Increased Oxidation as an Additional Mechanism Underlying Reduced Clot Permeability and Impaired Fibrinolysis in Type 2 Diabetes by Anna Lados-Krupa, Malgorzata Konieczynska, Artur Chmiel, Anetta Undas

“…We assessed plasma fibrin clot permeation (Ks, a measure of the pore size in fibrin networks) and clot lysis time induced by recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (CLT) in 163 consecutive type 2 diabetic patients (92 men and 71 women) aged 65 ± 8.8 years with a mean glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 6.8%. …”
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Effect of Metformin on Anthropometric Measurements and Hormonal and Biochemical Profile in Patients with Prediabetes by Mustafa Safiah, Dana Hyassat, Yousef Khader, Oraib Farahid, Anwar Batieha, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Kamel Ajlouni

“…Total cholesterol decreased significantly among men only and serum HDL-C showed a significant rise among females only. …”
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Lithuanian bibliophiles in the XVIII century by Levas Vladimirovas

“…Among the greatest bibliophiles, one can find not only men but women as well. Some of them, like Uršulė Višnioveckaitė-Radvilienė, Elena Radvilienė, Žozefina Radvilienė-Masalskienė, Konstancija Radvilaitė-Sapiegienė, Ona Sapiegaitė-Jablonovskienė, Teofilė Jablonovskytė-Sapiegienė, Aleksandra Czartoryska-Ogińska, Ona Platerytė, and Judita Jelenskytė-Raes, built valuable collections according to their interests or maintained and developed inherited collections. …”
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Analysis of Representation of Gender Ideology in Stylistic Layers of Personal Persian Elegies by Zahra Esmailiyan azari, Narges Oskouie, Hosein Dadashi

“…Compared to women's emotional emotions that can be found in their declarative and emotional speech acts and short and discrete elegiac sentences, men have reflected more logical reflections with long continuous sentences, persuasive speech acts and more rhetorical tools.…”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF PERCEPTION OF THE PEOPLE ON MALARIA PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN DONGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE by SILAS JOSHUA, SUNDAY EMMANUEL BAMISE

“…Findings show that respondents have good knowledge about malaria in the study area. (60%) are men (40%) are female representing households during the research. …”
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Clinical Features of Adult Patients with Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infection Progressing to Chronic Infection by Kojiro Michitaka, Atsushi Hiraoka, Yoshio Tokumoto, Keiko Ninomiya, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Norio Horiike, Masanori Abe, Yoichi Hiasa

“…Twenty-five adult patients with acute HBV infection (14 men and 11 women, 18–84 years old), whose clinical features progressed to those of chronic infection (group A) or did not (group B), were studied retrospectively. …”
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Burden of cancer attributable to sedentary behaviour in Germany: an epidemiological analysis of survey data by Michael Leitzmann, Wilm Quentin, Katharina Schaber, Tobias Pukrop, Michael J Stein, Carmen Jochem

“…The PAF attributable to SB in women is 3% for breast cancer, 8% for colon cancer, 9% for both endometrial and ovarian cancers and 2% for rectal cancer. In men, the PAF is 9% for colon cancer and 3% for rectal cancer. …”
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Retrospective study of post-treatment 131I SPECT/CT imaging for personalizing therapy of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer by Sonya Sergieva, Teodor Sofiyanski, Bozhil Robev, Milena Dimcheva, Albena Fakirova

“…Materials and methods: The study included 564 patients (384 women and 180 men) aged 12 to 83 years with DTC referred to our hospital between 2011 and 2021. …”
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Assexualidade em seriados televisivos: uma análise sócio-histórica by Maria Laura Barros da Rocha, Camila dos Anjos Falcão, Alana Madeiro de Melo Barboza, Luciano Domingues Bueno

“…Na base de dados, os títulos “Better Half” da série House M.D. e “The Laws of Gods and Men” de Game of Thrones foram identificados como potencializadores da discussão da assexualidade. …”
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HFE-Related Hemochromatosis: The Haptoglobin 2-2 Type Has a Significant but Limited Influence on Phenotypic Expression of the Predominant p.C282Y Homozygous Genotype by Gérald Le Gac, Chandran Ka, Isabelle Gourlaouen, Laurence Bryckaert, Anne-Yvonne Mercier, Brigitte Chanu, Virginie Scotet, Claude Férec

