Benign acute childhood myositis in Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; A retrospective study by Yasir S. Alkhalifah, Yazeed A. Alghasham, Haitham M. Jarikji, Ammara Naeem, Mansour S. Alzahrani, Hussein Omari Sombi

“…Elevated CPK and leukopenia were found significantly high among males compared to females (P = 0.001) and (P = 0.036), respectively. …”
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Urethral Prolapse Case Report: Surgical and Social Considerations in Senegal by Mohamed Jalloh, Jennifer Heibig, Oumar Gaye, William Ghaul, Gabrielle Yankelevich, Medina Ndoye, Mouhamadou Moustapha Mbodji, Ayun Cassell, Lamine Niang, Serigne Magueye Gueye

“…We present three cases of urethral prolapse in prepubertal females in Senegal who presented with vulvar bleeding. …”
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Reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Performance Tests for the Non-overhead Athlete by Bryan L Riemann, George J Davies

“…Except for a significant relationship (r=.691, p=0.001) between the UECKCST and SMBCPT for the females there were no other associations between the three UEFPT…”
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A vain attempt: why a change in the reproductive strategy of a rodent population failed to restore ecological balance by Stanislav Myakushko

“…Population collapse was avoided by expanding the number of females involved in reproduction (extensive reproduction). …”
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Assessment of the effect of heterosis by productive parameters of young-of-the-year carps obtained from crossing Ukrainian and Polish breeds by H. Kurinenko, A. Derenko

“…This parameter in YOYs obtained from a similar cross with Galician females, compared to the pure line, was 132.0% for framed and 143.5% for scaly. …”
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Temporal Analysis of the Incidence, Mortality and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Benign Gallbladder and Biliary Diseases in High-Income Nations, 1990–2019 by Dominic W. Proctor, BMBS, MSc, Richard Goodall, BSc, MBChB, MRCS, FHEA, Kim Borsky, MBBS, MMRCS, Justin D. Salciccioli, MBBS, MA, Dominic C. Marshall, MBBS, MRCP, BSc, Kumaran Shanmugarajah, MD, PhD, Joseph Shalhoub, BSc, MBBS, FHEA, PhD, DIC, MEd, FFSTEd, FRCS, FEBVS

“…The median ASIRs across the European Union 15+ countries in 2019 were 758/100,000 for females and 282/100,000 for males. Between 1990 and 2019 the median percentage change in ASIR was +2.49% for females and +1.07% for males. …”
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Effect of sex on the weight gain of calves (Bubalus bubalis) reared in silvopastoral systems during the dry season by Efraín Chacón Condori, Luis A. de la Cruz-Cruz

“…Beween 2019 and 2020, 30 calves divided into two groups according to sex (females and males) were evaluated. At birth, the calves were identified and weighed within the first hours after birth. …”
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Mixed-methods reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices survey of IDPs, returnees and host communities in Jonglei State, South Sudan by William Clemmer, Mounir Lado, Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Rachel Gabor, Jacques Katele, Lazarus Baak Madut, Katina Sommers, David Manuel, Claire Nadolski, Tracey Koehlmoos

“…Secondary: contraception, pregnancies, pregnancy outcomes, use or non-use of antenatal care (ANC)/postnatal care (PNC), use of skilled birth attendants, breastfeeding, knowledge of warning or danger signs of pregnancy, gender-based violence (GBV) and MNCH attitudes/cultural norms.Results A total of 859 households consented to the study (586 females and 273 males) with a response rate of 96% among females and 94% among males. …”
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Characterization of the Population of Ovarian Preantral Follicles in Juvenile Six-Banded Armadillos Infected or Not by <i>Mycobacterium leprae</i> by Gabriela L. Lima, Andreza V. Brasil, Andreia M. Silva, João Marcelo A. de P. Antunes, Pierre Comizzoli, Alexandre R. Silva

“…The mean ovarian follicular population was 15,567.2 preantral follicles per ovarian pair. For most females, follicular population was mainly composed of primordial follicles. …”
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Cause and Possible Treatments of Foot Lesions in Captive Syrian Hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) by Mélisa Veillette, Julie Guitard, Stéphan G. Reebs

“…At the end of the pre-treatment period, none of the animals without wheels had paw wounds, whereas at least 75% of the females and 100% of the males with wheels did. Females had fewer and smaller wounds than males at this point. …”
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Bone mineral density in human femurs of documented age-at-death in a comparative context by Emmanuel Gilissen, Sarah Tayach, Rosine Orban

