SOAR3) by Faiza Gaba, Karen Ash, Oleg Blyuss, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Marielle Nobbenhuis, Thomas Ind, Elly Brockbank, on behalf of the GO SOAR Collaborators

“…Women were more risk-averse in case selection, but there were no self-reported differences in the intra-operative complication rates between male and female surgeons (OR = 1, <i>p</i> = 0.1). In total, 22/25 robotically trained surgeons interviewed did not follow a structured curriculum of learning. …”
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Sex-specific trends in smoking prevalence over seven years in different Austrian populations: results of a time-series cross-sectional analysis by Thomas Ernst Dorner, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Helmut Brath

“…Smoking prevalence increased especially in female patients with diabetes mellitus (from 9.9% to 16.4%, p=0.005), obesity (from 17.1% to 21.6%, p=0.010) and hypertension (from 11.2% to 14.2%, p=0.010). …”
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Estimating health state utilities for aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase deficiency (AADCd) in the United States by Berrin Monteleone, Katie Forster, Gin Nie Chua, Rongrong Zhang, Andrew Lloyd, Paul Castellano, Ioannis Tomazos

“…Results Following revision of the vignettes, 120 participants completed the TTO task (mean age: 47 years; 50% female; 70% White); characteristics were not significantly different from US population norms in terms of age, sex, race or ethnicity. …”
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circRNA18_46222157_46248185 inhibits melanogenesis by targeting miR-211/ pathway in goat melanocytes by Kai Yuan Ji, Xue Qing Zhang, Yi Wei Zhao, Chun E Liang, Xin Yuan, Yun Hai Zhang

“…Results qRT-PCR results unveiled distinct expression patterns of circRNA18 in diverse tissues of male and female goats, while in situ hybridization assays showed that circRNA18 is expressed in the cytoplasm of melanocytes. …”
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Impact of Hypoglycemia on Health-Related Quality of Life among Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Thailand by Thongchai Pratipanawatr, Bancha Satirapoj, Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul, Sompongse Suwanwalaikorn, Wannee Nitiyanant

“…The study population were males or females diagnosed with type 2 DM according to ADA criteria, 30 years of age or older, who had been treated with sulfonylurea (SU) monotherapy or SU and metformin combination for at least 6 months. …”
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Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database by Yanal Alnimer, Touleen Alnimer

“…An increase in age, serum triglyceride, and body mass index were associated with a statistically significant increase in liver steatosis; in contrast, females had statistically significantly lower values for liver steatosis by 15 points in the multivariable linear regression model. …”
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