Atypical Features in a Large Turkish Family Affected with Friedreich Ataxia by Semiha Kurt, Betul Cevik, Durdane Aksoy, E. Irmak Sahbaz, Aslı Gundogdu Eken, A. Nazli Basak

“…The GAA expansion-negative 11-year-old female patient had mental-motor retardation, epilepsy, and ataxia. …”
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A comparative study of EEG microstate dynamics during happy and sad music videos by Ashish Gupta, Chandan Kumar Srivastava, Braj Bhushan, Laxmidhar Behera, Laxmidhar Behera

“…The eLoreta study revealed that during the happy state, there was enhanced CSD in the central parietal regions across both genders and diminished functional connectivity in the precuneus for female participants compared to the sad state. Class D and class C microstates are linked to attention and mind-wandering, respectively. …”
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Experience on clinical simulation in physiotherapy students by Santos Lucio Chero Pisfil, Aimeé Yajaira Díaz Mau, Milagros Nohely Rosas Sudario, Pierre Alberto Huamani Escudero, Jhosely Quispe Nina, Rosmy Gagliuffi Artica

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 102 students participated in the skills workshop, the average age was 26.71 ±6.45; female 82.35%. A seven-question satisfaction questionnaire was applied, which reflected 90% acceptance, Cronbach's alpha of 0.796. 93 students participated in the simulation scenario, age 28.65 ±5.83, female 81.6%, work and study 65.51%, a 13-question questionnaire that measured five dimensions, acceptance of 88.7%. , consistent and reliable Cronbach's alpha of 0.913.…”
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Assessment of Hand-Washing Knowledge and Practice among Nursing Undergraduates in Saudi Arabia by Wajid Syed, Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi

“…Similarly, the mean practice score was higher among female students (5.00 ± 1.25), in comparison to male students 4.62 ± 1.46, with a significant association between gender and mean practice score (p=0.037). …”
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Impact of Community Service Activities on the Soft Skills Development of Polytechnic Engineering Students Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin by Masfizaizan Binti Manaf, Emilawati Binti Othman, Noorashikin Binti Ahmad

“…The results of the t-test experiments found that there was no significant difference between male and female students on the impact of community activities on the components of teamwork skills where p> 0.05 and there is little difference between male and female students for problem solving skills where p <0.05. …”
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Anti-human leukocyte antigen-DPB1 antibody-associated transfusion-related acute lung injury after hematopoietic stem cell infusion by Mehmet Can Balkan, Fatma Visal Okur, Fatma Burcu Belen Apak, Sevil Babayeva, Numan Firat Ekici, Baris Kuskonmaz, Duygu Uckan Cetinkaya

“…Here, we report a pediatric case with TRALI after infusion of the hematopoietic stem cell product from his female donor who has recently given birth 6 months ago. …”
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Activation of PPAR𝛾 by Rosiglitazone Does Not Negatively Impact Male Sex Steroid Hormones in Diabetic Rats by Mahmoud Mansour, Elaine Coleman, John Dennis, Benson Akingbemi, Dean Schwartz, Tim Braden, Robert Judd, Eric Plaisance, Laura Ken Stewart, Edward Morrison

“…Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR𝛾) activation decreased serum testosterone (T) in women with hyperthecosis and/or polycystic ovary syndrome and reduced the conversion of androgens to estradiol (E2) in female rats. This implies modulation of female sex steroid hormones by PPAR𝛾. …”
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PERCEIVING THE SACRED FEMININE: SOME THOUGHTS ON THE CYCLADIC FIGURINES AND JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES by T. V. Danylova

“…The Cycladic figurines may resonate with female archetypes in the male and female psyche, as well as symbolize the ontological primacy of creative unity of opposites, the integrity of consciousness and the unconscious. …”
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Comparison between Sevoflurane and Isoflurane Effects on Hemodynamic Status by Adel Amen Hama

“…The Groups according to their gender, showed high percentage of 38.5% in males at age group of 36-50. While 50.0% of females at age group 21-35 years. The most patients which received Isoflurane as inhalational agent were female groups (52.9%) versus (46.2%) for male groups, the female group which received Sevoflurane inhalational agent were (47.1%) versus (53.8%) for male groups.   …”
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Association between balance ability and cardiovascular disease onsets among middle-aged and older adults: an observational cohort study from the China Health and Retirement Longitu... by Yinghe Lin, Shanshan Zhong, Zhihua Sun

