Empowering women on screen: exploring the influence of female protagonists on contemporary culture and gendered enjoyment in film by Fokiya Akhtar, Azmat Rasul

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Central obesity is a burden even in normal weight adolescents of a non-metropolitan Indian City: A case for alarm and action for prevention and control by Tabassum Nawab, Zulfia Khan, Iqbal M. Khan, Mohammad A. Ansari

“…CO was defined as >90th age-and-sex-specific percentile of WC and GO by BMI-for-age-and-sex percentiles given by WHO Growth Reference 2007. …”
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Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Material and methods Unmatched case-control study was conducted in Dessie City Northeast Ethiopia from January to March 2019. …”
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Promotion of microfracture-mediated cartilage repair by the intra-articular injection of Mg2+ by Zhian Chen, Tianhua Zhou, Zhengbo Yin, Peiya Duan, Ying Zhang, Yujiao Feng, Rongmao Shi, Yongqing Xu, Rongqing Pang, Hongbo Tan

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Relationship between physical activity level, leisure sedentary time, and frailty among residents aged 30 – 79 years in Wuzhong district, Suzhou city: a baseline surveillance data... by Xikang FAN, Jiang HUA, Jian SU, Hao YU, Yan LU, Yujie HUA, Jianrong JIN, Pei PEI, Dianjianyi SUN, Canqing YU, Jun LYU, Jinyi ZHOU, Ran TAO

“…ResultsOf the 53 269 residents aged 30 – 79 years in Wuzhong district, Suzhou city, 23 096 (43.36%) were pre-frail and 1 227 (2.30%) were frail. …”
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A National Baseline Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines Using Stratified Two-Step Systematic Cluster Sampling Design by Lydia Leonardo, Pilarita Rivera, Ofelia Saniel, Elena Villacorte, May Antonnette Lebanan, Bobby Crisostomo, Leda Hernandez, Mario Baquilod, Edgardo Erce, Ruth Martinez, Raman Velayudhan

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Phthalate exposure induces microRNA-5010/Nrf2-EGR1/GDF15 signaling expression in prostate cancer by Yuh-Shyan Tsai, Yeong-Chin Jou, Ian Seng Cheong, Hsiu-Ting Tung, Lin-Nei Hsu, Hsin-Tzu Tsai, Tzong-Shin Tzai

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Pleiotropic Associations of RARRES2 Gene Variants and Circulating Chemerin Levels: Potential Roles of Chemerin Involved in the Metabolic and Inflammation-Related Diseases by Leay-Kiaw Er, Semon Wu, Lung-An Hsu, Ming-Sheng Teng, Yu-Ching Sun, Yu-Lin Ko

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Plasma C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Levels Are Associated with Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Renal Dysfunction by Mariko Asada, Tomoaki Morioka, Yuko Yamazaki, Yoshinori Kakutani, Reina Kawarabayashi, Koka Motoyama, Katsuhito Mori, Shinya Fukumoto, Atsushi Shioi, Tetsuo Shoji, Masanori Emoto, Masaaki Inaba

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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN POLYMORPHISMS IN GENES ENCODING 2′-5′-OLIGOADENYLATE SYNTHETASES AND THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE UPON VACCINATION AGAINST TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS by N. S. Yudin, A. V. Igoshin, S. L. Lutova, Ya. Gon, M. I. Voevoda, V. A. Belyavskaya

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Community credit scores and community socioeconomic deprivation in association with type 2 diabetes across an urban to rural spectrum in Pennsylvania: a case–control study by Jonathan Pollak, Melissa N Poulsen, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Katherine Moon, Joseph DeWalle, Annemarie G Hirsch, Brian S Schwartz, Lorraine Dean, Meghann Reeder

“…We analysed community credit scores (CCS) in association with new onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) across a geographically heterogeneous region of Pennsylvania and evaluated whether associations were independent of community socioeconomic deprivation (CSD), which is known to be related to T2D risk.Methods In a nested case–control study, we used medical records to identify 15 888 T2D cases from diabetes diagnoses, medication orders and laboratory test results and 79 435 diabetes-free controls frequency matched on age, sex and encounter year. …”
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Impact of distress and anxiety due to COVID-19 on digital addictions in university students in the third wave period  [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] by Yovana Pardavé-Livia, Armando Martínez-Portillo, Evelyn Barboza-Navarro, Luz Elizabeth Mayorga-Falcón, Walter Capa-Luque, Catalina Bello-Vidal, Aldo Bazán-Ramírez, Edmundo Hervias-Guerra

“…Regarding the problematic use of smartphones and internet, there is a prevalence of 40% regardless of sex; but as for the problematic use of video games, there is a marked difference between males (18.8%) and females (2.7%). …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors for Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes over 60 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study from Northeast China by Yan Guo, Yingfang Wang, Feng Chen, Jiabei Wang, Difei Wang

“…Logistic regression analysis showed that the female sex (OR 1.835), TUG time>10.2 s (OR 1.602), and T‐score≤−2.5 (OR 1.750) were independent risk factors for fragility fractures in the non-T2DM population, but they were not risk factors in the T2DM population. …”
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A Newborn with Genital Ambiguity, 45,X/46,XY Mosaicism, a Jumping Chromosome Y, and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Lei Zhang, Linda D. Cooley, Sonal R. Chandratre, Atif Ahmed, Jill D. Jacobson

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Prevalence and Associated Metabolic Factors of Gallstone Disease in the Elderly Agricultural and Fishing Population of Taiwan by Hsi-Che Shen, Yi-Chun Hu, Yu-Fen Chen, Tao-Hsin Tung

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Patient‐Reported Fatigue Associated with Joint Histopathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Diyu Pearce‐Fisher, Melanie H. Smith, Bella Y. Mehta, Edoardo Spolaore, Edward DiCarlo, Dongmei Sun, Susan M. Goodman

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Supportive parenting and adolescents digital citizenship behaviors: The mediating role of self-regulation by Agustín Morales-Álvarez, Angel Alberto Valdés-Cuervo, Lizeth Guadalupe Parra-Pérez

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Symbiotic diversity of Portunus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Vietnam - implication for species and geographic variations by Binh Thuy Dang, Oanh Thi Kieu Le, Sang Quang Tran, Oanh Thi Truong

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Attention speed and anterior cingulate cortex volume in female and male veterans with suicide ideation and attempts by Erin C. McGlade, Erin C. McGlade, Erin C. McGlade, James R. Yancey, James R. Yancey, James R. Yancey, Keenan E. Roberts, Keenan E. Roberts, Keenan E. Roberts, Audrey Elias, Audrey Elias, Chelsea Carson, Chelsea Carson, Chelsea Carson, Jiyoung Ma, Jiyoung Ma, Margaret R. Legarreta, Margaret R. Legarreta, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd, Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

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Depression and Anxiety among Patients with Epilepsy and Multiple Sclerosis: UAE Comparative Study by Taoufik Alsaadi, Khadija El Hammasi, Tarek M. Shahrour, Mustafa Shakra, Lamya Turkawi, Wassim Nasreddine, Mufeed Raoof

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