Une absence genrée  by Laura Odasso

“…This article focuses on the notion of absence in the migratory trajectory of females of Mediterranean – Arab origin (Morocco and Lebanon) living in mixed couples in France. …”
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Orb Weavers, Neoscona crucifera (Lucas 1839) and Neoscona domiciliorun (Hentz) (Arachnidae: Araneae: Araneidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, Jr.

“…Although typically nocturnal throughout most of their life spans, adult females can be found sitting head down in the hubs of their webs during daylight hours of the fall season. …”
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Hepatic Actinomycosis with Infiltration of the Diaphragm and Right Lung: A Case Report by Tasbirul Islam, Muhammad Nauman Athar, Muhammad Kamran Athar, Mohammed Haris Umer Usman, Baqir Misbah

“…The most common clinical presentations are cervicofacial, thoracic, abdominal and, in females, genital. Classic features include purulent foci surrounded by dense fibrosis that, over time, cross natural boundaries into contiguous structures, with the formation of fistulas and sinus tracts in some cases. …”
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“Whiffs of Darwinism” in Rider Haggard’s fiction by Michel PRUM

“…The blurring of borders between animals and humans in his novels clearly testifies to the interspecific continuity as expressed in Darwin. The role of females as partner choosers in the Amahagger tribe (in She) is reminiscent of the Sexual Selection among higher animals as presented in The Descent of Man (1871). …”
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Anterior intermeniscal ligament: an anatomic study of its insertion pattern in Ghanaians by Ato Brown

“…The purpose of this study was to identify the various patterns of  attachment of the anterior intermeniscal ligament that is predominate in the Ghanaian as there is no known publication on this subject.The study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy of the School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast and involved 42 paired cadaveric knees, from 16 males and 5 females. The incidence of the AIML was 40.5%.  The mean length of the AIML was 28.95mm; the mean width was 1.94mm, while the mean distance from mid-portion of the AIML to the insertion of the anterior cruciate ligament was 4.32mm. …”
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Neotropical Deer Ked or Neotropical Deer Louse Fly, Lipoptena mazamae Rondani by William H. Kern, Jr.

“…Both adult males and females feed on the blood of their host. They are adapted for clinging to and moving through the plumage and pelage of their hosts. …”
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An Ambrosia Beetle Xyleborus affinis Eichhoff, 1868 (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Lanette Sobel, Andrea Lucky, Jiri Hulcr

“…Like other ambrosia beetles, it bores tunnels into the xylem of weakened, cut or injured trees and farms gardens of symbiotic fungus for food. Females lay eggs in the fungus-lined galleries and larvae feed exclusively on the fungi. …”
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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome: Muscles Located at the Site of Pain by Ato Ampomah Brown

“…The study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy of the School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast, and involved the use of 22 cadaveric legs (9 paired and 4 unpaired) from 11 males and 2 females. Findings. The structures that were thus observed to attach directly to the posteromedial border of the tibia were the soleus, the flexor digitorum longus, and the deep crural fascia. …”
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Green orchid bee Euglossa dilemma Friese (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) by Aaron Mullins

“…Male orchid bees collect fragrant volatile compounds from their environment and present them to females by fanning their wings and “spray ventilating” their bouquet for the inspection of prospective mates. …”
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Understanding Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle by G. Cliff Lamb, Darren D. Henry, Vitor R. G. Mercadante, Doug E. Mayo

“… Because 55 to 70 percent of the input costs associated with a beef cattle operation are related to nutrition, culling open (non-pregnant) cows after the breeding season can save as much as $200 per head that can be diverted to the purchase or development of replacement females, sire selection, increased nutritional management, and other management-related costs. …”
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Understanding Pregnancy Diagnosis in Beef Cattle by G. Cliff Lamb, Darren D. Henry, Vitor R. G. Mercadante, Doug E. Mayo

“… Because 55 to 70 percent of the input costs associated with a beef cattle operation are related to nutrition, culling open (non-pregnant) cows after the breeding season can save as much as $200 per head that can be diverted to the purchase or development of replacement females, sire selection, increased nutritional management, and other management-related costs. …”
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Unveiling inequalities: Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in diabetes: Findings from the 2007-2020 NHANES data among U.S. adults by Yangyang Deng, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Breanna Rogers, Lu Hu, Ram Jagannathan, Kosuke Tamura

