Distribution and Natural History of the Workerless Inquiline Ant Pogonomyrmex Anergismus Cole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Robert A. Johnson

“…Males mated with colony-mates, mostly inside the nest, and then returned to the nest, Pogonomyrmex anergismus may parasitize host nests over multiple years, with presence of host female alates confirming that the host gyne is not killed. …”
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The role, image and responsibilities of the midwife in Bohemia (19th and 20th Century) by Milena Lenderová

“…In terms of time period the article analyses the time span when the professionalization of medicine is evolving to that extent that it begun also affect midwives: on the one hand, they remain personally connected with the female community and stand on the margin of the emerging obstetric science, on the other hand they became increasingly subject to official disciplinary authorities and regular inspections. …”
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POTS and Antiphospholipid Syndrome: An Unlikely Association by Kalvin Zee, Shakaib Qureshi

“…This case presentation involves a 39-year-old patient identified as female who has been diagnosed with POTS and elevated anticardiolipin antibodies.…”
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A Case of “Refractory” Neuropsychiatric Lupus Responsive to Anticoagulation by Rui Wu, Sun Hu

“…Neuropsychiatric disorder is a severe complication in 14% to 75% of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, which can result in significant morbidity. A 15-year-old female SLE patient with coexistence of dural sinus thrombosis and intracerebral hemorrhage resistant to two pulses of high dose of glucocorticoid was treated with anticoagulation of the low-molecular-weight [LMW] heparin subcutaneously followed by warfarin. …”
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Isolated Nasopharyngeal Castleman Disease: An Uncommon Diagnosis in an Unusual Location by O. McDonnell, Melinda Morris, Z. Khaleel

“…We present a case involving a 23-year-old female, describe the clinical, imaging, and histopathologic features of this challenging diagnosis, and review the literature.…”
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A Fatal Case of Legionella bozemanii Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient by Atif Saleem Siddiqui

“…We describe a case of a 59-year-old immunocompetent female presented with pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress, and septic shock, who was treated with azithromycin, goal-directed resuscitation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) but did not survive. …”
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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Intussuscepted Meckel’s Diverticulum in an Adult by Daniel John Marascia

“…The following is a case report that discusses a 29-year-old female who posed diagnostic uncertainty for the treating surgical team and ultimately underwent emergency surgery for the management of intestinal obstruction. …”
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Anti-phospholipid Sindrome. A case report by José M. Carles Zerquera, Eduardo B. Hernández Ortiz, Grace A. de Lara

“…A case of a young female patient suffering from an anti-phospholipid syndrome whose evolution was accompanied by repeated episodes of jaundice and, who finally deceased due to a cerebrovascular ischemia is presented. …”
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Bordel de bled, bordel au Bled : figures rurales de la prostitution au Maroc by Mustapha Qadéry

“…Because too many shortcuts are taken in the study of female prostitution in the Middle Atlas, this article, taking us back to colonial and postcolonial times, will attempt to portray the phenomena in a different manner. …”
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Congenital double cervix abnormality in a heifer by Mustafa Sönmez, Murat Yüksel

“…In this report, a case of double cervix which is congenital anotomical defect of the female reproductive tract was described in a Brown Swiss heifer. …”
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The Debate on Homosexuality in The Freewoman Journal (1911-12) by Florence Binard

“…It shows that the taboo subject of female homosexuality, far from being absent from the debate in the pages of this journal, was a topic addressed in a daring and subversive manner. …”
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Epidermal Cyst of Parotid Gland: A Rarity and a Diagnostic Dilemma by Anuradha Ganesan, Gautham Kumar Nandakumar

“…Very few cases have been reported in the literature and, here, we present one such rare case of epidermal cyst in the right parotid gland in a 62-year-old female patient.…”
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Socioeconomic indicators related to the global burden of breast cancer in women in 2020: an analysis of WHO data by Tingting XU, Ruoyu YANG, Jingjing LI, Yiying FANG

