Improving the experience of health services for trans and gender-diverse young people and their families: an exploratory qualitative study by Melissa Stepney, Samantha Martin, Magdalena Mikulak, Sara Ryan, Jay Stewart, Richard Ma, Adam Barnett

“…Narrative interviews allow participants to tell the stories that are meaningful to them. In total, 91 interviews were conducted between 2019 and 2021 with 50 with young people (42 aged 13–24 years and 10 young adults aged 25–35 years), 19 family members of gender-diverse young people (parents/carers) and 20 health professionals working with trans patients. …”
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Abnormality in field physical test predicts a reduced quadriceps strength in patients with hip- or knee-osteoarthritis. A prospective observational study. by Quentin Fanget, Anargyros Verdilos, Samuel Adelou, Vivien Reynaud, Stéphane Boisgard, Stéphane Descamps, Bruno Pereira, Ruddy Richard, Emmanuel Coudeyre, Frédéric Costes

“…Compared those with a preserved MVCq, these patients had a significant higher BMI and lean mass, a sex ratio (more men), an altered field physical tests and WOMAC score. …”
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Resection versus preservation of the middle turbinate in surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis: a randomized controlled trial by Marc-Antoine Hudon, Erin D. Wright, Etienne Fortin-Pellerin, Marie Bussieres

“…Methods Sixteen patients (15 men, 15 primary surgery) undergoing bilateral complete ESS for CRS with nasal polyposis were recruited. …”
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Long-Term Results of the Etiotropic Therapy of Subcompensed Liver Cirrhosis in the Outcome of Chronic Hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, A. O. Bueverov, V. E. Bakirova, E. O. Lyusina, E. A. Fedosyina, S. V. Koblov, O. V. Sumtsova

“…In total, 66 patients (27 men and 39 women) received such a therapy, the median age was 56.4 years.Results. 147 weeks (IQR 56–156) following AVT completion, the long-term results were evaluated. …”
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Psychological impact and coping mechanisms among sudanese medical students: a study on anxiety, depression, behavioral, and cognitive changes post COVID-19 lockdown and ongoing con... by Ali Awadallah Saeed, Ahmad Mohammad Al Zamel, Abrar Abdu Abass, Aisha Ahmed Mohammed, Fidaaldeen Adil Abdallh, Hiba Elhadi Ali, Nooralain Mohammed Hassan, Raad Mohammed Osman, Toga Abdelmutaal Mohammed, Azza Osman Yousif, Lamya Bashir Eisa

“…Significant associations were observed between PHQ-4 scores and these changes (p < .05) using Chi-Square testing. …”
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Road traffic trauma and the role of emergency medical services by Jokšić-Zelić Milena, Berčenji Emilija, Šijačić Siniša, Radulović Milovan, Burinović Zdravka

“…Results: During the one year, the EMS of HC Bečej treated 61 patients injured in road traffic accidents. 36 (59.02%) were men and 25 (40.98%) were women. Injuries in treated patients were qualified and classified according to the AIS (Abbreviated Injury Scale) score. …”
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Efficacy of in-person and telepractice-based extended Lee Silverman Voice Treatment LOUD on dysarthria and dysphagia in adults with cerebral palsy by Kyung Min Kim, Sang Ah Park, Seong Hye Hwang, Alyssia Park, Hyang Hee Kim, Jihye Hwang, Sung-Rae Cho

“…Quality of life measures showed improvement in physical ( p  = 0.003), emotional ( p  = 0.000), total score of VHI ( p  = 0.001), fear ( p  = 0.031), sleep ( p  = 0.013), fatigue ( p  = 0.003), and total score of SWAL-QOL ( p  = 0.019). …”
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Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, R. Guerrero, O. D. Messina, C. Rios

“…The prevalence of sarcopenia according to handgrip strength was 60%, gait speed 45%, and SARC-F score 40%. The prevalence of osteosarcopenia according to handgrip strength was 51%, gait speed 34%, and SARC-F score 32%. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis coinfection and substance use among antiretroviral therapy clinic clients with hazardous alcohol use in Vietnam. by Jane S Chen, Sara N Levintow, Ha V Tran, Adams L Sibley, Natalie A Blackburn, Teerada Sripaipan, Heidi E Hutton, Vivian F Go, Geetanjali Chander

“…Participants were ≥18 years old, living with HIV, and reported hazardous alcohol consumption per the WHO Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT-C; score ≥4 for men, score ≥3 for women). At enrollment, participants were tested for hepatitis coinfection with HBV surface antigen tests and rapid serological HCV tests. …”
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Ensemble machine learning models for lung cancer incidence risk prediction in the elderly: a retrospective longitudinal study by Songjing Chen, Sizhu Wu

