Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…Among the autonomic symptoms, sicca symptoms (xerostomia and dry eyes) were the most commonly reported (69%), followed by sexual dysfunction in men, leaking of urine, vasomotor dysfunction, constipation, sudomotor dysfunction, and orthostatic symptoms. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

“…They found that these practices put girls at a disadvantage because they scores poor performance, the role of girls in society and the organization of the schools system to be the major causes of poor academic performance. …”
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Distance and Direction Matters: Risk Perception Among Residents Around a Dump Yard in Kerala, India by Payyappilly AP, Babu P, Nair MR

“…Women had a lesser risk perception compared to men (− 2.6 (95% CI − 3.7, − 1.4; p< 0.001)).Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of geospatial characteristics (distance and direction), malodor and gender differences in shaping the risk perceptions among the proximate residents living around a waste dump yard. …”
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Hypergammaglobulinemia in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients: A New Emerging Association by Martora F, Battista T, Giordano A, Potestio L, Megna M

“…This retrospective, single-center observational study explored the association between hypergammaglobulinemia and Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) based on sex, age, disease severity (IHS4 score), and Adalimumab treatment. Sixty patients (54% women, 46% men, average age 47) were observed over 12 months. …”
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The Relationship between the Depression and Anxiety Stress Survey Questionnaire, Salivary Cortisol and Heart Rate Variability by Fateme Sangtarash, Haniyeh Choobsaz, Milad Zarrin, Sousan Salari, Ehsan Mokari Manshadi, Ali Akbar Esmaeili, Sayyed Hossein Mozaffari, Boshra Hatef

“…The DASS score was significantly correlated with heart rate (r=0.25, P=0.007) and SD2 of the Poincare plot (r=-0.272, P=0.004) in men. …”
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A Fortified Method to Screen and Detect Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic Hypertensive Adults: A Korean Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study by Hyo Eun Park, Sung-Bin Chon, Sang Hoon Na, Heesun Lee, Su-Yeon Choi

“…The sensitivity and specificity of the model were 61.9% and 72.1% for score≥2 and 30.4% and 92.9% for score≥3. The SLVA≥35 mm criteria showed sensitivity of 12.5% and specificity of 91.9%. …”
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The Relationship of Hematologic Parameters and Lipid Profile with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Sibel Canbaz Kabay, Fatma Akkoyun Arıkan, Dursun Ceylan, Merve Yatmazoğlu Çetin, Niyazi Uysal, Muhammed Alperen Bardakçı, Gönül Akdağ, Mustafa Çetiner, Emine Saygın Uysal

“…In the multivariable logistic regression model, only the NIHSS score (National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale Scores) was independently associated with the degree of disability (p=0.001). …”
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Le continent noir du désir masculin : Colet et Flaubert, encore by Barbara Vinken

“…But this corpus, shaped in his stylistic work by the physiological model of the masculine sex, reveals a desperate identification with men and women mortally wounded by love. …”
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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Primary or Salvage Prostate Cancer Therapy: Initial Outcomes in the Veteran Healthcare Setting by Sagar Patel, Ali Antar, Aly Alrabaa, Gal Saffati, Broderick Fleming, Neel Srikishen, Jeremy Slawin, Jennifer Taylor, Jeffrey Jones

“…Secondary endpoints included 30-day complications, Sexual Health Inventory for Men (SHIM), and American Urological Association Symptom Score (AUASS). …”
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Assessment of the predictive power the radiation-induced lymphocyte apoptosis method in prostate cancer patients by Gyöngyvér Orsolya Sándor, Gyöngyi Farkas, Gábor Székely, Péter Ágoston, Kliton Jorgo, László Gesztesi, Tibor Major, Csilla Pesznyák, András Herein, Gábor Stelczer, Dalma Mihály, Georgina Fröhlich, Zsolt Jurányi, Zoltán Takácsi-Nagy, Csaba Polgár, Zsuzsa S. Kocsis

“…Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men worldwide, which is usually treated with radiotherapy. …”
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The relationships among food neophobia, mediterranean diet adherence, and eating disorder risk among university students: a cross-sectional study by Nilufer Ozkan, Fatma Hazan Gul

