Theranostic nanoemulsions suppress macrophage-mediated acute inflammation in rats by Riddhi Vichare, Yalcin Kulahci, Rebecca McCallin, Fatih Zor, Fatma Nurefsan Selek, Lu Liu, Caitlin Crelli, Anneliese Troidle, Michele Herneisey, James M. Nichols, Andrew J. Shepherd, Vijay S. Gorantla, Jelena M. Janjic

“…This consequently decreased macrophage infiltration at the CFA-induced inflammation site in both sexes compared to drug-free nanoemulsion, as demonstrated by NIRF imaging, H&E staining, and immunofluorescence. …”
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Body composition as an indicator of metabolic changes in mice obtained by <i>in vitro</i> fertilization by M. V. Anisimova, Yanli Gon, G. V. Kontsevaya, A. V. Romashchenko, N. V. Khotskin, A. K. Stanova, L. A. Gerlinskaya, M. P. Moshkin

“…IVF offspring of both sexes had higher fat to lean mass ratios (FLR). Since adipose tissue contributes significantly less to total energy intake compared to muscle, the main component of lean mass, it is not surprising that at the same level of IVF locomotor activity offspring consumed less food than controls. …”
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HDL Particle Size and Functionality Comparison between Patients with and without Confirmed Acute Myocardial Infarction by Raissa de Miranda Teixeira, Nicole Cruz de Sá, Ana Paula Caires dos Santos, Vanessa Rocha Anjos e Silva, Elaine Christine de Magalhães Cabral Albuquerque, Luiz Claudio Lemos Correia, Ricardo David Couto

“…The study groups consisted of patients from both sexes, older than 35 years, presented to the Hospital São Rafael (HSR) initially with AMI clinical symptoms. …”
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Radiological and Clinical Features and Outcomes of Patients with Primary Pulmonary Salivary Gland-Type Tumors by Xiaoyu Han, Jianchu Zhang, Jun Fan, Yukun Cao, Jin Gu, Heshui Shi

“…MEC was equally distributed between both sexes, whereas ACC was more frequent in females (66.7%). …”
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Usability Evaluation of Foods with Function Claims Labelling as Health Information in Japan: A User-Testing Study by Yamamoto M, Yamamoto K, Takano-Ohmuro H, Yamamoto R, Saruwatari J

“…It is important to explore ways to evaluate and improve labelling usability from the consumers’ perspective to ensure safe usage.Patients and Methods: We conducted user testing from the consumers’ perspective on labels of five different FFCs, utilizing semi-structured interviews with 50 participants of diverse ages and sexes. Two levels of passing criteria were established for accessibility to correct answers: ≥ 90% of all questions within 1 min and 2 min. …”
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Cross‐sectional association of irregular dietary habits with glycemic control and body mass index among people with diabetes by Mika Shimizu, Junko Oya, Yuichiro Kondo, Aki Katamine, Yukiko Hasegawa, Tomoko Nakagami

“…Results HbA1c was significantly higher for “irregular” in both sexes and for “LD” in women than those of “regular” in people with T1D. …”
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Efficacy of aquatic exercises on balance in children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial by Omar Abd El-Hameed Abd El-Fattah Ghetas, Azza Abd El-Aziz Abd El-Hady, El-Sayed Ali Shaheen Ali, Amira El-Sayed El-Bagalaty

“…Sixty children with mild sickle cell anemia and poor balance from both sexes (35 boys and 25 girls) participated in this study. …”
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Association of sleep duration with overweight and obesity among school-aged children and adolescents in Pakistan—An empirical cross-sectional study by Moazzam Tanveer, Alexios Batrakoulis, Ejaz Asghar, Andreas Hohmann, Serge Brand, Matheus S. de Sousa Fernandes, Luca P. Ardigò, Georgian Badicu

“…Significant differences were observed in sleep patterns across different school levels and sexes. Boys were more likely to be short or long sleepers compared to girls, with weekday short sleep significantly associated with lower rates of overweight (9.0% vs 14.6%, P < 0.001) and obesity (3.8% vs 2.6%, P < 0.001). …”
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Emergency Medical Services Provider-Perceived Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Prehospital Setting by Esmeralda Melgoza, Valeria Cardenas, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

“…Increasing age was associated with higher odds of EMS provider-perceived ADRD among both sexes. Among females, EMS provider-perceived ADRD was higher among Hispanics (odds ratio [OR] 1.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11–1.52), Blacks (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.03–1.40), Asians (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.06–1.31), and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.05–2.08]), while among males, only Asians (OR 87, 95% CI .76–.99) had lower odds, all compared to Whites. …”
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STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF METHIONINE HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA AND ITS CORRECTION WITH CHOLINE AND VITAMIN D ON THE CONDITION OF THE PERIODONTIUM, SMALL INTESTINE, AND LIVER OF RATS by Oleh Kutelmakh, Yulia Chumakova, Lina Kovalchuk, Yulia Odnorih, Olexandra Kutelmakh, Anastasiya Spodaruk

