Gender-specific impact of stress and adiposity on autonomic stress modulation in teachers by Estela Álvarez-Gallardo, Andrea Calderón García, Pedro Belinchón-deMiguel, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…Additionally, the group with a higher percentage of body fat had higher scores on the Perceived Stress Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the State Anxiety Questionnaire, and exhibited less extroverted personalities.Conclusionswe found that higher adiposity in teachers is linked to increased stress and altered autonomic regulation. …”
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Analysis and comparison of the burden of male breast cancer: differences between the global, China, India, and the United States by Baiping An, Mengqi Che, Yuxin Liu, Xinrong Yang, Zhuohong Li

“…Health organizations in different regions should take active steps to reduce the worrisome burden of MBC.…”
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Differences between rural and urban primary care practices in asthma and allergic rhinitis control: the Greek experience by Eirini Lambraki, Izolde Bouloukaki, Katerina Margetaki, Nikolaos Tzanakis, Alexandros Karatzanis, Ioanna Tsiligianni

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Sex differences in bacterial meningitis and associations with socioeconomic indicators: a systematic review and meta-analysis with metaregression by Cornelis N van Ettekoven, Matthijs C Brouwer, Fabian D Liechti, Diederik van de Beek, Merijn Bijlsma

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Research on temporal-spatial distribution differences and formation mechanisms of NPP in the Lanzhou section of the yellow river mainstream by Jin Ma, Xuan Yang, Xiaodan Li, Lide Zhang, Jiaojiao Lei, Lina Wang, Xuelu Liu

“…Analyses of total quantity differences, grade distribution differences, temporal variation differences, and seasonal differences all indicated that the Vegetation NPP of South Mountain was superior to that of the North Mountain; (3) This differentiation was influenced by a combination of natural factors (topographic factors, climatic factors, vegetation coverage) and human activities (land use types); (4) The geographical detector results further confirmed that NDVI was the most significant factor influencing NPP (q-value of 0.654938 for the southern mountains and 0.466094 for the northern mountains), and the interaction between NDVI and temperature had the most significant impact on NPP. …”
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Clinical prediction study on the risk of atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients based on metabolism, inflammation, and gender differences by Kangming Li, Ya’nan Hu, Jing Wang, Chunmei Qi

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Social Isolation Induces Sex‐Specific Differences in Behavior and Gut Microbiota Composition in Stress‐Sensitive Rats by Charlotte Hurst, Gosia Zobel, Wayne Young, Trent Olson, Nabil Parkar, Jeremy Bracegirdle, Rina Hannaford, Rachel C. Anderson, Julie E. Dalziel

“…IH animals, particularly females, spent more time in the center of an OFT that contained food; this may have been an indication of depression, as opposed to anxiety. Housing status had a differential impact on the microbiome for females compared to males. …”
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The Effect of Duck Breeds on Carcass Composition and Meat Quality at Different Slaughter Ages by Lixia Wang, Xing Chen, Yu Yang, Shengqiang Ye, Ping Gong, Yanan Wang, Mingli Zhai, Yan Wu, Yunguo Qian

“…This study investigated the growth performance, slaughter performance, and meat quality of ducks across different breeds and ages. Results indicated that at the same age, significant differences in body weight were observed among breeds (<i>p</i> < 0.05), with the weight ranking in descending order as follows: Cherry Valley ducks (C) > Wuqin 10 meat ducks (W) > Mianyang Partridge ducks (M) > Liancheng White ducks (L). …”
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COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ABATACEPT IN PATIENTS WITH DIFFERENT DURATION OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by M. A. Borisova, G. V. Lukina, Ya. A. Sigidin, E. L. Luchikhina, D. E. Karateev, E. S. Aronova, S. I. Glukhova

“…Objective: to compare the efficacy and safety of abatacept (ABC) in patients with different duration of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Subjects and methods. …”
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Gender‐specific risks for incident cancer in patients with different heart failure phenotypes by Qin‐Fen Chen, Christos S. Katsouras, Chenyang Liu, Jingjing Shi, Xiaoqian Luan, Chao Ni, Hongxia Yao, Yingdan Lu, Wei‐Hong Lin, Xiao‐Dong Zhou

