Innovative Technology Applications in Science Education: Digital Holography by Hanne Turk, Munise Seckin-Kapucu

“…In addition, students' attitudes towards digital hologram did not differ significantly according to gender, grade, and school, but they differed according to science course academic achievement score in favor of students with a score between 85-100. …”
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Understanding Technology Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lens of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: An International, Multi-Centre Study by Hannah R. Marston, Vishnunarayan Girishan Prabhu, Loredana Ivan

“…Findings indicate that adults aged 50+ years reported significantly lower loneliness scores, and higher well-being scores compared to adults aged below 40. Factors including gender, education level, and marital and employment status were found to impact loneliness and well-being significantly. …”
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The Relationship between Branched-Chain Amino Acid Related Metabolomic Signature and Insulin Resistance: A Systematic Review by Xue Zhao, Qing Han, Yujia Liu, Chenglin Sun, Xiaokun Gang, Guixia Wang

“…Factors influencing BCAA level can be divided into four parts: race, gender, dietary patterns, and gene variants. These factors might not only contribute to the elevated BCAA level but also show obvious associations with insulin resistance. …”
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Two decades of research capacity strengthening and reciprocal learning on sexual and reproductive health in East Africa – a point of (no) return by Caroline Frisendahl, Emelie Looft-Trägårdh, Amanda Cleeve, Susan Atuhairwe, Elin C. Larsson, Othman Kakaire, Herbert Kayiga, Annette Aronsson, Anne Kihara, Marleen Temmerman, Marie Klingberg Allvin, Josaphat Byamugisha, Kristina Gemzell Danielsson

“…Withdrawal of this funding not only threatens the fulfilment of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGS) – target 3.7 on ensuring universal access to SRHR and target 5 on gender equality – but also jeopardises two decades of research capacity strengthening. …”
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Applicability of a Single Depth Sensor in Real-Time 3D Clothes Simulation: Augmented Reality Virtual Dressing Room Using Kinect Sensor by Sasadara B. Adikari, Naleen C. Ganegoda, Ravinda G. N. Meegama, Indika L. Wanniarachchi

“…The system is also equipped with gender identification and gesture controllers to select the cloth. …”
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Hyponatremia In Ischemic Stroke Patients And Its Relationship To Clinical Outcomes In Such Patients by Maria Zafar, Aneza Jalil, Amber Ghaffer, Mahnoor Yousaf, Sadia Batool

“…Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out for a period of six months (11-12-2020 to 10-06-2021) at the department of Medicine and Neurology, PIMS, Islamabad.A total of one hundred and seventy-nine (n=179) acute ischemic stroke patients of either gender between age 16-80 years were enrolled. Stroke severity was measured through the National Institute of Health stroke scale score and serum sodium was measured at the time of admission in all patients to diagnose hyponatremia. …”
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Occupational Therapy Goal Achievement for People with Stroke: A Retrospective Study by Hashem Abu Tariah, Amal Saud Aljehani, Dana Yasser Alenazi, Dona Abdularhman Alturaif, Malak Nabit Alsarhani

“…No association was found between the number of achieved goals and variables such as age, gender, type of stroke, and stroke hemisphere/side. …”
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Analyzing the correlation between acute ischemic stroke and triglyceride-glucose index based on ordered logistic regression by Liu He, Rong Li, Lei Wang, Xi Zhu, Qiang Zhou, Zhiyong Yang, Hua Liu

“…Higher TyG index values were associated with worse neurological outcomes. Although male gender, older age, and smoking were also linked to poorer outcomes, these associations did not reach statistical significance.ConclusionThe findings suggest that a higher TyG index, indicating greater insulin resistance, is associated with worse neurological outcomes in stroke patients. …”
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High Risk of Early Cataracts in Young Type 1 Diabetes Group: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Wen-Li Lu, Po-Chih Shen, Chen-Hao Lee, Yu-Tsun Su, Li-Min Chen

“…Compared to the nondiabetic population, cataracts seemed more rampant and premature in T1D patients, especially those of female gender. Early ophthalmologic examination should be considered in T1D patients.…”
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Comparison of Perceived Achievement of Complex Thinking Competency Among American, European, and Asian University Students by José Carlos Vázquez-Parra, Jenny Paola Lis-Gutiérrez, Linda Carolina Henao-Rodriguez, Carlos Enrique George-Reyes, Claudia Lorena Tramon-Pregnan, Susana Del Río-Urenda, Ma Esther B. Chio, Rasikh Tariq