“…Multiple linear regression analysis showed that net ODA per capita had a positive effect on the female breast cancer burden (β = 0.003, 95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 0.002 – 0.007), while total female population (β = – 0.004, 95%CI: – 0.005 to – 0.003), physician density (β = – 0.007, 95%CI: – 0.008 to – 0.006), pharmacist density (β = – 0.026, 95%CI: – 0.030 to – 0.021), average core capacity score (β = – 0.005, 95%CI: – 0.006 to – 0.004), and HDI (β = – 0.873, 95%CI: – 0.906 to – 0.574) had negative effects. …”
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L’infanticide féminin en question chez les Gaulois du Midi : l’apport des analyses ADN sur les nouveau-nés enterrés dans les habitats de l’âge du Fer by Bernard Dedet, Henri Duday, Philippe Gruat, Mélanie Pruvost

“…The results are particularly revealing since 14 of the deceased individuals are female newborns, full term babies or only very slightly premature. …”
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Zinc lysine and selenium yeast can effectively improve the reproductive performance of Northeast white geese by Jingchun Li, Heze Feng, Yulun Song, Hechuan Wang, Yingying Dong, Han Li, Qing Guo, Shengjun Liu, Yanbing Li

“…Each treatment group had six male and 18 female geese (1:3 ratio of male to female). The control (Ⅰ) group was fed a basal diet. …”
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Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adult residents in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Qianyu LI, Yajing CAO, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Xiaoying LU, Qi QI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…Unconditional multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that among adult residents, age ≥ 25 years, current smoking, overweight, obesity, central obesity, body fat percentage ≥ 27.2%, and basal metabolic rate ≥ 1 504 kcal were risk factors for dyslipidemia, whereas female gender, rural residence, and sedentary time of 2 – 4 hours per day were protective factors against dyslipidemia; age ≥ 25 years, college education or higher, current smoking, central obesity, and body fat percentage ≥ 37.9% were risk factors for hypercholesterolemia, whereas a basal metabolic rate of 1 199 – 1 503 kcal was a protective factor; age 25 – 64 years, current smoking, consumption of animal and poultry meat 300 – 500 g per week, overweight, obesity, central obesity, and body fat percentage ≥ 27.2% were risk factors, whereas female gender was a protective factor for hypertriglyceridemia; age ≥ 25 years, central obesity, sedentary time ≥ 2 hours per day, and body fat percentage ≥ 37.9% were risk factors, whereas basal metabolic rate 1 199 – 1 503 kcal was a protective factor for hyper-LDL-C; ethnic minority, current smoking, overweight, obesity, central obesity, physical inactivity, body fat percentage 33.0% – 37.8%, and basal metabolic rate ≥ 1 327 kcal were risk factors, whereas being female, aged 45 – 54 years, living in rural areas, drinking alcohol, consuming livestock and poultry meat > 500 g per week, and being sedentary for ≥ 2 hours per day were protective factors for hypo-HDL-C. …”
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A Long-Term Study of Aerobic Performance in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: How Age and Sex Influence Career Development by Elias Bucher, Jon P. Wehrlin, Grégoire P. Millet, Thomas Steiner

“…The study included 357 observations (n = 27 females, 48 males) for VO2max, 911 (n = 46 females, 65 males) for LT2, and 601 (n = 49 females, 70 males) for 24-min DP. …”
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Sex-specific analysis of individual and ski geometry-related risk factors for ACL injuries in recreational alpine skiing: A case-control study by Gerhard Ruedl, Martin Faulhaber, Markus Posch

“…Results A total of 1,817 recreational skiers (49.1% female) participated in this study, of whom 21.6% (n=392, 57.9% female) sustained an ACL injury. …”
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Reduction in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Population After a Year-Long Application of Targeted Sterile Insect Releases in the West Valley Region of Southern California by Solomon Kibret Birhanie, Jacob Hans, Jennifer Thieme Castellon, Ale Macias, Rubi Casas, Huy Hoang, Deanna Mormile, Kecia Pitts-Love, Michelle Q. Brown

“…Over 99.6% eggs collected from female mosquitoes mated with irradiated males did not hatch, indicating a high level of sterility of the irradiated males utilized for our SIT application. …”
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Full Mouth Rehabilitation Using Telescopic Removable Prosthesis by Sara Hussain Alhammadi

“…A female, aged 55 years, was presented to the clinic concerned with her inability to function properly due to missing teeth and collapse of her vertical dimension. …”
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