False Positive 18F-FDG Uptake in Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Detected with Positron Emission Tomography in Breast Cancer: A Case Report by Gamze Uğurluer, Mustafa Kibar, Sinan Yavuz, Akin Kuzucu, Meltem Serin

“…Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among females. It is accepted that lymph node involvement with metastatic tumor and the presence of distant metastasis are the most important prognostic factors. …”
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Analysis of Amelogenin and Sex-determining Region on Y Chromosome Genes Obtained from Pulpal Tissue for Sex Estimation by using Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction by Mohammed Taha Ahmed Baban, Dena Nadhim Mohammad, Natheer Al-Rawi

“…In this study, a total of 70 teeth, comprising 35 males and 35 females, were utilized, and all samples underwent genetic analysis to determine sex following exposure to different forensic scenarios. …”
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PML-RARA Fusion Transcripts Detectable 8 Months prior to Promyelocytic Blast Crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia by Stephanie Wolanin, Robert K. McCall, Mark J. Pettenati, Michael W. Beaty, Giovanni Insuasti-Beltran, Bayard L. Powell, Stacey S. O’Neill

“…A review of 21 cases of promyelocytic blasts crisis published in the literature reveals a male predominance with earlier age at onset as compared to females. Interestingly, TKI therapy during chronic phase did not impact the time interval between diagnosis and promyelocytic blast crisis. …”
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Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Vital Signs in the Lower Limbs Using Optical Sensors by Joana Simões, Regina Oliveira, Florinda M. Costa, António Teixeira, Cátia Leitão, Pedro Correia, Ana Luísa M. Silva

“…As proof of concept, tests were conducted in 17 volunteers (age group between 22 and 40 years old, twelve females and five males), and the results were compared to those of reference sensors. …”
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A face-off between Smaug and Caspar modulates primordial germ cell count and identity in Drosophila embryos by Girish Deshpande, Subhradip Das, Adheena Elsa Roy, Girish S Ratnaparkhi

“…Consistently, early blastoderm embryos derived from females compromised for caspar display reduced levels of Oskar and defective centrosomes.…”
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Skin Biophysical Characteristics in Patients with Keratoconus: A Controlled Study by Reza M. Robati, Bahram Einollahi, Hoda Einollahi, Shima Younespour, Shahed Fadaifard

“…Forty patients with keratoconus (18 females and 22 males) with mean (SD) age of 33.32 (9.55) years (range 19–56) and 40 healthy controls were recruited to this study. …”
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Does the Panoramic Radiography Have the Power to Identify the Gonial Angle in Orthodontics? by Rıdvan Okşayan, Ali Murat Aktan, Oral Sökücü, Esin Haştar, Mehmet Ertuğrul Ciftci

“…Materials and Methods. 49 patients (25 males, 24 females) with an age range of 12–29 years participated in the present study. …”
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hispanics: The University of Puerto Rico IBD Registry by Esther A. Torres, Abdiel Cruz, Mariola Monagas, Marina Bernal, Yadira Correa, Rafael Cordero, Víctor L. Carlo

“…Over half (56%) of UC and 41% of CD were females. Family history was present in 19.3% of UC and 17.5% of CD. …”
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Neonatal Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Reference Intervals in Multi-Ethnics Population by Hery Priyanto, Fauqa Arinil Aulia, Hartono Kahar, Muhammad Faizi, Ferdy Royland Marpaung, Aryati Aryati

“…Male reference intervals were significantly higher than those of females at all neonatal ages. Late and post-term gestational age categories reference intervals were higher than early and full-term. …”
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The Agreement Rate between Radiographic Interpretation and Histopathologic Diagnosis of Jaw Lesions by Soulafa Almazrooa, Nada O. Binmadi, Hanadi M. Khalifa, Fatima M. Jadu, Ahmed M. Jan, Dalia E. Meisha

“…A total of 104 cases (53% females) were included with a mean age of 31 years. …”
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Epidemiology and pathology of intestinal helminthiasis in fowls by Dipti Rani Paul, Anita Rani Dey, Farhana Bilkis, Nurjahan Begum, Md. Motahar Hussain Mondal

