Gender Differences in Pulmonary Function, Respiratory Symptoms, and Macrophage Proteomics among HIV-Infected Smokers by Shiva D. Rahmanian, Karen L. Wood, Shili Lin, Mark A. King, April Horne, Shangbin Yang, Haifeng M. Wu, Philip T. Diaz

“…There was also a lower FEV1 and a higher RV in males than females. Proteomic analysis revealed 29 proteins with at least a 2-fold higher expression in males and 13 identified proteins that were higher in females. …”
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Dispersal and individual variability: laboratory experiments with the woodlouse Porcellio scaber by Janusz Uchmański, Krzysztof W. Opaliński, Karolina Rau, Alexei V. Uvarov

“…The only category of individuals that tried to avoid dispersal were females carrying eggs. This can be connected with the Brownian way of movement of woodlouse during penetration of surrounding environment or with the arrangement of the experiment in which the costs of dispersal were low.…”
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Strength of the Uninvolved Limb Following Return to Activity After ACL Injury: Implications for Symmetry as a Marker of Sufficient Strength by Matthew T Hartshorne, Jeffrey A Turner, Kenneth L Cameron, Darin A Padua

“…Methods: A total of 5,727 military cadets were examined, with 82 females and 126 males in the ACL-I group and 2,146 females and 3,373 males in the control group. …”
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Detection of Endocarditis Associated Pili Genes in Enterococcus Faecalis Clinical Isolates by Ayat Ahmed Najm, May Talib Flayyih

“…According to gender, females had the highest prevalence of Enterococcus faecalis isolates in urine, root canal, and vaginal samples, with the exception of the wound source, where males had a higher rate of isolates than females. …”
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Reproductive features of Gerres longirostris Lacepède, 1801 (Perciformes: Gerreidae) off the Red Sea coast of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Gabr Mohamed Hosny, Al-Harbi Mamdoh Ali, Sumon Md Afsar Ahmed

“…The overall sex ratio of males to females was found to be 1:1.52, which was significantly different from the expected ratio of 1:1 (p < 0.05). …”
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Patients Prefer Boarding in Inpatient Hallways: Correlation with the National Emergency Department Overcrowding Score by John R. Richards, Gal Ozery, Mark Notash, Peter E. Sokolove, Robert W. Derlet, Edward A. Panacek

“…Males prefer inpatient hallway boarding more than females. The preference for inpatient hallway boarding increases as the ED becomes more crowded.…”
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Disparities in the Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: A Narrative Review of Current Literature by Joseph Burns, Philippe Jean-Pierre

“…Further, though rates of diagnosis may be up to 1.5 times higher in males than in females, an increasing number of studies demonstrate an increased prevalence of HOCM in females, often presenting with worse symptoms and an increased incidence of disease progression. …”
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Abdominal obesity as a predictor for response to anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in patients with diabetic macular edema by Tamer E. Wasfy, Shaimaa S. Soliman, Nehad Hawash, Elham A. Gad

“…Results The mean age of the included patients was 56.34±9.97 years, and 103 (51.8%) were females. The mean±SD WHR among males was 0.94±0.12, and among females was 0.86±0.07, ranging from 0.68 to 1.16. …”
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Trace Metal Contamination Characteristics and Health Risks Assessment of Commelina africana L. and Psammitic Sandflats in the Niger Delta, Nigeria by Nsikak U. Benson, Paul A. Enyong, Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu

“…The average carcinogenic risks are below 1.0×10-6 threshold values, and the sandflat soils are not considered to pose significant health effects to children and adult males and females. However, the carcinogenicity and noncarcinogenicity risks ranking decrease following the order children>adult  males>adult  females. …”
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Investıgatıon of the relatıonshıp between patellofemoral (q) angle dıfferences wıth lower extremıty performance ın young and veteran volleyball players by Kürşat Hazar

“…To the study 20 young males with an average age of 18 ± 00, 19 young females with a mean age of 18 ± 73, 21 veteran males with a mean age of 49 ± 04, 20 veteran females with a mean age of 48 ±70 who are registered players in Muğla Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports, a total of 80 athletes voluntarily participated. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy of Duloxetine Versus Amitriptyline in Fibromyalgia Patients by Saira Tahir, Obaid ur Rehman, Aliena Badshah, Durkho Atif, Muhammad Muddasser Khan Panezai, Alam Zeb

