Transmantle pressure under the influence of free breathing: non-invasive quantification of the aqueduct pressure gradient in healthy adults by Pan Liu, Kimi Owashi, Heimiri Monnier, Serge Metanbou, Cyrille Capel, Olivier Balédent

“…Males had a longer aqueduct than females (17.9 ± 3.1 mm vs. 15 ± 2.5 mm, p < 0.01) and a larger average diameter (2.0 ± 0.2 mm vs. 1.8 ± 0.3 mm, p = 0.024), but there was no gender difference in resistance values (p = 0.25). …”
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Association Between Artificial Liver Support System and Prognosis in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure by Cui K, Liu CH, Teng X, Chen F, Xu Y, Zhou S, Yang Q, Du L, Ma Y, Bai L

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted to test the robustness of the results.Results: A total of 589 hBV-ACLF patients were enrolled in this study (median age, 48.00 years [IQR,44.00– 55.00 years]; 70 [11.9%] female). The 28-day, 60-day and 90-day transplant-free mortality rates were 25.6%, 35.8% and 38.9%, respectively. …”
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Status and influencing factors of health literacy among college students of traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study by Jie Zhu, Cuixia Lin, Yanhui Yang, Rui Yao, Ran Yang, Mingqian Jiang

“…The results of multifactorial logistic regression analyses showed that females (AOR: 1.92; 95%CI: 1.40–2.62), college seniors (AOR: 2.02; 95%CI: 1.01–4.05), never smokers (AOR: 2.99; 95%CI: 1.57–5.72), and awareness of the concept of “health literacy” (AOR: 1.54; 95%CI: 1.11–2.13) were protective factors for health literacy, and the health literacy level of students in TCM colleges and universities was statistically significantly positively correlated with their health literacy level (p &lt; 0.050).ConclusionCompared with most studies at home and abroad, the overall level of health literacy among students of TCM colleges is high. …”
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Associations of macrosomia with sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors and perinatal outcomes in Southwest Nigeria by Ikeola A. Adeoye, Joshua I. Fakorede, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Kofoworola I. Adediran

“…The predictors of macrosomia include a history of macrosomia [AOR = 2.057, 95% CI: 1.009–4.191), maternal obesity [AOR = 1.883, 95% CI: 1.027–3.451], and male infants [AOR = 1.847, 95% CI: 1.016–3.357) were more likely to have macrosomia compared to female infants. Furthermore, Emergency Cesarean section was a significant outcome of macrosomia [RR = 1.675, 95% CI: 1.068–2.627]. …”
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The relation of MEFV gene variants to clinical phenotype and selected laboratory markers in Egyptian patients with familial Mediterranean fever by Hala T. El-Bassyouni, Ghada Nour Eldeen, Mona F. Sokkar, Mohamed B. Taher, Mohammed M. Sayed-Ahmed, Iman I. Salama, Hala M. Raslan

“…Results The average age of FMF cases was 18.01±8.73 years (with a range between 2 and 34 years), and the female/male ratio was 1.07. The most prevalent symptoms were abdominal pain, fever, and arthritis. …”
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Therapeutic efficacy and mechanism of artesunate for mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome by WANG Xueling, WANG Xueling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHONG Peiling, ZHAO Zhipeng

“…Methods‍　‍Twenty-five female C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into Control group, model group (PCOS group), low- and high-dose AS groups (AS15 and AS30 groups) and metformin group (Met group). …”
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Myofascial trigger points therapy increases neck mobility and reduces headache pain in migraine patients – pilot study by Maciej Olesiejuk, Małgorzata Chalimoniuk, Tomasz Sacewicz

“…Methods Fifty-three adult female migraine patients were classified into three groups: episodic migraine without aura (MO, n = 31), episodic migraine with aura (MA, n = 15), and chronic migraine (CM, n = 7). …”
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cells Transplantation Combined with Exercise Training in Promoting Spinal Cord Injury Recovery in Rats by QI Longju, CHEN Shiyuan, LIAO Zehua, SHI Yuanhu, SUN Yuyu, WANG Qinghua

“…ObjectiveTo explore the potential therapeutic targets and molecular mechanisms of menstrual blood-derived stem cells (MenSCs) transplantation combined with exercise training in promoting recovery in rats with spinal cord injury (SCI) through transcriptome sequencing analysis.MethodsFemale SD rats aged two months were selected and a SCI model was established by a hemisection at the tenth thoracic vertebra (T10). …”
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Geography and age drive racial and ethnic disparities in hospital mortality for paediatric community-acquired pneumonia in the United States: a retrospective population based cohor... by Cody-Aaron L. Gathers, Nadir Yehya, Anireddy Reddy, Paula M. Magee, Vanessa C. Denny, Michelle R. Mayeda, Amanda O’Halloran, Sanjiv D. Mehta, Stephanie Wanamaker, Jessica C. Fowler, Garrett Keim

