Gendering the Decision-Making Positions in Higher Education: A Cross-Sectional Gender Audit in Three Selected Universities in Malawi by Juliet Chiwaya Kamwendo

“…The findings reveal a stagnated culture of colonial regime sustained by with patriarchal structure which continue to favour men in decision-making positions at the expense of women. …”
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Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis: Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor and Bone Microenvironment by Jiang H

“…Hua Jiang Department of Urology, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zhuhai Sixth People’s Hospital), Zhuhai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Hua Jiang, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zhuhai Sixth People’s Hospital), No. 1439, Zhufeng Road, Zhuhai, 519100, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613726205880, Email jianghua426@zmu.edu.cnAbstract: Prostate cancer is prevalent among men aged 65 and older. Bone metastasis occurs in up to 90% of advanced prostate cancer patients, metastatic prostate cancer is generally considered a non-curative condition which can impact quality of life. …”
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From the Guest Editors by Carlos Castillo-Chávez, Christopher Kribs Zaleta, Yang Kuang, Baojun Song

“…Those of us who met the field of mathematical biology as a well-developed,flourishing, and rewarding discipline owe much to those who made it so.This special issue of Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering isdedicated to two such pioneers: Fred Brauer and Karl Hadeler.Since retrospectives of both men have been published in other venues [1, 2], we will only summarize their contributions briefly here.Fred Brauer obtained his Ph.D. from MIT in 1956 under Norman Levinson,and during a long tenure at the University of Wisconsin he co-wrote severaltexts on ordinary differential equations that have become classics.His research entered mathematical biology first through early studies inpredator-prey systems and harvesting, both with and without delays.He then moved into mathematical epidemiology, and the text he co-authoredwith Carlos Castillo-Chavez in both these areas earlier this decade isalready in wide use.For more information please click the “Full Text” above.…”
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Alaninaminotransferase and specific viral hepatitis markers in the blood of donors by Zh. K. Burkitbayev, G. A. Yesenbayeva, S. A. Abdrakhmanova, Zh. Zh. Bibekov, Ye. B. Zhiburt

“…ALT capillary blood activity was higher on the average, than in venous, for 10.1% in men and 33.3% in women. Conclusions. ALT activity elevation is associated by twofold increase in the rate of lacteous serum and more frequent detection of hepatitis serological markers. …”
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The CRO Laudato Si’ Project: Goals, Activities, and Social Outcomes by Miriam Mary Brgles, Zoran Turza, Marija Žagmešter

“…The paper will present the results of the research, related to the role of the project in the knowledge of the encyclical Laudato Si’ and the awakening of interest in the encyclical, according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The results show that men have heard of the encyclical Laudato Si’ to a somewhat greater extent than women. …”
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Systematic Review of the Relationship between Acute and Late Gastrointestinal Toxicity after Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer by Matthew Sean Peach, Timothy N. Showalter, Nitin Ohri

“…A small but meaningful percentage of men who are treated with external beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer will develop late gastrointestinal toxicity. …”
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Pedagogika muzealna. Cele, idea, kierunek rozwoju i zastosowanie w praktyce na przykładzie „lekcji muzealnej” w polskim muzeum historycznym by Mallek Anna

“…The beginning of such education was inevitably related to the origin of the museum. The richest royal men as kings, princes and priests set up their own individual collections which were displayed only to chosen people. …”
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Exploring barriers and facilitators of primary care physicians towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group: a qualitative study i... by Chun Yen Beh, Rose Wai-Yee Fok, Lay Hoon Goh

“…Objectives To explore the perspectives of primary care physicians with regard to the barriers and facilitators towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group.Design Qualitative descriptive study.Setting Four polyclinics in a public primary care institution in Singapore.Participants Seven men and five women working as primary care physicians were recruited for in-depth interviews.Results The major barriers to statin optimisation identified were patients’ lack of knowledge and awareness, patients’ fear of side effects, negative external influences on patients, poor doctor–patient relationship, time constraint during consultations, physicians’ unfamiliarity with guidelines, low health literacy among the local population and lack of strong national policy. …”
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‘Gall and wormwood’ – The Compositors’ Chronicle (1840–43) as Collaborative Journal by Françoise Baillet

