Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights: a systematic review of intervention studies by Eimear Ruane-McAteer, Avni Amin, Jennifer Hanratty, Rajat Khosla, Maria Lohan, Kathryn Gillespie, Áine Aventin, Martin Robinson

“…Important gaps in evidence relate to safe abortion and SRHR during disease outbreaks.Conclusion It is widely acknowledged by global organisations that the question is no longer whether to include boys and men in SRHR but how to do so in ways that promote gender equality and health for all and are scientifically rigorous. …”
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Investigating the Design and Manufacture of a Silicone Texture Pad in a Lumbosacral Orthosis for a Patient With Chronic Low Back Pain by Bahareh Delshad, Mokhtar Arazpour, Akbar Biglarian, Seyed Reza Mousavi, Mohammad Ali Mardani

“…The patient was satisfied with the treatment method used. She had gradually increased the use of the belt due to its positive effects. …”
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Demographic and genetic impacts of powdery mildew in a young oak (Quercus robur L.) cohort by Benoit Barrès, Cyril Dutech, Gilles Saint-Jean, Catherine Bodénès, Christian Burban, Virgil Fiévet, Camille Lepoittevin, Pauline Garnier-Géré, Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau

“…But while the growth-related tolerance to infection of the oak individual seems to be more determinant than resistance against infection, no equalizing effect of the disease could be detected. …”
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Assessment of root resorption on lateral incisors after primary canine extraction treating mesioangular displaced permanent canines: a randomised controlled trial by Narmin Helal, Reem Naaman, Najlaa Alamoudi, Azza El-Housseiny, Fatima Jadu

“…In addition, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the position of the unerupted canine and the risk of RR in adjacent lateral incisors.DesignRandomised controlled clinical trial.MethodsEighty-five patients 9–12-year-old with MDC were allocated equally to either an extraction group (EG) or a control group (CG). …”
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Determinants of young People’s gender norm attitudes related to rights and equity in Southeast Nigeria by Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Conclusion Despite widespread support for gender equality for women’s empowerment, young people in the Southeast still favour traditional gender norms, particularly decision-making and educational rights for men. …”
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Treatment-Resistant Depression: The Role of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Magdalena Kupis, Monika Paszkowska, Patrycja Znamirowska, Klaudia Mularczyk, Łukasz Karaban, Anna Jakubiak, Joanna Miśkiewicz, Michał Borawski, Aleksandra Ciuła, Tadeusz Kuźnieców

“…Choosing between these treatments should be guided by clinical context, patient characteristics, and personal preferences. Equally important is the need to continue working on breaking the stigma around mental health conditions and ECT, by raising awareawareness, educating people, and ensuring everyone has equal access to safe and effective treatment. …”
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Contribution of concomitant myocarditis to the development of various clinical types of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy by Yu. A. Lutokhina, O. V. Blagova, A. V. Nedostup, S. A. Alexandrova, E. V. Evseeva, A. G Shestak, E. V. Zaklyazminskaya

“…To assess the contribution of genetic and inflammatory factors to the development of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).Material and methods. The study involved 54 patients with ARVC (age, 38,7±14,1 years; men, 42,6%; mean follow-up period, 21 [6; 60] months). …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors and citationsEnsuring fairness and transparency in sports through compliance to legal principles and ethical stand-ards by Gusliana HB, Syaifullah Yophi Ardiyanto, Nurkadri Nurkadri, Novita Novita, Wahyu Eko Widiyanto, Hendra Setyawan, Baskoro Nugroho Putro, Harmanto Harmanto, Arief Darmawan, Nikola Radulovic

“…The principle of equity, which advocates for equal and unbiased possibilities in the categorization of paralympic sports, emphasizes the importance of a fair classification system to maintain the integrity of competition. …”
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Examining relationships between U.S. children's physical activity levels during recess, school days, and weekend days by Christopher M. Murphy, Erin K. Howie, Matthew J. Barenie, Kari A. Weber, Michael R. Thomsen

“…Children spent 16.7 % of recess in MVPA equaling 26.8 % of their total school MVPA, and 15.5 % of weekday MVPA. …”
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Intravenous lidocaine as an adjuvant to propofol sedation for elderly patients undergoing same-visit bidirectional endoscopy: protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial by Ying Liu, Nan Song, Jing-tao Zhang, Jing Yan, Ke Peng, Hong Liu, Xi-sheng Shan, Fu-hai Ji

“…All patients will receive sufentanil (0.1 μg/kg) followed by either lidocaine (1.5 mg/kg) or an equal volume of normal saline, and then propofol (1.0 mg/kg) for induction. …”
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A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients... by Jian‐Fei Cai, Ya‐Rong Wei, Yong Chen, Jun Zou, Shen Yan, Jian‐Long Guan