“…Findings: Among 783,744 patients (median age 4 years [interquartile range 1–9 years], 45.9% female) with CAP, the overall mortality rate was 0.9%. …”
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Self-reported knowledge and difficulties towards palliative care among healthcare professionals in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Niu, Min Feng, Changhui Song, Hui Xie

“…Results Among the 255 participants (Mean[age]: 34.82 ± 7.04), 71.8% were females, 57.3% were physicians, and the average work experience was 10.20 years. …”
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Lower Kinetic Chain, Meet the Thinking Brain: A Scoping Review of Cognitive Function and Lower Extremity Injury Risk by Michaela A. Reyes, Mark O. Probasco, Trina N. Worby, Dylan E. Loertscher, Lyndsey K. Soderbeck, Wendy E. Huddleston

“… # Objective To examine the existing literature to determine the extent to which cognitive function (both cognitive ability and task cognitive load) influences non-contact lower extremity injury risk in male and female athletes with a broad variety of athletic expertise…”
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Botulinum Toxin Injection with Conjunctival Microincision for the Treatment of Acute Acquired Comitant Esotropia and Its Effectiveness by Hongjia Xu, Weifeng Sun, Shuying Dai, Yanyan Cheng, Jing Zhao, Yuan Liu, Juan Wang, Ya’nan Wang, Yu Gao, Huifang Han, Aijun Han

“…Twenty-nine patients were included, of whom 22 were male and 7 were female. The mean age at onset was 14.2 ± 7.4 (range, 4–34) years. …”
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Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: is it time to screen? by Sirin Nuntasri, Sirirat Charuvanij, Kraisoon Lomjansook, Puthita Saengpanit, Kwanjai Chotipanang, Maynart Sukharomana

“…Results A total of 132 cSLE patients (94.7% female, mean age 11.6 ± 2.6 years) were included. …”
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Factors Leading to Malnutrition in Children Under Five Years in Nyamwamba Division, Kasese Municipality, Kasese District. by Kabugho, Mary Consolata

“…Results: More than half of the under-five children in the study were females (53) and majority were aged 37-59 months (57) and followed by those aged 13-36 months (36) respectively. …”
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Factors Influencing the Growth of Tourism in Uganda: A Case Study of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. by Katwesigye, Jordan

“…Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to collect datafrom8 l respondents.The respondents were dominated by males accounting for 59% and females accounting for 41 %. In terms of occupation, respondents were comprised of tour guides with diploma level represented by 48% most tour guides had completed Diploma, policy makers were represented by8% and had completed degree level of education. …”
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Impact of Sexual Harassment on Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools of Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Twesigomwe, Rossette

“…The findings of the study revealed that female respondents were highly represented with the study and they were marked with 71%, allows rape with 20% among the major cause of sexual harassment which affects pupils' academic performance in primary schools, 22% revealed that decline in academic performance due to sexual harassment. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…Half of each team’s players were randomly assigned to either the exergame intervention (n=18, female n=5, mean age 20.6 ± 5.0 years) or control group (n=18, female n=5, mean age 20.0 ± 5.8 years). …”
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Shanghai et Guangzhou sont les deux agglomérations urbaines les plus peuplées du monde by François Moriconi-Ebrard, Joan Perez

“…Este artigo explica primeiro por que estes números não são - e não podem - ser oficiais, dadas a função de confirmação da definição das cidades na China, que se opõem a dimensão exploratória de estatísticas nas ciências sociais ocidentais. …”
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IMPACTO DO PROGRAMA DE PROMOÇÃO DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA NA MÍDIA NÃO PAGA: EXPERIÊNCIA DO PROGRAMA AGITA SÃO PAULO by Aylton Figueira Junior, Luís Carlos de Oliveira, Timóteo Leandro de Araújo, Sandra M. Matsudo, Douglas Roque Andrade, Erinaldo Luís Andrade, Victor K. R. Matsudo

“…Os resultados indicaram que os meses com maior número de publicações foram agosto (45,3%), setembro (11.8%), fevereiro e abril (9.4%) e maio (5,3%), em função da realização dos rnega eventos promovidos pelo programa. …”
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Seismic Fragility Analysis of Bridge Group Pile Foundations considering Fluid-Pile-Soil Interaction by Chao Zhang, Chengwang Wu, Piguang Wang

“…The seismic fragility curves of the bridge pile foundation are generated by using the earthquake records recommended by FEMA P695 as input motions. The curvature ductility based fragility curves are obtained using seismic responses for different peak ground accelerations. …”
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