Ratio-dependent competitions between a Wolbachia-uninfected bisexual strain and Wolbachia-infected thelytokous strain of the egg parasitoid, Trichogramma dendrolimi Matsumura (Hyme... by Qian-Jin Dong, Yue He, Yu-Zhe Dong, Wu-Nan Che, Jin-Cheng Zhou, Hui Dong

“…The male ratio of bisexual offspring in the Inter-Td group increased with wasp density. …”
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Goitre Prevalence and Urinary Iodine Concentration in School-Aged Children in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Daniel Gyamfi, Yaw Amo Wiafe, Enoch Ofori Awuah, Evans Asamoah Adu, Emmanuel Kodie Boadi

“…Excessive iodine nutrition (≥300 μg/L) was observed among 34.4% of male children and 27.6% of female children. Also, 12.8% of the male and 19.5% of the female children had UIC below requirement (<100 μg/L). …”
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Risk Factors and Changes of Peripheral NK and T Cells in Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Na-Lin Lai, Wen Jia, Xia Wang, Jing Luo, Guang-Ying Liu, Chong Gao, Xiao-Feng Li, Jian-Fang Xie

“…RA-ILD is more common in older and male RA patients and/or those with higher autoantibody titers. …”
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Sex-specific differences in fit between two different types of body armour: A pilot study by Buttner Claire, Tiller Sharne-Louise, Vollenweider Nash, Canetti Elisa, Schram Ben, Dawes Jay, Lockie Robert, Orr Robin

“…These impacts may differ between male and female personnel due to the generic design of armour systems. …”
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An Updated Demographic Profile of Orthopaedic Surgery Using a New ABOS Data Set by Lindsey S. Caldwell, MD, Natalie Glass, PhD, Gregory P. Guyton, MD, David W. Elstein, BA, Charles L. Nelson, MD, FAOA

“…The orthopaedic surgery physician workforce is predominately White and male and has been identified as the least diverse medical specialty. …”
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MiR-155-Mediated Deregulation of GPER1 Plays an Important Role in the Gender Differences Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Xiaojuan Shao, Jintao Li, Fumin Xu, Dongfeng Chen, Kaijun Liu

“…The results demonstrated that more proinflammatory cytokines and reduced GPER1 levels were observed in the male IBD patients. Thus, miR-155 was involved in the regulation of GPER1 and induced gender differences in IBD patients. …”
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Heat-not-burn technology affects plasma testosterone levels and markers of inflammation, oxidative stress in the testes of rats by Silvia Granata, Camilla Morosini, Maria Chiara Valerii, Ivan Fagiolino, Stefano Sangiorgi, Severino Ghini, Enzo Spisni, Fabio Vivarelli, Lucy C. Fairclough, Moreno Paolini, Donatella Canistro

“…Although the levels of toxicants in the mainstream are significantly lower than those observed in tobacco smoke, some recent studies have raised concerns about potential health risks associated with their use, particularly regarding their effects on male gonadal function, which remain largely unexplored.MethodsAdult male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed, whole body, 5 days/week for 4 weeks to HnB mainstream.ResultsThe expression of the cell cycle regulators Bax/Bcl-2 ratio is not affected, along with no changes in p-38. …”
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Seahorse nanos3 plays essential roles in germ cell development in the absence of nanos2 by Lingzhen Chen, Lu Tang, Qiang Lin, Yanhong Zhang

“…Seahorses are specialized teleosts due to their unique male pregnancy and reproductive physiology. In particular, they have distinct gonad structures and different patterns of gametogenesis development in both sexes. …”
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The effect of <i>T. aestivum</i> chromosomes 1A and 1D on fertility of alloplasmic recombinant (<i>H. vulgare</i>)-<i>T. aestivum</i> lines depending on cytonuclear compatibility by L. A. Pershina, N. V. Trubacheeva, V. K. Shumny

“…Analysis of morphobiological traits and pollen painting indicated complete or partial male sterility in plants of allolines L-56 and L-57. …”
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Amyand’s Hernia: Rare Presentation of a Common Ailment by Sanjeev Singhal, Anu Singhal, Sanjay Singh Negi, Rahul Tugnait, Pankaj Kumar Arora, Bishwanath Tiwari, Pawan Malik, Lav Gupta, Amit Bimal, Abhishek Gupta, Rahul Gupta, Pushkar Chouhan, ChandraKant Singh