“…Results indicate a degradation of bone mineral density during aging that is comparable to that of current Western reference populations. Females’ bone health appears to be above the current average up until the age of 50 years. …”
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Immunogenicity of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine: Post hoc analysis from five phase 3 studies by Anna R. Giuliano, Joel M. Palefsky, Stephen E. Goldstone, Jacob Bornstein, Ilse De Coster, Ana María Guevara, Ole Mogensen, Andrea Schilling, Pierre Van Damme, Corinne Vandermeulen, Misoo C. Ellison, Susan Kaplan, Jianxin Lin, Rachael Bonawitz, Alain Luxembourg

“…GMT ratios for males versus females aged 9–15 years tended to increase with more doses.…”
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Gender-Specific Independent and Combined Effects of the Cortisol-to-Cortisone Ratio and 11-Deoxycortisol on Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: From the Henan Rural Cohort St... by Xue Liu, Jingjing Jiang, Xiaotian Liu, Zhicheng Luo, Yan Wang, Xiaokang Dong, Dandan Wei, Wenqian Huo, Songcheng Yu, Linlin Li, Shuna Jin, Chongjian Wang, Zhenxing Mao

“…Furthermore, the combination of high F/E and 11-dexyocortisol was associated with the lowest odds of prediabetes (OR=0.39, 95% CI: 0.21-0.73) and T2DM (OR=0.25, 95% CI: 0.12-0.52) in females. Conclusions. Serum F/E level was negatively associated with T2DM only in females whereas serum 11-deoxycortisol level was negatively associated with prediabetes in males and with prediabetes and T2DM in females. …”
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Sex-specific associations between body composition and depression among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yijing Li, Juan Li, Tianning Sun, Zhigang He, Cheng Liu, Zhixiao Li, Yanqiong Wu, Hongbing Xiang

“…Conclusion The findings demonstrate how important it is to consider body composition when estimating the risk of depression, particularly in females. There is a substantial correlation between the LA-LM, HA-LM, and HA-HM phenotypes in females with a higher prevalence of depression. …”
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Studies on the Feeding Habits of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) Populations from Endemic Areas of American Visceral Le... by Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso, Rosemere Duarte, José Carlos Miranda, Lindenbergh Caranha, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel

“…The finding for 17 combinations of two or three types of blood in some females corroborates the opportunistic habit of this sand fly species. …”
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Association between physical activity, smartphone usage, and obesity risk among Korean adolescents: A cross-sectional study based on 2021 Korean adolescent health behavior survey by Haoyuan Li, Jaeyoung Choi, Aram Kim, Guifang Liu

“…Both males and females participating in high-intensity PA (HIPA) “1–2 times/week” were at higher risk (males: OR = 1.110, 95 % CI: 1.011–1.219, p < 0.01; females: OR = 1.427, 95 % CI: 1.283–1.587, p < 0.001). …”
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Pancreatic cancer mortality in South Africa: A case-control study by M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge

“…This case-control study comprised a final selection of 23 581 cases (12 171 males and 11 410 females) and 23 581 controls (12 171 males and 11 410 females). …”
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Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia: the roles of oxygen desaturation and hypoxic exposure time by André Luiz Musmanno Branco Oliveira, Gabriel Dias Rodrigues, Gabriel Dias Rodrigues, Bruno Moreira Silva, Philippe de Azeredo Rohan, Pedro Paulo da Silva Soares

“…IntroductionMales and females differ anatomically and functionally in cardiorespiratory regulation, with males tending to experience greater oxygen desaturation under hypoxia. …”
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Sense of Happiness and Wellness Among Adolescents and Their School Environment by Sigita Lesinskienė, Rokas Šambaras, Ieva Ridzvanavičiūtė, Izabelė Jūraitytė, Severija Skabeikaitė, Urtė Stanelytė, Margarita Kubilevičiūtė

“…The study included 1992 students (females 50.2%) with a mean age of 14.53 ± 1.12. Results: It was observed that male students felt healthier and happier than females. …”
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Increase in Occurrence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Differs by Age Group and Gender—Finnish Nationwide Register Study by Elisa Westman, Tuire Prami, Alvar Kallio, Ilona Iso‐Mustajärvi, Joel Jukka, Paavo Raittinen, Maarit J Korhonen, Anita Puustjärvi, Sami Leppämäki

“…Results The yearly prevalence of ADHD was higher in males than in females and was highest in the age groups of 6‐ to 12‐ and 13‐ to 17‐year‐old males. …”
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