Age-related and sex-specific trends in sleep quality in children and adolescents by Hugi Hilmisson, Solveig Dora Magnusdottir, Robert Joseph Thomas

“…SQI is highest in school-aged children that are expected to sleep for 9–12/24 h with no sex differences observed (75.8 ± 15.8 and 75.3 ± 16.2; p = 0.06). …”
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Differences in abundance of Thaumatotibia leucotreta and its natural enemies between organic and conventionally farmed citrus ecosystems by Luke Cousins, Mellissa Peyper, Tamryn Marsberg, Sean Moore, Martin Hill

“…There was, however, a difference between the dominant species in EPF and EPNs in organic and conventional orchard soils. …”
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Challenging the One-Size-Fits-All Approach in Rheumatoid Arthritis Management by Addressing Serostatus-Driven Differences by Andrei-Flavius Radu, Ada Radu, Carmen Delia Nistor-Cseppento, Delia Mirela Tit, Lavinia Cristina Moleriu, Nicoleta Anamaria Pascalau, Radu Dumitru Moleriu, Simona Gabriela Bungau

“…Seronegative patients were older, had a higher body mass index, and experienced later disease onset. …”
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Are there differences in efficacy and safety between local and imported direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C in China? by Zhitao Wang, Youbing Ran, Yihan Fu, Jing Sun, Yuanli Liu

“…By controlling for ethnicities of patients in multiple meta-regression, the local DAAs had a 33.7% higher rate of adverse events (AEs) [0.337, (95% CI: 0.188, 0.486), P < 0.001]. …”
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Sex differences in CXCL4‐mediated lung damage in the bleomycin‐induced systemic sclerosis mice model by Yi'an Tian, Jingyan Li, Bingrui Yu, Yu Chen, Tianping Bao, Yuhong Li

“…No significant sex‐based differences were observed in CXCL4–/– mice (p > 0.05). …”
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Gender differences of health literacy in persons with a migration background: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Elke Kalbe, Nicole Skoetz, Christiane Woopen, Digo Chakraverty, Annika Baumeister, Angela Aldin, Ümran Sema Seven, Ina Monsef

“…Objective To investigate gender differences of health literacy in individuals with a migration background.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. …”
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Gender differences in eating habits and sports preferences across age groups: a cross-sectional study by Stefania Gorini, Elisabetta Camajani, Edda Cava, Alessandra Feraco, Andrea Armani, Isaac Amoah, Tiziana Filardi, Xinyan Wu, Rocky Strollo, Massimiliano Caprio, Elvira Padua, Mauro Lombardo

“…Results Significant differences in body composition were observed between genders: men had a higher lean mass and basal metabolic rate, whereas women showed a higher fat mass in all age groups. …”
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Countries' progress towards Global Health Security (GHS) increased health systems resilience during the Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic: A difference-in-difference study... by Tyler Y Headley, Sooyoung Kim, Yesim Tozan

“…We used longitudinal data from 191 countries and a difference-in-difference (DiD) causal inference strategy to quantify the effect of countries' GHS capacity as measured by the GHSI on their coverage rates for essential childhood immunizations, a previously established proxy for health systems resilience. …”
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The 50% effective dose of remimazolam combined with different doses of esketamine for painless gastroscopy by Li Zhao, Xuelei Zhou, Linlin Chen, Wei Mao, Yiping Guo, Xianchun Liu, Longyi Zhang, Ying Xie, Linji Li

“…However, the ES1 and ES2 groups had significantly longer recovery times than the ES0 group. …”
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CONDITION OF PHOTOCOMPOSITION REFLECTION OF TOOLS IN DIFFERENT CONDITIONS OF LIGHT POLYMERIZATION OF ADHESIVE SYSTEM by O. A. Udod, O. M. Borisenko

“…Laboratory studies on the influence of different modes of application and hardening of the adhesive system on the biophysical characteristics of the connection with hard tissue of the teeth are planned. …”
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Gender differences in the association between the triglyceride-glucose index and peripheral artery disease in vascular surgery inpatients aged 50 and above: a retrospective cross-s... by Zhi-wei Li, Zhi-wei Li, Peng Zhou, Peng Zhou, Bei-hao Shi, Ya-qin Gong, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Jian Zhu, Jian Zhu

