Political considerations and fiscal regulation in a spatial duopoly: Effects on product differentiation by Hamid Hamoudi, Ana Belen Miquel Burgos, Ourania Dimakou

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Effects of high-intensity training on jumping performance among athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Xinzhi Wang, Kim Geok Soh, Shamsulariffin Samsudin, Long Li, Chunqing Liu, Min Sun, Shuzhen Ma

“…Conduct subgroup analysis (participant age, gender, training experience, intervention length and frequency). 18 high-quality studies met the inclusion criteria, including 490 athletes aged between 6 and 27 years old. …”
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Health Care Costs attributable to Hospital-diagnosed Back Pain: A Longitudinal Register-based Study of the Danish Population by Rikke Søgaard, Jan Sørensen

“…**Objective:** The objective of this study was to estimate the health care costs attributable to hospitaldiagnosed back pain across strata of age-, gender- and diagnostic entity. **Methods:** All adult Danes (N=4.3 million) were included in this longitudinal, controlled register-based study. …”
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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS) FOR WORKERS USING COMPUTER IN THE FINANCE DIVISION OF PROPERTY INDUSTRY by Nevi Sulistika, Devi Angeliana Kusumaningtiar, Putri Handayani, Decy Situngkir, Taufik Rendi Anggara

“…The data were obtained through secondary data and questionnaires with direct observation and variables including gender, age, length of service, working period and awkward hand postures. …”
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Second Mesiobuccal Canal Evaluation Features with Cone-Beam Computed Tomography by Oleg Mordanov, Zurab Khabadze, Fatima Daurova, Inna Bagdasarova, Andrei Zoryan, Alena Kulikova, Anastasiya Blokhina, Rita Mustafaeva, Yusup Bakaev, Saida Abdulkerimova

“…The study did not demonstrate a statistical difference in the MB2 prevalence between gender and age groups with the 3 mm slice thickness. …”
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Living Together with LGBT: A Discussion from the Sharia Perspective by Mohd Azhar Abdullah, Nur Azwani Mansor, Abdul Azib Hussain, Muhammad Lukman Ibrahim, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…The public often remains indifferent to such cohabitation due to the assumption that it involves individuals of the same gender. While there is extensive research on gender identity disorders among LGBT individuals, which covers aspects such as contributing factors, influences, psychology, and rehabilitation, there is limited discourse from a Sharia perspective on the legality and implications of cohabitation. …”
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Factors Influencing the Serum Uric Acid in Gout with Cerebral Infarction by Yi Li, Hongyi Yang, Yao Tian, Lihua Duan

“…Interestingly, the sUA level was only negatively correlated with the age and gender in the gout+CI group (p<0.05). After excluding factors with no significant statistical effect, only age, gender, smoking, CRE, and TG were included in the multiple linear regression model. …”
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Assessment of XCI skewing and demonstration of XCI escape region based on single-cell RNA sequencing: comparison between female Grave’s disease and control by In-Cheol Baek, Soo Yeun Sim, Byung-Kyu Suh, Tai-Gyu Kim, Won Kyoung Cho

“…Abstract Background The reactivation and loss of mosaicism hypothesis due to X chromosome inactivation (XCI) skewing and escape could influence gender differences in autoimmune diseases. XCI selectively inactivates one of the two X chromosomes in females. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS, ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS (AGE 15-19 YEARS) FROM A LOCALITY OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN by Maria Kanwal, Raja Khetpal, Ramna Shafique, Saleha Haider, Perah Ali, Rafay Shahab Ansari

“…Depression levels were assessed using the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and participants were categorized by age, gender, educational level, family background, and various psychosocial variables. …”
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Sheikh al-Qaraḍāwī’s Independent Reasoning (Ijtihād) in Reformulating Contemporary Islamic Criminal Jurisprudence within the Framework of the Modern State by Gaber Mohamed