“…This situation is generally not expected to severely affect iron homeostasis, but was found to correlate with elevated serum iron indices in healthy men. Whether the Hp2-2 genotype acts as a modifier in HFE-related hemochromatosis is unclear. …”
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Molecular diagnosis and epidemiological aspects of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Aleppo: Current status by Lana Kourieh, Mohammad Y. Abajy, Mahasen Alkebajy, Silva Ishkhanian, Ream Nayal

“…Prevalence of CL was higher among men (54.3 %), the 13–25 years age group (39.1 %), and those with poor to moderate living conditions (87.0 %). …”
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Basic psychological needs satisfaction, coping functions, and emotional experiences in competitive athletes: a multi-states theory perspective by Claudio Robazza, Francesca Vitali, Laura Bortoli, Montse C. Ruiz

“…The study involved a convenience sample of 183 Italian athletes (102 men), aged 16 to 48 years (M = 24.86, SD = 7.42), who were engaged in individual or team sports. …”
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The ‘envers du décor’ of Suffragette Imagery: Anti-Suffrage Caricature by Abby Franchitti

“…Articles, books, photographs and exhibits centre on the unrelenting combat waged for sexual equality, the vote on the ‘same terms as men’. A recent exhibit has revealed the photos taken by the police of the Suffragettes in prison.Faced with Suffragette ‘publicity’, those opposed to ‘the Cause’ for women were forced to take a stand and create a movement against women’s suffrage. …”
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Pesticides Use Practice by Market Gardeners in Lome (Togo) by Aboudoulatif Diallo, Komi Zotchi, Povi Lawson-evi, Batomayena Bakoma, Essotolom Badjabaissi, Eklu-Gadegkeku Kwashie

“…Forty-eight (48) growers participated in the study. Men accounted for 70.8% of the study population against 29.2% of women. …”
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Validation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group Neurotoxicity Questionnaire for the Latin American Population by Ivana Leao Ribeiro, Luz Alejandra Lorca, Rodrigo Cuevas-Cid, Snehil Dixit, Nicolás Yáñez-Benavides, Francisco Ortega-Gonzalez

“…Women showed greater compromise in emotional well-being and neurotoxicity symptoms compared with men, and age was directly correlated with the questions ‘I have difficulty hearing’ (r=0.2, p=0.019) and ‘I feel a noise or buzzing in my ears’ (r=0.2, p=0.03). …”
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Treatment compliance of liver cirrhosis patients by Ye. R. Olevskaya, A. I. Dolgushina, A. N. Tarasov, D. S. Mikhaylova, A. R. Molchanova, A. S. Kuznetsova

“…Overall 43 patients (17 men, 26 women) were enrolled to original study. …”
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Evaluation of Penalty Corner Success Rates for Indoor Hockey Players by Sumbara Hambali, Deni Muharam, Gugun Gunawan, Veny Juniarni Hardi

“…The research subjects involved were indoor hockey athletes who were members of the STKIP Pasundan indoor hockey team who competed in the National Championship at Jakarta State University in May 2023, totaling 11 men. For the research instrument, the penalty corner test was used, which researchers analyzed starting from feeder-stopper-shooter and also success in putting the ball into the goal. …”
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The Association of the Phylogenetic Typing of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates with Antibiotic Resistance by Shabnam Baghbanijavid, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Safar Farajniya, Seyed Reza Moaddab, Hasan Hosainzadegan, Fatemeh Yeganeh Sefidan, Mojtaba Varshouchi, Hamed Ebrahimzadeh Leylabadlo, Reza Ghotaslou

“…The enrolled patients included 47 men and 53 women aged from 1 to 91 years old. The highest sensitivity was found related to fosfomycin as 85%, followed by amikacin as 66%. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life, Blood Pressure, and Biochemical and Anthropometric Profile in Vegetarians and Nonvegetarians by Jacksaint Saintila, Tabita E. Lozano López, Percy G. Ruiz Mamani, Michael White, Salomón Huancahuire-Vega

“…As for the physical health and mental health components of quality of life, no significant differences were found in vegetarian and nonvegetarian women and men. In conclusion, vegetarians presented a better anthropometric profile, lower glycaemia, and higher LDL levels but no significant differences in health-related quality of life compared with nonvegetarians.…”
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Effective and Safe Treatment of Risky Localized Liver Tumors Using Microwave Ablation in Patients with Comorbid Lung Diseases Unfit for Deep Anesthesia by Murat ASIK

“…Results: The patient cohort consisted of 30 (68%) men and 14 (32%) women, with a mean age of 64.36+-11.65 years (range: 40-80 years). …”
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