“…Cox proportional hazards models (considering competing risks) and stratification analysis were used to determine the association between balance ability and incident CVD risk.ResultsThe median age of the 10,154 participants was 57.0 (51.0, 64.0) years old, with 51.0% female. Compared to those with good balance ability, individuals with moderate balance ability had a higher risk of incident CVD [HR (95% CI): 1.15 (1.03–1.28)], and the risk was more pronounced in female (20.0%), rural residence (21.0%), never smoking (22.0%), never drinking (23.0%), hypertension (16.0%), without dyslipidemia (17.0%), and without kidney disease (13.0%) participants. …”
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Sex-Biased Immune Responses to Antibiotics during Anti-PD-L1 Treatment in Mice with Colon Cancer by Nan Jing, Luoyang Wang, Huiren Zhuang, Chao Ai, Guoqiang Jiang, Zheng Liu

“…In contrast, both neomycin and metronidazole showed destructive effects on the antitumor efficiency of αPD-L1 in female mice, despite relief from colitis. We found that antibiotic treatment attenuated the increased infiltration of granulocytes and myeloid cells in colon tissue induced by DSS in female mice, while reducing the proportion of Th17 cells in male mice. …”
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Hypertension and Associated Factors in Rural and Urban Areas Mali: Data from the STEP 2013 Survey by Hamidou Oumar Bâ, Youssouf Camara, Ichaka Menta, Ibrahima Sangaré, Noumou Sidibé, I. B. Diall, Souleymane Coulibaly, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Georges Rosario Christian Millogo

“…Hypertension prevalence is high and associated factors were age group in rural area and age group, female sex, and body mass index in urban area.…”
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Allometric Growth of the Freshwater Crab Potamon algeriense (Bott, 1967) (Decapoda, Brachyura, Potamidae) in Oued Zegzel, a Mountain Stream, in the Northeast of Morocco by Soufiane Fadlaoui, Mohammed Mahjoub, Ouahid El Asri, Mohammed Melhaoui

“…Based on Somerton’s technique, the onset of sexual maturity was estimated to occur at around 27mm CW for males and 32mm CW for females. The growth patterns recorded for P. algeriense are associated with the species reproductive strategy, i.e., preparation of body parts involved in female acquisition and egg incubation, like the male cheliped and the female abdomen, respectively. …”
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Perceived Sources of Stress Among The Students Of a Medical College Of Southern Punjab by Hassan Jan, Fahd Mehtab Ud Din Dogar, Hafiz Ahmed Zeb Khan, Malik Zain Ul Abideen, Malik Saleem Shaukat, Aeeza Malik

“…The Mean PSS score for female students was 31.3+9.49 while the male students 30.3+16.34. …”
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Understanding Genetic Regulation of Sex Differentiation in Hermaphroditic Fish by Junchao Fang, Guanglve Li, Wenyin Luo, Qiaomu Hu

“…Hermaphroditic fish display three distinct types of sexual transitions: protandry (male to female), protogyny (female-to-male), bidirectional sex change (both directions serially). …”
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Prevalence of overweight/obesity and its association with fast food consumption among adolescents in Southern Ethiopia, 2022: a community-based cross-sectional study by Chernet Elias, Awoke Abraham, Chernet Asrat, Tagese Yakob, Daniel Girma

“…Future health initiatives aimed at lowering the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescents should pay special attention to female adolescents and those from high-income families.…”
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Expression Characterization of Six Genes Possibly Involved in Gonad Development for Stellate Sturgeon Individuals (Acipenser stellatus, Pallas 1771) by Alexandru Burcea, Gina-Oana Popa, Iulia Elena Florescu (Gune), Marilena Maereanu, Andreea Dudu, Sergiu Emil Georgescu, Marieta Costache

“…The research has been directed towards molecular methods that have been employed with various degrees of success in identifying genes with different expression patterns between male and female sturgeons during their development stages. …”
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Architecture Competitions as an Opportunity for Young Women Architects. The Case of the Competition for Rural Subsidised Housing and the Canarian Magüi González, 1981-85 by David Delgado Baudet, Lucía C. Pérez-Moreno

“…Among the participating women architects, Magüi González stands out for the quality of her proposal and for being the only female professional who eventually obtained a commission from this competition. …”
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Sonographic Fetal Death in Goats in Khartoum State, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study by A. S. Aban, A. M. Almubarak, N. A. Abass, M. E. Badawi, M. T. Ibrahim, R. M. Abdelghafar

“…Ultrasound examination revealed that out of 962 female goats, 431 (44.8%) goats were diagnosed as nonpregnant, 88 (9.14%) were pseudopregnant, 4 (0.42%) were diagnosed as having pyometra, and 439 were diagnosed as pregnant (45.63%). …”
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Epidemiological and clinical variables in pediatric patients hospitalized for urinary tract infection by Isabel María Vallina López, Rolando Rodríguez Puga, Yasnier Dueñas Rodríguez, Yoánderson Pérez Díaz, María Emilia Navarro Huertas, María Francisca Garcés Raventós

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: urinary tract infection is more frequent in female infants, and fever is confirmed as the main symptom, in addition to the abandonment of breastfeeding being collected as a substantial risk factor.…”
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