The Prevalence of Dermoscopy Use Among Dermatology Residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Abdullah Almeziny, Rahaf Almutairi, Amal Altamimi, Khloud Alshehri, Latifah Almehaideb, Asem Shadid, Mohammed Al Mashali

“…The sample was predominantly female (n=34, 54.0%), with the majority (n=53, 84.1%) aged between 26 and 30 years. …”
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Effect of Qing'e Formula on OPN, BSP and Integrin ɑ_vβ₃Expression in Bone Tissue of Ovariectomized Rats by Yuqing SUN, Wenjuan LUO, Bingqi WANG, Xiang CHEN, Xiaokang JIA, Yanping LIN

“…Objective:To investigate the effect of Qing'e formula on OPN, BSP and Integrin ɑ_vβ₃expression in bone tissue of ovariectomized rats, and further explore the prevention and therapeutic mechanism of Qing'e formula in osteoporosis of postmenopausal.Methods:120 of three-months old female SD rats were randomly divided into saline group, Qing'e formula group, Gushukang group and sham-operated group with 30 rats in each group. …”
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Trends and ethnic disparity in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa (1999-2018): A population-based Age-period-cohort and Join point regression analyses. by Gbenga Olorunfemi, Elena Libhaber, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Eustasius Musenge

“…<h4>Background</h4>Endometrial cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer among females and about 97,000 global deaths of endometrial cancer. …”
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A head-to-head comparison of the adult EQ-5D-5L and youth EQ-5D-Y-5L in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by Joshua M. Bonsel, Charles M. M. Peeters, Max Reijman, Tim Dings, Joost P. H. J. Rutges, Diederik H. R. Kempen, Jan A. N. Verhaar, Gouke J. Bonsel

“…Results Adolescents had a mean age of 14 years (range 12–18), and 78% were female. Ceiling was mostly comparable between EQ-5D’s, ranging from 78 to 81% for mobility and self-care, 52–54% for usual activities, and 31–36% for pain/discomfort. …”
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Professional Action Competence in Education for Sustainability Among Pre-service Physical Education Teachers: A Mixed Method Approach by Valérian Cece, Thomas Royet, Olivier Vors, Vanessa Lentillon-Kaestner

“…A total of 412 French physical education pre-service teachers (Mean Age = 22.61 years, 141 females, and 271 males) completed French versions of the PACesd questionnaire. …”
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Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention (DOT Selfie) in Increasing Treatment Adherence Monitoring and Support for Patients With Tuberculosis in Uganda: Randomized Controlled... by Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi, Esther Buregyeya, Sarah Zalwango, Damalie Nakkonde, Patrick Kaggwa, Trang Ho Thu Quach, David Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Kevin Dobbin

“…Each group was further stratified to ensure equal numbers of males and females. Eligible patients were aged 18-65 years, had a confirmed diagnosis of TB, and were undergoing daily treatment. …”
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Effectiveness of late and very late antivenom administration on recovery from snakebite-induced coagulopathy in French Guiana: a population-based studyResearch in context by Jean Marc Pujo, Stephanie Houcke, Guy Roger Lontsi Ngoulla, Vivian Laurent, Boubacar Signaté, Rémi Mutricy, Alexis Frémery, Flaubert Nkontcho, Ibtissem Ben Amara, José María Gutiérrez, Dabor Resiere, Hatem Kallel

“…The median age of patients was 42 years (IQR: 29–53), 65.4% were male and 34.6% were female (104 and 55 out of 159 patients) without difference regarding the demographic parameters between groups. …”
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The Effects of MyChoices and LYNX Mobile Apps on HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use by Young US Sexual Minority Men: Results From a National Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie B Biello, Kenneth H Mayer, Hyman Scott, Pablo K Valente, Jonathan Hill-Rorie, Susan Buchbinder, Lucinda Ackah-Toffey, Patrick S Sullivan, Lisa Hightow-Weidman, Albert Y Liu

“…MethodsBetween October 2019 and May 2022, we implemented a 3-arm, parallel randomized controlled trial in 9 US cities to test the efficacy of the LYNX and MyChoices apps against standard of care (SOC) among young sexual minority men (aged 15-29 years) reporting anal sex with cisgender male or transgender female in the last 12 months. Randomization was 1:1:1 and was stratified by site and participant age; there was no masking. …”
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Comparison of Influence of Office and 24‐h Central Aortic Blood Pressure on Target Organ Damage in Hypertension by Yueliang Hu, Hui Yang, Guili Chang, Yaya Bai, Alberto Avolio, Qian Wang, Shenshen Gao, Junli Zuo

