Prevalence and predictive factors of testosterone-induced erythrocytosis: a retrospective single center study by Anina Neidhart, Viktor von Wyl, Viktor von Wyl, Benno Käslin, Christoph Henzen, Stefan Fischli

“…AimThis study analyzes the prevalence and predictive factors of testosterone-induced erythrocytosis (TIE) in patients receiving testosterone replacement therapy (TRT).MethodsRetrospective single-center observational study.Results247 patients were included; median age was 47.0 years (interquartile range (IQR) 32-60) and median follow-up years 2.9 (1.0-5.5). …”
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<i>CCND1</i> and <i>PTEN</i> genes as markers of progression in vulvar cancer by A. V. Busarova, N. A. Petrusenko, P. A. Kruze, N. V. Porhanova

“…The study included 50 patients aged 29–80 years with the diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva without metastases – group 1 (n = 25) and with metastases to the lymph nodes – group 2 (n = 25). …”
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Efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA treatment in episodic migraine by Jasem Al-Hashel, Jasem Al-Hashel, Raed Alroughani, Malak Almojel, Malak Almojel, Samar Farouk Ahmed, Samar Farouk Ahmed

“…We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of BoNT-A in the treatment of episodic migraine (EM).MethodsThis is a prospective study included migraine patients, aged 18–65 years, and completed 1 year treatment with BoNT-A. …”
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Time to Reach Full Enteral Feeding and Its Predictors among Very Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Follow-Up Cohort Study by Belay Alemayehu Getahun, Sileshi Mulatu, Hailemariam Mekonnen Workie

“…Very low birth weight neonates delivered from pregnancy-induced hypertension-free mothers (AHR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.12, 3.94), gestational age of ≥33 weeks (AHR: 5,; 95% CI: 2.29, 11.13), kangaroo mother care initiated (AHR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.01, 2.00), avoiding prefeed residual aspiration (AHR: 1.42; 95% CI: 1.002–2.03), and early enteral feeding (AHR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.03, 2.35) were significant predictors of full enteral feeding. …”
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Impact of Hyperglycemia on Tear Film and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Cross-Sectional Study by Meng F, Zhou Y, Bao T, Pang Y, Shao Q, Wang L, Zhao J, Li W, Xu H, Yang Y, Zhang B

“…Fasting blood glucose levels stratified patients into high (≥ 7 mmol/l) and normal (< 7 mmol/l) groups, and their association with DED parameters was analyzed.Results: Among 56 patients (mean age 52.5 ± 18.0 years), those with elevated glucose levels (n=28) had more severe DED symptoms (OSDI, p = 0.046), lower TMH, FNIBUT, ANIBUT, and higher bulbar redness scores (all p < 0.05). …”
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Autoantibodies in myasthenia gravis: cluster analysis and clinical correlations by Xupeng Sun, Meijie Qu, Xi Rong, Mingxing Lv, Yunbin Zhao, Yunjun Yan, Lin Liu, Na Sun, Hua Yue, Min Liu

“…Individual antibody analysis revealed that male cases were more likely to be AChR+ and titin+, and older age was associated with AChR+, RyR+, and titin+. …”
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Influence of green tea powder on the performance, nutrient utilisation, caecal microbiota profile and meat quality of broiler chickens by D.V. Thomas, A.L. Molan, Y. Singh, V. Ravindran

“…Supplementation with N-GT increased the AMEn on d 7 and 21, and with Se-GT on d 7 (P<0.05). AMEn increased with age for all treatments. Fat digestibility increased (P<0.05) in birds fed N-GT on d 21 and Se-GT on d 7 and 21. …”
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Adiponectin and Nitric Oxide Deficiency-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Fatigued Home-Resident in Mature and Older Adults: A Case-Control Study by Ahmad H. Alghadir, Sami A. Gabr, Murad Almomani, Fidaa Almomani, Cynthia Tse

“…A total of 85 home residents aged 50–85 years participated in this case-control study. …”
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Analysis of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes of Pregnant Women with Syphilis and Maternal-Infant Serological Association in Changzhou, China, 2015–2019 by Chaorong Bian, Zhiqiang Qin, Jieying Zhang, Mengtao Sun, Manman Gu, Kejin Chen

“…For treated pregnant women, increasing age (OR =1.08), lack of standardized treatment (OR =1.87), and initial titer greater than 1 : 8 (OR =1.69) were risk factors, while previous parity was a protective factor (OR =0.62). …”
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In silico design of an epitope-based vaccine ensemble for fasliolopsiasis by Ruchishree Konhar, Ruchishree Konhar, Kanhu Charan Das, Kanhu Charan Das, Aiboklang Nongrum, Rohan Raj Samal, Shailesh Kumar Sarangi, Devendra Kumar Biswal, Devendra Kumar Biswal

