Novel hormonal agents in men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer and reduced performance status: Experiences of a specialized single center by Thomas Büttner, Philipp Lossin, Stefan Latz, Carolin Jacobs, Philipp Krausewitz, Stefan Hauser

“…Methods We conducted an analysis of fifty‐three NHA‐naïve men characterized by attaining mCRPC at an ECOG PS of ≥2 subsequent to androgen deprivation monotherapy between 2008 and 2023. …”
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Relationship between Body Roundness Index and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese Men and Women: A Reanalysis of a Cohort Study by Wei Zhao, Jingjing Tong, Jinghua Li, Yongtong Cao

“…After adjusting for age, alcohol intake, smoking status, fatty liver, systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol, the relationship between BRI and T2DM was linear in women (HR (95% CI) for BRI Z score = 1.48 (1.26,1.74)) and curvilinear in men (HR (95% CI) on the left and right of the inflection point = 0.70 (0.44, 1.10) and 1.46 (1.27, 1.67), respectively). …”
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Women’s Life in Indonesian Contemporary Short Stories: A Study of Ecofeminism Transformative by Aji Septiaji, Zuriyati Zuriyati, Aceng Rahmat

“…The study aims are to investigate the lives of women from various cases such as discrimination, natural exploitation, and gender stereotypes.The objects of this study are Indonesian contemporary short stories published in Kompas from 2010 until 2015. …”
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Cognitive impairment at older ages among 8000 men and women living in Mexico City: a cross-sectional analyses of a prospective study by Carlos González-Carballo, Pablo Kuri-Morales, Erwin Chiquete, Mario Rojas-Russell, Rogelio Santacruz-Benitez, Raúl Ramirez-Reyes, Adrián Garcilazo-Ávila, Jaime Berumen, Eirini Trichia, Louisa Gnatiuc Friedrichs, Paulina Orellana, Carolina Ochoa-Rosales, Gary O’Donovan, Jonathan R Emberson, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Diego Aguilar-Ramirez, Jesus Alegre-Díaz

“…Among these (mean age 66 years; 31% men), their mean MMSE score was 26.2 (SD 3.6) points, 1,941 (24%) had cognitive impairment, their mean body-mass index (BMI) was 28.6 (SD 5.5) kg/m2, 3,008 (37%) had hypertension and 2,467 (30%) had diabetes. …”
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Optimal dispatch method of virtual power plant considering electric vehicle V2G under the low carbon target by YU Zhuo, MEN Jinbao, WANG Jun, LYU Hai, OUYANG Hong

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Examination of Perceived Stress Levels of Individuals Who Attending University Education and Participate in University Team by Ünal Türkçapar, Murat Atasoy

“…Findings: In shaping the perceived stress levels of university students; according to the gender variable, women have a higher average than men, according to the age variable, there is a difference in favor of the older ones, according to the type of sport variable in favor of the team sports, according to the competition success variable in favor of the international participants and according to the income level variable, there is a difference in favor of the weak ones but it was concluded that there was no significant difference according to the sports year variable. …”
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Ten days of supplementation with a standardized Boswellia serrata extract attenuates soreness and accelerates recovery after repeated bouts of downhill running in recreationally active men by Dawna Salter, Himana Yalamanchi, Aiswarya Yalamanchi, Amulya Yalamanchi

“…On day 9, peak soreness scores were lower in the SBS group than in the PLA group (p = 0.001). …”
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Exploring the most important factors related to self-perceived health among older men in Sweden: a cross-sectional study using machine learning by David C Currow, Magnus Per Ekström, Max Olsson

“…Objective To evaluate which factors are the most strongly related to self-perceived health among older men and describe the shape of the association between the related factors and self-perceived health using machine learning.Design and setting This is a cross-sectional study within the population-based VAScular and Chronic Obstructive Lung disease study (VASCOL) conducted in southern Sweden in 2019.Participants A total of 475 older men aged 73 years from the VASCOL dataset.Measures Self-perceived health was measured using the first item of the Short Form 12. …”
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Effectiveness of men in maternity health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in maternal health care to improve maternal health outcomes in Naypyitaw, Myanmar [version 1; peer r... by Alessio Panza, Pyae Linn Aung, San San Myint Aung, May Chan Oo

“…To address this issue, involving men in supporting MHC has been recognized as a strategy to improve MHC outcomes. …”
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“But lo the thing’s inside and can you guess his shape?”: the semiotic elaboration of Cormac McCarthy’s autotextual creature in his early novels and No Country for Old Men by Yvonne-Marie Rogez

