Effect of Sports Energy Drink on Fat Metabolism and Weight Loss of College Students by Huan Chu, Wenyong Zhou, Shanshan Wang

“…In this paper, 10 healthy male and female college students without training experience were used to determine the maximum fat metabolism intensity FATmax. …”
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Health literacy status and associated factors among residents in Anhui Province, China: a cross-sectional study by Yuansheng Fu, Jianrong Xie, De Xu, Yuanrui Xia, Zhimin Wang, Yinguang Fan

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the proportion of individuals with adequate HL was higher for males than for females (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.200; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.086–1.326); married was higher than unmarried (aOR = 1.195, 95% CI: 1.021–1.398). …”
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Misdiagnosis and analysis of clinical characteristics in patients with giant cystic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma by Yue Zhang, Bo Zhou

“…The misdiagnosis and mistreatment characteristics of PPGLs were as follows: female (50%); median age, 51 years; normal blood pressure; greater mass effect at onset; larger tumors; median time to diagnosis extension, 180 days; and misdiagnosed disease, which was mainly tumors of adjacent organs, the digestive system, the cardiovascular system, the urinary system, the nervous system, or the endocrine system. …”
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Incidence of alexithymia in worsening symptoms and quality of life of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients (SLE) by Fabio Rapisarda, Concetta Mezzatesta, Antonina Butticè, Alessandro Raffa, Stefano Boca

“…Materials and Methods: For the realisation of the study a sample of 53 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients, 47 females and 6 males, aged 16–59 years, was examined and compared with a control group (55 healthy subjects, aged 20–65). …”
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Delusions of Glass Under Skin: An Unusual Case of Somatic-Type Delusional Disorder Treated with Olanzapine by Nicholas Comardelle, Amber Edinoff, Juliana Fort

“… # Case A 67-year-old female with a past medical history including depression presented to the ED with complaints of glass in her hands and fingernails bilaterally. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion by Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal

“…The median age was 26 years with a female predominance. Nausea, vomiting, and pain abdomen were the common symptoms. …”
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LEGAL INSTITUTE OF MOBILIZATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THEORETICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERACTION AND MUTUAL INFLUENCE by Iryna Kirieieva

“…At the same time, the percentage ratio of the number of representatives of the female and male sexes is demonstrated with the help of a diagram. …”
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M1 and M2 Macrophage Polarization Correlates with Activity and Chronicity Indices in Lupus Nephritis by Chutima Chavanisakun, Rassamon Keawvichit, Nontawat Benjakul

“…In addition, the mean age of SLE patients at the time of biopsy was 33 years (range: 19–47 years). Most patients were females (n = 141; 88%). The population of CD68+ macrophages was related to serum creatinine (<i>p</i> < 0.001; rs = 0.34). …”
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Characterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study by Safraz A. Hamid, Elena Graetz, Emily J. Zolfaghari, Kurt S. Schultz, Eric B. Schneider, Karen E. Gibbs

“…The average age of the cohort was 43.8 years (SD = 11.9) and 81.0% were female. Overall, 45.7% received a preoperative A1C test. …”
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The Relationship of Attitudes toward Other Religious Groups with Perceived Islamophobia, Intergroup Contact, and Social Identity: A Study among Muslims Living in Western Countries by Kenan Sevinç, Metin Güven

“…The cross-sectional data came from 158 participants (93 Males (58.9%) - 65 Females (41.1%)), who mostly live in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, and other Western countries, aged 18 and 55+. …”
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Evolving trends in lung cancer risk factors in the ten most populous countries: an analysis of data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease StudyResearch in context by Chinmay T. Jani, Samuel A. Kareff, Dan Morgenstern-Kaplan, Ana S. Salazar, Georgina Hanbury, Justin D. Salciccioli, Dominic C. Marshall, Joseph Shalhoub, Harpreet Singh, Estelamari Rodriguez, Gilberto Lopes

