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Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy (DBMD) are X-linked conditions causing progressive muscle weakness, muscle wasting, and cardiomyopathy in affected males. Two-thirds of cases of DBMD are inherited from a carrier female while one-third of cases occur sporadically. Women who are DBMD carriers typically do not manif…

This study assessed the injury incidence, mechanisms, and associated potential risk factors for hip-hop, popping, locking, house, and breaking dance styles. Data were collected from June to November 2015. The retrospective cohort study included 146 dancers (female: N = 67; age = 20 ± 4.2 years; males: N = 79; age…

BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a frequent cause of respiratory infections in school children and adolescents. Epidemiological suspicion is important, since there are no specific symptoms or signs to help in diagnosing infection caused by this agent. OBJECTIVE: To determine the variation in prevalence over the la…

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) continues to be one of the most researched infectious diseases of cats. The relatively high mortality of FIP, especially for younger cats from catteries and shelters, should be reason enough to stimulate such intense interest. However, it is the complexity of the disease and the grud…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the change in epidemiology and etiology of hospitalized patients with acute renal failure (ARF) during the last years. METHODS: The data of hospitalized patients with ARF in the Third Hospital of Peking University during the last 10 years were retrospectively analyzed. The changes in epidemio…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiologic outcomes and complication analysis of posterior vertebral column resection (PVCR) performed on previously operated patients with severe kyphoscoliosis (SK). METHODS: Twelve patients (6 men and 6 women) with SK underwent PVCR. The mean age of the patients…

Every paper in thefrom 1980 to 2024 (=5,176) was reviewed to quantify female and male research participants and authors. Female individuals accounted for 23% of participants. One contributor to this under-representation is that the number of studies that include male participants is 3,847 versus 1,826 studies with fema…

Does placement of impenetrable sharps disposal systems in hospitals reduce needle-stick injury? To study this question, annual health questionnaires were distributed on a quarterly basis to all 8000 employees in an academic medical center in a large eastern US metropolitan city asking each employee whether he or she ha…

For a period of 17 years a total of 377 patients have been on hemodialysis treatment--242 men (64.2 per cent) and 135 women (35.8 per cent). During the first nine years the difference between men and women was significant (71.6 and 28.4 per cent respectively), in the next 8 years however it fell--accordingly 58.6 and 4…

OBJECTIVE: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of neurodegeneration [neurofilament light chain (NFL), total Tau (T-Tau)], tau pathology [phosphorylated tau (p-Tau)], glial cell damage or activation [glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP)], and brain amyloidosis [β-amyloid 1-42 (Aβ42)] are useful for diagnosis…

Over the last ten years,-carboxyanhydrides (OCA) have attracted increasing attention as ring-opening polymerization (ROP) monomers. They are readily available from α-hydroxyacids and are significantly more reactive than 1,4-dioxane-2,5-diones. Thus, softer catalysts and milder reaction conditions can be used, all…

BACKGROUND: To address the increasing age of pertussis cases, Yukon replaced the Grade 9 tetanus/diphtheria/inactivated polio booster with diphtheria/tetanus/acellular pertussis (dTap) and implemented a dTap catch-up program for Grade 12 students. The program began in June 2004, making Yukon one of the first Canadian j…

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The navicular bone lies at the apex of the deformity in severe talipes planovalgus with forefoot abductus, in the residual cavus of congenital talipes equinovarus, in certain cases of congenital convexity, and in certain types of neurological equinovarus. Resection of the navicular bone can be pro…

This study examines the current utilization of primary and preventive health care services among dancers in order to assess their self-reported primary care needs. Participants were 37 dancers from a variety of dance backgrounds who presented for a free dancer health screening in a large US metropolitan area (30 female…

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the musculoskeletal and pulmonary outcomes of patients with osseous sarcoidosis. METHODS: We identified 24 patients with osseous sarcoidosis and at least one year of follow-up after diagnosis (baseline). We collected outcome data at 1-year follow-up and last follow-up. We defined a c…

BACKGROUND: The CLARINET-MS study assessed the long-term effectiveness of cladribine tablets by following patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Italy, using data from the Italian MS Registry. METHODS: Real-world data (RWD) from Italian MS patients who participated in cladribine tablets randomised clinical trials (R…

Globally, freshwater ecosystems are threatened. Research progress concerning African freshwater snails was reviewed using a systematic review process. Since 1757, the number of publications produced has increased, particularly in the last decade. In the first 50 years (1757-1800), 0.1% of publications on freshwa…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the oral health knowledge, attitudes and behavior of urban, rural and suburban adults in Deyang, PR China, and analyze the influence of several variables on the utilization of dental services. METHODS: 1010 adults with 35-44 years old from urban, rural and suburban areas were interviewed by Q…

All men and women aged 40-42 years in Norway (except in Oslo, the capital city) were invited to tuberculosis and cardiovascular screenings during the period 1963-95. Height and weight were measured. Men who attended the last screening in 1991-95 were on average 3.0 cm taller than the generation who attended the first s…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the long-term effectiveness of arthroscopic partial repair in treatment of massive irreparable rotator cuff tears from both the radiological and clinical perspectives. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 24 patients (25 sides) with massive irreparable rotator c…