“…It was found that (i) there is no statistically significant difference by gender; (ii) there are statistically significant differences in all types of thinking per country, geographical area (continent), and Human Development Index (HDI).…”
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Burden of diet-related chronic diseases in Chinese and Japanese adults attributable to dietary risk factors from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease... by Minyan Wang, Huan Ma, Chu Qin, Oscar Onayi Mandizadza, Haojie Ni, Yun Shi, Conghua Ji

“…We collected relevant data from the GBD database, described and analyzed the disease burden by age, gender, and year, and created bar and trend charts. …”
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The resilience instrument for older adults: scale development and preliminary validation by Chun Hu, Chun-Qing Zhang, Jingdong Liu, Yiqun Gan

“…The measurement model also displayed satisfying model fit and was proven invariant across gender. This study provided a reliable and valid age-specific instrument for the measurement of resilience in older people. …”
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Clinical, demographic characteristics and results of the long term follow-up in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease by I.G. Lebid

“…Among patients with congenital heart disease, patients younger than 40 years old were prevalent (92.57 %), with no significant gender differences. Septal defects (ASD, VSD), left heart lesions (congenital aortic valve stenosis and insufficiency), congenital lesions of thoracic arteries and veins (patent ductus arteriosus and aorta coarctation) were registered most often in adolescents and adults.…”
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Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…Across all three studies, we asked whether pressures to conform have disproportionate effects on particular groups, by exploring the effects of gender (Studies 1 and 3), immune-status (Studies 2 and 3) and race (Study 3). …”
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Candida albicans and Napkin Dermatitis: Relationship and Lesion Severity Correlation by Amani Hussein Karsani, Abdullateef A. Alzolibani, Yasser Farouq, Khalid Zedan, Mohammed Mohsen Alotaibi, Ghada Bin Saif, Ibrahim H. Babikir

“…Results: Diaper dermatitis shows significant outcome to washing diaper area (per day) (P=0.001), History of diarrhea last 7 Days (P˂0.001), skin lab results (+/-) for Candida albicans, (P˂0.001), skin colony count, (P˂0.001), However, there is no correlation to age (P=0.828), gender (P=0.368) and feeding style (P=0.401). Conclusion: The severity score of napkin dermatitis was significantly observed among cases with diaper dermatitis (p-value<0.001) and control children (p-value<0.001) respectively. …”
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Cardiovascular disease risk in Korean patients with systemic lupus erythematosus compared to diabetes mellitus and the general population by Jung-Yong Han, Soo-Kyung Cho, Yena Jeon, Gaeun Kang, Sun-Young Jung, Eun Jin Jang, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…SLE patients aged 40–59 years displayed a significantly elevated CVD risk. Advanced age, male gender, and current use of glucocorticoids, immunosuppressive, and anti-platelet agents were associated with increased CVD risk in SLE patients. …”
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Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine against laboratory-confirmed influenza in elderly Chinese patients with diabetes: A test-negative design case-control study by Zhengyan Chen, Tianchi Yang

“…Vaccine effectiveness (VE) was estimated using an unconditional multiple logistic regression model, adjusted for age, gender, household registration and underlying health status. …”
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The Role of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Neuronal Damage, and Endothelial Dysfunction in the Neuropathology of Cognitive Complications in Diabetes: A Moderation and Mediation An... by Betul Sumbul‐Sekerci, Ozge Pasin, Ezgi Balkan, Abdusselam Sekerci

“…Results After adjusting for age, education, and gender, group comparisons revealed significant cognitive impairment in patients with T2DM, particularly in visuospatial functions, naming, language, and memory performance, compared to the control group. …”
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Quality of life of hemodialyzed patients with the consideration of the type of vascular access by Anna Michalik, Natalia Maciejczyk, Kornelia Skoczylas

“…Results and conclusions: Patients with a fistula tend to have a higher quality of life, better physical and social functioning, and better overall health than patients using a vascular catheter. Gender and place of residence have no significant effect on the quality of life of hemodialyzed patients, regardless of the type of vascular access. …”
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Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life among Jordanian Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer by Ahmad Abu Alrub, Dana Hyassat, Yousef S. Khader, Radwan Bani-Mustafa, Nidal Younes, Kamel Ajlouni

“…Patients with diabetic foot ulcer had low quality of life. Female gender, obesity, presence of PVD, and stressful life events were the most important factors associated with lower quality of life in patients with diabetic foot ulcer.…”
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