“…Findings: Globally, TBL Cancer mortality has decreased by 8%, with a decrease for males but an increase for females. Globally, both tobacco and air pollution-associated TBL cancer ASMR have decreased. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of surgical resection for brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma by Ming Li, Zhiying Li, Hang Zhang, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Linlin Sun, Tiantian Wang, Shengli Zhou, Liyun Zhou

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox regression was used to analyze the prognostic factors of patients undergoing craniotomy for LUAD BM.ResultsA total of 208 patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, including 110 males (52.9%) and 98 females (47.1%), with an average age of 61.4 years. 203 patients (97.6%) had neurological symptoms. 84 patients (40.4%) had smoking history, 89 patients (42.8%) had alcohol drinking history, and 31 patients (14.9%) had the family history of tumor. …”
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Clinical follow-up of 2 families with glomerulopathy caused by COQ8B gene variants and literature review by Lei Zhang, Gentzon Hall, Peitong Han, Chunzhen Li, Jieyuan Cui

“…The disease often progresses to kidney failure and the renal histopathology is most commonly focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS).MethodsFour SRNS cases (2 females and 2 males) from 2 unrelated families who were followed clinically for nearly 3 years. …”
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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Rebound Pain After Intercostal Nerves Block in Three-Port Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Case-Control Study by Wan C, Kong M, Shen Q, Lu W, Shen X

“…In addition, the proportion of female patients with RP was significantly higher. …”
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The association of origin and environmental conditions with performance in professional IRONMAN triathletes by Beat Knechtle, Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Marilia S. Andrade, Ivan Cuk, Thomas Rosemann, Katja Weiss

“…Data of all professional female and male IRONMAN triathletes competing between 2002 and 2022 in all IRONMAN races held worldwide were collected. …”
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Relationship between prenatal mixed heavy metal/metalloid exposure and offspring cognitive and temperament development by XU Zujing, JIANG Yining, XU Jian

“…At enrollment, the mean maternal age was (29.39±3.41) years, and the mean birth weight of the infants was (3.47±0.42) kg, with 59.71% female infants. At follow-up, the average age of the toddlers was (32.91±2.69) months. …”
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The prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in nasopharyngeal cancer by Mustafa Kandaz, Atalay Balsak, Hatice Bengü Çobanoğlu

“…Sixty-three (65%) patients were male, 34 (35%) patients were female. For stage I patients, NLR was ≤3 in 2 (2%) and >3 in 2 (2%) patients. …”
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Performance of a Toric, Monthly, Soft Contact Lens in Digital Device Users by Pucker AD, Franklin QX, Perkins AF, May K, Kannarr SR, Bromley M, Lievens C

“…Subjects were evaluated at 1 month with the Computer Vision Syndrome Questionnaire (CVS-Q), Impact of Dry Eye on Everyday Life (IDEEL) Quality of Life questionnaire, and a custom questionnaire.Results: A total 48 subjects were analyzed (mean age = 28.8 ± 6.3 years; 75% female). At 1 month, IDEEL daily activities, feelings, and work domains scores were 96.7 ± 6.6, 96.4 ± 6.2, and 94.8 ± 8.6, respectively. …”
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plaTform fOr Urinary tract infection diagnostiC evAluatioN (TOUCAN): a protocol for a prospective diagnostic accuracy study of point-of-care testing in patients suspected of acute... by Thomas R Fanshawe, Philip J Turner, Gail N Hayward, Margaret Glogowska, Alastair D Hay, Michael Moore, Mark Lown, Christopher C Butler, Mandy Wootton, Mark H Wilcox, Jane Freeman, Nicola Kenealy, Valerie Tate, Owain Llion, Rebecca Lowe

“…To progress novel tests towards implementation, a diagnostic field study is required, to allow for parallel and sequential evaluation of multiple tests in a primary care population.Methods and analysis We will recruit participants assigned female at birth from primary care clinics in England who contact their clinic with symptoms of acute uncomplicated UTI. …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…The majority of the undergraduates were female (65.0%) and single (89.5%). The sample was distributed almost equally between the first (26.3%), second (23.0%), third (22.8%), and fourth (18.7%) academic years, and only 44 undergraduates (9.1%) were in their fifth year. …”
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