“…The study, lasting 8 weeks, was conducted on 36 adult rats of both sexes, aged 5 months. Experimental hyperhomocysteinemia was reproduced according to current recommendations, and its correction was carried out with the help of choline and vitamin D. …”
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Comparative analysis of the physical and phenotypic traits of native cattle (Bos indicus) in the Tarai region of North Bihar for conservation by Krishna Mohan, Pramod Kumar, Anandamoy Kundu

“…Results: It revealed that cattle of the Tarai region are small breeds, and the heights at withers in the females and males were 104.2 ± 0.32 cm and 115 ± 0.27, respectively, with a significant (p = 0.000) difference between sexes. In addition, heart girth was significantly (p = 0.000) higher in males than females. …”
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Intrauterine fetal growth restriction in sheep leads to sexually dimorphic programming of Preadipocytes' differentiation potential by Michell Goyal, Rosa I. Luna Ramirez, Sean W. Limesand, Ravi Goyal

“…Our results demonstrate that a set of 21 genes altered with preadipocyte differentiation to mature adipocytes is common in adipose tissue from both sexes, humans, mice, and sheep, at different organismal ages (embryonic, fetal, and adult) and different sites (subcutaneous inguinal, pancreatic, perirenal). …”
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A Prospective Observational Study to Establish a Correlation Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss by Anshu Chopra, Madhurima Bannerjee, Sanjoy Ghosh

“…Materials and methods: This prospective observational study was conducted for 12 months between May 2022 and April 2023. 60 patients of both the sexes >15 years of age presenting with tinnitus in one or both ears were included in our study. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study of Bone Mineral Density in Korean Men by Ye Seul Bae, Sun-Wha Im, Mi So Kang, Jin Hee Kim, Soon Hang Lee, Be Long Cho, Jin Ho Park, You-Seon Nam, Ho-Young Son, San Deok Yang, Joohon Sung, Kwang Ho Oh, Jae Moon Yun, Jong Il Kim

“…Osteoporosis is a medical condition of global concern, with increasing incidence in both sexes. Bone mineral density (BMD), a highly heritable trait, has been proven a useful diagnostic factor in predicting fracture. …”
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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

“…The study involved 97 volunteers of both sexes who had not previously been vaccinated against TBE and had no contact with ticks. …”
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Associations between brominated flame retardants exposure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Mediation analysis in the NHANES by Yulan Cheng, Jingyi Su, Xiangdong Wang, Ruiyao Huang, Zixuan Zhao, Kai Tian, Tianxiang Gu, Xiaoke Wang, Lin Chen, Xinyuan Zhao

“…Men had higher serum BFRs concentrations than women, and the association between BFRs and NAFLD was also more prominent in men, which may be related to physiological differences between the sexes. Conclusions: Our findings offer evidence for single and mixed associations of BFRs and NAFLD in ordinary US adults. …”
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Morphological features of compensatory and reparative processes of the cecum in the long term of the experiment using polycaprolactone thread modified with L-arginine by O.M. Pronina, S.M. Bilash, I.V. Ksyonz, M.M. Kobeniak, A.V. Pirog-Zakaznikova, Ya.O. Oliinichenko, M.M. Koptev, S.V. Donchenko, B.S. Kononov, V.V. Oleksiienko

“…Colotomy was performed on 35 sexually mature outbred domestic rabbits (of different sexes) aged 8-10 months and weighing (2.6±0.2) kg. …”
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Thirty-six-year trends (1986–2022) in cigarette smoking and snus use in northern Sweden: a cross-sectional study by Stefan Söderberg, Maria Wennberg, Viktor Oskarsson, Jonas Andersson, Erica Sjödin, Maria Nordendahl, Lena Heldorsson Fjellström, Carolina Lundholm

“…In contrast, snus use has become increasingly common in both sexes and in both counties.…”
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LEGAL INSTITUTE OF MOBILIZATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THEORETICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF INTERACTION AND MUTUAL INFLUENCE by Iryna Kirieieva

“…At the same time, the percentage ratio of the number of representatives of the female and male sexes is demonstrated with the help of a diagram. …”
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Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar by Johanne Sundby, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien, Win Thuzar Aye, Hein Stigum, Berit Schei

“…The findings highlight an urgent need to prevent domestic violence in both sexes, including through legal and policy reform and improved mental health services for DV victims.…”
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