“…Similarly, men’s EDE-Q scores (3.5 ± 3.32) were significantly lower than those of women (4.4 ± 4.05, p < 0.05). …”
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Predictors and long-term patterns of medication adherence to glaucoma treatment in Denmark—an observational registry study of 30 100 Danish patients with glaucoma by Miriam Kolko, Rikke Faergemann Hansen, Louise G Dal, Emma Sabelström, Magnus Brandel, Andreas Hoiberg Bentsen, Anne Cathrine Falch-Joergensen

“…Diagnosis-related group fees were applied to estimate healthcare costs.Results High adherence in the first year(s) of treatment was less likely among men (ORfirst year: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.75 to 0.82), younger individuals and among those with a positive Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score (ORfirst year/CCI≥3: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.63 to 0.80). …”
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Clinical Characterization of Ulcerative Colitis in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis by Shun Murasugi, Ayumi Ito, Teppei Omori, Shinichi Nakamura, Katsutoshi Tokushige

“…Most patients had mild UC; some had moderate or more severe UC (median Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) score 2; range, 1–5). Ludwig’s stage determined by liver biopsy did not correlate with the Mayo endoscopic score for UC. …”
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Own Experience in the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in the Diagnosis of Esophageal Achalasia by O. A. Storonova, N. I. Kanevskii, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The study included 75 patients: 52 % men (mean age 44.5 ± 17.8 years) and 48 % women (mean age 45.6 ± 16.6 years,) with a preliminary diagnosis of achalasia. …”
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Disorders of esophageal clearance in gastroesophageal reflux disease and option of their treatment by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. L. Dzhahaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Of them 16 were women and 14 – men, mean age – 46,02 years (22 to 74 years). The body mass index in group was elevated (mean —25,0 [24,2; 28,6] kg/m2). …”
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Association of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide with cognitive function and depression in elderly people with type 2 diabetes. by Insa Feinkohl, Naveed Sattar, Paul Welsh, Rebecca M Reynolds, Ian J Deary, Mark W J Strachan, Jackie F Price, Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study-ET2DS Investigators

“…After adjustment for age and sex, raised plasma NT-proBNP was weakly associated with lower 'g' and higher depression scores (ß -0.09, 95% CI -0.13 to -0.03, p = 0.004 and ß 0.08, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.12, p<0.001, respectively). …”
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Factors related to painful somatic symptoms in patients with depression: The role of gender and anhedonia by A. Pérez-Morenilla, A. Salazar, I. Failde, F. González-Sáiz, J.A. Micó

“…Anhedonia was detected in 93 patients (83.8%), with no significant gender differences in PSS. However, compared to men, depressed women with anhedonia had significantly higher scores on the SSI-28 and the non-painful somatic symptom scale (SSI-21). …”
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Comparative assessment of <i>Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> and <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i> efficacy at d... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. M. Drapkina, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova

“…Besides that presence of BOS was investigated by hydrogen breath test with lactulose, quality of a life was determined using The Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire prior to treatment onset and its termination. …”
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The new HFA/ICOS risk assessment tool to identify patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia at high risk of cardiotoxicity by Daniela Di Lisi, Cristina Madaudo, Giulia Alagna, Marco Santoro, Ludovico Rossetto, Sergio Siragusa, Giuseppina Novo

“…So far, the Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE) charts of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have been used to identify cancer patients at increased cardiovascular risk. …”
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Monocyte to High‐Density Lipoprotein Ratio Is Associated With Carotid Plaque: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Shuang Liu, Xinlei Miao, Manling Hu, Ziping Song, Xiaoling Xie, Yuting Sun, Meng Li, Guimin Tang, Song Leng

“…Compared with the MHR at quartile 1 group, the MHR at quartile 4 group had the highest CP risk (hazard ratio. 1.389 [95% CI, 1.059–1.823]) and 10‐year cardiovascular risk (China‐PAR Project score: odds ratio, 1.975 [95% CI, 1441–2.708 in men]; odds ratio, 6.015 [95% CI, 1.949–18.564 in women) (P <0.001). …”
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