Evaluation of tick salivary and midgut extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccines in White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) by Julia Gonzalez, Cristina Harvey, Cárita de Souza Ribeiro-Silva, Brenda Leal-Galvan, Kelly A. Persinger, Pia U. Olafson, Tammi L. Johnson, Adela Oliva Chavez

“…On day 58, WTD were infested with 100 A. americanum nymphs, 50 females, and 50 males that were allowed to feed to repletion. …”
Get full text

Maternal transfer and sex-differences in brain bioaccumulation for Northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) exposed to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances by Kenneth N. Kikanme, Adcharee Karnjanapiboonwong, Rameshkumar Angappan, Nicole M. Dennis, Farzana Hossain, Jamie G. Suski, Christopher J. Salice, Todd A. Anderson

“…Despite similar average daily intake (ADI) for both males and females, we observed higher concentrations of most PFAS in the brains of male birds compared to female birds, with the exception of perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA). …”
Get full text

Explaining the Antecedents and Consequences of the Glass Cliff in Service Organizations by Sara Kavoosi, Ali Safari, Ali Shaemi Barzoki

“…Participants in the qualitative phase comprised both male and female managers working in various service organizations across Golestan province, alongside university professors. …”
Get full text

Guillain-Barré syndrome following falciparum malaria infection: a case report by Molla Asnake Kebede, Alemayehu Beharu Tekle, Misikir Alemu Eshetu, Erkyehun Pawlos Shash, Melaku Tsediew Berhanu, Elias Tabiet Ahmed, Hashime Meketa Negatie

“…Clinical presentation A 16-year-old female patient presented to our emergency department with a 1-day history of altered mentation. …”
Get full text

Influencing factors for delay in healthcare-seeking, definitive diagnosis, identification in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Minhang District by MA Qiongjin, YAN Huiqin, WU Yunhua, GUO Xu, YANG Lijia, TANG Lihong, YANG Shengyuan

“…Results: A total of 4 214 PTB patients were reported in Minhang District from 2017 to 2022, including 2 802 males and 1 412 females, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.98∶1. The majority of patients were aged 25 to <45 years (1 664 cases, 39.49%). …”
Get full text

Effects of a high-fat diet on the lipid profile of oocytes in mice by E. Yu. Brusentsev, E. A. Chuyko, K. A. Okotrub, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, D. S. Ragaeva, S. V. Ranneva, V. A. Naprimerov, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…The aim of this work was to study effects of a high-fat diet applied to female donor mice on the amount and qualitative composition of lipids of immature and in vivo matured oocytes. …”
Get full text

Development and demographic parameters of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J.E. Smith) when feeding on rice (Oryza sativa) by Md Panna Ali, Sheikh Shamiul Haque, Md Mosaddeke Hossain, Md Nazmul Bari, Mir Md Moniruzzaman Kabir, Tapon Kumar Roy, Juel Datta, Mohammad Tofazzal Hossain Howlader, Syed Nurul Alam, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…Regardless of the host, female adults always emerged before males; in maize, female FAW appeared 3.36 days earlier than males. …”
Get full text

The Use of Interactive LKPD to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in Science Learning Related to the Material of the Life Cycle of Living Things in Class III SDN Sangen 01 by Yunita Nisrina Huwaidah, Sri Utami, Raden Syaifuddin

“…The number of students in this study was 8 class III students at SDN Sangen 01, consisting of 3 male students and 5 female students. This research was carried out in two cycles and began with pre-cycle actions. …”
Get full text

Predictors of direct oral anticoagulant concentrations in the trauma population by Laura Adams, Alan M Smith, Louis Perkins, Dmitri Lerner, Jarrett Santorelli, Leslie Kobayashi

“…In total, 39% of patients had therapeutic and 20% had supratherapeutic anti-Xa levels. Female sex, increased age, decreased height and weight, and lower estimated creatinine clearance were associated with higher anti-Xa levels at admission. …”
Get full text

Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents by Leo D. Dreyfuss, Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, Kenneth Covinsky, W. John Boscardin, Anne M. Suskind

“…Mean age was 78.2 years, 74% were female and 22.8% had an indwelling urinary catheter at baseline. …”
Get full text

Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District. by Kamahoro, Phionah

“…The researcher recommends that; Governments should plan some special policies to improve female education like introducing special stipends for female students and also making education free for them. …”
Get full text

Child Abuse and Intention to Dropout Among Secondary School Students in Rubanda District. by Ninsiima, Patience

“…Key findings indicated that female students had a higher dropout rate (53.2%) compared to males (46.8%). …”
Get full text

Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Moderate stress was 48.4 and 51.6% while high perceived stress was 75 and 25% among preclinical and clinical students. Among male and female students in preclinical years, higher TRT and VRT were found in clinical students showing that stress affects the tactile and visual cortical areas in the brain, although the VRT scores were only significantly (P = 0.0123) poor in male students than female students in biomedical sciences. …”
Get full text

A Brief Survey of Gender Parity in the Theatre Industry by Yeliz Biber Vangölü, Florentina Gümüş

“…In modern times, the inequality between male and female playwrights and theatre practitioners saw only marginal improvement. …”
Get full text

The Eight Beatitudes in the Context of the Spirituality of the Sisters of the Resurrection by Joanna Pyszna

“…Because of the historical ties between the male and female branch of the community of the Resurrection, references have been made to Fr. …”
Get full text

Gender and Entrepreneurship: a comparative study between the Causation and Effectuation approaches by Felipe Luiz Neves Bezerra de Melo, Rafael Rodrigues da Silva, Tatiane Nunes Viana de Almeida

“…The results show a positive and statistically significant association between the female gender and the Causation perspective.…”
Get full text

Giant Mature Primary Retroperitoneal Teratoma in a Young Adult: Report of a Rare Case and Literature Review by Walid Sasi, Giuseppe A. Ricchetti, Laila Parvanta, Robert Carpenter

“…We report a case of a unilateral primary retroperitoneal mature cystic teratoma mimicking an adrenal mass in a 28-year-old female patient. Complete resection of the mass was performed by a laparotomy approach. …”
Get full text

Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! by Archana Shetty, Gurudatta Murthy, Bharadwaj Golithadka

“…We present a case of a middle-aged female who was admitted for severe anemia under evaluation. …”
Get full text

A Case of Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Autoimmune Hepatitis by Hamoon Eshraghi, Aria Mahtabfar, Mohammad H. Dastjerdi

“…A 48-year-old African American female with autoimmune hepatitis with possible overlap syndrome with primary sclerosing cholangitis presented with tearing, irritation, and injection of the left eye that was determined to be peripheral ulcerative keratitis. …”
Get full text

A Case Report of an Early Response to Definitive Chemoradiation for Esophageal Carcinoma Cuniculatum by David E. Long, Ahmad Al-Hader, Robert Emerson, Karen Rieger, William Graham Carlos, Hala Fatima, Feng-Ming Kong

“…This case report describes a 63-year-old female with a locally advanced esophageal carcinoma cuniculatum treated with definitive chemoradiation who had a rapid and early response. …”
Get full text