“…After adjusting for potential confounding factors, patients with HF had a 58% increased risk of cancer than those without HF [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.58, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.48–1.69, P < 0.001]. …”
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The action of different irrigant activation methods on engineered endodontic biofilm: an in vitro study by Aya Awaida, Roula El Hachem, Aline Issa, Mireille Kallasy, Carla Zogheib, Wajih Hage

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Comprehensive Evaluation of Different Oat Varieties in Semi-Arid Areas of Gansu Province by Guanlu Zhang, Jikuan Chai, Guiqin Zhao, Liang Zeng, Wenping Wang, Kuiju Niu

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The Comparison of Weight and Shape-related Traits in Eggs from Different Chicken Genotypes by Ahmet Uçar, Yasin Kahya

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Applying a life course approach to elucidate the biology of sex differences in frailty: early-life gonadectomy diminishes late-life robustness in male and female dogs in the Except... by David J. Waters, Aimee H. Maras, Rong Fu, Andres E. Carrillo, Emily C. Chiang, Cheri L. Suckow

“…Male-female differences were probed after controlling for age at frailty scoring, gonad exposure, and other covariates. …”
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Sex-related differences in acute coronary syndrome: insights from an observational study in a Yemeni cohort by Muammar Yahiya Al-Assadi, Nouradden Noman Aljaber, Abdulhafeedh Al-Habeet, Osama Al Nono, Ahmed Al-Motarreb

“…BackgroundAcute coronary syndrome (ACS) presents with significant sex-related differences globally, yet research within Yemen remains limited. …”
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Analysis of imaging differences between high-resolution CT and digital radiography chest films in pneumoconiosis screening by Lijuan LIU, Fenghong WANG

“…ResultsAll six subjects had Multiple small nodules and/or irregular shadows in the lungs were found in all six patients’ DR chest films, but the density and distribution of small shadows did not meet the diagnostic criteria of pneumoconiosis. …”
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Glucose and lipid metabolism in non-diabetic, non-obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea: sex differences by Yuhan Wang, Beini Zhou, Wuriliga Yue, Mengcan Wang, Ke Hu

“…This study was designed as a cross-sectional study and therefore can only demonstrate associations between variables, but not causality.ResultsAmong the 191 participants (mean age 48.94 years, 68.06% male) included in the study, 83.77% had OSA. The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level in OSA participants was significantly lower (0.99 vs. 1.12 mmol/L, p = 0.036), and the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index was significantly higher (8.74 vs. 8.45, p = 0.016), while there was no significant difference in the levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and non-HDL-C. …”
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ATTITUDES OF FUTURE DENTISTS TOWARDS DIFFERENT TEACHING METHODS IN PAEDIATRIC THERAPEUTIC DENTISTRY by L.F. Kaskova, N.V. Yanko, I.Yu. Vashchenko, S.Ch. Novikova, O.Yu. Andriianova

“…The aim of the study was assessment the students` attitudes towards different teaching methods, which they evaluated maximally useful. …”
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Preparation and Property Analyses of Elastin Peptides from Different Freshwater Fish Sources by Shunfeng TIAN, Jing SHI, Shuping MA, Mengmeng FENG, Yongkang LUO, Yanfei JIANG, Chunyue ZHAO

“…Grass carp elastin peptides had the strongest ability to scavenge ABTS+ free radicals, with a clearance rate of 93.54% at a mass concentration of 2.0 mg/mL. …”
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Identification Methods of Tumor Tissue Origin Based on Different STR Typing Kits by WU Li-ming, CHEN An-qi, ZHANG Su-hua, LI Cheng-tao

“…The number of loci shared with 1 identical allele （A1）, 2 identical alleles （A2）, and IBS scores were statistically significant different between the PC group and the UI, FS and PO groups. （2） The An and IBS scores of different STRs varied in different groups. …”
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