“…Results: There were 2.6% (n=2/78) males and 97.4% (n=76/78) females in group A and 1.3% (n=1/78) males and 98.7% (n=77/78) females in group B (P=0.560). …”
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Progression of Nonmotor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Sex and Motor Laterality by Zimple Kurlawala, Paul H. Shadowen, Joseph D. McMillan, Levi J Beverly, Robert P. Friedland

“…PD males experienced significant worsening of sexual, urinary, sleep, and cognitive functions compared to PD females. PD females reported significantly increased thermoregulatory dysfunction and anxious mood over 7 years and significantly more constipation during the first 4 years after PD onset. …”
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Effect of Use of Educational Appearance Ape (APE) Media Image to Creativity Children Age 4-5 Years in National Country City Mataram , West Nusa Tenggara by I Made Suwasa Astawa, Ni Wayan Purni Astiti

“…The subjects were 2 classes of A1 as a treatment group with 10 children consisting of 4 males and 6 females, and A2 group as a control group with 8 children consisting of 4 males and 4 females. …”

Anatomical assessment of cortical bone in mandibular buccal shelf in adults for orthodontic bone screw in a sample of population in Erbil city (a CBCT study). by Naz Tariq Karim, Omar Fawzi Chawshli

“…Methods: The study included 20 adult patients (10 males, 10 females; average age, 20-40 years). The measurements were made on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of these 20 untreated orthodontic patients. …”
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Trends and disparities in the surgical management of spinal fractures in Sweden during 2008–2023 by Niklas Barle, Michael Axenhus

“…Conclusions We found several trends where males may undergo spinal fractures surgery more commonly than females. Probable influencing factors may be increased life-spans and osteoporosis. …”
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Socio-demographic profile and clinical co-morbidities of cannabis users attending a tertiary care hospital in India: A retrospective case record study by Soumya Jha, Rupa Jha, Wenona Fernandes, Ashish Srivastava

“…The median age of initiation was 18 with females starting at a later age than males. Later initiation was associated with using lower quantities. …”
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Novel proteomics-based plasma test for early detection of multiple cancers in the general population by Ashkan Afshin, Mohammad H Forouzanfar, Bogdan Budnik, Hossein Amirkhani

“…Then, using a multi-step statistical approach, we identified a limited set of sex-specific proteins that could detect early-stage cancers and their tissue of origin with high accuracy.Results Our sex-specific cancer detection panels consisting of 10 proteins showed high accuracy for both males (area under the curve (AUC): 0.98, 95% CI 0.96, 1) and females (AUC: 0.983, 95% CI 0.95, 1.00). At stage I and at the specificity of 99%, our panels were able to identify 93% (95% CI 79%, 100%) of cancers among males and 84% (95% CI 68%, 100%) of cancers among females. …”
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Ectoparasites in Ornamental Shrimps Neocaridina denticulata and Neocaridina palmata from Purbalingga Fish Market Aquariums by Srimurni Kusmintarsih Endang, Hassan Alsheikh Mahmoud Hanan, Husein Sastranegara Moh., Syakuri Hamdan, Nuryanto Agus

“…Sessile bdelloid rotifers were detected in males and females of the two species. Higher infection by Vorticella sp. and Zoothamnium sp. were recorded in females of the two species. …”
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Evaluation of Some Aspects of the Growth Parameters and Exploitation Rates of Deep-Water Rose Shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) from the Sea of Marmara by Habib Bal, Ömerhan Dürrani

“…The condition factor of females was significantly higher than that of males. …”
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Smoking and alcohol use plays a mediating role on the social determinants of high blood pressure: Evidence from nationally representative sample in India by Arivarasan Barathi, Yuvaraj Krishnamoorthy, Rajan Rushender

“…Females had significantly lower SBP (β = −4.59, −4.67) and DBP (β = −2.07, −2.60) compared to males. …”
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