“…Results The DQN model achieved the optimal prediction performance in stratified subgroups, with AUROC ranging from 0.937 to 0.953, recall ranging from 0.932 to 0.943, F 2 -score ranging from 0.929 to 0.946, precision ranging from 0.926 to 0.952, F 1 -score ranging from 0.933 to 0.963 and RMSE ranging from 0.21 to 0.27. …”
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Genealogy of the Arab tribes living in Syria during the Caliphate of Imam Ali (AS)Typology of the Arab Tribes Living in the Levant during the Caliphate of Imam Ali (AS) Typology... by Akram sadat Hoseini, Yahya Mirhoseini

“…Additionally, the historian Dasuqi, in his work "Al-Qabail al-'Arabiyyah", mentioned approximately 83,000 Levantine Arabs participating in the Battle of Siffin and categorized them into 27 groups. …”
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Association between internet use and depression among the middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity in China: do gender differences exist? by Jiao Zhang, Jiao Zhang, Yuheng Jia, Lixin Hong, Yixin Zhang, Lihua Li, Kan Tian, Kan Tian

“…Meanwhile, propensity score matching (PSM) was used to test the robustness of the results.ResultsOverall, 49.8% of respondents had a risk of developing depression, and 14.9% of the participants used the Internet. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Visual Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for Ocular Trauma in Shandong Province, China by Fangnan Duan, Xiunian Chen, Sai Zhang, Xiaolin Qi, Weiyun Shi, Hua Gao

“…Over a half of the traumas were work-related (51.1%, 728 patients). Most patients were treated with surgical intervention (1,404 eyes, 87.9%). …”
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The adductor pollicis muscle thickness is not associated with physical function, lean mass, and nutritional status in patients on maintenance hemodialysis by Débora Moreira Morais, Isadora Cordeiro Trombim, Cassiana Regina de Góes, Barbara Perez Vogt

“…The nutritional status was evaluated by the Malnutrition Inflammation Score (MIS).ResultsFifty-one patients were included, 60.8% men, mean age 58.4 ± 12.6 years. …”
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Identifying MTHFD1 and LGALS4 as Potential Therapeutic Targets in Prostate Cancer Through Multi-Omics Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Huan Han, Hanwen Su, Zhihua Lv, Chengliang Zhu, Jingtao Huang

“…<b>Background:</b> Prostate cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality in men worldwide. The treatment of it is currently based on surgical removal, radiotherapy, and hormone therapy. …”
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Safety of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Treatment in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Receiving ≥2000 mg Daily Dose of Levodopa by Cindy Zadikoff, Werner Poewe, James T. Boyd, Lars Bergmann, Horia Ijacu, Pavnit Kukreja, Weining Z. Robieson, Janet Benesh, Angelo Antonini

“…LCIG safety (adverse effects (AEs)/adverse drug reactions (ADRs)) and efficacy (modified Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) part IV item 32 and 39 scores for “On” time with dyskinesia and “Off” time) were assessed in patients who received ≥2000 mg/day vs <2000 mg/day LCIG. …”
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Adaptation and combination of two scales to measure dispositional gratitude in health sciences faculty: a psychometric analysis by Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, José Moral de la Rubia, Adrian Valle de la O, Josue Omar Nava-Manzo, Angeles Dominguez

“…The Gratitude Questionnaire, Work Questionnaire and Brief Interactive Optimism-Garcia was applied to 110 women, 104 men and 2 who prefer not to specify their gender. …”
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Anti-Myxovirus Resistance Protein-1 Immunoglobulin A Autoantibody in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Toru Arai, Masaki Hirose, Yoshimasa Hamano, Tomoko Kagawa, Akihiro Murakami, Hiroshi Kida, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Yoshikazu Inoue

“…The study population (59 men and 12 women) had a median age of 67 years. …”
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Comparison of Resting Energy Expenditure Using Indirect Calorimetry and Predictive Equations in Trauma Patients: A Pilot Study by Dae Sung Ma, Gil Jae Lee

“…Results Of the 31 patients included in this study, 24 (77.4%) were men and seven (22.6%) were women. The mean age of the patients was 49.7±13.2 years, their mean weight was 68.1±9.6 kg, and their mean Injury Severity Score was 26.1±11.3. …”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…PURPOSEWe investigated the impact of the funding source (public v private) on the overall survival (OS) of men with prostate cancer in Brazil.METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed patients with prostate cancer from a large hospital registry from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. …”
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