“…He believes that Islamic punitive measures primarily aim at promoting values and upholding human rights principles without discrimination based on religion, race, colour, or gender. Al-Qaraḍāwī’s views covered a range of complex criminal issues, including his stance on abolishing the death penalty, gender equality in matters of blood money, retribution between Muslims and non-Muslims, the changing jurisprudential concept of guardianship in retribution cases, the minimum threshold for amputation on theft, criticism of the modern prison system, punishment by stoning, the crime of apostasy, and his critique of the prevailing European narrative on corporal punishments in Islam. …”
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GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ PERCEPTION ON CHALLENGES TO FEMALE RETENTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by J Ayarkwa, K Agyekum, A Acheampong

“…Questionnaires were administered through purposive sampling to 51 groups of male and female construction professionals in order to establish the gender differentiated perceptions on the challenges and measures to retain female construction graduates within the construction industry. …”
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Determinants of Tuberculosis Treatment Outcome among Patients Belonging to the Tea Tribe Community in Dibrugarh District of Assam by Bhupendra Narayan Mahanta, Tulika Goswami Mahanta, Nabanita Nirmolia, Swarnali Devi Baruah

“…Introduction: Certain social determinants like poverty, malnutrition, indoor air pollution, male gender, diabetes, and cancer are some identified risk factors of TB. …”
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The Incidence of Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections in Children With Congenital Heart Disease Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Mohammad Mehdi Rajabi, Behdad Gharib, Mohammad Reza Mirzaaghayan

“…Data were extracted from medical records, including age, weight, gender, clinical diagnoses, and blood culture results. …”
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The Effect of Group Savings on the Household Welfare in Uganda: A Case Study of Bataka Abamwe Group in Butogota Town Council, Kanungu District. by Akancungura, Sheila

“…Benefits, responsibility and power there is need to embark on promotion of gender equality in order to promote equity and also increase the role played by the females in these projects in order thus combating the problem of male domination and influence at the expense of the females. …”
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Impact of Social Classes on Academic Performance of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Kabale District. by Ampeire, Justus

“…The findings revealed that age (36.6%) was one of the primary social classes affecting pupils’ academic performance, with age sets influencing the allocation of rewards and status, which, in turn, impacted educational outcomes. Gender, cited by 24.4% of respondents, was also identified as a key factor, with participants noting that gender is socially constructed rather than biologically determined. …”
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Genre, environnement et conflit à Plogoff (1980) by Vincent Porhel

“…The links between conflict, environment and gender issues are still little discussed in France. …”
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Rééduquer des « mauvaises filles » et des « mauvais garçons » : deux foyers pour mineurs délinquants en Guadeloupe, Saint-Jean Bosco et Notre-Dame de Grâce (1935-1970)... by Claire Palmiste

“…It also aims at understanding the articulation between the traditional categories of race, gender and class in juvenile delinquency and the way it was handled.…”
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Gênero e ambivalência sexual na ficção de Caio Fernando Abreu: um olhar oblíquo sobre Onde andará Dulce Veiga? by Anselmo Peres Alós

“…Using analytical tools from narratology and gender studies, this reading of Abreu’s novel tries to understand the role of the cultural crossings when it comes to the disruptive modes of narration of the readymade notions of Brazilian national/sexual identity.…”
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First record of albino Aesculapian Snake (Elaphe longissima) in Slovenia by Miha Krofel

“… The article presents the discovery of an albino Aesculapian Snake (Elaphe longissima) at Sredma near Brestrnica (UTM WM46, NE Slovenia). The specimen (gender unknown) was about 120 cm long adult with red eyes, pale yellowish underside and dark yellow head, dorsal side and flanks. …”
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Extension Program and Customer Satisfaction: Are We Serving All Clients Well? by Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, Glenn D. Israel, Marna Weston, Kathryn A. Israel

“…Israel, explores whether race or gender have an effect on the perceptions of the clientele regarding the quality and outcome of services provided by Extension. …”
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