“…Its main object was to protect printers from their masters’ ‘misconduct and tyranny’: ‘To these petty tyrants, the Chronicle will be gall and wormwood; and, by occasionally giving them a friendly hint, we shall endeavour to make them more considerate rulers, if not better men’ (‘Address’). This paper investigates the Chronicle as a cooperative medium seeking to support and sustain the development of a shared professional trade identity. …”
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L’excès dans la fiction de Wilkie Collins by Françoise Dupeyron-Lafay

“…Paradoxically, the resolution of both (detective) novels, the return to order and normality are finally achieved thanks to Jennings (a sick and ostracized doctor) and Dexter (a crippled amateur artist threatened with incurable madness). Both men are ill, marginal, stand for eccentricity and excess, and occasionally act as Collins’s mouthpieces, too.The writer’s ironic and subversive use of these characters to promote « happy endings » may therefore be regarded as another kind of excess.…”
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Glia and TRPM2 Channels in Plasticity of Central Nervous System and Alzheimer’s Diseases by Jing Wang, Michael F. Jackson, Yu-Feng Xie

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PERSPEKTIF REMAJA TENTANG KESEHATAN REPRODUKSI SEBAGAI UPAYA PENCEGAHAN PENYIMPANGAN PERILAKU SEKSUAL DI KABUPATEN BEKASI by Maesaroh Maesaroh, Eka Kartikawati, Devi Anugrah

“…The results showed that 70% of female adolescents in Bekasi maintain their reproductive health behaviors while 57% of men pay attention to their reproductive health behavior. …”
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La mujer y el mar en Cataluña by Eliseu Carbonell

“…As stated in 2011 by Maria Damanaki, the European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, equality between men and women in the maritime sector is still far from being a reality. …”
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Extensive Spiculated Follicular Porokeratosis With Alopecia: A Case Report by Mitra Abdolvand, Roya Radanfar, Mozhdeh Sepaskhah, Fatemeh Sari Aslani, Mojgan Akbarzadeh Jahromi

“…Follicular porokeratosis mainly occurs in men and may be localized or diffuse. Involvement of the scalp is rarely reported, and we found only one case of alopecia due to scalp FPK. …”
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Biofeedback treatment of proctogenic constipation in adults by A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Birukov, O. Yu. Fomenko, M. A. Voynov

“…Mean age of patients was 31,2±9,8 year, men to women ratio was 1:5.Results. During treatment decrease in difficulty to defecate according to Rome-III criteria was observed in 22 (73,3%) patients. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by E.S. Plakhova

“…To date, the annual report is a working tool of all Russian ombuds-men. Similarly, for the Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs un-der the President of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner), the annual report plays an important role in summarizing the work, identifying the prob-lems of the business community, as well as ways to solve them. …”

Mathematical modeling of continuous and intermittent androgen suppression for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer by Alacia M. Voth, John G. Alford, Edward W. Swim

“…Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer among men. It is stimulated by the androgens, or male sexual hormones, which circulate in the blood and diffuse into the tissue where they stimulate the prostate tumor to grow. …”
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Premalignant Lesions of the Colon by Rodger C Haggitt

“…Cancer of the colon and rectum is the second most common cancer in men and women in North America. Early diagnosis results in detection of early stage tumours with a high probability of cure. …”
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Social capital of women who have been subjected to domestic violence by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova

“…The main features and characteristics of women who have been subjected to violence are altruism, self-sacrifice, unstable and low self-esteem, dependence on partner, social passivity, non-self-sufficiency, insecurity, fear of men and anxiety, isolation, etc. The situation of domestic violence has deteriorated dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Powstanie narodowe czy bunt rekrutów? Rozkład wojsk austriackich w 1809 roku w Galicji by Michał Baczkowski

“…This way, the Austrian army lost approximately 15,000 men in Galicia. This rebellion had social and anti-militaristic grounds, but also resulted from the sympathy of wider circles of Galician population towards the Napoleonic socio-political system. …”
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