“…The question of its shape and its representation pervades Cormac McCarthy’s works. This paper explores the signifying resurgence of apparently “empty” signifiers and their correlative signified in Cormac McCarthy’s first five novels and later works such as No Country for Old Men and The Road. …”
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SleepNow – A combined cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and physical exercise intervention in men with metastatic prostate cancer: results from a feasibility randomized con... by Beverley Lim Høeg, Katrine Bjerre Løppenthin, Josée Savard, Christoffer Johansen, Jesper Frank Christensen, Mads Nordahl Svendsen, Niels Holländer, Pernille Envold Bidstrup

“…We examined the feasibility of the SleepNow intervention combining cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) with physical exercise in men with metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa). Patients/material and methods: We conducted a feasibility randomized trial in patients under treatment for castration resistant mPCa with insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index [ISI] score ≥ 8). …”
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A comparative study of sexual behavior, dysfunction, satisfaction, relationship, and sexual quality of life amongst treatment-naïve and abstinent men (buprenorphine-maintained) wit... by Mahadev Singh Sen, Ankita Chattopadhyay, Nishtha Chawla, Ragul Ganesh, Suraj Verma, Siddharth Sarkar, Atul Ambekar

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Investigating the impact of couple counseling based on the CHARMS model on sexual quality of life and marital satisfaction of wives of men suffering from myocardial infarction: a r... by Delniya Ghafuri, Soheila Rabeipoor, Kamal Khademvatani, Samira Barjasteh, Atefeh Yas

“…Participants included men with myocardial infarction and their spouses. …”
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Psychological and gender specific correlates of aggressive behaviour in military personnel by Ya. S. Ponomarenko, N. V. Hresa, V. M. Filonenko

“…The aggression index scores of both groups of servicemen are within acceptable norms, which indicates that the overall level of aggression among them is satisfactory. …”
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Power emergency assistant decision methods based on CBR by Yongsheng MEN, Shanbao LIU

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Prevalence and quality of life associated with erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms: a cross-sectional study by Felipe Jun Kijima, Liz Cristina Motta, Jean Sousa Cavalcante, Lucas Jordão, Carlos Eduardo Dias Olioze, Plinio Takashi Karubi Palavicini Santos, João Carlos Leite da Cruz, Luis Expedito Sabage, Gabriel Araújo Medeiros, Alessandra Mazzo, Aguinaldo Cesar Nardi

“…METHODS: A trained team collected data between July 2021 and August 2022 through face-to-face interviews using a characterization instrument, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), International Index of Erectile Function-6 (IIEF-6), and World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale. …”
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Sporadic inclusion body myositis in the rheumatology clinic by Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Gustavo Luiz Behrens Pinto, Jean Marcos de Souza, Pablo Arturo Olivo Pallo, Leonardo Santos Hoff, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo

“…Sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) is a progressive and insidious skeletal muscle disorder characterized classically by the quadriceps, wrist, and finger flexor weakness. …”
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Short- and long-term complications of bariatric surgery by Miguel Licea Videaux, Roberto Santana Caballero, Jesús Javier Sánchez Mata, Isabel García Morales, Dania Piñeiro Pérez, Daryl Rodríguez Denis

“…<p>Obesity affects mostly young men and women, both in developed and developing countries. …”
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Reviewing Feminine and Masculine Words in the Effects of Anima and Animus in the Jalal Al Ahmad and Simin Daneshvar Fiction by Abdollah Hasanzadeh Mirali, Sepideh Rahmati Afrapoli, Hasan Akbari Beyragh, Yadallah Shokri

“…These two authors do not show such unusual contradictions in the society of that period.The prominent elements and components of feminine and masculine words in the manifestations of anima and animus in the works of Jalal Al Ahmad and Simin Daneshvar are:Emotional, romantic and caressing words, abusive and harsh words and sentences in women's speech, color words, children's words, adjectives for women or men, words related to the roles of women and men in the family and society, language related to communicating with the opposite sex, words that specific to the appearance of women or men, interrogative words and formal, standard and popular words and Feminine and masculine words superior and inferior.…”
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Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with Paraneoplastic Cushing Syndrome by Aleksandra I. Pivovarova, Stephanie Patrick, Punuru J. Reddy

“…MTC can be hereditary as a part of multiple endocrine neoplasm type 2 syndrome (MEN2) or arise sporadically. We report a case of a 74-year-old female presenting with chronic diarrhea, in whom diagnosis of sporadic MTC was delayed due to previous history of gastrointestinal (GI) disturbances. …”
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