“…Significantly (p<0.01) higher prevalence of helminths were recorded in adults (78.37%) and males (78.43%) than in young (60%) and females (67.24%), respectively. Fowls were 1.85 times more susceptible (p<0.01) to helminth infection in dry season (79.55%) than wet season (67.97%). …”
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Reactivation of mTOR signaling slows neurodegeneration in a lysosomal sphingolipid storage disease by Hongling Zhu, Y. Terry Lee, Colleen Byrnes, Jabili Angina, Danielle A. Springer, Galina Tuymetova, Mari Kono, Cynthia J. Tifft, Richard L. Proia

“…Sandhoff disease mice with reactivated mTOR signaling displayed increased survival rates and motor function, especially in females, increased dendritic-spine density, and reduced neurodegeneration. …”
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Levels and Profile of Tetrodotoxins in Spawning <i>Cephalothrix mokievskii</i> (Palaeonemertea, Nemertea): Assessing the Potential Toxic Pressure on Marine Ecosystems by Grigorii V. Malykin, Peter V. Velansky, Timur Yu. Magarlamov

“…We showed that the spawning <i>C. mokievskii</i> females released significant amounts of TTX and 5,6,11-trideoxyTTX with their eggs; these levels were sufficient for the potential toxification of marine bioresources. …”
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Prevalence of Tinea Versicolor among Dormitory Students by Soheil Taherpouran, Ali Asadi Zeidabadi Asadi Zeidabadi, Arian Alhani, Ensieh Lotfali

“…Results: After mycological examinations, among the 350 suspected students, 30 cases tested positive for Tinea versicolor, including 17 males and 13 females. 43.3% (n: 13) of patients had hypopigmentation followed by hyperpigmentation (33.3%, n:10) and erythematous (23.3%, n:7). …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MINAHASA FOLKLORES “TOAR LUMIMUUT” AND “SIGARLAKI LIMBAT” THROUGH WORLD LITERATURE PERSPECTIVES by Dewi Christa Kobis, F. Ari Anggraini Sebayang, Muh Hasan Basri

“…Both of them are males while the other three are females. It is found that both folklores suit the three characteristics to be called world literature. …”
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Microneedling with platelet-rich plasma versus microneedling with vitamin C in treatment of acne scars: comparative study by Khaled M. Tawfik, Mahmoud A.E. Makki, Fatma E.-Z.M. Mahmoud

“…They are four males and 16 females, they presented with postacne scars. The patients were divided randomly to receive microneedling plus PRP on one side of the face, and microneedling plus vitamin C on the other side. …”
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The Clinical Effectiveness of Intralesional Injection of 2% Zinc Sulfate Solution in the Treatment of Common Warts by Essam-elden Mohamed Mohamed, Khaled Mohamed Tawfik, Asmaa Moneir Mahmoud

“…One hundred and twenty patients (78 females and 42 males) aged 5–55 years with 225 common warts participated in this prospective monocentric randomized study. …”
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Prevalence, Severity, and Predictors of Apical Root Resorption Following Orthodontic Treatment: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Study by Kunal Bhardwaj, Nikita Patel, Arvind Mengi, Ranu S. Ingole, Gaurav Ahuja, Arti Butoliya, Miral Mehta

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the CBCT scans of 141 orthodontic patients (76 males and 65 females). CBCT images were meticulously assessed for the presence and severity of apical root resorption using standardized grading criteria. …”
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Analysıs on Lıfe Satısfactıon of Swımmers by Özgür Karataş, Serdar Şahin

“…Research contains a total of 131 swimmers composed of 50 females and 81 males at the age group of 13-14 competing in semi-final of 2017-2018 Anatolian Stars League Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia Region held in Van province. …”
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Suicide in New Zealand by Said Shahtahmasebi

“…A straightforward contextual analysis of this information suggests that (i) only five cases had contact with mental health services, in two of the cases this was due to a previous suicide attempt and in the other three it was due to drug and alcohol dependency; (ii) mental illness as the cause of suicide is fixed in the public mindset, (iii) this in turn makes psychological autopsy type studies that seek information from families and friends questionable; (iv) proportionally more females attempt, but more men tend to complete suicide; and (v) not only is the mental health-suicide relationship tenuous, but suicide also appears to be a process outcome. …”
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