“…When classified by TyGI quartiles, individuals in the highest quartile had a significantly increased risk of PAD (OR = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.43–3.35, P &lt; 0.001). …”
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Sex disparities in alcohol-associated liver disease and subtype differences in alcohol-attributable cancers in the United States by Pojsakorn Danpanichkul, Yanfang Pang, Tanuj Mahendru, Primrose Tothanarungroj, Luis Antonio Díaz, Juan Pablo Arab, Pimtawan Jatupornpakdee, Mark D. Muthiah, Kwanjit Duangsonk, Won-Mook Choi, Daniel Q. Huang, Donghee Kim, Mazen Noureddin, Karn Wijarnpreecha, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Amit G. Singal, Ju Dong Yang

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In vitro bioactivity and metabolomics of green tea processed from raw materials of different by Jixin Zhang, Yanqun Jiang, Yuxuan Zhang, Tiehan Li, Wei Zhao, Tianzi Yu, Yida Wu, Mingxia Lu, Jingming Ning, Zhengzhu Zhang

“…Results showed that bud green tea (BGT) exhibited the highest yellowness, umami, bitterness, antioxidant activity, and α-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activities, while tea stems (TS) had the lowest greenness and the strongest astringency. …”
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Identification of Loci under Selection by Combining Different Methods in Thoroughbred and Turkmen Horses by Milad Hosseini, Hossein Moradi-shahrbabak

“…When a beneficial allele is the target of positive selection during different times, it creates signs at the genome level and these signs can be identified and tracked by different methods. …”
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Multi-parametric quantitative MRI reveals three different white matter subtypes. by Jack R Foucher, Olivier Mainberger, Julien Lamy, Mathieu D Santin, Alexandre Vignaud, Mathilde M Roser, Paulo L de Sousa

“…Future studies might examine the reproducibility of this decomposition and how development and pathology differently affect each subtype.…”
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Professional Identity of the Multicultural and Multilingual Individuals in Exile by Tatsiana Haiden

“…Finally, I examine if any of the multilingual refugees had ever come back to Vienna after the end of World War II. …”
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Sex Differences in Sleep Profiles and the Effect of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor on Sleep Quality in Adult People with Cystic Fibrosis: A Prospective Observational Study by Sarah Dietz-Terjung, Svenja Straßburg, Tim Schulte, Paul Dietz, Gerhard Weinreich, Christian Taube, Christoph Schöbel, Matthias Welsner, Sivagurunathan Sutharsan

“…Background/Objectives: Recent studies indicate that sleep and sleep disorders differ between men and women, but corresponding data in people with chronic lung diseases are lacking. …”
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Sex differences and rehabilitation needs after hospital discharge for COVID-19: an Italian cross-sectional study by Luca Braglia, Monica Denti, Stefania Fugazzaro, Stefania Costi, Carlotta Mainini, Monia Allisen Accogli, Ginevra Bedogni, Daniele Ghizzoni, Anna Bertolini, Otmen Esseroukh, Cecilia Gualdi, Margherita Schiavi

“…Sex differences should be monitored, as women may recover more slowly than men.Trial registration number NCT04438239.…”
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Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal differences in terpenoids and the molecular basis among the roots of three Bupleurum species by Dong Wen, Hongliang Ji, Mei Rong, Yang Liu, Jiemei Jiang, Xinwei Guo, Zhihui Gao, Yanhong Xu, Jianhe Wei

“…The molecular mechanism behind these differences is still unclear. The present study used integrated metabolome and transcriptome analyses to uncover the differences in metabolites and expressed genes among the three Bupleurum species. …”
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Clinical and survival differences between second primary and first primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a retrospective study by Xin Huang, Ying Kong, Tianyu Wu, Zhen Meng, Min Kang

“…Compared to 1st NPC patients, 2nd NPC patients were significantly older (mean age: 54.0 ± 12.5 vs. 49.5 ± 10.7 years, p = 0.027), had higher smoking rates (42.2% vs. 30.1%, p = 0.045), and were less likely to present with clinical symptoms (80.0% vs. 97.1%, p = 0.001), shorter symptom duration (2.5 vs. 4.0 months, p < 0.001), higher comorbidity rates (31.1% vs. 16.5%, p = 0.045), and lower Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS ≥ 80: 84.4% vs. 97.1%, p = 0.009). …”
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