“…Conclusions A triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and TGP is more effective and equally tolerated compared to colchicine alone in treating BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement.…”
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Personality traits and academic attitudes of medical students in the COVID-19 pandemic: a person-centered approach, empirical research, Korea by Jaesang Hwang, Ji Hye Yu, Janghoon Lee, Ikhan Kim, Su Jin Chae, Mijin Lee, Janghee Park

“…Methods During the 2021–2022 academic year, when online-based education was implemented due to the pandemic, a survey was conducted among medical students in Korea (N=325). …”
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Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery: analysis of articles published between 2010-2019 by Murilo Sgarbi Secanho, Isabella Dalsico Silva, Merimar Maria Chequim, Ana Beatriz Pedroso Maciel de-Oliveira, Balduino Ferreira de Menezes, Aristides Augusto Palhares-Neto

“…This work aims to carry out an analysis of articles published in RBCP between 2010 and 2019. Methods: Descriptive retrospective analysis of articles published in RBCP between 2010 and 2019. …”
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Complicated Relationship between Genetic Mutations and Phenotypic Characteristics in Transient and Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism: Analysis of Pooled Literature Data by Wei Long, Lingna Zhou, Ying Wang, Jiaxuan Liu, Huaiyan Wang, Bin Yu

“…Mutations and phenotypic characteristics remain unclear in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH), and no study concerning whether the outcome of transient CH (TCH) or permanent CH (PCH) is determined by mutations has been reported. Methods. We searched the literature up to April 2019. …”
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Reconstruction options in pediatric population with hemi or total mandibulectomy defects: A systematic review by Adity Bansal, Shakil Ahmed Nagori, Ashi Chug, Ashutosh Dixit, Rebecca Chowdhry, Srinivas Gosla Reddy

“…The main aim is to provide optimum esthetics and function. Materials and methods: PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, MEDLINE and Scopus databases were searched for articles published only in English language up to May 2021, involving reconstruction of hemi or total mandibulectomy defects in patients with the age of 8 years or less, associated with benign or malignant pathology. …”
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Psychiatric Implication of Deficiency of Vitamin B 12 and Vitamin D: A Cross-sectional Study from North India by Robin Victor, Rohit Gondwal, Priyaranjan Avinash, Kiran Bhat

“…Vitamin B12 deficiency was majorly found in patients suffering from anxiety disorder (29.8%) followed by depressive disorder (19.1%) and substance use disorder (17%), while vitamin D deficiency was mainly present in cases with an anxiety disorder (29.7%) followed by depressive disorder (13.5%). An equal number of cases with substance use disorder, schizophrenia, and somatic symptom disorder had the vitamin D deficiency. …”
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A Nonlinear Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Stress Distribution and Microstrain Evaluation in Short Dental Implants with Three Different Implant–Abutment Connections i... by Karishma S. Talreja, Shobha J. Rodrigues, Umesh Y. Pai, Thilak Shetty, Sharon Saldanha, M. Mahesh, Puneeth Hegde, Satish B. Shenoy, Nithesh Naik, Sandipan Mukherjee, Ann Sales, Vignesh Kamath, Prashant Bajantri

“…This study evaluated the von Mises stress and microstrain in the peri-implant bone and the implant–abutment junction of short dental implants with three different implant–abutment connections in splinted and unsplinted conditions using finite element analysis (FEA). Materials and Methods. In this experimental study, nine transversely isotropic finite element models were developed, and randomly divided into three equal groups (n = 3): control, (Group AC) single-standard 4.3 × 10 mm bone level implant-supported restorations with external hexagonal (EH) connection, internal conical (IC) and internal trichannel (ITC) connection, single short implant-supported restorations (Group AT), and splinted short implant-supported restorations (Group B) for each of the three implant–abutment connections, respectively. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students by Zeng Gao, Zeng Gao, Jing Zhao, Xi Liu, Haitao Wang, Miaoling Zhang, Han Yuan

“…Eating disorder symptoms were defined as scores equal to or greater than 15 on the EDE-QS.ResultsThe Chinese version of the BSQ demonstrated strong internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.92) and robust construct validity. …”
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Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation outcomes in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) – A systematic review of the literature by Vyacheslav Notanovich Lokshin, Aigerim Temirkhanovna Abshekenova, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Michael Feichtinger, Sholpan Kenesovna Karibayeva, Dana Margulanovna Syzdykova

“…Results: Overall we concluded that PPOS for IVF/ICSI in ART results in a higher number of obtained embryos, lower incidence of OHSS, equal duration of stimulation, number of retrieved oocytes, and number of MII oocytes. …”
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Percutaneous reduction of thoracolumbar fractures using monoaxial screws: Comparison of two instruments based on initial reduction and loss of reduction by Esra Aydin, Philipp Schenk, Arija Jacobi, Thomas Mendel, Friederike Klauke, Bernhard Wilhelm Ullrich

“…Results: Both systems achieved equally good reduction (9° mean, 95%-CI: 8°–11°, p < 0.001). …”
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