“…Males among non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and other adults and females from low and middle-SES families had a higher prevalence of diabetes. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Arabic emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusions questionnaire among sample of Arabic speaking adults by Emmanuelle Awad, Diana Malaeb, Amthal Alhuwailah, Mai Helmy, Muna Barakat, Rabih Hallit, Sami El Khatib, Mohamad Rahal, Syed Arman Rabbani, Reem Alzayer, Nada H. Farrag, Rita El Hajjar, Jinan Mallouh, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, Rita ElHagar

“…Results A total of 755 participants completed the survey, with a mean age of 21.89 ± 4.18 years and 77.5% females. CFA indicated a modest fit for the one-factor model. …”
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Childhood BMI trajectories and sociodemographic factors in an Italian pediatric population by Erich Batzella, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Gloria Porcu, Silvia Bressan, Elisa Barbieri, Carlo Giaquinto, Anna Cantarutti, Cristina Canova

“…Sex and area of residence had similar effects on the “stable-moderate-increase” trajectory. Conversely, females and children residing in Central Italy were less likely to belong to the “stable-low-weight trajectory”. …”
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Body composition as an indicator of metabolic changes in mice obtained by <i>in vitro</i> fertilization by M. V. Anisimova, Yanli Gon, G. V. Kontsevaya, A. V. Romashchenko, N. V. Khotskin, A. K. Stanova, L. A. Gerlinskaya, M. P. Moshkin

“…To level the effects caused by the different number of newborns in the control and in the experiment, the size of the fed litters was halved in the control females. Males obtained using the IVF procedure were superior in body weight compared to control males in all age groups. …”
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Fetal Rhesus D Genotyping and Sex Determination from Maternal Plasma of Rhesus D-Negative Antenatal Population: The Usefulness of Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction in Resource... by Otchere Addai-Mensah, Edward Y. Afriyie, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Christian Obirikorang, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Francis A. Amponsah, Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, Evans Asamoah Adu

“…Regarding the prenatal test for the SRY gene, 9 (30.0%) were predicted to be males and the remaining 21 (60.0%) were females. All the 9 and 21 anticipated males and females, respectively, were confirmed after delivery (concordance = 100%, κ = 100.0%, diagnostic accuracy = 100%). …”
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Association between SPISE and NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hongyan Zhao, Hongyan Zhao, Baolan Ji, Xin Wang, Shuwei Shi, Shuwei Shi, Jie Sheng, Jie Sheng, Xuan Ma, Xuan Ma, Bo Ban, Guanqi Gao

“…The relationship between SPISE and NAFLD was analyzed separately for each gender.ResultsThe overall prevalence of NAFLD is 38.5%. In females and males, the SPISE was significantly reduced in the NAFLD group compared to the non-NAFLD group (both P &lt; 0.05). …”
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First Record of Pyramica epinotalis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the United States by Xuan Chen, Joe A. MacGown, Benjamin J. Adams, Katherine A. Parys, Rachel M. Strecker, Linda Hooper-Bui

“…Based on collections of specimens in Louisiana, including multiple dealate females at different localities, P. epinotalis appears to be well established in this state. …”
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Analysis of Pollen Collected by Andrena flavipes Panzer (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in Sweet Cherry Orchards, Afyonkarahisar Province of Turkey by Yasemin Güler, Kadriye Sorkun

“…For the pollen preparates, the scopae of 34 females were used. As a result of the diagnosis studies, it was determined that A. flavipes species collected the pollens of 13 families and that the dominant pollen group belonged to the Brassicaceae. …”
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Relations entre maturation sexuelle, structure familiale et revenu par habitant d’un échantillon d’élèves d’El Yopal, Casanare (Colombie) by Marie-José Ireton, Julio César Carrillo, Luis Enrique Caro, Juan Carlos Morales, Roland Hauspie

“…The goal of this study is to define the sexual maturation characteristics of a population sample of 864 students (468 females and 396 males) from El Yopal, Casanare-Colombia, and to establish their relationship to two variables: family structure and per capita income. …”
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