“…It predominates in school-age children, and significant worm burdens are not uncommon. …”
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Effects of Dust Event Days on Influenza: Evidence from Arid Environments in Lanzhou by Ling Zhang, Sheng Li, Bo Wang, Ce Liu, Li He, Xiaobing Shan, Kai Zhang, Bin Luo

“…Subgroup analysis showed that pre-school children and school-aged children were more sensitive to PM and dust events exposure. …”
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Modelling for deriving management plan for production and environment of marine fish cage farm by Woo Sung Jung, Sok Jin Hong, Sang Pil Yoon, Dae In Lee, Won Chan Lee, Dong Myung Kim

“…Scenario analysis for the management plan yielded the following results: Firstly, different age classes require specific management approaches due to varying impacts of feeding, excrement production, and growth-limiting factors. …”
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Receipt of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy among people with HIV in Southern US states: an assessment using electronic health records and claims data by Yiyang Liu, Rebecca J. Fisk-Hoffman, Maitri Patel, Robert L. Cook, Mattia Prosperi

“…Results A total of 233 LAI ART recipients were identified: 56.7% female, 45.1% aged 30 to 44, 51.3% non-Hispanic Black, 78.1% on Medicaid and 4.7% on private insurance. …”
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Evaluation of Treatment Patterns and Maintenance Dose Titration Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease Initiating Biologics With 3 Years of Follow-Up by Ruizhi Zhao, Zhijie Ding, Parul Gupta, Laurence Gozalo, Robert Bruette, Victor M. Johnson, Keshia Maughn, Yihang Liu, Sumesh Kachroo

“…Approximately half of CD patients were between ages 35 and 54. Patients on UST had a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score. …”
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The importance of trunk motion in wearable based infant spontaneous movement analysis by María Marín-Palma, Ignacia Rojas-Sepulveda, Jessica Becerra-Caroca, José Carrasco-Plaza, Ramiro Zepeda, Pablo Ignacio Burgos

“…On the other hand, two key parameters—kurtosis of thorax velocity and periodicity of trunk velocity—successfully differentiate between the three age groups analyzed.…”
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The Effects of Soft Tissue Flossing on Hamstring Range of Motion and Lower Extremity Power by Zachary Maust, Debbie Bradney, Sean M Collins, Caroline Wesley, Thomas G Bowman

“… # Participants Twenty-one recreationally active individuals (8 male, 13 female; age = 22.62±2.99 years; height = 171.52±9.08 cm; mass = 73.57±11.37 kg)…”
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The Effect of a Patient Activation Tailored Intervention on Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management and Clinical Outcomes: A Study from Saudi Arabian Primary Care Settings by Nasser Almutairi, Vinod Gopaldasani, Hassan Hosseinzadeh

“…A total of 82 patients, mostly female (61%) with a mean age of 51.3±9.9 years old, completed baseline and postintervention surveys. …”
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Experience of Two-Stage Treatment of Rectal Fistulas Using Low-Thrombin Fibrin Glue “Kriofit” by S. А. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, A. N. Ryndin

“…Twenty-eight patients with rectal fistulas were included in the study — 20 (71,4 %) men and 8 (28,6 %) women, average age — 40 (24–68) years. Based on examination and transrectal ultrasound data, 13 (46.4 %) patients had intrasphincteric fistulas and 15 (53.6 %) had transsphincteric fistulas. …”
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Cytochrome P450 2J2*7 Single-nucleotide Polymorphism and Nocturnal Hypertension in an Elderly Turkish Population by Elif Hilal Vural, Arzu Güneş Granberg, Atiye Çengel, Marja-Liisa Dahl, Hakan Zengil

“…Methods: Ambulatory blood pressure data were obtained from 120 elderly (78 women and 42 men, aged 60-105 years) volunteers during 24 h. The CYP2J2*7 (G/T) polymorphism was evaluated using a Taqman® Drug Metabolism Genotyping Assay kit and a TAQMAN ABI7900 device. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Endometrial Flushing Fluid of Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Endometrioma and Uterine Leiomyoma: Comparison with Healthy Controls by Mustafa Demir, Onur Ince, Bulent Yilmaz, Mert Ulas Barut, Ulviye Cansu Ozturk, Avni Kılıc, Ahmet Berkiz Turp, Recep Sutcu, Seyithan Taysi

“…Endometrial flushing fluid samples were collected during the implantation window of all women. RESULTS: Mean age of groups was 28.90±5.45, 37.25±2.73, 32.84±6.62 and 32.15±5.18 in Polycystic ovary syndrome, myoma uteri, endometrioma and control groups, respectively (p<0.05). …”
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