“…Herniorrhaphy was performed without mesh placement. A 66-year-old male with an uncomplicated right inguinal hernia underwent elective surgery. …”
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients Reveals a Potential Risk of Hypoglycemia in Older Men by Feng-fei Li, Bing-li Liu, Hong-hong Zhu, Ting Li, Wen-li Zhang, Xiao-fei Su, Jin-dan Wu, Xue-qin Wang, Ning Xu, Wei-Nan Yu, Qun Yuan, Guan-cheng Qi, Lei Ye, Kok-Onn Lee, Jian-hua Ma

“…Each group was further divided into male and female patients. CSII therapy was maintained for 3 weeks after the glycemic target was reached. …”
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Men's more frequent predisposing factors in infectious endocarditis facilitate improvement of outcomes by shortening of diagnostic delay by S. Andreß, K. Reischmann, S. Markovic, F. Rohlmann, B. Hay, W. Rottbauer, D. Buckert, S. d'Almeida

“…Notably, only in the male cohort, a shorter time to diagnosis was associated with a lower mortality rate (p = 0.035, optimal cut-point 3.5 days). …”
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Novel Biologically Potent Diorganosilicon(IV) Complexes of Indole-2,3-Dione Derivatives by R. V. Singh, Pooja Nagpal

“…The studies demonstrate that, 1,3-dihydro-3-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethylidene]-2H-indol-2-onehydrazincarbothioamide and its diphenylsilicon(IV) complexes have comparable antimicrobial activity and are less toxic to male albino rats than Bavistin.…”
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PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL HELMINTHIASIS IN CHILDREN AT NORTH KEPUTRAN SURABAYA AT 2017 by Hana Naili Prasetyo, Heru Prasetyo

“…Result: according to the finding of the anal swab and stool examination: 36 % specimens were infected by intestinal helminth as follows: Enterobiasis 28 %, Ascariasis 4% and Hymenolepiasis 4% Intestinal parasite sufferers 62,5% male and 37,5% women with vulnerable age of a patient 6-11 year. …”
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The Compound Expression of HSP90 and INOS in the Testis of Diabetic Rats as Cellular and Pathologic Adverse Effects of Diabetes by Ali Alsarhan, Kawther Faisal Amawi, Inas Saleh Al-Mazari, Hashem Abu Hurirah, Ahed J. Alkhatib

“…Diabetes may induce adverse health effects on the male reproduction through upregulation of HSP90 and iNOS in the testicular tissue of diabetic rats.…”
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Patients with Acromegaly Presenting with Colon Cancer: A Case Series by Murray B. Gordon, Samer Nakhle, William H. Ludlam

“…Case  1 patient was a 36-year-old male with acromegaly who underwent transsphenoidal surgery to remove the pituitary adenoma. …”
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Two Cases of Sarcoma Arising in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Treated with Denosumab by Cory Julian Broehm, Erika L. Garbrecht, Jeff Wood, Therese Bocklage

“…One was a 59-year-old male with a 12-year history of GCT and multiple recurrences taking denosumab for 2.5 years. …”
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Protective Effect of Thyme Extract on Albino Rats Exposed to Paraquat by Nazar M. Shareef Mahmood

“…The main target goal of the present study, is to explore the influence of T.vulgaris extract toward PQ induced toxicity in male albino rats. The current study was conducted on thirty-two (32) male albino rats, they were separated equally and randomly upon four (4) groups, all groups fed normal diet and drunk tap water ad libitum as following; the first group was considered as control. …”
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Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Associated with Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Abuse in a Young Bodybuilder: A Case Report by Aline Hardt, Dirk Stippel, Margarete Odenthal, Arnulf H. Hölscher, Hans-Peter Dienes, Uta Drebber

“…We report the case of HCC in a 37-year-old male professional bodybuilder with extensive anabolic androgenic (AAS) steroid abuse. …”
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Isolated Idiopathic Cervical Dystonia with a Rare Type of Atlantoaxial Dislocation. A Case Report and a Short Literature Review by Aldakheel DA

“…This report presents a rare case of severe isolated cervical dystonia in a young male patient that progressed to type IV atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation, highlighting the clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges associated with this condition.Case Description: A 27-year-old male patient presented with abnormal head posture and severe cervical pain. …”
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