“…However, there was no statistical significance between males and females in IMT, ACR, and cfPWV. When accounting for confounding factors (age, sex, BMI, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL, glucose, smoking, and heart rate), central systolic (cSBP), diastolic (DBP), and pulse (cPP) pressure obtained with 24‐h monitoring was more strongly correlated with LVMI than office measurements. …”
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Pleomorphic Adenoma in Palatal Region of a Young Patient: A Case Report by Adel Sharifi Rayeni, Arian Yeganeh

“…Its gender tendency is in females and mostly in the age of 20-45 years. mixed tumor has a firm consistency and no bone involvement. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…Inductive thematic analysis was conducted by two research team members.Results: Seven male and four female participants were interviewed (range of age 18 to 51 years). …”
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Risk factors for methotrexate treatment failure in tubal ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study by Linru Fu, Xinyan Liu, Zhao Tian, Zhe Du, Xinyi Wang, Xiuqi Wang, Xiaodong Li, Tao Xu, Zhijing Sun

“…Methods This retrospective study included female patients who were diagnosed with TEP at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between January 2016 and December 2022. …”
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ETIKOS PAGRINDIMO PROBLEMA POSTMODERNIOJOJE KULTŪROJE by Jūratė Micevičiūtė

“…He also made use of the philosophy of dialogue, which is grounded not in the individualistic anthropology, but in the anthropology of solidarity. Spanish-speaking female author A. Cortina has supplemented this theory by the analysis of the conditions of its application in the legal practice and everyday life. …”
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Evaluation of Lacrimal Punctal Changes by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Punctal Dilation Versus Punctal Plug Insertion in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Steno... by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…Both groups were comparable regarding mean age (39 ± 11 vs 50 ± 12 years, P value = 0.4) and sex (males were 36% vs 40%, female were 64% vs 60%, P value = 0.5) respectively with no statistically significant difference between both groups. …”
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Patient characteristics and predictors of mortality among children hospitalised with tuberculosis: A six-year case series study in Uganda. by Pauline Mary Amuge, Greta Lassance Becker, Rogers Nelson Ssebunya, Esther Nalumansi, Alex Adaku, Michael Juma, Jay Brooks Jackson, Adeodata Rukyarekere Kekitiinwa, Peter James Elyanu, Eric Wobudeya, Robert Blount

“…<h4>Results</h4>Out of the 201 children hospitalised with TB, 50 were at FRRH, and 151 at MNRH. The male to female ratio was 1.5 with median age of 2.6 years (Interquartile range-IQR 1-6). …”
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Investigating knowledge and attitudes toward genetic testing and counseling among palestinians by Mustafa Ghanim, Maha Rabayaa, Malik Alqub, Ahmad Hanani, Mohammad Abuawad, Belal Rahhal, Shurouq Qadous, Myassar Barahmeh, Sameeha Atout, Saad Al-Lahham, Aseel Aref, Majdi Dwikat, Samar Alkhaldi, Ahmad Makhamreh

“…A total of 1056 participants (408 males and 648 females) completed the questionnaire. The mean age of participants was 31.18 years. …”
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Biologic Therapy and Cardiometabolic Risk in Psoriasis: A Retrospective Review by Annika Smith, Aidin Karahasan, Deborah Yi, Sanjay Yapabandara, James Elhindi, Pablo Fernandez-Penas, Clara Chow, Sarah Zaman

“…Of the 39 participants, 31 (79.5%) were male, 8 (20.5%) were female; 26 (67%) were biologic experienced (BE) and 13 (33%) were biologic naïve (BN). …”
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The outcomes of residual ametropia correction by LASIK and PRK on pseudophakic eyes depending on IOL model by E.P. Gurmizov, K.B. Pershin, N.F. Pashinova, A.Yu. Tsygankov

“…<br> <br> <b>Keywords</b>: pseudophakia, LASIK, PRK, femtoLASIK, correction, residual ametropia, Ocutears.…”
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Efficacy analysis of pancreatic duct stenting in treating severe acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study by Liangping Chen, Ning Wang, Weijie Yao, Chengsi Zhao, Jiahang Tao, Gubai Ma, Chengwang Ma, Zuozheng Wang

“…A total of 51 patients were included (33 males, 18 females). Patients were divided into two groups based on treatment: the control group (n = 28) receiving conventional treatment and the stent group (n = 23) undergoing pancreatic duct stenting in addition to conventional treatment. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of High-dose versus Standard-dose Prazosin in Paediatric Scorpion Envenomation: A Single-blinded Randomised Controlled Study by Apoorva Gayatri Abbadi, Hidaytullah R Bijapure, Chandrika R Doddihal, Bhavana B Lakhkar, Y Rohith, VJ Prakash, Kumar BM Prasanna, Mallanagouda Patil

“…Forty-eight (56%) of the children were over five years old (12, 21 and 15 were in Groups A, B and C, respectively). The male-to-female ratio of 1.8:1, 2.6:1 and 1.8:1 in Groups A, B and C, respectively. …”
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